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Arbitration Panel Transfers 13 Domains to PornTube.com
Arbitration Panel Transfers 13 Domains to PornT...

A June 6 decision by a three-panelist tribunal for the National Arbitration Forum ordered the transfer of 13 domains owned by C...

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Nevada Has New Anti-SLAPP Law to Protect Public Issue Speech
Nevada Has New Anti-SLAPP Law to Protect Public...

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed a bill approving revisions to Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute, improving protection for peopl...

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Aussie Synthetics Industry Welcomes New Drug Import Plan
Aussie Synthetics Industry Welcomes New Drug Im...

Australia’s legal high and synthetic cannabis industry expressed its support this week for a proposal by Minister for Home Affa...

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Remastered 'Barbara Broadcast' Collectors Edition Coming Soon
Remastered 'Barbara Broadcast' Collectors Editi...

Classic adult film producer Distribpix is proudly announcing the upcoming release of Radley Metzger’s Barbara Broadcast, schedu...

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More Details of Summers Case vs. Stagliano Obtained
More Details of Summers Case vs. Stagliano Obta...

AVN has obtained a copy of the complaint filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court by adult performer Katie Summers against Jo...

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LELO Responds to ITC Ruling For Standard Innovation
LELO Responds to ITC Ruling For Standard Innova...

LELO officials have issued a response over the recent ruling by the International Trade Commission that the manufacturer infrin...

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Keynotes, Pre-Con Events Announced for CatalystCon
Keynotes, Pre-Con Events Announced for CatalystCon

Speakers for the opening and closing keynote addresses, as well as several events slated prior to the event, have been announce...

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Court Orders Cayman Group to Pay Joe Francis’ $20M Tax Bill
Court Orders Cayman Group to Pay Joe Francis’ $...

The panel ruled that Cayman Islands-based company Rothwell Ltd., which sued in 2010 arguing Francis’ $20 million tab was impose...

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So Much for the Porn Summit at No. 10 Today
So Much for the Porn Summit at No. 10 Today

Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, BT, BSkyB, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, Vodafone, O2, EE and Three all showed up to the...

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GOP Congressman Sees ‘Pleasure’ Even in the Womb
GOP Congressman Sees ‘Pleasure’ Even in the Womb

Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) probably wishes he never made the “hand between their legs” comment yesterday, but he did and now h...

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Int'l Trade Commission Rules in Favor of Standard Innovation
Int'l Trade Commission Rules in Favor of Standa...

The U.S. International Trade Commission has issued its final determination and ruled in favor of Standard Innovation Corp., mak...

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Virtual ‘Wicked Paradise’ Game to Launch with Oculus Rift
Virtual ‘Wicked Paradise’ Game to Launch with O...

True to form, adult entertainment will be ready and waiting when Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset for 3D games that jus...

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Katie Summers Files Suit Against John Stagliano
Katie Summers Files Suit Against John Stagliano

Adult performer Katie Summers has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Evil Angel owner John Stagliano and his...

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'Storage Wars' Star Wins Judgment Against Hunter Moore
'Storage Wars' Star Wins Judgment Against Hunte...

Brandi Passante, a featured player on A&E's Storage Wars, has won her lawsuit against the former owner of Is Anyone Up, which p...

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Expert Witnesses and Arguments Define Final Day of 2257 Trial
Expert Witnesses and Arguments Define Final Day...

The final day of the trial of Free Speech Coalition, et al v. Holder, where plaintiffs seek to strike down the federal recordke...

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Will Britannia Rule the Web? Yes, If Claire Perry Has Her Way
Will Britannia Rule the Web? Yes, If Claire Per...

Claire Perry, Tory MP and the prime minister’s special adviser on preventing the sexualizing and commercialization of childhood...

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Google Recommits to Eradicate Child Abuse Imagery Online
Google Recommits to Eradicate Child Abuse Image...

Under increased pressure from the British government to do something about images of child sexual it alleges can be easily acce...

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Michael Lucas Documentary Gets 'Times of Israel'€™ Nod
Michael Lucas Documentary Gets 'Times of Israel...

Undressing Israel didn't take home an award this year, but Lucas, who is no stranger to controversy, takes the film's uneve...

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Anti-Porners Push Back Against 'Porn Studies'€™ Journal
Anti-Porners Push Back Against 'Porn Studies'€™...

Announced in May of this year with a concurrent call for submissions, Porn Studies is edited by Feona Attwood, a professor of c...

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John Sues Sunset Thomas for Failure to Render Services
John Sues Sunset Thomas for Failure to Render S...

A disgruntled patron of famed porn star/prostitute Sunset Thomas filed a small-claims complaint against her May 31 in Las Vegas...