SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – In a legal battle that originated nearly three years ago, an Australian court ruled on Monday that the directors of peer-to-peer file sharing software Kazaa had violated Australian music copyrights and “authorized users to infringe” on music copyrights, and...

CYBERSPACE – A wide variety of adult companies and individual webmasters have announced fund-raisers and charity pledges for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, as evacuation, rescue and recovery efforts continue in the devastated Gulf Coast region.The collective charitable effort...

CYBERSPACE – According to leading anti-spam and online security organization Spamhaus, Yahoo is host to thousands of “phishing” sites, doesn’t have sufficiently well-trained staff to address the problem of online fraud, and has not taken the correct approach to...

An interesting new concept is working its way through the adult industry these days, and it’s based on an evolution of the ever-popular Thumbnail Gallery Post site. TGPs, the acronym that Thumbnail Gallery Posts are commonly known by, have undergone a series of evolutions since...

HOUSTON – Webmasters hoping to help hook up couples in search of other couples for recreational sex and friendship just got a boost from Gentlemen’s club Rick’s Cabaret.The popular strip club chain and online presence just released an affiliate program for its national swingers...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Scottsdale city officials and neighborhood activists, citing concerns over crime and civil order, are calling for the shutdown of two strip clubs on the city’s south side, including one in which Jenna Jameson reportedly has purchased ownership.According to the...

NEW ORLEANS, LA – As most of the nation mourns the tremendous loss of life, extreme property destruction and the rest of the as-yet-uncalculated damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina, some far right-wing conservative Christian groups are citing social decay as the cause for the...

FRESNO, CA – Anyone who has ever played with an everyday, run-of-the-mill rubber band knows that injuries happen. Imagine the damage that a 150-foot rubber band can do. AVN award-winning porn star Gina Lynn doesn’t have to wonder; she knows from personal experience.The edgy,...

CHICAGO, IL – A coalition of tax officials, state lawmakers and industry representatives agreed yesterday to establish an 18-state network for the purpose of collecting taxes on internet sales, an effort they hope will spur online retailers and Congress to get behind a mandatory...

NEW YORK CITY – In response to Penthouse Media Group’s announcement yesterday that it is filing suit against Penthouse founder and former CEO Bob Guccione, Guccione issued a statement today asserting that the action is a “transparent effort to preempt the lawsuit he is commencing...