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Internet Laws

            
             Everyday millions of people are using the Internet. The Internet gives people the freedom to look up and download an endless variety of information. But where is the line drawn to determine how far someone is allowed to go when using the Internet? Laws and regulations for the Internet are just as important as they are in everyday life. Netiquette, Acceptable Use Policies, and Copyright laws are very important when using the Internet. The Internet is still young and the laws still need revision and new ones need to be made. .
             Netiquette is etiquette for the Internet. It is a set of ten rules for behaving properly online. The purpose of Netiquette is to help new users of the Internet minimize their mistakes, and to help experienced cyberspace travelers help the new users. The following list is a set of rules for Netiquette. The number one rule is to "remember the human" (Shea). This means do unto others as other do unto you. The second rule of Netiquette is to "adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life" (Shea). Because people sometimes forget that there is a human being on the other side of the computer, some people think that a lower standard of ethics or personal behavior is acceptable in the Internet. The third rule of Netiquette is to "know where you are in cyberspace" (Shea). What is perfectly acceptable in one area may be dreadfully rude in another. The fourth rule is to "respect other people's time" (Shea). It is your responsibility to ensure that the time Internet users spend reading your posting is not wasted. The fifth rule is to "make yourself look good online" (Shea). Those you talk to on the web cannot see you. No one will be judged by appearances, but you will be judged by the quality of your writing. The sixth rule is to "share expert knowledge" (Shea). The reason asking questions online works is that a lot of knowledgeable people are reading the questions and answering them.


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1. Internet Privacy Issues

Internet Privacy Laws Internet privacy laws have been passed to protect different groups in different ways. One such privacy law was passed in 1996 called the Communications Decency Act (Tulsa, 2002). ... This is an example of federal and state law trying to propose Internet privacy laws to protect minors in sexually explicit material. ... Another law that has helped in discontinuing the violation of sexually explicit messaging is called the Child Online Protection Act of 1998 (Tulsa, 2002). ... This law concerns the issues facing public libraries and schools, which provide Internet acces...

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2. Internet Censors

Laws censoring the Internet are not the correct solution to the problem of protecting children from pornography or other harmful data on the Internet. ... This can include any law, be it speeding, anti-trust or Internet. So if the United States passes Internet Censorship laws then only web sites based in the United States must obey them. ... So Swedes, Germans, and even Americans in the United States can view a web site in Sweden that does not have to follow United States" laws ("Censorship and the Internet"). ... In order to continue the United States tradition of free speech and rapid growth...

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3. Internet Censorship

There were many advocates to passing this law that claimed that there is much information on the Internet that is immoral and indecent, and that this information should be censored to a degree. ... Eventually, this law was overturned by the United States Supreme Court; they felt this law violated the First Amendment. ... The Constitution of the United States specifically states that "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech" (Esposito). The Internet is no different from any form of expression, so why then should it be considered any different from our right to speak our ...

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4. Internet Censorship

Internet Censorship The debate over whether the government should censor the Internet is intense. ... Those who support censorship of Internet materials feel that applying obscenity laws to the internet will protect children from pornography without "significantly" infringing upon our First Amendment rights (Exon 125). Supporters of this view argue that we live with restrictions on our freedom of speech everyday, such as: libel laws and laws against false advertising. ... Those who support censorship use libel laws and laws prohibiting false advertisement as precedents for limiting our F...

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5. Internet Censorship

Should the Internet be censored? ... In 1996 President Clinton signed into law one of the most reprehensible bills ever. ... This law brought up questions of its legality while it was still being drafted. According to the First Amendment "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech." ... They cannot understand why organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union fight these laws. ...

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6. Internet

Before delving into these changes, a brief look at how the Internet has developed might be beneficial. ... With the total number of households connected to the Internet reaching nearly 111 million in 2003, the Internet has unquestionably increased. However, the profile of these users has shifted somewhat due to the changes in the Internet environment. ... The only way of truly diminishing these types of Internet activities would require uniform laws throughout most of the world, and then a method of enforcement, which currently does not exist. ... An example of the Internet being un...

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7. Internet

Since our initiative, the industry has commendably advanced some blocking devices, but they are not a substitute for well-reasoned law.4 Because the Internet has become one of the biggest sources of information in this world, legislative safeguards are imperative. ... The government must take control to prevent pornographers from using the Internet however they see fit because they are breaking laws that have existed for years. ... "What we are doing is simply making the same laws, held constitutional time and time again by the courts with regard to obscenity and indecency through the mai...

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8. Internet

The government must take control to prevent pornographers from using the Internet however they see fit because they are breaking laws that have existed for years. ... The government must police the Internet because people are breaking laws. ... The government has to stop obscene materials from being transferred via the Internet because it violates laws dealing with interstate commerce. ... National Law Center for Children & Families. 29 June 1995, 1-7. ... The Internet Filter. ...

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9. Internet Censorship

Internet Censorship? ... Therefore, no major laws or anything of the type have been issued. ... So, in order to help this, there should be laws made stating that if certain rules are broken (e.g. pedophilia) then there will be some sort of punishment inflicted. ... For years now, since the invention of the Internet, in fact, the government has been trying to make laws that regulate what is posted and viewed through the Internet. ... Everyone has his or her own opinion, whether it is entirely supportive of regulatory laws pertaining to the Internet, utterly opposed to such extremities,...

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