This hearing addresses legislative proposals to protect children from inappropriate materials on the Internet. Among the issues discussed are federal investments and information access, defining standards for protection, child pornography and marketing to children, filtering technology and adult verification services, and freedom of speech. Included are the statements of: Laith Paul Alsarraf, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Cybernet Ventures, Inc.; John Bastian, CEO, Security Software Systems, Inc.; Jerry Berman, Director, Center for Democracy and Technology; Dan Coats, U.S. Senator from Indiana; Jeffrey J. Douglas, Executive Director, Free Speech Coalition; Bob Franks, Representative from New Jersey; Agnes M. Griffen, Director, TucsonPima Public Library; Ernest J. Istook, Representative from Oklahoma; Andrew L. Kupser, CEO, Northwest Internet Services, LLC; Mary Anne Layden, Center for Cognitive Therapy, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania; Lawrence Lessig, Professor, Harvard Law School; Peter Nickerson, CEO, N2H2; Stephen R. Wiley, Chief, Violent Crimes and Major Offenders Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation. (AEF)