The dream of having high-speed Internet access for everyone has been put on hold for four more weeks. While this national plan may be long overdue, getting it right at the onset may just be more prudent. After all, a lot of stakeholders, including telecommunications companies and Internet companies will be affected by the plan, specifically regarding net neutrality.

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The nuisance that is the AIDS Healthcare Foundation is yet again making noise to mess around with the adult industry. This time, they have moved to Florida and is creating something short of a witch hunt to shame porn studios that don't espouse condom use.

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Where China has been effective in weeding out internet porn, they have no such luck with its mobile counterpart. The always informative Kathee Brewer reports the snags that China's anti-porn campaign has to disentangle itself from in dealing with porn on mobile devices. At this point, it is only sheer will of those supporting the cause that seems to push this agenda forward.

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You know what the problem with legislation in governments? They create laws that sound good in paper but never good in reality. Take this new anti-porn laws in Indonesia, for instance. The law supposedly persecutes any form of pornographic material. In order to put teeth into the law, they have arrested a bunch of exotic dancers and the club manager where they work.

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In what may be a hilarious turn of events, the British government has discovered that their police force has been sneaking time watching internet porn during office hours. As the article lays out the number of people accessing inappropriate sites per department, you could almost hear Sue Denim cackling as she writes this article.

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You may know Thomas Kjaergaard more as the guy behind AdultReviews.net but needless to say he has seen a LOT of member's areas in his day. This puts him in a unique position to give his take on the good, the bad, and the ugly in terms of paysite member areas. Want to know the biggest mistakes you are doing today which are hurting your sales? Listen up!

Specifically we chat about:
-The modern member's area and what it must do and what it mustn't.
-What are the most important aspects of a paysite member's areas.
-The biggest mistakes Thomas has seen in a member's area.
-How he has applied his experience reviewing pay sites to his own new venture, Lifestyle Amateurs.

As a special treat Thomas also shares some of his own successes and failures launching this new website, so we can all benefit from his journey.

In the news:
-FSC wins pivotal case against mandatory condom use in porn.
-An update on the various government obscenity charges pending.
-If a prayer group attacks the Playboy mansion, does anyone care?
-WTF: Sex toys now available in your grocers freezer... if you live in Finland.

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And world government's wave of porn censorship continues. This time it's in India. Sue Denim writes an article about an amendment of their Information Technology Act that prohibits the publication of sexually explicit material in newsstands and in the Internet.

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Score one for the industry and the Free Speech Coalition! The AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s misguided attempt to require porn performers to wear condoms has hit a major snag. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has dismissed their petition saying that the government knows how to deal with public health issues and that the use

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Okay, I have watched prior episodes of now defunct Big Brother Australia and what happens in that show is worthy enough for a few scenes in porn. Things can get raunchy at a drop of a hat! And to think that's free television. So I am not surprised when something like this happens.

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The last thing most people think about when creating an adult product is the written word, unless of course you are speaking about erotic literature. But good writing has so much more importance to adult entertainment then we give credit, and Theresa "Darklady" Reed is here to help spread the WORD that it just may be the salvation of our industry. How so? Well good writing not only sells the visuals on a landing page but it also helps to make a more cohesive and professional level product. Traditionally adult movies have gotten a bad wrap. Why? because they are often without a real plot and lacking in-depth story narrative which could sell the fantasy, even despite the usually dreadful acting job by the talent, and keep the average viewer from hitting the fast forward button on their DVD player. Its no wonder tube sites are such a threat- there is no reason to stick around and watch more than a 3 minute clip!

In the interview we talk about:
-How important good writing is to the adult marketplace.
-What is the difference between writing erotica and writing ads for erotica.
-How writing can change hardcore content to cater to both men and women.
-How the written word fits into the modern web;
--In tubesites and visual-centric mediums.
--In user generated websites and other Web 2.0 properties.
-How a good writer is also your best salesperson on the web.
-How to hire a competent writer and squeeze value from them.

