Porn
Hewlett-Packard and Bank of Ireland Squabble Over Porn
In a case that has pitted the Bank of Ireland against Hewlett Packard, neither party is willing to pick up the bill in the aftermath of an adult-related scandal that managed to rock the esteemed banking institution to its very core.
Child Porn Charges Stem From Memory-Chip Seizure
Four loaded memory sticks containing images of sexually explicit images was all it took for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Los Angeles International Airport to arrest a San Diego man on child porn charges.
Addicted To Porn?
There's a rash of excuses for "why we look at porn" going around that signal danger for our industry; but this danger isn't coming from the government or even from our enemies on the religious right, but from our "friends" – the customers that allow us to stay in business, but who might eventually, and inadvertently, cause the collapse of our industry...
Britney Skye to Star in ‘Porn Star'
The Ninn Worx company began shooting “Porn Star” on location in Los Angeles this week. The production takes a look at the life of an adult superstar and stars Britney Skye, as well as Katja Kassin and Tory Lane.
Porn and Relational Databases
Adult website content can be characterized as large amounts of data that must be served quickly for many simultaneous users. As with more traditional applications, such as Wall-Street trading systems, the adult content provider actually is building a data warehouse of images, sound and text that must be quickly displayed for multiple customers. This task is commonly referred to as Online Transaction Processing, or OLTP, and is best performed by a relational database.
New Trojan Heats Up Porn Wars
Virus and spam fighting solution provider Sophos has announced the discovery of a new Trojan horse, dubbed Troj/Delf-IT, which seems to primarily be infecting visitors to hardcore pornographic websites.
Court Asks for Evidence in ISP-Child Porn Probe
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, ruling in an emergency application, has ordered an evidentiary hearing to determine if a grand jury probe can proceed against an Internet service provider that has been charged with distributing child pornography.
Chilean Porn Star Runs for Parliament
Maritza Gáez Arismendi, better known as Reichell, a leading porn star in Chile's adult film industry, is running for election to Chile's lower house of parliament in the upcoming federal elections, to be held this coming December.
U.K. Porn Hoarder Sentenced to 10 Months
Apparently Warren Hutton had a lot of time on his hands. When police raided his home earlier this year, they found an extraordinary number of pornographic images on his PC. He had gathered 116,994 on his computer equipment, including 1,135 involving children.
Congressional Panel to Look at Porn Addiction
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), who has been on the conservative forefront in battles against obscenity, has called a hearing on Capitol Hill that is focused on why people get addicted to pornography.
Porn-Fighter Ashcroft Resigns
Attorney General John Ashcroft, known for his aggressive stance on obscenity and pornography in particular, resigned Tuesday evening. During his years, the online adult community has been under threat of prosecutions, as well as planned changes to rules under the so-called 2257 regulations.
Italy Declares War on Child Porn
Part of U.S.-led Operation Predator, Italian police raided dozens of homes over the weekend and located an estimated 96 child porn suspects, mostly middle-aged, upper middle-class men. The investigation took nine months to come to fruition, although no arrests have yet been made.
Hardcore Porn Sales Reach Epidemic Proportions, Says Australian MP
Adult stores in Australia are illegally selling hardcore pornography over the counter on an epidemic scale according to an Upper Houser parliament member. MP Peter Breen attributes the multimillion-dollar industry to poorly-enforced and rarely updated laws.
The Politics of Porn
There's a job opening currently available that has a couple of front-running contenders vying for their potential employer's consideration; and these prospects will do, and say, anything and everything you might possibly want to hear – all in an effort to become the chosen one...
Porn Horror Video Causes Processor Problems
Burning Angel has patched up a potential toxic wound after CCBill said the New York-based company’s “Re-Penetrator” video was “non-compliant due to depictions of extreme violence.” CCBill wanted Burning Angel to remove “all images and/or movies involving blood.”
New Jersey Sex Shop Offers 'Porn For Food' Thanksgiving Program
New Jersey-based adult store Playtime and Operation Vibration are offering good Samaritans a special incentive to help out their fellow man during the Thanksgiving season – for every can of food brought in to their store before Nov. 22, customers get a free porn DVD.
Nebraska Man Challenges Child Porn Law Constitutionality
A former high school teacher convicted of manufacturing child pornography after he recorded himself having legal sex with his 17-year-old girlfriend is scheduled to argue his case before the Nebraska Supreme Court on Nov. 2.
Wireless Forecast Looks Good for Porn, Survey Says
Industry watchdog firm the Yankee Group unveiled a positive outlook for mobile porn growth, an industry sector that many critics had predicted would never fully capture the porn consumer's attention because of limited viewing and audio features on mobile handsets.
Congressional Candidate Rejects Porn Donation
The mixing of politics and porn clashed Friday when a financial donation from the owner of an adult novelty store was returned by a congressional candidate. The campaign manager for Teresa Daly said that the $250 contribution was not in keeping with the candidate's views.
U.K. Watchdog Launches Porn Dialer Awareness Campaign
Forced to take action after it was deluged with complaints from dial-up Internet customers whose connections had been hijacked by porn dialers, a U.K. watchdog agency has issued guidelines for consumers who may be victimized.