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Craigslist Impacts UGC Sites

Operators of user generated content (UGC) websites, including social networks, 'tube' sites, and online adult classified operations, may be substantially implicated by the outcome of the litigation involving Craigslist.com. This case implicates everything from the scope of Section 230 immunity for...... More »

Wages and Hours: Paying Overtime Correctly

With the downturn in the economy, companies are often finding themselves laying off workers in order to save money and meet expenses. As I discussed in a previous article it is often necessary to let a portion of a company’s workforce go in order to cut overhead. With a reduction in force often...... More »

Creating, Selling and Buying Media Companies

Wouldn't it be nice if someone wanted to buy your business for a lot of money? We constantly hear rumors about buyouts of adult companies, but they are hard to verify. Deals that get done are usually done quietly, and for good reason — when a buyout is actually in process the last thing the...... More »

The Hiring Process

In my last article, we discussed the potential legal problems with terminating or laying-off employees. However, one of the best ways to prevent legal pitfalls is to screen and hire your employees well. Often termination issues can be resolved in the screening process. Too often, employers do...... More »

The Importance of Solid Contracts

Written agreements are the principal legal tool used around the world to create predicable business and personal relationships. It is unfortunate that most adult entertainment businesses do not have a policy of requiring that all their deals and other business relationships be properly...... More »

Getting the Biggest Bang for Your Legal Buck

In the early 1990s the Soviet Union dissolved and the Cold War ended. In response to the collapse of Soviet communism, the U.S. was able to dramatically reduce military spending for the first time in decades. President Clinton referred to these savings as a "peace dividend". Now that the...... More »

Dealing With Your "Former"

One of the most hotly litigated areas of law in hard economic times is employment law, and more specifically, the termination of employees. Often, based on the pure realities of the situation, companies must downsize in order to remain competitive. However, in order not to fall into a situation...... More »

An Industrial Revolution

Every January members of the adult entertainment business gather in Las Vegas for the Adult Entertainment Expo, the AVN Awards and Internext show. The yearly meeting of thousands of adult business owners, their staff, porn stars, wannabe performers, attorneys, fans and other participants has become...... More »

'2257's Pros, Cons and Constitutional Quandaries

Editor's note: the following article first appeared in the Feb. 2009 issue of XBIZ World Magazine. In a development that was a long time coming, the U.S. Justice Department recently released its newest revisions to the record-keeping regulations collectively known as "2257," immediately setting...... More »

Legal Considerations of Starting an Online Business

While one of the most costly aspects of developing your Internet business plan is the obtainment of qualified legal advice, the failure to do so can be even costlier. For some startups, however, the price of even a single hour with one of the industry's best attorneys is prohibitive — causing...... More »

BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Getting What You Want

When it comes to effective deal making, getting what you want requires a careful blend of give and take; the terms of which may not always be strictly financial. This is where bartering — the oldest... More »

The End of the Free Lunch?

A recent article in The Economist magazine entitled "The end of the free lunch — again" and subtitled "The demise of a popular but unsustainable business model now seems inevitable," caught my attention... More »

New Options in Live Content

Free content sucks. Is live content the answer? Maybe, maybe not, but more and more companies are looking to live content to liven up tired members areas, draw new fans and expand their brand presence... More »
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