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…
1996-04-05 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 (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 (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 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 (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: “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 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…
1996-04-04 Sender: “David H. Rothman” <•••@••.•••> The hard copy of the NY Times article just reached me, and I see that the title of James Boyle’s book is the same as I indicated at http://www.clark.net/pub/rothman/update6.htm: Shamans, Software and Spleens: Law and the Construction of the Information Society (Harvard Press, May 1996) “Sold Out” is simply … Read more…
1996-04-04 Sender: Charles Bell <•••@••.•••> On Wed, 3 Apr 1996, Cyber Rights wrote: > Sender: •••@••.••• > > > I guess I must clarify my position. I am of the belief that since I don’t > hack, or do anything else illegal on-line, that if the DOJ deems it necessary > to watch me and … Read more…