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· Larry Flynt: The Right To Be Left Alone (ifc.com)

In April, 2008 Evil Angel founder and director John Stagliano was indicted on obscenity charges in the type of case that has become familiar to First Amendment watchers who are also porn consumers: several Evil Angel titles, as well as trailers for a Belladonna movie, were obtained in a United States county in which "community standards" seemed rigid enough to bring charges of obscenity. In 2009 the case will likely go to trial.

Notwithstanding (of course) that the titles in question arrived by request of someone over 18 years of age, as they did in dozens of more lenient counties throughout the United States, Stagliano now faces an expensive legal battle in a season that has also seen court cases against the more extreme JM Productions and Max Hardcore.

"Defend Our Porn" is a compilation DVD of scenes from every current Evil Angel director, as well as alumnus Jules Jordan. And it also features a brand new scene with Tricia Devereaux, Stagliano's wife. Proceeds from the 16-scene, 10-hour, 3-DVD box will defray Stagliano's legal bills.

What is remarkable about the Evil Angel case is that, though the company is undeniably hardcore, it is less so, and far more arty, than the year's other porn defendants. A case against Evil Angel bodes ill for more mainstream adult companies.

So, as both a compilation "Best of" DVD and as a statement of rights, "Defend Our Porn" starts with a bang in a scene with the irrepressible Nacho Vidal from "Fashionistas Safado: Berlin". No male performer can hold a candle to Nacho in the talking dirty department. "Why did you come here with underwear?" is one of his gems. Melissa Lauren handles this onslaught with fear and aplomb.

Then veteran director John Leslie presents a scene with Naomi. This scene is reminiscent of mid-90's porn and Naomi is definitely the type of model who embodies that vibe and is beloved of fans of that era. Naomi, I am required to say, has an amazing ass. With it she coaxes a load from James Deen that I expect he is still proud of.

In an outdoor scene from Rocco Siffredi's "Rocco's Way to Love," (I'm hoping this is a translation), Kelly Stafford performs in a headlight-lit gangbang. It reminded me a little of "Rebel Without A Cause" if that movie had ended the way I wanted it to.

"Do you want to see the throat fucking doctor?" a game Sasha Grey is asked in "Face Fucking Inc.," a departure from the grainier previous scenes. What sets this scene apart is the Porn Valley-ness of the proceedings, clothing, and lighting, but Sasha Grey lends the scene star power and makes it memorable. Really, porn is about the people.

Nacho then returns with Avy Scott in a scene that would have been creepy even without the monkey.

Disc Two includes part of Belladonna's return to guys, "Cock Happy," as well as an Eva Angelina gangbang in which the 2008 AVN Best Actress is used most jubilantly. Mia Rose appears in a scene with Manuel Ferrara that establishes her as the anti-Teagan. Unlike the harder-looking or more Euro-style Evil Angel performers, the diminutive Rose is all Porn Valley, but uncharacteristically self-aware.

Disc Three includes a performance by The Unsinkable Sandra Romain (on a spotless beige rug). Belladonna returns deliciously in a scene from Jules Jordan's "Ass Worship," and, in the set's one original outing, Tricia Devereaux comes out of retirement for a clothespinny scene with Derrick Pierce.

"I told you I was in love with my husband," she says.

"That's not what we're talking about, is it?" he says.

Of all the great, blitzkrieg excerpts in "Defend Our Porn", this final segment takes its time and benefits from it. Devereaux was nervous about this scene. She's older, she's put on some weight—all the things that make women uncomfortable, even in (or especially in) porn. But she looks great, of course, and, much as it is a signature pleasure watching all the teenagers flying around on the other discs, to watch grown women Romain, Belladonna, and Devereaux get (and give) the business in Disc Three is a real payoff.

"Defend Our Porn" is a fundraising effort but it is also a loadblowingly good value for all the diverse, quality porn it provides.

