Month: February 1996

1996-02-08 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 19:39:44 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: IP: ClariNet files suit over Communications Decency law From: http://www.clari.net/suitpage.html ClariNet files suit over Communications Decency law ClariNet, along with several other electronic publishing companies and organizations, have filed suit against the Attorney General to get the newly … Read more…

1996-02-07 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 20:10:01 -0500 To: •••@••.••• From: ACLU <•••@••.•••> Subject: The ACLU Online ACLU Launches ‘Freedom Network’ Web Site Brings Civil Liberties Activism To Cyberspace Wednesday, February 7, 1995 The American Civil Liberties Union today launched its new World Wide Web site — the ACLU Freedom Network … Read more…

1996-02-07 Craig A. Johnson This from our fellow co-plaintiff in the ACLU suit. Brock really outdid himself on this one. -:) –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 20:19:07 -0800 From: “Brock N. Meeks” <•••@••.•••> Subject: CWD–We’re Not In Kansas Anymore CyberWire Dispatch // Copyright (c) 1996 // Jacking in from the “Abandon All Hope” … Read more…

1996-02-07 Richard Moore ====================================================== For Release Wednesday, Feb. 7, 1996 10:30 a.m. EST Contact: Audrie Krause, Executive Director Phone: (415) 322-3778 Email: •••@••.••• CPSR Joins in Challenging Communications Decency Act Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) joined with other public interest organizations today to challenge the federal government’s plan to censor free speech on the … Read more…

1996-02-06 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 5 Feb Sender: John Whiting <•••@••.•••> Subject: Chronicle editorial ———- Forwarded Message ———- From: Larry or Lynn Tunstall, INTERNET:•••@••.••• TO: John Whiting, 100707,731 DATE: 05/02/96 18:25 RE: Chronicle editorial In the 3 Feb 1996 San Francisco Chronicle, the lead editorial is headlined “New Telecom Law Will Reshape Industry”. After … Read more…

1996-02-06 Richard Moore Date: Tue, 6 Feb 96 From: •••@••.••• (Jim Barlow) Subject: Re: cr> Crawford: Democracy Hosed by Telecom Dildo (Please Read) Well, I read the piece and I’m sorry but I don’t agree. It obviously mistrusts the market and believes in government regulation. I feel just the opposite. Jim Barlow

1996-02-06 Richard Moore * * * CENSORSHIP UPDATE TELECOM BILL: A SECRET FUND? + by Randall M. Chastain American Reporter Correspondent Columbia, S.C. 2/6/96 IS TELECOM FUND FOR INSIDERS, OR THE PUBLIC? by Randall M. Chastain American Reporter Correspondent COLUMBIA, S.C. — The enormous and long-awaited telecommunications bill slated for Presidential approval this week has … Read more…

1996-02-06 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 From: Joe Shea <•••@••.•••> Subject: D-Day’s Thursday The White House has called and told (for planning purposes) that the bill will be signed Thursday, while both 24 Hours In Cyberspace and CNN are here. We will hold the Thursday edition until the dirty deed is done, … Read more…

1996-02-05 Craig A. Johnson This is another example of the crazy-quilt, Catch-22 world our legislators have created for us. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 05 Feb 1996 13:51:03 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: IP: — Telecom bill outlaws Supreme Court decisions To: •••@••.••• (interesting-people mailing list) Date: 2 Feb 1996 08:56:57 -0800 From: •••@••.••• (Carl … Read more…

1996-02-05 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• (Marty Tennant) Subject: Small Business and Telecom Law Now that the RBOC’s have had their way before Congress, small businesses must make up for our lack of political organization and use the law to our best advantage, while we work to see that it … Read more…