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EFFector Online Volume 7 No. 1         01/07/1994         editors@eff.org

A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation        ISSN 1062-9424

EFF Board's Kapor and Dyson Appointed to NII Advisory Council

EFF Helps to Eliminate Outrageous Sentences for Computer Crimes

An Arts and Humanities Policy Symposium for the NII (Boston, 1994)

Commerce Dept. BBS Update

New Outposts on the Electronic Frontier

What You Can Do

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EFF Board's Kapor and Dyson Appointed to NII Advisory Council

EFF Chairman of the Board Mitch Kapor and Board Member Esther Dyson were 2

of 27 communications leaders appointed to the Clinton Administration's

National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council.  The Advisory Council

telecommunications policy to meet the needs of both government and the

Mitch Kapor established the Electronic Frontier Foundation in 1990 with

John Perry Barlow and currently serves as EFF's Chairman of the Board. 

Mitch has testified before Congress on communications and computer topics

on many occasions.  His articles on computer networks and civil liberties,

ntellectual property, and software design have been published in

Scientific American, Forbes, Wired and many other publications.  Mitch was

the founder of Lotus Development Corporation, were he served as President

and Chief Executive Officer from 1982 to 1986, and designed the Lotus 1-2-3

Esther Dyson is President of EdVenture Holdings, where she writes and

technology.  Esther publishes a second newsletter, Rel-EAST, which shares

eastern Europe.  Esther also sponsors the PC Forum and East-West High Tech

Forum conferences.  Esther serves on the Board of Trustees of the Santa Fe

Forum; and serves as an advisor to Perot Systems and the Poynter Institute

for Media Studies.

The other members of the NII Advisory Council are:

Delano Lewis, CEO, National Public Radio (co-chair of the Council)

Edward McCracken, CEO, Silicon Graphics (co-chair of the Council)

Morton Bahr, Communications Workers of America

Toni Bearman, Dean, U. of Pittsburgh School of Library and Info. Sciences

Bonnie Bracey, elementary school teacher, Arlington County, VA

John Cooke, Pres., Disney Channel

Craig Fields, CEO, MCC

Lynn Forester, CEO, FirstMark Holdings

Carol Fukunaga, Senator, State of Hawaii

Haynes Griffin, CEO, Vanguard Cellular Systems

George Heilmeier, CEO, Bellcore

Susan Herman, GM, Dept. of Telecommunications, City of Los Angeles

James Houghton, CEO, Corning

Stanley Hubbard, CEO, Hubbard Broadcasting

Robert Johnson, Pres., Black Entertainment Television/District Cablevision

Robert Kahn, Pres., Corporation for National Research Initiatives

Deborah Kaplan, VP, World Institute on Disability

Alex Mandl, VP, AT&T

Nathan Myhrvold, Sr. VP Advanced Tech, Microsoft Corporation

Mac Norton, Attorney, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings

Vance Opperman, Pres., West Publishing

Jane Smith Patterson, Tech. Advisor to the Governor of North Carolina

Bert Roberts, CEO, MCI

John Sculley, CEO, Spectrum Info Tech

Joan Smith, Chair, Oregon PUC

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Subject: EFF Helps to Eliminate Outrageous Sentences for Computer Crimes

Comments opposing the United States Sentencing Commission's proposed

Society for Electronic Access), CPSR and others have been taken to heart. 

The U.S.S.C. recently announced a *new* proposal for Computer Fraud and

Abuse sentencings.  Instead of the single guideline for all computer crimes

nto account the intention of the defendant by directing the sentencing

court to the most appropriate existing guideline.

For example, under the old proposed guideline, a first time offender who

accessed a computer without authority, copied a non-protected file, and

financial gain or to cause harm to the system would result in the minimum

EFF is proud to have played a role in encouraging the Sentencing Commission

to craft the new guideline.  New communications technologies, in their

earliest infancy, are becoming the subject of precedent-setting litigation.

