An Indonesian edition of Playboy launched in April 2006, but the controversy started before the first issue was published. Even the publisher said that the content of the Indonesian edition will be different from the original edition but the government was trying hard to ban it by using anti-pornography rules, since the Indonesian government cannot ban any medium. A local Muslim organization, the Islamic Defenders Front (IDF), also opposed to Playboy being published on the grounds that it is pornography. On April 12 a group of about 150 IDF members clashed with police and stoned the editorial offices of the magazine. Despite this controversy, the edition quickly sold out. On 6 April 2007 the chief judge of the case dismissed the charges because they had been incorrectly filed.[3]

In 1986, the American convenience store chain 7-Eleven removed the magazine from its stores. The store returned Playboy to its shelves in late 2003. Curiously, 7-Eleven stores had also been selling Penthouse and other, more extreme, magazines before the ban. In bookstores throughout the world, it is common for Playboy, as well as other adult publications, to be put on a higher shelf than other magazines, thus keeping them out of the reach of most children. They are also often wrapped in opaque plastic bags so as to not reveal the cover.

Playboy was not sold in the State of Queensland, Australia during 2004 and 2005 but has returned as of 2006. Furthermore, due to declining sales, the last edition of the Australian edition of "Playboy" published was the January 2000 issue.

[edit] Litigation
On the January 14, 2004, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Playboy Enterprises Inc.’s (PEI) trademark terms "Playboy" and "Playmate" should be protected even in Internet searches that prompt pop-up advertisements. The suit originally started on April 15, 1999, when Playboy sued Excite Inc. and Netscape for trademark infringement. Attorneys Barry Felder, Catherine McGrath and Matthew Moren represented Playboy.

[edit] Photographers
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Many notable photographers have contributed work to Playboy, including Richard Fegley, William Figge, Arny Freytag, Ron Harris, David Mecey, Russ Meyer, Pompeo Posar, Suze Randall, Herb Ritts, Stephen Wayda, Sam Wu, and Bunny Yeager.

[edit] Modeling payouts
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Year Amount
1959-1960 $500
1961-1965 $1,000
1966-1967 $2,500
1968-1969 $3,000
1970-1977 $5,000
1978-1983 $10,000
1984-1989 $15,000
1990-1999 $20,000
2000-2006 $25,000
Playmate of the Year Modeling Payouts Year Amount
1960-1963 $500 plus $250 bonus
1982-today $140,000, an automobile, and a motorbike.

During the 1960s and 1970s all PMOY’s received pink automobiles, the hue of pink used was known as "Playmate Pink", the same shade as awarded to Mary Kay’s independent sales force, a frequent source of confusion.

[edit] Photo editing
There is some controversy over airbrushing (or, in recent times, image editing) that is done on the photos featured in the magazine. Some readers say that this kind of photo-editing takes away from authenticity and makes photographs look unnatural.

One example was the case of Pamela Anderson and the "disappearing labia". In Pamela’s original Playboy appearance in the issue of February 1990, there was a rear-view photo with her legs slightly apart and her labia minora plainly visible. In reprints in later "Newsstand Specials" as well as a poster-sized print, Pamela had been "defeminized," this area having been painted over in the color of the object in front of which she was standing.

Similarly, in Rena Mero’s ("Sable") first Playboy shoot, one photo of Mero lying on her back was edited to add extra pubic hair over her genitalia. However, in the 50th Anniversary issue, this picture was printed in its original, unedited state.

Rival adult magazine Hustler and owner Larry Flynt has often been critical of Playboy and their airbrushing. This has often led Hustler to promote the fact that their nude pictorials are never airbrushed and are completely natural. This is a separate issue from whether the models are completely natural: that is, free of silicone breast implants.

[edit] Firsts
First Issue with two-page centerfold: February 1954 (Margaret Scott)
First issue with Leroy Neiman’s Femlin: August 1955
First issue with a Playmate showing pubic hair: February 1956 (Marguerite Empey)
First issue with a three-page centerfold: March 1956 (Marian Stafford)
First issue with a Vargas girl: March 1957
First issue with two Playmates for Playmate of the Month: October 1958 (Pat Sheehan and Mara Corday)
First issue with Ian Fleming story: March 1960
First issue with Playboy Advisor column: September 1960
First issue with Playboy Interview: September 1962 (with Miles Davis)
First issue with an African-American centerfold: March 1965 (Jennifer Jackson)
First issue with Playboy 20Q: Cheryl Tiegs in October 1978[4]
First issue with a man on the cover: April 1964 (Peter Sellers)
First issue to show a celebrity or non-Playmate’s pubic hair: August 1969 (dancer Paula Kelly)[5]
First issue with centerfold showing pubic hair: December 1969 (Gloria Root) - (Liv Lindeland’s January 1971 centerfold is the first full frontal nude centerfold)
First issue with identical twins in centerfold: October 1970 - (Mary and Madeleine Collinson)
First issue with a double sided centerfold (the reverse side was a rear view). January 1974 (Nancy Cameron)
First issue with signed centerfold: October 1975 (Jill De Vries)
First issue with Playmate data sheet: July 1977 (Sondra Theodore)
First issue without staple in the centerfold: October 1985
First national magazine with Web site: August 1994[citation needed]
First issue with identical triplets in the centerfold, The Dahm Triplets: December 1998
First issue with www.playboy.com explicit on cover: February 1999
First issue with a Playmate without any pubic hair: September 2001 (Dalene Kurtis)[citation needed]

[edit] Celebrities
For a full listing, please see:

List of people in Playboy 1953-1959, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-1999, 2000-Present
Many celebrities (singers, actresses, models, etc.) have posed for Playboy over the years. This list is only a small portion of those who have posed. Some of them are:

FILM:

Marilyn Monroe (December 1953)
Jayne Mansfield (February 1955)
Mara Corday (October 1958)
Ursula Andress (June 1965)
Carol Lynley (March 1965)
Kim Basinger (February 1983)
Janet Jones (March 1987)
Drew Barrymore (January 1995)
Daryl Hannah (November 2003)
Denise Richards (December 2004)
MUSIC:

LaToya Jackson (March 1989/Nov 1991)
Fem2fem (December 1993)
Nancy Sinatra (May 1995)
Samantha Fox (October 1996)
Linda Brava (April 1998)
Belinda Carlisle (August 2001)
Tiffany (April 2002)
Carnie Wilson (August 2003)
Deborah Gibson (March 2005)
Willa Ford (March 2006)
SPORT:

Katarina Witt (December 1998)
Tanja Szewczenko (April 1999 German Edition)
Mia St. John (November 1999)
Joanie Laurer (November 2000 and January 2002)
Gabrielle Reece (January 2001)
Kiana Tom (May 2002)
Torrie Wilson (May 2003 and March 2004 (the latter with Sable))
Amy Acuff (September 2004)
Christy Hemme (April 2005)
Amanda Beard (July 2007)
TELEVISION: