1995-10-06 Sender: Bill W Smith Jr <•••@••.•••> > > Sender: Nick Coffey <•••@••.•••> > > I would like to organize some advocacy for the position that > we should all boycott software manufacturers that prosecute > copyright violations and license breach of contracts. > > The basic position is that the software provider should provide … Read more…
1995-10-06 Sender: •••@••.••• (Don Porter) On Oct 03, 1995 02:45:09, ‘Cyber Rights <•••@••.•••>’ wrote: > I want to know what all of you on this list think of my idea. Is it >appropriate for the image of the cyber-rights group? Effective? Accurate? As a survivor of the ’60s, I’m always in favor of a little … Read more…
1995-10-04 Sender: •••@••.••• (Sandra Bernstein) Cyber Rights don’t include the right to steal. Are you saying it’s all right to steal a television set because you’re unlikely to take advantage of the manufacturer’s warranty? If you do intellectual work for a living, are you saying your employer no longer has to pay you, provided the … Read more…
1995-10-03 Operational note from moderator: The site that maintains this list had some disk problem recently. I didn’t receive any messages from anyone this morning (Monday, Oct. 2 in the U.S.), which has never happened before. My guess, therefore, is that some of you sent mail yesterday (Sunday) and it got lost. If you sent … Read more…
1995-10-03 Introduction from moderator: Two books have recently been published about the social and political implications of the information infrastructure. I reviewed the first one and think it’s excellent. I don’t know anything about the second. Andy @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ CIVILIZING CYBERSPACE: Policy, Power, and the Information Superhighway By Steven E. Miller Addison-Wesley, Nov. 1995 The Information … Read more…
1995-10-03 I am writing this as an individual contributor to the list, not as moderator. U.S. censorship on the Net is looking like more and more of a possibility–and it will set the tone for the rest of the world. Every member of the Senate committee working on the telecom bill has voted for Exon’s … Read more…
1995-10-02 (The following is reposted by the author’s permission.–Andy) ** Topic: Grassroots Groups Respond to IHAC ** ** Written 9:18 AM Sep 28, 1995 by •••@••.••• in cdp:media.issues ** From: •••@••.••• (Mark Surman) Subject: Public Interest Groups Respond to IHAC **IHAC Report Fails Canadians** TORONTO — September 27, 1995 — Today’s Information Highway Advisory Council … Read more…
1995-10-02 Sender: •••@••.••• (Shabbir J. Safdar, Voters Telecommunications Watch) ======================================================================== CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE EXON/COATS COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT (SEE THE LIST OF CAMPAIGN COALITION MEMBERS AT THE END) Update: -Latest News: Feingold releases letter to Committee members identifying First Amendment issues with CDA legislation. -What You Can Do Now: Send a letter to Feingold congratulating … Read more…
1995-10-02 Sender: Nick Coffey <•••@••.•••> I would like to organize some advocacy for the position that we should all boycott software manufacturers that prosecute copyright violations and license breach of contracts. The basic position is that the software provider should provide good enough support that anyone truly using the program would want to register. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ … Read more…
1995-10-02 Pointer from moderator: Jerome Thorel informs me that the Council of Europe recommendations about surveillance and encryption are at: http://www.privacy.org/pi/intl_orgs/coe/info_tech_1995.html If you don’t have Web access and would like to read this important document, email me for it. Andy ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by — Andrew Oram — •••@••.••• — Cambridge, Mass., USA Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) … Read more…