Articles by Clyde DeWitt

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A Retrospective on the Adult Industry’s Tall Climb

As certainly the oldest member of the current adult-industry Fourth Estate, and having written for many adult publications, some of which no longer exist, I write this in the first person which, if you have read my articles in the past, isn’t usually my style.

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Law Dragon: Insurance Comes in Handy When You Get Sued

Business insurance is important. Unfortunately, many small business operators fail to think about it until it is too late. That is especially true for startups.

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Measure B — Is the Sky Falling?

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has approved the denial of interim injunctive relief that would have stopped enforcement of Measure B, Los Angeles county’s condom requirement for adult motion picture production.

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Lessons From History: How We Arrived at Where We Are

Attending one of the recent trade shows reminds anyone there of the broad diversity of the members of this industry. The attendees ranged from entrepreneurs barely old enough to gain entry to those whose hair, what might be left of it, is snow white; from “newbies” to seasoned veterans; from those who are in this industry as a side job to those who are executives in major corporations; and with many other ranges of diversity.

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Dewitt Comments on .XXX Antitrust Lawsuit

Antitrust is not a topic that receives much conversation in the adult industry — in fact, it hasn’t had any conversation insofar as anyone can remember.

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Third-Party Record Keepers Beware

In addition to '2257, there are two federal statutes of which aspiring third-party record keepers need to be aware.

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