[LINK] Offline censorship just as ineffective

[Gordon Keith]

Looks like the internet filtering will be just as successful as offline 
censorship after all.

> Pornographers flaunting the rules
>
> A fascinating exchange between Senator Guy Barnett and Donald McDonald
> (pictured), Director of the Classification Board, at Senate Estimates last
> week reveals the disturbing disregard of pornographers towards community
> standards and the directions of the Board.
>
> Mr McDonald had issued call-in notices for 36 porn magazines and 440 adult
> films between July and December 2009 because they breached classification
> laws, but “none of the publishers of these films and magazines complied
> with these notices”, Mr McDonald told the Senate.
>
> Publishers are meant to respond within three business days to have their
> items appropriately classified, but are refusing to cooperate. The
> unclassified and illegal films and magazines remain available for purchase
> unless retailers withdraw them from shelves, or state and territory law
> enforcement agencies, who are otherwise busy, take action. Even then, there
> is no reporting back on enforcement, and it is possible nothing happens at
> all.
>
> Additionally worrying is the link between illegal pornography and the
> Australian Sex Party. David Watt is the general manager of Namda /Windsor
> Holdings, and an office bearer of the Eros Foundation, which launched the
> Australian Sex Party. Mr McDonald revealed that “Namda is the holder of
> serial declarations for a number of titles which have been subject to
> call-in” – “several dozen”, in fact.
>
> It would appear therefore that the distributors of pornography, even those
> with connections to so-called political parties, are confident they can
> ignore the rules and get away with it without any consequences.



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Gordon Keith

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