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  1.  
  2.    The Weekly Bookmark
  3.    February 09, 1996 - Vol 2, No. 08
  4.    http://www.webcom.com/weekly/weekly0209.html
  5.             __________________________________________________________
  6.           
  7.    Table of Contents
  8.  
  9.           Introduction - A Censored Note from the Editor
  10.           Learning More - Places to Visit Related to the CDA
  11.           Weekly Bookmark Information
  12.           Meet The Staff - Contact Info
  13.             __________________________________________________________
  14.  
  15.    On My End
  16.    Matt Alberts weekly@webcom.com
  17.  
  18.           Welcome to a special issue of the Weekly Bookmark. Today, we
  19.           will be focussing on the Communications Decency Ammendment that
  20.           was passed into law on Thursday, February 07, 1996. This bill
  21.           was attached to the Telecomm Reform Bill which was a rather
  22.           good bill (IMHO) except for the CDA. Take a look at the sites I
  23.           have put together and form your own opinions based on the
  24.           information.
  25.  
  26.           Enjoy.. Make sure to stop by "Who Blackened the Web?"
  27.             __________________________________________________________
  28.  
  29.    Out There
  30.  
  31.         The Blue Ribbon Campaign
  32.                 Stop by this site put together by the Electronic Frontier
  33.                 Foundation. It introduces their campaign, includes
  34.                 graphics to support the campaign to be placed on your
  35.                 webpage, and provides a listing of a few other supporting
  36.                 pages. The Electronic Frontier Foundation also has an
  37.                 extensive archive of information regarding the CDA as
  38.                 well as other censorship and legal actions regarding the
  39.                 internet.
  40.                 URL: http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html
  41.                 
  42.         Voters Telecommunication Watch
  43.                 The VTW is a volunteer organization, concentrating on
  44.                 legislation as it relates to telecommunications and civil
  45.                 liberties. They do an excellent job of staying on top of
  46.                 current and breaking legislation. They provide an
  47.                 excellent webpage and newsletter to help you stay on top
  48.                 of that legislation as well as archives and links.
  49.                 URL: http://www.vtw.org
  50.                 
  51.               Net Censorship Focus
  52.                       The VTW has put together a page that they have
  53.                       encourage everyone on the internet to make a links
  54.                       to in their own webpages to encourage support for
  55.                       the protest. This page outlines how to do that and
  56.                       gives links to about 200 pages that have already
  57.                       turned their pages black. At the bottom of the
  58.                       document is a list of organizations that are
  59.                       fighting the legislation.
  60.                       URL: http://www.vtw.org/speech/
  61.                       
  62.               VTW's Communications Decency Act FAQ
  63.                       The VTW'S FAQ about the CDA which contains
  64.                       everything you know to argue about the CDA.
  65.                       URL: http://www.vtw.org/pubs/cdafaq
  66.                       
  67.               VTW's Internet Parental Control FAQ
  68.                       The VTW has put together this document to assist
  69.                       parents, legislators, educators, and the public in
  70.                       learning what is available to you today.
  71.                       URL: http://www.vtw.org/pubs/ipcfaq
  72.                       
  73.               VTW FAQ
  74.                       Frequently asked questions about the VTW.
  75.                       URL: http://www.vtw.org/vtwinfo/faq
  76.                       
  77.         American Civil Liberties Union
  78.                 The American Civil Liberties Union is the nation's
  79.                 foremost advocate of individual rights - litigating,
  80.                 legislating. and educating the public on a broad array of
  81.                 issues affecting the freedom of the United States.
  82.                 URL: http://www.aclu.org
  83.                 
  84.               ACLU et. al. v. Reno Brief
  85.                       The ACLU has put the text of their court battle
  86.                       against Janet Reno and the CDA online. Here is an
  87.                       excerpt: "The plaintiffs in this First Amendment
  88.                       challenge to the "Communications Decency Act of
  89.                       1996" seek emergency relief to stop the enforcement
  90.                       of provisions of the Act that criminalize their
  91.                       expression of constitutionally protect information
  92.                       and ideas over computer communications systems."
  93.                       URL: http://www.aclu.org/court/cdacom2.html
  94.                       
  95.               Words You Can't Say Online
  96.                       From here, the ACLU has prepared a bit of
  97.                       background issue on the indecency standard and has
  98.                       a link to the seven filthy words quiz.
  99.                       URL: http://www.aclu.org/action/dirty.html
  100.                       
  101.         Congressional Record of the TeleComm Bill
  102.                 Follow the full text of this bill as it went through
  103.                 Congress.
  104.                 URL: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aaces002.html
  105.                 
  106.         The Communications Decency Act of 1996
  107.                 This is the full text of the final version of the
  108.                 Communications Decency Act of 1996 straight from Thomas.
  109.                 URL: ftp://ftp.loc.gov/pub/thomas/c104/s652.enr.txt
  110.                 
  111.         Who Blackened the Web?
  112.                 A large listing of sites that blackened themselves
  113.                 Thursday through Saturday.
  114.                 URL: http://www.cris.com/~is/darkness.shtml
  115.                 
  116.         One Thousand Points of Darkness
  117.                 Another large listing of sites that went black in the
  118.                 hours after President CLinton signed the Telecomm Reform
  119.                 Bill.
  120.                 URL: http://www.nuvo.net/darkness/
  121.      _________________________________________________________________
  122.  
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  140.  
  141.    Meet The Staff
  142.  
  143.    Editor - Matt Alberts weekly@webcom.com
  144.    Assistant Editor - Holly Drake hdrake@niu.edu
  145.    Webmaster - Matt Alberts weekly@webcom.com
  146.  
  147.    Monthly Writers
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  150.  
  151.    Weekly Submitters
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  158.     (C) Copyright 1996 by Matt Alberts - All Right Reserved
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