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NEW YORK -- A red-light district tentatively cleared for construction on the Internet -- the ''.xxx'' domain -- is being billed by backers as giving the online porn industry an opportunity to clean up its act. A distinct online sector for the salacious will reduce the chances of Internet users accidentally stumbling onto porn sites, they argue. If only it were so simple. Zoning in cyberspace has always been a daunting proposition, and participation in the porn domain will be voluntary. Even if it's voluntary, supporters say, adult sites will have incentives to use ''.xxx.'' ''If the carrot's big enough,...

WASHINGTON -- The naked truth, the Supreme Court says, is that the Constitution's free speech guarantee doesn't protect a police officer who used the Internet to sell videotapes of himself stripping off his uniform and pretending to write tickets. The court traditionally has been very protective of speech rights. But justices had no sympathy Monday for a former San Diego officer who uses the Internet name "codestud3," a play on words incorporating the term for an emergency police call. The policeman, identified in court papers only as "John Roe," contended his free speech rights were violated when his bosses learned...

Comparing pornography to heroin, researchers on Thursday called on Congress to finance studies on "porn addiction" and launch a public health campaign about the dangers. "We're so afraid to talk about sex in our society that we really give carte blanche to the people who are producing this kind of material," said James B. Weaver, a Virginia Tech professor who studies the impact of pornography. Internet pornography is corrupting children and hooking adults into an addiction that threatens their jobs and families, a panel of anti-porn advocates told the hearing organized by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., chairman of the Commerce...

Coming to a commerical movie theare near you: Jenna Jameson? The buxom porn star is in talks to bring her life story as a surgically enhanced nudie star to film.The film will be based on the sexpot's book 'How to Make Love Like a Porn Star.'Question is now, who does Hollywood cast in the role of Jenna Jameson? The adult film star was said to have been interested in Kate Hudson, but balked at the idea when she realized that the actress was not as 'endowed' as Jameson.Jameson says that fans have thrown a few casting ideas her way, with...

Italy's 'king of porn' retires with 1,300 films under his belt ROME, June 23 (AFP) - Retiring from porn stardom with 1,300 films under his belt, Italian actor Rocco Siffredi claims he is still up to the job but is quitting for "family reasons," the daily La Repubblica reported. "My children are growing up, and I can no longer just say 'Dad is going to work to make money for the family.' They want to know more," he said of his two sons, aged seven and four. "It's not my body, which is holding up very well, but for family...

Prosecutors will shut down dozens of porn shops, including some in Central Texas By Steven Kreytak AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Saturday, June 12, 2004 The U.S. government will shut dozens of adult video stores across Texas, including stores in Austin, Round Rock and eastern Travis County, after a Texas adult video store mogul and his son pleaded guilty in an Austin federal court Friday. John K. Coil, 62, of Highland Village, a Dallas suburb, admitted mailing fraudulent tax returns and transporting obscene materials. Coil's 23-year-old son John A. Coil, also of Highland Village, admitted making false statements on a tax return. The...

Porn 3X more popular than searches Tracking firm finds that 18.8% of U.S. Web visits were to 'adult' sites, 5.5% to top search engines. June 4, 2004: 4:18 PM EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online porn sites get about three times more visits than the top Web search engines, including market leader Google Inc., a research firm said Thursday. Web sites categorized as "adult" accounted for about 18.8 percent of all Internet visits by U.S. users in the week ending May 29. Meanwhile, the category that contains search engines dominated by Yahoo, MSN and Google, accounted for about 5.5 percent,...

<p>Kathy Holden was trailing a Humvee through Memphis one day when she saw an X-rated film playing on a screen inside the sport-utility vehicle.</p> <p>As a growing number of motorists outfit their cars with DVD players, ''dirty driving'' could become more common as a distraction for drivers or as viewable for passengers -- as well as passersby.</p>

NEW YORK - After 35 years in the business of titillating and offending, pornographer Al Goldstein says his magazine can't compete anymore. The audience is just as large, he says, but the Internet has transformed the product and its delivery. Just over a month ago, Goldstein stopped publishing Screw magazine and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, giving him a chance to cut costs, relaunch the magazine and refocus attention on his Web site. Similar pressures are seen throughout the adult publishing field. Bob Guccione's General Media Inc., for instance, has also filed for Chapter 11 protection, although the company's trademark...

September 13, 2002 Pornography a growing problem, national activist tells KC group By Erik Petersen The Kansas City Star September 13, 2002 Pornography hurts the women it exploits, the men it addicts and the children it traps, a national anti-pornography leader said Thursday in Kansas City. Jerry Kirk, chairman of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families, came to Kansas City to help announce the launch of Kansas City for the Protection of Children and Families. The group plans to focus on children and teen-agers with a message that counteracts not only pornography, but also the overly...

An Egyptian couple have been sentenced to jail for posting pornographic pictures of themselves on their website. An appeals court in the country has upheld a six-month prison sentence for the married couple. They were convicted of debauchery, posting sexually explicit materials and encouraging lewdness. They were originally arrested in March. Their identities have not been revealed. It is not the first time the authorities have ventured online to uphold the country's moral laws. Previously police have arrested gay men accused of soliciting for sex on the internet.