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2002

First Amendment

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Cryptography And Anonymity: Two Reasons Why The First Amendment Favors Peer-To-Peer Technology, Robyn Wagner Jun 2002

Cryptography And Anonymity: Two Reasons Why The First Amendment Favors Peer-To-Peer Technology, Robyn Wagner

Student Thesis Honors (1996-2008)

On February 12, 2001, the electronic world watched as the Ninth Circuit returned its unanimous decision against the Napster in A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. Though the service continues to exist with a radically altered business model, many of Napster\'s users referred to the decision as one that "killed Napster." What the decision did not do, however, was to kill the public\'s desire to trade files freely, especially music files. Indeed, ever more sophisticated and powerful alternatives to Napster continue to sprout, attracting former Napster users in droves. When Napster was no longer provided a viable means for file …


Flying And Fighting Confederate Flags, Kari Ward Karr Jun 2002

Flying And Fighting Confederate Flags, Kari Ward Karr

Student Thesis Honors (1996-2008)

Until recently, South Carolina has flown the Confederate battle flag over the statehouse, now flown over a confederate monument a few yards away as a result of legislative compromise. In response to South Carolina\'s conduct, the NAACP has greeted visitors to South Carolina at interstate roadside information centers by peacefully picketing, leafleting, and informing them about the economic boycott of South Carolina. They have informed these traveling citizens of the interesting phenomenon of continued state flying of a symbol routinely exploited associated with racist messages by the Ku Klux Klan and European-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO, led by David …