After the Kirkland police's legal threats against Politech, the inevitable has happened, and the Politech article has been mirrored: http://cryptome.org/declan-v-cok.htm http://www.quintessenz.org/doquments/kirkland/ http://www.cluon.priv.at/mirror/ No word yet on whether the sites in Austria have been served with a cease-and-desist letter by Kirkland's attorneys. More news coverage: http://www.sierratimes.com/archive/files/may/23/arsierratimes052301.htm Background: http://www.politechbot.com/kirkland/ -Declan ********** Subject: RE: Kirkland police threaten Politech with lawsuit Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 21:21:14 -0700 From: "Clinton D. Fein" <clintonat_private> To: "Declan McCullagh" <declanat_private> Declan: [excerpt] Our decision to publish the graphic, McCullagh's emails and this editorial is unequivocal. Judges need to understand that prior restraints on speech yield detrimental consequences. All too often, the issuing of prior restraints does little more than invite violation and sharpen the focus of what may have otherwise remained in relative obscurity. Our position is consistent with our commitment to freedom of expression, the relevance of this case to our own experiences relating to prior restraint and to point out clearly that prior restraints should not be issued and do not work. No matter how well-intended a prior restraint may be, it is flagitious, perhaps even more so when accompanied by sweet reason rather than the gag orders of a precisian. [/excerpt] http://www.annoy.com/cda/pointing_fingers/may2001.html http://www.pointingfingers.com/archives/05_01.html Clinton _______________________ Clinton Fein President ApolloMedia Corporation 370 7th Street, Suite 6 San Francisco, CA 94103 VOICE: 415-552-7655 FAX: 415-552-7656 http://apollomedia.com/ _______________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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