Overly strict sentences imposed for computer-related fraud and abuse may

there are more cases on which to base a guideline, individual sentencing

violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, can radically affect the

course of computer technology's future, and with it the fate of an

mportant tool for the exchange of ideas in a democratic society.

The Sentencing Commission is asking for comments by March 18, 1994.  It's

mportant that we all tell the U.S.S.C. that we're happy with the new

future, EFF will be setting up an electronic mailbox to receive electronic

comments.  In the meantime, written comments can be sent to:

        United States Sentencing Commission

        One Columbus Circle, N.E.

        Suite 2-500, South Lobby

        Washington, DC  20002-8002

        Attention:  Public Information

A copy of the proposed guidelines is located at 58 Fed. Reg. 67522 or on

ftp.eff.org as pub/EFF/Issues/Legal/sentencing.amendment

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Subject:  An Arts and Humanities Policy Symposium for the NII (Boston, 1994).

          CALL FOR PAPERS, PANELS, AND PRESENTATIONS

On October 14th, 15th and 16th, the Center for Art Research in

Boston will sponsor a National Symposium on Proposed Arts and

Humanities Policies for the National Information Infrastructure.

AGENDA FOR ACTION and proposed NII legislation on the future of the

arts and the humanities in 21st Century America.

The symposium will bring together government officials, academics,

artists, writers, representatives of arts and cultural institutions

and organizations, and other concerned individuals from many

the coming decades. 

To participate, submit a 250-word abstract of your proposal for a

vitae, by March 15, 1994.

Special consideration will be given to those efforts that take a

critical perspective of the issues, and are concerned with

offering specific alternatives to current administration and

congressional agendas.

The proceedings of the symposium will be video-taped, and papers and

Jay Jaroslav, Director                jaroslav@artdata.win.net

CENTER FOR ART RESEARCH  

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Subject: Commerce Dept. BBS Update

The anouncement in EFFector Online Volume 6 No. 4  about the "Commerce 

Dept.'s Economic Bulletin Board on the Internet" was both out of date and 

ncomplete.

Thanks to kradov@world.std.com and wild@access.digex.net for this update.

Most of this stuff is available by gopher, anon ftp, or telnet from 

una.hh.lib.umich.edu. The University of Michigan library runs a mirror of the

Commerce Dept. electronic bulletin board as well.

Here is the pricing for the EBB.  Note: Flat rate subscribers will not pay an 

additional per file charge for FTP access.  Contact Amy Williams at the

Commerce Dept. if you have any further questions. 

The Office of Business Analysis is pleased to announce, starting on

Friday, October 1, 1993, new services and new price options for

These steps are being taken in response to public demand for

additional services, to bring the cost of accessing the EBB using

current basic service, and to simplify billing and accounting

BROWSEABLE TOPS:  EBB customers accessing trade opportunity (TOPS)

files have been required to download an entire file to determine if

there are any leads for the types of goods their company

create a file containing TOPS for that product if any are

available.  These specialized TOP files may be downloaded like

ONE-STOP SUBSCRIPTION FEE:  Beginning October 1, the annual

able to use the same account number to access all three types of

EBB service: the standard service (300, 1200, or 2400 baud), the

using telnet.  There will be no additional charge to current

MORE FREE TIME:  The connect charge credit has been increased to

$20 as part of the $45 subscription fee.  Standard service

customers will now be able to receive 100-400 minutes of free time

(depends on time of day called) before connect-time charges start

to accrue.  For the first time, 9600 BPS and Internet customers

More free time means fewer bills will be sent to low volume

customers.

CONNECT-TIME CHARGES REDUCED:  Connect-time charges for 9600 BPS

customers have been reduced from $.50 per minute of use at all

times of the day to a sliding rate depending on the time of day

called.  These charges, which will also apply to Internet

customers, are summarized at the end of this announcement.

FLAT RATE ACCOUNTS:  Large-volume EBB customers may want to

consider using one of two flat rate accounts that are now

available; one fixed fee covers EBB use for the entire year.  Flat

to one hour each day.  Need more than one hour per day?  Flat rate

nstitutions up to four hours of access each day.  NOTE: flat rate

accounts cannot be used on the EBB during the peak price period (8

AM to noon, Eastern time).

