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CHILDREN'S ONLINE PROTECTION ACT (CDA II) RATINGS AND FILTERING LAWS AND POLICIES WEB SITE SHUTDOWNS & BLOCKS	COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT RATINGS AND FILTERING ISSUES MISCELLANEOUS INTERNET CENSORSHIP	OTHER INTERNET CENSORSHIP LAWS SCHOOL & STUDENT INTERNET CENSORSHIP ISP LIABILITY ISSUES & CASES
CHILDREN'S ONLINE PROTECTION ACT (CDA II) COPA fails to get past federal appeals panel Freedom Forum - 6-23-2000 ACLU v. Reno II Victory! Appeals Court Rejects Congress' Second Attempt at Cyber-Censorship ACLU - 6-22-2000 COPA Court Ruling EPIC - 6-22-2000 Statement of David L. Sobel Before the Commission on Online Child Protection EPIC - 6-9-2000 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT APPEAL OF CDA II RULING Child Online Protection Act (COPA) - Overview Center For Democracy & Technology - 5-19-2000 Federal appeals judges express concern over COPA Freedom Forum - 11-5-1999 Appeals Court to Hear Arguments in Second Battle Over Federal Internet Censorship Law ACLU - 11-2-1999 ACLU v. Reno II: The Legal Challenge to the Child Online Protection Act EPIC - 10-28-1999 Justice Department Appeals Anti-Censorship Ruling Center for Democracy and Technology - 4-5-1999 Justice Department appeals ruling that blocked enforcement of COPA Freedom Forum - 4-5-1999 ACLU v. Reno, Round 2: Internet Censorship Battle Moves to Appeals Court ACLU - 4-2-1999 Congress' second attempt to regulate the Internet goes back to court Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 COURT BLOCKS ENFORCEMENT OF CDA II Policing Cyberspace The Nation - 3-1-1999 Judge halts enforcement of new federal Internet censorship law Student Press Law Center - 2-5-1999 COPA panel sees battle over Net regulation just beginning Freedom Forum - 2-4-1999 Philadelphia Court Blocks Enforcement of the Child Online Protection Act Center for Democracy and Technology - 2-3-1999 Federal judge deals blow to COPA Freedom Forum - 2-2-1999 Enforcement of COPA Barred for Now, Government Appeals Freedom To Read Foundation - 1999 Rejecting Cyber-Censorship, Court Defends Online "Marketplace of Ideas" ACLU - 2-1-1999 Injunction shields Web operators from COPA for now Freedom Forum - 2-1-1999 COPA ("CDA II") Legal Challenge Page Electronic Frontier Foundation - 2-1-1999 Netizens Safe from Prosecution Under Net Censorship Law Electronic Frontier Foundation - 2-1-1999 Court Halts Enforcement of Child Online Protection Act; “CDA II” Found Likely to Have Same Defects as “CDA I” National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 2-1-1999 STORIES PRIOR TO CDA II COURT RULING ACLU v. Reno II: The Legal Challenge to the Child Online Protection Act EPIC - 1-26-1999 Government to wrap up case in COPA hearing Freedom Forum - 1-26-1999 Compromise keeps online porn hearing open to press Freedom Forum - 1-25-1999 Still no decision on closing COPA hearing Freedom Forum - 1-22-1999 ACLU, some media ask closed Net porn hearing Freedom Forum - 1-21-1999 ACLU v. Reno, Round 2: New Cyber-Censorship Law Would Fracture Internet, Experts and Web Owners Testify ACLU - 1-20-1999 ACLU, Justice Department battle again over Net censorship law Freedom Forum - 1-20-1999 Coalition Of Industry And Civil Liberties Groups Challenge Internet Censorship Legislation In Court Center for Democracy and Technology - 1-12-1999 'Protecting kids' online sounds laudable until you ask 'how?' Freedom Forum - 1-11-1999 COPA's friends, foes square off over regulating the Internet Freedom Forum - 1-5-1999 COURT ISSUES RESTRAINING ORDER ON ENFORCEMENT OF CDA II Courts to Congress: Hands Off http://www National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1998 Judge extends delay in enforcement of Child Online Protection Act Freedom Forum - 12-4-1998 Judge's delay of Internet indecency law: not the last word Freedom Forum - 11-30-1998 Federal judge halts enforcement of Child Online Protection Act Freedom Forum - 11-20-1998 ACLU v. Reno Round 2: Judge Halts Enforcement of Internet Censorship Law ACLU - 11-19-1998 CDA II critics claim temporary victory CNET - 11-19-1998 STORIES PRIOR TO RESTRAINING ORDER COURT RULING Court hears challenge today of new Internet censorship law Freedom Forum - 11-19-1998 ACLU v. Reno, Round 2 American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression - 11-11-1998 Hearing for temporary restraining order set in case challenging CDA 2 Freedom Forum - 11-11-1998 Civil libertarians urge government to refrain from enforcing new Internet law Freedom Forum - 11-6-1998 CDA II SIGNED INTO LAW ACLU v. Reno, Round 2 ACLU - 10-22-1998 ACLU v. Reno, Round 2: Broad Coalition Files Challenge to New Federal Net Censorship Law Electronic Frontier Foundation - 10-22-1998 First Amendment outrage of the week: How do you spell censorship? C-D-A-2 Freedom Forum - 10-22-1998 Clinton signs CDA 2 into law; cyber-liberty groups respond with lawsuit Freedom Forum - 10-22-1998 The US Child Online Protection Act ("CDAII") Criticised Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties - 10-21-1998 New US Censorship Law Causes Global Concern Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties - 10-21-1998 Free Speech and the Internet? Congress Hits the Delete Key People For The American Way - 10-16-1998 Rights Groups Prepare Legal Challenge as President Prepares to Sign Internet "Indecency" Bill Electronic Frontier Foundation - 10-15-1998 Why CDA 2.0 Will Fail(Oct. 13, 1998 - CDT) Center for Democracy and Technology - 10-13-1998 House, Senate pass Internet anti-porn measures Freedom Forum - 10-8-1998 House and Senate Adopt Internet Censorship Measures ACLU - 10-7-1998 EVENTS LEADING UP TO PASSAGE OF THE CDA Senator plans to introduce CDA-like amendment to Internet tax bill Freedom Forum - 10-6-1998 Child Online Protection Act clears committee, now heads to the full House Freedom Forum - 9-25-1998 House Committee Approves CDA II ACLU - 9-24-1998 Constitutional Analysis of the Oxley Bill — The Child Online Protection Act (H.R. 3783) Center for Democracy and Technology - 9-24-1998 'Son of CDA' is an Affront to Free Speech, Would Hurt Adult Access to Internet People For The American Way - 9-24-1998 House bill would subject Web sites to FTC smut regulation Freedom Forum - 9-24-1998 ALERT: House Commerce Committee Poised to Pass CDA II: Contact Legislators ASAP! Electronic Frontier Foundation - 9-23-1998 Commerce Committee Poised to Vote on "CDA-II" Center for Democracy and Technology - 9-22-1998 House subcommittee endorses Child Online Protection Act Freedom Forum - 9-18-1998 In the Wake of the Starr Report, CDA II Approved By House Subcommittee ACLU - 9-17-1998 House Subcommittee Approves Internet Censorship Bill Center for Democracy and Technology - 9-17-1998 ALERT: House Hearing on CDA II: Contact Legislators ASAP! Electronic Frontier Foundation - 9-16-1998 House panel holds hearing on measures regulating Net porn Freedom Forum - 9-15-1998 Testimony of Jerry Berman, Executive Director Center for Democracy and Technology Center for Democracy and Technology - 9-11-1998 The Future Of Free Speech On The Internet Is Again At Risk Center for Democracy and Technology - 9-1-1998 Congress to Consider New Internet Decency Limits National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Senate Attaches Internet Censorship Language to Appropriations Center for Democracy and Technology - 7-28-1998 Internet anti-porn measures move ahead as Senate passes spending bill Freedom Forum - 7-24-1998 ACLU Condemns 'Stealth' Movement Of New Net Censorship Bills ACLU - 7-22-1998 Senate moves ahead with Internet anti-porn measures Freedom Forum - 7-22-1998 Side-by-Side Comparison of Oxley and Coats Harmful-to-Minors Bills Center for Democracy and Technology - 6-21-1998 Struggles over free speech in cyberspace continue with 'Son of CDA' Freedom Forum - 4-14-1998 New Versions of CDA Loom National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Legislation threatens Internet speech - McCain and Coats bills intend to protect minors from harmful material Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Civil libertarians blast Internet pornography proposals Freedom Forum - 3-13-1998 Internet pornography bills pass out of Senate committee Freedom Forum - 3-12-1998 Senate Commerce Committee Okays Bills to Censor the Internet Center for Democracy and Technology - 3-12-1998 Senate panel considers Web anti-pornography bills Freedom Forum - 3-12-1998 CDT Opposes The Communications Decency Act II Center for Democracy and Technology - 3-11-1998 Congress Rushes to Censor the Net, Again Center for Democracy and Technology - 2-11-1998 ACLU Says New Internet Censorship Statute Ignores Landmark Supreme Court Ruling ACLU - 11-13-1997 CDA sequel introduced in Senate Freedom Forum - 11-13-1997 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT CDA PROVISIONS STILL BEING DEBATED Communications Decency Act e-mail provision cited in private lawsuit Freedom Forum - 4-21-2000 Internet Free Speech Precedent Unaffected by annoy.com Ruling Center for Democracy and Technology - 4-20-1999 Supreme Court follows lower court in upholding ban on obscene e-mail Freedom Forum - 4-20-1999 Supreme Court: Law barring smutty e-mail doesn't violate freedom of speech Freedom Forum - 4-19-1999 ApolloMedia takes challenge of CDA provision to Supreme Court Freedom Forum - 12-9-1998 Federal court rules that annoy.com may continue to annoy Freedom Forum - 9-25-1998 VICTORY FOR FREEDOM IN SUPREME COURT RULING An Overview of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) Center For Democracy & Technology - 5-19-2000 CDA Opponents Won Landmark Victory But The War Goes On National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1997 Supreme Court strikes down CDA - Communications Decency Act called overbroad and vague Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Supreme Court Rules: Cyberspace Will be Free! ACLU Hails Victory