CYBERSPACE — They call him Mr. Red. Perhaps they should call him Mr. Moneybags instead.He arrived on the scene in 1999, while the computer world trembled before the specter of Y2K. With offices in both Europe and the United States, it’s a safe bet that his cyber empire did...

CYBERSPACE – The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), and its sister organization, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) have announced that 18 leading financial institutions and internet companies have joined their...

YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MT – County commissioners in Yellowstone County, Montana voted unanimously to place two new ordinances on the primary election ballot. The ordinances, which would introduce tighter regulations on adult shops, strip clubs, and other sexually-oriented...

TOPEKA, KS – The Kansas State House of Representatives gave initial approval to a new bill on Tuesday which proponents say will make it easier to prosecute cases under the state’s anti-obscenity law by removing some verbiage from the existing law which pertains to the definition...

SCHENECTADY, NY — “I want to make sure everybody’s rights are protected, and that includes Mr. Alexson’s,” insists Frank Maurizio, the chairman of the Schenectady City Council’s Development and Planning Committee.Mauizio’s assurances are likely to be cold comfort to Bob...

JAPAN — Japanese porn, like the ancient island culture it exists within, can be euphemistically described as wildly innovative in some of the most unexpected ways. Because of this, the March 28th issue of Weekly Playboy pokes a bit of fun at its domestic smut industry by...

CYBERSPACE – If you follow news coverage of high-profile cases (or if you’ve ever wasted an hour watching a televised legal drama), you are no doubt familiar with the concept of the “plea bargain.” In order to avoid prosecution under one charge (or set of charges), a defendant...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Plug-in content provider WebmasterParadise.com has announced the addition of a new product featuring content from adult studio Acid Rain Productions, creators of such video lines as 18 ‘N Fuckable, 2 Girls for Every Guy and ATM City.According to a Webmaster...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Supreme Court today denied an appeal by photographer Barbara Nitke and the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) in the case of Nitke v. Gonzalez. The appeal challenged the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act on the grounds that the...

ENGLAND — Annoying roommates or lovers with a phone sex habit, as well as minors who don’t care to obey age restrictions, will find it harder to pay for dirty talk thanks to a new telephone prefix blocking service available to British telephone service customers.The service...