EFF "Censorship - Internet Censorship Legislation & Regulation, 2000" Archive

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20001222_eff_hr4577_statement.html

EFF statements on and analysis of mandatory censorware (content filtering software) provision rider attached to the H.R. 4577 funding bill. (Dec. 22, 2000)

20001002_aclu_hr4577_analysis.html

ACLU analysis of the censorware riders attached to the H.R. 4577 funding bill. (Oct. 2, 2000)

20000928_industry_hr4577_letter.html

Internet industry letter to legislators, opposing the censorware riders attached to the H.R. 4577 funding bill. (Sep. 28, 2000)

20000911_right_hr4577_letter.html

Right-wing (Republican, Libertarian, and religious right) groups' letter to legislators, opposing the censorware riders attached to the H.R. 4577 funding bill. (Sep. 11, 2000)

20000831_edu_hr4577_letter.html

Education and school groups' letter to legislators, opposing the censorware riders attached to the H.R. 4577 funding bill. (Aug. 31, 2000)

20001221_hr4577_censorware_excerpts.html

"Children's Internet Protection Act" (CHIPA or CIPA) and "Neighborhood Children's Internet Protection Act" excerpts from massive appropriations bill H.R. 4577; final version, as passed into law as Public Law 106-554 (Dec. 21, 2000).

hr4577_censorware_20000728_draft.html

Draft of revisions to censorware rider on H.R. 4577 funding bill. This new draft, in which differences between Istook, McCain and other censorious legislators were ironed out was attached to to H.R. 4577 is roughly the same state as this draft. This draft replaces the 06/15/2000 censorware riders in H.R. 4577 (below).

hr4577_censorware_20000615_excerpts.html

Portions of huge funding bill, H.R. 4577, that contain Sen. McCain's mandatory school/library censorware provisions. These censorship measures were attached as a rider during Senate markup of the House bill, and preserved in the conference committee version. They were then removed, along with all riders. Later, it was put back in, in different form (see 07/28/2000 draft, above).

hr4141_edu_2000_bill.html

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. It is the other purposes we are interested in. Filtering provisions are found in SEC. 3116. LOCAL ACTIVITIES. sec (c)

hr833_s625_bankruptcy_2000_bill.html

A huge "Bankruptcy Reform Act" (H.R. 833/S. 625) that has passed both houses and as of July 2000 was in joint conference committee. The Senate version of the bill passed with most of the S. 486 "Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act" attached as a rider. This language is in the joint conference version, and includes dangerous censorship and privacy invasion provisions. Essentially replaced earlier Senate and House versions such as S. 1428 and H.R. 2987. The independent S. 486 has indepently passed the Senate and could pass the House.

s486_meth_2000_bill.html

A later version (S. 486) of the "Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act", as passed by the Senate. Includes dangerous censorship and privacy invasion provisions. Replaced earlier Senate and House versions such as S. 1428 and H.R. 2987. Not (yet) passed by House as of July, 2000. Most of its provisions were also attached to the H.R. 833/S. 625 "Bankruptcy Reform Act" as a highly inappropriate "rider" amendment in conference committee after the 833/625 BRA bill passed both houses. (NOTE: This yr. 2000 version of S. 486 as amended, should NOT be confused with the original 1999 version of S. 486 as introduced. That version, the "DEtermined and Full Engagement Against the Threat of Methamphetamine Act" or "DEFEAT Meth Act", did NOT contain any censorship or privacy-invasion provisions.)

hr4553_clubdrug_2000_bill.html

"Club Drug Anti-Proliferation Act" (H.R. 4553), the House version of the Senate's "Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act" (S. 2612). Basically a clone of the dangerous "Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act" which exists in various forms. The CDAPA, as of July 2000, appears to be stalled.

s2612_ecstasy_2000_bill.html

"Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act" (S. 2612), the Senate version of the House's "Club Drug Anti-Proliferation Act" (H.R. 4553). Basically a clone of the dangerous "Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act" which exists in various forms. The EAPA, as of July 2000, appears to be stalled.

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The Drug Reform Coordination Network - one of the early groups

to point out the hidden internet agendas in some of the year 2000 bills.