Censorship issues [cr-95/11/07]

1995-11-07 Sender: •••@••.••• (Shabbir J. Safdar, VTW) Re: Organizations Needed to Sign Letter Against Online Indecency Legislation [cr-95/11/03] Of course that is what I meant. I found the typo after I blew out the alert to the entire world. Of course, that’s the beauty of the net. You can embarass yourself in front of millions … Read more…

Re: Book on use of electronic networks for democracy [cr-95/10/25]

1995-11-07 Sender: •••@••.••• (Marilyn Davis) Mark Stahlman said: > Sorry, but it could get a whole lot worse. In fact, in this place at this > time, a dramatically worse fate for us all is virtually inevitable under > hyper-democracy. Therefore, reasonable men and women have no choice but to > oppose hyper-democracy with all … Read more…

Mobware [cr-95/11/02]

1995-11-07 Sender: Bob Turner <•••@••.•••> You wrote that you hoped someone had the good will to write freeware Go to: http://www.xmission.com/~seer/jdksoftware/ There you will find an excellent filter called The Internet Filter Version 0 It’s yours.. free Best Regards ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram – •••@••.••• – Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) You are encouraged to forward … Read more…

Re: (Fwd) Massive Rate Increase Hits 90’s Channel [cr-95/11/06]

1995-11-07 Sender: Dov Wisebrod <•••@••.•••> > BOULDER, COLORADO, November 1, 1995. The 90’s Channel—-this >country’s only full-time progressive cable television network—was >forced off the air at midnight last night on seven cable systems >operated by Tele-Communications, Inc. due to a massive rate increase. >The channel was faced with the choice of paying TCI almost $250,000 … Read more…

System administrators to be help responsible for content [cr-95/11/07]

1995-11-07 Introduction from moderator: You may remember the Clinton administration’s White Paper on copyright, which I have mentioned on this list and which has engendered a lot of controversy because it promotes the interests of copyright holders over users. A twist that I haven’t seen before is discussed in the Computer Law Report #13, published … Read more…

Cyber-Rights Feedback [cr-95/11/07]

1995-11-07 Sender: Jack Decker <•••@••.•••> If any of your readers are in Michigan, you might want to visit the Michigan Telecommunications Act rewrite page at either of the following URL’s: http://www.novagate.com/~jack/mta.html http://www.rust.net/~jack/mta.html This page is a great example of what you get when the phone companies are allowed to craft the legislation they want. This … Read more…

(ALERT) Religious Right threatens to shutdown net; call now [cr-95/11/06]

1995-11-06 Sender: “Shabbir J. Safdar” <•••@••.•••> ======================================================================== CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE EXON/COATS COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT (SEE THE LIST OF CAMPAIGN COALITION MEMBERS AT THE END) Update: -Latest News: The Christian Coalition is pushing Congress to censor the net more heavily than even Sen. J.J. Exon ever imagined. There is the very real possibility that they … Read more…

Re: Organizations Needed to Sign Letter Against Online Indecency Legislation [cr-95/11/03]

1995-11-06 Sender: •••@••.••• (Clint Kraft) Subject: Re: (ALERT) Religious Right threatens to shutdown net; call now [cr-95/11/06] >Implore them NOT(my emphasis) to allow parents to make choices for their >children… I think you meant, Implore them to allow parents to make choices for their children, instead of government censors. Now we agree. clint(called dad by … Read more…

Re: Book on use of electronic networks for democracy [cr-95/10/25]

1995-11-06 Sender: •••@••.••• In a message dated 95-11-03 17:08:33 EST, you write: >Sorry, but it could get a whole lot worse. In fact, in this place at this >time, a dramatically worse fate for us all is virtually inevitable under >hyper-democracy. Therefore, reasonable men and women have no choice but to >oppose hyper-democracy with all … Read more…

german foreign affairs dept. online (incredible bad domain…) [cr-95/11/06]

1995-11-06 Sender: •••@••.••• (Kurt Jaeger aka PI) Hi! To increase the already unbearable internet hype, the german foreign affairs ministry is now somewhat on-line at www.auswaertiges-amt.government.de Check the whois record at whois-host whois.nic.de to find out who is guilty of this incredible stupid domain name registration. German federal ministries should use bund.de, which is still … Read more…