in Internet Censorship Challenge ACLU - 6-26-1997 Supreme Court strikes down Communications Decency Act Student Press Law Center - 6-26-97 STORIES PRIOR TO THE SUPREME COURT RULING ACLU, EPIC Call on Congress and Clinton To "Take the First Amendment Pledge" ACLU - 6-16-1997 Communications Decency Act in court - The Supreme Court hears arguments regarding on-line speech Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Supreme Court Hears Arguments Today on the Future of Free Speech in Cyberspace ACLU - 3-19-1997 ACLU Sends Supreme Court Passionate Defense Of Free Speech in Cyberspace ACLU - 2-20-1997 Press organizations warn Supreme Court of threats posed by Communications Decency Act Student Press Law Center - 2-20-1997 Government's Brief Asserts Unprecedented Powers to Criminalize Online Speech; Court Sets Oral Argument for March 19 ACLU - 1-22-1997 ACLU v. Reno Internet decency case awaits hearing by the Supreme Court Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 Supreme Court to Review Landmark Decision Barring Internet Censorship ACLU - 12-6-1996 ACLU Asks Court to Affirm Landmark Decision Barring Internet Censorship ACLU - 10-31-1996 ACLU Background Briefing Reno v. ACLU: The Road to the Supreme Court ACLU - 10-31-1996 VICTORY FOR FREEDOM IN CDA COURT DECISION Another Court Enjoins CDA National Coalition Against Censorship - Fall 1996 Three-Judge Federal Panel Declares the Communications Decency Act Unconstitutional Freedom To Read Foundation - 1996 Decency Act thrown out until Supreme Ct. rules Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 Court Preserves Internet’s Promise National Coalition Against Censorship - Summer 1996 Government to Appeal ACLU v. Reno Decision Protecting Free Speech in Cyberspace ACLU - 6-28-1996 United States Internet Censorship Bill Declared Unconstitutional Electronic Frontiers Australia - 6-13-1996 ACLU Lauds Judges' Ruling Protecting Free Speech In Cyberspace ACLU - 6-12-1996 STORIES PRIOR TO CDA COURT RULING ACLU V. Reno: Trial Update At Closing Arguments, ACLU Calls On Court To Protect Free Speech In Cyberspace ACLU - 5-10-1996 Justice Department Reneges on Promise Freedom To Read Foundation - 1996 Chronology of the Freedom to Read Foundation and ALA Challenge to the CDA of 1996 Freedom To Read Foundation - 1996 ACLU v. Reno: A Chronology ACLU - 5-8-1996 Religious Right hits the Internet Institute For First Amendment Studies - 5-1-1996 ACLU v. Reno: Trial Update ACLU - 4-15-1996 ACLU v. Reno: Trial Update ACLU - 4-12-1996 ACLU v. Reno: Trial Update ACLU - 4-01-1996 Free Speech Challenge to Internet Censorship Law ACLU - 3-22-1996 Deadline to join CIEC challenge to CDA extended! Center for Democracy and Technology - 3-14-1996 CIEC Files Request for Injunction of CDA, Sets State for Landmark Court Battle for the Future of the Internet Center for Democracy and Technology - 3-1-1996 Nix Censorship: Protect Children, Preserve Freedom First Amendment Cyber-Tribune - 3-1-1996 Broad Coalition Challenges CDA in Court Center for Democracy and Technology - 2-26-1996 Why We Are Challenging The Communications Decency Act Of The Telecommunications Reform Act Of 1996 ACLU - 2-8-1996 CDA SIGNED INTO LAW President Clinton Signs CDA, Protest Begins Center for Democracy and Technology - 2-8-1996 Lawsuit Challenging Internet Indecency' Provisions To be Filed As Soon As Clinton Signs Legislation ACLU - 2-7-1996 JOC Sues over Indecency Provisions The Justice On Campus Project - 2-7-1996 ACLU Denounces Passage of Telecom Bill and Prepares to Challenge Online Censorship Provisions ACLU - 2-1-1996 Congress Passes Online Indecency Bill, Clinton Expected to Sign, CDT Plans Court Challenge Center for Democracy and Technology - 2-1-1996 EVENTS LEADING UP TO PASSAGE OF THE CDA Congress May Vote Today (2/1) on Internet Censorship Bill Center for Democracy and Technology - 2-1-1996 Overview of Latest Version of the CDA -- Still Unconstitutional Center for Democracy and Technology - 1-4-1996 Internet Legislation Continues to Threaten Free Speech National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 1-1-1996 House Conferees Approve Sweeping Net-Censorship Proposal Center for Democracy and Technology - 12-6-1995 House Conferees to Vote Wednesday on Fate of Net Center for Democracy and Technology - 12-4-1995 UPDATE: Conferees Close To Decision on Cyberporn Issue Center for Democracy and Technology - 12-1-1995 Senate/House Conferees Battle Over Internet Censorship Provisions Public Interest Advocates Urge Presidential Veto National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 9-1-1995 The Internet: Unleashed And Unstoppable First Amendment Cyber-Tribune - 9-1-1995 House Approves Cox/Wyden 'Internet Freedom' Bill 420 to 4 Major Victory for Cyberspace Center for Democracy and Technology - 8-4-1995 Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Cyberporn Hearing Center for Democracy and Technology - 7-26-1995 States Move to Censor Online Communications National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1995 Telecommunications Legislation Passes House, Senate; Presidential Veto Threatened National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1995 House, Senate Pass Rival Cyberspace Decency Regulations National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1995 CDT Praises Speaker Gingrich's Opposition To Exon/Coats Internet Censorship Bill Center for Democracy and Technology - 6-21-1995 CDT Analysis of Senate Passed Exon/Coats Communications Decency Act Center for Democracy and Technology - 6-20-1995 Senate Passes CDA -- Battle Moves to House Center for Democracy and Technology - 6-14-1995 Sens. Dole & Grassley to introduce sweeping anti-indecency Internet censorship bill Center for Democracy and Technology - 6-6-1995 Analysis of Proposed revision of Exon CDA By CDT and People For The American Way -- Bill Still Unconstitutional Center for Democracy and Technology - 5-26-1995 Justice Department Says CDA Threatens First Amendment and Privacy Rights, Recommends Comprehensive Review Center for Democracy and Technology - 5-4-1995 House CDA Sponsor Calls for Hearings, Go-Slow Approach Center for Democracy and Technology - 4-11-1995 Senate Begins Work on Telecommunication Legislation Public Access Provisions Included National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1995 Senator Leahy's Floor Statement Opposing Exon Bill Center for Democracy and Technology - 3-30-1995 CDT Analysis of Revised Exon Indecency Legislation Center for Democracy and Technology - 3-24-1995 Exon Indecency Bill Approved by Sen. Commerce Committee Center for Democracy and Technology - 3-23-1995 Senator Leahy asks CDT led coalition to explore alternatives to Communications Decency Act (S. 314) Center for Democracy and Technology - 3-16-1995 CDT Led Coalition Sends Letter To Senators Exon And Pressler Center for Democracy and Technology - 3-3-1995 Senator Exon Introduces Online Indecency Legislation Center for Democracy and Technology - 2-9-1995 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	OTHER INTERNET CENSORSHIP LAWS Federal appeals court: Virginia law limiting workers' Net use is constitutional Freedom Forum - 6-26-2000 NEW MEXICO "HARMFUL TO MINORS" BILL Judges rule New Mexico's 'harmful to minors' law prohibits protected speech Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Federal appeals court strikes down N.M. law regulating speech on the Internet Freedom Forum - 11-4-1999 In Legal First, Appeals Court Strikes Down State's "Harmful to Minors" Ban on Internet Speech ACLU - 11-3-1999 ACLU, New Mexico officials argue over Internet law in federal appeals court Freedom Forum - 9-23-1999 ACLU Gears Up for Next Round of Appeals In Challenges to Internet Censorship Laws ACLU - 9-20-1999 ACLU sues to quell Internet censorship law Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 New Mexico to appeal ruling on blocked Internet law Freedom Forum - 8-14-1998 Federal judge puts state Internet-censorship law on hold Freedom Forum - 6-24-1998 Preliminary Injunction Granted In ACLU Challenge to NM Internet Law ACLU - 6-23-1998 Trial Begins Today in ACLU Challenge To New Mexico Internet Censorship Law ACLU - 6-22-1998 ACLU gets go-ahead in challenge of state Internet-censorship law Freedom Forum - 6-23-1998 Civil libertarians challenge Internet censorship law Freedom Forum - 4-23-1998 ACLU Challenges New Mexico Cyber-Censorship Law, Citing Commerce Clause and Free Speech Rights ACLU - 4-22-1998 Statement of Barry Steinhardt, President of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on the Legal Challenge to the New Mexico Net Censorship Law Electronic Frontier Foundation - 4-22-1998 New Mexico governor signs communications decency act Freedom Forum - 3-10-1998 New Mexico Enjoined in “Mini-CDA” Case, State Appeals Freedom To Read Foundation - 1998 VIRGINIA "HARMFUL TO MINORS" BILL Civil rights group again tries to topple Virginia Internet law Freedom Forum - 2-16-2000 CBLDF, 1st Amendment Advocates Refile Lawsuit to Overturn Internet Censorship Law Comic Book Legal Defense Fund - 12-18-1999 E-Businesses, First Amendment Advocates Refile Lawsuit to Overturn Internet Censorship Law People For The American Way - 12-15-1999 Federal judge throws out challenge to Virginia Internet law Freedom Forum - 11-22-1999 Virginia Internet law faces free-speech challenge Freedom Forum - 10-7-1999 People For the American Way Challenges Internet Censorship in Religious Right's Backyard People For The American Way - 10-6-1999 ACLU Gears Up for Next Round of Appeals In Challenges to Internet Censorship Laws ACLU - 9-20-1999 Free Speech - 4, Censorship - 0: Another Internet "Decency" Law Falls ACLU - 2-28-1998 VIRGINIA GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE INTERNET RESTRICTIONS LAW Federal appeals court scrutinizes Virginia law limiting workers' Net use Freedom Forum - 10-26-1999 Virginia professors appeal Internet censorship case Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Court says state employees' Internet use can be regulated Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Federal appeals court upholds Virginia law restricting workers' Net use Freedom Forum - 2-11-1999 In First Loss for Online Free Speech, Appeals Court Gags Virginia State Employees ACLU - 2-10-1999 State urges revival of law restricting employees' Internet use Freedom Forum - 10-30-1998 Virginia appeals ruling on Internet porn law Freedom Forum - 7-28-1998 Virginia professors win their case - Federal judge rules state Internet law unconstitutional Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Virginia Internet case hailed as "significant" for free speech on the Internet Freedom Forum - 3-6-1998 Internet use freedoms affirmed for Virginia state employees Freedom Forum - 2-27-1998 Professors take Virginia Internet law to court Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 As Supreme Court Prepares to Rule on CDA, Two Federal Judges Strike Down State Cyber-Censorship Laws ACLU - 6-20-1997 ACLU Files Challenge to Virginia Internet Law on Behalf of Six University Professors ACLU - 5-8-1997 ACLU To Challenge New State Law Restricting Internet Use; Civil Liberties Group Says Academic Freedom in Virginia at Stake ACLU - 7-5-1996 NEW YORK "HARMFUL TO MINORS" BILL New York, Georgia Internet laws shot down in June Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 New York Judge Prohibits State Regulation of Internet ACLU - 6-20-1997 As Supreme Court Prepares to Rule on CDA, Two Federal Judges Strike Down State Cyber-Censorship Laws ACLU - 6-20-1997 NY's Internet Censorship Law Crosses State Lines, Violating Commerce Clause and Free Speech Rights ACLU - 4-18-1997 Witnesses Describe Internet Censorship Fears to Court; Oral Argument Set for April 22 ACLU - 4-9-1997 New York Courtroom Gets Wired As Groups Present Evidence In Challenge to State Cyber-Censorship Law ACLU - 4-3-1997 ACLU Moves to Protect Netizens From Prosecution Under New York Cybercensorship Law ACLU - 3-3-1997 ACLU, Library Groups and Others Sue to Block New York State Internet Censorship Law ACLU - 1-14-1997 MICHIGAN "HARMFUL TO MINORS" BILL ACLU victory stops Internet restrictions ACLU Michigan - Fall 1999 Federal judge blocks enforcement of Michigan Internet censorship law Freedom Forum - 7-30-1999 Citing Marketplace of Ideas, Court Blocks MI Internet Censorship Law ACLU - 7-29-1999 ACLU Challenges Michigan Cyber-Censorship Law, Citing Commerce Clause and Free Speech Rights ACLU - 6-23-1999 GEORGIA BILL TO BAN PSEUDONYMS AND ANONYMOUS INTERNET USE New York, Georgia Internet laws shot down in June Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 ACLU Wins First-Ever Challenge to a State Internet Censorship Law in Georgia ACLU - 6-20-1997 As Supreme Court Prepares to Rule on CDA, Two Federal Judges Strike Down State Cyber-Censorship Laws ACLU - 6-20-1997 State laws that restrict Internet contested Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Georgia Courtroom Gets Wired As Groups Present Evidence In First Challenge to State Cyber-Censorship Law ACLU - 1-30-1997 Groups Challenge Georgia Law Restricting Free Speech in Cyberspace ACLU - 9-24-1996 TENNESSEE "HARMFUL TO MINORS" BILL Internet regulation efforts rise in wake of Decency Act demise Freedom Forum - 2-26-1998 OHIO "HARMFUL TO MINORS" BILL Media groups combat Ohio plan to restrict Internet access Freedom Forum - 1-29-1998 AUSTRALIA BROADCASTING SERVICES AMENDMENT (ONLINE SERVICES) BILL ABA decides on adult verification systems for users who wish to access R-rated Internet content Australian Broadcasting Authority - 12-8-1999 EFA Calls For Minister's Resignation Electronic Frontiers Australia - 7-1-1999 Blinded By Smoke: The Hidden Agenda Of The Online Services Bill 1999 - 6-14-1999 Action Alert! Australia Needs Your Help Electronic Frontiers Australia - 6-13-1999 Australian Net Censorship Bill Internet Freedom - 5-31-1999 New Australian Internet content law targeted in day of protests Freedom Forum - 5-28-1999 Australia Joins Net Censorship Club ZD Net - 5-27-1999 National Protest Against Censorship On May 28 Electronic Frontiers Australia - 5-18-1999 EFA Welcomes Community, Industry, Political Opposition To Net Censorship Bill Electronic Frontiers Australia - 4-28-1999 The Internet Is Not Television Electronic Frontiers Australia - 4-25-1999 Government Paternalism To Rule Internet Electronic Frontiers Australia - 4-22-1999 Senator Alston - Naive or Stupid? Electronic Frontiers Australia - 4-20-1999 EFA Responds To IIA Code Of Practice Electronic Frontiers Australia - 3-23-1998 Draconian Net Censorship Bills Attacked Electronic Frontiers Australia - 3-19-1999 EFA attacks Internet Code of Practice Electronic Frontiers Australia - 3-8-1999 Australia Goes It Alone On Net Censorship Electronic Frontiers Australia - 12-14-1997 EFA Response To Net Regulation Proposals Electronic Frontiers Australia - 8-14-1997 Petition Against Censorship Of Australian Internet Electronic Frontiers Australia - 7-26-1997 EFA Launches New Anti-Censorship Campaign Electronic Frontiers Australia - 7-21-1997 Government Internet Proposals -- Threat To Free Speech; Burden On ISP's Electronic Frontiers Australia - 7-20-1997 Internet Censorship Legislation Leaked Electronic Frontiers Australia - 5-26-1996 UNITED KINGDOM INTERNET CENSORSHIP The case for free speech Guardian Unlimited - 4-20-2000 The Silent Net Censorship Internet Freedom - 3-9-2000 UK Police Ban of Newsgroups Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties - 8-1-1996 Can the net stay free? Guardian Unlimited - 4-27-2000 VARIOUS INTERNET LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENT ACTION FCC begins inquiry on sweeping new content regulations for TV, perhaps Net video Freedom Forum - 3-23-2000 S.C. attorney general: Bill regulating Internet car sales is unconstitutional Freedom Forum - 3-14-2000 Libertarian group challenges N.Y. rules on Internet wine advertising Freedom Forum - 2-8-2000 Gambling with Net Freedom Internet Freedom - 6-20-1999 Bill to end Net gambling clears subcommittee Freedom Forum - 5-13-1999 Congress shows continued interest in regulating Internet Freedom Forum - 5-12-1999 Lawmaker who quashed gun-safety bill takes aim at bomb-making Web sites Freedom Forum - 4-22-1999 Illinois Senate panel considers limiting online communications about pot Freedom Forum - 4-14-1999 Clinton advisor thinks regulating cyberspace will be messy -- but fun Freedom Forum - 6-11-1998 Cybersmut series Freedom Forum - 6-3-1998 The Continuing Rise of Internet Legislation Internet Freedom - 5-2-1998 Statement of Electronic Frontier Foundation President Barry Steinhardt on the Senate Commerce Committee's Approval of Coats and McCain Internet Censorship Bills Electronic Frontier Foundation - 3-12-1998 ACLU Files In Groundbreaking Computer Obscenity Case ACLU - 4-17-1995 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
RATINGS AND FILTERING LAWS AND POLICIES Joint Statement Opposing Legislative Requirements for School and Library Internet Blocking Technologies Online Policy Group - 1-23-2001 Nashua Library Urged to Abandon Unconstitutional Internet Policy People For The American Way - 6-29-2000 Senate Passes Internet Filter Amendment - Twice Center For Democracy And Technology - 6-28-2000 Senate passes competing Internet filtering proposals Freedom Forum - 6-28-2000 Congress Tries to Force the Use of Clumsy Filtering Software ACLU - 6-26-2000 Proposed Changes to Classification/Censorship Act Electronic Frontiers Australia - 5-6-2000 Down To The Filter Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 JOHN MCCAIN'S CENSORSHIP FOR $$$ BLACKMAIL SCHOOL INTERNET FILTERING BILLS McCain: Libraries, schools should filter Internet to get federal funds Freedom Forum - 1-24-2000 Congress Tries to Force the Use of Clumsy Filtering Software ACLU - 1-12-2000 McCain Hates Libraries and First Amendment The Last Word - 12-24-1999 McCain says libraries should be censored CNN - 12-22-1999 Mandatory Filtering for Schools & Libraries Approved by Senate Committee Center for Democracy and Technology - 6-24-1999 Children's Internet Protection Act clears Senate Commerce Committee Freedom Forum - 6-24-1999 PFAW Warns Congress: Quick-Fix Censorship Proposals Violate Free Speech, Parental Rights People For The American Way - 6-9-1999 Columbine tragedy fuels push for filtering measure in Senate Freedom Forum - 5-28-1999 Senate committee considers television, Internet restrictions Freedom Forum - 5-20-1999 Sen. McCain reintroduces Internet censorship bill Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Senate Internet Bill Could Backfire National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1999 Senate committee hears arguments on Internet filtering bill Freedom Forum - 3-5-1999 ACLU Calls for 'Reality Check,' As Another Internet Censorship Bill Is Introduced ACLU - 3-4-1999 Hearing on S. 97, Mandatory Filtering of Internet Access in Schools and Libraries Center for Democracy and Technology - 3-4-1999 Internet Bill Would Force Schools and Libraries to Trade Constitutional Rights for Internet Access Aid People For The American Way - 3-4-1999 Testimony of Elliot M. Mincberg Before Committee on Internet Filtering in Schools and Libraries People For The American Way - 3-4-1999 Senators introduce Children's Internet Protection Act Freedom Forum - 1-26-1999 Internet filtering laws receive Senate approval Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Internet anti-porn measures move ahead as Senate passes spending bill Freedom Forum - 7-24-1998 Senate moves ahead with Internet anti-porn measures Freedom Forum - 7-22-1998 ACLU Condemns 'Stealth' Movement Of New Net Censorship Bills ACLU - 7-22-1998 Internet offers new medium of protest, civil disobedience Freedom Forum - 5-14-1998 Groups organize cyber-protest of Internet filtering legislation Freedom Forum - 5-11-1998 Letter to