Crazy Atheist Libertarian

Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 07:25:58 -0400 To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com> From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com> Subject: L. Neil Smith Won The Prometheus Award for "Forge of the Elders" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"

Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 23:21:33 -0700 From: Chris Hibbert <hibbert@netcom.com> Subject: LFS Press release: Prometheus Awards Organization: It's Just Me X-Accept-Language: en

For immediate release: September, 2001

* Libertarian Futurist Society announced Prometheus Award winners Sept. 2 at the Philadelphia Worldcon * L. Neil Smith won Best Novel for "Forge of the Elders"

At its annual Worldcon award ceremony Sept. 2 in Philadelphia, the Libertarian Futurist Society presented its annual Prometheus Award for Best Novel to L. Neil Smith's "Forge of the Elders" (Baen Books).

The Prometheus Awards ceremony preceded a panel discussion on "Beyond Ayn Rand and Robert Heinlein: Libertarian SF." The panel was held from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday Sept. 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and Philadelphia Marriott in Philadelphia.

L. Neil Smith has won the Prometheus Award twice before: in 1984 for The Probability Broach, and in 1994 for Pallas.

Forge of the Elders combines two previously published novels with the story's finale, finally published a decade later. The story concerns the culture clash between the human members of an expedition to asteroid 5023 Eris, and the multitude of aliens they find when they arrive. The twist is that the aliens are anarchist individualists with a sophisticated culture, while the humans were sent by a monolithic socialist/communist world government. The culture clash results in a few mysterious deaths, and the investigation of the possible murders reveals much about the motivations of the perpetrators and suspects.

The other finalists in the voting for the 2001 Prometheus Award were:

* Lodestar, by Michael Flynn (TOR Books) * The Sky Road, by Ken MacLeod (TOR Books) * The Truth, by Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins) * Eagle Against the Stars, by Steve White (Baen Books)

Twelve novels were nominated by LFS members for this year's awards. The other nominees were Candle, by John Barnes (TOR Books); The Legend That Was Earth, by James Hogan (Baen Books); Outlaw School, by Rebecca Ore (HarperCollins/EOS); Chimera, by Will Shetterly (TOR Books); Vampire Nation, by Thomas Sipos (www.communistvampires.com); Conspiracies, by F. Paul Wilson (Forge Books); and All the Rage, by F. Paul Wilson (FORGE Books)

The 2001 winner of the Hall of Fame award for Best Classic Fiction was "The Survival of Freedom", an sf anthology edited by Jerry Pournelle and John Carr. Pournelle shared the prometheus award in 1992 with Larry Niven for Fallen Angels. The LFS' first Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement went to Poul Anderson. Both of these awards were presented at LFScon, the Libertarian Futurist Society's first national conference and 20th anniversary celebration, held May 25-27 in conjunction with Marcon 36 in Columbus, Ohio. The audience of more than 1,000 people were treated to the Awards ceremony as part of the Masquerade festivities.

Karen Anderson, Poul's wife and a guest of honor, accepted for Anderson, whose illness had prevented him from attending LFScon as Marcon's Grand Master guest of honor. Anderson, widely respected as a Grand Master of S.F., already had been recognized by the LFS three times over the past two decades, having won the Prometheus Hall of Fame twice for "The Star Fox" and "Trader to the Stars" and the Best Novel award for "The Stars Are Also Fire" (1995). Poul Anderson passed away July 31, 2001 at the age of 74.

The Prometheus awards for Best Novel, Best Classic Fiction (Hall of Fame) and (occasional) Special awards honor outstanding science fiction/fantasy that explores the possibilities of a free future, champions human rights (including personal and economic liberty), dramatizes the perennial conflict between individuals and coercive governments, or critiques the tragic consequences of abuse of power-- especially by the State.

The Prometheus Award, sponsored by the Libertarian Futurist Society (LFS), was established in 1979, making it one of the most enduring awards after the Nebula and Hugo awards, and one of the oldest fan-based awards currently in sf. Presented annually since 1982 at the World Science Fiction Convention, the Prometheus Awards include a gold coin and plaque for the winners.

The Hall of Fame, established in 1983, focuses on older classic fiction, including novels, novellas, short stories, poems and plays. Past Hall of Fame award winners range from Robert Heinlein and Ayn Rand to Ray Bradbury and Ursula LeGuin.

Publishers who wish to submit 2002 novels for consideration should contact Michael Grossberg (614-236-5040, mikegrossb@aol.com, 3164 Plymouth Place, Columbus OH 43213), Chair of the LFS Prometheus Awards Best Novel Finalist judging committee.

Prometheus Award and Hall of Fame winners

Founded in 1982, the Libertarian Futurist Society sponsors the annual Prometheus Award and Prometheus Hall of Fame; publishes reviews, news and columns in the quarterly "Prometheus"; arranges annual awards ceremonies at the Worldcon, debates libertarian futurist issues (such as private space exploration); and provides fun and fellowship for libertarian-SF fans.

Here are the past winners of LFS Awards

Prometheus Award winners Wheels Within Wheels, by F. Paul Wilson (1979) The Probability Broach, by L. Neil Smith (1982) Voyage From Yesteryear, by James Hogan (1983) The Rainbow Cadenza, by J. Neil Schulman (1984) Cybernetic Samurai, by Victor Milan (1986) Marooned in Real Time, by Vernor Vinge (1987) The Jehovah Contract, by Victor Koman (1988) Moon of Ice, by Brad Linaweaver (1989) Solomon's Knife, by Victor Koman (1990 In the Country of the Blind, by Michael Flynn (1991) Fallen Angels, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (1992) The Multiplex Man, by James Hogan (1993) Pallas, by L. Neil Smith (1994) The Stars Are Also Fire, by Poul Anderson (1995) The Star Fraction, by Ken MacLeod (1996) Kings of the High Frontier, by Victor Koman (1997) The Stone Canal, by Ken MacLeod (1998) The Golden Globe, by John Varley (Berkley/Ace) (1999) A Deepness in the Sky, by Vernor Vinge (TOR Books) (2000) The Forge of the Elders, by L. Neil Smith (Baen Books) (2001) * None of the Above won in 1985, and no awards were given in 1980 and 1981.

