Re: GEN: Censorship of the Net

[Peter Milbury <pmilbury@ERICIR.SYR.EDU>]

The text of the bill is available at:

   http://www.access.digex.net/~epic/final_bill.txt

You might want to aheck Sections 502 and 509 (Sec.230).

I have made copies of pertinent sections to circulate among concerned
staff members. Hard to say if the "defenses" that appear to be built-in
will work to protect school libraries when students use our computers to
access porn, despite all the things we do to prevent it.

I am wondering if any schools or districts have had their attorneys
scrutinize this law? I just spoke with a librarian at the L. A. County
Office of Education, and she did not think they had done a study. I don't
think our district has either. How about your district or school?

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On Fri, 9 Feb 1996, Roberta J. Ponis wrote:

> Dear fellow netters,
>
> What are the implications of the recent telecommunications legislation
> that includes penalties/imprisonment of anyone providing access to
> "indecent" material online?  Does that mean that public schools and
> public libraries should not provide internet access, however monitored,
> to their patrons?  Can someone point me to the actual wording of this
> part of the legislation?  I can't believe that it is this far reaching.
> Why open doors and close them at the same time?  Help me understand this.
>
> Roberta Ponis
> Library Services
> Jefferson County Public Schools
> Golden, (where the sunsets are majestic, the men and women fiercely
> independent and all the children are gifted) Colorado
> rponis@jeffco.k12.co.us
>