Month: December 1995

1995-12-28 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ >From: “William R. Hancock Jr.” <•••@••.•••> Subject: RE: Student Wins Net Free Speech Case Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 This is all I’ve found so far. Located at: http://www.cnet.com/Content/News/Files/0,16,297,00.html Wm. Get well Andy ! Wm. Hancock Middle Man Marketing, Inc. (•••@••.•••) http://www.m-man.com ********************************* Student Wins Net Free Speech Case <Picture: picture> … Read more…

1995-12-28 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ >From: “Craig A. Johnson” <•••@••.•••> Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 Subject: (Fwd) ISPs and Outrageous ISDN tariffs Very interesting developments on ISDN pricing, much as some of us have been predicting. Jamie says that even AT&T and Microsoft are not tackling the RBOCs on this. I wonder what the reasons behind … Read more…

1995-12-28 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 >From: Phil Agre <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: Alliance for Community Media Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 From: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: conference […] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 1995 NATION’S LARGEST COMMUNITY MEDIA CONFERENCE SLATED FOR JULY 17 – 20 IN WASHINGTON DC AREA Washington DC — … Read more…

1995-12-27 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 Sender: Don Bass <•••@••.•••> Subject: US West ISDN tariffs – sign-on letter (fwd) Friends: Costs for access, the first Cyber-right, escalate hugely. Are we in Poland yet. Act, or pay. Don Bass ———- Forwarded message ———- Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 From: James Love <•••@••.•••> To: … Read more…

1995-12-27 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 >From: Henry Huang <•••@••.•••> Subject: ACM Statement on Copyright White Paper This was put out about a month ago, and got buried in my “todo” box thanx to more pressing concerns. ~–<snip>–~ PRESS RELEASE December 1, 1995 US Public Policy Office of the Association for Computing … Read more…

1995-12-27 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 From: Joe Shea <•••@••.•••> Subject: The American Reporter, No. 188 Thought: Censors multiply like rabbits. =Inside AR Today- Uproar CompuServe Censors Access To Sex-Related Usenet Groups ___________________________________________________________ Editorial A Private Glory ___________________________________________________________ =The World Reporter- World Pinkerton’s Risk Assessment Service, Internet Edition Indonesia Minister Charged With … Read more…

1995-12-27 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 To: “Multiple recipients of list •••@••.•••” Subject: Telecom Post #20 – (@) Free Speech Media, LLC Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility December 22, 1995 Number 20 ==================================================== Compiled, written, and edited by Coralee Whitcomb Please direct comments and inquiries to •••@••.•••. …–this is an excerpt: FREEDOM … Read more…

1995-12-27 Richard Moore Date: Tue, 26 Dec 1995 Sender: •••@••.••• (Sven) Subject: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Successful New Year! Frohe Weihnachten und ein Glueckliches, Gesundes und Erfolgreiches Neues Jahr! Look at some cool and funny images at: http://spyder.org/sec/xmas.html All the best Wishes from… Sven / … Read more…

1995-12-26 Richard Moore Below is a GovAccess piece on the plan to redefine copyright law. Besides the Wired article referred to, there’s also an article by John Perry Barlow in the December issue of ACM Communications. John states: “I now realize that copyright, the erstwhile handmaiden of Jeffersonian liberty, is about to become a favored … Read more…

1995-12-26 Richard Moore Postings can now be directed once again to: •••@••.•••. Comments or suggestions on our WWW presence can be directed to Henry Huang <•••@••.•••>. We’re all wishing for a rapid recovery by Andy, but are prepared to keep things going in the interim. Cheers, Richard