Copyrights , Free Speech , General , Law , Litigation , Pornography , Trademarks The Legalities of Porn Parodies April 27, 2018 0 Comment This article was originally published in April 2018 issue of XBiz World at page 38, and at XBiz online here. …
Business , Free Speech , General , Law , Litigation , News , Pornography , Regulation Breaking Down FOSTA & Its Silencing Impact April 06, 2018 0 Comment UPDATE: FOSTA was signed into law by President Donald Trump on April 11, 2018. This article was written prior to …
Copyrights , Cyberpiracy , Ethics , Free Speech , General , Law , Litigation , News , Pornography Deepfakes: The Lawless New World of Involuntary Porn March 14, 2018 1 Comment The Internet has been abuzz about “deepfakes” in the last couple of months… And for good reason. “Deepfakes” is the …
Copyrights , General , Law , Litigation The Importance of a DMCA Repeat Infringer Policy March 10, 2018 0 Comment The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a U.S. law that provides a series of safe harbors for website operators …
General , Law , Trademarks Always Use Protection: Trademarks, That Is! March 07, 2018 0 Comment This article originally appeared in the March 2018 issue of ED Magazine, page 34. For decades, trademarks including sexually-explicit language …
General , Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX: Year 2017 October – December February 10, 2018 0 Comment Welcome to the Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX® bulletin for October through December of 2017. This edition features a compilation of …
Business , General , News , Patents , Sex Toys Innovative Sex Tech Abound for 2018! January 27, 2018 0 Comment Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo as well as the Adult Novelty Expo …
Cyberpiracy , General , Law , Litigation , Regulation , Trademarks Get Off My Domain! January 05, 2018 0 Comment Originally published in the January 2018 Issue of XBiz World, page 16 “Cybersquatting” refers to the practice of buying a domain …
Business , Copyrights , Free Speech , General , Law , Patents , Trademarks A Look Back at 2017: Legal Developments in Adult Industry Law December 15, 2017 0 Comment The year 2017 brought some major legal developments in Adult Industry law. From intellectual property to age-verification, and all kinds …
Business , Free Speech , General , Gentlemen's Clubs , Law , Litigation Fighting the “Pole Tax” November 27, 2017 0 Comment Ladies and gentlemen, next up to take the stage… on the questionable constitutionality of “pole taxes” is the State of Georgia. “Pole tax” is the coined term …
General , Law , Litigation , Patents , Teledildonics “The Teledildonics Patent” September 24, 2016 10 Comments Innovation has been fast and furious in the sex toy industry over the past decade. The incorporation of sensors, virtual reality, …
Business , Free Speech , General , Law , News , Pornography Defending Access to Porn January 24, 2017 3 Comments Pornography has dealt with a long history of taboo, regulation, and just plain judgment. No one admits that they watch it. …
Dolls , Ethics , General , Robots Adding “Robosexuality” to the List of Sexual Orientations October 20, 2016 2 Comments Artificial intelligence (“AI”) programs have become highly effective, and generally available on many consumer devices. To many, “Siri” and “Alexa,” …
Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX: Year 2014 May 22, 2017 2 Comments Welcome to the Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX™ bulletin for the Year 2014. This edition features a compilation of information relating U.S. …
General , Law , Litigation , News , Patents A Major BLOW to “Patent Trolls” May 30, 2017 2 Comments On May 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of TC Heartland LLC v. …
General , Litigation , Patents Condom Patent War: SKYN® vs. RealFeel® March 09, 2017 2 Comments Condoms have come a long way from the early days where they were made from sheep intestines or bladders. During the Industrial …
Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX – Year 2017: Jan – Mar April 19, 2017 1 Comment Welcome to the Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX™ bulletin for January through March of 2017. This edition features a compilation of information …
Business , Free Speech , General , Law , Litigation , News Will a Slanted View of Adult Language in Trademarks Be Reversed? December 11, 2016 1 Comment **See the bottom of the page for an important update since this article originally published.** The United States Supreme Court has …
Free Speech , General , Law , Litigation , News , Pornography , Regulation , Trademarks Matal v. Tam: A Game Changer for the Adult Industry? July 11, 2017 1 Comment On June 19, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the case of Matal vs. Tam, 582 …
General , Law , Litigation , News , Patents , Pornography “Patent Troll” Roaming the Porn Industry January 03, 2017 1 Comment [IMPORTANT UPDATE ON STATUS SINCE ORIGINAL PUBLICATION IS AT FAR END OF THE ARTICLE BELOW] Mindgeek USA Inc., operator of multiple …
