Sep 10 2007

China Continues Censorship With Sex Toy TV Ban

Tag: Legal News, News @ 10:24 pm

The government has banned all TV shows featuring sex toys and contraception in another effort to improve Chinese youths’ psychological development by censoring media of obscenity, according to reports.


Sep 09 2007

City of Miami Seeks to Shut Down CocoDorm.com

Tag: Legal News, News @ 11:51 pm

MIAMI, Fla. — Asserting that operating the business from its current location is a violation of local zoning ordinances, the city of Miami has filed a lawsuit against the owners of CocoDorm.com to force the company out of its current location and claim unpaid zoning violation fines already imposed by the city.


Sep 08 2007

Chinese Ban 2 'Extremely Pornographic' Radio Shows

Tag: Legal News, News @ 6:09 pm

Chinese authorities have banned two late-night radio shows that discussed sex and drugs for damaging young people and being “extremely pornographic,” continuing the recent crackdown on free expression in China.


Sep 08 2007

Charges Filed in 1st P2P-Based Identity Theft Case

Tag: Legal News, News @ 2:36 am

A Seattle resident has been indicted in a case that the Justice Department said is the first case filed charging a suspect with using digital file sharing software to commit identity theft.


Sep 07 2007

FSC: 2257 Public Comment Period Ends Sept. 10

Tag: Legal News, News @ 3:55 am

The Department of Justice’s public comment period for the proposed 2257 rules and regulations ends Sept. 10.


Sep 07 2007

Justice Dept. Opposes Net Neutrality, Suggests Fee Scale

Tag: Legal News, News @ 3:55 am

The Justice Department has informed the Federal Communications Commission that it opposes net neutrality, suggesting instead an option for telecom carriers to charge users for loading content at faster speeds.


Sep 07 2007

Filipina Legislator Calls for ‘War on Electronic Smut’

Tag: Legal News, News @ 12:40 am

Sen. Loren Legarda has proposed a bill to the Philippine Senate that would impose strict regulations and penalties on Internet websites with explicit adult content. Citing a website called BoyBastos.com, the senator claims the site provides users, including minors, with hardcore images of Filipinas.


Sep 06 2007

Adult Lawyer Walters Addresses User-Post Sites on CNBC

Tag: Legal News, News @ 2:12 am

Sought out for his expertise on 1st Amendment issues, adult industry attorney Lawrence Walters appeared on the CNBC TV show “Power Lunch” today, to discuss the question of whether user-post websites are liable for illegal speech and conduct of site users.


Sep 05 2007

National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce Fights 2257

Tag: Legal News, News @ 4:43 am

The National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce has voiced concerns about the potential impact of 2257 regulations on social networking sites like Manhunt.com or AdultFriendFinders.com, where users post explicit photos of themselves online.


Sep 04 2007

Fla. Strip Club Investigation Ends With 8 Arrests

Tag: Legal News, News @ 10:23 pm

A strip club owner, two dancers and five others were arrested Friday after a month-long undercover operation revealed evidence of drug trafficking and prostitution.


Sep 04 2007

Vixen Direct Owner Faces Firearm Charges

Tag: Legal News, News @ 10:23 pm

Adult businessman Steve Crowe on Friday pleaded not guilty to six counts connected to illegal use of firearms after a judge denied motions to dismiss the charges.


Sep 04 2007

Pentagon OKs Newsstand Sales of Some Adult Magazines on Bases

Tag: Legal News, News @ 10:23 pm

A Pentagon panel has determined that the sale of some adult magazines can continue on U.S. military bases, ruling that the magazines are not “sexually explicit.”


Sep 03 2007

Fed. Judge Refuses to Dismiss Red Rose Obscenity Charges

Tag: Legal News, News @ 4:49 pm

U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti has refused to dismiss the federal obscenity charges pending against Karen Fletcher, aka Red Rose, according to media reports.


Sep 01 2007

Las Vegas' Crazy Horse Too Goes Into Foreclosure

Tag: Legal News, News @ 6:52 pm

Local TV station KTVC is reporting that adult nightclub Crazy Horse Too is now in foreclosure, with the federal government seizing the club from owner Rick Rizzolo and his associates.


Sep 01 2007

Illinois Club, Video Store Fined $204K Each

Tag: Legal News, News @ 6:52 pm

A Lake County judge has fined the owners of a strip club and an adult video store $204,500 each for violating a county law regulating adult establishments.


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