cr> Germany Plans Bill to Punish Internet Indecency

1996-03-30 Introduction: I’ll just speak for myself here, because I find myself going beyond the role of moderator. It appears that Representative Eshoo has German counterparts. While the following bill avoids some of the pervasive fear that the CDA engenders, there are still plenty of problems. What is offensive? If somebody complains about something on … Read more…

Re: cr> Submitting a comment to the FCC

1996-03-30 Sender: MichaelP <•••@••.•••> The FCC address <http://www.fcc.gov/> contains a lot of interesting stuff. For instance the complete FCC met on March 8 to hold a hearing on SPECTRUM POLICY. You find the hearing transcript at Filename: http://www.fcc.gov/Reports/enbanc_spectrum.rpt.txt As to the subject of internet telephony here’s the complete FCC request for comments: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ PUBLIC NOTICE … Read more…

cr> Europe is struggling too…

1996-03-30 …with deregulation, technological progress, and universal service in telecommunications. (I am speaking for myself here, not as moderator.) The Economic Community is trying to break down the state-mandated monopolies that currently offer telecom in most European countries. They want to allow companies to offer services in different countries. If anything, the upheavals caused by … Read more…

cr> pr & consensus (3/30/96)

1996-03-30 Sender: •••@••.••• hi. tonight i learned something which makes me laugh. you see, i was watching, well it was something like “inside the fbi” on pbs. one part of it was about that now-dead, all-american facist, john edgar hoover. it told of his abuses of power and provided some useful parallels for our own … Read more…

cr> Survey on Internet use and privacy

1996-03-29 (Moderator’s note: I had trouble accessing the URLs listed below, but http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/~martinas/Survey/exper.html worked for me.–Andy) Please help distribute this message as much as possible…. and please fill out the survey yourself! Thank you SECURITY, PRIVACY, COSTS AND MARKETING ON THE INTERNET: DO WE NEED REGULATION AND PROTECTION? Once again, the Centre for Technology Studies … Read more…

Re: Online PR: consensus

1996-03-29 Sender: Martin Janzen <•••@••.•••> I wrote: >You most certainly do NOT have consensus, Marilyn. > >At least one list member thoroughly disapproves of Richard’s socialistic >visions, and does not want to be associated with any kind of public >statement supporting anything that even remotely smacks of limiting the >freedom of adult human beings to … Read more…

cr> Submitting a comment to the FCC

1996-03-29 If you have a well-researched and well-thought-out comment on an FCC activity, here is where to send it. (I compiled the information from a couple different places.) I have been working hard on a comment concerning the ACTA petition that I hope is both well-researched and well-thought-out (people on this list have definitely been … Read more…

Re: “Boycott ‘Big Brother Inside’ software”

1996-03-29 Sender: Martin Janzen <•••@••.•••> •••@••.••• writes: >tim may, what did you mean by this? : “Boycott “Big Brother Inside” software! Since I believe that Tim May’s article was forwarded, and that he does not subscribe to CyberRights, I’ll give it a shot. By “Big Brother Inside” software, Tim is referring to software products which … Read more…

cr> pr & consensus (3/29/96)

1996-03-29 Sender: •••@••.••• hi. i have to partialy agree with marilyn on the “leadership” idea. although certainly entitled and encouraged to voice your personal opinions, this mailing is open to everyone’s rantings, not just where you rant too. to marilyn, it seems that craig either didn’t understand exactly of what project you spoke, or he … Read more…

cr> Bipartisan Members of Congress Promoting the Internet (fwd)

1996-03-29 Sender: Don Bass <•••@••.•••> I would be interested in how some of you interpret the forming in this Caucus, andhow we might relate to it in furthering our cause in support of cyber rights? Don Don Bass Dynamic Learning Consortium- College of the Mainland http://www.transform.org/transform/dlc/index.html Texas City, Texas Roundup For Great Teaching– (409) 938 … Read more…