[WEB4LIB] Are filters law?

[Charles P. Hobbs]

On Tue, 24 Nov 1998, HIS wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> Is it mandatory that public libraries load at least one PC with Internet
> filtering software if they are making the web available to children under
> the age of 12?

As far as I know, no (although it might vary from jurisdiction to
jurisdiction)

Not to reopen that debate on this list, but I found a couple of
interesting articles on http://www.newslinx.com :

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2168757,00.html
(filtering all terminals in a public library found unconstitutional)

Meanwhile back in Utah . . .
http://www.techserver.com/newsroom/ntn/info/112498/info1_13939_noframes.html