The first, the Communications Decency Act of 1996, would have made publishing "indecent" or "patently offensive" material on the Internet a federal offense. The U. S.

第一次，1996年的法案，本来要把网上“下流的”或者“明显冒犯性的”语言认定为一种联邦犯罪行为。

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Unfortunately, that view recently has been reinforced by the widespread misconception that the Supreme Court's decision striking down the Communications Decency Act outlawed all regulation on the Net.

更为糟糕的是，美国联邦（州）最高法院最近取消了《网络通讯管制法案》，宣告该法案所有关于网络的管制均不合法，该误解的流传更是证实了这一看法。

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"The Communications Decency Act is hazardous to the nation's public health, " said Roger Evans of Planned Parenthood.

CNN: Debate rages over bill to restrict 'Net smut

Waxman went before the U.S. Supreme Court last week to praise the Communications Decency Act, not to bury it.

CNN: Free Speech On The Net At The Supreme Court

Congress passed the Communications Decency Act of 1996, but that basically immunizes these Web sites from lies that are posted by their users.

NPR: Slate's Jurisprudence: The Laws of Internet Dating