FSC Board Elections Results Announced

CANOGA PARK, Calif. — At a membership meeting held at the Adult Entertainment Expo, the Free Speech Coalition announced the results of its 2008-2009 Board of Directors election. Four new members were elected to the board, while three existing board members were re-elected to serve another term.

The four newly elected members of the board are attorney Eric Bernstein. of Eric Bernstein & Associates, Theresa Reed (“Darklady”) of YNOT.com, Steve Toushin of Bijou Video and XBIZ Publisher Tom Hymes.

The sitting board members elected to serve another term were Board President Jim Everett of the Everett Group, Board Treasurer Joy King of Wicked Pictures and Nellie Symm-Gruender of Passions.

The rest of the FSC board for 2008-2009 will include attorneys Jeffrey Douglas and Reed Lee, Mara Epstein of Evotum, Lynn Swanson of Topco Sales, Mark Kernes of AVN, and NakedSword/Cubik Media’s Tim Valenti.

Unsuccessful in their board election bids were new nominees Paul Morris of Treasure Island Media, Tom Stewart of Sportsheets and Bill Gardner of Hot Desert Knights and sitting board member Greg Shearer of White Tiger Releasing, who was not elected to an additional term.

Douglas told XBIZ that the new board is going to be faced by a familiar set of issues, including 2257, content piracy and the possibility that the proposed .XXX TLD may resurface in some form.

“In the next 12 months, there’s likely to be more litigation around 2257, and the Utah CPR [Child Protection Registry],” Douglas said. “There’s also a lot of work to be done on training and educating producers and webmasters regarding protecting themselves from content piracy.”

Douglas said that the FSC also plans to do considerable work in the area of “media relations,” citing a need to “narrow the gap between consumption of adult and the perception of adult within the public debate.”

“Narrowing that gap matters enormously in terms of limiting the government’s ability to prosecute — and to persecute — adult producers,” Douglas said, adding that the more that can be done to demonstrate that public acceptance of adult entertainment is growing, the less active the government will be in pushing ahead with enforcement of obscenity laws.

Douglas said the FSC also will “continue to engage in lobbying as broadly as we can,” including efforts to lobby the national government, as well as California’s state legislature.

Related:  

Copyright © 2025 Adnet Media. All Rights Reserved. XBIZ is a trademark of Adnet Media.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited.

More News

Texas Resumes AV Lawsuit Against Aylo Following SCOTUS Decision

A district court judge in Texas has unfrozen the state’s $1.6 million lawsuit against Aylo for allegedly failing to comply with age verification requirements, Bloomberg Law is reporting.

Nadia Jay Stars in Latest From Brazzers

Nadia Jay stars with Mick Blue in the latest release from Brazzers, titled "Fucking the Bath Voyeur."

Tommy Gunn Reflects on His Legendary Past as He Looks to the Future

Tommy Gunn is wearing an eyepatch. It’s not an homage to the classic "Pirates" porn parody franchise, in which Gunn takes on the Johnny Depp role. The eyepatch is a temporary measure to help him deal with a nerve palsy that came out of nowhere several years ago and affects his vision from time to time. Gunn needs his vision. As one of the adult industry’s longest-serving male stars, he still has plenty to look forward to.

Rocco Siffredi Directs New Rebel Rhyder Showcase

Evil Angel has released Rocco Siffredi’s Rebel Rhyder showcase title, "Rebel Meets Rebel."

JuicyAds Wins Trademark Infringement Case Against Fraudulent Domain

JuicyAds has won its World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) case against a website using a similar domain to impersonate the company's site and defraud customers.

Shalina Devine Toplines 'Thr3e #7' From Dorcel

Shalina Devine headlines the latest release from Dorcel, titled "Thr3e #7."

Chloe Amour Headlines 'Unfaithful Betrayal 3' From Bellesa Films

Chloe Amour toplines the third volume of “Unfaithful Betrayal” from Bellesa Films.

Anissa Kate, Jordan Starr Top AEBN for Q2 of 2025

AEBN has published its top-selling stars for the second quarter of 2025, with Anissa Kate landing atop the leaderboard for straight theaters and Jordan Starr heading up the gay rankings.

Misty Addams Makes Her WIFEY Debut

Misty Addams stars with husband Island Boy Brandon and 2024 XMA Europas Male Performer of the Year Christian Clay in the latest release from Vixen Media Group studio imprint WIFEY.

AEBN Reveals Eva Maxim as Top Trans Star for Q2 of 2025

AEBN has published its top trans stars list for the second quarter of 2025, with Eva Maxim landing atop the leaderboard.

Show More