Senators Re: Internet Restrictions in Schools National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 4-2-1998 Legislation threatens Internet speech - McCain and Coats bills intend to protect minors from harmful material Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Senators, Others Propose Mandatory Censorware National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Civil libertarians blast Internet pornography proposals Freedom Forum - 3-13-1998 Statement of Electronic Frontier Foundation President Barry Steinhardt on the Senate Commerce Committee's Approval of Coats and McCain Internet Censorship Bills Electronic Frontier Foundation - 3-12-1998 Internet pornography bills pass out of Senate committee Freedom Forum - 3-12-1998 Senate panel considers Web anti-pornography bills Freedom Forum - 3-12-1998 Critics of Internet restrictions say Senate proposals are unconstitutional Freedom Forum - 2-11-1998 National Coalition Against Censorship Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Internet Access In Schools National Coalition Against Censorship - 2-10-1998 Old and young benefit from full Internet access Freedom Forum - 2-10-1998 Senator introduces bill to curb Internet smut at schools, libraries Freedom Forum - 2-10-1998 EPIC Statement on Proposal to "Limit Students' Access to Indecent Internet Material" EPIC - 2-10-1998 National Campaign for Freedom of Expression Says Funding Stipulations Would Unfairly Hinder Schools' Access to Arts, Other Materials National Campaign for Freedom of Expression - 2-10-1998 ACLU Says Internet Funding Proposal Would Put Big Brother in the Classroom ACLU - 1-28-1998 ISTOOK'S CENSORSHIP FOR $$$ BLACKMAIL SCHOOL INTERNET FILTERING BILLS Mandatory Filtering Language in Juvenile Justice Bill Center for Democracy and Technology - 10-4-1999 Congressman says his Net filter bill won't restrict adults Freedom Forum - 7-19-1999 EFF/ACLU Statement on Istook Internet Censorship Bill Electronic Frontier Foundation - 6-24-1998 New Internet Censorship Threat Emerges In House Appropriations Subcommittee ACLU - 6-24-1998 GOVERNMENTS FORCE ISP'S TO DISTRIBUTE FILTERING SOFTWARE Net Censorship - Secret And Unaccountable Electronic Frontiers Australia - 12-19-1999 U.S. Senate backs law to require ISPs to offer free filters Freedom Forum - 5-14-1999 Senate unanimously passes filtering bill CNET - 5-13-1999 INTERNET FILTERS INSTALLED ON FEDERAL COURT COMPUTERS Internet filters choke out good information with bad Freedom Forum - 5-5-1998 Internet filtering of court computers raises ire of judge Freedom Forum - 5-5-1998 WebSENSE makes no sense in federal courts, says anti-censorship group Freedom Forum - 4-24-1998 OTHER FEDERAL INTERNET FILTERING BILLS Congress Tries to Force the Use of Clumsy Filtering Software ACLU - 1-12-2000 Senate to consider another Internet filtering bill Freedom Forum - 8-18-1999 House Passes Library and School Internet Censorship Legislation Center for Democracy and Technology - 6-18-1999 ACLU Says V-Chip in Computers Would Violate First Amendment ACLU - 11-25-1997 ALABAMA SCHOOL INTERNET FILTERING BILL Alabama lawmaker introduces school Internet filtering bill Freedom Forum - 2-29-2000 ARIZONA INTERNET FILTERING BILL State legislator wants universities to install Internet filters Student Press Law Center - 2-3-2000 Campus Porn Targeted Wired - 1-26-2000 More states propose filtering legislation Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Arizona Senate passes Internet-filtering bill Freedom Forum - 4-16-1999 Arizona Internet-filtering bill clears Senate committee Freedom Forum - 3-29-1999 Internet-filtering measure clears Arizona House committee Freedom Forum - 2-16-1999 ARKANSAS INTERNET FILTERING BILL Arkansas legislator pulls Internet filtering bill for revision Freedom Forum - 1-21-1999 CALIFORNIA INTERNET FILTERING BILL Sponsor of state's library Internet bill will 'probably' remove filtering language Freedom Forum - 5-25-1999 Internet library filtering bill gets green light from committee Freedom Forum - 4-16-1998 California Assembly to vote on library Internet filtering bill Freedom Forum - 4-15-1998 California lawmaker pushes for Internet filters in libraries Freedom Forum - 3-23-1998 FLORIDA INTERNET FILTERING BILL Florida, Pennsylvania lawmakers weigh Internet filtering proposals Freedom Forum - 3-15-2000 INDIANA INTERNET FILTERING BILL Indiana legislator introduces Internet filtering bill Freedom Forum - 2-3-2000 MICHIGAN INTERNET FILTERING BILL Senate OKs library porn bill Detroit Free Press - 2-18-2000 Michigan Senate considers requiring libraries to keep kids from smut Freedom Forum - 2-14-2000 Conservatives: Michigan Schools Must Censor Net Yahoo News - 1-19-2000 MISSISSIPPI LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICIES Mississippi libraries reviewing Internet-use policies Freedom Forum - 11-30-1998 MONTANA SCHOOL INTERNET FILTERING BILL Committee scraps Internet-filtering bill for Montana schools Freedom Forum - 2-10-1999 Legislator to revise bill that would have required Net filtering at universities Freedom Forum - 2-3-1999 NEW HAMPSHIRE LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICIES New Hampshire librarians push for uncensored Internet access Freedom Forum - 11-17-1998 NEW JERSEY INTERNET FILTERING BILL N.J. lawmaker proposes bill requiring libraries, schools to install Net filters Freedom Forum - 3-14-2000 NEW YORK SCHOOL INTERNET FILTERING POLICIES ACLU Opposes Internet Censorship in NY Schools ACLU - 1-13-2000 OHIO INTERNET FILTERING BILL Ohio Senate Kills Amendment Requiring Censoring Software in Ohio Libraries ACLU - 5-21-1997 PENNSYLVANIA INTERNET FILTERING BILL Florida, Pennsylvania lawmakers weigh Internet filtering proposals Freedom Forum - 3-15-2000 SOUTH DAKOTA INTERNET FILTERING BILL More states propose filtering legislation Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 TENNESSEE SCHOOL INTERNET FILTERING BILL Tennessee's Internet 'central filter' ignores First Amendment, despite governor's claim Freedom Forum - 11-16-1998 Tennessee governor officially unveils statewide Internet filtering Freedom Forum - 11-16-1998 Tennessee first state to centrally filter all public-school computers Freedom Forum - 11-16-1998 Filter blocks 15 of 34 categories in Tennessee schools Freedom Forum - 11-13-1998 Company to filter Internet access for all Tennessee public schools Freedom Forum - 11-11-1998 UTAH SCHOOL & LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICIES Utah eyes Net filters for libraries USA Today - 6-7-2000 Utah House panel OKs measure requiring libraries to filter Net Freedom Forum - 2-4-2000 Utah schools' Net filters keep out good stuff and bad Freedom Forum - 3-23-1999 New Study Gives School Filtering a Failing Grade Refuse And Resist - 3-26-1999 Utah schools' filtering software blocks Constitution, says Net watchdog group Freedom Forum - 3-23-1999 Censored Internet Access in Utah Public Schools and Libraries Censorware.net - 3-1-1999 College students lobby for censored access to the Internet Freedom Forum - 11-23-1998 Filtering logs open in Utah - Education network deletes records before release, says activist Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Utah Education Network ordered to release records of sites banned by filtering software Freedom Forum - 6-25-1998 NEW SOUTH WALES SCHOOL INTERNET FILTERING POLICY Problems With Net Censorship In NSW Schools Electronic Frontiers Australia - 3-28-1999 BOSTON, MA LIBRARY FILTERING POLICY Boston's Mayor Menino Demands Public Library Censorship Boston Coalition For Freedom Of Expression - 2-18-1997 LIVERMORE, CA LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICY LAWSUIT Livermore, CA Lawsuit Censorware.NET - 1-10-2000 ACLU in Court Again to Defend Library Against CA Parent Seeking Internet Censorship ACLU - 10-19-1999 Woman sues, says public library should have filter Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Court dismisses woman's attempt to force library to filter Net access Freedom Forum - 1-15-1999 Court Upholds Livermore Library's Uncensored Internet Access Policy ACLU - 1-14-1999 Mother Files Federal Action After State Suit Calling Unfiltered Library Internet Access a Nuisance Is Dismissed National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1998 California library faces new challenges in Internet filtering lawsuit Freedom Forum - 12-29-1998 ACLU Defends California Library Against Internet Censorship ACLU - 12-23-1998 Judge dismisses library Internet filtering suit in California Freedom Forum - 10-26-1998 California library prepares to defend Internet-use policy Freedom Forum - 10-14-1998 California Mother Sues Library For Allowing Son Access to On-Line Pornography National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Library can't be sued for lack of filtering software, argue city attorneys Freedom Forum - 7-14-1998 ACLU Defends CA Library Against Parent Seeking to Compel Internet Censorship ACLU - 7-10-1998 Mother sues city over library’s lack of Internet filtering software Freedom Forum - 6-2-1998 Contrasting Internet Access Suits Freedom To Read Foundation - 1998 LOUDON COUNTY, VA LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICY LAWSUIT Library board won't appeal court decision barring mandatory filtering Freedom Forum - 4-22-1999 Loudoun County, VA Censorware Lawsuit Censorware.net - 4-19-1999 Court Bars Internet Filters in Loudoun County Library National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1998 'Not a single complaint' with new Internet library policy in Loudoun County Freedom Forum - 12-31-1998 Loudoun Co. libraries adopt new Internet policy to meet judge's concerns Freedom Forum - 12-21-1998 Filters Fall in Loudon County Internet Freedom - 12-2-1998 Decision in library filtering case: either a 'landmark' or a 'landmine' Freedom Forum - 11-25-1998 EFF Statement on Loudoun Ruling: Another Victory for Free Speech on the Internet Electronic