995a), however, points out that the price for such an effort would be astronomical and would raise important questions of responsibility and rights:
While some Internet news groups and adult bulletin boards contain material many people find offensive, there also are discussions of religion, art, science, culture, medicine, politics and just about every other subject. Who is to determine what is or is not obscene, especially on networks that transcend local, state and national borders? (Magid, 1995a, D-4).
Magid also notes another important issue when he points out that there is a difference between an obscene phone call and the posting of an obscene message on a bulletin board--the phone call is an intrusion, while one has to actively seek out the obscene message or photo on the Internet.
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