Document Type
Essay
Publication Date
11-1996
Publication Citation
49 Federal Communications Law Journal 217 (1996)
Abstract
Historically, the development of new media has been advanced by the creators of pornography. This was evident as communications media evolved from vernacular speech to movable type, to photography, to paperback books, to videotape, to cable and pay-TV, to 900 phone lines, to the French Minitel, and to the Internet. In short, pornography, far from being an evil that the First Amendment must endure, is a positive good that encourages experimentation with new technology. Accordingly, society should not view cyberpornographers as pariahs, rather they should be viewed as explorers who pave the roads for civilization to follow.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Peter
(1996)
"Pornography Drives Technology: Why Not to Censor the Internet,"
Federal Communications Law Journal: Vol. 49:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/fclj/vol49/iss1/8
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