ACLU Plans More Challenges to Net Censorship

Norman J. Jacknis (njacknis@level8.com)
Sun, 22 Dec 1996 14:13:55 -0500

I thought you might be interested in the following, as it relates to the
recently passed New York law concerning Internet censorship.

Regards,
Norm Jacknis
Chair

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> ACLU Plans More Challenges to Net Censorship
> by Sari Kalin, IDG News Service
>
> (December 20, 1996) -- The American Civil
> Liberties Union plans to challenge two state laws
> that allow Internet censorship, as the battle over
> the federal-level Communications Decency Act plays
> out before the U.S. Supreme Court.
>
> Next month, the organization plans to file suit
> over a New York law that, similar to the CDA, bans
> distribution of indecent material to minors over
> the Internet, said Ann Beeson, an ACLU staff
> attorney.
.....[snipped]

> The American Library Association will be the lead
> plaintiff in the New York case. Others include the
> American Booksellers Association, the Association
> of American Publishers, a gay and lesbian Internet
> service provider, and many individuals who have Web
> sites, Beeson said.

The complete article is at:
http://www.pcworld.com/cgi-bin/database/body.pl?ID=122096110343