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EFF/Aerosmith Internet Tour

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From: Jacqueline Hamilton
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 1994 03:42
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Texas Metronet will be a satellite site for this EFF/Aerosmith
Internet Tour event, Wednesday Dec. 7th, from 10-11pm EST.  To
reach us, telnet to 'fiinix.metronet.com 5000' for the Aerosmith venue,
or to 'fiinix.metronet.com 8888' for DreaMOO. 

---Press release from EFF----------------------------------------------

Aerosmith, America's self-described premier rock band, has long supported
freedom of expression and other civil liberties, and has become increasingly
concerned with censorship in cyberspace. Aerosmith is teaming up with the
Electronic Frontier Foundation to host a series of online appearances to
benefit the Foundation and help spread awareness of civil liberties issues
in the online world.  EFF's Australian counterpart, Electronic Frontiers
Australia (EFA) is helping to host Aerosmith's Internet 'gig' (see below)
in Australia (it will also be available to internet users in the US, Japan
and elsewhere.)  The historic Internet event, linking multiple Internet
'MOO' services for the first time and providing the world's largest
virtual realtime conference in history, is being coordianted by SenseMedia,
sponsors of ChibaMOO, and many volunteer MOO programmers and admins.
Additional sponsors and helpers include many staffers at CompuServe,
Prodigy, and America Online, as well as Giant Merchandising, _Wired_
magazine, Apple, MusicLand, and the EMI, Columbia and Geffen recording &
media companies.


When, Where and How to "get there"
==================================


Internet
--------

Wed., Dec. 7, 1994
10pm-11pm (EST)

This final event will be held simultaneously at a number of linked interactive
online services called "MOOs".  No membership or fees are required for
attendance, but you must have a full (telnet-capable) Internet connection,
which may involve fees from an Internet service provider.  For information on
finding Internet access in your area, contact the Internet Network
Information Center at +1-619-455-4600 (fax: +1-619-455-4640,
email: refdesk@is.internic.net).  

To reach one the MOOs, use a telnet client to log in to the MOO service, with
a user ID of "aerosmith" (without the "quotes").  You'll be promted for
information such as an email address (at which you'll receive a band photo
and other information) after you log in and are shown to the auditorium.
The band photo will be emailed to you, to view later (or in another window).
Door prize information will also be emailed to the winners.

MOO services hosting the event ([name] - [telnet address] [port] - [notes])

BayMOO - telnet baymoo.sfsu.edu 9999 - San Francisco Bay Area, California
ChibaMOO: The Sprawl - sprawl.sensemedia.net 7777 - Santa Cruz, California
ChibaMOO: The World - world.sensemedia.net 1234 - Seattle, Washington
ChibaMOO: Hyper - hyper.sensemedia.net 7777 - Sapporo, Japan
ChibaMOO: Snow - snow.sensemedia.net 1234 - Australia
dreaMOO - fiinix.metronet.com 8888 - Irving, Texas
Metaverse - metaverse.io.com 7777 - Austin, Texas

Many other MOOs will be participating.  Send Internet email to
aerosmith@eff.org nearer the day of the event for an updated list of
participating MOO hosts. You can also attend the even via World Wide Web
client software (such as Mosaic, Lynx, Netscape, Cello, etc.) A list of
supporting Web hosts will also be added to the list that will be available
from aerosmith@eff.org closer to the show date. Telnet users can also
benefit from specialized MOO client software available at various FTP file
archives if not already available on your host system.  

To connect to a MOO via telnet, do "telnet [address] [port]". Example:

telnet world.sensemedia.net 7777

Non-commandline telnet programs will probably simply prompt you for a site
and port number.

To connect directly to a MOO via a WWW client, such as Mosaic, Netscape,
Win/Mac Web, Lynx, or Cello, use the URL: "telnet://[site]:[port]". Example:

lynx telnet://metaverse.io.com:7777

Non-commandline WWW browsers usually just promt you for a URL.

Graphical WWW participation, and email participation (for those without
telnet capabilities) may also be possible.  Send another message to
aerosmith@eff.org closer to the event time for more information, which
will be added to this document when available.

*Please contact your Internet system administrators* or customer service
representatives for assistance with attending the MOO events!  That's what
they're there for!  If all else fails seek help on the following Usenet
newsgroups (via a newsreader such as nn, rn, trn, tin or nuntius), as
appropriate: alt.mud.moo, comp.infosystems.www.users, and/or
news.newusers.questions - many more knowlegeable users will be happy to
help you there.


Contact Info
============

For more information on the Electronic Frontier Foundation, send any
message to info@eff.org.

Press contacts:  
Aerosmith - Wendy Laister, +1 213 655 4140 (US), +44 385 300069 (Europe)
EFF - Shari Steele <ssteele@eff.org>, 202-347-5400, fax: 202-393-5509


Orignal Press Release
=====================


Aerosmith & EFF Rock the Net
----------------------------

Aerosmith Press Release

America's premier rock band, Aerosmith, today announced details of a unique
global event which will take the band across the information technology
frontiers into new realms of Cyberspace.

