[LM_NET] Filter override

[Nancy Willard <nwillard@CSRIU.ORG>]

Hey to my favorites. :)

This just goes to show you that you can look at something for a very 
long time and still get new insight.

A statement in the US Supreme Court decision on CPA:

"Assuming that such erroneous blocking presents constitutional 
difficulties, any such concerns are dispelled by the ease with which 
patrons may have the filtering software disabled. When a patron 
encounters a blocked site, he need only ask a librarian to unblock it or 
(at least in the case of adults) disable the filter." United States v. 
ALA. 539 U.S. 194 (2003).

Note: The Supreme Court said “a librarian. “ It did not say, the head 
librarian, a committee of librarians, the library's technology services 
department. The Supreme court said: “A LIBRARIAN.” Thus, “A SCHOOL 
LIBRARIAN OR TEACHER” also should have the authority to override. The 
court also noted “the ease” with which this can happen. Thus, overriding 
should be quite rapid - rapid enough to meet the needs of the patron - 
or student.

Nancy


-- 
Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
http://csriu.org
nwillard@csriu.org

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