samuel337 | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 19 2009 | australia, freedom, internet, censorship"Tech Wired today learned that the Australian Government will release its secret National Broadband Network Report if paid fees of up to $3,631.99. Just yesterday we reported on the progress of a Freedom of Information application put forward by Tech Wired to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE). "
Check out this series of posts - 3k+ for an already prepared document? And what are they really hiding. So many questions, but at least hopefully the document is finally coming - but possibly too late...
- samuel337 | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 17 2009 | internet, freedom, new zealand, piracy
"A protest has been created by the Creative Freedom website against the Section 92A law that instructs internet service providers to cut a user's connection if a music company accuses them of copyright infringement, that is due to come into effect on February 28th unless immediate action is taken by the National Party."
And I thought the NZ had the more sensible government in this part of the world. Soon they'll be exchanging ideas, and we'll get it as well, while they can get the awful firewall. Yuck.
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