Footnote #1:

Sources:

(#1) S.652 Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Enrolled Bill (Sent to President)), TITLE V--OBSCENITY AND VIOLENCE, Subtitle A--Obscene, Harassing, and Wrongful Utilization of Telecommunications Facilities, Sec. 502. Obscene or harassing use of telecommunications facilities under the Communications Act of 1934., (2) (d) (1) (B), 104th Congress, Second Session.

(#2) "Violations of the Communications Decency Act, which never went into effect because of a stay issued by the lower court, carried penalties of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine." "Decency Act Fails," by Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times, 27 June 1997, p.A20

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