A couple of recent Washington Post articles demonstrate Virginia's attempt at internet regulation. A case of restricting access to internet sites by public libraries in Loudoun Co. was ruled against by a federal court: http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1998-11/27/020l-112798-idx.ht... A copy of the ruling: http://www.techlawjournal.com/courts/loudon/81123op.htm     Virginia's governor, James Gilmore III, has appointed a commission on internet technology to recommend policies on guiding internet business and protecting internet users. Guidelines are touted by state officials as being the first in the nation to *protect* residents. Ratification of the recommendations is scheduled to take place at the College of William and Mary on wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1998-11/29/216l-112998-idx.html Draft agenda of the meeting to be held on Dec. 2, titled "The State's Role in Responsible Internet Growth", is at: http://www.sotech.state.va.us/intagend.htm