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PostPosted: 15:25 - 12 Jun 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
craigie b wrote:
...The law that has been passed will mean network providers (i.e. NTL) can actually dictate what you, the customer, is actually allowed to view....

As said, appears at first sight to be in conflict with the first amendment
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.


That is, by restricting what you view they are restricting free speech.
I would expect US based providers to be in a pickle over that.

Any other armchair lawyers have any views?
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Mister James
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PostPosted: 02:12 - 16 Jun 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
G wrote:

Always annoys me when people bring this up in relation to the internet.

I believe they reckon about 70% of child abuse is perpetrated by family members (ie uncles, step dads etc), however people that claim to care focus on the internet as the root of all this evil.

This is something that has been going on for a long time, which people are happy to ignore if there's not an easily-scapegoatable solution.



Hopefully this was aimed in at the thread in general, rather than at me specifically - I'm aware of the 'known offender' trend in child abuse - I was simply reacting to a comment that was itself talking about net content! Wink
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