BALANCING FREE SPEECH AND CENSORSHIP: Academia's Response to the Internet.

Authors:
Peace, A. Graham1 Graham.Peace@maol.wvu.edu

Source:
Communications of the ACM; Nov2003, Vol. 46 Issue 11, p105-109, 5p


"Should institutions of higher learning allow this material to be easily perused through on-campus labs and dormitory Internet connections? A conflict exists between the rights of students and faculty to free speech and privacy, and the obligation of universities, parents and society to restrict access to information deemed unsuitable for our youth. The communal nature of academia further complicates matters. Controversial information is often accessed in computer labs, potentially exposing other computer users to information they may find offensive." (105)



Good Source. Make sure to go over this article again. Reread and look thru. It will help when talking about College Censorship. Also gives another twist to the paper.