Source: http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/copacommission/commission/amended.shtml.htm
Timestamp: 2017-10-22 19:19:49
Document Index: 528407097

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 231', '§ 1403', '§ 1402', '§ 1405', '§ 1000', '§ 5001', '§ 231', '§ 231', '§ 231', '§ 231']

§ 231. Restriction of access by minors to materials commercially distributed by means of world wide web that are harmful to minors
For purposes of subsection (a), a person shall not be considered to make any communication for commercial purposes to the extent that such person is--
No cause of action may be brought in any court or administrative agency against any person on account of any activity that is not in violation of any law punishable by criminal or civil penalty, and thatthe person has taken in good faith to implement a defense authorized under this subsection or otherwise to restrict or prevent the transmission of, or access to, a communication specified in this section.
A person making a communication described in subsection (a)--
A person making a communication described in subsection (a) may disclose such information if the disclosure is--
The term "material that is harmful to minors" means any communication, picture, image, graphic image file, article, recording, writing, or other matter of any kind that is obscene or that--
2000 Pocket Part
(Pub.L. 105-277, Div. C, Title XIV, § 1403, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-736.)
1998 Acts. Statement by President, see 1998 U.S. Code Cong. and Adm. News, p. 582.
Pub.L. 105-277, Div. C, Title XIV, § 1402, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-736, provided that:
Pub.L. 105-277, Div. C, Title XIV, § 1405, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-739, as amended Pub.L. 106-113, Div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [S. 1948, Title V, § 5001(b) to (f)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1537-___, provided that:
"(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a temporary Commission to be known as the Commission on Online Child Protection (in this section referred to as the 'Commission') for the purpose of conducting a study under this section regarding methods to help reduce access by minors to material that is harmful to minors on the Internet.
"(b) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 19 members, as follows:
"(1) Industry members.--The Commission shall include 16 members who shall consist of representatives of--
"(A) providers of Internet filtering or blocking services or software;
"(B) Internet access services;
"(C) labeling or ratings services;
"(D) Internet portal or search services;
"(E) domain name registration services;
"(F) academic experts; and
"(G) providers that make content available over the Internet.
"Of the members of the Commission by reason of this paragraph, an equal number shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and by the Majority Leader of the Senate. Members of the Commission appointed on or before October 31, 1999, shall remain members.
"(2) Ex officio members.--The Commission shall include the following officials:
"(A) The Assistant Secretary (or the Assistant Secretary's designee).
"(B) The Attorney General (or the Attorney General's designee).
"(C) The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (or the Chairman's designee).
"(3) Prohibition of pay.--Members of the Commission shall not receive any pay by reason of their membership on the Commission.
"(c) First meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first meeting not later than March 31, 2000.
"(d) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by a vote of a majority of the members, which shall take place not later than 30 days after the first meeting of the Commission.
"(e) Study.--
"(1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a study to identify technological or other methods that--
"(A) will help reduce access by minors to material that is harmful to minors on the Internet; and
"(B) may meet the requirements for use as affirmative defenses for purposes of section 231(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (as added by this title) [47 U.S.C.A. § 231(c)].
"(2) Specific methods.--In carrying out the study, the Commission shall identify and analyze various technological tools and methods for protecting minors from material that is harmful to minors, which shall include (without limitation)--
"(A) a common resource for parents to use to help protect minors (such as a 'one-click-away' resource);
"(B) filtering or blocking software or services;
"(C) labeling or rating systems;
"(D) age verification systems;
"(E) the establishment of a domain name for posting of any material that is harmful to minors; and
"(F) any other existing or proposed technologies or methods for reducing access by minors to such material.
"(3) Analysis.--In analyzing technologies and other methods identified pursuant to paragraph (2), the Commission shall examine--
"(A) the cost of such technologies and methods;
"(B) the effects of such technologies and methods on law enforcement entities;
"(C) the effects of such technologies and methods on privacy;
"(D) the extent to which material that is harmful to minors is globally distributed and the effect of such technologies and methods on such distribution;
"(E) the accessibility of such technologies and methods to parents; and
"(F) such other factors and issues as the Commission considers relevant and appropriate.
"(f) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1998], the Commission shall submit a report to the Congress containing the results of the study under this section, which shall include--
"(1) a description of the technologies and methods identified by the study and the results of the analysis of each such technology and method;
"(2) the conclusions and recommendations of the Commission regarding each such technology or method;
"(3) recommendations for legislative or administrative actions to implement the conclusions of the committee; and
"(4) a description of the technologies or methods identified by the study that may meet the requirements for use as affirmative defenses for purposes of section 231(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (as added by this title) [47 U.S.C.A. § 231(c)].
"(g) Rules of the Commission.--
"(1) Quorum.--Nine members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for conducting the business of the Commission.
"(2) Meetings.--Any meetings held by the Commission shall be duly noticed at least 14 days in advance and shall be open to the public.
"(3) Opportunities to testify.--The Commission shall provide opportunities for representatives of the general public to testify.
"(4) Additional rules.--The Commission may adopt other rules as necessary to carry out this section.
"(l)[sic] Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 30 days after the submission of the report under subsection (d) or November 30, 2000, whichever occurs earlier.
"(m)[sic] Inapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission."
47 U.S.C.A. § 231
47 USCA § 231