Richard Moore

1996-04-05 The American Library Association has submitted a comment to the FCC on their implementation of universal service. It’s long; let me know if you’d like a copy. The most interesting statement, to me, is the idea that “Libraries should be viewed, not as recipients of universal service benefits, but as institutional providers of public … Read more…

1996-04-05 Sender: “G.S. Aikens” <•••@••.•••> Dear all, This thread about consensus has been fascinating to me as I’m sure it has been to many others. It further solidifies my perception that this medium is not good for direct decision-making, and consensus formation. If this is true, it bodes poorly for the direct democracy/electronic opinion polling/electronic … Read more…

1996-04-05 (Note from moderator: we’re getting away from electronic networking and rights into general economic principles again, so after these messages I’m going to start turning people away.–Andy) Sender: •••@••.••• In a message dated 96-04-03 15:54:45 EST, you write: > The fact >that somebody else can make a profit selling below YOUR cost to produce … Read more…

1996-04-05 Sender: Martin Janzen <•••@••.•••> Marilyn Davis <•••@••.•••> writes (to Craig, I think): >[…] >You have no right to block our action unless you give us a reason. > >We *do* have consensus. I don’t read in Martin’s latest post anything >that disagrees with our statement. You yourself can’t find anything >against it. I like … Read more…

1996-04-05 (Introduction from moderator: billions of cyberbits have been sent concerning the CDA, but I think the point made by the following author hasn’t been seen often enough.–Andy) NEWS YOU DIDN’T SEE ON TV Syndicated column by Patricia Nell Warren 4/5/96 ****************************************************************************** ********** ****************************************************************************** ********** YOUTH CONTROL, NOT YOUTH PROTECTION The Real Threat of the … Read more…

1996-04-05 (Note from moderator: I think at this point we should get stop the thread of how much privacy is important. Several people have had a chance to state their positions articulately, and I don’t believe we’ll get anywhere by continuing.–Andy) Sender: •••@••.••• In a message dated 96-04-04 16:17:53 EST, you write: >Why don’t you … Read more…

1996-04-05 Craig A. Johnson Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 17:54:42 -0800 From: •••@••.••• (–Todd Lappin–>) Subject: LAWSUIT: ACLU Update 4/4/96 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Last Monday’s hearing in the case of the Internet vs. the Department of Justice was the last day of testimony for witnesses representing the ACLU and CIEC. >>From here on out, the Department of … Read more…

1996-04-05 Richard Moore (Please excuse if this is a duplicate. -rkm) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 From: Brian Moura <•••@••.•••> To: Multiple recipients of list <•••@••.•••> Subject: Pac Bell & SBC Merger ! Baby Bell Merger By EVAN RAMSTAD AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — SBC Communications Inc. and Pacific Telesis Group today … Read more…

1996-04-04 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ DicedPupys wrote: > > to craig : > quit it NOW! i have heard enough of your high-handed bitching about > every fucking thing marilyn suggests. i actually want to get > somewhere on this list, and in our discussions thereof, but it > appears that you instead feel that … Read more…

1996-04-04 (This contains opinions of my own, so I’m not speaking here as moderator.) Sweden is considering a law regulating some uses of the Internet and BBSes. While this recommendation has been represented as somehow related to the U.S.’s Communications Decency Act in email circulating around the Net, I see nothing related to censorship of … Read more…