UK.gov to push Obama for tougher rules online
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| The culture secretary Andy Burnham has suggested the UK
| should lead an international effort to introduce
| cinema-style age ratings on websites to prevent children
| accessing "unacceptable" material online.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/29/burnham_internet/
UK Culture Secretary Andy Burnham Wants Websites To Be
Rated... To Protect The Children
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| But, of course, it appears he can't stop there. His latest
| move is to suggest that all websites should be rated and
| ISPs should be responsible for blocking access to
| inappropriate content, "for the children" of course.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20081228/2040363223.shtml
MPAA Also Likes The Idea Of ISP Enforcers For File Sharing
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| In a story that will surprise, um, well, none of you,
| Broadband Reports points us to an Ars Technica piece with
| an MPAA representative claiming "Hey, us too!" on a plan
| involving ISPs kicking file sharers off for accusations of
| file sharing. This, of course, follows the widespread
| reports about the RIAA's supposed agreements with ISPs
| (though not all ISPs are happy with the plan). While the
| RIAA got lots of press for it, the MPAA seems to have a
| better handle on the PR spin of such a program -- calling
| it a "graduated response" rather than a "three strikes"
| policy. By "graduated" they basically mean "scold, scold,
| lose your internet connection." I guess that's graduated.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20081229/0248393232.shtml
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