Prometheus Hall of Fame winners Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1983) Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (1983) George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1984) Poul Anderson's Trader to the Stars (1985) Eric Frank Russell's The Great Explosion (1985) C.M. Kornbluth's The Syndic, (1986) Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's Illuminatus trilogy. (1986) Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land (1987) Ayn Rand's Anthem (1987) Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination (1988) J. Neil Schulman's Alongside Night (1989) F. Paul Wilson's Healer (1990) F. Paul Wilson's An Enemy of the State (1991) Ira Levin's This Perfect Day (1992) Ursula LeGuin's The Dispossessed (1993) Yevgeni Zamiatin's We (1994) Poul Anderson's The Star Fox (1995) Robert Heinlein's The Red Planet (1996) Robert Heinlein's Methuselah's Children (1997) Robert Heinlein's Time Enough for Love (1998) H. Beam Piper and John McGuire's A Planet for Texans (Also published as "Lone Star Planet") (1999) Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (2000) The Survival of Freedom, edited by Jerry Pournelle and John F. Carr (2001)

SPECIAL AWARDS 1998: "Free Space," edited by Brad Linaweaver and Ed Kramer 2001: Poul Anderson, for lifetime achievement

Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues Send a blank message to: freematt@coil.com with the words subscribe FA on the subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per week) Matthew Gaylor, (614) 313-5722 ICQ: 106212065 Archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fa/

From atheist Thu Sep 6 08:58:01 2001 X-FreePort-Flags: Received: (from atheist@localhost) by aztec2.asu.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id IAA16598; Thu, 6 Sep 2001 08:58:01 -0700 (MST) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 08:58:01 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <200109061558.IAA16598@aztec2.asu.edu> From: atheist@aztec.asu.edu (LARRY JOHNSON) To: getmatt Subject: [reason@free-market.net: Reason-Express: REx35, v4] Reply-To: atheist@aztec.asu.edu

================= Begin forwarded message =================

From: reason@free-market.net ("Jeff Taylor") To: ReasonExpress@free-market.net (Reason Express List Member) Subject: Reason-Express: REx35, v4 Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:07:19 -0500 (CDT)

Welcome to REASON Express, the weekly e-newsletter from REASON magazine. REASON Express is written by Washington-based journalist Jeff A. Taylor and draws on the ideas and resources of the REASON editorial staff. For more information on REASON, visit our Web site at www.reason.com. Send your comments about REASON Express to Jeff A. Taylor (jtaylor@reason.com) and REASON Editor-in-Chief Nick Gillespie (gillespie@reason.com).

REASON Express August 28, 2001 Vol. 4 No. 35

1)Commission Debates How to Slow the Social Security Train Wreck 2)Save That Federal Tax Cut: Your Governor Needs It 3)NATO, Balkans, More Fooling Around 4)Quick Hits

- - Index Influx - -

Members of the Social Security commission must be fervently wishing for a time machine. That way, they could go back in time and intercede in those COLA wars of the '70s and '80s that set the federal program's "cost-of-living" increases unsustainably high. And that way, they wouldn't have to slog through changing how future benefits are adjusted.

Wise commission members understand that benefits must be tied to inflation instead of some cobbled-together "wage growth" number. Even at that, the traditional CPI number probably overstates inflation.

Still, as the commission is doing the equivalent of a two-minute drill on a long field, changing the rate of increases may not be enough to save the system. Explicit benefit cuts might have to enter the picture.

The commission faces a tough cash-flow problem that begins to take its toll on the system in about 20 years. After that, the system rapidly falls apart, as there are simply not enough workers to pay for the benefits. Creating private accounts now can help current workers, but to the extent that their pay-in to the Ponzi scheme is reduced, the payout pot still shrinks.

Sooner or later the commission will have to come to grips with the fact that they'll have to back Social Security's obligations with something other than Treasury IOUs if they want to tide the system over until the private accounts can do the heavy lifting. Whether that means investing in government-backed mortgages, state and local bonds, both, or some hybrid, taking some of the burden off current and future workers will be a necessary part of reform.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48865-2001Aug22.html

Rhys Southan finds the Social Security Administration has one of the worst government Web sites for kids at http://www.reason.com/hod/rs082701.html.

- - Local Lumps - -

State tax hikes are rapidly depleting the supposed stimulative effect of President Bush's once-and-future tax cut.

For example, North Carolina pols are trying to pass a half-billion-dollar tax increase that would give the state the highest tax burden in the Southeast--on par with such tax-hungry states as Massachusetts, Maryland, California, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. The $250 per household increase would come as the state's unemployment rate has inched above the national rate for the first time in over a decade. This double whammy saps the confidence and darkens the outlook for families trying to plan for the future.

For the time being, Tennessee may have avoided imposing an income tax, but lawmakers there still think revenue increases are the only way to close budget shortfalls. Other states are on the brink of turning to big tax hikes if rosy revenue projections born of the recent boom years do not pan out. Right now, most are tinkering with small increases in excise taxes.

This state of affairs reveals that very few states have actually tried to restrict budgets to needs. As revenue grew through the late '90s, so did government spending. Gold-plated services became the standard with very little tough questioning about where it all might lead.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/0824/p1s2-usec.html

- - Disarming Dance - -

Somewhere in the middle of the nation's collective A-section came the news that NATO is deeply involved in trying to disarm combatants in Macedonia. Ever since the Balkans heated up, the U.S. has kept a small tripwire force in the country. Now soldiers from other NATO countries are pouring in with the expressed aim of disarming Albanian fighters who oppose the government.

