From St. Petersburg Times:
Pornographer sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison
“Bucklew sentenced the man known as Max Hardcore to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for selling and distributing his messy, sometimes violent videos in Tampa. She also made him forfeit three Web sites, fined him $7,500, ordered him to face three years of probation after his prison sentence and fined his company, Max World Entertainment, $75,000.

Tampa jurors convicted Little in June on 10 counts of selling obscene material on the Internet and 10 counts of shipping it to Tampa through the U.S. mail.”

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“Little’s attorneys, who argued his films were protected by the First Amendment, said they plan to appeal.”

I don’t like Hardcore’s style of porn but I think he should be allowed to produce it. Frankly, the only thing obscene about his case is that he was found guilty.

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From XBiz:
Anti-pornography Crusader Stripped of Law License
“A Florida attorney who filed numerous anti-pornography lawsuits has been stopped in his tracks: the Florida Supreme Court ruled that he should be disbarred.

The attorney, Jack Thompson, told the website Law.com that he plans to file a request for an emergency stay in U.S. District Court in Miami, where he has filed a civil rights complaint against the Florida Supreme Court, the Florida Bar and a judge.

The Supreme Court’s four-page order summarized 10 acts of unprofessional behavior by Thompson over the past three years.”

Monica’s comment on the $pread blog sums up my feelings-”I love how in the Fox News Parallel Universe(TM), this guy is a “first amendment lawyer.” I suppose it’s technically true; he’s just in favor of trampling on rather than protecting it. (Seriously, though, this man sounds hilarious: “Thompson made false statements to courts, falsely accused a judge of fixing cases and accused lawyers who filed complaints against him of being ‘criminal pornographers who objectify women.’” That’s what I call all my enemies!)”

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From XBiz:
Hustler to Parody GOP’s VP Nominee With ‘Nailin’ Palin’
“Sarah Palin won’t be the only politician parodied in the upcoming Hustler Video production “Nailin’ Palin.” Hillary Clinton and Condoleeza Rice look-alikes will share themselves sexually with the GOP vice president nominee.

The “sexy hockey mom” will be played by adult star Lisa Ann in the upcoming feature, which has garnered substantial buzz in the tabloids and the blogosphere. Hustler spokeswoman Julie Ambrose confirmed reports that veteran adult star Nina Hartley will star as Hillary Rodham Clinton.”

As I said when I posted this on $pread’s blog -”Man, Larry Flint kicks some ass! I love this idea and also love that Nina Hartley is going to play Hillary Clinton.

Although Barack Obama is hot too. Do we get a porno parodying him as well?”

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I had hoped to have an update on the Wild/Subway story. I wrote Subway and received a generic “we care about your concerns and will contact you shortly” response.

It’s been a month and I still haven’t heard from them. I’ll try contacting them again.

Posted by Vixen in News, Sex Workers