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Hmm, it doesn't seem able to find the old-style EFF blue ribbons much of anywhere, even though I know they're still up in a lot of places: http://www.tineye.com/search/8a8b9792d6d6056dec92d993595e6d9...

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It would actually probably be a good idea to keep those ribbons around, with links to the story of the CDA. An awful lot of people don't realize that the law passed with lots of support from people who are, inexplicably, still in office. Even when it was unanimously struck down by the SCOTUS with an uncharacteristically strong decision warning the legislators to not even think about trying such a law again, they immediately did so and continue to do so on a regular basis, suffering no ills from it. In discussions of the possible involvement of the FCC and other government bodies in the future of the Internet, net neutrality discussions and the like, it would be beneficial for everyone involved to have a strong understanding of the CDA and its stillborn children, and knowledge of the Internet censorship laws that keep being passed on a regular basis (but struck down by the courts once someone has enough money to fight them... I've lost count of how many times "virtual child pornography" has been made illegal and then failed the judicial test).

This? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Communications_Dec...

It does seem like it would be a seasonal occurrence. Every election season...

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