3 ms·
This just means that officials will use copyright to censor information which is embarrassing. For example, if something appears on Wikileaks which they don't
by motters 17y ago
This just means that officials will use copyright to censor information which is embarrassing. For example, if something appears on Wikileaks which they don't approve of they can just claim that the leaked document is under copyright and block the site.
- rmc 17y agoThey already can do that. Remember when Wikipedia was censored in the UK? http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2008/dec/08/internet http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2008/dec/08/intern...
- kierank 17y agoThat wasn't the government. That was a non-profit organisation consisting of all the ISPs in the country and a few other bodies.
- edd 17y agoOhh its worse than that. They can just think that Wikileaks might in the future host some copyrighted material and block it.
- ElliotH 17y agoBased on how our Parliament passed this I should imagine that censorship may well be the least of our worries for our democracy.