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FSC Offering Members Mortgage Services

The Free Speech Coalition has announced a partnership with a mortgage banker and broker to provide FSC members with customized service for home and commercial mortgages.

FSC to Discuss Obscenity, Performer Safety, Tube Sites

The Free Speech Coalition will focus on obscenity, performer safety and tube sites at a roundtable at this year’s Cybernet in San Francisco.

Attacking Piracy From All Angles

In just a little over a week from the time I write this article, FSC will launch its first XXX University Anti-Piracy 101 Roundtable. Sponsored by Sureflix and premiering at the Phoenix Forum, this roundtable seminar promises to be an incredible resource for industry professionals. Moreover, it represents the first part of a strategic industry-wide effort made possible when individuals and organizations put their egos aside and ask the question:“What is best for the industry as a whole?”

Diane Duke ·
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WIA Profile: Diane Duke

<em>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 the industry's most influential female executives.</em>

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

The Bond that Ties

This industry is complex, with many different microcosmsgroups successfully and independently co-existing under the umbrella of the adult entertainment industry. What keeps these groups apart is the fierce independence and entrepreneurship that drives much of the competition and success in the industry.

Diane Duke ·

FSC to Speak at Sexuality Conference

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced today that FSC representatives will speak at the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality’s Western Region San Diego Conference, titled “Sexual Healing: Self and Society.”

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Joining the FSC Board

I have been elected to the board of the Free Speech Coalition. I do not know if that is an honor or not but I do know that at the moment it feels like an imprecise achievement.

Tom Hymes ·

FSC Offers Members Financial Planning Program

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has partnered with Plan B Investments (PBII) to offer FSC members customized financial planning services, including business and personal retirement needs.

FSC, HotMovies Announce ‘FreedomStreams’ Date

HotMovies.com has announced that it will once again hold its one-day fundraising event, FreedomStreams, to raise funds for the Free Speech Coalition, to cover both ongoing operating expenses and the anticipated renewal of the FSC’s 2257-related litigation efforts.

FSC to Premier Anti-Piracy 101 at Phoenix Forum

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) today announced its speaker lineup and topic agenda for Anti-Piracy 101, an educational session to take place at the Phoenix Forum that is designed to help adult businesses coordinate their anti-piracy efforts.

FSC Sets Dates for Celebrate Free Speech Lobbying Days

The Free Speech Coalition announced today that it has set April 20 and 21 as the dates for its 11th annual Celebrate Free Speech Lobbying Day in Sacramento.

Ruling on Texas Sex Toy Ban Could Affect Other States

State government officials this week said that a recent decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court Appeals overturning a Texas sex toy law could render Mississippi’s own ban on “obscene devices” unenforceable.

XHC Piracy Panel: Fight For Your IP Rights

One word you can’t use to describe the XBIZ Hollywood Conference’s Piracy Roundtable is “dull” — from the serious and engaging topic to the sometimes heated words exchanged between panelists and audience members, it was a seminar that will likely continue to inspire debate for some time to come.

FSC Joins With GAPA For Educational Initiative to Fight Piracy

The Free Speech Coalition announced that it is joining forces with the Global Anti-Piracy Agency(GAPA) to create a long-term strategy to fight content piracy. A series of antipiracy seminars produced by XXX University, FSC’s new educational program, is scheduled to start in March

N.H. Supreme Court Reverses Virtual CP Conviction

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned the child pornography possession conviction of a man who created composite sexual images by superimposing the heads of minors onto pictures of adults engaged in sex acts.

DOJ Asks For Rehearing On 6th Circuit’s 2257 Ruling

The Justice Dept. has requested a rehearing of the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling in the Connection Distributing case, in which the court found 18 U.S.C. 2257 unconstitutional.

FSC Board Elections Results Announced

At a membership meeting held last week 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.

FSC Plans Las Vegas Membership Meeting

The Free Speech Coalition will be holding its first membership meeting of 2008 at the upcoming the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas.

FSC Opens Board Elections for 2008-09

The Free Speech Coalition sent out ballots last week for the election of its 2008-2009 Board of Directors, with a voting deadline of Dec. 18.

U.S. House Passes the SAFE Act

The House of Representatives, 409 to 2, has passed the Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online (SAFE) Act, which would require Internet service providers to report any apparent violation of certain sections of federal law pertaining to child pornography and child exploitation.