Defend Our Porn

Studio: Evil Angel
Director: Belladonna, Christoph Clark, Jules Jordan, Jonni Darkko, Rocco Siffredi, John Leslie, Raul Christian, Jazz Duro, Jay Sin
Cast: Avy Scott, Belladonna, Dana DeArmond, Eva Angelina, Holly Wellin, Jack Venice, James Deen, Jazz Duro, Jules Jordan, Lexington Steele, Manuel Ferrara, Mark Wood, Melissa Lauren, Mia Rose, Mick Blue, Nacho Vidal, Naomi, Nikki Jayne, Rocco Siffredi, Sandra Romain, Sasha Grey, Tricia Devereaux, Derrick Pierce

· Evil Angel (evilangel.com)
· Defend Our Porn (defendourporn.org)
· Buy "Defend Our Porn" (gamelink.com)

Hardcore's attorneys told jurors that no one could have purchased or seen the eight hours of fisting, urination, and mock-"underage" footage by mistake, and (according to AVN), several jurors approached the Hardcore team afterward and expressed sympathy, saying the poor wording of the legislation painted them in a corner.

Despite past successful defenses for more extreme material than the likes of "Fists of Fury 4" and "Extreme Max 19," as well as the positive testimony of retired porn star Summer Luv—who told the jury that Hardcore, unlike other porn directors, "cared" and paid on time—the jury was unable to sidestep existing law, which counts as obscene anything that "appeals to prurient interest."

As a precedent, this case bodes ill for Evil Angel and director John Stagliano, who face similar charges for tamer movies. That case is not expected to go to trial until next year.

· "Closing Arguments In Max Trial Reveal Prosecution's True Agenda" and "Max Hardcore Found Guilty in Obscenity Trial" (avn.com)
· Max Hardcore (maxhardcore.com)

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Previously: Porn Valley (Adjacent) Dispatch: Max Hardcore Busted, Max Hardcore Trial Update, Porn Valley Dispatch: Max Hardcore's Process

· "Fetish Fanatic 5" (2006) (DVD info + trailers @ evilangel.com)
· Belladonna Entertainment LLC (enterbelladonna.com)
· "FEDERAL GRAND JURY CHARGES TWO COMPANIES AND OWNER JOHN STAGLIANO WITH OBSCENITY VIOLATIONS" (.pdf press release @ usdoj.gov)
· "John Stagliano, Evil Angel Indicted On Federal Obscenity Charges" (AVN) + "John Stagliano, Evil Angel Charged With 7 Obscenity Violations" (Xbiz)

"We see this as a free speech issue," stated Kick Ass president Mark Kulkis. "As an adult media company, we're especially defensive of free speech. Don Imus is a loudmouth and perhaps a bigot. However, CBS Radio was hypocritical in hiring Imus to be blunt and outspoken, then firing him for the same reason. Fellow broadcast personalities Ann Coulter and Pat Robertson spew anti-gay slurs, yet they are not fired by their networks ... If Imus doesn't prevail, then there's a good chance he'll need some help with his retirement fund. If he doesn't choose to accept the money we collect, then we'll donate it to the United Negro College Fund.

Free speech issues and all those dictionary definitions on the box cover aside, there's something a little disingenuous about Kulkis' explanation: surely there are better ways to promote free expression than to use Imus' now-infamous racial slur as the title for an otherwise undistinguished porn flick. (And we seriously doubt he really needs any help with his retirement fund.) On the other hand, the title isn't really any more or less offensive than most of the other ethnic- or racially-themed ones the porn industry pumps out on a regular basis; once again, maybe we should all be more offended at the continued lack of originality than by yet another tired rehash of racist stereotypes. At least "Strokahontas" was, like, funny.

(And at least they're sticking with their "No Fake Boobs" policy on this one, which we guess is commendable in its own way.)

As always, gentle and fair-minded reader, we leave the final opinion up to you:

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· Kick Ass Pictures' "Nappy Headed Ho's" (nappydvd.com)
· "Kick Ass' Nappy Video Hits the Street" (AVN)

We were so busy yesterday toasting the long-overdue passing of Jerry Falwell in a giddy Campari-drenched haze that we neglected to mention anything about his lasting contribution to the porn cause: it was his 1988 Supreme Court case against Larry Flynt and Hustler Magazine that marked a decisive victory for free speech when the court ruled that an obvious satire on a public figure did not amount to libel (and overturned a lower court's award of $150,000 for the "emotional distress" incurred by the spoof Hustler ad that joked about Falwell having sex with his mother in an outhouse.) So instead of gloating about how Falwell finally got what he deserved for all his viciously antisex, antifeminist, anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic attacks over the years, we'll just move on from here and try to look on the bright side of things. (Like, isn't Pat Robertson due to croak any day now too?)

