Freedom of Speech, Press, and Association on the Internet
The Free Software Foundation supports the freedoms of speech, press, and
association on the Internet. Please check out:
- The Citizens
Internet Empowerment Coalition at the Wayback Machine (archived April
24, 1999) came together to oppose Congress' first attempt to regulate
material published on the Internet, the Communications Decency Act, which
the U.S. Supreme Court found unconstitutional on June 26, 1997. Their site
is being preserved as a resource on the landmark CDA case.
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The Voters
Telecommunications Watch at the Wayback Machine (archived July 09,
1998) and their excellent announcement electronic mailing list.
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Censoring GNU Emacs
describes how the Communications Decency Act required the GNU
Project to censor GNU Emacs—and how this paradoxically had
the opposite of the effect that the censors wanted.
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F.A.C.T.Net Inc.
is a non-profit Internet digest, news service, library, dialogue
center, and archive dedicated to the promotion and defense of
international free thought, free speech, and privacy rights.
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The Blue Ribbon Campaign
for Online Freedom of Speech, Press and Association.
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You can read the
June 1996 appeals court decision at the Wayback Machine (archived
December 01, 2001) rejecting censorship of the Internet. But remember, this
decision is not final! First, the Supreme Court will agree or
disagree; then Congress gets a chance to look for another method of
censorship.
- Saving Europe from Software Patents
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Organizations
that work for freedom in computer development and electronic
communications.