Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 113 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling Reading ease score: 39.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. This is an important ruling for Project Gutenberg, in that it removes the necessity for US libraries to run filtering software as had been ordered by the CIPA legislation. PG doesn't usually distribute legislation and rulings, but in this case it seemed worthwhile. At 195 pages, the ruling is an extensive and informed look at Internet use and censorship. The "Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling" is a legal ruling document authored by Chief Circuit Judge Becker and others in the early 21st century. This ruling addresses the constitutionality of the Children's Internet Protection Act, specifically challenging the requirement for public libraries to employ filtering software to access federal funding programs. The central focus of this ruling revolves around the implications of filter technologies on patrons' First Amendment rights, particularly concerning unwanted restrictions against accessing constitutionally protected material. At the start of the ruling, the court outlines the legal framework surrounding CIPA and the plaintiff’s allegations, including the concerns of public libraries and the implications of using filtering software that may restrict access to important information. The document establishes the significant role of public libraries in providing Internet access to patrons while highlighting the challenges they face from the proliferation of inappropriate online content and the effectiveness and limitations of filtering software. The opening portion sets the stage for a detailed examination of how filtering measures can inadvertently block access to valuable and constitutionally protected speech, thereby suggesting potential conflicts between regulatory measures and individual freedoms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Computer networks -- Law and legislation -- United States Obscenity (Law) -- United States Internet and children -- United States Computers -- Access control -- United States KF Text Noteworthy Trials(Bookshelf) Browsing: Law & Criminology 385343 385344 2024-10-03T04:17:06.284954 2023-10-03T04:45:30.632748 text/html text/html 385336 385337 2024-10-03T04:17:06.528969 2023-10-03T04:45:30.794725 text/html text/html 215323 2024-10-03T04:17:13.883954 application/epub+zip 219015 2024-10-03T04:17:10.067954 application/epub+zip 505577 2020-12-28T15:42:50 text/rtf 190323 2024-10-03T04:17:08.831979 application/epub+zip 479030 2024-10-03T04:17:16.982937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462747 2024-10-03T04:17:13.068954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416820 2022-09-03T06:16:39.988710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368478 368506 2024-10-03T04:17:05.828965 2023-10-03T04:45:30.300752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 363542 2020-12-28T15:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118516 2020-12-28T15:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20706 2024-10-03T04:17:17.114900 application/rdf+xml 22669 2024-10-03T04:17:09.368952 image/jpeg 4664 2024-10-03T04:17:09.097967 image/jpeg 214124 2024-10-03T04:17:06.555971 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia