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Supreme Court Rules on Challenge to COPA

Posted by timothy on from the know-it-when-they-see-it-a-few-times dept.

Publiux writes: "LawMeme is reporting today that the Supreme Court upheld portions of the Child Online Protection Act because using community standards to determine what could be harmful to minors was not overly broad and thus not unconstitutional. Before you stop spreading your 'sexually explicit material' online, a lower court still has to determine if the law is unconstitutional for other reasons." Snibor Eoj submits this link to coverage at Yahoo! as well. Other readers link to AP coverage running at NandoTimes and the decision itself (PDF).

5 of 291 comments (clear)

  1. First COPA post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    HI!!
    Just bored, taking pics of my pre-teen daughter and posting on mclt.

  2. COPA, DMCA and beyond by October_30th · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So now that an abominatoin like COPA is practically enforced by the highest legal authority in the land, what hope is there that DMCA and following draconian legislation will be ruled unconstitutional?

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  3. Re:not very troubling? by DEBEDb · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Our children are too precious to sacrifice them at the altar of free speech.

    Marks: Rhetoric: 10. Substance: 0.

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    Considered harmful.
  4. Re:First Amendment by goldspider · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    How bout I go down the street and express myself with a rifle and a full clip? I don't like people, so I'm going to express that by shooting some at random. Are you going to defend my free speech? If you are consistent, you will, regardless of whether or not murder, like child porn, is ILLEGAL.

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  5. You're a semi-sentient shitbag by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I'm very impressed by your feeble attempt at argumentum ad absurdum.


    Instead of trying to write pithy commentary on this tired old linux-nazi site, you may want to get back to bible school. It sounds like your mommy is calling you, and your reasoning smacks of religious-induced pseudo-logic.



    Have a shitty day, nitwit.