It's stated that,"such laws were put forth by United States Postal Inspection Service inspector Anthony Comstock, and after he helped influence passage of the legislation, they enabled the government to criminalize sending perceived immoral writings through the mail".
É referido que "estas leis foram implementadas pelo inspetor Anthony Comstock do United States Postal Inspection Service e, após este ter influenciado a aprovação desta legislação, estas permitiram ao governo criminalizar o envio de trabalhos escritos, ditos imorais, através de e-mail".