1996-02-15 Craig A. Johnson Now, for a slight change of pace. This is another *hot* Internet issue which may be sizzling by the time the Senate gets around to holding hearings on its companion bill. Many of the problems dangerously parallel those of the CDA. Jamie writes: The new “transmission right,” when combined with the … Read more…

1996-02-15 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ***Media Advisory*** ACLU v Reno: Update Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order on Indecency Provisions; ACLU Claims Partial Victory, But Warns Netizens to Beware FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Phil Gutis/ (202) 675-2312 Thursday, February 15, 1996 Emily Whitfield/(212) 944-9800, x426 Judge Agrees with ACLU that vague “indecency” provisions are unconstitutional Denies … Read more…

1996-02-15 Henry Huang News on the gov’ts arguments in the ACLU case. Hopefully, we’ll have word on a decision soon about the restraining order. -H — [Excerpted from the Nando Times, 2/15/96] JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO TELECOM LAWSUIT __________________________________________________________________________ Copyright &copy 1996 Nando.net Copyright &copy 1996 The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (Feb 15, 1996 00:11 a.m. … Read more…

1996-02-15 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: 15 Feb 1996 18:51:00 -0500 From: David Sobel <•••@••.•••> To: Distribution <•••@••.•••> Subject: Decision in CDA “Indecency” February 15, 1996, 6:45 p.m. ET Washington, DC A federal judge in Philadelphia has issued a partial temporary restraining order prohibiting enforcement of the “indecency” provision of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). … Read more…

1996-02-15 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ For anyone who can still catch it, it is very much worthwhile to watch The News Hour with Jim Lehrer tonight, which features a “debate” between “family values” demon Cathleen Cleaver and Executive Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology. Watch Cleaver squirm and wriggle in the face of … Read more…

1996-02-15 Craig A. Johnson This great news means the government will not prosecute based on the “indecency” standard for a period of 10 days. More information will be available tomorrow. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ From: •••@••.••• Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 17:58:21 -0500 Subject: UPDATE : TO ALL PLAINTIFFS We just received the Order from Judge Buckwalter … Read more…

1996-02-15 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 10:57:04 -0800 (PST) To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• (–Todd Lappin–>) Subject: OPPOSITION: Cleaver on “Net Filth” The Communications Decency Act (CDA) did not spring forth into the world overnight. In fact, it spent almost a year kicking around the halls of Congress before President Clinton finally … Read more…

1996-02-15 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ I wrote: > For anyone who has an interest, I was interviewed by CNET Radio this > afternoon on the ACLU suit, on behalf of CPSR. The interview will > go live at 2:30 pm EST today at > <http://www.cnet.com/Content/radio/>. That should be 2:30 pm PST, 5:30 pm EST. –caj … Read more…

1996-02-15 Craig A. Johnson This just in from the ACLU on ACLU et. al. v. Reno. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ From: •••@••.••• Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 15:51:13 -0500 Subject: To all Plaintiffs Last night by fax we received the government’s answer brief. We will not be making electronic copies available. In summary, their brief contains 65 … Read more…

1996-02-15 Craig A. Johnson For anyone who has an interest, I was interviewed by CNET Radio this afternoon on the ACLU suit, on behalf of CPSR. The interview will go live at 2:30 pm EST today at <http://www.cnet.com/Content/radio/>. The D.C. Chapter of CPSR also held a press conference today at which Senator Leahy spoke, along … Read more…