- Thu 15 May 2003
- policy
- Gaige B. Paulsen
A commentary from CNET looks at two provisions of the new PROTECT act that may raise first amendment challenges.
The sections are the "Misleading domain names on the internet" and a section once again attempting to redefine child pornography to include images created virtually that "appear" to be children.
Although both of these provisions sound pretty reasonable, there is great concern about using "prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole" as a standard for porn, since the 'net has no boundaries and there is little precedent for gauging such things "as a whole."