In what will be the first event of its kind, Aerosmith's history-
making "Cyberspace Tour," scheduled to take place over four days (December
4 to 7 inclusive), will allow fans from all over the world to "speak"
directly to the band via the four leading information service providers:
CompuServe, Prodigy, America Online and the Internet.

Never before has a band utilized four online services in this way, and
never before have so many people been brought together at one time for an
interactive gathering of this kind.

Proceeds from the connect time charges and the sale of limited edition
"Aerosmith Cyberspace Tour" T-shirts (specially designed in support of the
event by graphic artists at Wired Magazine and manufactured by Giant
Merchandising) will benefit the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) -- a
civil liberties organization dedicated to advancing free speech on the
networks.  In addition, Aerosmith has secured substantial cash donations
for the Foundation from Geffen Records, EMI Music Publishing and Columbia
Records.

Founded in July 1990, over the past four years, the EFF has sponsored
litigation and legislation to protect the privacy rights of computer users,
to ensure that electronic publishers are treated equally under the law and
to guarantee that all speech, no matter how controversial, has a forum
where it can be heard.  As committed supporters of both the First and
Fourth Amendments, Aerosmith hopes to focus worldwide attention on these
important issues through the instigation of this event.

In addition to the opportunity to converse directly with each of the
band members, those participating will stand to win an exciting array of
Aerosmith prizes, ranging from the band's latest, collectible Columbia
release, "Box of Fire", and Geffen's "Big Ones" Aerosmith compilation album
and home video, to their first interactive CD-ROM game, "Virtual Guitar:
Quest for Fame, Featuring Aerosmith" and the CD-ROM-based music video
puzzle game: "Vid Grid."

Kicking off on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. (EST) Aerosmith will first
join users of CompuServe, the world's largest commercial online service,
for an hour-long interchange.  The following night, at 10 p.m. (EST), they
will link up with Prodigy devotees for an hour, before surfing over to
America Online on Tuesday, Dec. 6, between 8:15 p.m. and 9 p.m. (EST). For
their final appearance (10 p.m. EST Dec. 7), the band will log on to a
linked collection of live electronic gathering places, called MOOs,
accessible through the Internet.  This last stop on the tour will see an
unprecedented number of users accessing the system -- making this a
ground-breaking excursion along the information highway.

For two of the online events, the band will be set up backstage, with
Macintosh Powerbooks courtesy of Apple Computers, prior to their shows at
the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit (Dec. 4) and the United Center in
Chicago (Dec. 6).  For the other two nights, utilizing the same equipment,
they will take time out of their hectic schedules, to link up with their
fans en route between gigs.

Anyone with a computer, a modem and access to one of the four online
services (which are immediately available from any computer store or
through any of the commercial services' 800 numbers) will be able to dial
in and participate in this exciting tour of Cyberspace.

For directions to these online 'gigs' users should contact either the
Electronic Frontier Foundation at 202-347-5400 (voice) or aerosmith@eff.org
(internet e-mail).  Alternatively, details will be available on each of the
participating online services.


EFF Membership and T-shirt Order Form
=====================================

Why You Should Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation
------------------------------------------------------

Every day decisions are being made that will affect your life online.
Decisions about what sorts of technology you can use to protect the privacy
of your communications.  Decisions about what services you will be able to
get over the emerging national information infrastructure.  Decisions that
are made before you even know that there are choices.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has been working since July 1990 to
ensure that the civil liberties guaranteed in the Constitution and the Bill
of Rights are applied to new communications technologies.  Our members join
EFF to make sure that they are informed about the issues and debates that
will shape the future of electronic communications.  EFF members enjoy the
following benefits:

o  subscription to our quarterly hard copy newsletter Networks & Policy;

o  subscription to our biweekly electronic newsletter EFFector Online;

o  online bulletins that will keep you informed about the key legal,
legislative and policy developments affecting your online communications;

o  an online response mechanism to make themselves heard on key issues.

EFF is a respected voice for the rights of users of online technologies.
We feel that the best way to protect your online rights is to be fully
informed and to make your opinions heard.  EFF members are informed, and
are making a difference.  Join EFF today!


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MEMBERSHIP IN THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION

Print out in monospaced (non-proportional) font and mail or fax to:

  Membership Coordinator - membership@eff.org
  Electronic Frontier Foundation
  1001 G Street, NW, Suite 950 East, Washington, DC  20001
  AFTER DEC. 17: 1667 K St. NW, Suite 801, Washington DC 20006-1605 USA
  +1 202 347 5400 (voice)  +1 202 393 5509 (fax)  +1 202 638 6120 (BBS)
  Internet fax gate: remote-printer.EFF@9.0.5.5.3.9.3.2.0.2.1.tpc.int 

Or upload to the BBS, or our Internet ftp site: ftp.eff.org, /incoming


SIGN ME UP!
-----------

  I wish to become a member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. I enclose:
  ___ Patron membership.......$500
  ___ Benefactor membership...$250
  ___ Champion membership.....$100
  ___ Defender membership.....$65
  ___ Advocate membership.....$40 - basic EFF membership
  ___ Student membership......$20
  for my one-year membership.
  