Trouble is, there is wide disagreement over just how many arms need to be removed. The government says 80,000, the rebels 2,000. NATO has settled on 3,500, or one gun for every NATO trooper in country.

This, needless to say, has left the Macedonian government unimpressed. The entire NATO operation seems to be a PR move intended to get the parliament to accept a peace agreement drafted by NATO.

In the meantime, Russia fears the NATO operation will turn into a de facto enforced partition of the country. This isn't completed crazy, as previous Balkan operations have focused on separating the combatants and then declaring "democracy."

http://english.pravda.ru/main/2001/08/23/13172.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54712-2001Aug23.html

QUICK HITS

- - Quote of the Week - -

"I saw the teeth, and he was snapping. My nerves went bad, and I was sweating. That's when I called on the Lord," Jerry Williams after his 12-year-old niece fished a foot-long piranha out of the Ohio River.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,32924,00.html

- - Going to Kansas City - -

Minors in Kansas City, Missouri, risk arrest if they are caught downtown after midnight. Parents can be fined up to $500 for a second violation.

http://www.ljworld.com/section/stateregional/story/64182

- - Cable Access - -

Cablevision must give federal investigators info about its subscribers' Net use without informing the targets, a judge rules. Name, address, identifying numbers, and usage habits all must go the feds secretly, he explains, because the Net falls into the category of "other services" provided by the cable company. In contrast, records of any pay-per-view porn purchased would trigger federal privacy statues and the customers would have to be notified.

http://www6.law.com/lawcom/displayid.cfm?statename=NY&docnum=82724&table=news& flag=full

REASON NEWS

Sign up for "Reason Foundation Alert" to receive regular updates about the activities of the Reason Foundation, including REASON magazine and the foundation's think tank division, the Reason Public Policy Institute. To subscribe, send an email to reasonalert-subscribe@topica.com.

The Scene! Check out REASON Editor-at-Large Virginia Postrel's frequently updated observations on current events and ideas. Visit The Scene at http://www.dynamist.com/scene.html.

For the latest on media appearances by REASON writers, visit http://www.reason.com/press.html.

REASON Express is made possible by a grant from The DBT Group (http://www.dbtgroup.com), manufacturers of affordable, high-performance mainframe systems and productivity software.

Current Circulation: 6594

We encourage you to forward REASON Express. If you received this issue from a forward, please subscribe.

Previous issues of REASON Express are available at http://www.reason.com/re/re.html

To subscribe visit http://www.reason.com/re/subscribe.html

Or: To subscribe to the TEXT version just send a TEXT ONLY message to

Majordomo@free-market.net

with this in the body of the message:

subscribe Reason-Express youremail@yourdomain.com

For the HTML version the TEXT ONLY message would be:

subscribe Reason-ExpressHTML youremail@yourdomain.com

Your email and your domain would be something like gillespie@reason.com.

To unsubscribe, use unsubscribe in place of subscribe.

-- IRA, CIA, FBI, KILL, TERRORIST, BOMB, TARGET, TERMINATE, JIHAD, CEASEFIRE, ATHEIST, ALLAH, FREEDOM, TRUTH, JUSTICE, MARIJUANA, POT, COKE, BREW, DOPE, SEX, DRUGS, TNT, C4, CORDITE, GUNPOWDER, REBELS, OVERTHROW, I love it when the government reads my email.

From atheist Thu Sep 6 09:04:40 2001 X-FreePort-Flags: Received: (from atheist@localhost) by aztec2.asu.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id JAA17034; Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:04:40 -0700 (MST) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:04:40 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <200109061604.JAA17034@aztec2.asu.edu> From: atheist@aztec.asu.edu (LARRY JOHNSON) To: getmatt Subject: [editor@eff.org: EFFector 14.22: Privacy Alerts; Dmitry Update; More...] Reply-To: atheist@aztec.asu.edu

================= Begin forwarded message =================

From: editor@eff.org (Stanton McCandlish) To: effector-12345@effector.org Subject: EFFector 14.22: Privacy Alerts; Dmitry Update; More... Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 19:07:45 -0700

EFFector Vol. 14, No. 22 Sep. 4, 2001 editors@eff.org

A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424

In the 182nd Issue of EFFector (now with over 28,800 subscribers!):

* ALERT: Stop Mandatory Monitoring of Federal Judges' Internet Use * Dmitry Sklyarov and Elcomsoft Arraigned in San Jose, CA; Plead Not Guilty * Music Share-in Festival in Golden Gate Park * ALERT: Friday, September 7 - International Day of Action Against Video Surveillance * Update: Opt-Out Alert Correction * Administrivia

For more information on EFF activities & alerts: http://www.eff.org/

To join EFF or make an additional donation: http://www.eff.org/support/ EFF is a member-supported nonprofit. Please sign up as a member today!

ALERT: Stop Mandatory Monitoring of Federal Judges' Internet Use

EFF Requests Citizen Comments to Judicial Conference

Electronic Frontier Foundation ACTION ALERT

(Issued: Tuesday, September 4, 2001 / Deadline: September 11, 2001)

Introduction:

On September 11, the Judicial Conference of the United States will consider mandating Internet use monitoring for all employees of the federal judiciary, judges included. The Administrative Office of the Courts, which already secretly monitored Internet use without consent, worries that "a significant factor contributing to the growth of [Internet] traffic appear(s) to be related to personal, rather than business usage," even though Internet usage immediately and dramatically declined voluntarily in response to an appropriate-use memo that office sent out in March. Moreover, judges of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ordered a one-week shutdown of the monitoring asserting that it is inappropriate and possibly illegal.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) believes that if we can't trust judicial employees to use computers appropriately, then we shouldn't trust them to administer our courts. The intrusive monitoring of e-mail, Internet usage, case-related materials, and even private correspondence -- perhaps to be conducted by an outside commercial company -- raises serious privacy issues. Regardless of the legalities, spying on employees is bad policy, and anathema to a working environment that would otherwise attract trusted professionals and produce outstanding performance.

