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...court went further than the most ardent civil libertarians had dreamed. In a striking 175-page memorandum that was published online within minutes of being handed down, the judges declared the Internet a medium of historic importance, a profoundly democratic channel for communication that should be nurtured, not stifled. Because the Net is still in its infancy, the judges said, it deserved at least as much constitutional safekeeping as books and newspapers, if not more. "As the most participatory form of mass speech yet developed," wrote Judge Stewart Dalzell in an eloquently crafted opinion, "the Internet deserves the highest protection...
...Internet also has highly relevant capabilities as a medium for course materials, he said, citing Harvard Business School case studies which will soon be available online in a multimedia format...
...overhaul bill, the act would make displaying "indecent" and "patently offensive" words or images on the Internet punishable by a $250,000 fine and two years in jail. For the Philadelphia judges, the key stumbling block was the question of whether the Internet could be regulated like a broadcast medium regarding indecency. Free speech, even indecent speech, is guaranteed by the First Amendment. But courts have ruled that in broadcast media like radio and TV, some forms of expression may be considered unsuitable for part or all of the broadcast day. "The Internet deserves at least as much protection...
...overhaul bill, the act would make displaying "indecent" and "patently offensive" words or images on the Internet punishable by a $250,000 fine and two years in jail. For the Philadelphia judges, the key stumbling block was the question of whether the Internet could be regulated like a broadcast medium regarding indecency. Free speech, even indecent speech, is guaranteed by the First Amendment. But courts have ruled that in broadcast media like radio and TV, some forms of expression may be considered unsuitable for part or all of the broadcast day. "The Internet deserves at least as much protection...
...year, including an 8.8% increase in the first four months of 1996. The two managers are a study in contrasting philosophies. Whereas Vinik made sweeping bets on entire sectors of the economy, like technology, Stansky methodically studies individual companies and favors blue-chip stocks over the small- and medium-size companies that Vinik preferred, in the manner of his mentor Peter Lynch. "Stansky will be a good fit," says Don Phillips, president of Morningstar, which tracks mutual funds. "What was always a little difficult for Vinik was that he was trying to run Magellan as if it were a smaller...