Re: Survey (fwd)

[Lutz Donnerhacke <lutz@iks-jena.de>]

1 - disagree ... 5 - agree

>1. I feel that the Internet should be subject to some type of content
>regulation --

2

>Comments:

External regulation is not necessary. Normal law is applicable.

>2. I feel minors should not have the same access to certain Web sites as do
>adults --

1

>Comments:

The medium is not responsible for the transfered data. Adults have to
observe there own kids. The internet is not like TV: Kids may learn.

>3. I support efforts to encourage parents to utilize "filtering" software on
>their personal computers --

3

>Comments:

They can do what they want. Installing such software usually results into:
Hey dad, I'd like more money for the disco today. Otherwise you can not surf.
Parents should communicate with there children.

>4. I feel legislation such as the CDA places an unfair burden on sites with
>an educational, social, etc. purpose that are no obscene but may be
>considered "indecent" --

4

>Comments:

CDA is a method to convert internet into just another TV channel.
man GIGA.

>5. I would support legislation such as the CDA if it were rewritten to
>target only obscenity--

1

>Comments:

CDA does not work. Rip it.

>6. I believe terms such as "patently offensive" need to be reconsidered in
>light of technological advances such as the Internet that excede any kind of
>communication devices previously available --

2

>Comments:

The main difference between telephone an internet is: internet is clickable.

>7. I feel protecting intellectual and creative freedom on the Internet
>should take precedence over regulations to monitor what children view --

5

>Comments:

The question is plain wrong. This alternative does not exist.

>8. I believe "blocking" software should be allowable in areas such as
>libraries and schools --

2

>Comments:

Learning is discussion about the unknown. Pupils have to be prepared for the
real world.

>Additional comments:

Your Survey ist very biased.