Christian whackjobs in Korea want to ban Lady Gaga
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 06:29
Andrew Bubble
SEOUL, South Korea (ACRN) - If there is any proof that the Christian fundies are wrong for the world, some Korean Christian fundies are it.
One fundementalist Chrsitian Group, The Christian Council of Korea, has been trying to ban her concerts at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, calling them "progragraphic". The government gave into some pressure, and declared the concerts to be for over-18s.
Gaga, born as Stefenia Germanotta, made her feelings known when during her number to "Bad Romanice", and one English speak member of the audience even said "f** you government". That well expresses the feelings of some fans on this subject.
It also goes to show how WRONG the Christian Right is for the world. There is NOTHING "pornographic" about the Born This Way tour. It is just an elaborate show that the Christian whackjobs just cannot handle. There was also NO reason to restrict the show to over-18s. There is NOTHING in that show that is unsuitable for children, even if some family-values Chrstians think otherwise.
The Christian Council of Korea is the Korean equivalent of America's Christian Coalition, or the Australan Christian Lobby, who are also just as nutty. The Christian Right really ARE the equivalenet of the Nazis of 1930s Germany.
The Christian fundies give all Christianuty a bad name. And they are dangerous to world freedom. One alternate history (registration required) is a very scary read, but one thing people need to read to see just how DANGEROUS the Christian Right is to world freedom. Fortunately, this horrifying scenario has not happened yet. But the Christian Right must NEVER be allowed to control one country because of it.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 06:31
Victory for Australian ISPs - iinet not liable
Friday, 20 April 2012 03:45
Screwball Squirrel
In a what is a huge victory for ISPs in Australia, the High Court has ruled that ISPs cannot be held liable for the actions of their users. This a major defeat for the copyright lobby.
In the case that goes back to the year 2008, the AFACT, Australia's equivalent to the RIAA and MPAa, tried to sue iiNet, a small mom-and-pop ISP in Australia, arguing that it should be held liable for the actions of its Customers. Needless to say, the High Court smacked the copyright industry down HARD. Bascially, Australia's High Court has told Hollywood to take long walk off a short pier. Needless to say, Hollywood naturally does not like this ruling.
And there is the possibility that judges in countries with similar legal systems, such as India, Canada, or even the USA, could take this into account when such cases come before them in the future.
Needless to say, this is a big victory, not just in Australia, but all over much of the world, against those who wish to censor the Internet.
What helped to sink the case was some diplomatic cables that were released by Wiikleaks in late 2011, that outed a plot. It appers that iiNet was chosen, becuase they were a smaller ISP withouit the money for a long legal fight. They did not want to tangle with larger ISPs. Apparently Telstra had even more resources to fight such a case.
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Could CISPA get worse?
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 03:15
Scooter Computer.
WASHINGTON, DC (ACRN) - Could CISPA really become worse than SOPA. That is a valid question, since one person at the Homeland Security Commitee said on Tuesday that certain infomration sharing provisions shuold be mandatory instead of voluntary.
Every draft of CISPA, so far, makes provisions for ISPs to share information with the government, but does not require it. So it is more likely that "mom and pop" ISPs would not sign up to this program, as they would be unable to affoird the costs, unlike the big corporate iSPs.
One person actually advocated making the CISPA provisions mandatory instead of voluntary. This could ruin the internet worse than SOPA, if that came to pass. With the House due to take up CISPA on Thursday and Friday, we will have to watch and see if this one person's suggestion is actually acted upon.
It will certainly be a big fight among those who want to narrow CISPA, and those who want to broaden it. CISPA is one of these bills that could affect much of the world, since much of the Internet's traffic goes through a US computer at some point along the way. Virtually all traffic into and out of Australia, comes by way of America, so Australians could also have their internet activity monitored by the Americans as well.
CISPA still bad bill, but narrowed some
Thursday, 19 April 2012 23:31
Ernie Electron
The controversial CISPA bill is still a bad bill, but it has been narrowed some. All references to "intellectual property" have been removed
Amid growing opposition to the bill, the changes are to be unveiled when the bill comes for a vote next week. Anything mentioning "intellectual property" is going to sppok the world, since the failed attempt to pass SOPA and PIPA earlier this year.
Make no mistake, there are still plenty of other problems with CISPA, but the lastest "backdoor" attempt at passing a SOPA-like law has been defeated for now. SOPA proponents will be back however, you can count on it. There are those out there who do not believe in a free and open Internet. They have been trying to censor the Net, under various guises, since the 1990s.
Numerous attempts to censor the net, since the 1990s, have included the Communications Decency Aft, the "Child Online Protection Act", Induce Act, CIOA, SOPA, and PIPA, among numerous other attempts to squelch free speech on the Net.
Last Updated on Friday, 20 April 2012 03:45
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