In the news DerbyGrrl is back again for an especially goofy news segment full of oddities:
-Scratch (and sniff?) adult application for the iPhone.
-Larry Flynt wins copyright battle with nephews, and proves branding has real value.
-eBay sellers sued for selling pirated adult content on DVDs, stolen from pay sites.
-FSC takes its fight to Sacramento to short circuit any mandatory condom laws.
-WTF: A woman who supercharged her libido as a side effect of an injury, and now even her husband regrets her condition.

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Rhett Pardon writes about the preemptive measures that the Free Speech Coalition has recently presented to the industry. This was after the adult industry got into hot water with state occupational safety regulators add AIDS groups when news broke out that a working pornstar had been diagnosed with AIDS.

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Anti-porn sentiment in the government continues to stand firm despite rallying efforts from the Free Speech Coalition and choice members of the porn industry. The US General Attorney's office has asked a federal judge to dismiss the group's challenge of the revised regulations.

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Domain name systems management organization ICANN has spoken out against typo traffic and other underhanded ways traffic is redirected away from legitimate domains. These sneaky tactics that individuals and companies (DNS servers, most especially) use to outwit competition have long been a problem in the industry.

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And when you thought we will finally have a voice in government, deputy U.S. Attorney General David Ogden steps down barely a year after he was assigned to the post. I guess it was too good to be true. Since he was given the position, every Right wing moron had been giving him the evil eye.

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Something needs to be done about the wholesale manipulation of the FBI and local governments in the persecution of adult studios who ship their material to various parts of the country. In what is more like a frame up to exploit porn producers, the devious means that the authorities employ to persecute people by way of technicality is finally being exposed.

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Some moron in the Government Accountability Office is paranoid about internet congestion and using A1H1 as an excuse to control ISP's in the US. I can almost feel the disbelief in Stephen Yagielowicz as he writes this story about Homeland Security's research findings and how massive telecommuting might threaten the national communications system.

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There are blowhards and then there is Carly Fiorina. Who is she, you ask? Just read John Paczkowski's rather amusing article. You'll get a wonderful picture of who this douchebag with delusions of potency AND grandeur is. What's even worse, this douchebag has a vagina. Now, she intends to run for California Senator. God save us all!

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So today we have one of the most important topics we have talked about in a while, net neutrality. The problem is net neutrality is not a clear cut issue with the same implications to everyone. So we bring you the most unbiased explanation of the issue current getting attention at the federal level, and this explanation is by our good friend Evan Rothfarb; an attorney with a solid handle on the proposals at hand and able to distill it down so the rest of us can understand it... Really! Its that good.

We talk about:
-What is net neutrality?
-Who does it affect?
-Why would anyone be against it?
-What is prompting this legislation?
-What happens if net neutrality is not preserved?
-What are the financial ramifications to everyone in both cases?
-Why should adult businesses care?
-What side of the argument should the adult industry be on?
-Where does Google play into this?
-Where can I find more information?

In the news:
-Net Neutrality (whodathunk?)
-Craigslist found not liable for user generated content in important ruling.
-The online advertising market is rebounding... along with the economy?
-Dot-GAY TLD proposed and why its as big a mistake as Dot-XXX.
-WTF: Knit vaginas and other hand made unmentionables.

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So today we have one of the most important topics we have talked about in a while, net neutrality. The problem is net neutrality is not a clear cut issue with the same implications to everyone. So we bring you the most unbiased explanation of the issue current getting attention at the federal level, and this explanation is by our good friend Evan Rothfarb; an attorney with a solid handle on the proposals at hand and able to distill it down so the rest of us can understand it... Really! Its that good.

We talk about:
-What is net neutrality?
-Who does it affect?
-Why would anyone be against it?
-What is prompting this legislation?
-What happens if net neutrality is not preserved?
-What are the financial ramifications to everyone in both cases?
-Why should adult businesses care?
-What side of the argument should the adult industry be on?
-Where does Google play into this?
-Where can I find more information?

In the news:
-Net Neutrality (whodathunk?)
-Craigslist found not liable for user generated content in important ruling.
-The online advertising market is rebounding... along with the economy?
-Dot-GAY TLD proposed and why its as big a mistake as Dot-XXX.
-WTF: Knit vaginas and other hand made unmentionables.