What YOU Can Do Now:

* Mail or e-mail the EFF letter below, or your own, to the Judicial Conference today. Feel free to use this letter verbatim, or modify it as you wish. Let the Conference know that you oppose Internet monitoring of judges. Please be polite and concise, but firm. * Contact your legislators about online privacy issues. For information on how to contact your legislators and other government officials, see EFF's "Contacting Congress and Other Policymakers" guide at: http://www.eff.org/congress.html In addition, please also send a copy of your letter to Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) at senator@schumer.senate.gov and Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA-26) at howard.berman@mail.house.gov, the key legislators on this issue. * Join EFF! For membership information see: http://www.eff.org/support/

Sample Letter:

EFF requests that concerned citizens write politely worded letters to the Judicial Conference of the United States opposing the proposal to require Internet monitoring of federal judiciary employees.

Please make sure your comments ARRIVE before the September 11 meeting of the Judicial Conference. Specify that Ms. Siegel forward your comments to the Judicial Conference. Do NOT send spam-like or rude messages as they will be counterproductive.

Use this sample letter to the Conference or modify it, and send to:

Karen K. Siegel Attn: Judicial Monitoring Proposal Assistant Director, Office of Judicial Counsel Executive Secretariat Administrative Office of the United States Courts One Columbus Circle, NE Washington, D.C. 20544 USA

Phone: +1 202 502-2400 Fax: +1 202 502-1144 E-mail: karen_siegel@ao.uscourts.gov Cc: Mel Bryson, mel_bryson@ao.uscourts.gov Terry Cain, terry_cain@ao.uscourts.gov

Dear Ms. Siegel and members of the Judicial Conference:

Please forward my comments on this matter to all members of the Judicial Conference.

I write to express my grave concern regarding the proposal to require monitoring of Internet use for federal judiciary employees.

For our constitutional system to work, federal judges must remain independent -- that's one of the reasons we appoint them for life and prevent their salaries from being reduced. If independence really matters, it is entirely inappropriate to monitor judges' computer use.

Judge Edith H. Jones puts it precisely: the AOC's recommendations "appear to confer enormous discretion on the judicial bureaucracy to continue monitoring communications and to make policy decisions regarding Internet and computer use that each judge should make for his or her chambers."

The special role the judiciary plays in our society counsels against the adoption of a possibly illegal policy, which may violate the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, a federal law that protects the privacy of electronic communications.

The question of whether and how employers may monitor their employees' online activities is raised in several current cases before the courts. Can the public honestly believe that a court system that refuses to value the privacy of its own employees can objectively pass upon the legality of workplace surveillance? Only if the Judicial Conference rejects the proposal and decides - as a policy matter - not to monitor employees' usage of their computers, will judges across the country remain able to evaluate impartially the legality of monitoring programs in cases that come before them.

Regardless of the legalities, spying on employees is bad policy, and anathema to a working environment that would otherwise attract trusted professionals and encourage outstanding performance.

I urge you to reject the Internet use monitoring proposal for federal judiciary employees.

Sincerely, [Your full name] [Your address]

Privacy Campaign:

This drive to contact the Judiciary bureaucracy about their invasive policies is part of a larger campaign to highlight how extensively companies and governmental agencies subject us to surveillance and share and use personal information online, and what you can do about it.

Check the EFF Privacy Now! Campaign website regularly for additional alerts and news: http://www.eff.org/privnow/

Background:

Jeff Rosen's article on judicial monitoring in The New Republic: http://www.tnr.com/091001/rosen091001.html

Judge Jones's letter criticizing the Internet monitoring policy: http://eff.org/sc/judiciary/20010818_jones_judiciarycat_letter.html

Administrative Office of the US Courts press release on report recommending Internet monitoring policy: http://eff.org/sc/judiciary/20010813_aousc_monitoring_pr.html

Judicial Conference Commission on Automation and Technology report summary recommending Internet monitoring policy: http://eff.org/sc/judiciary/20010813_judiciarycat_report_summary.html

About EFF:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and government to support free expression, privacy, and openness in the information society. EFF is a member-supported organization and maintains one of the most linked-to Web sites in the world: http://www.eff.org

Contacts:

Lee Tien, EFF Senior First Amendment Attorney tien@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x102

Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations wild@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x111

- end -

Dmitry Sklyarov and Elcomsoft Arraigned in San Jose, CA

Plead Not Guilty to Conspiracy and Circumvention Trafficking Charges

Sklyarov Faces 25 Years for Providing eBook Format Converter

Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 30, 2001

Contacts:

Cindy Cohn, EFF Legal Director cindy@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x108

Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations wild@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x111

San Jose, California - Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov and his employer Elcomsoft today pled not guilty to charges of providing electronic book format conversion software in the United States. Sklyarov, who had the benefit of a court interpreter, spoke the plea himself in English.

The court heard a five-count grand jury indictment against Elcomsoft and previously jailed programmer Sklyarov on charges of trafficking and conspiracy to traffic in a copyright circumvention device.

Sklyarov -- who is out of custody on US$50,000 bail -- could face a prison term of up to twenty-five years and a US$2,250,000 fine. As a corporation, Elcomsoft faces a potential US$2,500,000 fine.

"Dmitry has programmed a format converter which has many legitimate uses including enabling the blind to hear eBooks," explained Cindy Cohn, Electronic Frontier Foundation Legal Director. "The idea that he faces prison for this is outrageous. The EFF will support Dmitry through the end of this ordeal."

