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[News] New Examples of Censorship and Abuse of Civil Rights

  • Subject: [News] New Examples of Censorship and Abuse of Civil Rights
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:20:49 +0000
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China Imposes New Internet Controls 

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| Chinaâs government censors have taken fresh 
| aim at the Internet, rolling out new 
| measures that limit its citizensâ ability 
| to set up personal Web sites and to view 
| hundreds of Web sites offering films, video 
| games and other forms of entertainment.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/world/asia/18china.html?_r=3&ref=world

Point Out A Potential Photoshopping Of A Demi Moore Picture, 
And She Has Her Lawyers Send Out The Nastygrams

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| Apparently Demi Moore and her lawyers 
| missed that whole story. Back in November 
| some folks noticed what appeared to be a 
| photoshopping of Demi Moore's left hip on 
| the cover of W magazine. There was some 
| debate over it, but either way, people 
| moved on and it was forgotten. Not so fast! 
| While there was some discussion about it -- 
| and Moore herself chimed in on Twitter to 
| claim that the photo was not altered -- 
| she's now had her lawyers threaten at least 
| two publications over the original story. 
| Their claim is that the posts are 
| defamatory. Even if there was no retouching 
| of the photo, it's hard to see what is 
| possibly "defamatory" in the story. Digital 
| retouching happens all the time, and 
| claiming that a photo was retouched, if 
| anything, would implicate the photographers 
| or graphic artists at W, not Moore. There's 
| simply nothing even close to defamatory in 
| regards to Moore herself. 
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091221/1701497452.shtml

Ferry giant refuses ID card

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| Norman Eastwood, from Salford, and his wife 
| Jeanette had booked a passage from Hull 
| with P&O Ferries on Saturday. The ID card, 
| which has been offered on a voluntary basis 
| to the public in Greater Manchester as part 
| of a limited trial since last month, is 
| meant to allow travel across Europe as an 
| alternative to a passport.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/22/id_card_ferry_cock_up/


Recent:

Chinese proposal to meter internet traffic

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| China wants to meter all internet traffic
| that passes through its borders, it has
| emerged.
|
| The move would require international
| agreement - but it is being discussed by the
| United Nations body in charge of internet
| standards.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8417680.stm
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