the world, each proving email, newsgroups, and, of course, Internet access. Then in 1992, the Unites States House of Representatives withdrew a law that had effectively stopped businesses from going online and selling their goods. With the barriers now gone, the power of the Internet was unlocked and it is still rapidly advancing, with improvements being made everyday. Change in SocietyThe Internet has inevitably changed many people’s lives. The Internet has bridges the barriers of time and distance. The advancement of the Information Superhighway will continue at an accelerating rate. The content of the Internet continues to increase dramatically; new advancement will make it easier to find information. New software will provide more secure transaction, allowing more opportunities for commerce. New technologies will increase the speed of data transfer, allowing the direct transfer of entertainment-on-demand (movies and other forms of entertainment if real time). Unicast is replacing broadcast television (in some places known as Digital Choice TV), in which each home has an addressable decoder to receive a signal tailored to what its residents want to see, and when they want to see it. The rapid growth and freedom on the Internet has raised many censorship issues. A call or voluntary standards among Internet Service Providers came in response to the growing number of websites denigrating minorities, promoting racist views or sexually explicit material. In 1996, the Communications Decency Act was put in place, making it illegal for Internet service providers to transfer offensive material. This caused am immediate uproar among users, industry experts and civil liberties groups who thought that the internet should be a place to voice their opinions and opposed such censorship laws. This law was later blocked by a panel of Federal judges in June of 1996. The panel described the Internet as a “never-ending worldwide conversati...
