A Win for Free Speech Online: “Society has a legitimate interest in keeping sexually explicit material away from minors. But as the courts have repeatedly emphasized, it cannot be done through a sweeping censorship regime.”…
Govt uses Obscenity Law to stuff up cartoon sex loophole: “ We Need To Talk About Lisa New Parliament, new legislation – and time for the government’s favourite pastime of ‘closing loopholes’. This time it’s…
Supremes defend American net smut (yet again): “ COPA still dead The Child Online Protection Act is still dead.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
Battle lines drawn over Bill to ban ‘extreme’ porn – UK Politics, UK – The Independent: “Battle lines drawn over Bill to ban ‘extreme’ porn State seeks ‘unique powers to police bedrooms’, claim critics, including…
Frank Fisher: Freedom of speech on the internet should be protected Out of context, it would be easy to dismiss culture secretary Andy Burnham’s attack on the ‘dangerous’ internet as just another junior minister grabbing…
No violation of Article 10 with regards to a cartoon which was published on 13 September, 2001. The European Court of Human Rights held that the publication of a drawing (cartoon) representing the attack on…
I am a confirmed speaker at the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s first Fundamental Rights Conference entitled Freedom of expression, a cornerstone of democracy – listening and communicating in a diverse Europe. I will deliver a…
Jonathan Heawood: The internet offers us an illusion of total freedom of speech. But simple changes to the law would protect us from censorship | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk Jonathan Heawood, guardian.co.uk, Tuesday November…
Interesting case developing in the USA, and the prosecution involves child pornography in Manga format. CBLDF – Press Releases: CBLDF To Serve As Special Consultant In PROTECT Act Manga Case The Comic Book Legal Defense…
Google’s Gatekeepers: “(New York Times) An article by Jeffery Rosen about Google’s and YouTube’s relationship with national censorship laws. Over the past couple of years, Google and its various applications have been blocked, to different…