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FSR, censors, free speech WAS: Re: proposed changes to list
OK, let's put this in perspective, shall we?
FSR owns the computers and associated equipment on which the
Vision2020 mailing list resides. They have the right to do whatever
they want with that equipment, including removing materials which, by
some interpretations, would make them liable for propagating
slanderous or harmful speech.
Most service providers ask their clients to agree not to use the
service to mail or publish materials which are slanderous, harmful,
or pornographic; generally, they reserve the right to remove those
materials and/or discontinue service to the offending individuals.
FSR is, IMHO, fully within its rights to remove materials from the
Vision 2020 archives which it reasonably believes may put their
business at risk.
> Date: Wed, 03 Jun 1998 12:11:18 -0700
> To: Dale Goble <gobled@uidaho.edu>
> From: Dave Willard <dwillard@turbonet.com>
> Subject: Re: proposed changes to list
> Cc: vision2020@moscow.com
> Dale Goble may have written:
> >
> >pardon me?
> >
> >how does requiring people to identify themselves cause censorship?
> >
>
> I was talking about clipping the archives, which has already been done by FSR.
>
> >From: John Teeter <johnt@fsr.com>
> >Reply-To: "johnt@fsr.com" <johnt@fsr.com>
> >To: "'Bill London'" <london@wsu.edu>,
> > "vision2020@moscow.com"
> > <vision2020@moscow.com>
> >Cc: "bmoore@wanda.fsr.com" <bmoore@wanda.fsr.com>
> >Subject: RE: proposed changes to list
> >Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:22:44 -0700
> >Organization: First Step Research
> >
> >I'd like to add the "why" we (at fsr) took the action of removing the
> referenced
> >posts from the v2020 archives, without waiting for all the dust to settle.
> >
>
> I call it blatant censorship.
>
> Mayme Trumble said it best:
>
> >What is noise to one is music to another.
>
> Peace
>
> Dave
>
>
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