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The Communications Decency Act
Case Study # 109128
The Communications Decency Act
A case study analysis of the role and importance of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.
1,177 words (approx. 4.7 pages) |
5 sources |
MLA | 2008
Paper Summary:
This paper discusses the Communications Decency Act that was created in 1996. The paper uses a case study example to discuss why the Act is necessary. It looks at the relationship of the Act to rights of freedom of speech and what it adds to the Constitution that was missing previously. The paper describes the outcome of the case study and how the girl in the study may have been saved if the Communications Decency Act had been in effect then.From the Paper:
"Another possibility for the Meier's could be to seek compensation for emotional pain and suffering. There is nothing that is going to be able to bring their daughter back. However, the actions of the neighboring woman made Megan Meier so emotional that she killed herself. In any event, if charges were pressed or sought after it would be heard in a civil court rather than a criminal court. There was no physical and first hand caused because ultimately Megan killed herself but figuratively speaking "the mother handed Megan a loaded gun" Ron Meier. The family should seek compensatory and punitive damages. They should get something back for losing their daughter but more importantly the punitive damages would help deter adults acting like children so that similar events do not happen to any other families."Sample of Sources Used:
- Celizec, Mike "Myspace hoax victims kin seek justice" MSN 21 Nov. 2007 <www.msnbc.msn.com>.
- Pokin, Steve "'My Space' hoax ends with suicide of Dardenne Prairie teen." Suburban Journals 28 Nov. 2007<www.suburbanjournals.stltoday.com>.
- "First Amendment of the United States Constitution." 26 Nov. 2007 <www.wikipedia.org>.
- "Hate Speech." 26 Nov. 2007 <www.wikipedia.org>.
- "Reno V. American Civil Liberties Union." 29 Nov. 2007 <www.wikipedia.org >.
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APA Citation:
The Communications Decency Act (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Case-Study-The-Communications-Decency-Act/109128
MLA Citation:
"The Communications Decency Act" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Case-Study-The-Communications-Decency-Act/109128>
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