Courts Hand Yet Another Defeat to COPA
September 16th, 2008 by Sophia Cope
Just yesterday we blogged about how the government asked the full 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the decision of the three-judge panel that ruled the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) unconstitutional — for the third time. Just today the court denied the government’s request for a rehearing.
The government now has the option of appealing the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, which it will surely do. But as we said yesterday, it’s time for the government to stop wasting taxpayer dollars on fruitless litigation. Instead, that money should be used to spur the development of user empowerment technologies and to encourage parents to take control over what Internet content their children consume.
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September 17th, 2008 at 6:42 am
But, if the government did what you recommend, politicians wouldn’t get to tell their constituents all about their enduring perseverance in the righteous battle against online child predators, constitution be damned!
November 6th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
They can still do that. They can pass the (1) Sen., er, VP Biden PROTECT Act, (2) the Sen. McCain SAFE Act, (3) the Sen Schumer KIDS Act, and (4) the Sen Stevens Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, – all in the Fall of 2008 right before the Election.