There is No Revolution Without Revolutionaries [cr-95/9/13]

1995-09-14 Sender: Robert Jacobson <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: There is No Revolution Without Revolutionaries (Wrapped) Well, I can agree with Mark Stahlman’s discussion of technocracy and the eternal search by those in power or seeking it to discover tools –and the justifications necessary to use them–capable of seizing and holding power. The current noise level is … Read more…

Re: Overly zealous raids [cr-95/9/10]

1995-09-14 On the subject of seizing computer equipment, Daniel Shap <•••@••.•••> recommends two papers stored on the EFF Web site. If you can’t download these, email me and I’ll send them to you. They are: Mitch Kapor, Civil Liberties Implications of Computer Searches and Seizures: Some Proposed Guidelines for Magistrates Who Issue Search Warrants (1991) … Read more…

Re: PFF Agenda [cr-95/9/4]

1995-09-14 Sender: •••@••.••• (Kurt Guntheroth) Subject: capitalism and the internet “Free market” capitalism has the same advantage as the internet; distributed control. Nobody makes central decisions about load or content on the internet. Nobody makes central decisions about price in the market. This single essential property enables freedom like no other. To one extent or … Read more…

Re: Political participation for whom? [cr-95/9/10]

1995-09-14 Sender: •••@••.••• (Douglas Tooley) >Sender: •••@••.••• > >In a message dated 95-09-08 17:37:45 EDT, you write: > >> Many believe that bringing the NII to every person is an important >> goal, > >An answer may lie in converting the voting booths which populate the polling >places which we use now. Instead of a … Read more…

Microsoft and others teaming up to police internet

1995-09-14 [cr-95/9/13] Sender: •••@••.••• (Charlayne Beavers) Did anyone else hear about Microsoft and others (IBM and maybe apple as well as other software companies) teaming up to look into creating some sort of policing effort for the web and other internet services? Does anyone else have more details. It was a quick sound bite on … Read more…

Conference [cr-95/9/14]

1995-09-14 Pointer from moderator: A symposium on “Computers & The Law” will be held in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 12-15, sponsored by the Sun User Group. Representatives from both the FBI and the EFF will speak. Email me if you want the announcement. Contact the organizers at •••@••.•••, on the Web Page http://sug.org, or (617) … Read more…

There is No Revolution Without Revolutionaries [cr-95/9/13]

1995-09-13 Sender: MARK STAHLMAN <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: PFF Agenda Folks: Give up on the Magna Carta. It’s dead, dead, dead. There was no attempt to discuss it at this year’s event and there is no plan to revive it. It was a camel (horse designed by committee) to begin with and it will never get … Read more…

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

1995-09-13 Sender: David Cloutman <•••@••.•••> On Mon, 4 Sep 1995, Cyber Rights wrote: > 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 … Read more…

Conference announcement–Law of the Internet [cr-95/9/13]

1995-09-13 Sender: Mike <•••@••.•••> Law of the Internet: Compliance in Cyberspace November 15-16, 1995 – Stouffer Renaissance Hotel – Arlington, VA – $949 At this conference, you will gain a clearer understanding of the emerging area of “cyberlaw” and it’s many elements. See how legal guidelines are being adapted to the growing Internet, and how … Read more…

Telecom regulation and censorship [cr-95/9/5]

1995-09-12 [The following was written by Wally Bowen of Citizens for Media Literacy in Asheville, N.C. Copyright 1995. Cross-posting permitted.] The spate of media mergers are being announced in anticipation of passage of The Telecommunications Deregulation and Competition Act of 1995. This legislation is the first re-writing of our communications laws since the Communications Act … Read more…