IP: Supreme Court asked to rule on online porn law (Financial Times)

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff () iconia com>
> To: "Dave E-mail Pamphleteer Farber" <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> Supreme Court asked to rule on online porn law
> By Patti Waldmeir in Washington
> The Financial Times
> Published: November 28 2001 19:00 | Last Updated: November 28 2001 19:09
>
> The US Supreme Court made a rare foray into internet law on Wednesday,
> hearing arguments in a test case for free speech online.
>
> The case revolves round a federal law aimed at shielding children from
> online pornography. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which, along
> with website operators, brought the suit, claims the law unconstitutionally
> restrains free speech because it also prevents adults from seeing
> pornography they have a legal right to access.
>
> The Child Online Protection Act, passed in 1998, would make it a crime for
> online commercial operations knowingly to place objectionable material
> within the unrestricted reach of children. Posting material deemed "harmful
> to minors" could mean fines and six months in jail.
>
> --SNIP--
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