cr> Nation/David Corn: Pentagon Trolls the Net

1996-02-20 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 Sender: Don Bass <•••@••.•••> Subject: Pentagon on the net (fwd) Friends: This is about “lefties”, those in the eyes of the Pentagon and others. I have been reading on the net where NSA is “sniff” the net at major hubs, routers, for key words. They have … Read more…

cr> re: OCAF, ISP’s, & role of Internet

1996-02-20 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: Suggested modification in your approach Regarding OCAF’s call to sue ISP’s and such: I agree with you that it’s ridiculous to call for shutting down the internet if it looks like it would be impossible to reduce the amount of pornography distributed … Read more…

cr> 20Feb96 Tidbits

1996-02-20 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 Sender: Eric G Stenbom <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> ACLU: To all Plaintiffs I would like a copy of the government’s brief please send me one via regular mail. My address is:Eric Stenbom P.O. Box 552 Kingston, Wa 98346 Thanks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ To: <a similar requestor> From: “Craig … Read more…

cr> BACKGROUNDER: Broadcast v. The Internet

1996-02-19 Craig A. Johnson A first-rate capsulization of some of the legal history surrounding the “indecency” standard — and why it makes no sense for the Internet — from WIRED Staff Editor, Todd Lappin. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ——- Forwarded Message Follows ——- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 13:06:02 -0800 (PST) To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• (–Todd Lappin–>) … Read more…

cr> Jeff Johnson on Barlow

1996-02-18 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 From: Jeffrey.Johnson@Eng (Jeff Johnson) To: “Multiple recipients of list •••@••.•••” Subject: Comments on Barlow’s Declaration While I certainly agree with the sentiment expressed in John Perry Barlow’s cyberspace declaration of independence, I think that the declaration commits serious errors, both strategic and tactical. On the tactical … Read more…

Re: Suggested modification in your approach

1996-02-18 mpcline Regarding OCAF’s call to sue ISP’s and such: I agree with you that it’s ridiculous to call for shutting down the internet if it looks like it would be impossible to reduce the amount of pornography distributed by it. But I don’t really think that you can compare the internet to the postal … Read more…

cr> Jim Lehrer interviews Reed Hundt (at length)

1996-02-18 Richard Moore I find this interesting, as it reveals the level of mentality and “cyber vision” of some of the flunkies behind the Deform Act. Notice that technocrats don’t need to be able to think, only to act from an appropriately inculcated world-view — sort of like Asimov’s religionized automatons in “I, Robot”. -rkm … Read more…

cr> FYI – Telecom Post #22

1996-02-18 Richard Moore I’ve heard some misgivings expressed about Coralee’s latest analysis (below) — they’ll be posted as a follow-up. -rkm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• Subject: Telecom Post #22 ==================================================== ################ ############# ################ ## # ## ############# ## ### # ### ### # # # ## # ### ### ## # … Read more…

cr> the CDA thread

1996-02-18 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 Sender: Stan Bernstein <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> OPPOSITION: Cleaver on “Net Filth” Is it conceivable that someone like Cathleen A. Cleaver simply does not know the difference between the accepted legal definitions of “obscenity” and “indecency” or is her editorial another deliberate instance of disinformation? Stan … Read more…

cr> re: Expanding the scope of Cyber-Rights activities

1996-02-18 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 Sender: Jason Wehling <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> Re: “*hot* Internet issues” 16 Feb 1996, rkm wrote: > I submit that the time has come for cyber-rights to encourage and > support self-interest coaltions of all the entities mentioned in the > previous paragraph. Marty Tennant has … Read more…