Frontier Foundation - 11-23-1998 Federal Court Strikes Down Loudoun County Internet Restrictions People For The American Way - 11-23-1998 Virginia Court Says Internet Blocking for Adult Library Users is Unconstitutional ACLU - 11-23-1998 Judge pondering summary-judgment request in Loudoun library case Freedom Forum - 9-28-1998 Filtering-software requirement goes to trial in Virginia Freedom Forum - 9-25-1998 Hearing Tomorrow in Library Internet Lawsuit ACLU - 9-24-1998 Virginia Parents Ask Court to Stop Loudoun County Library's Internet Censorship People For The American Way - 9-4-1998 Contrasting Internet Access Suits Freedom To Read Foundation - 1998 Challenge of library’s Internet policy survives motion to dismiss Freedom Forum - 4-8-1998 Judge Sets Highest Legal Hurdle For Using Blocking Software in Libraries ACLU - 4-7-1998 ACLU Enters VA Library Internet Lawsuit On Behalf of Online Speakers ACLU - 2-6-1998 Columnist, ACLU join lawsuit opposing library Internet restrictions Freedom Forum - 2-9-1998 Even Libraries in High-Tech Regions Consider Censorware National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 Residents of D.C. suburb challenge library’s Internet restrictions Freedom Forum - 12-24-1997 AFA'S PUSH FOR LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING IN HOLLAND, MI Michiganders Say No To Internet Filters National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 2000 A Necessary Evil? National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 2000 Michigan town rejects library Internet filters — at least for adults Freedom Forum - 2-29-2000 Net access policy may take shape The Holland Sentinel - 2-25-2000 Holland, Mich., voters reject Internet filtering measure Freedom Forum - 2-23-2000 Filters rejected: Proposal to screen library terminals fails 55% to 45% The Holland Sentinel - 2-23-2000 Voters reject filter plan for its library computers Detroit Free Press - 2-23-2000 Library Net filter proposal defeated USA Today - 2-23-2000 Holland, Mich., residents set for showdown on Internet filtering Freedom Forum - 2-21-2000 In Michigan town, Internet porn filter is on ballot AP - 2-21-2000 Censorware Project Founder Speaks Against Blocking Software in Michigan Libraries Censorware.net - 2-17-2000 Coming Soon to Your Library: Culture Wars - The Sequel National Coalition Against Censorship - 2-3-2000 Michigan town gears for ballot over library Internet filters Freedom Forum - 1-20-2000 View from the Censorware Trenches Slashdot - 1-12-2000 Another community faces a Net loss in freedom Freedom Forum - 11-30-1999 ANCHORAGE, AK LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICY Anchorage mayor filters all municipal computers Freedom To Read Foundation - 3-1-2000 Alaska mayor orders Internet filtering on all public library terminals Freedom Forum - 8-31-1999 AUSTIN, TX LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICIES Texas public library initiates adults-only Internet zones Freedom Forum - 3-6-1998 BATON ROUGE, LA LIBRARY INTERNET USE POLICY Louisiana library's new Internet access policy draws protests Freedom Forum - 10-26-1998 GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, MI LIBRARY INTERNET POLICIES Michigan ACLU will likely challenge library's Internet filtering policy Freedom Forum - 8-13-1999 Price of liberty? $100 an hour in Michigan township, for a time Freedom Forum - 8-3-1999 'Free' access to Web costs patrons $100 an hour at Michigan county library Freedom Forum - 8-3-1999 GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC INTERNET PARENTAL PERMISSION POLICY S.C. attorney general: Libraries can limit children's access to Internet Freedom Forum - 4-26-2000 S.C. county library restricts children's access to Internet Freedom Forum - 1-28-2000 HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICY Minnesota county officials seek Web filters for library computers Freedom Forum - 6-8-1998 HUDSONVILLE, MI ELIMINATION OF INTERNET FROM LIBRARIES POLICY Libraries struggle with pressure to filter Internet Freedom Forum - 12-10-1999 KERN COUNTY, CA LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICIES California county removes Internet filters from library computers Freedom Forum - 1-29-1998 ACLU Hails Victory as California Library Agrees to Remove Internet Filters from Public Computers ACLU - 1-28-1998 ACLU threatens action against Internet blocks Freedom Forum - 1-26-1998 ACLU Warns of Legal Action if CA Library Keeps Internet Filters on Public Computers ACLU - 1-21-1998 LOS ANGELES, CA LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICIES L.A. libraries to block adult Web sites on some computers Freedom Forum - 1-29-1999 MANDAN, ND SCHOOL INTERNET FILTERING POLICIES N.D. school board votes to keep Internet filter Freedom Forum - 9-22-1999 NEW YORK CITY, NY SCHOOL INTERNET FILTERING POLICIES Rural Conservatives Give Bronx Cheer to Urban School The Last Word - 12-17-1999 Students, teachers criticize Net filtering in NYC schools Freedom Forum - 11-10-1999 PALMER, MA SCHOOL INTERNET FILTERING POLICIES High school library removes Net monitoring software Freedom Forum - 10-20-1999 PLANO, TX LIBRARY INTERNET USE POLICIES Texas city council votes for Internet filters on most library computers Freedom Forum - 8-24-1999 Texas town posts anti-smut warnings near library terminals Freedom Forum - 11-24-1998 Suburban Plano, Texas, considers filters for library computers Freedom Forum - 11-16-1998 SAN JOSE, CA LIBRARY INTERNET POLICY San Jose Council Opposes Library Censorship ACLU - 9-23-1997 SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICY County library to install Internet filters on children's computers Freedom Forum - 4-29-1998 VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL LIBRARY INTERNET FILTERING POLICY Councilman to seek vote on Internet filtering in public libraries Freedom Forum - 1-5-1999 STARR REPORT FILTERING Starr report online shows absurdity of Net censorship Freedom Forum - 9-15-1998 Idaho school officials block student access to report on Clinton Freedom Forum - 9-14-1998 Starr Report Filtered Out Internet Freedom - 9-13-1998 Some Alabama libraries limit kids' access to Starr report Freedom Forum - 9-11-1998 OTHER INTERNET FILTERING POLICY STORIES Internet filtering would censor harmless and helpful information Robyn Blumner - 6-11-2000 Minnesota, Wyoming Libraries Reject Filters National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	RATINGS AND FILTERING ISSUES Sites blocked by ClickSafe Peacefire - 7-20-2000 Reports on BAIR ("Basic Artificial Intelligence Routine") from Exotrope, Inc. Peacefire - 7-20-2000 Free-speech advocates to panel: Find constitutional ways to keep kids safe online Freedom Forum - 7-18-2000 'Tools' fail as strategies to keep kids away from Net sex at libraries Freedom Forum - 7-18-2000 Fired Up Playboy - 6-26-2000 Censorware.Řrg Hall of Fa ... err, Shame Censorware.net - Spring 2000 FILTERING SOFTWARE REPORTS Assessing for Bias in AOL's Internet-Filtering Software for Kids Political Amazon - 6-27-2000 Project Bait and Switch Peacefire - 5-21-2000 Analysis of first 50 URL's blocked by I-Gear in the .edu domain Peacefire - 2-20-2000 Passing Porn, Banning the Bible: N2H2's Bess in public schools Censorware.net - 7-26-1999 Report: Clairview Internet Sheriff An Independent Review Electronic Frontiers Australia - 6-25-1999 Censored Internet Access in Utah Public Schools and Libraries Censorware.net - 3-1-1999 CYBERsitter: Where Do We Not Want You To Go Today? Peacefire - 1998 The X-Stop Files - Deja Voodoo Censorware.net - 11-23-1998 Protecting Judges Against Liza Minnelli Censorware.net - 6-21-1998 Federal Courts Use Censorware; Free Speech Advocates Object Censorware.net - 4-22-1998 Cyber Patrol And Deja News Censorware.net - 2-17-1998 Net Nanny Examined Peacefire - 1998 X-Stop Examined Peacefire - 1998 Blacklisted by Cyber Patrol From Ada to Yoyo Censorware.net - 12-23-1997 EPIC Report -- "Faulty Filters" EPIC - 12-1-1997 The X-Stop Files Censorware.net - 10-5-1997 SurfWatch examined Peacefire - 1997 "BESS, the Internet Retriever" Examined Peacefire - 1997 Cyber Patrol Examined Peacefire - 1997 I-Gear Examined Peacefire - 1997 NetRated Examined Peacefire - 1997 SmartFilter Examined Peacefire - 1997 SafeSurf Examined Peacefire - 1996 BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION SUMMIT FOR GLOBAL RATINGS SYSTEM An Analysis of the Bertelsmann Foundation Memorandum on Self-Regulation of Internet Content: Concerns from a User Empowerment Perspective Center for Democracy and Technology - 10-21-1999 German group's Internet-rating plan gains support, critics Freedom Forum - 9-20-1999 Are we saving the Net or censoring for dollars? Freedom Forum - 9-20-1999 Munich: The Censors' Convention Internet Freedom - 9-18-1999 Munich Summit "Begins War Against Free Speech" Internet Freedom - 9-9-1999 ACLU Joins International Protest Against Global Internet Censorship Plans ACLU - 9-9-1999 International Statement Warns Against Censorship Electronic Frontiers Australia - 9-9-1999 AOL, others plan global Net content rating system CNET - 9-2-1999 Global group seeks movie-like Net ratings CNET - 5-11-1999 CYBER PATROL SUES TO AVOID DISCLOSURE OF SITES BLOCKED BY SOFTWARE The Great Censorware Leak Internet Freedom - 5-5-2000 ACLU Appeals Ruling on Posting of Cyber Patrol Internet "Blacklist" Key ACLU - 4-5-2000 Microsystems Software, Inc. v. Scandinavia Online, et al. (the Cyber Patrol Case) EPIC - 4-5-2000 Judge Harrington's Injunction Eric Cordian - 3-29-2000 Ruling in "Censorware" Copyright Controversy Leaves Clients, Consumers in the Dark, ACLU Says ACLU - 3-28-2000 ACLU Joins Fray Over Cyber Patrol "Censorware" On Behalf of U.S. Web Site Hosts ACLU - 3-24-2000 Federal judge halts distribution of filter-bypassing software Freedom Forum - 3-20-2000 CyberPatrol Hackers Lose Round Wired - 3-17-2000 Hackers crack online porn filters CNET - 3-16-2000 Mattel Sues Over Blocking