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

[Brad Gould]

The filter is not defining anything as illegal.

Its doing a sneaky end-run around it.  It is "just" blocking access to 
RC content, not making RC illegal.

So there is, as far as I am aware, any penalties for viewing content 
blocked by the filter - because its not actually illegal to view it.

However, I can see a rapidly approaching time where once (if) the filter 
is in place, they will proscribe penalties for bypassing the filter.

But still not make the actual content illegal to view.

Brad



On 8/07/2010 12:55, Andrew Oskam wrote:
> 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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