Comments on: The swift takedown of stephenconroy.com.au http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/21/the-swift-takedown-of-stephenconroy-com-au/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sean http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/21/the-swift-takedown-of-stephenconroy-com-au/#comment-53167 Sean Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:25:39 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107304#comment-53167 <blockquote cite="">blockquote test</blockquote>

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]]> By: skipjack http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/21/the-swift-takedown-of-stephenconroy-com-au/#comment-53131 skipjack Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:02:13 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107304#comment-53131 Conroy's office has previously been involved in attempting to silence critics of the proposed filter. Mr Conroy's assertions that we should refer to his FAQ page for facts on the proposed internet filter is a complete and utter joke. Both the minister's comments, and his FAQ page are not a reliable source of impartial facts. They are completely biased in favour of the filter, which is his stated position. They make no attempt to give an impartial account as they are designed to persuade in favour of the minister's stated position. The minister's comments demonstrate his lack of credibility. He has not shown any willingness to engage or consult internet users on this issue, but claims he has. There has been no consultation. Just a farcical trial. Rather, we are forced to endure an endless stream of empty rhetoric from Mr Conroy. The next step will be forcing ISP's to monitor users who download pirated movies and audio recordings. Conroy’s office has previously been involved in attempting to silence critics of the proposed filter.

Mr Conroy’s assertions that we should refer to his FAQ page for facts on the proposed internet filter is a complete and utter joke.

Both the minister’s comments, and his FAQ page are not a reliable source of impartial facts. They are completely biased in favour of the filter, which is his stated position. They make no attempt to give an impartial account as they are designed to persuade in favour of the minister’s stated position.

The minister’s comments demonstrate his lack of credibility. He has not shown any willingness to engage or consult internet users on this issue, but claims he has. There has been no consultation. Just a farcical trial.

Rather, we are forced to endure an endless stream of empty rhetoric from Mr Conroy.

The next step will be forcing ISP’s to monitor users who download pirated movies and audio recordings.

]]> By: David Sanderson http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/21/the-swift-takedown-of-stephenconroy-com-au/#comment-52969 David Sanderson Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:24:39 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107304#comment-52969 Stephen Conroy's response article demonstrates how farcically ill-conceived this article was. Stilgherrian so wanted this stuff to be evidence that we were going headlong into some kind of censorship-driven tyranny that he failed to use adequate journalistic restraint and care. This article was of a piece with the zealotry and fast and loose use of the facts in the article that appeared the previous day, the infamously titled "Internet filtering: first step on the path to Burma?" If you are interested in this issue then I suggest you read the article comments as well where he resorts to unsupportable claims of misrepresentation rather than dealing forthrightly with the offered critique. Stephen Conroy’s response article demonstrates how farcically ill-conceived this article was. Stilgherrian so wanted this stuff to be evidence that we were going headlong into some kind of censorship-driven tyranny that he failed to use adequate journalistic restraint and care.

This article was of a piece with the zealotry and fast and loose use of the facts in the article that appeared the previous day, the infamously titled “Internet filtering: first step on the path to Burma?”

If you are interested in this issue then I suggest you read the article comments as well where he resorts to unsupportable claims of misrepresentation rather than dealing forthrightly with the offered critique.

]]> By: David Sanderson http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/21/the-swift-takedown-of-stephenconroy-com-au/#comment-52732 David Sanderson Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:16:21 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107304#comment-52732 Oh well, maybe that police state, or Burmese-style dictatorship, we have been hearing so much about is some way off then. Oh well, maybe that police state, or Burmese-style dictatorship, we have been hearing so much about is some way off then.

]]> By: Stilgherrian http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/21/the-swift-takedown-of-stephenconroy-com-au/#comment-52698 Stilgherrian Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:51:10 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107304#comment-52698 In a story over at <em>ZDNet.com.au</em>, <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/auDA-No-govt-request-to-kill-Conroy-site/0,130061791,339300152,00.htm" rel="nofollow">auDA confirms that they received no communication from Senator Conroy</a>, but that this was a routine thing. <blockquote>[auDA CEO Chris] Disspain said that there was no element of censorship in its decision to investigate the site, but rather just a concern about whether the company really had cause to use the stephenconroy name. "We don't care what the website says or does. It's not our issue. The question is, are you eligible for the domain?" he said. The domain name has not been taken out of Sapia's hands as yet, only made inactive, Disspain said. Sapia had fourteen days from last Friday to show that it is eligible to hold the name. If the company is able to prove a connection to the name, for example via showing it offers a product or service carrying the name, it will be allowed to keep using the domain.</blockquote> In a story over at ZDNet.com.au, auDA confirms that they received no communication from Senator Conroy, but that this was a routine thing.

[auDA CEO Chris] Disspain said that there was no element of censorship in its decision to investigate the site, but rather just a concern about whether the company really had cause to use the stephenconroy name. “We don’t care what the website says or does. It’s not our issue. The question is, are you eligible for the domain?” he said.

The domain name has not been taken out of Sapia’s hands as yet, only made inactive, Disspain said. Sapia had fourteen days from last Friday to show that it is eligible to hold the name. If the company is able to prove a connection to the name, for example via showing it offers a product or service carrying the name, it will be allowed to keep using the domain.

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