Re: Scientology causes seizure of FACTNet system [cr-95/8/25]

1995-09-05 Sender: •••@••.••• please keep in mind that the church of scientology will NEVER GIVE UP UNTILL THEY ARE SATISFIED AND CERTAIN THAT THEIR VALUABLE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT STREWN ABOUT THE INTERNET.the issue here is respect,not freedom.if the info was released for public domain,then so be it.but its not,it’s essentially being “hacked” to the internet.cos … Read more…

Re: Aspen (from: Left vs. Right? [cr-95/8/21])

1995-09-05 Sender: LECLERC YVES <•••@••.•••> •••@••.••• (Kurt Guntheroth) wrote: > > So, did they say or do anything destructive at this meeting, or is Mark just > grumpy that he didn’t get to speak? What actually was discussed at the > meeting, and was the result good or bad for freedom, justice and the > … Read more…

Re: Net pricing (was Re: Left vs. Right? [cr-95/8/21])

1995-09-05 Sender: “Steve Eppley” <•••@••.•••> Kurt Guntheroth wrote: [snipped here and there] >Flat rate pricing is appropriate to some kinds of service, like a >cable TV feed that is live 24 hours a day. For services you use >occasionally, it does not make sense. Flat rate pricing structure >does not account the cost to transport … Read more…

Re: Scientology causes seizure of FACTNet system [cr-95/8/25]

1995-09-05 Sender: LECLERC YVES <•••@••.•••> Andy, I don’t want to bore anyone by reposting that long exchange of yours, but here are two short reactions, hoping the context remains clear: 1. Whatever Vigdor thinks, cyber-rights is not only for Americans, I hope. Richard, Arun and I, from our respective continents, certainly take strong exception to … Read more…

Re: Forms of electronic democracy [cr-95/8/31]

1995-09-05 Sender: •••@••.••• (El Tiburon) Who wrote this…? > Which is exactly the problem. I would invite all to pick up a copy >of Lawrence K. Grossman’s recently published book, _The Electronic Democracy_. >Leaving the big decisions to a few puts people “out of direct decision making >and diminishes public participation and involvement.” Like what … Read more…

PFF Agenda [cr-95/9/4]

1995-09-05 Richard Moore Sender: Richard K. Moore At the request of the Information Society Quarterly, I’ve written a 10-page article analyzing PFF’s “Magna Carta”. This article is much improved over the Magna Carta critique I published early this year, and which was one of the primary threads leading to the establishment of the cyber-rights campaign. … Read more…

Re: Scientology causes seizure of FACTNet system [cr-95/8/25]

1995-09-04 Sender: •••@••.••• (Craig A. Johnson) Vigdor Schreibman wrote on 2 September: >Oram claims that what Craig Johnson posted was >”a press release by the Church of Scientology” which Johnson did not >learn of until later. This is patently false. What Johnson posted was a >statement and fund raiser issued by the directors of FACTNet, … Read more…

Unreasonable seizures (was Re: Scientology causes seizure…) [cr-95/9/3]

1995-09-04 Sender: “Steve Eppley” <•••@••.•••> > U.S. Marshals seized computer equipment and files Friday >from an Arlington man charged with posting copyrighted materials >on the Internet criticizing the Church of Scientology. In these modern times, shouldn’t this seizure be considered a violation of the Constitution? Isn’t it unreasonable to seize someone’s computer as evidence, when … Read more…

Re: Forms of electronic democracy [cr-95/8/31]

1995-09-04 Sender: “Steve Eppley” <•••@••.•••> Andy Oram wrote: [snip] >The components of online democracy I’ve heard of include: > 1. Email between legislators and constituents. > 2. Online voting on individual issues (referenda). > 3. Government information online (bills, voting records, > regulations). > 4. Forums like “electronic town halls” for candidates to > express … Read more…

Re: Internet freedom [cr-95/8/25]

1995-09-04 Sender: •••@••.••• (El Tiburon) >All of this pleads not for a government hands-off policy, but on the >contrary for judicious and publicly-controlled government intervention. As >far as I know, the better-informed countries are those where both private >and public information channels exist side by side with comparable scope, >for instance England, Canada or France … Read more…