Exam 5: Freedom of Expression

A U.S. citizen who posts material on the Web that is illegal in a foreign country can be prosecuted if he subjects himself to the of that country.

The Communications Decency Act was aimed at protecting children from pornography, but it was found unconstitutional.

A written defamatory statement is called .

involves the examination of Internet records in an attempt to reveal the identity of an anonymous poster.

advocates believe that there is nothing illegal or wrong about purchasing adult pornographic material made by and for consenting adults.

A(n) is software that can be installed with a Web browser to block access to certain Web sites that contain inappropriate or offensive material.

Messages whose primary purpose is to communicate information about a specific transaction are subject to the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act.

The Supreme Court has held that obscene speech and are not protected by the First Amendment and may be forbidden by the government.

Private schools may prohibit students, instructors, and other employees from engaging in offensive speech.

Which of the following can provide a virtually untraceable level of anonymity to email messages?

Opponents of the feared that it transferred power over education to private software companies who developed the Internet filters and defined which sites to block.

Anti-SLAPP laws are designed to protect children from pornography.

Which of the following statements is true of Communications Decency Act (CDA)?

Anonymity on the Internet is practically guaranteed.

allows people to state their opinions without revealing their identity.

Internet users who do not want to reveal their identity can send email to a(n) service, which uses a computer program to strip the originating IP number or header from the message.

Violation of the can cause a school or public library to lose funding to help pay for its Internet connections.

uses terms or phrases-such as sex, Satan, and gambling-to trigger the blocking of Web sites.

Over the years, a number of federal, state, and local laws have been found unconstitutional because they violated one of the tenets of the First amendment.

A strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is typically without merit.