Stephen Chapman

Stephen Chapman contends in the following viewpoint that enacting laws against transmitting pornography over the Internet infringes on the constitutional right to free speech. Chapman admits that children can access pornography via the Internet, but he points out that they can also get pornography in bookstores and video stores. He argues that parental supervision and other voluntary actions that have worked to protect children from pornography in more traditional venues can also protect children from Internet pornography. Stephen Chapman is a syndicated columnist.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. In Chapman’s opinion, why are people more concerned about pornography on the Internet than pornography found in traditional print media?
2. According to the author, why did three federal judges overturn the Communications Decency Act?
3. What can happen to content providers who fail...