"We were hoping that the government would see the wisdom and justice in not pursuing a case against Sklyarov," said his attorney, Joseph M. Burton of Duane Morris in San Francisco. "Even if one were to ignore the serious legal questions involving the DMCA, this case hardly cries out for criminal prosecution. Sklyarov's and Elcomsoft's actions are not conduct that Congress intended to criminalize. We will vigorously contest these charges."

Sklyarov and his attorneys appeared at the arraignment with US Magistrate Judge Richard Seeborg presiding. The next court appearance scheduled in the case is 9:00 AM Pacific on September 4 before Judge Ronald Whyte in the San Jose Federal Court building.

Well-dressed observers attended the arraignment and nonviolent protests occurred in Moscow (Russia), London (England), Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Reno, and Black Rock City, Nevada.

UPDATE: Sept. 4, 2001

Russian Programmer & Co. Case Continued

Trial Schedule and Company Counsel Cause Delay to September 24

San Jose, California - Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov and his employer Elcomsoft appeared briefly in court today regarding charges of providing electronic book format conversion software in the United States.

At the hearing -- described as "pretty routine" by defense attorney Joseph Burton -- the case was continued to 9:00 AM on September 24, 2001, in the same San Jose Federal court building. The case was continued so that Elcomsoft will have sufficient time to choose their legal representation and so that both prosecution and defense teams may present a joint schedule for motions and discovery in the case.

The next court appearance scheduled in the case is 9:00 AM Pacific on September 24 before Judge Ronald Whyte in the San Jose Federal Court building.

Background on the Sklyarov case: http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/US_v_Sklyarov/

Calendar of protests related to the Sklyarov case: http://freesklyarov.org/calendar/

Sklyarov Defense Fund (not affiliated with EFF): http://www.freesklyarov.org/defensefund.html

- end -

Music Share-in Festival in Golden Gate Park

Hosted by Wavy Gravy and John Perry Barlow

EFF Music Share In Saturday, September 8, 2001, 2pm-5pm PT Golden Gate Park (corner of Haight & Stanyan)

Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation and ten Independent bands for an afternoon of music supporting artists' rights. All bands performing grant permission for their Share - In performances to be recorded and shared with friends under EFF's Open Audio License. Tapers are encouraged and welcome.

Ten bands will play in two stage areas in the meadow. Hosting the main stage are Wavy Gravy and EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow. Musicians performing at the event include singer/songwriter Adrian West, the jazzy Alex Buccat Quartet featuring Sanaz, folk/pop band Atticus Scout, high-altitude bluegrass string band Hot Buttered Rum, soulful solo performer Michael Musika, the political satirists of The Planning Commission, Berkeley-based party band Shady Lady, classical Indian instrumentalists Srini and Raja, acoustic rock performer Vanessa Lowe, and singer/songwriter Wendy Haynes.

Come with friends and family! Hear great music, feast on Ben and Jerry's ice cream and support a great cause. Best of all, It's FREE! There will also be booths, t-shirts and CDs. Visit our website at: http://www.eff.org/cafe for more information or call +1 415-436-9333 x101

- end -

Friday, September 7 - International Day of Action Against Video Surveillance

Join privacy-minded citizens in raising awareness of public video surveillance

Electronic Frontier Foundation ACTION ALERT

(Issued: Friday, August 31, 2001 / Deadline: Friday, September 7, 2001)

Introduction:

On Friday, 7 September 2001, a variety of groups from around the world will be collaborating on an international day of autonomous protests against the constant, indiscriminate and technologically sophisticated video surveillance of public places by both businesses and law enforcement agencies, and in favor of the right to privacy, which is a fundamental human right. The protests will take the form of short skits and plays, the majority of which will take place in front of "webcams," so that people all over the world can watch them via the Internet.

What YOU Can Do:

* If you are concerned about surveillance cameras in your area, and would like to get involved in the protests, then see New York's Surveillance Camera Players' (SCP) "How to Stage Your Own 'Surveillance Camera Theater' in 10 Easy-to-Follow Steps!" at: http://www.notbored.org/scp-how-to.html

* To add your group to the confirmed list of activists, email SCP at: notbored@panix.com

* Contact your legislators about online privacy issues. For information on how to contact your legislators and other government officials, see EFF's "Contacting Congress and Other Policymakers" guide at: http://www.eff.org/congress.html

* Join EFF! For membership information see: http://www.eff.org/support/

Privacy Campaign:

Check the EFF Privacy Now! Campaign website regularly for additional alerts and news: http://www.eff.org/privnow/

Background:

The proposal reads as follows:

We propose --

1. that an international day of action against video surveillance -- specifically: the constant, indiscriminate and technologically sophisticated video surveillance of public places by both businesses and and law enforcement agencies -- take place on Friday, 7 September 2001; 2. that people who wish to intensify the struggle to protect and strengthen the right to privacy (a fundamental human right) should undertake autonomous actions at the local level and in a completely de-centralized fashion; 3. that, if and when possible, at least some of these actions should be undertaken in front of webcams that have already been installed in public places by private companies that are insensitive or even hostile to privacy concerns (in addition to disrupting "business as usual" for these companies, the use of webcams will allow the entire world to see 7s01 anti-videosurveillance actions as they take place); 4. that all individuals and groups participating in the 7s01 day of action keep in touch with at least one of the groups listed below and/or each other; 5. that at least one Web site links to or actually displays images from these actions as they take place; 6. that this proposal should be posted on-line and sent to as many people as possible and as soon as possible; and 7. that this proposal be translated into as many foreign languages as possible, but especially French, German, and Italian, for it is in France, Belgium, Germany and Italy that the anti-videosurveillance struggle is the most visible at the moment.

List of participating groups: http://www.notbored.org/7s01.html

EFF's action alert: http://www.eff.org/alerts/20010831_surveil_cam_alert.html

Contacts:

Bill Brown, Surveillance Camera Players notbored@panix.com +1 212-561-0106 http://www.surveillancecameraplayers.org/

Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations wild@eff.org +1 415 436 9333 x111

- end -

Update: Opt-Out Alert Correction

Last issue's alert about opting out of credit card-related marketing now contains outdated information, because the credit card trade association hosting the opt-out number has changed the system's options. We reported that one should wait thru the introduction message and then press 3. This now does nothing.

