Sender: PHILIP STILLS temporarily <•••@••.•••> Greetings Cyber Rights; I just read your newsgroup article in comp.org.cpsr.talk, titled Censorship [cr-95/6/30] #1/3. I think you'd probably be interested in my situation. My friend kindly assisted me by loaning me his e-mail address so I could call for help because I have been suddenly cut off from the Net by my Internet Service Provider as a result of heavy intimidation from certain people who objected to receiving my message. I noticed your interest in the area of free speech and the internet so I am sharing with you. I am committed to protect free speech and open communication on the internet for all of us. Would you mind reading the letter that I e-mailed individually to persons whom I found on the net who had expressed interest in a subject area in which I wanted to share more information that could help them. Please feel free to pass along this situation to others and respond to me. We know that many others have experienced similar situations of intimidation on the net. We would like to organize some support to confront this escalating issue. However, you may not hear from me or be able to contact me because this may be my last opportunity to communicate after this ISP cuts off my friend's account, too. You may one day find yourself embroiled in this escalating issue with your internet service provider. All the best, Phil (in care of) •••@••.••• (707) 538-1693 (the following is my letter to my internet service provider) November 9, 1995 Sonoma Interconnect Dane Jasper sonic.net Scott Doty scott.net PO Box 3724 Santa Rosa, CA 95402-3724 Dear Dane and Scott, This morning you suddenly denied me access to my account by invalidating my login. You have prevented me from retrieving my e-mail so I cannot respond to very important messages, and that may result in significant losses of sales of my books and lost opportunities to appear as a guest on national media talk shows. I am an author with a best-selling business book with readers around the world. Yesterday you forwarded e-mail to me which had been distributed to many people by e-mail which contained obscene expressions containing libelous profanity directed at me. In October 1995 you contracted with me to provide reliable connectivity to the Internet. You are engaged in censorship, a First Ammendment free speech issue, and restraint of trade. This is a federal issue because the U.S Constitution guarantees the free and unfettered flow of ideas. You have placed yourselves in a defensive posture, possibly representing numerous Internet Service Providers, and will be called to testify why you believe you can control who I can mail to, who should receive my mail, and what topics I can discuss on the Internet. Using Sonic.net, I contacted numerous people individually by e-mail after finding their unique postings in Newsgroups which reflected their specific interest in the subject of my book. My e-mail addressed them specifically by their name and made particular reference to their newsgroup posting and suggested that they might be interested in my book and encouraged them to get more information by visiting my WebSite. That some individuals objected to receiving my message is regrettable, but their intimidating obscenities are unacceptable. You also have prevented many other people on the Internet from receiving valuable information from me which they may want to receive. I have previously e-mailed to you numerous examples of responses to my e-mail from individuals who thanked me for sending e-mail, who needed the information that I offered, and who wanted to purchase my book. You may have been intimidated by militant, political forces rampant on the Internet who are philisophically opposed to certain business communications that are taking place on the Internet. As a result, you may have placed yourself in a defensive position as a co-conspirator in an collusionary effort to restrict trade and open communication. What we will create now is a national, legal test case to decide this important, very complicated Internet issue. You have put yourselves in a position to represent the rights and responsibilites of ISPs in light of your contractual obligations to your customers to provide unrestricted, open communication between free individuals. You will need to prepare for some serious homework now. You will be called to defend your acts of censorship in restricting communications and fair trade on the Net. We shall create a major legal test case which will decide this large and serious communications issue for all of us. You will be served with a restraining order to allow us free access to retrieve our data. This is our first move. Sincerely yours, Rodger PhilipStills Doyle (here is the letter I sent to individuals on the net) xFrom ???@??? Wed Nov 08 23:08:25 1995 xTo: xFrom: PHILIP STILLS <•••@••.•••> xSubject: Get A Life! How to Leave That Dead-end Job Behind xCc: xBcc: xX-Attachments: Greetings; I just read your newsgroup article. I think you'd probably be interested in my new book. GET A LIFE! How to Leave That Dead-end Job Behind and Create Your Perfect Future -- Today! by Philip Stills Published by UPLINE Press. Edited by John Milton Fogg Second Edition. Copyright 1995. 210 pages. US$9.95 paperback Phone 800-800-6349 or Fax 804-929-1602. The very successful first edition (1994) was titled: ROMANCING YOUR FUTURE: How to Leverage Time. This book is endorsed by SUCCESS magazine, Brian Tracy, Robert Allen, and dozens of high performing, network marketing professionals and business leaders. It is used by virtually every leading group for effective sponsoring and training. You can Read or Print Chapter One, Contact the Author, Check out the Table of Contents, Read positive Quotes from numerous industry leaders, and Contact the Publisher (ask for the special, limited, 2nd edition volume discount!) at: http://sonic.net/~stills. 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