1996-03-27 (Posted with the permission of the author.–Andy) To: •••@••.••• From: “Timothy C. May” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: So, what crypto legislation (if any) is necessary? Sender: •••@••.••• Precedence: bulk At 4:14 PM 3/25/96, Simon Spero wrote: >If the Leahy bill is unacceptable, what legistlation is necessary? I >can’t see how the use of cryptography in … Read more…
1996-03-27 Sender: •••@••.••• hi, fellow criminals. i have problems with the whole idea of this kind of fcc regulation. i don’t see how our own moderator can be suggesting that we endorse: 1, having anyone eliminate complete competition in order to do anything. 2, an unconstitutional fcc grab at mandated pricing for anyone. 3, that … Read more…
1996-03-27 Sender: •••@••.••• (Marilyn Davis) Andy wrote: > We have been indulging in some highly idealistic discussions of > Internet sovereignty and democratic pricing schemes on this list, but > I’d like to put out a request that we all spend more time responding > to contemporary, urgent decisions that are being made right now … Read more…
1996-03-27 Sender: Rupert Schmutzer <•••@••.•••> Fellow subscribers! I would like to invite all of you to participate in my research on the emancipatory and democratizing potential of New Media. Please visit this WWW-page to fill out a questionnaire: http://www.wsr.ac.at/ihs-html/soc/projects/rup/eintro.html (OR: request an email-version from •••@••.•••) The questionnaire deals with the impact of New Media on … Read more…
1996-03-26 Henry Huang The suit mentioned below involves a bizarre case where an ELECTRONIC copy of a book about cryptography is being prohibited from export, while same book (with crypto source code) is FREELY exportable. Yet another bizarre application of the ITAR law. See URL quoted below for more information. -H — Forwarded mail from … Read more…
1996-03-26 (The following news summary was posted by Madanmohan Rao, Communications Director, United Nations Inter Press Service Bureau, to the MecklerMedia Internet World site, which is on the Web at http://www.iworld.com/netday/NATW.html–Andy.) INTERNET PHONE, FAX MAY THREATEN AUSTRALIAN TELCOS Australian Internet users making long-distance phone calls via the Internet may undermine Telstra’s and Optus’s most profitable … Read more…
1996-03-26 This will be held on June 16-19, 1996 in Washington, DC (I think–the announcement is not clear). It covers a wide range of topics on the effects of networks on the economy, democracy, publishing, and so on. Email me if you’d like the announcement. Andy ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram – •••@••.••• – Moderator: … Read more…
1996-03-26 (Note from moderator: our discussion of pricing and media control has led inexorably to a discussion of the role of markets and the history of capitalism. While each person’s beliefs about these issues will naturally determine his or her reaction to the Internet debate, we cannot discuss the more general issues ad infinitum. That … Read more…
1996-03-26 I am posting my own ideas here, not acting as moderator. To further stimulate your interest in what the FCC and Joint Board will do (as well as to stimulate heated debate) I’ve decided to post some very rough thoughts that I jotted down after reading the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order Establishing … Read more…
1996-03-26 Richard Moore Dear c-r, I believe my ISP has been bouncing some messages, as I never received a posting with subject “cr> Online PR: consensus”. So I’ll try to respond to Martin and Glen based on local context. I’m a bit at a loss as to how to respond, given that I’m faced with … Read more…