Comments on: Australia, a Country with a Moronic Government, to Block BitTorrent http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2/ the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:52:34 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Angus Grogan http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14188 Angus Grogan Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:14:40 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2.html#comment-14188 <p>The proposal to censor Australian internet connections is ludicrous. If something is against the law then do something about it, take the perpetrators to task. Why as a nation do we seem to have a "bury our heads in the sand (like an emu)" type of attitude? The internet filter won't get pedofiles or producers of child pornography 1 metre closer to jail. </p> <p>The internet filter will cost Australian taxpayers money and time, as the filter, no matter which type used will impact on network speeds. To even think for a second that p2p traffic or that even p2p itself can be somehow stifled or combatted shows a total lack of understanding of how technology works.</p> <p>The filter will lull parents, whom Senator Conroy has labelled as technologically inept into a false sense of security that the internet is a safe place for children to be left unsupervised </p> <p>Senator Conroy has failed to deliver what the public of Australia want (unfiltered internet access) and were promised (NBN) and must stand down as minister accordingly.</p> <p>Yours sincerely,<br /> Angus Grogan</p> The proposal to censor Australian internet connections is ludicrous. If something is against the law then do something about it, take the perpetrators to task. Why as a nation do we seem to have a “bury our heads in the sand (like an emu)” type of attitude? The internet filter won’t get pedofiles or producers of child pornography 1 metre closer to jail.

The internet filter will cost Australian taxpayers money and time, as the filter, no matter which type used will impact on network speeds. To even think for a second that p2p traffic or that even p2p itself can be somehow stifled or combatted shows a total lack of understanding of how technology works.

The filter will lull parents, whom Senator Conroy has labelled as technologically inept into a false sense of security that the internet is a safe place for children to be left unsupervised

Senator Conroy has failed to deliver what the public of Australia want (unfiltered internet access) and were promised (NBN) and must stand down as minister accordingly.

Yours sincerely,
Angus Grogan

]]> By: Anthotron http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14187 Anthotron Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:00:51 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2.html#comment-14187 <p>This is terrible... I would have thought that after the Internet Filter Fail they would have thought twice about censoring things.</p> This is terrible… I would have thought that after the Internet Filter Fail they would have thought twice about censoring things.

]]> By: Greenmynci http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14186 Greenmynci Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:23:37 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2.html#comment-14186 <p>Even if this goes ahead, it will be so easy to circumvent. Just get a seedbox overseas, and ftp in from there.</p> <p>What are they going to do, block everything thats not on port 80?<br /> </p> Even if this goes ahead, it will be so easy to circumvent. Just get a seedbox overseas, and ftp in from there.

What are they going to do, block everything thats not on port 80?

]]> By: Steve http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14185 Steve Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:49:09 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2.html#comment-14185 <p>Is it possible for you to have the US version run a correction story? People think we're more backwards than we are; and besides, it's just good journalism to run a correction when you outright get the facts wrong.</p> <p>This seems to happen semi-regularly on Gizmodo: someone from the US version will hear a little piece of a story regarding Australia and go nuts with it. Very disappointing.</p> Is it possible for you to have the US version run a correction story? People think we’re more backwards than we are; and besides, it’s just good journalism to run a correction when you outright get the facts wrong.

This seems to happen semi-regularly on Gizmodo: someone from the US version will hear a little piece of a story regarding Australia and go nuts with it. Very disappointing.

]]> By: Hoshi http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14184 Hoshi Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:48:21 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2.html#comment-14184 <p>It was a great idea signing up to the get up campaign last week, now just tell me where do I sign up to the 'stop get up from spamming me everyday' campaign...</p> <p><br /> </p> It was a great idea signing up to the get up campaign last week, now just tell me where do I sign up to the ’stop get up from spamming me everyday’ campaign…

]]> By: Kate Carruthers http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14183 Kate Carruthers Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:38:44 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2.html#comment-14183 <p>The Australian web community is protesting against this stupid initiative by our Government - more info at http://nocleanfeed.com</p> <p>We agree it is a stupid & retrogressive policy - please publicize it & our protests far and wide as we need all the help we can get to fight against censorship.</p> The Australian web community is protesting against this stupid initiative by our Government – more info at http://nocleanfeed.com

We agree it is a stupid & retrogressive policy – please publicize it & our protests far and wide as we need all the help we can get to fight against censorship.

]]> By: Mark Cohen http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14182 Mark Cohen Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:16:46 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2.html#comment-14182 <p>There is a large and vocal resistance to this very stupid idea, taking their voices online. See http://www.nocleanfeed.com or http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23nocleanfeed. Also on youtube, see http://au.youtube.com/results?search_query=nocleanfeed&search_type=&aq=f and Flickr photos of rallies etc at http://flickr.com/search/?q=nocleanfeed&w=all</p> <p>It's not Australians who are this stupid. It's an amateur minister who is not qualified to hold his role, who the Prime Minister should really put elsewhere before he cripples the online component of our economy<br /> </p> There is a large and vocal resistance to this very stupid idea, taking their voices online. See http://www.nocleanfeed.com or http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23nocleanfeed. Also on youtube, see http://au.youtube.com/results?search_query=nocleanfeed&search_type=&aq=f and Flickr photos of rallies etc at http://flickr.com/search/?q=nocleanfeed&w=all

It’s not Australians who are this stupid. It’s an amateur minister who is not qualified to hold his role, who the Prime Minister should really put elsewhere before he cripples the online component of our economy

]]> By: David Novakovic http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14181 David Novakovic Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:06:02 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2.html#comment-14181 <p>Don't blame me, I voted Liberal. :)</p> Don’t blame me, I voted Liberal. :)

]]> By: Steve McQuarrie http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14180 Steve McQuarrie Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:51:04 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2.html#comment-14180 <p>You have got to be kidding. Talk about a taxpayer-funded exercise in futility. If the movie studios and music industry care THAT much about piracy - how about pitching in? I'm sure that the majority of taxpayers would argue that they are paying for the protection of an industry that they legally already consume. People across the country that pay already exorbitant prices to go to the movies or purchase (again, overpriced) CDs will now be subsidising the online protection of content that they already have paid to consume legally! </p> You have got to be kidding. Talk about a taxpayer-funded exercise in futility. If the movie studios and music industry care THAT much about piracy – how about pitching in? I’m sure that the majority of taxpayers would argue that they are paying for the protection of an industry that they legally already consume. People across the country that pay already exorbitant prices to go to the movies or purchase (again, overpriced) CDs will now be subsidising the online protection of content that they already have paid to consume legally!

]]> By: Nathan http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14179 Nathan Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:36:45 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/australia_a_country_with_a_moronic_government_to_block_bittorrent-2.html#comment-14179 <p>Yep we have one f$%ked up government. Unfortunately the opposition is just as bad. We are doomed. New Zealand here we come.</p> Yep we have one f$%ked up government. Unfortunately the opposition is just as bad. We are doomed. New Zealand here we come.

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