MADRID—During its first 15 months in existence, gay adult studio Stag Homme LLC released a best-selling DVD, launched a website, signed three exclusive performers, produced a popular gay-porn reality series and shot several short features specifically for online distribution.

Founders and real-life couple Damien Crosse and Francesco D’Macho are pretty darn proud of themselves for what they have accomplished, but they said they haven’t forgotten the fans who made them successful.

“We at Stag Homme have strived this year to make a home for extraordinary porn that is both cutting edge and beautiful,” the couple wrote in an email. “We can look back upon this year with great satisfaction and pride in reaching our goal. We are also tremendously grateful to the Stag Homme community. Thank you for all your support and feedback that you have given us throughout 2009.”

After launching their exclusive-content website in early October 2008, Crosse and D’Macho set out to conquer the DVD world. During the third quarter of 2009 they released Stag Fight through Raging Stallion, and the title went on to become one of the best-selling DVDs in Raging Stallion’s online store.

The guys plan to release a sequel, Stag Reel, Jan. 29, 2010. A sneak peek at the new title is available at StagHomme.com, as part of the studio’s gay-porn reality series, Stag TV. Spanish photographer Alvaro Villarrubia lensed a special segment about the making of the DVD, and D’Macho and Crosse incorporated the material into “Stag TV: Season Two—the Finale.” That episode also included appearances by Wilfried Knight, Max Schutler, Scott Tanner, Tony Aziz, Jean Franko and Lucio Saints, in addition to Stag Homme exclusives Tomy Hawk, Bruno Fernandez Gutierrez and Biktor Vossou.

“Stag TV gives you a comic-yet-sexy view of the porn world which you won’t find anywhere else,” Crosse said.

The second-season finale also takes viewers behind the scenes of Raging Stallion Studios’ sequel to Arabesque and two of Stag Homme’s online features, Skyscrapers and Spycam 2.

In December, Stag Homme introduced muscular Hungarian newcomer Rob Nelson to fans in the intimate, unscripted Eros, which headliner D’Macho described as “a sensual, versatile fuck galore.”

“Eros focuses on a higher form of sex,” he said. “It’s about everything that is beautiful and poetic about sex. This XXX feature is over half an hour of intense and passionate lovemaking between the two lovers.”

On Tuesday, Stag Homme introduced a new feature shot in Miami, Orlando vs. Matthew. In the short flick, Matthew Rush and Spanish gay-porn favorite Orlando Toro settle their differences in aggressive carnal ways.

In 2010, Crosse and D’Macho plan to take the studio in new directions they see as “envelope shredding,” though they have not yet revealed details. However, they promised their content will not lose its edge. In fact, they look forward to creating more of the “daring guerrilla footage” and “creative fantasy content” they consider Stag Homme’s stock in trade.

“Even though we are happy with where the studio has come to, we can assure you that this is merely the beginning,” the pair wrote in an email. “There are still plenty of envelopes to shred, and we wouldn’t dream of giving up the task to anyone else.”

For more information about Crosse, D’Macho and Stag Homme, visit StagHomme.com. For wholesale information, contact Raging Stallion.

EVERETT, Wash.—The long-running campaign in Snohomish County to rein in drive-through coffee stands featuring nearly nude baristas will culminate Jan. 7 in new laws that will apply to an estimated half-dozen businesses that are in the county but outside the city limits of Everett, Washington.

“The County Council voted unanimously on Dec. 9 to regulate businesses as adult entertainment if employees show too much skin in public,” reports the Herald. “The council also strengthened the county’s lewd conduct law, including tougher penalties and clarifying definitions for public places. That law also holds business owners and managers accountable for allowing lewd conduct.”

The new rules prohibit baristas from wearing such things as thongs or pasties that don’t fully cover rear ends or the bottom portion of the breasts, but they do not prevent workers from wearing bikinis in public.

The move comes after a long campaign by local citizens who were instrumental in pushing the county to enact the new laws. “We’re planning to go to the Everett City Council as sort of a next step,” said Shahram Hadian, who has organized local opposition to the controversial stands.

“Past complaints have included baristas flashing customers and performing simulated sex acts, as well as employees wearing thongs, pasties and other skimpy clothing,” reports the Herald. “The county’s new rules already appear to be moderating behavior even before they take effect,” Hadian said.

“I definitely think it’s had an impact,” he added. “The word has gotten out and they have toned down.”

According to one of the coffee-stand owners, however, the new rules will have little impact on business.

“It’s not a problem,” said Bill Wheeler, the owner of the Grab-N-Go chain of bikini espresso stands. “My girls look just as beautiful in a bikini as they would in pasties anyways.”

Of perhaps greater significance to the county is its inability to conduct future inspections not only of the coffee stands, but of any adult establishment. According to the Herald, the county auditor is responsible for inspecting all such businesses, including adult bookstores and strip clubs, but since 2008, it has lost its three field inspectors—one was laid off, another resigned and a third retired. None have been replaced.

