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Information Technology News US judge blocks online porn law | US judge blocks online porn law |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Friday, 23 March 2007 | |
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"Perhaps we do the minors of this country harm if First Amendment protections, which they will with age inherit fully, are chipped away in the name of their protection," the judge ruled. Back in 2004, the US Supreme Court upheld a temporary injunction against the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) on the grounds it was likely to be struck down. Judge Reed's verdict vindicates that position. COPA required US-based sites offering 'adult' material to obtain proof of age such as a credit card number, on pain of fines up to $US50,000 and six months jail. The law was challenged by a number of web sites with the backing of the American Civil Liberties Union. This is not the first time attempts to restrict online pornography have been rejected by the courts. A 1996 law was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1997.{moscomment}
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