[Publib] Affecting Libraries in the Future: House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites

[Kathleen Stipek]

It is very hard to stop people from doing good to others.  Anybody else
read The Nanny State by David Harsanyi?  This smacks of nannyism
big-time.

Kathleen Stipek
Alachua County Library District
401 East University Avenue
Gainesville, Florida 32601
352-334-3931  (fax) 352-334-3948
 
     --Non, merci.
       Cyrano de Bergerac
 

-----Original Message-----
From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Fred Beisser
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 3:24 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Affecting Libraries in the Future: House vote on
illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites

Coming soon to our libraries....maybe. The essence of a bill passed by
the House of Representives

> The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved

> a bill saying that anyone offering an open Wi-Fi connection to the 
> public must report illegal images including "obscene" cartoons and 
> drawings--or face fines of up to $300,000.


See http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9829759-38.html?tag=nefd.top for
details.

Still has to pass the Senate and not be vetoed....

But forewarned is forearmed.

Ferd Beisser
Trustee
www.elbertcountylibrary.org
(Coloardo)

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