SALT LAKE CITY, UT — In defending his state’s recently passed Trademark Protection Act (TPA), Senator Dan Eastman recently stated on his blog that the Utah legislature has “been catching hell from the fringes on this issue.” He has linked to commentary published on the bill...

TAMPA, FL — Unhappy about the sale of Penthouse and Playboy magazines at Shell-branded locations of the Circle K convenience store chain, the Florida Family Association (FFA) contacted Shell Oil Company and asked that the company require Circle K’s that use their brand to...

VICTOR, NY — Members of the Victor, NY Planning Board of Appeals decided this week that there is no reason to change the town’s adult entertainment ordinance in order to ensure that the ordinance covers home-based businesses such as one run by a couple in Farmington —...

CANADA — Everybody talks about marital infidelity, but Braincash and Doghouse Digital have decided to do something about it — turn it into the centerpiece of a new website likely to give so-called traditional family values groups a coronary.Inspired by the AVN Award...

IRELAND — According to a recent audit performed on more than 125 corporate and public sector networks by Irish IT firm PixAlert, 25.8-percent of the 10,000+ PCs “contained digital pornography or other inappropriate images,” the company reported in a press release issued...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Debbie is back –with all the modern trappings.As it hits the shelves this week, Vivid Entertainment Group’s remake of the 1970’s classic Debbie Does Dallas – appropriately titled Debbie Does Dallas, Again – is accompanied by a multi-front media blitz that...

INDIA — While the United States bickers over whether abstinence only “education” or comprehensive sex education is best for the youth of the nation, some religious living within the country that gifted the world with the Kama Sutra condemn a televised hug and...

LAS VEGAS, NV — New web video software is taking center stage at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas this week, with both Microsoft Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. unveiling new video products during the event.In what Adobe says will be a...

WESTPORT, MA — At an annual town meeting in Westport, MA last year, town officials passed a resolution establishing a limited adult business zone in anticipation of the arrival of the town’s first strip club.Prior to the passage of the resolution, an adult business could...

PANAMA CITY, FL — Nouveau riche softcore millionaire Joe Francis is finding jail time somewhat different from the lifestyle he’s become accustomed to — and it looks like he’s likely to rely upon the kindness of common jailers for a little bit longer.Upon...