CIPA - DavidBurt triumphant
I suppose I should note David Burt's triumph, in this part of the CIPA decision:
Congress learned that adults "us[e] library computers to access pornography that is then exposed to staff, passersby, and children," and that "minors acces[s] child and adult pornography in libraries."1
And what's footnote 1? None other than David Burt's masterwork: (emphasis added)
1The Children's Internet Protection Act: Hearing on S. 97 before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 106th Cong., 1st Sess., 49 (1999) (prepared statement of Bruce Taylor, President and Chief Counsel, National Law Center for Children and Families). See also Obscene Material Available Via The Internet: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Commerce, 106th Cong., 2d Sess. 1, 27 (2000) (citing D. Burt, Dangerous Access, 2000 Edition: Uncovering Internet Pornography in America's Libraries (2000)) (noting more than 2,000 incidents of patrons, both adults and minors, using library computers to view online pornography, including obscenity and child pornography).
Sigh ... it must've been so nice to have gotten support, even while being a mega-flamer.
By Seth Finkelstein | posted in censorware | on June 28, 2003 11:59 PM (Infothought permalink) | Followups
