View Full Forums : Goodbye COPA, we barely knew you


Aidon
03-22-2007, 12:47 PM
A federal judge has ruled that COPA (http://ibtimes.com/articles/20070322/internet-blocking.htm) was an unconstitutional infringement on free speech.

The Supreme Court had partially ruled on a the matter, before, stating that the "community standards" portion of the law was not unconstitutionally broad. They also, however, had upheld a 2004 temporary injunction against the law citing a likelihood that it would eventually be struck down. It, thus, seems unlikely that the decision will be overturned, but one can never tell.

Huzzah for the good guys for once.

Palarran
03-22-2007, 01:10 PM
In case some of you are as confused as I was about the different C*PA laws (CIPA, COPA, COPPA), I found this:
http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/erate/2001-05/msg00016.html

MadroneDorf
03-22-2007, 05:03 PM
thank god for the (relative) indepedence of the judiciary

Tudamorf
03-22-2007, 06:14 PM
thank god for the (relative) indepedence of the judiciaryand a new Congress. I hope we've seen the last of this nonsense, for now.

MadroneDorf
03-22-2007, 08:25 PM
Heh,

yea but I generally have faith in the long term for the Judiciary, congress will need to be flushed sometime again

MadroneDorf
03-23-2007, 02:35 AM
hey thousand posts dont i get a spiffy title or something