[FYI] (Fwd) FC: Pennsylvania Internet providers must block illegal s

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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Date sent:      	Wed, 20 Mar 2002 00:14:39 -0500
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From:           	Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject:        	FC: Pennsylvania Internet providers must block illegal sex sites
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[Next up: The politicos in Harrisburg require ISPs to manually filter
all off-color Usenet posts. Actually, the current law could be read to
require just that. --Declan]

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From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms@computerbytesman.com>
To: "'Declan McCullagh'" <declan@well.com>, <rms@computerbytesman.com>
Subject: In Pennsylvania, ISPs now must block child pornography Web
sites Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:16:11 -0500

Declan,

ISPs are going to have monitor Internet usage of their Pennsylvania
customers starting next month according to a new law that was just
passed by the General Assembly.  If a customer attempts to go to a Web
site which is known to distribute child pornography, then the ISP must
block access to the Web site.  Web sites are identified by the
Pennsylvania AG's office.

Since most ISPs today do not do any monitoring of Web traffic, it is
going to be difficult for many of them to implement the requirements
of this law.  ISPs who attempt to oppose this law will probably will
be in for some bad PR.

In addition, once content filtering is in place at ISPs, it can be
used to block any type of objectionable Web site.  Online casinos, for
example, seem like an obvious next step.

A copy of the law can be found here:

    http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/2001/0/HB1333P3184.HTM

    REQUIRING INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS TO REMOVE
    OR DISABLE ACCESS TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY SITES ON THE INTERNET.

An Associated Press article about the law can be found here:

    ISPs must block content from users
    Companies responsible for barring access to child porn
    http://www.msnbc.com/news/725968.asp

Richard M. Smith
http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com




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