The Communications Decency Act of 1996
A) redefined obscenity standards for the motion picture industry.
B) redefined obscenity standards for the radio and television industry.
C) made Internet service providers liable, as publishers, for content placed on their websites even by independent and anonymous contributors.
D) provided Internet service providers with immunity from defamation liability, as publishers, for content placed on their websites even by independent and anonymous contributors.

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A) The act freed ISPs from liability for content initiated by contributors, so ISPs are to be treated like newsstand vendors.
D) The act freed ISPs from liability for content initiated by contributors, so ISPs are to be treated like newsstand vendors.
E) The act freed ISPs from liability for content initiated by contributors, so ISPs are to be treated like newsstand vendors.
F) The act freed ISPs from liability for content initiated by contributors, so ISPs are to be treated like newsstand vendors.