Since I have worked not only with bands who write music, but also have been
the creator of an online music magazine and a long-time advocate of free
speech, I felt it was only appropriate to choose the topic of censorship and
the Communications Decency Act as my topic.
This act was originally struck down by the Supreme Court, but was then
somehow passed in February 1996. It imposed a strict censorship on the
Internet including "indecent" materials and even could have included
literature texts. Thankfully, three Federal judges unanimously voted against
this act, thus restoring the Internet to its original free-speech state.
I feel that the Internet is our last medium of the true First Amendment
rights we have left, and to lose that would be a huge step in the WRONG
direction. I love that everyone has the ability to create a website or make
posts on message boards stating their opinions or whatever they want however
they want.
http://www.cdt.org/speech/cda/
http://www.ciec.org/victory.shtml
Jamie M. Cripe jamiecripe@xxxxxxxxxxx
