Worksheet - Hate and the Internet
What is the answer to Koeppel's question ``Should incitement to hate be protected
by the First Amendment?''
[Backgrounds / positions of the various people]
How is Don Black identified, in terms of his professional occupation?
How is Don Black identified, in terms of his former membership in a hate organization?
What is the ``symbol'' in the background as Black is interviewed in his home or office?
Who does Don Black identify as having a ``much milder site?''
How many ``hits per day'' does Don Black claim for his web site?
Summarize Don Black's position on free speech on the internet.
How is Abraham Cooper identified, in terms of his professional occupation?
Summarize Abraham Cooper's position on free speech on the internet.
How is Sky Dayton identified, in terms of his professional occupation?
Summarize Sky Dayton's position on free speech on the internet.
How is John Paget identified, in terms of his professional occupation?
Summarize John Paget's position on free speech on the internet.
How is Floyd Abrams identified, in terms of his professional occupation?
Summarize Floyd Abrams' position on free speech on the internet.
[Use of Filtering / Blocking Devices]
What countries does Don Black name as ones that would ``suppress information such as ours?''
Why does Black say that German government attempts to filter / block his web site have failed?
What is Abrams' viewpoint on the use of filtering / blocking devices?
What are Black's objections to the use of filtering / blocking devices?
[Analysis]
Outline in premise-conclusion form the argument implicit in Don Black's assertion
that ``If Thomas Jefferson had a web site today, he would be censored.''
What term does Don Black (repeatedly) use to characterize the
content of his web site? How would the acceptance of this term be likely
to affect the conclusion of any free-speech argument?
What is Cooper's concern about ``the next Timothy McVeigh?''
Construct a premise-conclusion form argument for his concern.
Do you think this is valid? Why / why not?
How does Abrams characterize the meaning of first amendment protections?
Outline in premise-conclusion form his reasoning about the costs and benefits of the
first amendment.
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