· "Hustler Magazine v. Falwell" (Wikipedia)

See also:
· CNN Transcript: Larry Flynt and Jerry Falwell on Larry King Live (1997) (cnn.com)
· "Larry Flynt On Jerry Falwell: Hustler Lawsuit Revisited On Day Of Rival's Death" (accesshollywood.com)
· "Flynt to Talk Falwell on CNN" (xfanz.com)
· Order: "The People Vs. Larry Flynt" (1996) (Amazon)

· Thumbnail via "EVANGELIST FACE OR O-FACE?" (men.style.com - thanks Erica)

We haven't really been keeping up with the whole conflamma today regarding Digg's alleged censorship of a certain hexadecimal code that can be used to break the copy protection on HD-DVD disks, mostly because (1) we tend to pretty much ignore sites that won't let its users link to our content and (2) when we first saw headlines about it, we read "AACS key" as "ASS key" and were really disappointed when the story ended up being about a bunch of numbers instead of, you know, ass. Still, we're as committed to free expression as anyone on teh interwebs, so below you'll find a mini-gallery featuring our own contributions to the cause. (Got any more? Feel free to send 'em our way.) We still have no idea what you're supposed to actually do with all those numbers and letters, but hey ... everyone can use a couple of hot dildo porn pics, right?

· Hot Hexadecimal Dildo Action! (Fleshbot Gallery)

See also:
· "Breaking: Digg Riot in Full Effect Over Pulled HD-DVD Key Story" (Gizmodo)
· "Digg users revolt over AACS key" (Boing Boing)
· "Breaking: Digg Goes Digg Goes Ape$#@*!" (Consumerist)
· "How a Number Became the Latest Web Celebrity" (NY Times)

· The artist once again known as Prince changes his tune on Sexy M.F.ers and is now offering strippers money to not take their clothes off. Is this what he meant by Pussy Control? (uk.news.yahoo.com)

· We're wondering why someone went through all the trouble of turning Vida Guerra into a tiger. Not that we're complaining or anything. (totallycrap.com)

· Get ready for National Freedom of Speech Week starting on October 16. We suggest you celebrate by finding someone opposed to your favorite cause, challenge them to a debate, and then tell them to go fuck themselves. (freespeechweek.org, via avn.com)

· Worried about being exploited by some smartass for an "experiment" the next time you answer an online personal ad? Head Fleshbotette Violet Blue serves up these tips to help save yourself from getting screwed. Or, er, from getting screwed the wrong way. You know what we mean. (tinynibbles.com)

· In one week, Interior Department employees wasted 104,000 hours of productivity—or the yearly work time of 50 people—on porn, gambling and other internet sites. To be fair, Interior is the most boring of all Cabinet-level departments. (sfgate.com)

· So let's get this straight: A teacher finds a sex tape of two colleagues doing it in the teachers' lounge, turns it into the principal, and now he's the one that's in trouble? Wow, they really don't like snitches at that school. (nydailynews.com)

· The mayor of Federal Heights, Colorado, is in hot water because the strip club where he worked violated local ordinances. Wait, the mayor of your town is also the doorman at a strip club? What kind of swinging voters do you have out there? (thedenverchannel.com)

· Sharpen your knives for Babeland's Sexy Jack-O-Lantern contest. (Sadly, you need to be in L.A., New York or Seattle to enter.) Remember, simply turning it into a glory hole will not win you anything.(babeland.com)

· Our general fondness (to say the least) for Keeley Hazell is well known by this point, but now that we've heard her speak in this video from her FHM photoshoot last year we may have to propose or something. British accents tend to have that effect on us. (YouTube, via popoholic.com)

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· Hewlett-Packard's latest catalog appears to pay an inadvertent (we think) tribute to legend of Goatse. Yes, our minds are in the gutter ... what's your point? (hp.com)

· The Free Speech Coalition is searching for a new leader now that executive director Michelle Freridge has stepped down. Applicants must be well-spoken, good with people, and able to discuss "Dirt Pipe Milkshakes 2" with a straight face. Guess that disqualifies us. (avn.com)

· And why yes, we are cosponsoring a fabulous contest with VividAlt where we'll be sending a lucky winner to Los Angeles to appear in a porn movie; you can check out the contest details here. Glad you asked! (avn.com)

