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[Press cov. on CPSR conf] Group opposes Net privatization
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- Subject: [Press cov. on CPSR conf] Group opposes Net privatization
- From: Rigo Wenning <wenning2@rz.uni-sb.de>
- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 01:36:39 +0100
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FYI, was sonst so in Boston gelaufen ist...
Gruss
Rigo
Bericht folgt.
>Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 13:11:20 +0200
>From: Meryem Marzouki <meryem.marzouki@dial.oleane.com>
>Subject: [Press cov. on CPSR conf] Group opposes Net privatization
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>FYI
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>http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctd622.htm
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> [Image] 10/12/98- Updated 10:56 AM The Nation's Homepage
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> [Image] Group opposes Net privatization
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> FAQ/Tips said Harry Hochheiser, director-at-large for CPSR,
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> Tech News Among the topics at the two-day conference was a
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> Web Resources The public has about a week to comment on the plan
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> [Image] Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig, an
> [Image] expert in cyberspace law, criticized the plan. He
> Hardware said it places critical decisions about Internet
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