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German Inventor Creates Robot Sex Doll

Taking the success of the RealDoll and the Superbabe to the next level, a German inventor has reportedly created a robot sex doll with a heart rate, body heat and the ability to accelerate breathing during sex.

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The German Sex Industry

What a difference a decade makes! Germany, once perceived as having one of the most tolerant attitudes to porn, is now one of the most regulated markets. Anyone wishing to sell into Europe's largest market must now adhere to the rules as laid down by the government. Your tours must be 'FSK16' – softcore – and your members area cannot be accessed without an AVS. Once inside, anything goes – apart from the obvious such as bestiality or child porn.

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German Supreme Court Rules On Domain Name Ethics

The German Supreme Court overruled several lower courts recently, finding that registering generic domain names did not constitute an unethical intent to cause damage.

German Version of Firefox in Hot Water

After promising to offer a browser free of adware and spyware – a feature that made Firefox instantly favored by a large sector of the online community – the German version of the popular open-source browser is being heavily criticized for using adware.

German Appeals Court Fines Adult Website for AVS

A Berlin court ruled against the owner of an adult website and set a tougher standard for age verification, a spokesman said Monday. The webmaster was fined 1,600 euro after judges found that asking for a national identity number was not sufficient for verifying a surfer’s age.

German Seeks Payments for '@' Symbol

A German man is reportedly claiming to be the international copyright holder for the @ symbol. Invoices are instructing recipients to pay from $12 to $37 per year to “Account Holder: Robert-Alan Lucht” in order to license Internet and email use of the @ symbol.