December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Froomkin in the news II
by Brad Dolan 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

A Moot-Court dry run of the upcoming CD_A_ hearing by the Supremes was held Thursday in San Francisco and carried today by C-SPAN2. None other than our own M. J. Froomkin was one of the mock berobed ones. His vigorous pro-CD_A_ probing of the ACLU anti-CD_A_ guys was probably good practice for them, but he sure gave me the impression he really believed what he was saying. Brad ... Who has resolved to hold his nose and renew his ACLU membership.

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File Posting Limitations
by DataETRsch＠aol.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I'm wondering if there is a limit on the size of a file that can be tagged to a message posted to the cypherpunks mailing list. Jeremy Yu-Ramos DataET Research

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No Subject
by Mix 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Tim Mayflower's family tree goes straight up. All of his ancestors were siblings, to dumb to recognize each other in the dark. o o Tim Mayflower o \_/

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Stereotypes and other Shenanigans
by shiftcontrol＠nml.guardian.co.uk 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Ireland. The land of the little people; the Emerald Isle of Yeatsian yearning and pastoral simplicity; a Celtic oasis free from the madness of modern life. As if. This week we present the Oirish issue of Shift Control, inspired not so much by St Patrick's Day as by the clichés enveloping it. Our Hibernian hypertour starts with a look at 10 Legends of Blarneyland, an examination of fables and stereotypes that takes the 'pub' out of 'Republic' and identifies the myths in the mist. Following this, Connor O'Conn, one of the great Conns of Irish letters, casts his sceptical eye over 10 Irish literary masterpieces. And in Shamrock 'n' Roll Nicholas Allen tunes his ear to Irish contributions to the world of pop music, from Daniel O'Donnell to Boyzone. Our quiz this week asks how wild you are about Wilde, and in Around the Word we bung 'Cork' into the search engines. Also this week: a man gets high on skis, hygiene-freaks get a mouthful of foam, Kate Spicer gets drunk, and you get a chance to win books, CDs, fame, and £200. And finally Freebee, our animated bee and pop historian, presents a new chapter of his memoirs and lets you send another animated online postcard. It's all yours, it's all free, and it's all at http://www.shiftcontrol.com Cheers, The Shift Control Team Shift Control is produced by the Guardian's New Media Lab with help from Boddingtons and Stella Artois Dry

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No Subject
by Ross Wright 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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BAD_gyz
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

TWP writes Page Oner on the FBI's computer upgrade snafu for NCIC and national fingerprint info on demand, with multi-millions in overruns and mismanagement. It says that as a result Congress has refused initial $100m for digital wiretap and will not release funds until the feebies show technological and managerial competence. Freeh and Gorelick claim they were misled on costs of the upgrades by underlings. However, a feebie says that the budgets were deliberately under-priced to get approval, and that everyone knew more would be needed. The implication is that $500 million is too low for DTA, but that Congress thinks its way too high for bumblers. ----- BAD_gyz

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Re: Wassenaar Arrangement and "sensitive dual-use items"
by pgut001＠cs.auckland.ac.nz 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>In my far memory, it was about 50-70 pages. It seems to >be a digest or a boneless version. There are two separate documents here which people are getting confused. The first is the text of the Wassenaar arrangement, which is quite short and (as described by one person who's seen it) "consists of a lot of weasel words". The second is the one which sets down what is controlled. This is rather lengthy, around 100 pages. The EAR changes which were made in the US contains some of the text of this document, which predates Wassenaar and is just the older COCOM text under a new title. The COCOM text originates from the US, and some of the countries still have versions with US spellings even though the countries use proper :-) Englishm which indicates its origins. Peter.

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Failed mail
by NTMail 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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No Subject
by Bovine Remailer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Timmy C[unt] Maytag is not only as queer as a three dollar bill, but he is also into having sex with children. \\/// |O O| Timmy C[unt] Maytag | ( | |_@_| H

