Internet could now be subjected to governmental approvals. For example,

China is attempting to restrict political expression, in the name of

security and social stability. It requires users of the Internet an d

electronic mail (e-mail) to register, so that it may monitor their

activities.9 In the United Kingdom, state secrets and personal attacks are

off limits on the Internet. Laws are strict and the government is

extremely interested in regulating the Intern et with respect to these

issues.10 Laws intended for other types of communication will not

necessarily apply in this medium. Through all the components of the

Internet it becomes easy to transfer material that particular governments

might find objectionable. However, all of these means of communicating on

the Internet make up a large and vast system. For inspectors to monitor

every e-mail, every article in every Newsgroup, every Webpage, every IRC

channel, every Gopher site and every FTP site would be near impossible.

Besides taking an ext raordinary amount of money and time, attempts to

censor the Internet violate freedom of speech rights that are included in

democratic constitutions and international laws.11 It would be a bre

software among others), www.archive.org ( which is working towards

repressive and closed societies find new ways to crush political

and eventually gets to it's destination. The Internet is full of

time, obscenely, slander one's reputation and personae. Mostly these are

thirteen-year-old boy in British Columbia could decide that he wanted to

other organizations have fought against laws and have succeeded. A prime

and/or age just from communication of this sort. Then if the

and unique environment in which communications transpire. Existing laws

could, regulate or censor the Internet.

specific person. Nothing is known for certain about a person accessing

http://Constitution.by.net/uSA/BillOfRights.html (21 Apr. 1996).

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Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)