WASHINGTON, D.C. – The recently published changes to Title 18 U.S.C. § 2257 have left some industry observers wondering if American webmasters can no longer buy content from overseas content producers.At issue is language in both the Department of Justice commentary,...

NEW YORK, NY – The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) and fetish photographer Barbara Nitke have continued their longstanding fight against obscenity laws by filing an amicus brief in the ongoing Extreme Associates case.In January, U.S. District Court Judge Gary...

CYBERSPACE – Adult industry attorney Eric M. Bernstein of embalaw.com was a special guest on YNOT Radio on Wednesday afternoon, appearing on the Humpday Lunch Show with hosts YNOTBob and LAJ and speaking to a full house of concerned adult industry professionals.The topic...

CANOGA PARK, CA – The Free Speech Coalition issued a press release Wednesday urging adult webmasters and other industry professionals to comply with both the existing and new regulations under Title 18 § 2257. The press release also warned the industry that although...

TUPELO, MI – Thousands of Christian children may be able to enjoy “The Happiest Place on Earth” for the first time in nine years, if their parents officially withdraw their boycott of the Walt Disney Company. The American Family Association, an anti-porn and pro-censorship...

CHATSWORTH, CA – The days of the 8-track vs. cassette tape wars seem so long ago. Then came the Beta vs. VHS wars, which were followed by the vinyl vs. CD wars, and the DivX vs. DVD wars. They all seem so quaint today, what with High Definition and flat screen monitors and...

U.K. – Larry Flynt may be famous for being the first adult industry publisher bold enough to show “pink” in the pages of his magazine, for being the first adult industry publisher to take a bullet, and for being the first adult industry publisher to wear a diaper in front...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to the Washington Times, Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) said recently that he has a solution to the problem of children accessing adult entertainment on the internet: forcing explicit adult sites to use domain names specifically zoned for adult...

WASHINGTION, D.C. – Details of the recently signed changes to 18 U.S.C. Section 2257, federal record-keeping requirements for adult businesses, were published in the Federal Register on Tuesday morning. The changes were signed by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on May 17th, but...

Editor’s Note: When considering the current legal climate for the adult entertainment industry, and the present Justice Department’s attitudes on obscenity law, it’s sometimes helpful to look not just at individual government actions (such as the signing of the new 2257...