1996-03-16 Sender: tony <•••@••.•••> Why should there be a difference between the rights a person has as a US resident and the rights one has as a member of cyberspace? We are limited in how explicit we can be outside of the internet; why should it be different inside? I think people are getting censorship … Read more…

1996-03-16 Richard Moore Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 From: •••@••.••• (Susan Klopfer) To: Multiple recipients of list <•••@••.•••> Subject: Life on the Internet (PBS) Subject: “Life on the Internet” 13 part PBS series coming next month See http://www.pbs.org/april96/internetaprilpr.html for details. Susan Klopfer **** VANATECH PRESS ****= You’re invited to take a peek at SUSAN’S LITTLE … Read more…

1996-03-15 I have read a great deal on various mailing lists about the petition to the FCC and have developed a few positions I would like to share. I am doing this as an individual, not as moderator. The issue: several companies and free software offerings allow users to talk to each other in real-time … Read more…

1996-03-15 Sender: “Michael Strangelove” <•••@••.•••> Here are the first few paragraphs from an essay on the relationship between of freedom of speech on the Net and the “statehood” of cyberspace. I am trying to define the role of values (ethics) in the new culture of online speech and am searching for sources/theories that will help … Read more…

1996-03-15 Sender: John Whiting <•••@••.•••> It was a rhetorical lament. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram – •••@••.••• – Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) Cyber-Rights: http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/ ftp://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/Library/ CyberJournal: (WWW or FTP) –> ftp://ftp.iol.ie/users/rkmoore Materials may be reposted in their _entirety_ for non-commercial use. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~

1996-03-15 Sender: Robert Cannon <•••@••.•••> At 05:46 PM 3/14/96 -0800, you wrote: >Sender: “David E. Anderson” <•••@••.•••> > >If cyber-rights’ home page disparages Malaysia and somone in Malaysia reads >it, who is liable? If Malaysia prosecuted, would the US government defend us? The United States government would not defend us. This is a Jurisdiction question; … Read more…

1996-03-15 Craig A. Johnson What does this smell like? –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 11:38:21 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: IP: Strassmann/Marlow Response About Remailers To: •••@••.••• (interesting-people mailing list) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ To: Whomever This May Concern We find that a report by a Mr. Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger citing our alleged statements at a … Read more…

1996-03-14 Sender: Charles Bell <•••@••.•••> > Sender: John Whiting <•••@••.•••> > > Pardners– > > Perhaps those of us who loved the old cyber-west had best be > moseying along. Lonely are the brave. > Where would you suggest we go? Charles Bell ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram – •••@••.••• – Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) Cyber-Rights: … Read more…

1996-03-14 Sender: “David E. Anderson” <•••@••.•••> If cyber-rights’ home page disparages Malaysia and somone in Malaysia reads it, who is liable? If Malaysia prosecuted, would the US government defend us? If it defended us, how would the government distinguish between this case and the BBS sting run out of Tennessee? Inquiring minds want to know… … Read more…

1996-03-14 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 11:47:33 -0800 To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• (–Todd Lappin–>) Subject: CONGRESS: Online Parental Control Act of 1996 Today in the House of Representatives, legislation was introduced to encourage parental empowerment on the Internet and eliminate the vague and overbroad “indecency” standard that became law under the … Read more…