Seffiks Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 For information about current free speech issues concerning the Internet, visit the Center for Democracy and Technology. The Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition came together to oppose Congress' first attempt to regulate content on the Internet, the Communications Decency Act, which the U.S. Supreme Court found unconstitutional on June 26, 1997. This site is being preserved as a resource on the landmark CDA case. Welcome to the home of the Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition (CIEC), a broad group of Internet users, library groups, publishers, online service providers, and civil liberties groups fighting for the future of the First Amendment and the future of free expression in the Information age. more... Supreme Court Rules CDA Unconstitutional [Thursday June 26, 1997 ] "As a matter of constitutional tradition, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we presume that governmental regulation of the content of speech is more likely to interfere with the free exchange of ideas than to encourage it. The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship." -- Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for the majority The Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment. Writing for the court, Justice John Paul Stevens held that "the CDA places an unacceptably heavy burden on protected speech" and found that all provisions of the CDA are unconsitutional as they apply to "indecent" or "patently offensive" speech. In a separate concurrence, Chief Justice William Rhenquist and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor agreed that the provisions of the CDA are all unconstitutional except in their narrow application to "communications between an adult and one or more minors." * Text of the decision * Reactions and Press Releases o CIEC Press Release and links to CIEC member organization press releases [June 26, 1997] o Statement by President Clinton [June 26, 1997] o Press Release from Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) [June 26, 1997] o Press Release from Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) [June 26, 1997] o Press Release from Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) [June 26, 1997] o Press Release from Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) [June 26, 1997] o Press Release from Congressman Rick White (R-WA) [June 26, 1997] o Press Release from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) [June 26, 1997] o Press Release from Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) [June 26, 1997] o Press Release from Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) [June 26, 1997] o Press Release from Family Research Council (CDA Proponents) [June 26, 1997] Other news: * The latest CIEC Alert [June 5, 1997] * New York and Georgia Net-Censorship Laws Ruled Unconstitutional [June 20, 1997] * CIEC Press Release regarding the Supreme Court Oral Arguments [March 19, 1997] * Read what CIEC lead attorney Bruce Ennis, the Justice Department solicitor, and the Supreme Court Justices said during oral arguments. (Transcript courtesy of the ACLU.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Customer: "I've just installed Windows ME" Tech support: "and...?" Customer: "The computer stopped working" Tech support: "You already said that" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Customer: "I've just installed Windows ME" Tech support: "and...?" Customer: "The computer stopped working" Tech support: "You already said that" haha. ME was something that should have been kept secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahaha760 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 anyone have apatch for illustrators cs 2 to full version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 anyone have apatch for illustrators cs 2 to full version? http://www.serialz.to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahaha760 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 thankx casek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 no problemo. got a sister? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 While it still may be a few years before we can officially wave goodbye to VGA and DVI, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) today announced approval of DisplayPort 1.1 as the new industry standard for flat panel displays, projectors, PCs and consumer electronics devices. DisplayPort 1.1 most notably adds support High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) version 1.3. HDCP is the copyright protection technology required by both Blu-ray and HD DVD content, which prevents the digital video signal from being hijacked and recorded to unprotected media. The new standard is designed to eventually replace LVDS, DVI and VGA, and manufacturers are already clamoring to adopt it. The reason is simple: DisplayPort utilizes a single digital interface for connecting both internal and external displays. This means that DisplayPort can carry pixels directly from any display source to any LCD panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahaha760 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 no problemo. got a sister? he's 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 he's 13 wtf? no thanks. i'll hold out for seven.13's sister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindvapors Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 He wont mind. *edit: fucker's too quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 He wont mind. *edit: fucker's too quick. go hump a 'roo and eat some vegemite! j/k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahaha760 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 posting this from my nintendo wii........... bitches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodKlot Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 oooh, fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torquemada Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 can you look at porn on a wii? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Stevens Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Seffiks: no programmes are running... like the task manager has nothin in it... and still pops up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*42 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 It's really hard to type on the Wii. There is whatever you want on the wii, so yeah it goes on porn sites. There are also Wii-only flash games on certain sites that are pretty fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 can you look at porn on a wii? yeppers and it looks damn good ( even video clips ) they look good on the big screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Seffiks: no programmes are running... like the task manager has nothin in it... and still pops up? ummm what is the program called that is doing it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 i'm bored. waiting on a movie that has 99% done and it's busy bumping along at 2 kbps. yawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauler5150 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 What movie is that casek?? I downloaded shooter last night, but have yet to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 "epic movie" i'm expecting lameness. shooter looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torquemada Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 in australia, is it illegal to download "copyrighted material"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauler5150 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Yeah, but only if you get caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 haha. i'm addicted to "dead like me" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauler5150 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 What is this 'Dead like me'? You speak of? I watched the Secret casek, it was pretty good. Although I left a copy at the chicks house (didn't watch it with her) so I am guessing someone else got lucky from it as I haven't heard anything back from the bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 What is this 'Dead like me'? You speak of? I watched the Secret casek, it was pretty good. Although I left a copy at the chicks house (didn't watch it with her) so I am guessing someone else got lucky from it as I haven't heard anything back from the bitch. a show about a chick who becomes a grim reaper. it's from showtime. pretty good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 downloading ghostrider/ and grindhouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seffiks Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 hey casek got a question for you i updated utorrent to 1.7 and its not working with peerguardian everything connecting to me is blocked (is this a bug or a bad sign?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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