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A Supercock for all seasons

At a quiet ceremony by the Porn Valley Lake and Salmon Ladder this morning, Ben English, Peter North, and Sledge Hammer were given their "Super Cock" medals and insignia, which will allow them library book amnesty and single-occupant passage in otherwise-HOV lanes on the Ronald Reagan freeway

Gram Ponante ·

A! Entertainment Heads to EXXOTICA

A! Entertainment is heading to Miami to broadcast live at the EXXXOTICA show this weekend.

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A Matter of Focus

In America, they say, the most oft-failed business is a restaurant

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
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A Look at Worker's Comp

When attorney Michael Fattorosi draws a parallel between workers in the adult industry and migrant day laborers, he isn't comparing pile driving to picking apples — or is he? Because whether an actor suffers a slipped disc while performing on set or a farm worker cracks his head open by falling off a ladder, Fattorosi wants all to know that, as employees, both are entitled to file a claim for workers' compensation benefits.

Joanne Cachapero ·

Portland Masturbate-a-Thon Scheduled May 19

Darklady’s 6th Annual Portland Masturbate-a-Thon, a fundraiser in celebration of self love, is scheduled for May 19 from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m.

Google Calls Click Fraud A Billion-Dollar Problem

Search engine and online advertising giant Google loses about $1 billion a year to click fraud, the company announced on its AdWords blog.

2Much Calls Telus Decision a ‘Setback’

Live video software provider 2Much.net expressed "dismay and disappointment" at the decision by Canadian cellular provider Telus to drop adult content.

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For A Few Dollars More

Get a group of adult webmaster affiliates together to "talk shop" and one of the subjects that is bound to come up is uncompensated affiliate program upsells, where a sponsor makes an unrelated sale to a referred surfer without paying the referring affiliate a commission on the sale.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

Contest: Adult Store Owners Can Win A Personal Appearance From Jenna Jameson

In conjunction with the release of the upcoming "Janine Loves Jenna," Vivid and Club Jenna are teaming up to give adult store owners a chance to win a free personal appearance from porn superstar Jenna Jameson.

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Caprica Six gets a ten

Tricia Helfer, who plays one of those new model skinjob Cylons on "Battlestar Galactica", has boldly gone where Grace Park and Katee Sackhoff should follow in disrobing for Playboy

Gram Ponante ·

Larry Flynt: ‘I’m Proud to Be a Pornographer’

Speaking to a packed house, adult entertainment industry legend Larry Flynt delivered the keynote speech to conclude the XBIZ Hollywood ’07 Industry Conference.

XBIZ Hollywood: Viral Marketing From A to Z

With the rise of viral marketing through social networking sites and blogs, both prime examples of Web 2.0 technology, a panel of industry experts convened at the XBIZ Hollywood ’07 Conference to the discuss the impact of these nontraditional marketing methods and how they apply to the adult entertainment industry.

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A Brownback Sequel: 2

In part one, we began our look at Sen. Brownback's latest proposal. In this conclusion, we'll look at alternative tactics and the possibility of another Meese Commission.

Alex Henderson ·
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A Brownback Sequel: 1

In October, Sen. Sam Brownback called for a new investigative government commission that would examine adult entertainment's effects on society — along the lines of the Meese Commission on Pornography.

Alex Henderson ·
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"So you're having sex, and people find this a turn-on?"

Gardening and weaponry network G4TV's Layla Kayleigh interviewed Joanna Angel for a recent feature on the cable channel's website, The Feed

Gram Ponante ·
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A 2257 Update

The Free Speech Coalition continues to wage its ongoing battle with the federal government over 18 U.S.C. § 2257 — the extraordinarily burdensome regulatory scheme that was finally initiated after 18 years of inactivity when the FBI began inspections in September. There have been ten inspections, and consistent with the regulations, the inspections have been conducted in a mannerly fashion — no confrontations, no arrests, just review of the records on pre-selected titles by a team of agents.

Jeff Douglas ·

File Sharing in Italy Not a Crime if Not for Profit

Italy's top criminal court has created a bright line by ruling that downloading content and software over the Internet isn’t a crime if profit wasn’t the motivation.

New Bill Makes Viewing Porn at School a Crime

Students who view porn at school not only could be suspended or expelled, but also charged with a misdemeanor according to a new plan proposed by a local politician.

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Paying A Premium

More than three years ago, I butted heads with many content providers over my first "Content Blowout" and had message boards blazing with drama for weeks on end. They thought I was crazy for pricing content packages so low, and that I was ruining the content biz – but after all of the battles and accusations, a simple truth was revealed.

Jonathan Silverstein ·
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A Red Rose Retrospective

A recent federal obscenity indictment handed up in Pittsburgh against Karen Fletcher, who uses the pen name Red Rose, startled many because it involves expression that consists entirely of text.

Reed Lee ·