Freedom of Speech & the Internet

by Luigi Kapaj

Note for class presentation, CSC490

Interesting quotes regarding censorship

"The danger to political dissent is acute where the Government attempts to act under so vague a concept as the power to protect 'domestic security.' Given the difficulty of defining the domestic security interest, the danger of abuse in acting to protect that interest becomes apparent."
- Supreme Court ruling censored by Bush administration.
http://www.thememoryhole.org/feds/justice_redaction.htm

"In the Internet Era, information and images flow without respect to government decree."
- Matt Drudge

Updated information on laws covered in text

Child Online Protection Act:
http://www.epic.org/free_speech/censorship/copa.html
http://www.cdt.org/speech/copa/

Children's Internet Protection Act:
http://cipa.neric.org/
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/02pdf/02-361.pdf

News websites unique to the Internet medium:

Organizations concerned with Freedom of Speech on the Internet:

last updated on February 10, 2005

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