網路使用者在線上與各地的人交談,分享資訊。因此,網路對個人的自我實現有重大意義。其次,為使國民能集體自主性地作政治決定,網路亦扮演促進此一目的之推手。是故,自作為民主政治推手之公共財的觀點,網路有其重要性。 本稿特別關心美國聯邦最高法院在1997年的CDA訴訟判判決。此一判決對於在思考網際網路上對表現內容規制之網路立法,或違憲審查基準,有重大啟示,值得深入探討。 在分析美國有關表現自由的學說或判例之前,本稿首先將問題置於表現自由的價值之探討。其次,本稿雖以美國法為主要比較之對象。但在檢討具體問題點時,亦會對日本法進行若干之考察。
The Users of Internet communicate with the other people on Line to share the information in the world. Therefore there are the significant meanings concerning with the self-realization to everybody. Secondly, for the self-determination relating to the public fairs, the Internet also plays a important role. Therefore by the view point, to be the public welfare concerning with the fulfillment of democracy, the Internet have its importance. In the thesis, firstly, Author will focus the points on the decision of the CDA suit judged by the American Federal Supreme in 1997. The CDA suit contains lots of hints concerning with the regulation of the internet or the standards of the Judicial Review. Moreover, the mainly comparative object in this thesis is American Law. But to some points, while Author think that it is necessary will consider the Japanese Law, also.