COMPUTER ETHICS QUESTION

Please write clearly. Give examples, analogies, explanations, etc., as appropriate. Take a few minutes to think about each problem before you write. It may help to outline your answer on scratch pages. You may write your answer for each problem as one essay instead of parts (a), (b), etc., but be sure you answer all parts of the problem.

Do each part of this problem specifically for both (1) spam and (2) use of filtering software on Internet terminals in libraries.

(a) Explain the relevant First Amendment (freedom of speech) issues.

(b) Give at least one argument why freedom of speech should apply in this Internet/WWW context just as strongly as to printed material.

(c) Give at least one argument why the freedom of speech arguments should not apply as strongly in this context as they do for printed material.