FUTURE PLANS:  The EBB is now available on the Internet; in the

near future, file transfer protocol (FTP) and e-mail services will

be made available.  The same annual subscription and user

dentification code will give users access to these services.  We

than per minute connected.  We expect these charges to be based

upon the size of the file ranging from $1.00 for files up to 150

kilobytes to $3.00 for files larger than 500 kilobytes.

                EBB Charges as of October 1, 1993

The public may obtain full EBB services in two ways; (1)

account.

Subscription Fee basis:

     Annual subscription fee            $45

     Credit for connect charges         $20

     Connect charges (300, 1200, or 2400 baud)

          8 AM - noon                        $.20 per minute

          noon - 6 PM                        $.15 per minute

          6 PM - 8 AM (all day weekends

               and holidays                  $.05 per minute

     Connect charges (9600 BPS and telnet access via Internet)

          8 AM - noon                        $.40 per minute

          noon - 6 PM                        $.30 per minute

          6 PM - 8 AM (all day weekends

               and holidays                  $.10 per minute

Flat Rate Account basis:

     Option 1 (up to one hour per day)       $250 annual fee

     Option 2 (up to four hours per day)     $400 annual fee

     Note: Single fee covers all EBB charges for entire year; no

     additional connect-time fees are charged.  Flat rate accounts

     do not have access to the EBB during peak hours of 8 AM -

     noon.

Subscribers and flat rate account holders may access all EBB

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Subject: New Outposts on the Electronic Frontier

New organizations and groups, like and allied with EFF but separate

entities, are forming in various parts of the world.  Here is some contact

nformation for three of them, all of which, incidentally, are arising in

areas once on the furthest edges of "real life" frontiers: Texas and

Australia.

to discuss it on comp.org.eff.talk. If interested in starting such an

organization, you may wish to participate in the "TheseGroups" mailing list

(send a request to thesegroups-request@tic.com), which exists for

EFF-Austin, New York City's Society for Electronic Access and many other

online activism groups and individuals.  Please note that TheseGroups is

for serious work and idea exchange between active members and staff of

civil liberties and online advocacy groups, and is a private list, not a

* Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA)

EFA is still in the process of forming and getting organized.

Early in 1994 Electronic Frontiers Australia will be formed to define,

organisation will be similar to EFF in the USA. Michael Baker

 has announced the incept of a new

to form a public interest electronic civil liberties organization in

Australia. If you want to join EFA contact Michael Baker at any of his

addresses listed below. If you want to take part in the formation

of EFA (and influence its basic objectives and policies), send a

        General: Michael Baker 

        CompuServe: Michael Baker <100026,1312>

        FidoNet: Michael Baker, 3:800/838

        Mailing list requests: efa-request@iinet.com.au

        FTP: ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/EF-Australia

    EFA, c/o Michael Baker

    P.O. Box 5

    Flaxley SA 5153 Australia

    Voice: +61 08 388 8439

    Fax:   +61 08 388 9532 

* Electronic Frontiers Houston (EFH)

"Electronic Frontiers Houston" (EFH) is a non-profit corporation

telecommunications community.  Working in alliance with the Electronic

Frontier Foundation, EFF-Austin and other national and regional

organizations, EFH acts as a focal point for the diverse set of

ndividuals who find themselves involved in computer communications.

ssues in "cyberspace," promoting wider public access to computer

networks, exploring artistic and social implications of new digital

media, and educating the public about the increasingly important

on-line world.

