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Citations from this Web site that are linked to the World Wide Web

18 U.S.C. 1465

Brief of Amici Curiae: American Association of University Professors, et. al., In Support of Appellees.

Central Point Software v. Nugent, 903 F. Supp. 1057 (E.D. Tex. 1995).

Cianci v. New Times Publishing Co., 639 F.2d 54 (2d Cir. 1980).

Communications Decency Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. 223.

Robert Cannon, Content Restrictions for interactive Computer Services from the Telecommunications Act of 1996, from FCBA Newsletter, March, 1996.

Cubby v. CompuServe, 776 F. Supp. 135 (S.D.N.Y. 1991).

Cyber Promotions, Inc. v. American Online Incorporated, 1996 WL 565818, C.A. No. 96-2486 (E.D. Pa. 1996).

David J. Loudy, E-law 3.0.1: Computer Information Systems Law & System Operator Liability in 1995.

Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. 2510 (1968) et seq.

Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 2101-2118, 2901-2910, 3101-3107, 3301-3324.

Forbes v. Arkansas Educational Television Network, No. 95-2722WA (8th Cir. Aug. 21, 1996).

Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974)

Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973), rehearing denied 414 U.S. 881 (1973).

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. F.C.C., 533 F.2d 601, 608 (1976).

Christopher K. Sandberg, Obscenity in Cyberspace, InfoNation, August, 1996.

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Frena, 839 F. Supp. 1552 (M.D. Fla. 1993).

Presidential Records Act, 44 U.S.C. $2201.

Religious Technology Center v. NETCOM, 907 F.Supp. 1361 (N.D. Ca;. 1995). (Also, hyperlinked version available.)

Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. MAPHIA, 857 F. Supp. 679 (N.D. Cal.1994).

Smith v. California., 361 U.S. 147 (1959), rehearing denied, 361 U.S. 950 (1960).

Stanley v. Georgia, 394 U.S. 557, 89 S.Ct. 1243, 22 L.Ed.2d 542 (1969).

Stratton Oakmont v. Prodigy Services Co., 1995 WL 323710 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 24, 1995).

United States v. 12 200-Ft. Reels of Super 8mm. Film, 413 U.S. 123, 93 S.Ct. 2665, 37 L.Ed. 500 (1973).

United States v. Alpers, 338 U.S. 680, 70 S.Ct. 352, 94 L.Ed. 457 (1950).

United States v. Gilboe, 684 F.2d 235 (2d Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1201, 103 S.Ct. 1185, 75 L.Ed. 432 (1983).

United States v. Orito, 413 U.S. 139, 93 S.Ct. 2674, 37 L.Ed. 513 (1973).

United States v. Thomas, 74 F.3d 701, rehearing denied, (6th Cir. 1996), cert. denied, 117 S.Ct. 74, 136 L.Ed2d 33 (1996).

§ Pocket Part Links

House bill 2180

Senate bill 1146

Zeran v. America Online, Inc., 1997 United States Appeal LEXIS 31791 (Nov. 12, 1997)

Playboy Enterprises Inc. v. Russ Hardenburgh, Inc., 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19310 (11/15/97); 1997 WL 755031 (N.D. Ohio, November 25, 1997).

Miscellaneous links to relevant Web sites

§ Communications Decency Act Web sites and links

Yahoo! - CDA links and categories

ACLU brief of appellees to the United States Supreme Court in Reno v. ACLU

Brief of Amici Curiae American Association of University Professors, Et al. in support of Appellees   this brief was the first brief submitted to the United States Supreme Court on CD ROM (with graphics and live hyperlinks to the Web) and is an excellent example of legal writing in the information age.

Amicus brief filed on behalf of appellants

Mock opinion drafted by James Boyle's Law in the Information Society Class at the Washington College
of Law, American University

Transcript of oral arguments in Reno v. ACLU

ACLU Web site on Reno v. ACLU with links to documents and resources

Electronic Frontier Foundation's CDA page

§ Cyberspace related Web sites and links

Marc L. Caden & Stephanie e. Lucas, Comment, Accidents on the Information Superhighway: On-Line Liability and Regulation, 2 Rich.J.L. & Tech. 3 (1996).

Find Law's Cyberspace Law Center

Fred H. Cate, Indecency, Ignorance, and Intolerance: The First Amendment and the Regulation of Electronic Expression
Part I
Part II

Law in the Information Society Homepage. A study project at the Washington College of Law at American University run Professor James Boyle.

Model Acceptable Use Policy for Corporate Internet Systems

Model Acceptable Use Policy for Public Library Internet Systems

Copyright Law and Private Copying in the Digital Age

Electronic Money


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Prepared for Professor Laura Gasaway's Cyberspace Law Seminar (Law - 357C)
UNC School of Law - Spring 1997

By:  Ashe Lockhart (Webmaster) & Carol Kozar

Instructor: Laura N. Gasaway, Professor of Law and Director of the Katherine R. Everett Law Library

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