Revised instructions:

Call the credit agencies' 1-888-567-8688 number to opt out of postal and telemarketing (and possibly e-mail) "credit spam".

When you dial this phone number, you will first be prompted to press 1 if you're calling about the Internet email with a July 1 deadline, or 2 if not.

Press 2. Do NOT press 1.

Then, listen carefully and wait until given the option to press 3 (do not press 1 - this will only opt you out for 2 years, while option 3 will opt you out permanently).

Thanks to EFFector reader Patrick Woolsey for being the first to notify us of the change.

- end -

Administrivia

EFFector is published by:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco CA 94110-1914 USA +1 415 436 9333 (voice) +1 415 436 9993 (fax) http://www.eff.org/

Editors: Katina Bishop, EFF Education & Offline Activism Director Stanton McCandlish, EFF Technical Director/Webmaster editors@eff.org

To Join EFF online, or make an additional donation, go to: http://www.eff.org/support/

Membership & donation queries: membership@eff.org General EFF, legal, policy or online resources queries: ask@eff.org

Reproduction of this publication in electronic media is encouraged. Signed articles do not necessarily represent the views of EFF. To reproduce signed articles individually, please contact the authors for their express permission. Press releases and EFF announcements & articles may be reproduced individually at will.

To subscribe to EFFector via e-mail, send to majordomo@eff.org a message BODY (not subject) of: subscribe effector The list server will send you a confirmation code and then add you to a subscription list for EFFector (after you return the confirmation code; instructions will be in the confirmation e-mail).

To unsubscribe, send a similar message body to the same address, like so: unsubscribe effector

(Please ask listmaster@eff.org to manually remove you from the list if this does not work for you for some reason.)

To change your address, send both commands at once, one per line (i.e., unsubscribe your old address, and subscribe your new address).

Back issues are available at: http://www.eff.org/effector

To get the latest issue, send any message to effector-reflector@eff.org (or er@eff.org), and it will be mailed to you automatically. You can also get, via the Web: http://www.eff.org/pub/EFF/Newsletters/EFFector/current.html

From atheist Thu Sep 6 09:04:57 2001 X-FreePort-Flags: Received: (from atheist@localhost) by aztec2.asu.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id JAA17074; Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:04:57 -0700 (MST) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:04:57 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <200109061604.JAA17074@aztec2.asu.edu> From: atheist@aztec.asu.edu (LARRY JOHNSON) To: getmatt Subject: [editor@eff.org: EFFector 14.22: Privacy Alerts; Dmitry Update; More...] Reply-To: atheist@aztec.asu.edu

================= Begin forwarded message =================

From: editor@eff.org (Stanton McCandlish) To: effector-12345@effector.org Subject: EFFector 14.22: Privacy Alerts; Dmitry Update; More... Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 19:07:45 -0700

EFFector Vol. 14, No. 22 Sep. 4, 2001 editors@eff.org

A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424

In the 182nd Issue of EFFector (now with over 28,800 subscribers!):

For more information on EFF activities & alerts: http://www.eff.org/

To join EFF or make an additional donation: http://www.eff.org/support/ EFF is a member-supported nonprofit. Please sign up as a member today!

ALERT: Stop Mandatory Monitoring of Federal Judges' Internet Use

EFF Requests Citizen Comments to Judicial Conference

Electronic Frontier Foundation ACTION ALERT

(Issued: Tuesday, September 4, 2001 / Deadline: September 11, 2001)

Introduction:

What YOU Can Do Now:

Sample Letter:

EFF requests that concerned citizens write politely worded letters to the Judicial Conference of the United States opposing the proposal to require Internet monitoring of federal judiciary employees.

Use this sample letter to the Conference or modify it, and send to:

Phone: +1 202 502-2400 Fax: +1 202 502-1144 E-mail: karen_siegel@ao.uscourts.gov Cc: Mel Bryson, mel_bryson@ao.uscourts.gov Terry Cain, terry_cain@ao.uscourts.gov

Dear Ms. Siegel and members of the Judicial Conference:

Please forward my comments on this matter to all members of the Judicial Conference.

I write to express my grave concern regarding the proposal to require monitoring of Internet use for federal judiciary employees.

Regardless of the legalities, spying on employees is bad policy, and anathema to a working environment that would otherwise attract trusted professionals and encourage outstanding performance.

I urge you to reject the Internet use monitoring proposal for federal judiciary employees.

Sincerely, [Your full name] [Your address]

Privacy Campaign:

Check the EFF Privacy Now! Campaign website regularly for additional alerts and news: http://www.eff.org/privnow/

Background:

Jeff Rosen's article on judicial monitoring in The New Republic: http://www.tnr.com/091001/rosen091001.html

Judge Jones's letter criticizing the Internet monitoring policy: http://eff.org/sc/judiciary/20010818_jones_judiciarycat_letter.html

Administrative Office of the US Courts press release on report recommending Internet monitoring policy: http://eff.org/sc/judiciary/20010813_aousc_monitoring_pr.html

Judicial Conference Commission on Automation and Technology report summary recommending Internet monitoring policy: http://eff.org/sc/judiciary/20010813_judiciarycat_report_summary.html

About EFF:

Contacts:

Lee Tien, EFF Senior First Amendment Attorney tien@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x102

Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations wild@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x111

- end -

Dmitry Sklyarov and Elcomsoft Arraigned in San Jose, CA

Plead Not Guilty to Conspiracy and Circumvention Trafficking Charges

Sklyarov Faces 25 Years for Providing eBook Format Converter

Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 30, 2001

Contacts:

Cindy Cohn, EFF Legal Director cindy@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x108

Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations wild@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x111

The court heard a five-count grand jury indictment against Elcomsoft and previously jailed programmer Sklyarov on charges of trafficking and conspiracy to traffic in a copyright circumvention device.

