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[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m               ATTENTION ALL USERS:                                          [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m               ====================                                          [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     We have a new problem.  Everyone knows that lately there has            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mbeen a crackdown on Bulletin Boards which carry pornography,                 [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mpirated software, etc.  There is, however, a new and much more               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mpowerful threat which is threatening to stop all privately run               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mBBS's.                                                                       [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     The Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mis currently in the process of setting itself up to regulate                 [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mPublic bulletin boards.  They want to make it an offense to run a            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mBBS without a CRTC license.  If licensing comes into effect, the             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mBBS scene will quite literally shrivel up and die.                           [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     Consider the example of radio in the 40's and 50's.  Before             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mthe CRTC was formed, anyone could broadcast radio signals legally            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mfrom their home on any bandwidth.  Fearing obscenity and extreme             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46maccess to information, the CRTC was formed to sell licenses to               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mbroadcasters.  Without such a license, you could be prosecuted               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mfor broadcasting.  The result of this action can be seen today:              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mthe only radio stations we see are totally mainstream and are                [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mhell-bent on making profit, not pleasing listeners or informing              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mthe public.                                                                  [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     We all know that the bulletin board systems are a great way             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mto get alternative information.  We can get information on the               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mPaul Teele / Karla Homolka trials.  We can get new insights as to            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mwhat is really happening in the former Yugoslavia through the                [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mgiant Internet.  We currently have access to multitudes of                   [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46minformation that isn't available through the mainstream media.               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     If licensing comes into affect, we will LOSE this access.               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mNot only will the pirate boards be hunted down and exterminated,             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mbut all currently LEGAL PUBLIC DOMAIN BBS's will also be made                [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46millegal unless they can afford a license.  And who do you think              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mwill get licenses?  Only those willing to follow the CRTC                    [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mguidelines for radio and television.  Corporations and rich                  [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mexecutives.  The BBS world, our underground paradise (if you                 [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mwill) is in great danger of becoming a commercial hell like the              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mrest of today's media.                                                       [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     We don't yet know what the proposed licensing fee will be,              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mbut it could anywhere in the area of $300-$5,000.  This could                [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46malso depend on the size of the BBS.  However, most BBS's will                [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46msimply close up shop if the government wants a license.  The                 [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mgovernment will simply weed out all the little guys and support              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mthe big guys.                                                                [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     This WILL HAPPEN, and sooner than you think!  The U.S.                  [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mGovernment has already started doing this, with the new                      [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mInformation SuperHighway being the flag-ship of government                   [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mregulated systems.  The Canadian government is going farther, and            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mmust be stopped now.                                                         [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     Before I go into my plan of action, I want to tell you that             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mif licensing comes into effect, if will be basically impossible              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mto beat the system.  All pirate radio stations in North America              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mhave been crushed by the government in a matter of months.                   [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mImagine how easy it will be to crush pirate bulletin board                   [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46msystems (and by that I simply mean BBS's without a license) with             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mtraceable phone numbers.  Bell Canada would be sure to help the              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mCRTC bust those boards.  And the RCMP would have a real easy time            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mbusting any boards with illegal software, because those boards               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mwould not have licenses.  The CRTC finds the board through Bell,             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46marrests the sysop for running a board without a license, then                [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46minforms the RCMP that this sysop was allowing copyrighted                    [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mmaterial to be transferred through his/her bbs.  That sysop, for             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mthe first time in his/her life, is suddenly looking at a possible            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mjail term.                                                                   [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     COULD YOU IMAGINE GOING TO JAIL FOR RUNNING A BBS????????               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mThat, I admit, is the extreme case, but it is looking more and               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mmore likely as time goes on.  If you're as pissed off about this             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mas I am, then keep reading, because I have a plan of                         [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46maction/protest to stop this from happening.                                  [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     WE are the only people out there who can stop this from                 [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mtranspiring.  Only the extremely computer literate, those of us              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mwho know the ins and outs of the BBS scene and computers                     [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mgenerally, will be able to generate an argument strong enough to             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mcounter the argument of the government and the CRTC.                         [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     I've been a user in different parts of Ontario for about six            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46myears.  I currently go to York University for Computer Science               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mand my plan is to organize a campaign of users who will be                   [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mwilling to petition the government to stop this craziness.  My               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46msister is a lawyer and also an occasional user of the boards.                [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mShe would be willing to confront the CRTC on legal grounds if we             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mhave enough support from YOU.  I have to hear from you.  In order            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mto force the CRTC to at least seriously listen to our argument,              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mwe need a lot of names, and a lot of letters to your local MP and            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mto the CRTC.                                                                 [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     If I have enough support, I will set up a BBS which is                  [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mdedicated to keeping you informed.  I will keep up to date as to             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mwhat the CRTC is doing and open up discussion concerning what we             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mshould do about it.  I would also print out all the messages on              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mthe board and send them off to the prime minister, the CRTC and              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mour local MP's.  At the same time, my sister and I will prepare a            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mlegal argument to present to the government and the CRTC.  IF we             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mhave the support of your names and your letters behind us, the               [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mCRTC will be forced to stop.                                                 [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mOUR GOAL:  To stop the CRTC from requiring the licensing of                  [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mbulletin board systems and get it written into the law books that            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mprivate, home run bbs's are totally legal and should never be                [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mregulated, in the interests of free information.                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m     PLEASE send me E-mail or letter mail with your thoughts.  I             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mWILL set up the bbs and get this ball rolling if we have enough              [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46msupport!  Please send this file to other BBS's and get this                  [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46minformation out.  Contact me if you want to be involved.  We need            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46mall your support!                                                            [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m       Support USERS AGAINST THE LICENSING OF BBS's (UALBBS).                [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                    KEEP PRIVATE BBS's LEGAL!                                [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                             LORD QORTHON                    [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                            Jeff A. Heyens                   [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                          876 Palmerston Ave                 [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                           Toronto, M6G 2S2.                 [1m[37;46m[40m
[1m[37;46m[1m[37;46m                                                                             [1m[37;46m[40m
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