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Re: Anti censorship activities suggestion

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From: Gibson H R
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:00
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Ian Semmel (isemmel@rocketcomp.com.au) wrote:
: I think we should use the net for actions, which has the potential for far
: greater impact than people on the street.
: 
: What about picking a day when we all send emails (or hundreds of emails) to
: government departments, politicians the media etc protesting about the
: legislation. Perhaps the emails could include some pornography for greater
: effect.

The problem with such an approach is that non-users (who still make up the
majority of households) would miss the whole point of the exercise and
instead the media/govt would simply use this as justification for cracking
down even more on the 'irresposioble and dangerous crminal pedo terrorist
hacker drug using bom makers" internet users.


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Randyte (Heath Gibson)                    

"The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society 
 outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship."

 from the  majority judgement  in Reno_v_ACLU, striking  down the CDA.
++++++++++http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~ddhrg/randyte.html+++++++++++++++++++
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From: c9416574@alinga.newcastle.edu.au (Gibson H R)
Subject: Re: Anti censorship activities suggestion
Date: 1999/09/17
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