There are several ways to contact EFH:

(1) Electronic Mail

        EFH can be reached via electronic mail from almost every major

        computer network.  There are several important addresses:

        (a) General Inquiries/Business

                Internet:  efh@blkbox.com

                 WWIVnet:  efh@5285

                 FidoNet:  efh@blkbox.com via 1:106/88

              Compuserve:  INTERN:efh@blkbox.com

         America On-Line:  efh@blkbox.com

                   Genie:  efh@blkbox.com@INET#

        (b) Board of Directors, Officers and a few others

                Internet:  efh-directors@blkbox.com

                 WWIVnet:  efh-directors@5285

                 FidoNet:  efh-directors@blkbox.com via 1:106/88

              Compuserve:  INTERN:efh-directors@blkbox.com

         America On-Line:  efh-directors@blkbox.com

                   Genie:  efh-directors@blkbox.com@INET#

(2) USENET News

     For those with access to USENET, there is a special newsgroup

     devoted to EFH discussion and announcements --

 	    houston.efh.talk

     It can be accessed using your normal USENET news reader.

(3) Bulletin Board

    Modem users can dial into The Bamboo Gardens BBS, a Houston

    computer bulletin board which has donated space to the EFH for

    discussion and dissemination of on-line documents.

    The phone number is is (713) 665-4656.

    The modem accepts speeds of up to 14.4 bps.

    Users may set up a new user account or use the special EFH account

    by logging on as "EFH GUEST" with the password "EFH" and entering

    "0000" as the last four digits of your phone number when requested.

(4) US Mail

                  EFH

                  2476 Bolsover #145

                  Houston, TX 77005.

(5) Telephone (Voice)

                  Ed Cavazos at (713) 661-1561

(6) Gopher and FTP 

    For those with access to the Internet, Gopher and FTP access to the

    EFH archives are available thanks to facilities donated by

    Texas Internet Consultants.

    For Gopher access, gopher to "gopher.tic.com" port 70.  Look in the

    "Electronic Frontiers Houston" directory.

    For FTP access, ftp to "ftp.tic.com".  Log in as "anonymous" and

    enter your e-mail address as a password.  Type "cd EFH" to go the

    EFH's directory.

* EFF-Austin

Computer-based communication media like electronic mail are creating

new forms of community -- the first settlements on an electronic

frontier. Our laws and cultural norms, however, do not properly define

the rights and responsibilities of the members of these new

communities. Conflicts come about as the law struggles with "places"

 - Protect Your Rights on the Net

Law enforcement activities in recent years, publicized as "cracking

nnocent people. These activities, whether through ignorance or

malice, deprived many people of legitimate Constitutional rights,

chilled free expression and stunted the growth of the Net.

EFF-Austin was formed to protect constitutional guarantees of free

computer networks. Experience has taught us that these freedoms must

be fought for if they are to survive in the online world.

 - Join EFF-Austin

EFF-Austin was created as an experimental local chapter of the national

EFF but became independent in 1993 while retaining contacts with the

education, and advocacy of constitutional rights in cyberspace. We're

Austin's forum for discussion of all concerns related to the cutting

edge where society meets technology.

Contact EFF-Austin by USMail:

EFF-Austin

Austin, TX 78760

by EMail:

eff-austin@tic.com

or by voice mail:

(512)465-7871

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Subject: What You Can Do

"Freedom is fostered when the means of communication are dispersed,

microcomputers."

                --Ithiel de Sola Pool

                    from _Technologies of Freedom_

There is more than money at stake in the debate over the development of

America's communications highways.  Educate yourself.  Join EFF.

The Administration is currently making decisions that will affect your

ability to communicate in the future?  Who's protecting your interests?

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is working with legislators to

make sure that principles guaranteeing free speech, privacy and affordable

Edward Markey (D-MA) has already incorporated much of EFF's Open Platform

vision into his NII proposal (H.R. 3626).  But the fight is not yet won. 

The only way to make sure that future networks will serve *you* is to

become involved.  Join EFF and receive regular updates on what's happening

and action alerts when immediate action becomes critical.

Blind trust in the system won't help you.  Take control of your future. 

EFF is a respected voice for the rights of users of online technologies.

We feel that the best way to protect your online rights is to be fully

nformed and to make your opinions heard.  EFF members are informed, and

are making a difference.  Join EFF today!

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