What if DOPA requires libraries to block sites of U.S. Senate candidates? [fs]

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: DOPA and political speech
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:54:06 -0500
From: Ben Masel <[email protected]>
To: Declan McCullagh <[email protected]>

A broad characterization of   site with that many users can't help but=20
sweep much speech that doesn't fit the presumption.

I, for example, have been using Myspace to promote my candidacy in the=20
Democratic Primary for the United States Senate, clearly core protected=20
speech, and pretty effective. http://www.myspace.com/ben_masel

Is anyone preparing to seek injunctive relief should this pass? I want=20
in as a listed plaintiff, should this happen before my Sept. 12 Primary=20
(or after if I pull the upset of the decade v Herb Kohl.)

I've thus far spotted about 30 Candidates with myspace presences.


Subject: For Politech: Thoughts on DOPA
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:53:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Burt <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]

(snip)> The filtering companies would need to fine tune
> =C2=93Social Networking=C2=94 into a new category to target
> this more accurately, and they may already be doing=20
> this.  (For example, Myspace.com is classified by
> SurfControl as =C2=93Personals and Dating=C2=94
>  http://mtas.surfcontrol.com/mtas/MTAS.asp and by=20
> SmartFilter as =C2=93Dating/Social=C2=94
> http://www.smartfilterwhere.com




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