1995-10-02 Sender: Nick Coffey <•••@••.•••> I would like to organize some advocacy for the position that we should all boycott software manufacturers that prosecute copyright violations and license breach of contracts. The basic position is that the software provider should provide good enough support that anyone truly using the program would want to register. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ … Read more…

1995-10-02 Sender: •••@••.••• (Shabbir J. Safdar, Voters Telecommunications Watch) ======================================================================== CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE EXON/COATS COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT (SEE THE LIST OF CAMPAIGN COALITION MEMBERS AT THE END) Update: -Latest News: Feingold releases letter to Committee members identifying First Amendment issues with CDA legislation. -What You Can Do Now: Send a letter to Feingold congratulating … Read more…

1995-10-02 (The following is reposted by the author’s permission.–Andy) ** Topic: Grassroots Groups Respond to IHAC ** ** Written 9:18 AM Sep 28, 1995 by •••@••.••• in cdp:media.issues ** From: •••@••.••• (Mark Surman) Subject: Public Interest Groups Respond to IHAC **IHAC Report Fails Canadians** TORONTO — September 27, 1995 — Today’s Information Highway Advisory Council … Read more…

1995-09-29 Sender: •••@••.••• (Kurt Guntheroth) >Sender: •••@••.••• (Allen L Marshall) >1. The question: > How effective do you think government measures against encryption >(The Clipper Chip, the EuroCouncil’s recent legislation, etc.) will be >against encrypted messages. The Internet seems to teach one thing: There >is always another way to do it. Would this not be … Read more…

1995-09-29 Sender: “T. Bruce Tober” <•••@••.•••> In your message dated Thursday 28, September 1995, Karl Long <•••@••.•••> wrote : > When a magnetic record such as on a hard disk is overwritten with new > data, a residual trace of the previous data still exists. With the Correct. > right equipment and skill in its … Read more…

1995-09-29 Sender: •••@••.••• (Don Porter) On Sep 28, 1995 01:16:52, ‘Cyber Rights <•••@••.•••>’ wrote: >I was told yesterday that InterNIC will now be charging $50 per year per domain >name. I just attempted to learn more at their website, but it timed out. It’s true, Steve, they are charging $50 for domain names now. In … Read more…

1995-09-29 Sender: •••@••.••• (Allan Bradley) > Pac Bell & GTE, by the way, are applying for “rate relief” under a >> _regulatory_ system. That’s the problem with regulation, that the process >> is dominated by mega corporations — a solution is needed, but it’s not to >> give them a free reign (:>). >> Here … Read more…

1995-09-29 Sender: LECLERC YVES <•••@••.•••> Arun, Your post on e-vote was very informative. Some conclusions I draw from it: 1. Electronic voting schemes are far from safe as they are. Much better security and understanding of the processes involved is necessary. 2. Using them for electing people is asking for trouble: the incentive for cheating … Read more…

1995-09-29 Sender: LECLERC YVES <•••@••.•••> The debate between several people about deregulation and monopolies is interesting, but flawed. Everyone seems to forget that monopolies are not *supernatural beings* but human artefacts, which you can use and discard, allow or forbid according to need. Nearly every country in the world has had a telephone monopoly at … Read more…

1995-09-29 Sender: •••@••.••• (Michael Boyle) Hello everyone, The final report of the Information Highway Advisory Council, the group given the task of looking in to issues surrounding electronic communications here in Canada, was released yesterday. The document was released simultaneously live and on the net at 8:30 am, Wednesday September 27, 1995. If you’re interested, … Read more…