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It’s about damn time someone did something about this. Obscenity is never a good thing. There has to be some standard when it comes to decency, in all forms and mediums of communication. The Internet is a very powerful tool, and when in the hands of irresponsible individuals, it can be used in the wrong way. A means of filtering out or regulating obscenity is necessary.

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Even though the article is long, Tom Hymes tirade against online gambling is a quick read. The growing dissent over government's regulation towards online gambling is being felt in media. You can feel the frustration over how regulating gambling and other vice-related industries could have been done better. I particularly enjoy Hymes' views towards government's control of selective morality.

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What's an old Republican messing with something like the Net Neutrality Law? Sometimes, when you read these kinds of articles, you take them with a grain of salt. McCain suddenly sounds like a progressive pro-business Liberal (which he is definitely not). If he's starting to go out of type, well then, something is amiss. Maybe his retirement fund will be affected.

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The road to hell is paved with good intentions. And I think the FCC has just laid the bricks to where it begins. The FCC recently initiated something that they call "net neutrality". This is some pseudo-techie mumbo jumbo that supposedly protects the interests of both consumer and provider.

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Ah Republicans… you scare me and entertain me at the same time. So, Rep. Steve Buyer came up with the best idea ever- add a surcharge to health insurance premiums for people engaging in any risky behavior. This means that all you fat, lazy, nicotine addicted nymphos are in trouble.

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Adult webmaster small business owners may want to take a close look at the Health Care Reform on the table currently in D.C. if they haven't already. If the bill passes ALL insurance companies will be prohibited from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions a major benefit for everybody.

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The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is suing Los Angeles County public health officials, claiming they should have done more to require condom use on porn sets. Michael Weinstein, president of the Hollywood, Calif.-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation also claims that Los Angeles health officials are “afraid of the industry." Here we go again.

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The governments PointSmart.ClickSafe Task Force that was created to help keep children safe online have released their report stating the best approach to keep children safe is education, empowerment, and sensible industry self-regulation. A guideline is available for parents on how to keep their kids safe.

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NY Congressman Eric Massa has introduced bill designed to prevent and possibly cap excessive Internet use charges. The Broadband Internet Fairness Act would require Internet providers to get permission from the FTC before shifting to usage-based pricing. Also, ISPs would have to hold public hearings, just like utilities, before they'd be allowed to raise rates.

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The Louisiana house has voted to levy an Internet access charge of 15 cents statewide. I bet you couldn’t guess that this was spearheaded by a Republican. The revenue from the bill is earmarked to finance a division that investigates online crimes, specifically Internet sex crimes against children.

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Apparently there is some justice in this world… A South Carolina judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking state Attorney General Henry McMaster from pursuing criminal charges against Craigslist. Under section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a website cannot be held criminally or civilly liable for the postings of its users.

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I remember hearing about the Megan Meier suicide and thinking what the fuck was wrong with the grown woman who cyberbullied the 13 year old girl to the point she felt she had to kill herself! Well now Democrats want to step in and make sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else by purposing The Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act.

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With all fighting going on between copyright holders, pirates and ISPs, it’s refreshing to hear that New Zealand is considering throwing out their copyright law and starting again from scratch. As is the case with every other country, the original Kiwi legislation was drafted long before there was a need for protecting intellectual property online.

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Sorry to all those law abiding adult business out there that are doing business outside of the US, but so far I’m kind of in favor of this new plan. According to the White House, in 2004 U.S.-based multinational corporations paid only $16 billion in taxes to the U.S. on $700 billion in foreign earnings, a tax rate of 2.3%.

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Alright! Way to go Oregon for passing a bill in record time before members of the House found the subject too gross to talk about. Bill 2478 is working its way to the Senate in hopes of keeping criminals from dumping their body fluids on those disinterested in the experience. Funny, I thought that was called assault and was already illegal.

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Like many other CA businesses, Kink.com took advantage of a state program that pays to train California employees. Kink used the program to have its employees trained in areas like video shoots, editing and Photoshop. However, once the California Employment Training Panel found out Kink was part of the adult entertainment industry, they were immediately dropped from the program.

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