1996-01-27 Richard Moore Dear C-R, As we saw in the CompuServe case, Germany already has a version of Exon on the books. The current censorship developments in Germany are a preview of what the U.S. is likely to experience if (when?) Clinton signs the Comm Reform Act. Note particularly that the prosecutions are very selective … Read more…
1996-01-27 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 Sender: “ErieWeb Webmaster” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> Jamie Love: who opposes telecom bill I damn well oppose it and even give it space on my website: http://www.erieweb.com/attention.html I am getting at least 100 hits a day on this page alone, second only to our NEON page … Read more…
1996-01-27 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 From: Phil Agre <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: Community Networking ’96 Conference ========================================================================== This message was forwarded through the Red Rock Eater News Service (RRE). Replies should go to the original author, listed in the From: field below. You are welcome to send the message along to … Read more…
1996-01-27 Craig A. Johnson This Cyber-Liberties Alert is alarming reading. The state censors are out in force. Please take a moment to read it, and consider the recommendations for personal action. -caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 23:36:22 GMT From: “Ann Beeson, Cyber-Liberties Update Editor”@newmedium.com To: •••@••.••• Subject: ACLU Cyber-Liberties Update 1/24/96 —————————————————————————- ————————————- … Read more…
1996-01-27 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 Sender: John Whiting <•••@••.•••> Subject: The evolution of cyber-space A few politico-economic truths to keep in mind: 1. An outdated technology is a technology from which the last ounce of profit has been extracted. In any technological area with which one is familiar, one is aware … Read more…
1996-01-27 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 Sender: “David E. Anderson” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Net speaks its poetry [source unknown] Key escrow to rule them all; key escrow to find them. Key escrow to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. In the land of surveillance where Big Brother lies. Dave — … Read more…
1996-01-26 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 From: •••@••.••• (Allan Bradley) Subject: Techie stuff I think there is a bit of confusion as to what defines the “Information Super Highway” and the Internet. The Internet, in my opinion, is not the Information Super Highway (ISH). I think people believe that the Internet is … Read more…
1996-01-26 Craig A. Johnson Two more examples of the global trending toward Net censorship. Forwarded from from Dave Farber’s IP list. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 11:53:01 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: IP: global censoring and watch what you say online To: •••@••.••• (interesting-people mailing list) I said this would happen in … Read more…
1996-01-26 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 From: Gary Chapman <•••@••.•••> Subject: New Book on Cyberculture To: Multiple recipients of list CYBER-SOC <•••@••.•••> New and Recommended: Escape Velocity: Cyberculture at the End of the Century By Mark Dery Grove Press, 1996 A pretty wild and entertaining look at “cyberculture,” including all the hype … Read more…
1996-01-26 Richard Moore Dear Arun, You wrote: >I suppose I helped start this thread Yes indeed. There’s _lots_ of optimistic talk on the net (cyberpunks an easy example) about how technology and cleverness will maintain the net culture, but that’s a viewpoint that hasn’t been heard much on c-r. When I saw your original note … Read more…