Re: CPSR document on telecom [cr-95/10/27]

1995-11-17 Sender: •••@••.••• (Glen Raphael) >> > In a direct blow to diversity, the bill raises the percentage >> > of national audience that a single person or company can reach >> > from 25% to 35%. >> >> If I’m reading this right, then why isn’t it 100%? “Craig A. Johnson” <•••@••.•••> writes: >If … Read more…

CIX Status: Scientology v. ISPs [cr-95/11/16]

1995-11-16 (Moderator’s note: CIX is the main organization in the U.S. representing Internet service providers. The full text of the posting is in our ftp site in the Net-Suppression directory at the end of the Church-of-Scientology-Raids article.–Andy) Sender: “Craig A. Johnson” <•••@••.•••> My comment: I think that this will be an increasingly important issue for … Read more…

Re: Flags of the Cyberspace (2) was [cr-95/11/14]

1995-11-15 Sender: “Mario Profaca, Freelancer; Zagreb, Croatia” <•••@••.•••> On Tue, 14 Nov 1995, Cyber Rights wrote: > Sender: “Mario Profaca, Freelancer; Zagreb, Croatia” <•••@••.•••> > Subject: Croatian flag in Cyberspace <deleted> That message of mine posted by Andrew Oram – •••@••.••• – Moderator CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) – appeared here too late. In the meantime it already … Read more…

Canadians Form a National Alliance [cr-95/11/15]

1995-11-15 Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 02:22:51 -0500 From: Marita Moll <•••@••.•••> To: Multiple recipients of list <•••@••.•••> Subject: Canadians Form a National Alliance NEWS RELEASE OTTAWA, NOVEMBER 8, 1995 For Immediate Release Canadians Form a National Alliance! A broad cross-section of Canadians have formed the Alliance for a Connected Canada. The group’s purpose is … Read more…

Re: Electronic networks and democracy [cr-95/11/08]

1995-11-15 Sender: Martin Janzen <•••@••.•••> Re. Time/Warner’s “Reinventing America” game, •••@••.••• writes: >[…] >But where is the place to critique the basic assumption that a balanced >budget is the ultimate good? > >And where is the place to critique just WHY it is ALL OF THE SUDDEN the >ultimate good? >[…] A fair criticism. But … Read more…

NorthStar – Escrow Eliminates Privacy [cr-95/11/15]

1995-11-15 Introduction from moderator: A month ago we were engaged in a productive discussion about encryption, kicked off by a proposal by the powerful Council of Europe to outlaw all forms of encryption (such as PGP) except those to which governments held keys. Then we got sidetracked from this issue. In the hopes of stimulating … Read more…

Alliance v. FCC to Supreme Court [cr-95/11/14]

1995-11-14 Sender: •••@••.••• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : November 13, 1995 CONTACT: BARRY FORBES (202) 393-2650 SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA LEGAL CHALLENGE TO CABLE CENSORSHIP STATUTE Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will review the constitutionality of a 1992 law authorizing cable company censorship of some types … Read more…

Flags of the Cyberspace [cr-95/11/14]

1995-11-14 Sender: “Mario Profaca, Freelancer; Zagreb, Croatia” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Croatian flag in Cyberspace Surfing all over Cyberspace I found many web sites were offering clickable flags of countries of the world. I used to click the Croatian one offered and so many times I was disappointed when a late communist flag of Socialist Republic of … Read more…

Cyberspace Society List [cr-95/11/14]

1995-11-14 Sender: “W. Curtiss Priest” <•••@••.•••> CYBER-SOC on •••@••.••• Cyberspace Society Discussion List. Cyber-Soc is a global discussion list for the Cyberspace Society. This is a membership society. One joins the CS to be on the list. The CS was established to sustain the democratic mission and the universal right of the people to govern … Read more…