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More on CMU
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 04:42:36 -0500
From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic () eff org> Subject: More on CMU To: farber () central cis upenn edu (David Farber) Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 23:20:42 -0500 (EST) The First Amendment issue raised by the proposed ban is a subtle one. Obviously, since CMU is not a state institution, its actions don't directly implicate the First Amendment, which restricts only government action. But CMU's argument is, essentially, that they're afraid of legal liability if they carry these newsgroups. In response, it's appropriate to note a) that they can't be Constitutionally prosecuted for carrying protected speech, and b) there seem to be no cases on record of any university, public or private, facing legal liability based on carrying sex-discussion newsgroups. It should be noted that CMU seems to have taken no action to remove Henry Miller or D.H. Lawrence from the university's libraries. [BUT WILL THEY FROM THE ELECTRONIC LIBARIES SOMEDAY .. djf] --Mike
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