[AusNOG] Australian Censorship program to go ahead - Gillard supports a the great firewall

[Andrew Oskam]

The RC laws in Australia, so far as I am aware, only dictate that you 
cannot sell or place the product on exhibition within Australia. It's 
not illegal to own said material.

And this is where I am confused - There is no indication as to where 
exactly a person I breaking the law.

Conroy has already said that I will not be breaking the law if I bypass 
the filter - I can only assume that I would be breaking the law by 
viewing the content. But there is no real indication as to whether or 
not it is illegal to view.

As MMC said earlier, "Content that is illegal to view/own/transmit (eg. 
Child Porn)." obviously this is how things currently are - however if 
the filter is deeming everything as RC than I now am legally able to 
view/own/transmit Child Porn.

I hope I am making sense :)


Andrew Oskam

E  percy at th3interw3bs.net


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On 8/07/10 1:07 PM, ComKal Networks wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> <snip>
>
>    
>> Let's say that I access a blacklisted website by bypassing the filter by
>> whatever means.
>>      
> <snip>
>
> I would expect you would face the same consequences as you
> would being in posession of RC material in the form of banned
> goods (such as a book), if you get caught with goods.
>
> That is after all what its suppost to be about.
>
> Cheers
> Ian Manners
> ComKal Networks Australia
>
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