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IP-based Net blocking threatens legitimate sites

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-985216.html

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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