Includes text of bill, other versions, bill summary and status. More details here.
Limited information provided by the FCC.
Children’s Internet Protection Act: Report on the Effectiveness of Internet Protection Measures and Safety Policies
On August 15, 2003, NTIA released a report pursuant to section 1703 of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), Pub.L.No. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-336 (2000), evaluating the effectiveness of technology protection measures and safety policies used by educational institutions.
FTC's KIDZ Privacy consumer web site
Colorful and marketed for kids and their adults (parents, teachers, etc.)
Links collected and hosted from the ALA web site
Mary Minnow, library law consultant
The Children's Internet Protection
Act: The Recent District Court Decision in Context, for Librarians and Library
Patrons
By Mary Minow
Mary Minow is an attorney, a former librarian and library trustee, and a library law consultant with librarylaw.com. She has taught library law at the San Jose State School of Library Science. She received her B.A. from Brown University, her A.M.L.S. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and her J.D. from Stanford University. She is currently writing a book with Tomas Lipinski on legal issues for librarians for the American Library Association.
The Washington Internet Project is a pro-bono effort dedicated to raising awareness of and promoting participation in federal initiatives relevant to the Internet. The Project provides timely notice of regulatory proceedings, hearings, meeting, proposed legislation, and public notices. The Project also provides forums where regulatory developments can be discussed and debated. The Project is not involved in advocacy, lobbying, or representation. It receives no funding or support. It has no staff. It is made up entirely of the voluntary efforts of the participants.
Why Filters Won't Protect Children or Adults
by Nancy Kranich, published in Library Administration & Management, vol. 18, number 1, Winter 2004, pp. 14-18
Information Use Management & Policy Institute
In light of the recent U. S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), the Information Use Management and Policy Institute at Florida State University has begun to make public the initial findings from its ongoing initiative to study the impact of CIPA on public libraries, library staff, and library patrons.
National Coalition Against Censorship
INTERNET FILTERS, A PUBLIC POLICY REPORT
Marjorie Heins & Christina Cho, Free Expression Policy Project, National Coalition Against Censorship, Fall, 2001
other NCAC articles of interest on library censorship and a viewpoint on CIPA
American Library Association (ALA)
Includes documents related to the ALA's lawsuit including briefs, text of the Supreme Court decision, ALA response, and findlaw analysis.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Information and reaction to ALA vs. US
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Information about Multnomah County Public Library v. United States
EFF links about ALA & Mult. Co. cases
Dedicated to Simplifying the E-rate Program for Schools, Libraries and Vendors
Series on CIPA that Library Journal ran from February 23-27, 2004