Sklyarov -- who is out of custody on US$50,000 bail -- could face a prison term of up to twenty-five years and a US$2,250,000 fine. As a corporation, Elcomsoft faces a potential US$2,500,000 fine.

Well-dressed observers attended the arraignment and nonviolent protests occurred in Moscow (Russia), London (England), Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Reno, and Black Rock City, Nevada.

UPDATE: Sept. 4, 2001

Russian Programmer & Co. Case Continued

Trial Schedule and Company Counsel Cause Delay to September 24

The next court appearance scheduled in the case is 9:00 AM Pacific on September 24 before Judge Ronald Whyte in the San Jose Federal Court building.

Background on the Sklyarov case: http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/US_v_Sklyarov/

Calendar of protests related to the Sklyarov case: http://freesklyarov.org/calendar/

Sklyarov Defense Fund (not affiliated with EFF): http://www.freesklyarov.org/defensefund.html

- end -

Music Share-in Festival in Golden Gate Park

Hosted by Wavy Gravy and John Perry Barlow

EFF Music Share In Saturday, September 8, 2001, 2pm-5pm PT Golden Gate Park (corner of Haight & Stanyan)

- end -

Friday, September 7 - International Day of Action Against Video Surveillance

Join privacy-minded citizens in raising awareness of public video surveillance

Electronic Frontier Foundation ACTION ALERT

(Issued: Friday, August 31, 2001 / Deadline: Friday, September 7, 2001)

Introduction:

What YOU Can Do:

* To add your group to the confirmed list of activists, email SCP at: notbored@panix.com

* Join EFF! For membership information see: http://www.eff.org/support/

Privacy Campaign:

Check the EFF Privacy Now! Campaign website regularly for additional alerts and news: http://www.eff.org/privnow/

Background:

The proposal reads as follows:

We propose --

List of participating groups: http://www.notbored.org/7s01.html

EFF's action alert: http://www.eff.org/alerts/20010831_surveil_cam_alert.html

Contacts:

Bill Brown, Surveillance Camera Players notbored@panix.com +1 212-561-0106 http://www.surveillancecameraplayers.org/

Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations wild@eff.org +1 415 436 9333 x111

- end -

Update: Opt-Out Alert Correction

Revised instructions:

Call the credit agencies' 1-888-567-8688 number to opt out of postal and telemarketing (and possibly e-mail) "credit spam".

When you dial this phone number, you will first be prompted to press 1 if you're calling about the Internet email with a July 1 deadline, or 2 if not.

Press 2. Do NOT press 1.

Then, listen carefully and wait until given the option to press 3 (do not press 1 - this will only opt you out for 2 years, while option 3 will opt you out permanently).

Thanks to EFFector reader Patrick Woolsey for being the first to notify us of the change.

- end -

Administrivia

EFFector is published by:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco CA 94110-1914 USA +1 415 436 9333 (voice) +1 415 436 9993 (fax) http://www.eff.org/

Editors: Katina Bishop, EFF Education & Offline Activism Director Stanton McCandlish, EFF Technical Director/Webmaster editors@eff.org

To Join EFF online, or make an additional donation, go to: http://www.eff.org/support/

Membership & donation queries: membership@eff.org General EFF, legal, policy or online resources queries: ask@eff.org

To unsubscribe, send a similar message body to the same address, like so: unsubscribe effector

(Please ask listmaster@eff.org to manually remove you from the list if this does not work for you for some reason.)

To change your address, send both commands at once, one per line (i.e., unsubscribe your old address, and subscribe your new address).

Back issues are available at: http://www.eff.org/effector

From atheist Thu Sep 6 09:06:13 2001 X-FreePort-Flags: Received: (from atheist@localhost) by aztec2.asu.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id JAA17305; Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:06:13 -0700 (MST) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:06:13 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <200109061606.JAA17305@aztec2.asu.edu> From: atheist@aztec.asu.edu (LARRY JOHNSON) To: getmatt Subject: [editor@eff.org: EFFector 14.22: Privacy Alerts; Dmitry Update; More...] Reply-To: atheist@aztec.asu.edu

================= Begin forwarded message =================

From: editor@eff.org (Stanton McCandlish) Subject: EFFector 14.22: Privacy Alerts; Dmitry Update; More... Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 17:10:44 -0700

EFFector Vol. 14, No. 22 Sep. 4, 2001 editors@eff.org

A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ISSN 1062-9424

In the 182nd Issue of EFFector (now with over 28,800 subscribers!):

For more information on EFF activities & alerts: http://www.eff.org/

To join EFF or make an additional donation: http://www.eff.org/support/ EFF is a member-supported nonprofit. Please sign up as a member today!

ALERT: Stop Mandatory Monitoring of Federal Judges' Internet Use

EFF Requests Citizen Comments to Judicial Conference

Electronic Frontier Foundation ACTION ALERT

(Issued: Tuesday, September 4, 2001 / Deadline: September 11, 2001)

Introduction:

What YOU Can Do Now:

Sample Letter:

EFF requests that concerned citizens write politely worded letters to the Judicial Conference of the United States opposing the proposal to require Internet monitoring of federal judiciary employees.

Use this sample letter to the Conference or modify it, and send to:

Phone: +1 202 502-2400 Fax: +1 202 502-1144 E-mail: karen_siegel@ao.uscourts.gov Cc: Mel Bryson, mel_bryson@ao.uscourts.gov Terry Cain, terry_cain@ao.uscourts.gov

Dear Ms. Siegel and members of the Judicial Conference:

Please forward my comments on this matter to all members of the Judicial Conference.

