cr> Updates on CDA (836 lines)

1996-04-15 (Note from moderator: because I got a lot of interested responses from list members, I am posting the newsletter on the CDA for all to see–and two other postings on the testimony of the government witnesses as well. By the way, Exon and the American Family Association are putting pressure on the Clinton administration … Read more…

cr> Some international events

1996-04-15 (Introduction from moderator: these are excerpts from postings by Madanmohan Rao, which he takes from his Internet World site http://netday.iworld.com/business/NATW.html. The first is quite provocative and the second more newsy.–Andy) ————————————————————– Internet Aids U.S. Foreign Policy In The Information Age ——————————————————– The U.S. has strength in military power and economic production – yet, its … Read more…

cr> Pointers from moderator

1996-04-12 The Internet fight between the Church of Scientology and its critics has continued without a pause. You may remember that this issue overlaps the controversial issue of copyrights–that under the name of protecting its copyrights the church has tried to stop postings to newsgroups and Web servers, and has forced the owner of an … Read more…

cr> Voting Rights – On Line version

1996-04-10 Sender: T Bruce Tober <•••@••.•••> One of my favourite (for personal, political and business reasons) newsgroups is now embroiled in a real bruhaha(sp). I’ll spare you the gory details, but suffice it to say it is UK.Politics and in part the controversy stems from proceedures in the UK hierarchy that allows anyone to vote … Read more…

cr> Ratings on the Internet

1996-04-10 An organization called the MIT Student Association for Freedom of Expression (SAFE) has a nice listing of sites that discuss the relationship between ratings and censorship: http://www.mit.edu/activities/safe/safe/labeling/summary.html If you don’t have time to read everything it points to, I suggest you at least look at: ftp://ftp.eff.org/pub/CAF/faq/labeling Email me for an update on the mail-bombing … Read more…

cr> re: regulations

1996-04-10 Sender: •••@••.••• (Richard K. Moore) Dear c-r, A thoughtful batch of posts — that most recent “re…abuse?”. And nice to hear from some lurkers. Marilyn said: >– from Glen Raphael > >> If you reworded it “government must not pass regulations that drive up the >> cost of access to email” I could probably … Read more…

Re: * Do we have to put up with abuse? *

1996-04-10 (Note from moderator: some people feel very strongly about the list’s atmosphere, but others just want to get some news every day and don’t care how the list is conducted. I’ve decided, after discussions with Audrie Krause at the CPSR national office, not to post any more messages on whether Craig or Richard or … Read more…

cr> American Reporter chapter

1996-04-10 (Note from moderator: you have to scroll down a good bit on this Web site to get to the American Reporter article.–Andy) Sender: Joe Shea <•••@••.•••> An entire chapter of a new book, “10 Secrets for Web Success” (Ventana, April), is devoted to The American Reporter, and it includes a generous discussion of our … Read more…

cr> Pointers from moderator

1996-04-10 A very comprehensive list of efforts to censor the Internet in countries around the world appears at: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~declan/zambia/ (You have to scroll down quite a way to get to the Internet part.) A seminar will be held at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. on “Converging Networks: Business and the Telecommunications Act of 1996.” It is … Read more…

Re: cr> Wiretapping

1996-04-10 Sender: Korac <•••@••.•••> On Fri, 5 Apr 1996, Cyber Rights wrote: > > Criminals are the only ones who have to fear the lack of privacy. If the > above actions were necessary to insure that I will never be murdered by some > drug addicted maniac, to insure that my children will never … Read more…