Document (#32249)

Author

O'Neil, R.M.

Title

Free speech in cyberspace

Source

Journal of information ethics. 7(1998) no.1, S.15-23

Year

1998

Abstract

Having reached the US Supreme Court in 1997, the Communications Decency Act (1996) has strong implications for Internet service providers. How to protect children while not denying adult rights of access is an issue which has impacted successively upon motion pictures, reading materials, radio, television and cable. The case for freedom of electronic speech appears compelling. The problems of obscenity, encryption (cryptography) and provocative 'cyberspeech' on the Internet offers a field day for litigation

Theme

Internet
Informationsethik

Location

USA

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