Hack Wired - 3-16-2000 SCHOOL & LIBRARY FILTERING POLICY STORIES Jenner & Block Memo: Internet Filtering Freedom To Read Foundation - 3-1-2000 Internet Filtering in Public Libraries Freedom To Read Foundation - 2-4-2000 Conservative Groups Oppose Mandatory Filtering in Schools & Libraries Electronic Frontier Foundation - 10-18-1999 The Cyber-Library: Legal and Policy Issues Facing Public Libraries in the High-Tech Era National Coalition Against Censorship - Fall 1999 Joint Statement for the Record on "Kids and the Internet: The Promise and the Perils" Electronic Frontier Foundation - 12-14-1998 Joint Statement for the Record on "Kids and the Internet: The Promise and the Perils" Internet Free Expression Alliance - 12-14-1998 Helping librarians with Internet access Freedom Forum - 11-25-1998 The Internet Filter Assessment Project Blue Highways - 3-4-1998 Filtering programs: Protecting people from porn or creating constitutional concerns? Freedom Forum - 2-20-1998 Censorship In a Box: Why Blocking Software is Wrong for Public Libraries ACLU - 1998 ALA Statement on Internet Filtering American Library Association - 7-1-1997 American Library Association Resolution On the Use of Filtering Software in Libraries National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1997 WHITE HOUSE INTERNET SUMMIT SUPPORT FOR RATINGS AND FILTERING Internet Industry, Government Promote Rating and Filtering at Summit National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Online Summit Proposes to Control the Net Internet Freedom - 12-4-1997 ACLU Cautions Against Internet Censorship ACLU - 12-2-1997 ACLU Joins Internet Free Expression Alliance, Criticizes White House "Censorware" Summit ACLU - 11-26-1997 Is Cyberspace Burning? ACLU Says Internet Ratings May Torch Free Speech on the Net ACLU - 8-7-1997 ACLU Wary of White House Goals On "Voluntary" Internet Censorship ACLU - 7-16-1997 Self-Censorship Promoted at "Smut Summit" National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1997 AL GORE'S PROMOTION OF RATINGS AND FILTERING NCAC Letter to Vice President Al Gore About Internet Censorship National Coalition Against Censorship - 6-16-1999 Gore announces Net firms' new filtering tools for parents Freedom Forum - 5-5-1999 OTHER RATINGS SYSTEM STORIES Web self-rating called 'roadmap to government regulation' Freedom Forum - 1-11-1999 Who Watches the Watchmen: Part II Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties - 9-1-1998 Netscape to support Web ratings CNET - 6-15-1998 Netscape's Support for PICS Internet Freedom - 4-9-1998 The Politics of Ratings, Labels and Filters: A Little Bedlam National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1998 Civil liberties organisation questions ratings schemes Internet Freedom - 3-3-1998 Censorship's Tools Du Jour: V-Chips, TV Ratings, PICS, and Internet Filters National Coalition Against Censorship - 3-1-1998 PICSRules: Who's Rules? Internet Freedom - 1-27-1998 ‘Who Watches the Watchmen: Internet Content Rating Systems, and Privatised Censorship’ Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties - 11-1-1997 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) releases white paper against ratings schemes Internet Freedom - 8-14-1997 Internet Labelling System Condemned Electronic Frontiers Australia - 7-2-1997 Ratings to Implement Censorship Internet Freedom - 7-1-1997 Fahrenheit 451.2: Is Cyberspace Burning? ACLU - 1997 OTHER FILTERING SOFTWARE & POLICY STORIES Internet filtering would censor harmless and helpful information Robyn Blumner - 6-11-2000 Censorware Exposed Again Wired - 3-9-2000 Free speech advocate raises ire of filtering firms CNET - 3-8-2000 About Peacefire.org Peacefire - 2000 Filtering ISPs and Censorware: The New Crusade Internet Freedom - 8-5-1999 Internet Porn Filter Fails to Protect Children Electronic Frontiers Australia - 7-30-1999 Web self-rating called 'roadmap to government regulation' Freedom Forum - 1-11-1999 Online activist warns against government-mandated Internet filtering Freedom Forum - 12-18-1998 Peacefire: Unblocking information Internet Freedom - 11-11-1998 Censorware: one for the kids? Internet Freedom - 6-15-1998 Net policing misguided, panelists say Freedom Forum - 6-9-1998 Net filters, First Amendment explored in June 9 conference Freedom Forum - 6-8-1998 Students need more access to the Net, not less Internet Freedom - 4-26-1998 Net filter firm under fire CNET - 2-6-1998 Internet-filter plan violates human rights, groups charge Freedom Forum - 12-16-1997 ISSUE BRIEF: Blocking and Filtering Content on the Internet after the CDA Center for Democracy and Technology - 10-15-1997 Block Party - In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling, private companies are picking up where the CDA left off Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Technology Offers New Censorship Potential National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1997 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	SCHOOL & STUDENT INTERNET CENSORSHIP Judge says school district cannot punish Web page creator Student Press Law Center - 7-20-2000 Court rules in favor of Washington student expelled for Web site Freedom Forum - 7-19-2000 Washington Court Upholds Student Free Speech Rights On Internet ACLU - 7-18-2000 Court upholds expulsion of student for Web site Student Press Law Center - 7-18-2000 Attorney for Utah teen says state's criminal-libel law unconstitutional Freedom Forum - 7-7-2000 Student suspended for Web site sues school Student Press Law Center - 6-27-2000 Parents fight school district's suspension of son for 'impolite' Web site Freedom Forum - 6-23-2000 ACLU of Arkansas Sues School District on Behalf of Student Expelled for Creating Off-Campus Web Site ACLU - 6-22-2000 Student charged with criminal libel for Web site comments spends 7 days in jail Student Press Law Center - 6-5-2000 Universities block access to popular music site Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Students fight Internet censorship, restrictions Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Teacher sues eighth grader expelled for home page Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Board reverses decision to fine, punish student Web hosts for chat room threat Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Arizona considers bill to block sex sites on college campuses Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 BELLFLOWER, CA STUDENT TRANSFER FOR E-MAIL CASE Parents charge that son punished for e-mail commentary Student Press Law Center - 6-29-1998 BOISE AND MERIDIAN, ID SCHOOLS BLOCK ACCESS TO STARR REPORT Idaho school officials block student access to report on Clinton Freedom Forum - 9-14-1998 CLEVELAND, OH STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Student Webmaster wins $30,000 settlement Libertarian Rock - 4-19-1998 Ohio teen, school officials settle Web site lawsuit Freedom Forum - 4-14-1998 Ohio school district settles with student over Web page that criticized a teacher Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Ohio teen wins court order protecting Web site Freedom Forum - 3-19-1998 CORNELL UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATION OF STUDENTS OVER NON-PC E-MAIL Cornell University Disciplinary Charges The Justice on Campus Project - 1995 University E-Mail A Test Of Internet Free Speech The Justice on Campus Project - 12-10-1995 Press Release From Online Freedom Fighters Anarchist Liberation The Justice on Campus Project - 11-27-1995 Cyber-Garbage at Cornell The Justice on Campus Project - 11-24-1995 National Writers Union response to Cornell's decision The Justice on Campus Project - 11-19-1995 Hate Speech on the Net The Justice on Campus Project - 11-17-1995 University J.A. Exonerates Freshman E-Mail Pranksters The Justice on Campus Project - 11-17-1995 Cornell University's Decision The Justice on Campus Project - 11-17-1995 New York ACLU's Letter to Cornell The Justice on Campus Project - 11-16-1995 FALMOUTH, MA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR E-MAIL CASE Student says school suspended free speech when it disciplined him Freedom Forum - 12-11-1998 HIALEAH, FL STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE School suspends student for content on private Web site Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Florida high school rescinds suspension of senior who criticized school on private Web site Student Press Law Center - 6-4-1998 INDIANA TEACHERS LAWSUIT AGAINST STUDENTS OVER WEBSITE Indiana teachers sue student over Web site Freedom Forum - 8-9-1999 KENT, WA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Settlement Ends Attempt To Punish Student For Web Site in Washington State ACLU - 4-7-2000 Washington student, school district settle dispute over Web site Freedom Forum - 4-3-2000 Judge Says School Overreacted to Student's Site New York Times - 3-3-2000 Judge prevents school from suspending student for Web site Student Press Law Center - 2-28-2000 Federal judge halts suspension of student punished over Web site Freedom Forum - 2-24-2000 Court Blocks WA School from Suspending Student Over Humorous Web Site ACLU - 2-23-2000 LACEY, WA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Washington student says school was wrong to punish him over Web site Freedom Forum - 5-15-2000 WA Student Enters Court Today in Challenge to School Punishment For Parody Created on Home Computer ACLU - 5-12-2000 ACLU of Washington State Challenges Suspension for Student Parody ACLU - 4-7-1999 County judge won't block suspension of student disciplined over Web site Freedom Forum - 2-16-1999 LECANTO, FL CRIMINAL LIBEL CHARGE AGAINST STUDENTS OVER WEBSITE Criminal charges against Fla. 