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Re: NSW Internet Legislation

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From: Thorfinn
Date: Fri, 03 May 1996 00:00
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In article <4mcmg2$5n3@the-fly.zip.com.au>, Michael Wines wrote:
>Then ...
>turn the words into something positive:

>The Internet is an extremely valuable information resource -
>for education, for business, for community, for recreational
>research (I continue to be amazed at the number of people
>researching their genealogy).

*nodnod* I like that.

>The proposed NSW Internet censorship law will make it
>illegal to provide access to the Internet in NSW (is there a
>positive way to make this point?).

I don't think there is... Perhaps focus on the fact that a fairly
large and *growing* industry would be killed as a result?  Job
losses?

>The solution to the problem of offensive material - personal
>responsibility and parental supervision. I don't know the
>best way to word this part. Somebody else?

Go hunting for general anti-censorship type words... Something along
the lines of not letting "big brother" decide what's best for you and
your kids.  Adults have a right to decide what is best for themselves
and their children...  Something of that nature.

>Another advantage of cutting the words down to the
>essential, uncontradictable points is that it might fit into
>the proposed A5 format without cutting the text down to
>4-point.

>Is "uncontradictable" a word?

Not particularly.  It's a possible-word, but the current word that
means what I think you want it to mean is "incontrovertible".

Later,

      Thorf

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From: thorfinn@zip.com.au (Thorfinn)
Subject: Re: NSW Internet Legislation
Date: 1996/05/03
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