Re: "A new battle over keeping the Net clean," by J.Weber/LATimes

[Tim May <tcmay@got.net>]

At 3:23 PM -0700 8/5/97, bpettigrew@usa.net wrote:

>The solution to bad speech is more speech.  Don't suppress, ban,
>or oppose RSAC.  Provide alternatives.
>

Most of us aren't trying to "ban" labels, or suppress or oppose them, per se.

Just to ban, suppress, and oppose:

- any scheme to require them

- any scheme in which labels are an "affirmative defense"

- any "mandatory voluntary" schemes

- any moves to legislate or dictate the forms labels may take


--Tim May




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