XBIZ World Magazine Names Top Newsmakers of 2009

LOS ANGELES — XBIZ World magazine, the leading trade publication for the online adult entertainment industry, has released its annual roundup of the year's top newsmakers — encompassing a wide variety of notable events and influences on the industry landscape.

To view the roundup, click here.

The roundup provides a comprehensive view of the issues and personalities that shaped our industry in 2009 and serves as both a guide to future business planning as well as a crash course on the current state of online adult, its opportunities and its pitfalls.

Hot-button items explored in the roundup include the latest on the .XXX TLD initiative and 18 U.S.C. 2257 record-keeping regulations, along with information on proposed porn taxes, corporate and personal legal updates and company news, the HIV testing debate and much more.

Appearing in the January 2010 issue of XBIZ World, the roundup is available in the magazine's digital edition, which is now online.

Adult industry professionals may receive a complimentary subscription to the print edition of XBIZ World by visiting XBIZWorld.com.

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