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                Date: 2002-03-13
                 
                 
                Zensur: "Australia - Global Village Idiot"
                
                 
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      "Das Internet ist kein Film, kein Computerspiel und auch nicht so etwas wie  
Fernsehen" sagte Irene Graham von Electronic Frontiers Australia aus  
gegebenem Anlass zum wiederholten Mal. Als das Zensurgesetz  
"Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill", das Sendeschluss und Programme  
für Erwachsene auch im Internet regeln soll, 1999 verabschiedet worden war,  
gab es Demonstrationen in verschiedenen Städten in AU unter dem Motto  
"Australia - Global Village Idiot" 
 
http://www.quintessenz.at/archiv/msg00696.html
                   
 
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"NSW plans to censor the internet have been under scrutiny during two days  
of public hearings in Sydney. 
 
"The Standing Committee on Social Issues is inquiring into whether the  
Classification Enforcement Amendment Bill provides an effective and  
enforceable way to regulate online material.  
 
"But a number of industry and consumer groups warned that the proposed  
legislation discriminates against material published online and was  
unworkable. ... 
 
"Electronic Frontiers Australia executive director Irene Graham said the Bill  
tried to force internet content into a regime designed for the commercial sale  
and distribution of movies, videos and games.  
 
"'The internet is not a movie, it is not a computer game and it is nothing like  
television,' she said. 'It is just not going to work.' 
 
"The legislation treated people using the internet 'quite differently, less fairly  
and less justly under criminal law' than that applicable to speech and  
distribution of information offline.  
 
"'There is a vast amount of material that this Bill can catch,' she said.  
 
"'This is going to cover actual discussions in chatrooms and on email lists.'  
 
"'We are especially concerned about what is, in effect, a complete ban on  
information that would be classified as "R" rating.' ... 
 
"The hearings took place last week. The committee is due to report to the  
NSW Parliament by June 7."  
 
See Karen Dearne, "Public eyes censorship plans," The Australian, March  
13, 2002 at 
 
http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,3942637%255E15306,00.htm
                   
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edited by Harkank 
published on: 2002-03-13 
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