Computers, Information Technology, the Internet, Ethics, Society and Human Values Philip Pecorino, Ph.D. Queensborough Community College, CUNY Chapter 4 Law: Freedom of Speech and Censorship |
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Case-Presentation Freedom of Expression and Protecting Children from Pornography and Sexual Abuse READ: The Communications Decency Act of 1996 The actual final version of the law as passed by Congress on February 1, 1996 and signed into law as the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Communications Decency Act CDA TEXT http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/6805/articles/cda/cda-final.html One key provision is
John Perry Barlow posted his criticism in his Cyberspace Independence Declaration on 2-8-96. Challenges to act as passed Reno v. ACLU, 1997 (CDA unconstitutional) ACLU v. Reno III (Third Circuit, 2001) Commission on Online Protection Act Commission Report, Executive Summary
Children's Privacy Legislation (USA).
Problems with blocking software: Jacking
in from the "Keys to the Kingdom" Port: Concerning Children's Access to the Web
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