ADVOCACY, POLICY & NEWS
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Conroy: Filter alive and kicking
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy went in to bat for the Labor Government’s mandatory internet filter again, reaffirming the commitment to the unpopular policy. Nothing has changed since earlier debates; the filter still has the same problems it has always had – it’s useless, unworkable and expensive. It still won’t help…
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EFA Welcomes R18+ games guidelines
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) today welcomed the release of draft guidelines for the classification of computer games that includes an adults-only category. “Australia is the only developed country where computer games with adult themes are seized at the docks,” said EFA Chair Colin Jacobs. “It is long past the time…
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Righting the Copyright Imbalance
The Australian Digital Alliance’s policy forum, Righting the Copyright Imbalance, brought together activists, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders interested in copyright reform. There was an excellent range of speakers, and I highly recommend that you check out the podcasts of the forum available on the ADA website. The most striking…
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Copyright fight heating up in Australia
There’s little sign that the global copyright war will let up any time soon. Wherever you go, the content industries are working hard to secure stronger “protections” for intellectual property and tougher penalties against those who infringe against these protections. Given the forces they can bring to bear – an…
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ICANN San Francisco meeting
ICANN’s San Francisco meeting is only just officially beginning, as I write Vint Cerf has just finished his speech at the welcoming ceremony, but already the process is in full swing, with working groups, review teams and councils meeting over the last two days to get started on the weeks…
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EFA Submission to the Senate Inquiry on Australia's Film, Literature and other media classification scheme
EFA has consistently said that the Australian classification scheme never suited the Internet, and in response to the many terms of reference of this Inquiry, have focused in our submission on the need for fundamental reform of the Australian mandatory classification scheme.