Comments on: Australian Government set to censor Bloggers http://www.901am.com/2007/australian-government-set-to-censor-bloggers.html New Media News Every Morning Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:57:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mindsigh » Blog Archive » More web legislation? Crikey! http://www.901am.com/2007/australian-government-set-to-censor-bloggers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1916 Mindsigh » Blog Archive » More web legislation? Crikey! Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:02:04 +0000 http://www.actionwebtools.com/~nine01am/?p=1109#comment-1916 [...] by Duncan Riley’s 901 news blog, there appears to be some new legislation proposed by Australian Communications Minister Helen [...] [...] by Duncan Riley’s 901 news blog, there appears to be some new legislation proposed by Australian Communications Minister Helen [...]

]]> By: Australian Government to censor Bloggers, online publishers http://www.901am.com/2007/australian-government-set-to-censor-bloggers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1915 Australian Government to censor Bloggers, online publishers Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:54:44 +0000 http://www.actionwebtools.com/~nine01am/?p=1109#comment-1915 [...] case you miss it, check out my latest post at 901am, prompted by today’s Crikey Subscriber email. Welcome to Communist Russia, Australian [...] [...] case you miss it, check out my latest post at 901am, prompted by today’s Crikey Subscriber email. Welcome to Communist Russia, Australian [...]

]]> By: raj http://www.901am.com/2007/australian-government-set-to-censor-bloggers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1921 raj Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:38:01 +0000 http://www.actionwebtools.com/~nine01am/?p=1109#comment-1921 It'd be terrible. However, Chinese bloggers must register with the goverment or face arrest. That's not much better than what's being proposed in Australia. It’d be terrible. However, Chinese bloggers must register with the goverment or face arrest. That’s not much better than what’s being proposed in Australia.

]]> By: Vincent http://www.901am.com/2007/australian-government-set-to-censor-bloggers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1920 Vincent Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:36:41 +0000 http://www.actionwebtools.com/~nine01am/?p=1109#comment-1920 The bill seems to refer specifically to "new audio-visual services" which would be streaming to mobile phones and PDAs and internet broadcasting. Looks like they are taking laws for traditional broadcasting (TV and radio) and playing catchup with new technology. It's a bit of a stretch to claim it will apply to blogging. The bill seems to refer specifically to “new audio-visual services” which would be streaming to mobile phones and PDAs and internet broadcasting. Looks like they are taking laws for traditional broadcasting (TV and radio) and playing catchup with new technology. It’s a bit of a stretch to claim it will apply to blogging.

]]> By: John Evans (Syntagma) http://www.901am.com/2007/australian-government-set-to-censor-bloggers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1919 John Evans (Syntagma) Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:25:29 +0000 http://www.actionwebtools.com/~nine01am/?p=1109#comment-1919 Sounds like John Howard is morphing into Robert Mugabe. I can't believe it really. Most newspapers now publish continuously online (SMH, The Age etc.) so that you get the news in pixels before print. It would be difficult for any law to exempt print publishers who break news online first from restrictions of this kind. I think it will fail for that reason. I hope so, anyway. Sounds like John Howard is morphing into Robert Mugabe. I can’t believe it really.

Most newspapers now publish continuously online (SMH, The Age etc.) so that you get the news in pixels before print. It would be difficult for any law to exempt print publishers who break news online first from restrictions of this kind. I think it will fail for that reason. I hope so, anyway.

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.901am.com/2007/australian-government-set-to-censor-bloggers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1918 Duncan Riley Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:17:56 +0000 http://www.actionwebtools.com/~nine01am/?p=1109#comment-1918 John would depend on how the act took on the concept of published, I already publish on servers outside of Australia because I'm deeply opposed to some of the restrictions already in place (adult content, even language is technically restricted material even now and in the case of actual sexual acts cant be published here...not that I publish anything like that, but where does it all end...oh, and gambling online is illegal as well, indeed I can go to jail for it now). If they found that all Australians even hosting overseas are bound by the act then I guess I won't be blogging anymore, at least to any site I own. They cant stop me doing something like a writing gig here at 901am, but if I was to say own 51% of the site and I would then have to wait 4 weeks for Office of Film and Literature Classification to certify every single post...well it wouldn't be tenable. I'm confident the legislation will get knocked on the head...god help us all here if it doesn't, and the Government has the numbers in the Senate to pass it. Is there a choice? well the Opposition Labor Party has as it's platform that they'll apply country wide ISP level filtering of content, including anything the Government finds undesirable. China looks free and open in comparison. John
would depend on how the act took on the concept of published, I already publish on servers outside of Australia because I’m deeply opposed to some of the restrictions already in place (adult content, even language is technically restricted material even now and in the case of actual sexual acts cant be published here…not that I publish anything like that, but where does it all end…oh, and gambling online is illegal as well, indeed I can go to jail for it now). If they found that all Australians even hosting overseas are bound by the act then I guess I won’t be blogging anymore, at least to any site I own. They cant stop me doing something like a writing gig here at 901am, but if I was to say own 51% of the site and I would then have to wait 4 weeks for Office of Film and Literature Classification to certify every single post…well it wouldn’t be tenable. I’m confident the legislation will get knocked on the head…god help us all here if it doesn’t, and the Government has the numbers in the Senate to pass it. Is there a choice? well the Opposition Labor Party has as it’s platform that they’ll apply country wide ISP level filtering of content, including anything the Government finds undesirable. China looks free and open in comparison.

]]> By: John Evans (Syntagma) http://www.901am.com/2007/australian-government-set-to-censor-bloggers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1917 John Evans (Syntagma) Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:39:56 +0000 http://www.actionwebtools.com/~nine01am/?p=1109#comment-1917 I can't believe a Western liberal democracy would subject its citizens to draconian censorship of that type. Since the line between the Press and New Media is non-existent now, it amounts to censorship of the Press. That's up there with Saddam Hussein and the Soviet Union. If it does pass, Duncan, (which I doubt) what would your personal reaction be? How could you remain as a blogger? I can’t believe a Western liberal democracy would subject its citizens to draconian censorship of that type. Since the line between the Press and New Media is non-existent now, it amounts to censorship of the Press. That’s up there with Saddam Hussein and the Soviet Union.

If it does pass, Duncan, (which I doubt) what would your personal reaction be? How could you remain as a blogger?

]]> By: Julie http://www.901am.com/2007/australian-government-set-to-censor-bloggers.html/comment-page-1#comment-1914 Julie Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:08:16 +0000 http://www.actionwebtools.com/~nine01am/?p=1109#comment-1914 Hey I was horrified by this story, thanks for the information...it's sure to get through with this arrogant government having the majority. It sure will be a sad day for Australian democracy Hey I was horrified by this story, thanks for the information…it’s sure to get through with this arrogant government having the majority. It sure will be a sad day for Australian democracy

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