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Article #35Re: iStar memo: don't tell customers list of banned newsgroups
From: Jim Manson
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:00
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:00
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scott@galileo.cuug.ab.ca (Scott Barker) wrote: >On Sat, 20 Jul 1996 01:37:26 GMT, Jim Manson (jmanso19@skypoint.com) wrote: >> You have already admitted that removing newsgroups in some cases >> is a valid defense to the problem. > >Actually, I didn't "admit" any such thing. All I admitted was that it's >iSTAR's right to do what they please with their servers. Ok- I'll rephrase- you admitted that having newsgroups that are specifically designed to carry illegal materials makes prosecution easier. > >> Therefore iStar does a risk analysis of the law, their newsgroups, >> and current political climates. They decide to remove some newsgroups. > >Exactly, couldn't have put it better. It was a politically motivated move. Law enforcement is always sensitive to political climates. The decision to prosecute is made by a district attorney or county attorney (in the US, I assume a similar function exists in Canada) who is either appointed or elected. Political motivations will never go away entirely. Deciding that prosecution risks are increased during times of public awareness of things like child pornography is common sense. >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11544f,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid11544f,public X-Google-Thread: 115882,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid115882,public X-Google-Thread: 13d6bc,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid13d6bc,public X-Google-Thread: fb1ea,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gidfb1ea,public X-Google-Thread: 12c2cc,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid12c2cc,public X-Google-Thread: 1046d5,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid1046d5,public X-Google-Thread: 10643c,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid10643c,public X-Google-Thread: 10aaae,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid10aaae,public From: jmanso19@skypoint.com (Jim Manson) Subject: Re: iStar memo: don't tell customers list of banned newsgroups Date: 1996/07/21 Message-ID: <31f2508d.5426660@news.skypoint.com> X-Deja-AN: 169314447 distribution: inet references: <4rmsbp$5ur@insight.dcss.mcmaster.ca> <4sf5ia$428@news.inforamp.net> <radfordr-1607962133300001@ts33-13.tor.istar.ca> <4shftu$jpr@news.inforamp.net> <DuoAwo.CrB@ferret.ocunix.on.ca> <4siuqa$qa@news.inforamp.net> <31ed8a32.1048590@news.skypoint.com> <4slqbb$7bj@galileo.cuug.ab.ca> <31ef0013.4611667@news.skypoint.com> <4sp5dk$mia@galileo.cuug.ab.ca> <31f03631.8524472@news.skypoint.com> <4ss9k9$4o9@galileo.cuug.ab.ca> organization: Arkham Civic Boosters Assoc. newsgroups: inforamp.general,inforamp.support,alt.censorship,comp.org.eff.talk,can.legal,can.infohighway,tor.general,alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk,alt.society.civil-liberty,ont.general