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Thu, 5 Jun 1997 06:46:35 GMT
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killkie <coreyfro@deepwell.com/antispam/>
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i guess i double clicked on this address as well as all the others!!! sorry... i'll be more careful....
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From: Randy Eaton
Sent: Friday, June 06, 1997 12:32 PM
To: killkie
Subject: Re: FW: Time to get political!
killkie wrote:
>
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> From: Susan M Moll
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 1997 11:57 AM
> To: Josh Diehl; Carrie Fisher; Kit Wetzler; Juan Preciado; Barb; Greg Larson; Chris Mash; Josh
Stumpf; Andra Blythe Pfautz; Dave Trask; Bill
Jacobs; John K
> Subject: Time to get political!
>
> I know, I know, it's not funnies, but it's of extreme importance anyway.
> Read on...
> Sooz
>
> *************************************************** ***************************
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 18:24:11 -0400
> From: Shabbir J. Safdar <shabbir@ciec.org>
> To: vtw-announce@vtw.org
> Subject: ALERT: Supreme Court will rule on free speech any day now! (6/5/1997)
>
> [The Voters Telecommunications Watch is a part of the Citizens Internet
> Empowerment Coalition (CIEC). We've joined in an effort to ramp up the
> post-CDA legislative wranglings that are expected in Congress. -Shabbir]
>
> =================================================== =====================
> _____ ____ _
> | ___| __ ___ ___ / ___| _ __ ___ ___ ___| |__ C Citizens
> | |_ | '__/ _ \/ _ \ \___ \| '_ \ / _ \/ _ \/ __| '_ \ I Internet
> | _|| | | __/ __/ ___) | |_) | __/ __/ (__| | | | E Empowerment
> |_| |_| \___|\___| |____/| .__/ \___|\___|\___|_| |_| C Coalition
> |_|
>
> A DECISION IN THE MONUMENTAL INTERNET FREE SPEECH CASE IS EXPECTED SOON
>
> JOIN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUR FELLOW INTERNET USERS TO
> ANNOUNCE THE DECISION IN REAL TIME
>
> WILL ONLINE FREE SPEECH SURVIVE?
>
> Please distribute this alert intact until July 15, 1997
> Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition
> http://www.ciec.org
>
> ___________________________________________________ _____________________
> SUPREME COURT SET TO RULE ANY DAY NOW IN CDA CASE
>
> The future of the Internet and the fate of the First Amendment in the
> information Age hang in the balance.
>
> Within the next 4 weeks, the United States Supreme Court will hand down an
> historic decision in the legal challenge to the Communications Decency Act
> (CDA) - a law which imposes broad content regulations on the Internet.
>
> A decision could come AT ANY TIME.
>
> Will the Supreme Court agree with a decision of a Philadelphia Federal Court
> which last year ruled the CDA unconstitutional? Or will the Court side with
> Senator Exon, the Department of Justice, the Christian Coalition, and other
> proponents of censorship who argue that the Federal Government is the best
> and most appropriate judge of what you should see and say online?
>
> As an Internet user, you have a tremendous stake in the outcome.
>
> JOIN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUR FELLOW INTERNET USERS TO
> ANNOUNCE THE DECISION IN REAL TIME
>
> It's not too late to become a part of history. There are several ways you
> can participate -- Please take a moment to read the instructions below
> and join the fight for free speech online.
>
> ___________________________________________________ ____________________
> INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE
>
> In anticipation of this historic event, the Citizens Internet
> Empowerment Coalition have launched the "FREE SPEECH VIGIL" campaign to
> help spread the news about the case and provide an opportunity for
> Internet users to join the fight. The campaign is an extension of the
> highly successful "Question Mark" campaign previously coordinated by
> the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and the Voters
> Telecommunications Watch (VTW) which drew over 10,000 participants.
>
> The CIEC is also seeking your support in other ways. Please read the
> instructions below or visit http://www.ciec.org/ for details on how you can
> help.
>
> If You Maintain A World Wide Web Page:
>
> 1. Add the following link *TODAY* in a prominent location on your site.
> When the decision is announced by the Supreme Court, follow your page's
> link and read the text of the Supreme Court's opinion.
>
> <a href="http://www.ciec.org/">
> <img src="http://www.ciec.org/images/countdown.gif" alt="Countdown to
> Supreme Court Decision in the CDA case"></a>
> <br clear=all><br>
>
> Since June of 1996, more than 10,000 world wide web sites have joined
> together to provide Internet users with the latest news and
> information about the case.