'nerd gang' dropped Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 MARBLE HILL, MO STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Student settles Web-related suit against school district Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Website creator wins in Federal Court Libertarian Rock - 2-1-1999 Suspension over Web page violates free-speech rights, judge rules Freedom Forum - 12-29-1998 ACLU Wins Victory for Student Suspended Over Website Posting ACLU - 12-28-1998 Who will teach the "teachers?" Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Student suspended for Web page settles with school Student Press Law Center - 9-9-1999 Missouri teen who criticized school on Web page sues over suspension Freedom Forum - 8-28-1998 ACLU Sues Missouri School For Suspending Student Who Created Personal Website ACLU - 8-27-1998 MASSACHUSETTS STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Student suspended for private web site satirizing school Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 MEXICO, MO STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Student faces fight, animosity over site Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Student punished for private Web site Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 MIDDLETOWN, NJ STUDENT SUSPENSIONS FOR WEBSITE CASE High School Students Suspended in Jersey F.I.G.H.T. Webzine - 4-15-2000 NEW YORK STUDENT EXPULSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Student expelled for home page sues private school Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 OHIO STUDENTS SUSPENSION FOR COMMENTS ON GOTHIC WEBSITE CASE Ohio students who posted messages on Gothic Web site return to school Freedom Forum - 5-10-1999 Ohio ACLU Defends Students Suspended Over Gothic-Themed Web Site ACLU - 5-3-1999 OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY BLOCKING ACCESS TO NEWSGROUPS Newsgroup case dismissed Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Federal court allows school's restrictions on access to Internet discussion groups Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Oklahoma University Bans Sex on the 'Net National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1997 Oklahoma Judge Upholds College Internet Access Restriction Student Press Law Center - 2-10-1997 Okla. professor takes university to court for blocking access to sexual material online Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 PITTSBURGH, PA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR E-MAIL CASE Federal judge: Teen can keep names of e-mail recipients secret Freedom Forum - 4-13-2000 Administrators suspend student for e-mail Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Teen who sent insulting e-mail makes deal, returns to school Freedom Forum - 5-18-1999 Judge to hear student's challenge of suspension over e-mail Freedom Forum - 5-17-1999 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY RESTRICTIONS ON INTERNET POLITICAL SPEECH Princeton backs off Internet restriction Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 ACLU Congratulates Princeton on Revised Internet Policy ACLU - 9-16-1996 ACLU Responds to Princeton "Clarification" of Internet Censorship Policy: End It, Don't Mend It ACLU - 8-23-1996 Free Speech 101: ACLU Gives Princeton University an "F" for Barring Political Speech on its Network ACLU - 8-14-1996 ROLLA, MO STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR CHATROOM COMMENT CASE Student sues school after being suspended for comment about Columbine on Internet discussion board Student Press Law Center - 10-20-1999 ACLU Defends Missouri Honors Student Suspended For Remark in Internet Chat Room ACLU - 10-14-1999 SAN FRANCISCO CITY COLLEGE SITE SHUTDOWN LAWSUIT College professor hopes to pull plug on teacher review Web site Freedom Forum - 3-9-2000 ACLU Defends Student Website in Case that Threatens Free Expression on the Internet ACLU - 1-31-2000 Professor declares Teacher Review site defamatory, files lawsuit against creator Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 UNIVERSITIES BLOCKING ACCESS TO DOWNLOADABLE MUSIC Metallica lawsuit prompts Yale, Indiana University to block student access to online music sites Freedom Forum - 4-21-2000 Yale drops Napster after legal pressure CNET - 4-19-2000 Music to Napster fans' ears Salon Magazine - 3-8-2000 Colleges target music Web sites Freedom Forum - 2-28-2000 VIRGINIA TECH STUDENT PUNISHMENT FOR COMMENT ON GAY WEBSITE CASE Freedom of Net Speech The Justice on Campus Project - 10-27-1995 First Amendment Tangle In The 'Net Colleges Struggle to Balance Free Speech, Cybersensitivity The Justice on Campus Project - 10-23-1995 WEST VIRGINIA STUDENT EXPULSION THREAT FOR WEBSITE CASE Lawsuit threats squash suspension and expulsion Libertarian Rock - 7-9-1999 WISCONSIN INTERNET 'CONTROVERSIAL MATERIALS' RESTRICTION School district apologizes for blocking teen's access to Wiccan Web site Freedom Forum - 4-2-1999 Now 'controversial materials' are being squelched Freedom Forum - 5-27-1998 School board restricts student access to Internet's 'controversial materials' Freedom Forum - 5-27-1998 STUDENT PRESS ON THE INTERNET STORIES Cyberlaw and the Student Media - Part 1 Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Cyberlaw and the Student Media - Part 2 Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Student news on-line censored by schools for 'safety' reasons Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 OTHER STORIES UC San Diego Pulls Plug on Controversial Server: BURN! Group's Hosting of Colombian Rebel Group Site Blamed Drug Reform Coordination Network - 6-9-2000 Web site publisher claims university is trying to stifle his speech Freedom Forum - 3-30-2000 WA School Board Decides Not to Punish Student Web Site Hosts ACLU - 2-3-2000 JANET Says Ban It Internet Freedom - 6-5-1999 Nevada university system revises computer-use proposal Freedom Forum - 12-8-1998 State college no place for political speech Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 The other side of the schoolhouse gate - Off-campus publications, Web sites can operate under different rules Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Georgia State Censors Neo-Nazi Web Site The Justice on Campus Project - 2-12-1996 Time to Grow up The Justice on Campus Project - 10-14-1994 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
WEB SITE SHUTDOWNS & BLOCK ATTEMPTS Colombian rebel Web page spurs censorship debate on California campus Freedom Forum - 6-16-2000 "Y2K MILITARY TAKEOVER" FILM WEBSITE SHUTDOWN CASE ACLU sues U.S. for allegedly forcing video off the Internet Freedom Forum - 12-23-1999 ACLU Sues FBI, Justice Department over Censorship of Fictional "Y2K Military Takeover" Film ACLU - 12-22-1999 ACLU to file suit against FBI on Web video artist's behalf Freedom Forum - 12-13-1999 With arm-twisting or without, FBI exposes government's penchant for censorship Freedom Forum - 12-3-1999 ISP head, FBI differ on Web site closing ‘order’ Freedom Forum - 11-29-1999 FBI forces ISP to close Web site Freedom Forum - 11-24-1999 NUREMBURG FILES ANTI-CHOICE WEBSITE SHUTDOWN CASE 'Nuremberg' site shutdown spurs lawsuit from abortion foe Freedom Forum - 6-14-1999 Free Speech Campaign Defends Anti-Abortion Site Internet Freedom - 4-20-1999 'Pro-Choice' Gives Internet Freedom No Choice Internet Freedom - 3-22-1999 Silencing speech only leads to violence, says creator of controversial Web site Freedom Forum - 3-10-1999 Campaign Returns Repugnant Site Internet Freedom - 3-8-1999 Policing Cyberspace The Nation - 3-1-1999 Anti-Abortion Web Site Shut Down in Civil Suit Internet Freedom - 2-26-1999 Judge forbids anti-abortion activists from contributing to Web site Freedom Forum - 2-26-1999 Anti-abortion Web site returns to Internet Freedom Forum - 2-24-1999 Internet service provider pulls plug on Nuremberg Files Freedom Forum - 2-5-1999 Plaintiffs ask judge to close Nuremberg Files anti-abortion Web site Freedom Forum - 2-3-1999 Jury finds anti-abortion Web site, posters amount to terrorist threats Freedom Forum - 2-2-1999 ACLU Confronts Tough First Amendment Issues In Oregon Abortion Threats Case ACLU - 1-12-1999 Free speech or hit list? Anti-abortion activists' use of Web site goes on trial Freedom Forum - 1-7-1999 Pro-life Website Censored Internet Freedom - 5-1-1997 The Nuremberg Files: Why We Must Defend This Repugnant Site Internet Freedom - 5-1-1997 EFA MOVES TO USA FOR FEAR OF AUSTRALIAN CENSORSHIP EFA moves Web site to US APC Newswire - 12-22-1999 EFA Moves Website to the United States Electronic Frontiers Australia - 12-21-1999 GEORGE W. BUSH V. INTERNET PARODY CASE FEC drops Bush complaint against Internet parody site Freedom Forum - 4-19-2000 Presidential contender's reaction to parody Web site backfires Freedom Forum - 5-27-1999 DR. LAURA V. INTERNET ENTERTAINMENT GROUP CASE Nude photos of Dr. Laura to stay on Web Freedom Forum - 11-3-1998 Radio personality sues company to prevent posting of nude photos on Internet Freedom Forum - 11-2-1998 CORPORATE ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK CRITICISM ON THE INTERNET Welcome to the world of free-speech exterminators Robyn Blumner - 3-19-2000 Federal Court Upholds Free Speech Of Cyber-Protester in Washington State ACLU - 7-28-1998 Federal judge lifts order against man conducting cyber crusade Freedom Forum - 7-20-1998 AO-HELL CENSORSHIP AOL faces hate speech issue...maybe - "Submissive bottom" deleted in discriminatory outrage ZD Net - 11-3-1999 AOL in gay rights fracas - It's the old First Amendment again ZD Net - 10-22-1999 Federal judge lifts injunction against Web site critical of Utah business Freedom Forum - 3-1-1999 America Online Shuts Down Irish Forum Internet Freedom - 1-18-1999 SJCDC Censored By AOL! South Jersey Clinic Defense Coalition - 1999 AOL closes Koran parody site, but mirror Web sites spread Freedom Forum - 6-26-1998 Service Provider becomes Moral Arbitrator Internet Freedom - 9-16-1997 JAMES HULBERT V. LORD CHANCELLOR Hulbert’s Case, the Lord Chancellor and Censorship of the Internet Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties - 11-15-1999 