  ___ I'd also like to take advantage of the special 50%-off T-shirt offer
      for those who join EFF and buy a T-shirt at the same time!  The
      shirt is $10 through this offer.  Size:  Med.___  Large___  XL____

  ___ I wish to just buy a t-shirt at the regular price of $20, without a
      membership at this time.  Size:  Med.___  Large___  XL____

  NOTE: All proceeds from T-shirts sales go to EFF.  EFF would like to
        thank Aerosmith and Giant Merchandising for the donation of 
        shirt production costs.  Shirts are limted to 1000 - after these
        are gone, the shirts will no longer be available! All prices are
        already include shipping, though the inclusion of an extra $3 to
        cover shipping costs would be greatly appreciated support for this
        non-profit organization.


Special Contribution

  I wish to make an additional tax-deductible donation in the amount of
  $__________ to further support the activities of EFF and to broaden
  participation in the organization.


Total:  _______


PAYMENT METHOD:
---------------

  ___ Enclosed is a check or money order payable to
      the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

  ___ Please charge my:

     ___ MasterCard        ___ Visa        ___ American Express

     Card Number: _____________________________________________

     Expiration Date: _________________________________________

     Signature: _______________________________________________

     NOTE:  We do not recommend sending credit card information 
     via Internet email, unless it is encrypted!  See end for
     EFF's PGP encryption public key. Likewise, sending cash in
     postal mail can result in it's loss or theft, and may be 
     unlawful in some areas (e.g. the U.S.)  Pre-converting to
     U.S. funds is greatly appreciated.


YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION:
-------------------------

Name: __________________________________________________________

Organization: __________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________

         _______________________________________________________

         _______________________________________________________

E-mail addresses: ______________________________________________

                  ______________________________________________

Phone: _____________________    FAX: ___________________________


PREFERRED CONTACT
-----------------

  ___ Electronic:  Please contact me via the Internet address listed above.
                   I would like to receive the following at that address:

    ___ EFFector Online - EFF's biweekly electronic newsletter
                          (back issues available from ftp.eff.org,
                          pub/EFF/Newsletters/EFFector).

    ___ Online Bulletins - bulletins on key developments
                           affecting online communications.

        NOTE:  Traffic may be high.  You may wish to browse these
        publications in the Usenet newsgroup comp.org.eff.news

  ___ Paper:  Please contact me through postal mail at the street
              address listed above.

        NOTE:  Paper documents available upon request.
        "Networks & Policy" Newsletter automatically sent via US Mail.


PRIVACY POLICY
--------------

EFF occasionally shares our mailing list with other organizations promoting
similar goals. However, we respect an individual's right to privacy and
will not distribute your name without explicit permission.

  ___  I grant permission for the EFF to distribute my name and contact
       information to organizations sharing similar goals.

[This form came from eff.org  - please leave this line on the form!
If you found it elsewhere, please tell us where so we see how far it goes.]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization
supported by contributions from individual members, corporations and
private foundations. Donations are tax-deductible.  EFF's tax exemption
number is 04-3091431.

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INTERNET CONTACT ADDRESSES
==========================
Membership & donations: membership@eff.org
Legal services: ssteele@eff.org
Hardcopy publications: pubs@eff.org
Technical questions/problems, access to mailing lists: eff@eff.org
General EFF, legal, policy or online resources queries: ask@eff.org
Latest issue of EFFector (EFF newsletter): effector-reflector@eff.org


EFF PGP Public Key for Encryption
=================================

This is the ASCII-armored PGP 2.6 public key for the Electronic Frontier
Foundation (EFF).  It is compatible with PGP vers. 2.2 - 2.6 

Note that mail sent with this key will be considered addressed to EFF in
general, not to a specific person, unless otherwise noted in plaintext.  
To send personal information to someone at EFF, for whatever reason, please
use that person's own key, or arrange some other method of communication.

This key is provided principally for the sending of sensitive legal
information, and the transmission of credit card numbers over the net
securely when becoming a member of EFF.  It takes us time and effort to 
decrypt, so please don't use this key trivially.  Thank you.  Please expect
a delay, as the message will have to be trasferred to another system
for decryption (we do not keep our PGP or secret key on the Internetted Unix
systems for security reasons.)


To add this key to your public key ring, do:

pgp -ka pgpkey.eff pubring.pgp

If your public key ring has another name, use that instead of pubring.pgp.

For MacPGP, click on Key | Add Key, select pgpkey.eff as file to get key from,
and pubring.pgp (or whatever your pubring is) for file to add key to.

To encrypt a message, please see the PGP documentation, and remember that you
will almost certainly need to generate the result as an ASCII-armored file,
so you can email it (non-ASCII-armored PGP ciphertexts are binary, and will
get mangled if you try to email them.)

*** NOTE!  PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS *INSIDE* THE ENCRYPTED MESSAGE 
    any time you send us crypto-mail, else we may not be able to reply, if
    the original email headers are lost.  


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-- 
-Jackie Hamilton
kira@metronet.com
http://fohnix.metronet.com/HomePages/kira/newhome.html
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Subject: EFF/Aerosmith Internet Tour
Date: 6 Dec 1994 21:42:06 -0600
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