Acbosgd.555
net.general
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:mhtsa!ihnss!cbosg!cbosgd!mark
Fri Dec 18 11:57:35 1981
Re: freedom of the netwaves ?
There really are some serious issues here to deal with.  Not only do
we have to be sure we're legal (the obscenity laws might apply, there
are also potential copyright problems with net.db and net.movies) but
we also want to make sure we're moving in the "best interests" (whatever
that means) of the community we serve.  As it was pointed out, I think
we'd pretty much all agree that if somebody wanted to start net.kkk or
net.nazi, somebody would have to put their foot down.  Other "public
access" media, such as CB radio, Ham, and even telephones, have laws
preventing obscenity.  It might be the case that USENET should adopt
similar policies.  "If you don't like it, change the channel"?  Well,
there are many people out there that feel very strongly that certain
kinds of discussions should not exist on their computer.

I propose that anyone with opinions on this issue discuss it on net.news.
I want to hear from both sides.  This is YOUR NETWORK, remember!

       Mark Horton

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