Porn Palace — Librarians caught on the Net

James writes sent over a follow up on that article by Canada\’s leading newspaper on city libraries in Canada described as \’Porn Palace\’.


They say much of this is lawyer-driven manoeuvring. But behind it lies a major philosophical dispute about what libraries are for. Management, whose views are reflected in the stance of the Canadian Library Association, see this as an intellectual-freedom issue. They are afraid that censoring even the worst pornography will start a slippery slope, and eventually all sorts of Internet content will be banned, including a good deal that is legitimate and essential.

Others say freedom of information must be balanced against the human rights of the librarians.

February 10, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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