1996-03-04 Henry Huang Excerpts from an NYT article on bills by Leahy and Goodlatte regarding Gov’t crypto measures. It’s really unclear on exactly what these bills do and don’t do, though — hopefully EPIC or a similar organization will post further news on this soon. -H — The New York Times, March 4, 1996, p. … Read more…

1996-03-04 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Good news from the ACLU: (1) On Monday, 2/26, the Court received and filed the written stipulation from the government that they will not initiate investigations or begin prosecutions under either the “patently offensive” or the “indecency” provisions of the CDA. This applies to the plaintiffs *and* all Internet users. … Read more…

1996-03-02 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Sat, 02 Mar 1996 19:44:35 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: IP: EC Working On Internet Control Legislation To: •••@••.••• (interesting-people mailing list) I love it!! 51% must originate in the EU. Maybe all the countries should do that — sure cut down on international traffic. The Brusselgrates have … Read more…

1996-03-02 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 22:39:47 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: IP: “Bomb” is at the bottom… To: •••@••.••• (interesting-people mailing list) “Bomb” is at the bottom… ______________________________________________________________________ (Reuters, 2/28/96, “FBI director warns of economic espionage”) Economic espionage by foreign countries and firms against U.S. companies is a growing … Read more…

1996-03-02 Craig A. Johnson For your weekend chuckles. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 22:39:51 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: IP: time for 🙂 how many republicans… To: •••@••.••• (interesting-people mailing list) Q. How many Republicans does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A. Four hundred and sixty-two: Twelve to investigate Clinton’s … Read more…

1996-03-01 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 18:42:35 -0500 To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• (Bob Palacios) Subject: Policy Post 2.8 – CIEC Files Motion to Overturn CDA ———————————————————————- —— _____ _____ _______ / ____| __ __ __| ____ ___ ____ __ | | | | | | | | / __ ____ / … Read more…

1996-03-01 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 14:06:37 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: CIEC Court Challenge Update To: •••@••.••• (interesting-people mailing list) Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition Update – 2/28/96 http://www.cdt.org/ciec •••@••.••• ** Internet Users vs. Reno — the Fight to Protect the Net ** 1. The Coalition continues to grow! Over … Read more…

1996-03-01 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 Sender: “David E. Anderson” <•••@••.•••> Subject: ATT ISP access fee exemption This graf from NYT by way of Educom smells like preparation for a modem or ISP tax. I worry that the legislative discussion of such a tax will be as lopsided and intellectually bankrupt as … Read more…

1996-03-01 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 Sender: Joe Shea <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> re: Stahlman’s novel theory This lengthy exchnage on the CDA is rather interesting for what it doesn’t suggest — that the most powerful people behind the Telcommunications Act covered ALL of the bases. There were no pure hearts at … Read more…

1996-03-01 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• (Andria L. Fiegel) Subject: Voyager’s Webcast of the Media and Democracy Congress As you are probably aware, the first Media & Democracy Congress is beginning today in San Francisco. We’re writing to let you know about a live webcast that Voyager is broadcasting of … Read more…