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Australia To Block BitTorrent
Kevin 7Kbps writes "Censorship Minister Stephen Conroy announced today that the Australian Internet Filters will be extended to block peer-to-peer traffic, saying, 'Technology that filters peer-to-peer and BitTorrent traffic does exist and it is anticipated that the effectiveness of this will be tested in the live pilot trial.' This dashes hopes that Conroy's Labor party had realised filtering could be politically costly at the next election and were about to back down. The filters were supposed to begin live trials on Christmas Eve, but two ISPs who volunteered have still not been contacted by Conroy's office, who advised, 'The department is still evaluating applications that were put forward for participation in that pilot.' Three days hardly seems enough time to reconfigure a national network."
Be that software, video or music -- why should I be prevented from sharing it with world ?
Support the Australian Post Office and mail everyone CDs.
Arrrr, it doesn't make you gay if it happens on a ship!
You'll always be one step behind in a feudal battle against users
Australians far and wide gather beneath their lords that promise to give the serfs back their torrents. The war for torrents has begun.
Blizzard will introduce a new achievement: death to the labour party.
A million aussies will charge the halls of parliament on horseback screaming "FOR THE HORDE!"
VLC FOR MAC IS DYING! IF YOU DEVELOP, PLEASE SAVE IT!!
pfft, common sense or logic is no match for Senator Conroy or the Australian Government
you used to be cool
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Evelyn Beatrice Hall, re Voltaire
Australia reports a rise in connections to proxy servers in the USA.
:q!
- Darkrogue hits Bennygnome for 400 damage.
- Australian Officer casts search-warrant on Darkrogue.
Darkrogue says: "What the h..."
- Darkrogue dies.
Darkrogue has left the game.
If you quote this signature there'll be 72 copies of Windows ME waiting for you in Heaven.
Only one way to block BitTorrent.
What?
The summary is inaccurate, he is actually minister of
"Censorship", "Civilian Pacification" and "Eugenics for a better Australia".
We're talking about application-level protocols (layers 5-7 in the OSI model), you pedantic git.
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Australia gets some serious point deductions from my book. seriously. also, -1 for kangaroos.
Like slavery!
May the Maths Be with you!
I'm pretty sure that just jumbling the letters around isn't covered by fair use, especially when it's fairly obvious you're a cheap knock-off of the real thing.
Let's hope the RIAA sends MediaSentry after these ARIA people and forces them to pay a $5,000 fine for blatant copyright infringement...
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
http/ftp have done, wtf? Is english your second language?
omg lol wtf!!!1122
furreners r so dum
This should be solved Australian style. Just arrange so that this crazy filter guy has to be rescued from his locked office, where he gets found drunk and naked with a sheep and a pile of kiwis.
That should put an end to things, unless that helps him get reelected in New Zeland...
That, or one guy will just run in screaming "LEROY JENKINS"!
And then get promply pwn3d by the guards.
Australia, where you go if you want your tubes tied...
Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!