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Sex On The Net: Recent Cases Addressing Criminal Liability For Internet Providers

Co-written by Shelley Hall

"Is this legal? Can I get in trouble by downloading this stuff? What is your policy?"1

These three questions, posed by an undercover police officer to an Internet provider about on-line child pornography, have sparked the most recent controversy involving Internet crime related to sexual content. The questions highlight current legal confusion over whether Internet service providers (ISPs) can face criminal and civil liability for illegal content developed by third parties-specifically, child pornography and obscenity that violate state and federal criminal statutes.

ISPs serve as gateways to the Internet, providing access t...

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