1995-10-26 Sender: Ann Beeson <•••@••.•••> —————————————————————– October 25, 1995 ACLU CYBER-LIBERTIES UPDATE A bi-weekly e-zine on cyber-liberties cases and controversies at the state and federal level. —————————————————————– IN THIS ISSUE: * Universities Censor Student Internet Use * Conferees Named for Federal Online Indecency Legislation * Search for Plaintiffs Continues in Suit to Challenge Online Indecency … Read more…
1995-10-25 The issue of hate speech has gotten people more incensed than anything else on this list. Different forums have different mores, so I’ll go along with the desires of the readers and not cut words on this list any more. But along with complaints (and occasional support for my action) people have made some … Read more…
1995-10-25 The Alliance for Public Technology (APT) is pleased to invite you to attend our one-day Boston/Northeast Regional Meeting which is described below. There is no charge to attend. Reserve your seat early by returning the completed registration form. Hope to see you there! Take care, Ruth Ruth Holder Alliance for Public Technology (APT) | … Read more…
1995-10-24 Subject: Euro-Encryption / Re: Summary and looking ahead [cr-95/10/19] Andy wrote: > How do we answer the Council of Europe’s proposal to outlaw PGP > and similar forms of encryption that protect private > communications from the eyes of governments? Can we start a > campaign in European countries to preserve the right of … Read more…
1995-10-24 (Forwarded from the telecomreg mailing list–Andy.) I wrote the following brief review to be submitted to a daily here in Seattle. Unfortunately, the book was not as new as I had thought (it was released in August). Perhaps it may be of value to someone here…. Brennon M. Martin School of Communications, Box 353740 … Read more…
1995-10-24 Sender: Arun Mehta <•••@••.•••> CR> So much for Kurt’s cyber-rights – partially down the drain thanks CR> to Andy. Reading the responses to Andy’s clean-up of Kurt’s language, I would like to suggest that more than “Kurt’s cyber-rights”, what went down the drain was some politeness? OK, maybe what Andy did wasn’t such a … Read more…
1995-10-24 Pointers from moderator: In September, the Clinton Administration released a long report title “Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure.” As I reported here, it generated a lot of controversy for being slanted toward publishers’ needs and away from the needs of users, teachers, etc. Now an online journal called the Computer Law Report … Read more…
1995-10-23 Sender: •••@••.••• (El Tiburon) Found this on Usenet and thought everyone who hasn’t should read this. I don’t know how you all feel about conspiracy or completely unAmerican activity like this, but I am stunned to realize the lengths the media-elite will do ensure their interests. Now if nothing else says that the things … Read more…
1995-10-23 Sender: •••@••.••• Andy, Maybe while you were “cleaning up” Kurt’s words, you could have cleaned up “obscene” to “*bsc*ne” and “immoral” to “*mm*r*l” and “indecent” to “*nd*c*nt”. Yours was a perfect example of censorship for the “right” reason: sensitivity. I was once asked if I liked the movie “Reservoir Dogs”, which I found revolting,but … Read more…
1995-10-23 Sender: Arun Mehta <•••@••.•••> CR> Sender: •••@••.••• (Kurt Guntheroth) CR> Why do we have a right to privacy in cyberspace that is CR> greater than CR> our right to privacy in the physical world? An argument is that electronic transactions that can be tracked to me can be put together by government or large … Read more…