· Tampa, Florida, does not want an adult trade show in their convention center. They prefer that you take your clothes off in one of the many strip clubs that the city is famous for. They do have a reputation to maintain. (tampabays10.com)

· Fellas, if you have to scratch down there, try and do it with a little class. We're not animals, after all. (boysstuff.co.uk, via wfmu.org)

· Fucking nazis. We hate those guys. (livejournal.com/wtf_omgz)

· A new study (and why they were studying this we don't know) says that hungry men prefer women with a little more meat on their bones. We think the real story is that guys who can't stop eating are just hungry for someone their own size. (bbc.co.uk, via Boing Boing)

· The war on shirtless men comes to Milwaukee. We know it's hot, but when you have a "keg" instead of a six-pack, try to keep it under wraps. (jsonline.com)

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· You know it's a slow news day when Jessica Alba sucking on a lollipop is enough to get our pulse racing. Of course, Jessica Alba picking food out of her teeth would probably be enough to do that too. (idontlikeyouinthatway.com)

· Then again, it isn't every day we come across a video clip featuring Connie Chung in a tight dress writhing around on a piano while singing painfull off key; fans of upskirt shots of middle-aged Asian women might want to examine it more closely than we did, though they'll probably want to turn down the volume first. (Gawker)

· While this washable strap-on saddle designed for kids and dads would make a great last minute Father's Day gift, it might also be perfect for that special submissive or pony play enthusiast in your life. Don't forget the matching knee pads! (cashelcompany.com - thanks Dennis)

· In an update to a story we posted about yesterday, Austin art teacher Tamara Hoover isn't going down without a fight—and she's using MySpace to rally support for her defense. Help her out, because the world needs more art ... and more sexy teachers willing to get naked for it. (kxan.com + myspace.com)

· It seems Joss Stone is working on a side project that pretty much consists of her walking around in various bikinis. It's not a bad business to be in though, should the music thing ever fall through. (egotastic.com)

· The rides at the fair never last long enough, but some girls found that flashing your boobs is a great way to get a few extra minutes of spin time. Plus, it's just a nice thing to do for the carnies. (indystar.com)

· We probably don't need to tell you that burlesque has been making a comeback for some time now, but it's nice to see that others are taking notice. Don't expect ABC to break out "Fan Dancing with the Stars" anytime soon, though. (canada.com)

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Another month, another schoolteacher being investigated for alleged inapproprite behavior: Texas news outlets are reporting on the case of Austin high school art teacher Tamara Hoover, who has been suspended from her job after school officials discovered topless pictures of her taken by her girlfriend—an artist and semiprofessional photographer herself—that appeared on Flickr and on Hoover's MySpace page. Sure, we'd understand what all the brouhaha was about if Hoover showed the photos to her students as lesson examples or something—as we've mentioned before, staring at your teacher's boobs in class might indeed be an distraction to scholarship—but we have a hard time figuring out why a few artsy nude shots she did in her extracurricular life would be a problem. (Then again, this is Texas we're talking about; we're only surprised they're not going after her for having a girlfriend, too.)

· "Teacher Might Be Dismissed For Pictures" (KXAN, Austin)
· "Ms. Hoover's Artistic Nudes" (savemanny.blogspot.com)
· Photos from Celesta Danger (flickr.com)

Previously: Sex-Crazed Teachers Gone Wild!, Pamela Rogers Cellphone Video, Wet Spots: US Bikini Team Teacher, Wet Spots: "Ass Whores 12", Debra Lafave Photos

JM Productions, along with its distributor and its owner, Jeff Steward, was indicted this week on several counts of obscenity based on the sale of certain videos—like "Gag Factor 17" and "American Bukkake"—to residents of northern Virginia.

Some online retailers have suspended sales of JM products for this reason. Here, then, is a review of a JM title not named in the indictment (we couldn't find a copy of one that had) but representative of JM's freewheeling, often humorous, consensual, and frequently disgusting style. - G. Ponante

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"Reverse Bukkake 2"

Studio: JM Productions
Director: Ashley Blue
Cast: Randy Rodman, Rick Masters, Rod Fontana, and 41 women, including Blue, Kami Andrews, Alana Skye, Celestia, Zora, Annabelle, and Gabriela Banks

Review by - G. Ponante

"Come on girls: This way," says Ashley Blue as she leads a group of women into a fieldlet in which a man would be drenched in their collective squirtings. "This is my boyfriend; and he's a loser."

