Which of the following statements is true of Communications Decency Act (CDA)?
A)Title V of the CDA was the Telecommunications Act, aimed at protecting children from pornography.
B)The CDA imposed a $150,000 fine and a prison term of up to five years for the transmission of "indecent" material over the Internet.
C)The problem with the CDA was its broad language and vague definition of "indecency," a standard that was left to individual communities to determine.
D)In June 2004, the ruling by the Supreme Court in the case of Ashcroft v.American Civil Liberties Union made it clear that CDA was unconstitutional.

Question

Which of the following statements is true of Communications Decency Act (CDA)?
A)Title V of the CDA was the Telecommunications Act, aimed at protecting children from pornography.
B)The CDA imposed a $150,000 fine and a prison term of up to five years for the transmission of "indecent" material over the Internet.
C)The problem with the CDA was its broad language and vague definition of "indecency," a standard that was left to individual communities to determine.
D)In June 2004, the ruling by the Supreme Court in the case of Ashcroft v.American Civil Liberties Union made it clear that CDA was unconstitutional.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Communications Decency Act (CDA) did aim to protect children from pornography, but that was through Title IV of the act, not Title V. The CDA did impose a fine and prison term for the transmission of "indecent" material over the Internet, but the amount of the fine was $250,000, not $150,000. However, the problem with the CDA was its broad language and vague definition of "indecency," which made it difficult for individual communities to determine what was and was not acceptable. The Supreme Court did rule on the constitutionality of the CDA in June 1997, not 2004, in the case of Reno v. ACLU, where it struck down key provisions of the law.

Which of the Following Statements Is True of Communications Decency