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Article #52Re: iStar memo: don't tell customers list of banned newsgroups
From: John R. Shaw
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 00:00
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On Wed, 17 Jul 1996 15:55:30 GMT, alchemy@interlog.com (Morton Goldmacher) wrote: > >There is certainly political and public relations points to be gained, >but unless we are told by iSTAR's managers why they deleted the groups >we can only speculate on their motives. Is not silence often the refuge of scoundrels and liars, so why should silence not allow us to asusme the worst ? > >Morton M. Goldmacher >Barrister and Solicitor I have a question that maybe a lawyer could answer. It seems to me that many newsgroups carry messages that are libelous, and fraudulent, and perhaps there is no group that has not been spammed with illegal scam adverts. If the basis is only to stop groups with illegal material then why are these groups not also banned if 'illegality' is the only criteria ? While this is only speculation it would seem that the intent must run deeper than simply law enforcement, perhaps they want a legal precedent, for when they extend their control further ? *********************************************************** homepage at <http://www.icons.net/~horton/BayView.html> ***********************************************************
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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: 10643c,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid10643c,public X-Google-Thread: 12c2cc,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid12c2cc,public X-Google-Thread: 13d6bc,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid13d6bc,public X-Google-Thread: 10aaae,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid10aaae,public X-Google-Thread: 1046d5,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gid1046d5,public X-Google-Thread: fb1ea,c936b9b6252ee44d X-Google-Attributes: gidfb1ea,public From: horton@icons.net (John R. Shaw) Subject: Re: iStar memo: don't tell customers list of banned newsgroups Date: 1996/07/18 Message-ID: <31ee384d.89865568@news.icons.net> X-Deja-AN: 169453552 distribution: inet references: <4rmsbp$5ur@insight.dcss.mcmaster.ca> <jbtoacf.-0707960850350001@ip93-106.tor.interlog.com> <4rpjjn$pbr@news1.io.org> <4rsidl$ufa@news3.realtime.net> <4rtnus$lb4@presence.lglobal.com> <4ru2st$r9o@news.interlog.com> <31e2af17.73369975@news.interlog.com> <4s67fc$hco@news.interlog.com> <rgd-1207961636160001@ts26-12.tor.istar.ca> <4s6h4j$lt3@news.interlog.com> <4sgddb$ifi@news.interlog.com> <4shep8$jpr@news.inforamp.net> <4sirtf$ove@news.interlog.com> organization: Internet Connectivity Services Inc., Ottawa,ON,Canada reply-to: horton@icons.net 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