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Essay Archive - Legislative Proposal for New Indecency Language in Telecom Bill
Legislative Proposal for New Indecency Language in Telecom Bill
Although the October 16, 1995 legislative proposal purports to regulate “
computer pornography”, the proposal contains fatal flaws which render the
proposal at best counterproductive and at worst devastating to on-line
communications. First, it prohibits, but fails to define, “indecent” speech to
minors -- a dangerously vague, medium-specific, and, after decades of litigation,
still undefined concept, which may include mere profanity. This may tie up
successful prosecution of the law in courts for years to come, while co....
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