The Communications Decency Act: An Update for IS Management

Authors

Michael E. Whitman, Kennesaw State UniversityFollow
Anthony M. Townsend, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Robert J. Aalberts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 1999

Abstract

Although a key section of the Communications Decency Act was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1997, this law covering content distribution over telecommunications and network devices is still in effect. This column looks at the provisions that IS managers must pay attention to.