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To: EL KABONG!!! who wrote (2515)	2/27/2002 11:49:14 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 12465

Re: 2/25/02 - CNET: Site reads Web surfers their rights Site reads Web surfers their rights By Gwendolyn Mariano Staff Writer, CNET News.com February 25, 2002, 4:55 PM PT A technology civil liberties group and a set of law school clinics on Monday launched a Web site aimed at telling people how their online rights stack up against corporations intent on protecting trademarks. ChillingEffects.org serves as an educational hub where Internet surfers can learn about their legal rights related to cease-and-desists letters. Such a notice, for example, could ask the recipient to remove information from a Web site or refrain from engaging in an online activity that allegedly violates any copyright or trademark. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and law school clinics at Stanford University, Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of San Francisco said they created the Web site as part of a project called Chilling Effects, referring to the way legal threats can freeze out free expression. The coalition said the project aims to provide basic legal information about ongoing issues related to copyright, trademark and domain names, defamation, anonymous speech, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA has been a key target for the EFF. The group has faced a string of setbacks in its challenges to the federal law, which among other things makes it a criminal offense to crack anti-copying technology. Opponents of the law have argued unsuccessfully that the DMCA limits free speech by preventing legitimate discussions about technologies such as encryption. Many threats of legal action under the DMCA begin with cease-and-desist letters. Robert Talbot, professor of law and director of Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Project at the University of San Francisco School of Law, said there are "hundreds and hundreds" of such letters, including some that are "baseless threats" or tend to overstate cases. "I have a number of people who have been clients, and they're just scared to death when these big companies come after them," Talbot said. "They think that there's absolutely nothing that they could do. "This (Web site) balances the scales a little bit. At least they can get information and find out what is going on and maybe some steps they can take." The organizers of ChillingEffects.org said they are placing cease-and-desist notices in a database for the site. For instance, if someone is told to remove a synopsis of a "Star Trek" episode from a Web site, the letter could be posted on ChillingEffects.org with links to information about basic copyright protections, the rules governing synopses and the fair use doctrine. The site also will offer periodic "weather reports" assessing the types of Internet activity that are most vulnerable to legal threats, according to the coalition. Copyright ©1995-2002 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. news.com.com

To: EL KABONG!!! who wrote (2515)	2/27/2002 7:39:58 PM
From: jhild	Respond to of 12465

Shhhhh. TOP SECRET. This just in from Harriet the Spy: 1. Mix 4 teaspoons of water with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch. 2. Stir until smooth. 3. Heat and stir over a hotplate for several minutes. 4. Dip a toothpick into the mixture and write a message on a piece of paper. 5. Let the paper dry. 6. Dip a sponge into a solution of 1 teaspoon of iodine and 10 teaspoons of water. 7. Carefully wipe the paper with the sponge. The message should turn purple. Special Comment: Well, who has iodine these days I want to know? The drug store wants to push antibiotic ointments. Can we say that anyone buying iodine may really be a spy?

To: EL KABONG!!! who wrote (2515)	3/11/2002 7:14:42 PM
From: Level Head	Respond to of 12465

Hello, Kerry! It was an interesting article. It may surprise you, but I don't believe these formulae should be disclosed. The fact that they are archaic is an indication that they are not likely to be currently in use. I have no desire to change that status. There is a world outside of computers where such things can still be used, and there is a need for the government to keep secrets. Our job as citizens is to educate our citizenry -- ourselves -- and get and maintain the best government we can. Publishing how to make effective anthrax weapons (another old document, just not quite as old) does not seem prudent, and is not what I had in mind by the phrase "educate our citizenry". ===\|==============/ Level Head