YNOT – Vivid Entertainment LLC has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Phoenix-based Internet Commerce Group Inc. The suit, filed Sept. 10 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleges at least 10 violations of intellectual property law and...

YNOT – Adult industry veteran Michelle Liss has joined the sales team at New York-based The FleshDrive, a distributor of adult content on USB flash drives. During her 11 years in the industry, Liss has worked for industry cornerstones including Vivid Entertainment, Redlight...

YNOT – Adult industry trade association Free Speech Coalition has issued a call to action requesting industry members voice their opposition to the proposed dot-xxx adult-specific domain.Comments will be accepted until Sept. 23 by the International Corporation for Assigned Names...

YNOT – There are a lot of “amateurs” on the web. Many of them appear to be legit sex-lovers who prove to be nothing more than manufactured product once you dig into their sites a bit. But HousewifeKelly is the real thing: a gorgeous, blonde girl-next-door who happens to be bi,...

YNOT – Amsterdam-based CamContacts, a provider of cross-platform live-cam solutions, is seeking the next great live-cam performer. The company has launched a contest to determine who will appear in a professionally produced video to be filmed for CamContacts’ YouTube...

YNOT – The concept behind the new website EroticStoriesAndToys.com is simple, says owner Karen T.: Give a writer inspiration, and let them run with it.But Karen doesn’t provide any ordinary inspiration. By supplying three adult toys as jumping-off points for each monthly contest,...

YNOT – Atomic Bucks, a new affiliate program offering 50-percent revshare and a 5-percent webmaster referral bonus, has launched its first website.FlickingMyBean.com is dedicated to fans of female masturbation, lesbian sex and toy play, offering 100-percent exclusive,...

YNOT – William C. “Bill” Atkinson Gardner, founder of gay adult bareback studio Hot Desert Knights, died Sept. 8 at his home in Seaford, Del., after a yearlong battle with lung cancer. He was 62.Gardner founded HDK in Palm Springs, Calif., in 1998 and served as chief executive...

YNOT – Industry veteran Jerry Halford has been appointed director for YNOTEurope.com, which emerged from extensive beta testing Sept. 10.Halford, who lives in Budapest, was born and schooled in Oxford, England. For 17 years, he managed radio stations and groups of stations across...

I’ve never been a “writer,” per se, even though I’ve been publishing a monthly column these past 10-plus years for the members of my DaveCummings.com site and for others who might be interested in reading about happenings in the porn world. My past school teachers probably would...