1996-02-14 Chris Thorman An open letter to Bob Anderson / Oklahomans for Children And Families (OCAF) Dear Mr. Anderson and members of OCAF, Last week your group announced its “campaign to eliminate pornography from the Internet. OCAF has identified the local Internet Service Provider (ISP) as the party primarily responsible for the distribution of the … Read more…

1996-02-14 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 Sender: samuel david winer <•••@••.•••> Subject: Telecommunications Act of 1996 (fwd) ———- Forwarded message ———- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 From: Mita Riot Nrrrd Sen-Roy <•••@••.•••> To: Multiple recipients of list MCLIS-L <•••@••.•••> Subject: Telecommunications Act of 1996 In response to numerous inquiries, we are pleased … Read more…

1996-02-14 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 Sender: John Whiting <•••@••.•••> Subject: Paranoia ———- Forwarded Message ———- From: Larry or Lynn Tunstall, INTERNET:•••@••.••• TO: John Whiting, 100707,731 DATE: 10/02/96 19:25 RE: Paranoia Here’s my paranoid fantasy of what’s going on. The Communications Decency Act was included in the TC bill for two reasons: … Read more…

1996-02-14 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 Sender: Gordon Cook <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: How ‘Bout Some Context, Please Mark sez: What was and is intended to replace (or more likely displace) the nation-state is some form of “one-world” government. Cook: you mean like the global information infrastructure commission sponsored by Diana Lady Duggan? … Read more…

1996-02-14 Craig A. Johnson There’s more than a little wisdom in these words for those of us who watched the CDA gain more and more potency as it progressed from Committee markup to the Senate and House floor votes, and finally through the conference committee. What can we do in the future to move beyond … Read more…

1996-02-14 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ From: EFFector Online Volume 09 No. 02 Feb. 14, 1995 •••@••.••• Subject: The CDA: Has It Fallen? Can It Get Up? ———————————————– [Redistribute at will.] In the days after the passage of the unconstitutional “Communications Decency Act” as part of the Telecom bill, the CDA appears to be toppling just … Read more…

1996-02-14 Craig A. Johnson In a front page story in today’s New York Times, Peter Lewis reports that Compuserve has ended its ban on access to sex-related sites. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ The New York Times, Wednesday, February 14, 1996 (Excerpt) COMPUSERVE ENDS ITS BAN ON SEX MATERIAL By Peter H. Lewis “Citing a desire to leave … Read more…

1996-02-14 Richard Moore Cyber-Rights is now being moderated from <•••@••.•••>. During the switchover, from 2/9 to 2/13, submitted postings were lost. Please resubmit anything from that period you still want to publish, to the usual address (•••@••.•••). -rkm

1996-02-14 Craig A. Johnson As we wait for the Government’s response to and the judge’s decision (expected today or tomorrow) on the ACLU’s request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the “communications decency” provisions of the telecom bill, it is heartening to the leadership team here at Cyber Rights that we have … Read more…

1996-02-14 Craig A. Johnson A taste of things to come… –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 01:18:39 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: IP: COMPUSERVE LAUNCHES INTERNET-ONLY SERVICE COMPUSERVE LAUNCHES INTERNET-ONLY SERVICE CompuServe has started a new Internet-only service called Sprynet, offering unlimited access for a flat fee of $19.95 a month. At the … Read more…