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Iran, Diane M. Zorri
Iran, Diane M. Zorri
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Internet access in Iran is characterized by strong censorship, limited access, surveillance, and widespread state-sanctioned propaganda. The regime in Tehran views internet freedom as a critical threat to its national security (Henry, Pettyjohn, and York 2014). Using an index of variables such as obstacles to access, limits on content, and violations of user rights, the nongovernmental organization Freedom House rates Iran’s internet access as “not free” (Freedom House 2018). On a scale of zero to one hundred, where zero is “free” and one hundred is “not free,” Freedom House scores Iran at an eighty-five, making it the least free nation …
The Uses And Abuses Of The Government's Tools Of Information Control, Helen Norton
The Uses And Abuses Of The Government's Tools Of Information Control, Helen Norton
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Comics, Courts & Controversy: A Case Study Of The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Marc Greenberg
Comics, Courts & Controversy: A Case Study Of The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Marc Greenberg
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Cartoons and comics have been a part of American culture since this nation’s formation. Throughout that lengthy history, comics and cartoons have also been a subject of controversy, censorship, legislation, and litigation. They have been viewed as a threat to society and a cause of juvenile delinquency; they are scandalous, indecent, and obscene. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (“CBLDF”), a New York-based non-profit organization, provides legal defense for comic artists, collectors, distributors, and retailers who face civil and/or criminal penalties for the creation, sale, and ownership of comics, cartoons, graphic novels, and related works.
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The Baby And The Bathwater Too: A Critique Of American Library Ass’N V. U.S., Marc H. Greenberg
The Baby And The Bathwater Too: A Critique Of American Library Ass’N V. U.S., Marc H. Greenberg
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In June 2003, the Supreme Court, in United States v. American Library Ass’n, sent tremors through libraries nationwide when it reversed a finding of the United States District Court (USDC) in Philadelphia that held the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was facially violative of the First Amendment rights of library patrons. Under CIPA, all libraries that accepted federal funding to cover the costs of providing Internet access to their patrons were required to install filtering software programs on their computers to prevent patrons from seeing any material that was obscene or “harmful to minors.” The law was not limited to …
Girls Should Bring Lawsuits Everywhere . . . Nothing Will Be Corrupted: Pornography As Speech And Product, Marianne Wesson
Girls Should Bring Lawsuits Everywhere . . . Nothing Will Be Corrupted: Pornography As Speech And Product, Marianne Wesson
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How Useful Is Judicial Review In Free Speech Cases?, Robert F. Nagel
How Useful Is Judicial Review In Free Speech Cases?, Robert F. Nagel
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