So, while the new laws will now be on the books, it appears that the honor code and community vigilance will ensure that they are obeyed. But for the relatively few citizens who managed to stir the outrage pot that led to the new laws, however, the marketplace seems to be speaking equally loudly.

After one of Wheeler’s stands changed to more family-friendly attire about a month ago, he estimated business dropped by about 95 percent.

“I don’t plan on doing that with any other stand,” he told the Herald. “Nobody wants to buy coffee from a clothing stand.”

By AVN

DELHI—The world had a good chuckle this week after it was revealed that the 86-year-old governor of a province in India resigned after a sex tape was released that showed him in bed with three young women, but the story veils what’s really going on in a country whose citizens search for “sex” on the internet more than any other people in the world.

Search queries for “sex” are coming back minus the sex. In fact, a recent investigation by the Guardian has uncovered an astonishing amount of censorship by some of the most trafficked portals in the world, including Flickr, Bing and Yahoo!.

“The Yahoo search engine and Flickr photo-sharing site (owned by Yahoo) altered their sites earlier this month to prevent users in India from switching off the safe-search facility. The block also applies to users in Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea,” reports the paper. “Microsoft has also barred Indian users of its Bing search engine from searching for sexual content. Users who do try to search for sexual material receive a notice informing them that ‘your country or region requires a strict Bing SafeSearch setting, which filters out results that might return adult content.’”

The restricted access is apparently the result of changes to India's Information Technology Act of 2000, which bans the publication of pornographic material. That law is based on a 150-year-old statute (section 292 of the Indian penal code) that defines obscenity as "any content that is lascivious and that will appeal to prurient interest or the effect of which is to tend to deprave or corrupt the minds of those who are likely to see, read or hear the same."

“In October,” says the Guardian, “the scope of the 2000 act was widened to enable action to be taken against a wide range of providers, from internet search engines and internet service providers to cyber-cafes. Under the new law, they are obliged to exercise due diligence and disable access to any content which contravenes the act. Failure to do so carries a three-year jail sentence and a fine of up to 500,000 rupees.” That amount converts to $10,744.60.

Such large-scale censorship in a democracy that, like America, is deeply conflicted about its attitudes toward sex should be of profound concern to civil libertarians in the United States who believe it can’t happen here or that the massive internet portals upon which we are all increasingly dependent will ultimately stand up and defend the ability of individuals to freely access the internet.

Despite the fact that Yahoo! is an American corporation, the Flickr website explains that "Flickr is a global community made up of many different kinds of people.

“What's OK in your backyard may not be OK in theirs. Each one of us bears the responsibility of categorizing our own content within this landscape. So, we've introduced some filters to help everyone try to get along.

"If your Yahoo! ID is based in Singapore, Hong Kong, India or Korea you will only be able to view safe content based on your local terms of service (this means you won't be able to turn SafeSearch off)."

What it also means is that, under the right circumstances, Flickr will block our search results in a New York minute, too.

By PNN

Larry Flynt sued his nephews for infringing on his famous trademark when they launched their own smut business. Flynt won the suit, but could not convince the jury that his nephews invaded his privacy and were liable for the substantial attorney fees both sides rang up. In the end, it was a draw.

The trial, complete with big-screen TVs that were used repeatedly to display blown-up photos of porn DVD boxes featuring naked women on the front and people engaged in all sorts of contortions on the back, lasted only four days. The jury consisted of four men and four women.

Flynt told the LA Times that he felt there is a “thin line” to what society has come to accept in the realm of porn. He continued saying, “but if you get too trashy, people will get uncomfortable.” The Times article Continued:

Flynt took the stand Tuesday in the first day of his federal trademark infringement trial against his nephews, Jimmy Jr. and Dustin, who earlier this year launched their own line of adult films under the name “Flynt.” Calling their films “inferior products” and “knock-off goods,” the porn mogul promptly sued, accusing them of trying to ride on the coattails of his fame and muddying the quality his customers have come to expect from his products.

The younger Flynts contend that they have a right to do business under their own name and that their uncle is just trying to stomp out competition. They say they’ve built up their own name in the industry over the years by working for the Hustler empire.

The porn mogul didn’t mix words when he said, “The junk they publish hurts my reputation, which in turn hurts my revenue.”

The nephews launched their own company after their uncle fired them from executive positions at Larry Flynt Publications in November 2007. Jimmy Jr., 37, had worked there for 17 years, starting in the mailroom. His 34-year-old brother had been there 10 years.

“I felt they were doing a horrible job,” their 67-year-old uncle testified.

Meanwhile, Jimmy Flynt Jr. said he has already launched a new Web site that he believes meets the requirements of the jury’s ruling. It contains both his and his brother’s first names, as well as the disclaimer, “Larry Flynt is not affiliated with and does not endorse this.”

Dustin Flynt, said it was difficult to go into a court battle against his uncle, but contends that his films are anything but trashy.

“We’re bringing elegance back to erotica,” he told the Times.

As if the holiday get-togethers weren’t exciting enough at the Flynt family household, now they are going to be downright awkward.