The Weekly Bookmark
   February 09, 1996 - Vol 2, No. 08
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   Table of Contents

          Introduction - A Censored Note from the Editor
          Learning More - Places to Visit Related to the CDA
          Weekly Bookmark Information
          Meet The Staff - Contact Info
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   On My End
   Matt Alberts weekly@webcom.com

          Welcome to a special issue of the Weekly Bookmark. Today, we
          will be focussing on the Communications Decency Ammendment that
          was passed into law on Thursday, February 07, 1996. This bill
          was attached to the Telecomm Reform Bill which was a rather
          good bill (IMHO) except for the CDA. Take a look at the sites I
          have put together and form your own opinions based on the
          information.

          Enjoy.. Make sure to stop by "Who Blackened the Web?"
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   Out There

        The Blue Ribbon Campaign
                Stop by this site put together by the Electronic Frontier
                Foundation. It introduces their campaign, includes
                graphics to support the campaign to be placed on your
                webpage, and provides a listing of a few other supporting
                pages. The Electronic Frontier Foundation also has an
                extensive archive of information regarding the CDA as
                well as other censorship and legal actions regarding the
                internet.
                URL: http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html
                
        Voters Telecommunication Watch
                The VTW is a volunteer organization, concentrating on
                legislation as it relates to telecommunications and civil
                liberties. They do an excellent job of staying on top of
                current and breaking legislation. They provide an
                excellent webpage and newsletter to help you stay on top
                of that legislation as well as archives and links.
                URL: http://www.vtw.org
                
              Net Censorship Focus
                      The VTW has put together a page that they have
                      encourage everyone on the internet to make a links
                      to in their own webpages to encourage support for
                      the protest. This page outlines how to do that and
                      gives links to about 200 pages that have already
                      turned their pages black. At the bottom of the
                      document is a list of organizations that are
                      fighting the legislation.
                      URL: http://www.vtw.org/speech/
                      
              VTW's Communications Decency Act FAQ
                      The VTW'S FAQ about the CDA which contains
                      everything you know to argue about the CDA.
                      URL: http://www.vtw.org/pubs/cdafaq
                      
              VTW's Internet Parental Control FAQ
                      The VTW has put together this document to assist
                      parents, legislators, educators, and the public in
                      learning what is available to you today.
                      URL: http://www.vtw.org/pubs/ipcfaq
                      
              VTW FAQ
                      Frequently asked questions about the VTW.
                      URL: http://www.vtw.org/vtwinfo/faq
                      
        American Civil Liberties Union
                The American Civil Liberties Union is the nation's
                foremost advocate of individual rights - litigating,
                legislating. and educating the public on a broad array of
                issues affecting the freedom of the United States.
                URL: http://www.aclu.org
                
              ACLU et. al. v. Reno Brief
                      The ACLU has put the text of their court battle
                      against Janet Reno and the CDA online. Here is an
                      excerpt: "The plaintiffs in this First Amendment
                      challenge to the "Communications Decency Act of
                      1996" seek emergency relief to stop the enforcement
                      of provisions of the Act that criminalize their
                      expression of constitutionally protect information
                      and ideas over computer communications systems."
                      URL: http://www.aclu.org/court/cdacom2.html
                      
              Words You Can't Say Online
                      From here, the ACLU has prepared a bit of
                      background issue on the indecency standard and has
                      a link to the seven filthy words quiz.
                      URL: http://www.aclu.org/action/dirty.html
                      
        Congressional Record of the TeleComm Bill
                Follow the full text of this bill as it went through
                Congress.
                URL: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aaces002.html
                
        The Communications Decency Act of 1996
                This is the full text of the final version of the
                Communications Decency Act of 1996 straight from Thomas.
                URL: ftp://ftp.loc.gov/pub/thomas/c104/s652.enr.txt
                
        Who Blackened the Web?
                A large listing of sites that blackened themselves
                Thursday through Saturday.
                URL: http://www.cris.com/~is/darkness.shtml
                
        One Thousand Points of Darkness
                Another large listing of sites that went black in the
                hours after President CLinton signed the Telecomm Reform
                Bill.
                URL: http://www.nuvo.net/darkness/
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