Censorship 
Ben Allison, Peter Huene, David Paroulek, Robert Rossman, and Mark Shapiro
Scenario Aspects
Parties Involved
ACLU of Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia
Public school students
Virginia state employees
Art Museums and other institutes of education
The Relevant Facts
Law took affect on July 1, 1996
Sexually explicit images prohibited
Sexually explicit content as defined in an existing law
ACLU has already received complaints from state-employed teachers and researchers
Already against the law to download ìobscenityî
The Dilemma
Does the state have the ability to restrict what images can be viewed on the internet? Should the place of employment be able to make this decision themselves?
The Options To Be Taken
Allow the law to stand and the state to prohibit these images from being downloaded by state employees
Do nothing, continue with current ìimage viewingî laws
Allow employers to decide what images can and cannot be viewed
Add an addition to the law prohibiting downloads by place of employee, not all state employees
Values Involved In Scenario
Who has the right to censor images on the internet?
What images are acceptable and who defines this?
Prohibiting downloading of images impairs rights to browse internet freely
Viewing of such images at work place may detract from productivity
Primary Values and Recommendations
Values:
Censoring of images prohibits employees freedom
Some employees have use of such images
Recommendations:
Some sort of addition to the law restricting downloads based upon location of employment
Only when this sort of action takes away from productivity
Law as is, censors everything when it is not always needed, too broad
Needs more specification as to when are where images can be restricted