I apologize for not sticking to the topic of museums, but this does relate to internet users and parents. In an attempt to finish a class project, I am trying to conduct a survey over the internet. If you are not interested just delete this message. Read this before answering any questions. All responses will be kept confidential. The issue of the survey revolves around the newly passed Communications Decency Act of 1996. The act was passed as a method of protecting minors from pornography on the internet. The internet is characterized by the easy and free flow of information around the world. (Any government regulation would have to be on a worldwide scale.) Internet users and people who believe in the right to free speech, believe that this is an infringement because it would be based on the most stringent standards of decency, thus having a stifling effect on the users. 1) Please state your name, occupation, and gender. 2) How familiar are you with the internet? How often do you use it? What do you use it for? Where do you access it from (home, work, public place i.e. library)? 3) What is your reaction to the new law? Why do you feel that way? 4) What effect will this law have on you? Will it cause a stifling of your normal activity on the internet? Why? 5) Do you feel that the government is an effective means of protecting children from pornography through the internet? Why? Do you think it will be able to kept up with the rapid changes in technology? Why? 6) What is your reaction to the new products and services that can block access to unwanted material from a user's computer? (An example is Surfwatch Software--a product that blocks known pornographic sites on the World Wide Web.) If you were in need of such a service, would you consider such a product over government regulations? Why? 7) Do you know or have any other options that might be useful in providing protection of the children and of the right to free speech? Thank you! I appreciate all your time and information. Send all responses to [log in to unmask]