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U.S. Supreme Court to Debate COPA

Posted by timothy on from the copa-cabana dept.

il dus writes "The Christian Science Monitor is reporting that the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), which seeks to restrict adult content on the internet, will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. This law has already been declared unconstitutional twice by federal appeals courts because it is, in their opinion, overly broad and restrictive of free speech on the Internet."

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  1. So? by 4of12 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Given the composition of the court, will the outcome be a surprise to anyone?

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  2. When is enough enough? by H4x0r+Jim+Duggan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I remember in the mid-nineties, Marilyn Manson was almost ready to release his album "Antichrist Superstar" but there was a problem: in the inlay he had a picture of himself naked at age four - just sitting on the couch, nothing weird or interesting. I'm not sure what the point of the picture was, maybe it was to show that he came from the same start-in-life as the rest of us.

    Anyway, he was told he'd have to redo the inlay and get rid of that picture because anti-child-porn groups would string him up.

    He wasn't happy about that. It was an innocent photo (a photo of innocence?), and it was of him, and he owned the photo, and he didn't mind it being released, and...

    Well, the inlay got redone.

    Of course, I can see a counter arguement - what if poor people out of desperation started selling their childhood nude photos - but it's worth keeping in mind that the "liberals" of this issue are mostly silent, and understandibly fearful.

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    1. Re:When is enough enough? by /dev/trash · · Score: 2, Interesting

      You think that's bad. Remember the Goo-Goo Dolls? They had an album names "A Boy Named Goo." The album art was a boy with purple goo on him. Wal-mart banned it, because it sort of looked like blood and they have a firm policy against child abuse.

    2. Re:When is enough enough? by Copperhead · · Score: 3, Interesting
      That's interesting, if it's true. (I'm not doubting you, I just never heard it.)

      I wonder if this at all affects the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind album.

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  3. Re:Left-wing is a danger too by bersl2 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That's not an issue of Left or Right. That's an issue of libertarian or authoritarian. They are two entirely separate ideas.

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