Two of the three scenes in JM's "Reverse Bukkake 2" involve a woman leaving a man in a huff and the man being squirted upon by multiple women.

In the first scene Randy Rodman's girlfriend storms out, disgusted by his reverse bukkake fantasizing, and he enters the Realm of Dream, in which several women, including a few people I am sure I saw walking the street outside a Sepulveda Ave. Denny's, take turns squirting on him in a makeshift Terrordome which looks like that Steve Railsback episode of "The X-Files".

Kami Andrews appears to be the ringer in this movie, what with all her own teeth and all, but for Andrews to seem wholesome by comparison takes some doing.

As each woman finishes she leaves, so by the time most of the women have taken their turn hovering above Rodman's face, the room is echoing like an abandoned chapel in a flooded area.

The second scene is the most personally compelling. A man (Rick Masters) would rather smoke pot than have sex with Ashley Blue. He nods off and she leads the same group from Scene One into a woody glade to squirt on him. At least the Sepulveda Ave. girls were out in the sun.

In the final scene, 41 ladies squirt on Rod Fontana on a tennis court. Oddly enough, that sentence was how I mistranslated a passage of "The 12 Caesars" in high school.

While not being at liberty to divulge specifics of the shoot, such as how much each person was paid, I assume that the reason certain scenes seemed to empty out is that the bukkake talent were heading off to the next sequence, stopping to drink gallons of water in between. In a reverse bukkake, the talent rarely need a recovery period.

What is interesting about this movie is that the men are never given any release, other than a good hosing down. How can such an empowering movie for women come from a company branded obscene?

· "JM Productions, Others Under Federal Indictment" (xbiz.com)
· JM Productions (jerkoffzone.com)
· "Gag Order Factor: JM indicted for obscenity" (gramponante.com)

· If you've got something to sell, all you need to do is slap a soccer ball and a flag on it and you're in patriotic, sports-crazed business for the World Cup. See how a little red cross turns a boring old vibrator into the Victory Vibe? Hopefully, it finds the goal more often than some of those teams will. (lovehoney.co.uk)

· If jingoistic vibrators aren't your thing, can we interest you in an anatomically correct weenie roaster instead? Come on. You know you want it. (Gizmodo)

· It was a slow week for celebrity swimsuit photos (will summer ever arrive?) but we'll settle for these Christina Ricci poolside pics, mostly because we never realized she was such a fan of the ink. Or has she simply been hazed? (wwtdd.com)

· How do you turn a rap video from an obscure South Florida record label into one of the biggest hits in YouTube's history? A good beat, a catchy hook and, oh yeah ... about three million email addresses collected by the owners' network of porn and dating sites. See, not every spam message has to be about your penis! (youtube.com + nytimes.com; registration required)

· A conservative student newspaper was banned from Johns Hopkins University after criticizing the school for paying for famed porn director Chi Chi LaRue to speak on campus. Hey, we're all for promoting the super-secret-radically-evil porn agenda (whatever the hell that might be) but free speech is free speech, right? (xbix.com)

· AVN has now joined MySpace, although we think they may be lying about their age. Won't someone think of the children! (And yes, before you ask: We're working on it.) (myspace.com)

· Everything is more expensive in Manhattan, but just like designer handbags and suits you can find discounts on fake boobs and nose jobs at the world's largest outlet mall, a.k.a. Long Island. Same quality, lower prices, but stay away from the "I Can't Believe It's Not Botox!" (longislandpress.com)

· What could be more filthy than this Charmin commercial? Why, this ABC news headline: "No More Bear Meat In Glory Hole". (And if you don't know what we're talking about ... well, maybe you need to get out more.) (vividblurry.com + abclocal.go.com - thanks Jason)

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· Ever feel like you're not getting the full level of service you deserve when you're on the phone with one of those call centers in India? Don't blame it on the language barrier—your helpful customer care representative is probably just tired from all the sex and drugs he's been having with the girl in the next cubicle. (timesonline.co.uk)

· Following up on the Spencer Tunick news from yesterday, some police officers in Britain have been accused of selling close-up, closed circuit television images of the participants in his U.K. shoot last year. So much for that "safety in numbers" concept. (nzherald.co.nz)

