Australia To Block BitTorrent 674
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."
Re:What about my own content (Score:5, Funny)
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.
Re:BitTorrent for cocksuckers (Score:1, Funny)
Arrrr, it doesn't make you gay if it happens on a ship!
Re:goodluckwiththat (Score:1, Funny)
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.
Re:World of Warcraft and p2p... (Score:5, Funny)
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!"
Re:When will this die???? (Score:5, Funny)
what happened to you, Austrailia? (Score:3, Funny)
And in other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:World of Warcraft and p2p... (Score:5, Funny)
- Australian Officer casts search-warrant on Darkrogue.
Darkrogue says: "What the h..."
- Darkrogue dies.
Darkrogue has left the game.
There is (Score:5, Funny)
Only one way to block [slashdot.org] BitTorrent.
Re:Ministry of Censorship (Score:5, Funny)
The summary is inaccurate, he is actually minister of
"Censorship", "Civilian Pacification" and "Eugenics for a better Australia".
Re:World of Warcraft and p2p... (Score:5, Funny)
We're talking about application-level protocols (layers 5-7 in the OSI model), you pedantic git.
oh man (Score:2, Funny)
Re:*sigh* (Score:5, Funny)
Like slavery!
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Re:*sigh* (Score:4, Funny)
http/ftp have done, wtf? Is english your second language?
omg lol wtf!!!1122
furreners r so dum
Solve this Australian style... (Score:5, Funny)
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...
Re:World of Warcraft and p2p... (Score:2, Funny)
And then get promply pwn3d by the guards.
Re:*sigh* (Score:3, Funny)
Australia, where you go if you want your tubes tied...