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Arrested for handing out leaflets about the 1st Amendment (fwd)
by Brad Dolan 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ARTISTpres(a)aol.com I Was Arrested For Handing Out a Leaflet about the First Amendment by Robert Lederman On March 10th and 11th, 1997 eight members of A.R.T.I.S.T. and I drove to Washington, D.C. from New York to hand out leaflets about a Supreme Court case in which we are plaintiffs. Our case involves the right of artists to sell paintings, sculptures and other works of fine art on the street without a license, based on freedom of speech. We'd each been arrested numerous times for selling our art and had recently won a favorable decision in the 2nd circuit Federal Appeals Court. Now New York City was appealing that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. Legal briefs filed by the City claim that art does not express ideas and is unworthy of full First Amendment protection. On the 10th and 11th, thousands of museum directors, arts attorneys, curators and heads of cultural institutions were in Washington for Arts Advocacy Day. It was an opportunity to reach influential people who'd be directly affected by the outcome of our case. We planned to quietly stand on the public sidewalk outside Art Advocacy Day events and give out leaflets describing the Supreme Court appeal and the issue of artists' First Amendment rights. Everywhere we went in D.C. the police said we needed a permit to hand out even one leaflet and threatened us with arrest. They also claimed that even if we had a permit we would not be able to hand out literature in front of the event locations because they were Federal property. After explaining what we were doing and the subject of the leaflet, we continued to give out our literature while the police threatened us with arrest and conferred with supervisors and city attorneys about handling the situation. Our literature distribution efforts were successful. By the end of the two days we'd managed to contact most of the Art Advocacy Day participants in D.C. We decided to make one final stop in front of the U.S. Capitol to create a few paintings as a visual statement about free expression. Many of the art advocates were inside the Capitol building meeting with members of Congress. While the other artists painted I stood on the public sidewalk in front of the Capitol with a handful of literature. Everywhere around me were tourists and elected officials posing with lobbyists from various corporations and special interests. Before handing out a single leaflet I was approached by a sergeant from the Capitol Hill Police who explained that giving out literature was forbidden, but that I could apply for a permit which, if granted, would give me the right to demonstrate about 300 feet from the building in an isolated area. I explained to the officer that I'd be leaving D.C. in an hour, that I was not demonstrating, and that the First Amendment protected my right to quietly hand out a leaflet on a public sidewalk without a permit. He agreed that it probably did but informed me that I'd be arrested if I continued. In New York City I've been arrested 13 times for selling my paintings on the street, for making a speech, for protesting and for distributing literature about artists' rights. Although generally cooperative with the police and willing to comply with reasonable demands, I draw the line at being told I can't give away free literature on a public sidewalk. I explained my position to the officer and to the various Metro D.C., Federal undercover and Capitol Hill Police that eventually gathered around me. Meanwhile, members of Congress and well dressed lobbyists continued to exchange business cards, pose for photos and discuss issues on the same sidewalk where I stood with the police. A warning was issued that if I handed out one more leaflet I'd be arrested. A man wearing an Arts Advocacy pin walked by and asked what I was giving out. I explained that I couldn't give him a leaflet without being arrested but that he could take one from the pile in my hand. When he did I was handcuffed and led to a waiting police car. Above, a uniformed man with a machine gun watched from the roof. I was transported and booked into two separate police stations, repeatedly searched and charged with demonstrating without a permit. Federal intelligence officers interviewed me to determine if I was a terrorist. They asked questions about my political agenda, studied my leaflets and eventually agreed that what I did was probably protected by the First Amendment. I'll be standing trial in D.C. Superior Court on June 9th and face a $350 dollar fine and 90 days in jail. All of my property was returned except the leaflets, which are being held as evidence of my crime. After posting bail I was released and returned to the Capitol building grounds to tell reporters there what had occurred. "Oh well, there's nothing we can do", one said. "We're constantly being threatened with arrest here ourselves". I'll be going back to D.C. in June to stand trial. Meanwhile I'm looking for an attorney and writing a new leaflet about free speech and freedom of the press to give out at the Capitol. For information on the street artist Federal lawsuit or A.R.T.I.S.T. (Artists' Response To Illegal State Tactics) visit the A.R.T.I.S.T. web page at: http://www.openair.org/alerts/artist/nyc.html or contact Robert Lederman, artistpres(a)aol.com (718) 369-2111 or (212) 334-4327 Press kits, photos of this and other arrests are available. -- <HTML><A HREF="http://www.eff.org/~mech"> Stanton McCandlish </A><HR><A HREF="mailto:mech@eff.org"> mech(a)eff.org </A><P><A HREF="http://www.eff.org"> Electronic Frontier Foundation </A><P> Program Director </HTML>

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