Utah's new anti-porn law

Utah's trying something Pennsylvania has tried and failed to do: make Internet providers block access to porn for customers. A federal court struck down Pennsylvania's law as unconstitutional, but Utah is forging ahead, CNET reports. Critics are cited as saying state anti-Net porn laws are routinely struck down, and Utah's legislation is "worded so vaguely its full impact is still unclear" - Internet providers could be anything from "cable companies to universities, coffee shops, and homes with open 802.11 wireless connections." The law also requires the state attorney general to maintain a database of adult-content sites that providers will have to block. CNET adds that "supporters of the Utah bill, such as advocacy group Citizens Against Pornography, had pressed for the measure as a way to give parents more control of their home Internet connections." I suspect that, for First Amendment reasons, any court to hear a challenge to this bill will find that filtering software and services are a better support to parents. (CNET has links to the text of the law, the Pennsylvania story, and a law professor's critique of the bill.)