HOUSTON, TX – U.S. District Judge Gray Miller ruled Monday that the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) may not seize erotic material from business licensed by the TABC without first obtaining a court ruling that the materials in question are “obscene.”Monday’s...

WASHINGTON, DC – As anticipated, the U.S. House of Representatives passed what is now called the “Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006,” an extensive collection of new and revised statutes, including substantial changes to 18 USC 2257.In a statement released today...

ARLINGTON, VA — Melanie Martinez was once a “technical virgin” — but now she’s officially fucked. By PBS, anyway.The dark-haired now-ex-hostess of The Good Night Show received her walking papers after executives from the PBS Kids Sprout network...

CYBERSPACE — Americans love to be leaders — but spam is probably not one of the things that inspires intense national pride. Or it shouldn’t be. Nonetheless, according to the threat management specialists at SophosLabs, the United States leads the pack when it comes...

CHATSWORTH, CA – Five agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted 2257 records inspections of a major producer of adult content Monday; the first inspection of its kind.Jeffrey Douglas, Chairman of the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and attorney for the company in...

NEW YORK, NY — Although the coffee culture craze continues to sweep the country, Paul Eibeler would probably prefer to never hear the words “hot” and “coffee” in the same sentence ever again.Eibeler is the president and CEO of Take-Two Interactive,...

NEW DELHI, INDIA – Visesh Infotecnics Ltd,, a New Delhi-based IT software firm, and U.S.-based Cyberworks Software announced this week that the two companies have formed a strategic alliance to market a new image analysis software capable of automatically detecting “offensive...

CARSON CITY, NV — Republican gubernatorial candidate Melody Damayo would probably like Nevada voters to know her stands on a variety of political issues of importance to their state. Instead, most of them will likely be better educated about her previous positions as Asian...

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate has passed what is now being called the “Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006;” a sweeping piece of legislation that includes provisions for the creation of a national sex offender registry, enumerates funding for “Project Safe...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Like radio for the hearing impaired, the internet has remained difficult to appreciate or enjoy for those with limited vision. Industry search giant Google hopes to change the online status quo with a new version of its browser, which will be designed...