IP: WEB FILTERS AT SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES BY JULY 2002: Edupage, April 13, 2001

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> The FCC has ruled that, in accordance with the Children's Internet
> Protection Act (CHIPA), libraries and public schools must install
> Web filters by July 1, 2002, as well as demonstrate progress on
> the matter by Oct. 28 of this year. The FCC ruling denied
> requests by the American Library Association (ALA) asking for
> more time before the terms of the law are implemented. The FCC
> is charged with implementing CHIPA to shield school-age children
> from X-rated and other controversial Web content. CHIPA is
> being opposed by the ALA and ACLU on free-speech grounds, and the
> two groups have already filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania District
> court hoping to overturn CHIPA, the same court that overturned
> the Child Online Protection Act and Communications Decency Act.
> A spokesperson for the ALA said the group is not happy with the
> FCC's decision. "This is going to be a burden both financially
> and technically in terms of installing and implementing this in
> such a short time period," said ALA director of government
> relations Lynne Bradley.
> (Newsbytes, 6 April 2001)



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