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bob@news.vrx.net (Bob Allisat) wrote:

>Morton M. Goldmacher wrote
>>  As long as there can be internet
>>providers who continue to serve anything and everything your freedom
>>is unthreatened.


>      Another naive view. Internet services providers
>      will all be forced onto the iSTAR bandwagon. It
>      is in there best commercial interests. 

The same commercial interests will ensure that the pedophiles who want
access to the banned newsgroups will continue to have it.  

>      Once again I say iSTAR is not setting the trend... 
>      it's simply going about business as usual and totally
>      exploiting the unprotected citizens who utilize this
>      Internet thing. Censorship is a creeping illness
>      that is very much alive and well. Every ISP is
>      practicing it quite effectively. So effectively that
>      the police don't even have to lift a finger to
>      enforce what are  probably unconstitutional laws.

When the majority of newsservers follow iSTAR's lead other
enterprising internet providers will probably continue to serve the
pedophiles' urges but at a higher cost to subscribers.

The law on what constitutes criminally obscene material is pretty
clear and unambiguous.  The names of the banned newsgroups indicate
that there is likely some criminally culpable pornography being
published there.  Your criticism of iSTAR for discontinuing the
newsgroups is unwarranted; they are protecting themselves from
criminal liability.  Do you believe they should put themselves at risk
of criminal prosecution against their own better judgment?  Would you
participate in a crime just to please a customer?

Morton M. Goldmacher
Barrister and Solicitor