http://www.xbiz.com/xml/articles/legal.xml XBIZ - Adult Entertainment Industry News & Business Information 60 en-us Copyright 1996-2008 Adnet Media. All Rights Reserved. XBiz is a registered trademark of Adnet Media Group, Inc. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:48:04 -0800 editors@xbiz.com (Adnet Media) http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/101427 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/101427 Dealing with the reality of copyright infringement has become a much greater day-to-day concern than the threat of governmental prosecution for most industry participants. Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:45:00 -0800 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/101327 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/101327 The First Amendment Lawyers Association (FALA) is an organization that has been fighting in the courts to uphold our rights since the early 1960s. Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:45:00 -0800 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/100997 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/100997 Our country is now just days away from what is likely to be one of the most important presidential elections in our nation's history. For adult entertainment businesses, I believe, the stakes could not be greater. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:15:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/100866 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/100866 Politicians today find the adult battlefield a convenient ground to fight on — a good way to convince your voters that you care — without really doing anything controversial. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:45:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/99921 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/99921 At this time of year, the weather's beautiful and whole lot of people are getting married. That's a good thing, for as a friend of mine once told me, "Marriage is a sacred institution. It's something a man only does ... two or three times in his life!" Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/98981 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/98981 Once upon a time, not too long ago, the adult entertainment industry consisted of a few dozen brave producers and wholesale distributors who dared to create and sell explicit motion pictures and magazines in defiance of a government determined to stamp out commercial pornography. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:15:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/98778 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/98778 Several events in the online adult industry have taken place recently that are eroding away the legal underpinnings of our businesses. Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:15:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/98307 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/98307 For many in the online adult industry the idea of entering into written contracts with someone you do business with can be an intimidating one. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:00:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/98202 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/legal/98202 It took three years for the case to get through trial, but only three hours for a Seattle jury to decide Impulse Media Group Inc. was not responsible for the actions of affiliates who unrepentantly spammed consumers in violation of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:15:00 -0700