IP: WEB FILTERS AT SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES BY JULY 2002: Edupage, April 13, 2001

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>The FCC has ruled that, in accordance with the Children's Internet
>Protection Act (CHIPA), libraries and public schools must install
>Web filters by July 1, 2002, as well as demonstrate progress on
>the matter by Oct. 28 of this year. The FCC ruling denied
>requests by the American Library Association (ALA) asking for
>more time before the terms of the law are implemented. The FCC
>is charged with implementing CHIPA to shield school-age children
>from X-rated and other controversial Web content. CHIPA is
>being opposed by the ALA and ACLU on free-speech grounds, and the
>two groups have already filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania District
>court hoping to overturn CHIPA, the same court that overturned
>the Child Online Protection Act and Communications Decency Act.
>A spokesperson for the ALA said the group is not happy with the
>FCC's decision. "This is going to be a burden both financially
>and technically in terms of installing and implementing this in
>such a short time period," said ALA director of government
>relations Lynne Bradley.
>(Newsbytes, 6 April 2001)



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