-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fw: NCSF Seeking $15,000 to support anti-CDA lawsuit Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:09:18 -0700 From: Thomas Leavitt <thomas@private> To: Declan McCullagh <declan@private> Declan, For Politech, under the "free speech" category. The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is almost alone as an topically focused independent voice for personal sexual freedom and the ability to speak freely about it, and they deserve all the support they can get. $20,000 to finance a major lawsuit like this is nothing. Regards, Thomas Leavitt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Wright" <susanw@private> To: <ncsf-announce@private> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 7:47 AM Subject: CDA Fundraising Countdown! > CDA Fundraising Countdown! > > NCSF needs your help fighting our battle against increasing obscenity > prosecutions. NCSF's Communications Decency Act lawsuit, filed with Barbara Nitke > in Federal Court, is scheduled to go to trial this Fall! John Wirenius, our > attorney, has graciously agreed to donate his services pro bono, but we need > money to bring in expert witnesses to testify on our behalf (all of the expert > witnesses are donating their time to this case). We have also been mandated to > pay for certain court transcripts and copying. > > NCSF urgently requires funds for these necessary expenses. > > NCSF thanks Hilton Flax of Purple Passion/DV8, NCSF Supporting Member, for > providing space for the NYC CDA Fundraiser in April, 2004. The fundraiser was > produced by Kellene with tons of help from loyal NYC volunteers with donations of > art and items from community members, raising $2,100 for the CDA lawsuit. > > PLEASE ask your group to dedicate funds from a party or event to the CDA > lawsuit. As supporters of NCSF, we hope you can help us out in the next six > months by donating funds to our CDA lawsuit. > > PLEASE distribute this call for donations. In the past few weeks NCSF has > received checks from individuals donating to the CDA lawsuit totaling $265. > THANKS in advance to everyone for donating. Any amount is welcome! > > For more information on NCSF's major donor circles and the opportunity to make > an even more visible impact, please contact our Chair, Vivienne Kramer, directly > at vivienne@private > > It is only with your help that we will win this landmark case. To donate to the > CDA Lawsuit, go to the donation page: http://www.ncsfreedom.org/donations.htm > > Or write "CDA Funds" in the memo line of your check, and send it to: > National Coalition for Sexual Freedom > 822 Guilford Avenue, Box 127 > Baltimore, MD 21202-3707 > > CDA summary: > > The Nitke vs. Ashcroft case (formally known as Barbara Nitke and National > Coalition for Sexual Freedom vs. John Ashcroft, Attorney General for the U.S.) > challenging the Communications Decency Act (CDA) is finally going to trial in the > Federal Court, Southern District of NY in Manhattan this fall. The government has > employed delay tactics and tried to get the case dismissed, and now they've > exhausted all the time they have. > > We filed our expert witness reports in spring 2004. You can go to the NCSF > website to see who filed reports supporting our contention that "local community > standards" cannot be used to judge internet content. The information on experts > is located on: http://www.ncsfreedom.org/library/cdaexpert.htm A more thorough > summary of the case is located on: http://www.ncsfreedom.org/CDA/index.htm > > John Ashcroft is actively pursuing prosecutions of obscenity (porn). Who was the > first target? Extreme Video, which produces SM, rough sex, and rape-fantasy > videos. Will the current religious-influenced administration distinguish between > pay-for-porn and SM educational websites or personal websites? Who knows? Anyone > who has a website featuring SM, bondage, fetish or any sexually extreme images is > at risk. > > John Wirenius, attorney for the CDA lawsuit, has submitted the following budget: > > $10,000 to bring in the expert witnesses for the trial > (all of these witnesses are donating time towards this case) > 8,000 to pay for the court record and transcript > 2,000 to pay for printing of the record for the Supreme Court > > We still need to raise $15,000 for the CDA lawsuit > > Please donate to the CDA lawsuit and help our community protect our websites and > our First Amendment Rights! > > Contributions or gifts to NCSF, Inc are not tax deductible for federal income tax > purposes. > > ### > > A project of NCSF > > The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is a national organization committed to > creating a political, legal, and social environment in the United States that > advances equal rights of consenting adults who practice forms of alternative > sexual expression. NCSF is primarily focused on the rights of consenting adults > in the SM-leather-fetish, swing, and polyamory communities, who often face > discrimination because of their sexual expression. > > National Coalition for Sexual Freedom > 822 Guilford Avenue, Box 127 > Baltimore, MD 21202-3707 > 410-539-4824 > media@private > www.ncsfreedom.org > _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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