[AusNOG] More legislative interventions

[Paul Wilkins]

*474.32 Abhorrent violent conduct*
(1) For the purposes of this Subdivision, a person engages in abhorrent
violent conduct if the person:
(a) engages in a terrorist act ; or
(b) murders another person; or
(c) attempts to murder another person; or
(d) tortures another person; or
(e) rapes another person ; or
(f) kidnaps another person
.
Kind regards

Paul Wilkins


On Mon, 8 Apr 2019 at 12:31, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:

> On Mon, 2019-04-08 at 11:55 +1000, Paul Wilkins wrote:
> > There should be little cost to service providers in implementing take
> > down notices. Video can now easily be fingerprinted, and repeat
> > postings autoflagged for moderator take down.
>
> Video fingerprints can be avoided by transcoding video, or analog
> copying it, or applying any of a thousand invisible (to humans)
> filters, or in many cases just by snipping out a second here or there.
> It takes almost no technical skill at all. No doubt automated
> recognition of video content will get better, but it certainly is not
> there yet.
>
> Reacting to a take-down notice is not something that can be automated
> in any case. Is the notice genuine? Does it apply to the provider's
> jurisdiction? Is it reasonable? Does it require a legal or a practical
> response? These are not automatable decisions (at least, not yet).
>
> > The Assistance and Access Act was a big deal because it represents a
> > credible threat to the democratic rights to freedom of speech and
> > privacy.
>
> I'm glad we agree on that, at least.
>
> >  The Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material Act on the other hand, is
> > at worst a distraction, but rather looks like the government doing
> > what they're supposed to do.
>
> Really? Ramming unworkable legislation through in the emotional heat
> following a tragedy, without any public consultation, without any
> discussion with affected parties, without consulting any technical
> experts or seeking any input from civil society?
>
> >  I can't see Voltaire going to the barricades to protect people's
> > rights to propagate murder videos.
>
> Can't speak for Voltaire, but opposition to this legislation has
> nothing to do with "murder videos". If you think it does, you are very
> badly missing the point.
>
> Regards, K.
>
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