After years of trying without success, the United States Congress passed the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (“CAN-SPAM”), the first federal anti-spam legislation, which requires email marketers, amongst other things, to accurately identify...

The room that was perhaps one-fifth full during the “Do-It-Yourself Copyright Law” seminar quickly started to fill just prior to the popular “Legal Update” seminar. The setting was the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the event was the 2004 Winter InterNext Expo, a...

The room that was perhaps one-fifth full during the “Do-It-Yourself Copyright Law” seminar quickly started to fill just prior to the popular “Legal Update” seminar. The setting was the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the event was the 2004 Winter InterNext Expo, a...

A new phrase for InterNext should be: “What happens in Vegas hopefully won’t stay in Vegas.” All the false platitudes won’t change anyone’s mind that InterNext 2004 itself felt the troubles that the last year has brought onto the industry, with fewer participants and fewer...

For those following the Acacia saga, you know that the “amnesty date” of November 30th came and went. Towards the middle of December, Acacia issued a press release wherein it stated that they had signed a total of 108 licenses along with filing eight new lawsuits...

For those following the Acacia saga, you know that the “amnesty date” of November 30th came and went. Towards the middle of December, Acacia issued a press release wherein it stated that they had signed a total of 108 licenses along with filing eight new lawsuits...

Gone are the days of the “silly” industry radio shows – today’s adult webmaster wants a lot more talk and a lot less crazy action. That’s not to say that adult radio is no longer entertaining, it is definitely quite the opposite.(Originally published...

Recently, Acacia Media Technologies Corporation (“Acacia”) sent a round of letters directed to those in the adult Internet industry who have provided “access” to Websites allegedly violating Acacia’s patent claims by streaming video.Introduction Recently, Acacia Media...

Recently, Acacia Media Technologies Corporation (“Acacia”) sent a round of letters directed to those in the adult Internet industry who have provided “access” to Websites allegedly violating Acacia’s patent claims by streaming video.Introduction Recently, Acacia Media...

This month’s Update will not be the usual collection of interesting news stories and legal tidbits. The current prosecution of Extreme Associates and the industry’s response thereto is and must be the single most important issue for adult Webmasters to consider presently.This...