[plug] what we need is a good (generic) document describing why the legislated ISP requirements cannot 'reasonably' be implemented...

[Oliver White]

Good idea. The only problem being that the government are a bunch of clowns,
with no sense of humor.

"Buddrige, David" wrote:

> As you are aware, our clue-challenged government has decided to pass
> legislation making ISP's responsible for content on their servers and (more
> importantly) to take _resonable_ steps to block porn sites...
>
> However a clause which (might) be the saviour of the internet in australia
> is this (as understood from article -->
> http://www.afr.com.au/content/990508/perspective/perspective1.html...
>
>         "We are only requiring ISPs to take reasonable steps. We are setting
> up a framework that allows regulation of the internet to be tested on an
> ongoing basis. It will be organic. It will evolve."
> Ok, so if we are required to use "reasonable" steps, if we can (corporately)
> produce an on-line document that explains adequately why basically there are
> no reasonable steps to be taken, then no steps need be taken...
> I suggest that the document should be Open content licensed or somesuch to
> avoid any problem with maximum number of ISP's simply posting the page
> (modified to suit their own needs) and be done with this stupidity....
> what says everyone?
>
> cheers
>
> David... 8-)