cr> The “Blue Ribbon” Campaign

1996-02-03 Craig A. Johnson Below is the announcement of the EFF’s “blue ribbon campaign,” with the accompanying URL, which has blue ribbons available for downloading to Web sites. Following this announcement is a personal statement by EFF Board member and U. of Penn. Professor David Farber. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html The Blue Ribbon Campaign for Online … Read more…

cr> Congress and “Abortion”

1996-02-03 Craig A. Johnson There has been a whirlwind of controversy surrounding reports that the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996, overwhelmingly passed by Congress on Thursday, would ban discussion of abortion and birth control issues online. As is the norm with this Congress, the facts are both shocking and complex. The fact is that the … Read more…

Policy Post 2.5 – CDA Passes, Clinton Expected to Sign,

1996-02-02 Craig A. Johnson There are a few hooks to this story not mentioned in the release below. Stand by for a posting later today on how the bill voted on yesterday would prohibit cross-border discussions of abortion. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 20:14:49 -0500 From: •••@••.••• (CDT Editor) Subject: Policy Post 2.5 … Read more…

cr> 2Feb96 Tidbits

1996-02-02 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 Sender: “David E. Anderson” <•••@••.•••> Subject: re: John. Hall’s notion of provocation in our defense John said in the cr-tidbits of January 31, 1996: “If the assertion that pro_Nazi speech in Canada is a crime when heard or viewed in Germany seems absurd to some, could … Read more…

cj#455, cr> * Day of Infamy for Internet *

1996-02-02 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ EDITORIAL + by Joe Shea American Reporter Correspondent Hollywood, Calif. 2/1/96 freedom free DAY OF DECISION by Joe Shea American Reporter Editor-in-Chief The word out of Washington from attorney Randall Boe and American Reporter Correspondent Craig Johnson is that the Communications Decency Act and the entire telecom reform package may be … Read more…

cr> Rep. Anna Eshoo in Washington Post

1996-02-01 Craig A. Johnson Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA), a telecom conference committee member, had a hard-hitting anti-censorship column in yesterday’s Washington Post. If only there were more like her… Excerpts follow. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ The Washington Post, Wednesday, January 31, 1996 NANNY ON THE NET By Anna G. Eshoo “Despite all the talk about ‘getting government … Read more…