Seems to me it is high time that certain folks in the industry buried the hatchet, let bygones be bygones, and start getting organised to fight this multi-frontal assault from right-wing jesus junkies (in which I include the current US administration).

Ask Playboy, owners of Club Jenna: 'At the current rate of progress, how long before anal is ruled to be 'obscene'?'

Ask the internet people: 'If they get Ray Guhn, who are they gonna get next?'

Ask the Internet Convention people: 'How will convention attendances be affected by the prospect of foreign or out-of-state webmasters being arrested upon arrival?'

Ask the online retailers and rental outlets: 'How much is it going to keep costing you to dispose of products that have all of a sudden become 'obscene' and thus illegal?'

The industry needs to approach this as one, and with a united front. If that means having to club together to defend the likes of Rob Black and Max Hardcore, so be it. Don't let the God Botherers draw first blood, as it will only encourage and embolden them further.