I write to express my grave concern regarding the proposal to require monitoring of Internet use for federal judiciary employees.

Regardless of the legalities, spying on employees is bad policy, and anathema to a working environment that would otherwise attract trusted professionals and encourage outstanding performance.

I urge you to reject the Internet use monitoring proposal for federal judiciary employees.

Sincerely, [Your full name] [Your address]

Privacy Campaign:

Check the EFF Privacy Now! Campaign website regularly for additional alerts and news: http://www.eff.org/privnow/

Background:

Jeff Rosen's article on judicial monitoring in The New Republic: http://www.tnr.com/091001/rosen091001.html

Judge Jones's letter criticizing the Internet monitoring policy: http://eff.org/sc/judiciary/20010818_jones_judiciarycat_letter.html

Administrative Office of the US Courts press release on report recommending Internet monitoring policy: http://eff.org/sc/judiciary/20010813_aousc_monitoring_pr.html

Judicial Conference Commission on Automation and Technology report summary recommending Internet monitoring policy: http://eff.org/sc/judiciary/20010813_judiciarycat_report_summary.html

About EFF:

Contacts:

Lee Tien, EFF Senior First Amendment Attorney tien@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x102

Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations wild@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x111

- end -

Dmitry Sklyarov and Elcomsoft Arraigned in San Jose, CA

Plead Not Guilty to Conspiracy and Circumvention Trafficking Charges

Sklyarov Faces 25 Years for Providing eBook Format Converter

Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 30, 2001

Contacts:

Cindy Cohn, EFF Legal Director cindy@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x108

Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations wild@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x111

The court heard a five-count grand jury indictment against Elcomsoft and previously jailed programmer Sklyarov on charges of trafficking and conspiracy to traffic in a copyright circumvention device.

Sklyarov -- who is out of custody on US$50,000 bail -- could face a prison term of up to twenty-five years and a US$2,250,000 fine. As a corporation, Elcomsoft faces a potential US$2,500,000 fine.

Well-dressed observers attended the arraignment and nonviolent protests occurred in Moscow (Russia), London (England), Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Reno, and Black Rock City, Nevada.

UPDATE: Sept. 4, 2001

Russian Programmer & Co. Case Continued

Trial Schedule and Company Counsel Cause Delay to September 24

The next court appearance scheduled in the case is 9:00 AM Pacific on September 24 before Judge Ronald Whyte in the San Jose Federal Court building.

Background on the Sklyarov case: http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/US_v_Sklyarov/

Calendar of protests related to the Sklyarov case: http://freesklyarov.org/calendar/

Sklyarov Defense Fund (not affiliated with EFF): http://www.freesklyarov.org/defensefund.html

- end -

Music Share-in Festival in Golden Gate Park

Hosted by Wavy Gravy and John Perry Barlow

EFF Music Share In Saturday, September 8, 2001, 2pm-5pm PT Golden Gate Park (corner of Haight & Stanyan)

- end -

Friday, September 7 - International Day of Action Against Video Surveillance

Join privacy-minded citizens in raising awareness of public video surveillance

Electronic Frontier Foundation ACTION ALERT

(Issued: Friday, August 31, 2001 / Deadline: Friday, September 7, 2001)

Introduction:

What YOU Can Do:

* To add your group to the confirmed list of activists, email SCP at: notbored@panix.com

* Join EFF! For membership information see: http://www.eff.org/support/

Privacy Campaign:

Check the EFF Privacy Now! Campaign website regularly for additional alerts and news: http://www.eff.org/privnow/

Background:

The proposal reads as follows:

We propose --

List of participating groups: http://www.notbored.org/7s01.html

EFF's action alert: http://www.eff.org/alerts/20010831_surveil_cam_alert.html

Contacts:

Bill Brown, Surveillance Camera Players notbored@panix.com +1 212-561-0106 http://www.surveillancecameraplayers.org/

Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations wild@eff.org +1 415 436 9333 x111

- end -

Update: Opt-Out Alert Correction

Revised instructions:

Call the credit agencies' 1-888-567-8688 number to opt out of postal and telemarketing (and possibly e-mail) "credit spam".

When you dial this phone number, you will first be prompted to press 1 if you're calling about the Internet email with a July 1 deadline, or 2 if not.

Press 2. Do NOT press 1.

Then, listen carefully and wait until given the option to press 3 (do not press 1 - this will only opt you out for 2 years, while option 3 will opt you out permanently).

Thanks to EFFector reader Patrick Woolsey for being the first to notify us of the change.

- end -

Administrivia

EFFector is published by:

The Electronic Frontier Foundation 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco CA 94110-1914 USA +1 415 436 9333 (voice) +1 415 436 9993 (fax) http://www.eff.org/

Editors: Katina Bishop, EFF Education & Offline Activism Director Stanton McCandlish, EFF Technical Director/Webmaster editors@eff.org

To Join EFF online, or make an additional donation, go to: http://www.eff.org/support/

Membership & donation queries: membership@eff.org General EFF, legal, policy or online resources queries: ask@eff.org

To unsubscribe, send a similar message body to the same address, like so: unsubscribe effector

(Please ask listmaster@eff.org to manually remove you from the list if this does not work for you for some reason.)

To change your address, send both commands at once, one per line (i.e., unsubscribe your old address, and subscribe your new address).

Back issues are available at: http://www.eff.org/effector

Visit the Crazy Atheist Libertarian
Check out Atheists United - Arizona
Visit my atheist friends at Heritics, Atheists, Skeptics, Humanists, Infidels, and Secular Humanists - Arizona
Arizona Secular Humanists
Paul Putz Cooks the Arizona Secular Humanist's Check Book
News about crimes commited by the police and government
News about crimes commited by religious leaders and beleivers
Some strange but true news about the government
Some strange but real news about religion
Interesting, funny but otherwise useless news!
Libertarians talk about freedom