Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling

by United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Author: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Language: English
LoC Class: KF: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: United States
Subject: Computers -- Access control -- United States
Category: Text
eBook-No.: 5180
Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5180
Release Date: February 1, 2004
Copyright: Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1.FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA — Section 1721(b) of CIPA imposes conditions on a library's participation in the E-rate program. A library "having one or more computers with Internet access may not receive services at discount rates," CIPA Sec. 1721(b) (codified at 47 U.S.C. Sec. 254(h)(6)(A)(i)), unless the library certifies that it is "enforcing a policy of Internet safety that includes the operation of a technology protection measure with respect to any of its computers with Internet access that protects against access through such computers to visual depictions that are (I) obscene; (II) child pornography; or (III) harmful to minors," and that it is "enforcing the operation of such technology protection measure during any use of such computers by minors." CIPA Sec. 1721(b) (codified at 47 U.S.C. Sec. 254(h)(6)(B)). CIPA defines a "technology protection measure" as "a specific technology that blocks or filters access to visual depictions that are obscene, . . . child pornography, . . . or harmful to minors." CIPA Sec. 1703(b)(1) (codified at 47 U.S.C. Sec. 254(h)(7)(I)). — IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT — FOOTNOTES

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