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COPA went too far, Judge Reed ruled

Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 08:46:42 -0500
To: politech@vorlon.mit.edu
Subject: FC: COPA went too far, Judge Reed ruled
From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>


http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/17670.html

                     Judge: COPA Went Too Far
                     by Declan McCullagh 

                     WASHINGTON -- A new law restricting
                     online erotica violates the First
                     Amendment, a federal judge ruled
                     Monday, six hours before the measure
                     would have taken effect. 

                     Saying the Child Online Protection Act
                     was a well-intentioned attempt to
                     protect children but that it went too far,
                     US District Judge Lowell A. Reed Jr.
                     barred the federal government from
                     enforcing it. 

                     [...remainder snipped...]



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