================= README ================= * Frequently Asked Questions An archive of frequently asked questions. If you have a WWW browser (e.g. Mosaic, Lynx, etc), the URL is faq If you have gopher, the archive is browsable with the command: gopher -p academic/faq gopher.eff.org The information is also available via anonymous ftp to ftp.eff.org. In directory pub/academic/faq get file "README". A list of the questions is also available via email. Send email to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com. In the body of your note include the lines: connect ftp.eff.org cd /pub/CAF/faq get README To get a particular FAQ file, for example, file "email.privacy", use anonymous ftp as above or send email to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com. In the body of your note include the lines: connect ftp.eff.org cd /pub/CAF/faq get email.privacy Each FAQ file includes the question, an answer, and references to additional on-line material. Disclaimer: The answers are generally not written by lawyers and are not authoritative. Each answer is the opinion of its author. ================= README.subject-index ================= * Subject Index for Frequently Asked Questions ================= archive ================= * Archive - What is Available in the CAF Archive? q: What files are available from the Computers and Academic Freedom archive? a: The Computers and Academic Freedom archive includes several ... ================= censorship-and-harassment ================= * Censorship And Harassment q: Must/should universities ban material that some find offensive (from Netnews facilities, email, libraries, and student publications, etc) in order to comply with antiharassment laws? a: No. U.S. federal courts have said that harassing speech is ... ================= computer-porn ================= * Banning "porn" from university computers q: Should universities create a rule banning "porn" on university computers? a: In my opinion, no. Such a rule would be unnecessary and too broad. ... q: Should universities create a rule banning "porn" on university computers? a: In my opinion, no. Such a rule would be unnecessary and too broad. ... q: Should universities create a rule banning "porn" on university computers? a: In my opinion, no. Such a rule would be unnecessary and too broad. ... ================= due-process ================= * Due Process q: Should users be suspended from the computer pending formal discipline? a: No, with one exception. Just as students should not be expelled ... q: Should users be suspended from the computer pending formal discipline? a: No, with one exception. Just as students should not be expelled ... ================= email.policies ================= * Email -- Policies q: Do any universities treat email and computer files as private? a: Yes, many universities treat email and computer files as private. ... q: Do any universities treat email and computer files as private? a: Yes, many universities treat email and computer files as private. ... ================= email.privacy ================= * Email -- Privacy q: Can (should) my university monitor my email? a: Ethically (and perhaps legally) email communications should have ... ================= filter ================= ================= just-a-privilege ================= * "Computer access is just a privilege" q: If a state university calls computer or network access a "privilege", can they remove an individual's access arbitrarily? a: In most cases no. U.S. courts no longer recognize the wooden ... ================= labeling ================= * Labeling Offensive Material q: Would encouraging the labeling of offensive material be a way protect intellectual freedom? a: No, such "voluntary" labeling schemes have not worked to protect ... ================= media.control ================= * University Control of Media q: Since freedom of the press belongs to those who own presses, a public university can do anything it wants with the media that it owns, right? a: No. Like any organization, the U.S. government must work within its ... ================= netnews.liability ================= * Netnews -- On University Liability for Netnews q: Does a University reduce its likely liability by screening Netnews for offensive articles and newsgroups? a: Not necessarily. By screening articles and newsgroups the ... q: Does a University reduce its likely liability by screening Netnews and the Web for offensive articles, newsgroups, and pages? a: Not necessarily. By screening articles and newsgroups the ... ================= netnews.reading ================= * Netnews -- Policies on What Users Read q: Should my university remove (or restrict) Netnews newsgroups because some people find them offensive? If it doesn't have the resources to carry all newsgroups, how should newsgroups be selected? a: Material should not be restricted just because it is offensive to ... ================= netnews.writing ================= * Netnews -- Policies on What Users Write q: Should my university allow students to post to Netnews? a: Yes. Free inquiry and free expression are an important part of a ... q: Should my university allow students to post to Netnews or have Web pages? a: Yes. Free inquiry and free expression are an important part of a ... ================= policy.best ================= * Policy -- Examples of the Best Policies q: Which computer policies are the best models for a good academic policy? a: I don't think there is a single policy that is best is all ways, ... ================= policy ================= * Policy -- Guidance for Creating and Evaluating q: What guidance is there for creating or evaluating a computer policy? a: The first thing to do is to get a copy of your university's Student ... ================= spa ================= * Privacy -- Searches for Copyright Violations q: Should a university make suspensionless searches to check for copyright violations by faculty, staff, and students? a: No, I don't think so. The U. of Oregon seems to think that a ... ================= umanitoba.ca ================= * Canada -- U. of Manitoba -- What's going on? q: What is going on at the University of Manitoba in Canada? What is the Canadian law on obscenity? a: Here is some information related to the alt.sex* ban at the U. of Manitoba. ... ================= ================= Last update Thu May 15 10:01:29 PDT 1997