law assignment USA
Answer all questions in detail (At least 15 lines AND no more than 50 lines for each answer – including sub sections). Provide your justification based on earlier cases or other supporting material. Structure and presentation of your answers will affect the points. (Cite your references in the body of the answers if needed)
THIS IS NOT A GROUP EXAM. YOU MAY NOT DISCUSS THIS EXAM WITH ANYONE FOR ANY REASON. COPYING FROM ANOTHER PERSON WILL RESULT IN FAILING THE COURSE. WRITE ALL ITEMS IN YOUR OWN WORDS. DON’T SIMPLY COPY FROM THE WEB. GIVE REFERENCE WHEN NECESSARY. 1.[13] The oral arguments before the Supreme Court concerning the Communications Decency Act (CDA) focused extensively on determining the most appropriate analogy for cyberspace. Arguments were presented that compared the Internet to a library, to television, and to a public place such as a street corner or park.
(a) Why are these comparisons important? Briefly explain the differences between libraries, television, and public places with respect to First Amendment protection. (b) For each of these three analogies (library, television, and public place), describe one significant way in which the Internet is similar and one significant way in which it is different. Explain the relevance of each of these similarities and differences to the issue of regulation of the Internet.
The first amendment protects the freedom of speech. This case of Reno v American Civil Liberties Union represents an interesting debate on protection of freedom of speech versus regulation of material which is regarded indecent. The subject matter in this case was the Communication Decency Act against Internet on the issue of indecency. The case compared Internet with Library, Television and Public Place. However, in comparing with these mediums, Internet appears to be slightly, if not majorly, different. It is because, when compared with the television, the internet user might have to go
THIS IS NOT A GROUP EXAM. YOU MAY NOT DISCUSS THIS EXAM WITH ANYONE FOR ANY REASON. COPYING FROM ANOTHER PERSON WILL RESULT IN FAILING THE COURSE. WRITE ALL ITEMS IN YOUR OWN WORDS. DON’T SIMPLY COPY FROM THE WEB. GIVE REFERENCE WHEN NECESSARY. 1.[13] The oral arguments before the Supreme Court concerning the Communications Decency Act (CDA) focused extensively on determining the most appropriate analogy for cyberspace. Arguments were presented that compared the Internet to a library, to television, and to a public place such as a street corner or park.
(a) Why are these comparisons important? Briefly explain the differences between libraries, television, and public places with respect to First Amendment protection. (b) For each of these three analogies (library, television, and public place), describe one significant way in which the Internet is similar and one significant way in which it is different. Explain the relevance of each of these similarities and differences to the issue of regulation of the Internet.
The first amendment protects the freedom of speech. This case of Reno v American Civil Liberties Union represents an interesting debate on protection of freedom of speech versus regulation of material which is regarded indecent. The subject matter in this case was the Communication Decency Act against Internet on the issue of indecency. The case compared Internet with Library, Television and Public Place. However, in comparing with these mediums, Internet appears to be slightly, if not majorly, different. It is because, when compared with the television, the internet user might have to go