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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 06:55:20 -0700
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From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: SLS: methods of attacking Internet activists
Internet activists are now being attacked
by filing bogus complaints with their ISP's.
/s/ Paul Mitchell
http://www.supremelaw.com
At 12:01 AM 7/31/97 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Dear Jodi and Paul:
>
>A friend of mine recently got a list of people with "Christian" and "Atlanta"
>in their AOL member profile. I believe that she sent two e-mails. One was
>on "Save Our Babies,,," and the other was on ABC/Disney, etc..
>
>She got the following from AOL tonight:
>
>===========================================
>
>Subj: Terms of Service
>Date: 97-07-30 18:24:20 EDT
>From: TOSEmail4
>To: Oct7
>
>Dear Member:
>
>Since this letter has been sent to each of the screen names on your account,
>you may already have read it. If so, please disregard this copy.
>
>America Online has a Terms of Service agreement which provides community
>guidelines for online conduct. I need to let you know that we received a
>report regarding a violation of those guidelines. Details have been sent to
>the primary screen name.
>
>Our Terms of Service agreement, which was presented during the sign up
>process, allows America Online to be informative, entertaining and, above
>all, fun for all of our Members. You can review that agreement by using
>keyword <A HREF="aol://1391:41-4688">TOS</A>. This area also has information
>and tools you can use to help protect your account.
>
>Thanks for taking the time to read this letter. If you have any questions or
>comments, please feel free to write to us at TOSGeneral.
>
>Regards,
>Annette
>Community Action Team
>America Online, Inc.
>===========================================
>
>She got NO DETAILS on any of her screen names. We believe that one of the
>people she sent the e-mails to is probably a gay person or group objecting to
>the Disney boycott info. She sent me the following response for my review:
>
>====================================
>
>
> Hello,
> Could you please explain to me what is going on with this email being
>sent to me? Please be specific as to what has happened to generate the TOS
>warning I have received. I am at a loss as to what I've done????
>
> This letter will be copied to my lawyer also. Please be advised that the
>2nd Amendment is still in the Constitution and I only forward emails I've
>received that involve the current news and happenings in the world. This is
>public news that I forward.
>
>============================
>
>I sent her the following response:
>
>============================
>
>I would drop the last paragraph. First, according to the TOS, we have no
>rights. We can be terminated for anything. Second, you mean the First
>amendment I am sure. The second has to do with GUN OWNERSHIP. So if you
>send that as is, it sounds like you are threatening them with a gun!
>
>I am going to forward this for an "expert opinion".
>
>
>Terry
>
>======================================
>
>If you read the THREE PART Terms of Service agreement, they can terminate
>someone for anything anyone finds offensive. Here is an exerpt from the
>TOS on this subject (Part I, 4. C.):
>
>===
> You may not use, or allow others to use, your AOL account, either directly
>or indirectly, to:
>
>(1) post, transmit, or promote any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive,
>harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or
>otherwise objectionable Content;
>(2) harass, threaten, embarrass, or cause distress, unwanted attention or
>discomfort upon another Member or user of AOL or other person or entity;
>(3) post, transmit, promote, link, or facilitate the distribution of sexually
>explicit or other Content which is deemed by AOL, Inc. to be offensive;
>
>===
>
>If they can kick her off, they can kick everyone on my list who remails for
>causing someone "discomfort". Half the words in that section of the TOS
>could give them cause to kick anyone off the service.
>
>If they kick me off for example, my e-mail address is gone, my Web Site is
>gone, etc.. This would be extremely damaging and costly to fix since I am on
>countless mailing lists, Web Site Links, etc..
>
>I fear that this is not an isolated issue. I have already had one associate
>being given a "FINAL WARNING" for "advertising" because he bought a new
>computer and recommended it highly!
>
>The Internet has proven to be an incredibly powerful tool for all of us. If
>we don't do something about this NOW, we may all find ourselves without a
>voice.
>
>Any advise would be highly appreciated. If they find they can silence one of
>us, you can bet your bottom dollar they will mount a campaign to silence ALL
>OF US!
>
>HELP!
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Terry W. Stough
> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/TWStough/main.htm">The American
Resistance Mo
>vement</A>
>
>
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