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Child Online Protection Act Struck Down

A federal court has upheld a ban on a law that would criminalize protected speech on the Internet.The American Civil Liberties Union challenged the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) on behalf of a coalition of writers, artists and health educators who use the Internet to communicate constitutionally protected speech.

Google Subpoena Just Tip Of the Iceberg

The US Department of Justice harassed more than the major search engines for information to support its case for the Child Online Protection Act. A Freedom of Information Act request by Information Week revealed that the DOJ also sought evidence from nearly three dozen ISPs, search engines, and security companies.