· .XXX: the domain that refuses to die! (theinquirer.net)

· The good news: Winona Ryder's bare breasts make a much-anticipated appearance in Richard Linklater's upcoming "A Scanner Darkly". The bad news: the boobies in question are animated. (cinematical.com)

· Google is claiming victory in its "porn probe fight" (mmm, probes) with the government over search data subpoenaed by the Department of Justice: the company says it will submit some URL data but will not turn over information on search queries from its users. Then again, you don't have to worry anyway because you find your porn on Fleshbot instead of searching for it from scratch ... er, right? (zdnet.co.uk)

· Meanwhile, art photographer Barbara Nitke's federal obscenity charge* appeal was denied by the Supreme Court this week. Be afraid. Be very afraid. (latimes.com) (*Update - see comments below.)

Thumbnail via Barbara Nitke: The Sexuality Project (barbarnitke.com)

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Once upon a time there were plenty of reasons to visit social networking site Tribe.net, even if you weren't a member; the online community fostered groups with open dialogues about sex and culture and created resources for MILF fans, armpit fetishists, and cocksucking enthusiasts that everyone could enjoy. But in a sad turn of events yesterday, Tribe has voluntarily applied 2257 record-keeping requirements across the board for all users and groups in its architecture, thus removing a lot of worthwhile content and making group leaders like me feel more like the headmistress at a very bad boys' school ... and not in the way I'd like. It's time for a report card: See how Tribe scores on its 2257 implementation after the jump. V. Blue

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Excecution: D
Oh dear, someone didn't do their homework. Tribe has removed the "mature" age verification that used to appear on pageviews, and instead made the groups "private". This means that you can't see the Tribe unless you're in it. But more importantly, it gives no reason for non-members to even look at Tribe—even if you just want to follow the very unsexy, no-image discussions on sex education events in The Center for Sex and Culture's Tribe.

Critical Thinking: F
An essential survival skill for all extracurricular activities is critical thinking, and here's where Tribe.net shows what they're made of. Does it make sense to apply 2257 laws to any social networking site, such as Tribe, Friendster, or Orkut? Only if there's another agenda involved. According to emails sent to users, Tribe.net is putting themselves in the "republishing" category where "pornography, sexually explicit conduct and 'obscenity' are concerned.

Now we have to get out the dunce cap: It's important not to confuse obscenity with "sexually explicit behavior." Whether something is obscene has no impact on whether 2257 applies to it, nor is 2257 content rescued by "redeeming social value" or a context of supportive community standards. That's exactly why the Abu Ghraib torture photos are in no danger of being deemed obscene, but could (at least technically) still be prosecuted under 2257. So Tribe.net is essentially interpreting 2257 record keeping laws under its own definition, and is attempting to define what constitutes obscenity for all its members, no matter where they're located.

According to Jason Schultz, staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Tribe.net "can't be held to 2257 requirements for things they don't exercise traditional editorial content control over. Otherwise, all ISPs who host 3rd party websites would be liable as well, and the law explicitly says that isn't true. So as long as Tribe as a company isn't editing the content, they can host any groups they want that have sexually explicit material, even if it qualifies under 2257's weirdo definitions. Moreover, if Tribe had a backbone, they could join the suit to overthrow 2257; it wouldn't even cost them much, since the Free Speech Coalition is already leading the charge."

Effort: A +
If Tribe.net were jockying for a position in the Justice Department, they'd surely get into the second round of interviews (that is, before the FBI realized that they were all a bunch of hellbound San Francisco hippies in Birkenstocks). But it's not the government that Tribe is out to please by being so heavy-handed with content regulation; I'm sure that in no time they'll be getting offers of bailout revenue from Fox and ClearChannel based on their clean-minded stance—which will hopefully arrive in time to shore up the ailing cash flow, as evidenced by Tribe.net's increasingly heavy handed advertising.

Community Spirit: F
Do we have S-P-I-R-I-T!? Yes we do! Does Tribe.net? Well, if making online communities everywhere worry that putting up a naked picture on the internet is now a federal crime, then that would certainly be showing some kind of spirit.

Someone needs to be kept after school and made to write "I will not use 2257 laws for my own site administration tactics" on the chalkboard at least 100 times. Or else I get out the real paddle.

