Put down your pens: Cartoons next on censor block: “ Transatlantic campaign mounts against scribbled smut Comment Proposals to make it a criminal offence to possess cartoons depicting certain forms of child abuse are heading…
Minister admits thought crime is on the agenda: “ Oh George, you are a one A short exchange in the Commons yesterday suggests that thought crime is now officially on the government’s agenda.… “ (Via…
Wikileaks tells Aus censorship minister to rack off: “ Muddled Conroy threatens lawyers Wikileaks has told the Australian Chief Censor communications minister, Stephen Conroy, to reel his neck in after the gaffe-prone politician threatened a…
Aussie firewall blocks Wikileaks: “ What’s that Skippy? There’s bad stuff on the internet? The Great Australian Firewall has claimed another victim – some pages of Wikileaks have been added to the blacklist of websites…
Great Aussie firewall claims first victim: “ Forum threatened with fine for link to banned site The great Australian Firewall might be struggling to make political progress, but regulators are already using its blacklist to…
Secret Aussie blacklist leaked: “ Dental Nurse Daisy Chain Vol 1-90 The inevitable has happened – the secret Australian blacklist of banned websites has been published on the internet.… “ (Via The Register – Public…
EU – Protection of consumers, in particular minors, in respect of the use of video games: “(EP) Adoption in plenary of a resolution based on an own-initiative report drafted by Toine MANDERS (ALDE, NL) welcoming…
UK – YouTube stands by video block: “(BBC) YouTube will not reverse its decision to block music videos to UK users despite a plea from the Performing Rights Society to change its mind. It is…
UK – Government outlines digital rights agency proposal: “(Guardian) The government has fleshed out the digital rights agency proposed in Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report and called for comment from the industry and consumers. The…
This is an article written in October 2008 which relates to the US case of Boucher with regards to the use of encryption and decryption powers. UK Court Parts with US Court regarding Compelled Disclosure…