Editing Playboy (section)

==Litigation and legal issues==

In 1966, [[Jane Fonda]] filed a $17.5 million lawsuit against ''Playboy'' for publishing nude photos without her consent.<ref>{{cite book|last=Davidson|first=Bill|title=Jane Fonda: An Intimate Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VV5ZAAAAMAAJ|date=1990|page=93|publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson|isbn=0-283-99641-2|access-date=July 24, 2021|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415184634/https://books.google.com/books?id=VV5ZAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=WP66>{{cite newspaper|journal=[[Washington Post]]|date=August 28, 1966|title=Sues|page=A26}}</ref> As part of her settlement, the February 1971 issue contained a full-page ad in support of the [[Vietnam Veterans Against the War]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Mayday 1971|author=Lawrence Roberts|year=2020|publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]|ISBN=978-1-328-76672-4|page=90-91}}</ref>

[[Stacy Arthur]], Playboy's Playmate of the Month for January, 1991, filed a $70 million lawsuit against Playboy Enterprises Inc. and others alleging she was raped and sodomized by three Playboy employees on October 6, 1991, at the Playboy mansion in Los Angeles and that inaction by the magazine led to the death of her husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/10/08/Former-Playboy-centerfold-sues-magazine/4786718516800/|title=Former Playboy centerfold sues magazine|publisher=[[United Press International]]|access-date=5 February 2023|date=8 October 1992}}</ref>{{update after|2022|2}}

On January 14, 2004, the [[Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals]] ruled that Playboy Enterprises Inc.'s trademark terms "Playboy" and "Playmate" should be protected in the situation where a user typing "Playboy" or "Playmate" in a [[Web browser|browser]] search was instead shown advertisements of companies that competed with PEI. This decision reversed an earlier district court ruling. The suit started on April 15, 1999, when Playboy sued [[Excite (web portal)|Excite Inc.]] and [[Netscape Communications Corporation|Netscape]] for trademark infringement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-1024-5146502.html |title=Netscape, Playboy settle search trademark case - CNET News.com |publisher=News.cnet.com |access-date=December 7, 2011}}</ref>
{{Further|Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Netscape Communications Corp.}}

=== {{anchor|Bans on the sale of ''Playboy''}}Censorship ===

Many in the American religious community opposed the publication of ''Playboy''. The [[Louisiana]] pastor and author L.&nbsp;L.&nbsp;Clover wrote in his 1974 treatise, ''Evil Spirits, Intellectualism and Logic'', that ''Playboy'' encouraged young men to view themselves as "pleasure-seeking individuals for whom sex is fun and women are play things."<ref>L. L. Clover, ''Evil Spirits, Intellectualism and Logic'' ([[Minden, Louisiana]]: Louisiana Missionary Baptist Institute and Seminary, 1974), pp. 18–19.</ref>

In many parts of Asia, including India, [[mainland China]], [[Myanmar]], Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and Brunei, sale and distribution of ''Playboy'' is banned. In addition, sale and distribution is banned in most Muslim countries (except Lebanon<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2003-03-30/entertainment/18232125_1_arabic-version-arab-world-al-jazeera-satellite-channel | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523193732/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2003-03-30/entertainment/18232125_1_arabic-version-arab-world-al-jazeera-satellite-channel | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 23, 2012 | location=New York | work=Daily News | title= Foreign Web sites offer alternate perspectives on the conflict in Iraq| first=Michelle | last=Megna | date=March 30, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=244050&lang=e&dir=news |title=Middle East and Arab World Headline News |website=Al Bawaba |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=December 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618163752/http://www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=244050&lang=e&dir=news |archive-date=June 18, 2012 }}</ref> and Turkey) including Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Despite the ban on the magazine in these countries, the official ''Playboy'' brand itself can still appear on various merchandise, such as perfume and deodorants.

While banned in mainland China, the magazine is sold in Hong Kong. In Japan, where [[Censorship of pornography in Japan|genitals of models cannot be shown]], a separate edition was published under license by [[Shueisha]].{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} An Indonesian edition was launched in April 2006, but controversy started before the first issue hit the stands. Though the publisher said the content of the Indonesian edition will be different from the original edition, the government tried to ban it by using anti-pornography rules.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}} A Muslim organization, the [[Islamic Defenders Front]] (IDF), opposed ''Playboy'' on the grounds of pornography. On April 12, about 150 IDF members clashed with police and stoned the editorial offices. Despite this, the edition quickly sold out. On April 6, 2007, the chief judge of the case dismissed the charges because they had been incorrectly filed.<ref>{{cite news|title='Playboy' charges thrown out of court|author=Thompson, G.|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-04-05/playboy-charges-thrown-out-of-court/2235604|newspaper=ABC News|date=April 5, 2007|access-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref>

In 1986, the American convenience store chain [[7-Eleven]] removed the magazine. The store returned ''Playboy'' to its shelves in late 2003. 7-Eleven had also been selling ''Penthouse'' and other similar magazines before the ban.<ref>John Rettie, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-19-me-541-story.html?_amp=true "7-Eleven's Ban on Playboy Magazine"], "L.A. Times", April 19, 1986. Retrieved October 29, 2021.</ref><ref>Charles Storch, [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-04-11-8601260506-story,amp.html "7-Eleven Won't Sell Adult Magazines"], ''Chicago Tribune'', April 11, 1986. Retrieved October 29, 2021.</ref>

In 1995, ''Playboy'' was returned to shelves in the Republic of Ireland after a 36-year ban, despite staunch opposition from many women's groups.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JN0gAAAAIBAJ&dq=playboy%20ireland&pg=2550%2C4757731 |title=Censors lift ban on Playboy |access-date=November 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102123138/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JN0gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B2sFAAAAIBAJ&dq=playboy%20ireland&pg=2550,4757731 |archive-date=January 2, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''Playboy'' was not sold in the state of [[Queensland, Australia]], during 2004 and 2005, but returned as of 2006. Due to declining sales, the last Australia-wide edition of ''Playboy'' was the January 2000 issue.<ref>[https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/discover/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/freedom-then-freedom-now/too-rude-queensland "Too Rude For Queensland"], ''State Library of Queensland''. Retrieved October 29, 2021.</ref>{{Better source needed|date=October 2021}}

In 2013, ''Playboy'' was cleared by the [[United States Department of Defense|Pentagon]] of violating its rule against selling sexually explicit material on military property, but the base exchanges stopped selling it anyway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/military-green-lights-playboy-and-penthouse-before-banning-them/ |title=Military Green Lights Playboy and Penthouse Before Banning Them |website=Outsidethebeltway.com |date=August 1, 2013 |access-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref>

In March 2018, ''Playboy'' announced that they would be deactivating their [[Facebook]] accounts due to the "sexually repressive" nature of the social media platform and their [[Criticism of Facebook#Privacy issues|mismanagement of user data]] resulting from the [[Cambridge Analytica]] problem.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |url=http://adage.com/article/digital/playboy-deletes-facebook-account-citing-values/312901/ |title=Now Playboy Deletes Its Facebook Account, Citing Values |work=[[Advertising Age]] |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=March 28, 2018 |access-date=March 29, 2018 }}</ref>