Internet Censorship And The Communications Decency Act
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Last October, congress passed and President Clinton signed into law a
new "sequel" to the unconstitutional Communications Decency Act. This new
Internet censorship bill, the Child Online Protection Act or COPA (a.k.a.
"CDA II"), would establish criminal penalties for any commercial
distribution of ....
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.... laws aimed at regulating the Internet for the sake of
child safety are, in my opinion, extremely vague and broadsided. They
give absolutely no definition of what should be considered "obscene" or
"harmful to minors." Definitions annexed on to them are extremely
broadsided and could not only ban pornography but also things like
information on AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, birth control,
breast cancer, certain forms of artwork, and many other things that should
never be consider ....
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