FINALS | LESSON 9 Flashcards
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances
First Ammendment
Making either an oral or a written statement of alleged fact that is false and that harms another person is ____.
defamation
The T____ became law in 1996. Its primary purpose was to allow freer competition among phone, cable, and TV companies.
Telecommunications Act
____ states that “whoever knowingly and with knowledge of the character of the material, in interstate or foreign commerce by means of the World Wide Web, makes any communication for commercial purposes that is available to any minor and that includes any material that is harmful to minors shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.”
Child Online Protection Act (COPA)
An ____ is software that can be used to block access to certain Web sites that contain material deemed inappropriate or offensive.
Internet filter
The act required federally financed schools and libraries to use some form of technological protection (such as an Internet filter) to block computer access to obscene material, pornography, and anything else considered harmful to minors.
Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
A ____ is a strategy employed by corporations, government officials, and others against citizens and community groups who oppose them on matters of public interest.
strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP)
____ is the expression of opinions by people who do not reveal their identity.
Anonymous expression
In the United States, speech that is merely annoying, critical, demeaning, or offensive enjoys protection under the ____.
First Amendment
Legal recourse is possible only when hate speech turns into ____ and ____ against specific citizens.
clear threats and intimidation
They are deeply troubled by its potential impact on children and fear that increasingly easy access to ____ encourages pedophiles and sexual predators.
pornography
Many people, including some free-speech advocates, believe that there is nothing illegal or wrong about purchasing adult pornographic material made by and for consenting adults.
pornographic material
sending sexual messages, nude or seminude photos, or sexually explicit videos over a cell phone
Sexting
____ specifies requirements that commercial emailers must follow when sending messages that have a primary purpose to advertise or promote a commercial product or service.
CAN-SPAM Act
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing
CAN SPAM Key Requireme nt
The subject line of the email cannot mislead the recipient as to the contents or subject matter of the message. In addition, if the message contains sexually-oriented material, the phrase ____ must appear in capital letters as the first characters in the subject line.
“SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT”
CAN SPAM Key Requirement
The emailer has ____ to honor the opt-out request.
10 days