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Read more at "Tribe and 2257: Extended Dance Remix" (tinynibbles.com).

See also:
· "Big Changes at Tribe.net" (sfist.com)
· Blogger's FAQ: Adult Material (eff.org)
· "Tribe.net self-censoring to conform with 2257 porn laws?" (boingboing.net)
· Tribe.net discussion of 2257 self-application (Tribe.net)

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Previously: Fleshbot 2257 Archives, 2257 Updates, 2257 Lies, "Bound and Gagged" Bound and Gagged?

· Your Tax Dollars at Work, Part 2,974: Hartford, CT police shut down home-operated BDSM site for no other apparent reason than the fact that neighbors reported "suspicious activity" and cars with out-of-state licence plates parked at operator's house. (courant.com; see also updates @ EmpressM.net - via Boing Boing)

· Meanwhile, NowThats FuckedUp.com webmaster Chris Wilson is jailed after refusing to shut down his site after his arrest in October. We're considering baking him a big pink cake with a file in it just to show our appreciation for running all those hot naked military babe pics over the last couple of years. (news.tbo.com)

· AdAge collects the ten (mostly sex-related) ads America never got to see during 2005 ... most of which were featured on Adrants anyway, but why quibble? (adage.com + adrants.com)

· Sexy women golfers, the penile-enhancing merits of steroid use, and more Anna Kournikova analogues than you can shake a racquet at ... all part of Jeff Merron's 2005 Sex & Sports wrapup at ESPN. (sports.espn.go.com)

· What those Worst Case Survival Guides never told you: how to masturbate at the office or your grandmother's house and not get caught. (nationallampoon.com)

· This just in: those models with perfect skin and full, rounded breasts you see in magazines may have been digitally enhanced. (Flash @ demo.fb.se, via Metafilter)

· Enough with all those hot chicks in Santa hats ... where were all the hot chicks in yarmulke bras this year? (yarmulkebra.com, via WOW Report)

· That buzzing sound you hear on the streets of Tokyo isn't just traffic; Japan's Mainichi Daily reports on mass vibrator use among young Japanese women. (asiansexgazette.com)

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Student council members of the University of California at San Diego are expected to vote today whether to ban a student-produced show on university television which featured UCSD senior Steve York having sex with an (unidentified) professional porn actress last week. While we here at Fleshbot applaud Mr. York's pluck and firmly believe in the right to free expression, we also believe that one should not force one's sexual exploits upon an unsuspecting public without having done at least a few sit-ups and/or spent a few hours in a tanning bed first. We still have some standards.

· "Racy show may spur ban on porn on UCSD TV station" (signonsandiego.com)
· Stevie Why Productions/Koala TV (video downloads + photo gallery @ steviewhy.com)

Previously: Watch Us Fuck, Michigan Gay Porn Scandal!, Boink Magazine, Sex Week at Yale

Bad news from the front lines of the War on Pornography, at least where our side is concerned: after a nine month trial in which New York-based fetish photographer Barbara Nitke and the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom attempted to challenge certain provisions of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, a federal appeals panel yesterday ruled against the plaintiffs and "refused to find unconstitutional a law making it a crime to send obscenity over the Internet to children", according to the Associated Press (as if forcing her material onto children over the internet was part of Nitke's agenda in the first place). What effect the ruling will have on an adult online community still reeling from the US government's new 2257 regulations remains to be seen, but it's worth keeping in mind what lawyer John Wirenius wrote on his weblog following the decision: "The fightin' is in rounds. This is round 1."

· "New York judges refuse to say Internet obscenity law is unconstitutional" (AP @ NY Newsday)
· Nitke v. Ashcroft (resources and info @ sethf.com)
· "Nitke v. Ashcroft: Decision" (lawyer John Wirenius @ LiveJournal)

See also:
· Barbara Nitke: The Sexuality Project (portfolio @ barbaranitke.com)
· National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (ncsfreedom.org)
Thumbnail: Athena Starr in "Piggies" (1983) by Barbara Nitke

Previously: Nitke vs. Ashcroft, Obscenity Task Force, Obscenity, Then and Now, XXX Law, US vs. Extreme Associates, Round 2, War On Pornography, Porn Free!, "Perversion For Profit"