Adult Industry Legal Articles
Competition, Branding and Trademarks
Once upon a time, not too long ago, the adult entertainment industry consisted of a few dozen brave producers and wholesale distributors who dared to create and sell explicit motion pictures and magazines in defiance of a government determined to stamp out commercial pornography.
Today, there...... More »
An Erosion of the Law
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the July, 2008, issue of XBIZ World Magazine.
If you have been paying attention to the news lately you've probably seen dozens of reports about melting ice caps and the dangers of allowing the edges of the polar ice fields to erode. As each huge...... More »
Demystifying Contracts
For many in the online adult industry the idea of entering into written contracts with someone you do business with can be an intimidating one. As with most phobias, the fear of written contracts can be overcome by obtaining a basic understanding of them and the reasons behind the requirements...... More »
CAN-SPAM Case Implications
Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the June, 2008 issue of XBIZ World magazine.
It took three years for the case to get through trial, but only three hours for a Seattle jury to decide Impulse Media Group Inc. was not responsible for the actions of affiliates who unrepentantly...... More »
Facing the Issues
Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "What do you think is the most important legal issue facing the industry this year?"
Here's what they had to say:
I think there is no question that count seven in the John Stagliano indictment, which states Evil Angel knowingly...... More »
Your Laptop is an Open Book
WARNING: Persons entering into the U.S. are subject to random searches of the contents of their laptop computers and portable storage devices. Government agents may open and inspect each and every file on your computer if they wish. Travelers may also be detained for hours and their computers and...... More »
Digital Piracy's Global Challenges
In the 2000s, one of the adult entertainment industry's biggest challenges has been DVD piracy. But with the adult industry becoming increasingly Internet minded and download minded — with Andrew Blake, Rob Black and other directors giving up DVDs and opting for digital-only distribution —...... More »
AICO Gets it Done Down Under
While coordinated and cooperative anti-piracy efforts are a relatively new development for the U.S. sector of the adult entertainment industry, the Australia-based Adult Industry Copyright Association (AICO) has been actively fighting piracy in that country since 2003.
In a recent interview with...... More »
Stealing Text is Illegal, Too
With so much discussion of piracy, copyright protection and the rights of content producers swirling around the adult online industry these days, it is both surprising and annoying to some producers that their content rights are often completely ignored by both the pirates at large and their own...... More »
Regulating U.K. Web Erotica
Editor's note: this article originally appeared in the May, 2008 issue of XBIZ World magazine
In the U.K., there has been much discussion over how adult entertainment should be regulated on the Internet. Parliament has been considering some controversial legislation that would make it a felony...... More »
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