41. The coalition called some of the library materials obscene and attacked Hormel for refusing to denounce their inclusion in the collection. 42. The conflict is not about legally obscene material, which the challengers agree can be restricted to adult Internet users. 43. The filter blocks too many legitimate Web sites containing protected speech that have nothing to do with obscene material. 44. The law already forbids sending obscene materials by computer. 45. The odds are slim that children will accidentally stumble onto obscene material, she said. 46. The proposed law will not punish Internet access providers if someone uses their networks to transmit obscene materials. 47. The Postal Inspection Service responded by bringing charges against Harvey in Alabama for distributing obscene materials by mail. 48. The Senate bill also would deregulate cable rates and impose the most sweeping provision ever to ban allegedly obscene materials on computer services. 49. The Web site also will offer special software to protect youngsters from accessing obscene material. 50. The Supreme Court has ruled that obscene material is not protected by the First Amendment, though nothing in the Constitution says that. |
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