>
> If you have already linked to the CIEC icon or do not maintain a
> world wide web page, please visit http://www.ciec.org/action/ to find out
> what you can do to help.
>
> 2. IMPORTANT -> Let us know you have joined the campaign:
>
> Drop us a note at <feedback@ciec.org> and let us know you have
> added the link to your site. We will keep a running tally of the
> number of participating sites.
>
> 3. Forward this Alert to your Friends and co-workers (only
> until July 15, 1997)
>
> HELP CIEC STAY ONLINE!
>
> Finally, we need your support to continue to provide the most comprehensive,
> up-to-date online resource on the fight for free speech on the Internet.
>
> Please visit http://www.ciec.org/fund/ to find out what you can do to
> contribute to the cause.
>
> ___________________________________________________ _____________________
> HOW WILL THIS CAMPAIGN WORK?
>
> After you have added the link (above) to your page, an animated image
> will be displayed on your site. The image will be updated to reflect the
> latest news on the case (the update will occur at our server -- you will
> not have to do anything).
>
> When the decision is announced by the Supreme Court, the icon will
> change to reflect the outcome (good or bad). By clicking on the image,
> Internet users will jump to a page containing the text of the decision,
> analysis, and other important information.
>
> This effort is an extension of the highly-successful "question
> mark/fireworks" campaign in June of 1996 announcing the decision in the
> Philadelphia case. Both campaigns were organized by the Center for
> Democracy and Technology http://www.cdt.org and the Voters
> Telecommunications Watch http://www.vtw.org
>
> ___________________________________________________ _____________________
> BACKGROUND ON THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT
>
> The Communications Decency Act (CDA) was enacted in February of 1996 as
> part of the Telecommunications Reform Act. The law seeks to protect minors
> from objectionable or sexually explicit material on the Internet by
> imposing broad content regulations and stiff criminal penalties on the
> "display" of "indecent" or "patently offensive" material on the Internet.
>
> While supporters of the CDA argue that the law is designed to protect
> children from "pornography" on the Internet, two separate Federal Courts
> have agreed that the law goes far beyond that and would ban otherwise
> constitutionally protected materials.
>
> The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case on March
> 19, 1997. CIEC lead attorney Bruce Ennis argued the case on behalf of both
> the CIEC and ACLU plaintiffs.
>
> The CDA is not about obscenity, child pornography, or using the Internet to
> stalk or prey on children. These activities are already illegal under
> current law and are not at issue in this case.
>
> CIEC and other opponents of the new law argue that while well intentioned,
> the CDA fails to account for the unique nature of the Internet, and that it
> will have a far-reaching chilling effect on constitutionally protected
> speech online. On a global, decentralized communications medium like the
> Internet, the only effective and constitutional means of controlling access
> to objectionable material is to rely on users and parents, not the
> government, to decide what material is or is not appropriate.
>
> On the Internet, every single user is a publisher with the capacity to
> reach millions of people. As a result, all of us have a stake in the
> outcome of this case.
>
> Two lawsuits were filed to challenge the constitutionality of the CDA in a
> Philadelphia federal court in February 1996.
>
> The cases have been brought, respectively, by The Citizens Internet
> Empowerment Coalition (CIEC), comprised of the American Library
> Association. civil Liberties groups, Internet Service Providers, Commercial
> Online Service Providers, Newspaper, Magazine and Book Publishers, and over
> 57,000 individual Internet users. The ACLU, along with a coalition of civil
> liberties groups, advocacy groups, online content providers, and others
> filed the initial case on the day the CDA was signed into law.
>
> Detailed information on the legal challenges, as well as information about
> the CDA, is available at the following web sites:
>
> Legal Challenges To The CDA
> ----------------------------
>
> * The Citizens Internet
> Empowerment Coalition (CIEC) - http://www.ciec.org/
> * The ACLU - http://www.aclu.org/
>
> The outcome of this legal battle will have far reaching implications. At
> stake is nothing less than the future of the First Amendment in the
> information age.
>
> ___________________________________________________ _____________________
> FOR MORE INFORMATION
>
> For more information on the Free Speech Vigil, including press inquiries,
> please contact:
>
> Jonah Seiger, <jseiger@cdt.org> +1.202.637.9800
> Communications Director, Center for Democracy and Technology/Citizens
> Internet Empowerment Coalition
>
> Or Visit http://www.ciec.org/
>
> ___________________________________________________ _____________________
> end alert
> ===================================================
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WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH THE HANDYBOARD OR
PROGRAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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