Censorship Furor on Brit Site Wired - 11-13-1999 Civil liberties groups decry move as political "pressure" ZD Net - 11-12-1999 SHUTDOWNS OF RACIST WEBSITES Anti-hate drive rakes through Canadian Web sites Freedom Forum - 7-14-1998 Georgia State Censors Neo-Nazi Web Site The Justice on Campus Project - 2-12-1996 SHUTDOWNS BASED ON COPYRIGHT ASSERTIONS Web site publisher claims university is trying to stifle his speech Freedom Forum - 3-30-2000 The Not-so-sweet F.A. Internet Freedom - 12-10-1999 BBC Uses Copyright as Excuse to Close Site Internet Freedom - 9-1-1999 Nottingham Scandal Journalist Speaks Out Internet Freedom - 6-13-1997 OTHER STORIES Oxford Yanks Student Page Over Spoof DeCSS Slashdot - 5-20-2000 UC San Diego Pulls Plug on Controversial Server: BURN! Group's Hosting of Colombian Rebel Group Site Blamed Drug Reform Coordination Network - 6-9-2000 ACLU Defends Student Website in Case that Threatens Free Expression on the Internet ACLU - 1-31-2000 Virginia paramedic sues county after he was fired for Web site comments Freedom Forum - 11-20-1998 U.S. tried to force Chelsea Clinton Fan Club Web site to close Freedom Forum - 8-10-1998 Driving Offences Internet Freedom - 4-9-1998 Religious groups take action to halt misinformation on Internet Freedom Forum - 2-3-1998 State college no place for political speech Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Internet Freedom Web Site Shut Down Internet Freedom - 9-18-1997 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	MISCELLANEOUS INTERNET CENSORSHIP Internet creates 'freer' place for First Amendment Freedom Forum - 7-14-2000 AT&T Labs unveils software to provide uncensored speech on Web Freedom Forum - 7-3-2000 Judge asks court to reveal identity of anonymous online critic Freedom Forum - 6-30-2000 High UN Official Calls for Global Attack on Internet Drug Information Drug Reform Coordination Network - 6-30-2000 To link or not to link Freedom Forum - 6-22-2000 If it's online, we overreact Freedom Forum - 7-7-2000 Hysteria over freewheeling Net blinds people to the beauty of truly free expression Freedom Forum - 5-26-2000 Federal judge agrees to block Internet accusation against novelist Freedom Forum - 5-17-2000 ATTEMPTS TO BAN RACIST & HATE SPEECH Now You See It, Now You Don't Internet Freedom - 2-20-2000 U.N. group urges U.S. limits on Net hate speech Freedom Forum - 2-17-2000 Swiss official urges blocking of racists online Freedom Forum - 1-28-2000 Internet Body has No Authority to Ban Racist Speech Internet Freedom - 1-25-2000 Censoring Hate Speech On The Internet Is Counter-Productive Electronic Frontiers Australia - 11-10-1998 Internet Freedom Reject Straws Net Clampdown Internet Freedom - 9-17-1998 Anti-hate drive rakes through Canadian Web sites Freedom Forum - 7-14-1998 Georgia State Censors Neo-Nazi Web Site The Justice on Campus Project - 2-12-1996 ATTEMPTS TO PREVENT LINKING Judge OKs 'deep links' to rival Web sites Freedom Forum - 3-31-2000 Freedom to link Internet Freedom - 11-23-1999 Federal judge orders couple to remove Web links to Mormon text Freedom Forum - 11-11-1999 THE INTERNET UNDER AUTHORITIAN REGIMES Controls, access problems keep Internet from total freedom Freedom Forum - 3-31-2000 China closes 127 Net cafes in Shanghai Freedom Forum - 2-2-2000 Net burgeons in China as authorities scramble for control Freedom Forum - 1-27-2000 Censor Dot Gov The Internet and Press Freedom 2000 Freedom House - 1-1-2000 Send Protest Letter Against Jailing of Chinese Democracy On line Activists Electronic Frontier Foundation - 2000 Advocates Speak Out Against Serbian Internet Censorship Center for Democracy and Technology - 1-6-1999 China--Engineer And Physicist Imprisoned Electronic Frontier Foundation - 12-10-1998 Turkish teen convicted for Web postings Freedom Forum - 6-8-1998 CENSORSHIP OF E-MAIL Intel's Attempt to Muzzle Ex-Worker's E-Mails Violates First Amendment, ACLU Says ACLU - 5-12-2000 Federal judge says man's e-mail rants were true threats Freedom Forum - 4-22-1999 Intel wins temporary relief from ex-worker's mass e-mail campaign Freedom Forum - 12-7-1998 DOMAIN REGISTRATION CENSORSHIP Federal judge sides with law firm in cybersquatting case Freedom Forum - 4-26-2000 No EToy for Christmas Slashdot - 12-3-1999 Woman files suit seeking to register 'dirty words' as Internet addresses Freedom Forum - 5-7-1999 COM.AU Domain Arbitrarily Removed Electronic Frontiers Australia - 2-26-1999 Will free speech survive change in Net management? Freedom Forum - 6-5-1998 YOUTH VIOLENCE INTERNET SCAPEGOATING STORIES Is the Net to Blame? Internet Freedom - 6-8-1999 Tennessee panel on Littleton shootings warns against creating scapegoats Freedom Forum - 4-29-1999 White House Excludes ACLU, Others From Summit Meeting on Internet Censorship ACLU - 7-15-1997 AUSTRALIAN NET CENSORSHIP POLLS Australians reject Net censorship Electronic Frontiers Australia - 8-29-1999 Poll Shows Australians Don't Want Internet Censorship Electronic Frontiers Australia - 1-1-1998 No Concern Over Internet Content Electronic Frontiers Australia - 7-29-1997 STOP! Inappropriate Internet Censorship Electronic Frontiers Australia - 6-6-1996 INTERNET LEGISLATION DIALOGUE "Regardless Of Frontiers" Protecting The Human Right To Freedom Of Expression On The Global Internet Center for Democracy and Technology - 9-11-1998 Surfing the Net for compulsions and addictions Freedom Forum - 3-6-2000 'Consumer protection' is latest excuse to regulate the Net Freedom Forum - 12-1-1999 Justices quick to grant Internet's First Amendment claim Freedom Forum - 5-12-1999 Cyber-liberties attorney Ann Beeson fights for free speech on the Net Freedom Forum - 5-26-1999 Why we should resist efforts to rein in wild, wild Web Freedom Forum - 2-2-1999 Donna Rice Hughes makes it her mission to fight cyberporn Freedom Forum - 10-7-1998 Internet revolution may work against speech rights, author says Freedom Forum - 7-15-1999 Mike Godwin: Fighting to keep digital speech free Freedom Forum - 8-11-1998 Irish group advises self-regulation to combat Net abuses Freedom Forum - 7-14-1998 Go slow on Net content controls, conference told Freedom Forum - 2-10-1998 Freedom of Expression and the Information Superhighway National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 8-1-1994 Internet Free Expression Alliance Forms National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Internet Online Summit Participants Must Respect First Amendment Law and Values, Too National Coalition Against Censorship - 12-1-1997 Internet regulation 'a threat to civil liberties' Guardian Unlimited - 5-3-2000 The Message In The Medium: The First Amendment On The Information Superhighway The Justice On Campus Project - 3-1-1994 OTHER STORIES Georgia judge tosses out charges against virtual gang member Freedom Forum - 3-17-2000 Virtual gang members wind up in real trouble Freedom Forum - 3-16-1999 Massachusetts judge grants Web site access to high school championships Freedom Forum - 3-20-2000 Web site sues athletic league for barring access to basketball championships Freedom Forum - 3-17-2000 XXX!!: Sex and Free Speech Slashdot - 1-10-2000 San Francisco judge throws out Internet libel suit Freedom Forum - 4-1-1998 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	ISP LIABILITY ISSUES & CASES UK GODFREY V. DEMON INTERNET LIBEL LAWSUIT Can the net stay free? Guardian Unlimited - 4-27-2000 The case for free speech Guardian Unlimited - 4-20-2000 Censorship Floodgates Open After Net Libel Settlement In Britain Internet Freedom - 4-10-2000 Demon Internet Settlement Confirms ISP Liability Internet Freedom - 3-31-2000 British ISP settles libel suit out of court Freedom Forum - 3-31-2000 Case Analysis of Laurence Godfrey v. Demon Internet Limited Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties - 7-1-1999 Incompetence or Cowardice? Why did Demon fail to contest THAT Decision? Internet Freedom - 6-24-1999 Net libel precedent set in U.K. Freedom Forum - 6-11-1999 ISPs No Longer Innocent Disseminators Internet Freedom - 6-10-1999 Publish and Be Damned Internet Freedom - 6-5-1999 Internet Service Provider Sued Internet Freedom - 5-22-1998 AOL LIABILITY FOR MATT DRUDGE COMMENTS CASE Judge drops AOL from Drudge libel suit Freedom Forum - 4-23-1998 Clinton adviser claims AOL responsible for Drudge comments Freedom Forum - 2-3-1998 AOL LIABILITY FOR ANONYMOUS USER COMMENTS CASE Supreme Court turns away appeal of man subjected to Internet hoax Freedom Forum - 6-22-1998 Question of Internet providers and liability lobbed into Supreme Court Freedom Forum - 4-13-1998 AOL not liable for third-party defamatory messages Freedom Forum - 11-18-1997 COMPUSERVE ARREST IN GERMANY CompuServe Ex-Official's Porn-Case Conviction Reversed Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties - 11-17-1999 ISP Guilty of Distributing Pornography Internet Freedom - 5-31-1998 Coalition Letter to Chancellor Kohl Urges Investigation of Compuserve Prosecution ACLU - 4-23-1997 YAHOO FINED BY FRANCE FOR NAZI MATERIALS AUCTIONED Yahoo! fined by France for online auction in U.S. Freedom Forum - 5-23-2000 Yahoo! sued in France over auctions of Nazi material on its U.S. Web site Freedom Forum - 4-12-2000 PRODIGY LIABILITY FOR CUSTOMER E-MAIL CASE High court won't decide on Internet service providers' liability for e-mail messages Freedom Forum - 5-1-2000 N.Y. high court: Internet service providers aren't liable for e-mail messages Freedom Forum - 12-3-1999 OTHER STORIES France's move to end Net anonymity makes cyber-waves Freedom Forum - 5-24-2000 VA Court Dismisses Libel Lawsuit Against Anonymous Website Author ACLU - 6-30-1999 Internet provider sues New York state attorney general Freedom Forum - 11-25-1998 ISP Liability Issues Refuse And Resist - 11-24-1998 Internet Service Providers as Enforcers Internet Freedom - 10-29-1998 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
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