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No internet sex please, we're Indian. Web firms observe new law
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| It may have given the world the Kama Sutra and
| the Bollywood wet sari scene, but it appears
| that India is not yet ready to be exposed to
| the delicate subject of sex on the internet.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/dec/28/sex-internet-india-law
Canadian Government Shuts Down Yet Another Yes Men Parody... Takes Down 4,500 Innocent Sites
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| However, as Michael Geist points out, in the
| rush to pull down the sites, the ISP also
| took down 4,500 other websites. Seems like
| quite a bit of unnecessary collateral
| damage. Of course, this is exactly what the
| Yes Men want. For every takedown, they get
| another burst of publicity.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091230/0347487547.shtml
New Film Ignites Debate on Ratings Policy
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| The romantic comedy âItâs Complicatedâ
| arrived at the multiplex on Friday complete
| with an R rating, ranking it in the same
| category as âThe Texas Chainsaw Massacreâ
| and âBasic Instinctâ in the eyes of the
| Motion Picture Association of America.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/business/media/25ratings.html?_r=1&src=twt&twt=nytimes
Recent:
Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo sentenced to 11 years in jail
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| One of China's most prominent human rights
| activists was condemned today to 11 years in
| prison, prompting a furious backlash from
| domestic bloggers and international civil
| society groups.
|
| Liu Xiaobo, the founder of the Charter 08
| campaign for constitutional reform, was given
| the unusually harsh jail term on Christmas Day
| in an apparent attempt to minimise
| international attention.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/25/china-jails-liu-xiaobo
Chinese domain crackdown targets smut sites
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| Chinese regulators have started to request
| business licences and paperwork before
| allowing future .cn domain registrations.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/15/china_domain_regs/
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