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Watchdog Group Says ‘Fix Is In’ on .XXX
Internet advocacy group ICANNWatch.org is accusing ICANN of abandoning its own stated processes and procedures for the adoption of top-level domains when it announced this week that it was delaying approval of .XXX.
Hentai USA Releases Anime18 for Video-On-Demand
MIAMI – Hentai USA Inc. has announced its release of exclusive Anime18 hentai for online video-on-demand, including "Crimson Climax," "Square of the Moon" and "Black Widow."
Bush Calls for Additional Consideration on .XXX
Amid doubts, concerns and a call for further review on the ramifications of the sponsored top-level domain .XXX, the Commerce Department has asked for a hold on the contract with ICM Registry, the registrar for the controversial adults-only domain name.
ICANN Official Urges More Debate on .XXX
ICANN has made public a letter from the chairman of its Governmental Advisory Committee to its board of directors stating his concerns about international opposition to the organization’s pending approval of the .XXX sponsored top-level domain.
5280 Mobile Puts Playboy Playmates on Cellphones
Alpha Models, a talent agency specializing in “celebrity-class models,” including more than two dozen Playboy Playmates, has signed a five-year agreement with 5280 Mobile to make content featuring Alpha's models available to cellphone users worldwide.
Analysis: U.S. on Defensive During 2257 Hearing
Crack down on child pornography? Absolutely. Destroy the First Amendment in trying to do so? No way. That was the message from the Free Speech Coalition that came out loud and clear at the “2257” court hearing this week.
Homegrown Amateur Content Soon on Phones Worldwide
Homegrown Video is the latest addition to the growing roster of adult companies whose content is being distributed on mobile devices through Brickhouse Mobile.
Study on Web Irritation Not Surprising
Web host Hostway has released a report detailing surfers’ biggest grievances with websites and includes complaints specific to adult sites. The report concludes, however, that the annoyances are necessary evils.
Digital Playground's Contract Superstars on HBO
VAN NUYS, Calif. – Digital Playground has announced that its contract superstars Jesse Jane, Teagan Presley and Devon will be featured prominently on HBO's hit comedy series, "Entourage" on Sunday, July 31 at 10 p.m.
Computer Vulnerabilities on the Rise
Threats to corporate and home computer users have increased, according to the SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute's second-quarter 2005 report on computer vulnerability.
Industry Reacts to Proposed Tax on Adult Internet
After an initial period of shocked silence regarding the proposed 25 percent federal tax on adult Internet transactions, the industry is speaking out on the issue.
‘Genitalia Blur’ Is New Attack on Videogame Industry
In the wake of the “Hot Coffeegate” scandal, in which a third party modification of Rockstar Games’ “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” was decried by the likes of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for its sexuality, comes an attack on a modification of Electronic Arts' community-building game “Sims 2.”
Australia Losing Out on Porn Dollars, Group Says
More offensive adult content is streaming from Russia and China and less from Australia and the United States, according to an Internet free-speech advocacy group based in Australia.
VSDA Show Focuses on Piracy, Market Share
The annual Video Software Dealers’ Association [VSDA] Expo, which opened its 24th show today at Las Vegas’ Bellagio Hotel, will address piracy and the market footprint of the $22-billion industry.
‘Inside Deep Throat’ to Be Released on DVD
Imagine Entertainment’s “Inside Deep Throat” ships on DVD in both R and NC-17 versions later this summer. “Deep Throat” was the first sexually explicit film to cross over to mainstream audiences and helped launch a sexual revolution as well as igniting a conservative moral backlash.
Morality in Media Blasts President Bush’s Weak Stand on Porn
Only weeks after the unexpected resignation of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, watchdog group Morality in Media has called on the Bush Administration to stop allowing the First Amendment to be used as a shield for pornographers that commercially distribute adult entertainment.
West Coast's Carmen Hayes on Playboy Radio
West Coast's Carmen Hayes on Playboy Radio
Playboy, Smash Capitalize on ‘Housewives’ Phenomena
This fall, Playboy will release “Playboy’s Hottest Housewives,” a DVD that features 12 real-life homemakers who are anything but desperate. Meanwhile, Smash Pictures is releasing a hardcore spoof of the pop-culture fad titled “Cheating Housewives.”
Curtis to Focus Exclusively on Lethal Hardcore Brand
Stoney Curtis to Focus Exclusively on Lethal Hardcore Brand
Email Scams Put Brakes on Non-English Domain Name Rollout
ICANN’s top official said Friday that concerns about phishing email scams will delay the expansion of domain names beyond non-English characters.