We may feel that the American public is best served by access to Iraq's views on these issues. However, Saddam Hussein's right to speak is not protected by the First Amendment. But TelecomLaw has not lived up to all expectations. The frequency of usage is erratic, averaging less than one message a day. Some reasons for this may be special to the law.
List servers work best in an atmosphere of collegiality.
The academic community, where list servers are often found, has a tradition of colleague helping colleague to advance research. The attorney-client relationship inhibits online discussions. While lawyers obviously should not disclose privileged information on a list server, client concerns can affect lawyers in other ways. If a lawyer bills the client for finding out when the FCC will issue a decision, the client will not be happy to discover that the lawyer freely shared the same information on the Net. Merely asking a question may focus unwanted attention on a client's concern.