Re: Effects of S.314 (Communications Decency Act)

[slowdog <slowdog@wookie.net>]

On Wed, 8 Feb 1995, Timothy C. May wrote:

> As scary as S.314 is, I'm not sure it's likely to pass. Unlike the
> Digital Telephony Bill, which was on greased skids, this  one seems to
> have come out of left field. I could be wrong on this, and maybe it's
> got a lot of sponsors, but it sounds like just another Bill that will
> die in committee or fail on the floor.

I would not count on this. The goal of the bill is to combat 
indecency/pornography/onscenity online - the kind of things pols LOVE to 
vote for.


- dog