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not really on topic, but...



this just in from Rueters:

U.S. judges bar Internet decency law 

                     July 29, 1996
                     Web posted at: 6:40 p.m. EDT 

NEW YORK (Reuter) - Federal judges Monday blocked enforcement of a key
part of a new law aimed at regulating indecent material on the Internet
because it was too broad.

In its ruling, the judges from the Southern District of New York granted
an injunction sought by the editor of The American Reporter, an on-line
newspaper, who argued that the law banned constitutionally protected
indecentcommunication between adults. 

The decision followed a ruling in June by a Philadelphia panel that also
found major parts of the new law to be unconstitutional. 

The Computer Decency Act of 1996 was passed overwhelmingly by Congress as
part of the broader Telecommunications Act of 1996 and was signed by
President Clinton on February 8.

Lawmakers said the intent of the act was to halt the flow of pornography
and other objectionable material on the Internet. 

They expected immediate constitutional challenges and included provisions
allowing swift appeals first through special panels and then directly to
the U.S. Supreme Court. 


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