From: skunk-works-digest-owner@mail.orst.edu To: skunk-works-digest@mail.orst.edu Subject: Skunk Works Digest V5 #222 Reply-To: skunk-works-digest@mail.orst.edu Errors-To: skunk-works-digest-owner@mail.orst.edu Precedence: bulk Skunk Works Digest Thursday, 23 March 1995 Volume 05 : Number 222 In this issue: OFF SUBJ.. PLEASE READ!!!!!!. See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the skunk-works or skunk-works-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: jally@interlog.com (J. Ally) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 17:12:05 -0500 Subject: OFF SUBJ.. PLEASE READ!!!!!!. >Return-Path: owner-games-l@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU >Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1995 19:18:20 -0500 >Reply-To: Asperante@AOL.COM >Sender: Computer Games List >From: Chip Bowley >Subject: OFF SUBJ.. PLEASE READ!!!!!!. >To: Multiple recipients of list GAMES-L > Hey guys. Got this on a different list, and I think we should all take action. > Hello everyone... > >A matter has come to my attention that is of the utmost importance to >all of us online. > >Simply put, a couple of senators have proposed a particularly >heinous piece of legislation titled the "Communications >Decency Act of 1995" (Senate Bill S. 314). Basically, the >bill would subject all forms of electronic communication -- >from public Internet postings to your most private email -- >to government censorship. The effects of the bill onto the >online industry would be devastating -- most colleges and >private companies (AOL, Compuserve, etc.) would probably have >to shut down or greatly restrict access, since they would be >held criminally liable for the postings and email of private >users. > >Obviously, this bill is designed to win votes for these senators >among those who are fearful of the internet and aren't big >fans of freedom of speech -- ie., those who are always trying to >censor "pornography" and dirty books and such. Given the >political climate in this country, this bill might just pass >unless the computer community demonstrates its strength as a >committed political force to be reckoned with. This, my friends, >is why I have filled your mailbox with this very long message. > >A petition, to be sent to Congress, the President, and the media, >has begun spreading through the Internet. It's easy to participate >and be heard -- to sign it, you simply follow the instructions >below -- which boil down to sending a quick email message to a >certain address. That's all it takes to let your voice be heard. >(You know, if the Internet makes democracy this accessible to the >average citizen, is it any wonder Congress wants to censor it?) > >Finally, PLEASE forward this message to all your friends online. >The more people sign the petition, the more the government will >get the message to back off the online community. We've been doing >fine without censorship until now -- let's show them we don't plan on >allowing them to start now. If you value your freedoms -- from >your right to publicly post a message on a worldwide forum to your >right to receive private email without the government censoring it -- >you need to take action NOW. It'll take fifteen minutes at the most, >a small sacrifice considering the issues at hand. Remember, the age >of fighting for liberty with muskets and shells is most likely over; >the time has come where the keyboard and the phone line will prove >mightier than the sword -- or the Senate, in this case. > >Yours in liberty, > > -don > >> >> Here's what you have to do to sign the petition: >> >> send an e-mail message to: S314-petition@netcom.com >> the message (NOT the subject heading) should read as follows: >> SIGNED >> eg. SIGNED lsewell@leland.Stanford.EDU Laura Sewell YES >> >> If you are interested in signing the petition, I would highly suggest >> investigating the details of the situation. You can find out more on >> the Web at http://www.wookie.net/~slowdog or in the newsgroup >> comp.org.eff.talk >> >> Save the 'net! If you won't do it for the sake of justice and the >> American way, DO IT FOR ME!! PLEASE!!!!!!> > > --Laura > > If you're interested, the president's email address is: president@whitehouse.gov VP's address is: vice.president@whitehouse.gov Although Your message probably won't get read by Clinton or Gore, a good bombardment of them will have some kind of impact. Don't forget to leave your return address (in snail mail), cause they sometimes mail you a reply. ------------------------------ End of Skunk Works Digest V5 #222 ********************************* To subscribe to skunk-works-digest, send the command: subscribe skunk-works-digest in the body of a message to "majordomo@mail.orst.edu". 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