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Long Live the Avatars

Long Live the Avatars
The motion picture “Avatar” has become a global phenomenon, breaking virtually every box office record ($2 billion at the time of this writing). But in addition to great financial success, the film has also succeeded in introducing a worldwide audience to the concept of remotely controllable ver... More »

Will 2257 Legislation Continue? What You Need to Know

Will 2257 Legislation Continue? What You Need to Know
How much money has your company spent on complying with 2257 regulations? Most likely it has wasted thousands of dollars a year on attorney’s fees, staffing, software, and record storage in order to comply with a law that goes much further to protect government bureaucracy than children. Worse... More »

FTC Examines Cloud Privacy

FTC Examines Cloud Privacy
One issue that must be faced by all website operators is protecting the privacy of visitors — or of at least clearly informing them about it when you're not protecting their privacy. This isn't simply a matter of being polite, it's most often a matter of law; and for U.S.-based webmasters, online ... More »

Virtual World Phenomenon Gets the U.S.'s Attention

Virtual World Phenomenon Gets the U.S.'s Attention
A recently published study by the Federal Trade Commission entitled “Virtual Worlds and Kids: Mapping the Risks” is yet another sure sign that massively multi-user virtual environments (MMVEs) are rapidly growing in popularity and importance. The report, released in December, was the result... More »

The CAL-OSHA Story

The CAL-OSHA Story
In 2008, Cal-OSHA began to focus its attention on the adult entertainment industry. A handful of companies were visited by Cal-OSHA and were cited for everything from exposed electrical cords to expired fire extinguishers. Most companies are unaware that OSHA requires all businesses to have a workpl... More »

Whip Me, Beat Me... Now Go to Jail?

Whip Me, Beat Me... Now Go to Jail?
The increase in both frequency and popularity of erotic content depicting fetish activity such as bondage, discipline, sadomasochism and sadism ("BDSM") warrants some exploration from the legal side. For years, industry producers repeated the urban legend warning against the creation of any materia... More »

Another Patent Troll Attacks Industry

Another Patent Troll Attacks Industry
For most adult entertainment entrepreneurs intellectual property issues are usually constrained to acquiring or protecting copyrights in their content or trademark rights in their brands. But there is another very important type of intellectual property that is all too often overlooked by adult e... More »

Revolution for Community Standards

Revolution for Community Standards
Every now and then an event occurs in the adult entertainment industry that is of critical interest to every participant in the business. On Oct. 28, 2009, such an event occurred. On that day the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became the first to adopt the requirement that content distribut... More »

FSC: Strong Returns

FSC: Strong Returns
In these tough economic times, it is easy to ask yourself “Why should I be a member of the Free Speech Coalition?” Because, for a small investment, FSC is an asset that that will always give you a strong return on your investment. FSC’s mission is to lead, protect and support the growth and... More »

Top 50 Newsmakers '09

Top 50 Newsmakers '09
2257 In 2009, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld 18 U.S.C. § 2257, the federal record-keeping law in the long-contested Connections case. According to Los Angeles attorney Gregory Piccionelli, “The majority opinion is a piece of pretzel logic that utterly fails to address any of the we... More »

PROFILES & BIOS

WIA Profile: Sadie Allison

Each month, industry news media organization XBIZ spotlights the career accomplishments and outstanding contributions of Women in Adult. WIA profiles offer an intimate look at the professional lives of... More »

Exec Seat: Steve Volponi - The Devil You Know

Devil’s Film Director of Sales Steve Volponi has been closing deals for more than 20 years. “It’s not as easy as it used to be, but it beats tarring roofs,” he quips, an example... More »

WIA Profile: Kerin De Francis

Each month, industry news media organization XBIZ spotlights the career accomplishments and outstanding contributions of Women in Adult. WIA profiles offer an intimate look at the professional lives of... More »
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