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Internet Censorship Law May Come Out of Hibernation

Declan McCullagh writes on the C|Net Politics Blog:

In 1998, the U.S. Congress enacted a sweeping Web censorship law that nearly everyone promptly forgot about.

Why? The explanation is simple: The American Civil Liberties Union immediately filed a lawsuit to block the U.S. Justice Department, and a federal judge granted an injunction barring prosecutors from enforcing the law. That injunction has been in place ever since.

But now that could change. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Lowell A. Reed, Jr. in Philadelphia will hear closing arguments in the Child Online Protection Act case, and a ruling is expected by early 2007.

posted by Fergie @ 11/19/2006 02:54:00 PM