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> Forwarded message: > > From [log in to unmask] Mon Feb 27 18:21:10 1995 > > Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 17:23:17 -0500 > > Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> > > Mime-Version: 1.0 > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] > > From: [log in to unmask] (fernando arenas) > > Subject: apsa-l> petition > > Sender: [log in to unmask] > > Precedence: bulk > > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > I hope many subscribers will be willing to join this petition. David Klausner > > I'm passing on this bit of rhetoric, but it seems like a good bill to > > oppose and it's very easy .. . > > > > 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. > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > Here's what you have to do to sign the petition: > > > > > > send an e-mail message to: [log in to unmask] > > > the message (NOT the subject heading) should read as follows: > > > SIGNED <your online address> <your full name> <U.S. Citizen (y/n)> > > > eg. SIGNED [log in to unmask] 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fernando Arenas > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > -- Prof. David Klausner/Centre for Medieval Studies/University of Toronto [log in to unmask] phone: 416-978-6752 fax: 416-971-1398