I am passing this along for your information. As a librarian,
I am very concerned about the censorship ramifications of the
new Telecom bill.
This text is taken from the EFF web site:
http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html
The Blue Ribbon Campaign for Online Freedom of Speech,
Press and Association
A blue ribbon is chosen as the symbol for the preservation
of basic civil rights in the electronic world.
EFF asks that a blue ribbon be worn or displayed to show support
for the essential human right of free speech. This fundamental
building block of free society, affirmed by the U.S. Bill of
Rights in 1791, and by the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights
in 1948, has been sacrificed in the 1996 Telecom Bill.
The blue ribbon will be a way to raise awareness of these
issues, and for the quiet voice of reason to be heard.
The voice of reason knows that free speech doesn't equate to
abuse of women and children, or the breeding of hatred or
intolerance.
All internet users are strongly encouraged to place a blue
ribbon graphic on their servers.
For 48 hours from the expected signing of the Telecom Bill
(and it's Communications Decency Amendment) into law, please
take part also in the Blacked-Out Web Page Campaign.
Hope N. Tillman, Director of Libraries phone: 617-239-4259
Babson College, Babson Park MA 02157 fax: 617-239-5226
Web sites: http://www.babson.edu email: tillman@babson.edu
http://www.tiac.net/users/hope email: htillman@delphi.com
author: Internet Tools of the Profession: A Guide for Special
Librarians. Special Libraries Association, 1995.