Re: Banned hyperlinks could cost you $11, 000 a day (in Australia)

[Gregory Hicks <ghicks () hicks-net net>]

> To: quispiam lepidus <quispiam.lepidus () gmail com>
> From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:22:23 -0400
> Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Banned hyperlinks could cost you $11, 000 a day 
(in Australia)
> On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:47:09 +1100, quispiam lepidus said:
> > Australia. Earlier this week it threatened www.whirlpool.net.au, a
> > popular Australian tech site, with $11k/day fines if it did not 
> > remove a forum post containing a link to a page on their "secret"
> > filter list.
>
> $11K/day fine.  And no way to tell beforehand if you're in
> violation.
>
> What's wrong with this picture?

"Perfect Law" is what it is.  Ordinary folk can violate it without 
knowing they have broken the law.  TWGs can come and get you at their 
leisure - because you have broken the law.

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