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[FYI] IP-based Net blocking threatens legitimate sites
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-985216.html
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Net blocking threatens legitimate sites
By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
February 19, 2003, 5:36 PM PT
Government efforts to block offensive Web sites are technically
problematic and legally worrisome, a new study says.
The study from Harvard University's Berkman Center highlights how
modern Web standards have permitted thousands of domain names to
share one Internet address. It concludes that instead of precisely
targeting only objectionable sites, attempts to restrict Internet
addresses with pornographic, political or gambling-related content
inevitably make legitimate sites unreachable too.
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See
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/ip-sharing/
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