COPA Commission [website]

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The COPA Commission, a congressionally appointed panel, was mandated by the Child Online Protection Act, which was approved by Congress in October 1998. The primary purpose of the Commission is to "identify technological or other methods that will help reduce access by minors to material that is harmful to minors on the Internet."

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COPA Commission March 7, 2000.

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  • Main Title: COPA Commission [website]
  • Added Title: Information and Resources About the Commission on Online Child Protection (COPA)
  • Alternate Title: COPA (Child Online Protection Act) Commission

Description

The COPA Commission, a congressionally appointed panel, was mandated by the Child Online Protection Act, which was approved by Congress in October 1998. The primary purpose of the Commission is to "identify technological or other methods that will help reduce access by minors to material that is harmful to minors on the Internet."

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earliest date on site: 2000-03-07
latest date on site: 2000-10-21
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site uploaded to UNT server: 2004-01-01

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  • Commission on Child Online Protection (COPA) Report to Congress, ark:/67531/metadc2285437
  • Dangerous Access, 2000 Edition: Uncovering Internet Pornography in America's Libraries, ark:/67531/metadc2285438
  • Moving Toward More Effective Public Internet Access: The 1998 National Survey of Public Library Outlet Internet Connectivity, ark:/67531/metadc2285436
  • Transcript of U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Hearing 1998-1, November 10, 1998, ark:/67531/metadc2285439

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The CyberCemetery provides permanent public access to the web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions. This collection is provided through a partnership between the UNT Libraries, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), as part of the Federal Depository Library Program.

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Commission on Child Online Protection (COPA) Report to Congress (Report)

Commission on Child Online Protection (COPA) Report to Congress

Report from the Commission on Child Online Protection (COPA) analyzing various methods of Internet child safety. These include filtering/blocking, age verification systems, and more. The Commission discusses the positive and negative aspects of each and provides their own recommendations. This document also includes personal statements from each commissioner.

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Commission on Child Online Protection (COPA) Report to Congress, ark:/67531/metadc2285437

Dangerous Access, 2000 Edition: Uncovering Internet Pornography in America's Libraries (Report)

Dangerous Access, 2000 Edition: Uncovering Internet Pornography in America's Libraries

Report on the use of library Internet access to access pornography. The report summarizes several specific incidents involving Internet pornography in libraries and offers up solutions for the issue. It also criticizes the ALA for not taking the subject seriously.

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Dangerous Access, 2000 Edition: Uncovering Internet Pornography in America's Libraries, ark:/67531/metadc2285438

Moving Toward More Effective Public Internet Access: The 1998 National Survey of Public Library Outlet Internet Connectivity (Report)

Moving Toward More Effective Public Internet Access: The 1998 National Survey of Public Library Outlet Internet Connectivity

Report on the state of Internet connectivity in various public libraries across the country. The report opens explaining the background of this research, why Internet connection is becoming an increasingly important facet of society, and then analyzes the data from a survey examining which public libraries have Internet connection and which ones don't.

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Moving Toward More Effective Public Internet Access: The 1998 National Survey of Public Library Outlet Internet Connectivity, ark:/67531/metadc2285436

Transcript of U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Hearing 1998-1, November 10, 1998 (Text)

Transcript of U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Hearing 1998-1, November 10, 1998

Transcript of the first public hearing held in 1998 by the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science on November 10, 1998 in Arlington, Virginia. This hearing specifically addressed the topic of children on the Internet and consisted of five panels representing different perspectives or themes.

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Transcript of U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Hearing 1998-1, November 10, 1998, ark:/67531/metadc2285439

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  • March 7, 2000

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  • Sept. 7, 2006, 12:57 p.m.

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  • March 17, 2026, 3:25 p.m.

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COPA Commission. COPA Commission [website], website, March 7, 2000; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc788/: accessed May 14, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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