Internet regulation: lawmakers try to tame cyberspace.
Several U.S. federal and state legislators want the Internet to be regulated to prevent thousands of children having instant access to online transmission of obscene, indecent, or harassing imagery and language. However, opponents of several new or proposed regulations argue that the laws threaten...
| Publicado en: | Trial: The National Legal Newsmagazine Vol. 32; pp. 11 - 15 |
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American Association for Justice (AJJ)
January 1996
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| Sumario: | Several U.S. federal and state legislators want the Internet to be regulated to prevent thousands of children having instant access to online transmission of obscene, indecent, or harassing imagery and language. However, opponents of several new or proposed regulations argue that the laws threaten free speech rights and will not survive any constitutional challenges in the courts. Several cases have illustrated the difficulty in regulating obscenity, and the development of computer programs capable of blocking access to sites on the Internet has been criticized as inadequate. The ultimate test for regulations may come from the Internet itself. Many proposals could be rendered unenforceable because of its global nature and the ability of users to erase evidence of criminal conduct. |
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