Question 1

Miller v. California (1973) ruled that community standards could not play a role in whether or not material was deemed obscene.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Many countries have tried to censor the Internet. Which country issued the following edict in 2001: The office of communications is ordered to find ways to ensure that the use of the Internet becomes impossible.

Accepted Answer

A)  Iraq 
B)  South Africa 
C)  Afghanistan 
D)  Brazil

Question 3

Anonymizers allow a user to

Accepted Answer

A)  obtain a new identity 
B)  send email and surf the Web anonymously 
C)  secretly spy on people visiting your Web site 
D)  randomly create a handle or avatar

Question 4

a.	Summarize the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) and the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
b. Discuss at least three differences between COPA and CIPA?
c. What impact would COPA have had on freedom of speech on the Internet? Why was COPA overturned by the courts?

Accepted Answer

The answer of a.	Summarize the Child Online Protection Act (COPA)...

Question 5

MATCHING
-CIPA

Accepted Answer

A)  the first federal legislative attempt in the United States to censor Internet content (ruled unconstitutional) 
B)  a law which requires commercial mass e-mail messages to contain opt-out provisions and accurate subject lines 
C)  unsolicited mass email 
D)  a law which requires schools and libraries to install filtering software if they wish to receive federal funds (ruled constitutional) 
E)  a law which made it illegal for commercial Web sites to make available to minors material "harmful to minors" as judged by community standards (ruled unconstitutional)
F) would prevent telecommunications companies from giving preferential treatment to specific content providers or types of content

Exam 3: Freedom of Speech

Miller v. California (1973) ruled that community standards could not play a role in whether or not material was deemed obscene.

Many countries have tried to censor the Internet. Which country issued the following edict in 2001: The office of communications is ordered to find ways to ensure that the use of the Internet becomes impossible.

Anonymizers allow a user to

a. Summarize the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) and the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). b. Discuss at least three differences between COPA and CIPA? c. What impact would COPA have had on freedom of speech on the Internet? Why was COPA overturned by the courts?

MATCHING -CIPA