US – Child porn damages precedent set
US – Child porn damages precedent set: “(BBC) A British man living in the US has been told by a judge to pay $200,000 to a woman for possessing an indecent image of her as…
February 2009
ID card reviews must be published, rules Information Tribunal again
ID card reviews must be published, rules Information Tribunal again: “The Government will have to publish controversial reports on its identity card scheme after the Information Tribunal backed the Information Commissioner’s order to publish at…
E-tailers can’t reclaim value of use of returned goods, says ECJ advisor
E-tailers can’t reclaim value of use of returned goods, says ECJ advisor: “Online retailers cannot reclaim some of the purchase price of goods even if they are returned after a long time and have given…
BBC News: Online child abuse images warning
BBC News: Online child abuse images warning Published: 2009/02/23 06:29:22 GMT Children’s charities have expressed “serious concerns” many UK households still have access to images showing child sex abuse via their computers. The government had…
UK – Online child abuse image warning
UK – Online child abuse image warning: “(BBC) Children’s charities have expressed ‘serious concerns’ many UK households still have access to images showing child sex abuse via their computers. The government had asked all internet…
Index on Censorship: The Italian government is attempting to make web-based dissent a crime
Index on Censorship » Criminal minded 17Feb09 – 15:17 The Italian government is attempting to make web-based dissent a crime, says Cecilia Anesi A new bill has come before the Senate, giving the interior ministry…
Row over web blacklist in Australia
Row over web blacklist | Australian IT Fran Foo | February 24, 2009 MAJOR inconsistencies have emerged in the way a top-secret blacklist of web pages is managed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority….
YouTube – UK Government plans to criminalise Japanese Anime/Manga fans
YouTube – UK Government plans to criminalise Japanese Anime/Manga fans The UK Government is planning to outlaw mere possesion of cartoon images that appear sexually explicit IF the persons in them APPEAR to be under…
Totally Tolerant, Up to a Point
Totally Tolerant, Up to a Point: “For Geert Wilders, a Dutch parliamentarian and film maker, who calls for a ban on the Koran to act as the champion of free speech is a bit rich.”…
Chinese Learn Limits of Online Freedom as the Filter Tightens
Chinese Learn Limits of Online Freedom as the Filter Tightens: “The recent censoring of a tongue-in-cheek variety show has provoked howls from China’s so-called netizens, critical of their government’s control of the Web.” (Via NYT…