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Old 01-10-2004, 07:57 AM  
Mr.Fiction
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:mad Pennsylvania says internet sites not protected by 1st Amendment of U.S. Constitution

Blocking access to websites doesn't interfere with free speech because Internet addresses aren't real, according to the Pennsylvania attorney general's office.

"It is a little string of letters and numbers that acts as a superficial label," they argued in a brief. "Disablement of an ISP's customers' access to a particular URL for even an indefinite time does not implicate First Amendment rights."

Some legal experts worry that if the Pennsylvania law is allowed to stand it could pave the way for other states to pass similar laws, blocking access to sites that the states deem illegal or immoral.


http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,61840,00.html

What a bunch of fucking idiots. Books aren't real speech, either. They're just a bunch of ink on some paper - why should they be protected by the Constitution?

Sorry if this has already been posted, the GFY search is broken again.
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