From: rodger@interramp.com (Will Rodger)
Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 17:00:28 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: FBI, DoJ deny invesitgation of CompuServe
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on 5-8, Joseph Reagle  posted:

>        COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8 (UPI) -- The FBI, acting on a complaint from
a
>Christian morals watchdog group, Wednesday sought to determine whether
>CompuServe Inc. has violated a new law against indecency.
>        FBI agents said they were attempting to determine whether
>CompuServe's Entertainment Drive, which contains some adult material,
>violates the Communications Decency Act. The law prohibits offering
>pornography to on-line users, especially minors.
>

Reuters, however, just moved a story saying the FBI and Dept. of Justice
denied there was *any* investigation ongoing. The agencies were responding
to the original stroy which ran in the Columbus Dispatch,

Such denials are *extremely* rare; agenices almost always refuse to confirm
or deny investigations. Those of you with access to AOL can check the story
out in technology news.

Will Rodger
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