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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
1995-09-04 Henry Huang This snippet comes to you courtesy the Computer Law Report, Aug. 1995. -H — — Forwarded mail from •••@••.••• ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 -New domain name registration rules ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Network Solutions, Inc. is a private corporation that receives funding from the National Science Foundation for managing the Internic (Internet Network Information Center) Registration Services. … Read more…
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…
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…
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…