Australia Wants to Regulate Internet Streaming

Paul writes "After an incident that occurred on a popular television show's internet stream, the Australian government has once again demonstrated that it simply does not understand the internet by indicating that they intend to regulate streaming video. I wonder what these geniuses plan on doing with porn streamed from Europe?"

Now I know...

[dave1791]

Why Ted Stevens' internet took five days to get to him! All that streaming filling those tubes...

Obvious

[Penguin Programmer]

I wonder what these geniuses plan on doing with porn streamed from Europe?

Whacking it like they're 12 again?

porn streamed from Europe?

[Aceticon]

I wonder what these geniuses plan on doing with porn streamed from Europe?

Trust me, there's a lot more porn coming from the US.

Not that i'll know it .... I .... er ..... know someone which knows someone which visits pornosites

That's s a 'hard-one'...

[chillieburger]

"I wonder what these geniuses plan on doing with porn streamed from Europe?"

Maybe watch it after the wife goes to bed!

Re:For those who are confused...

[SolitaryMan]

one of the guys in the house held a girl down while the other rubbed his penis on her face.

Australians don't know that this is exactly what we have an internet for? :)

Good Stuff

[Joebert]

I wonder what these geniuses plan on doing with porn streamed from Europe?

The same thing any good regulator would do, keep the good stuff & send the rest through.

Re:what you say?

[bh_doc]

You know, we Aussies have a bunch of pricks for a government, but what's worse is we have an even dumber bunch of pricks for an opposition. The leader of the opposition Kim "OMFG" Beazley is actually gunning for a great firewall of Australia - *opt-out* violence and pornography filtering placed mandatorily *at the ISP level*. Not only is that a major affront to civil-liberties, he has precisely no idea just how infeasible this idea is technically. And he expects it to help him win an election.

The sad thing is, pandering to the conservative right like that might just help him. God I wish there was an opposition worth voting for. I'm not asking for much, just some people who, you know, present alternative ideas, and have a clue. Oh, sorry, I forgot these guys are career politicians for a second, ignore me.

Incomplete summary

[LoonyMike]

Where's the link for the porn streamed from Europe?

Re:what you say?

[ksheff]

at least if we invade Norway, it won't be so fscking hot.

Re:porn streamed from Europe

[Moraelin]

They're going to watch it. Very carefully.

You know, so they can regulate it.

That's what I was thinking. Hire some people to carefully watch every European porn flick, so they can properly rate it. As an European, and thus familiar with said movies and the culture that created them, I'd like to offer my services and expertise to the Australian government for a small consulting fee. All in the interest of the public good and protecting the children from smut, you understand ;)

What else can they do

[MonkeyOfRage]

I wonder what these geniuses plan on doing with porn streamed from Europe?

Capture, catalog, and burn "best of" CDs, of course.

Re:Submitter Doesn't Understand

[mgblst]

Oh come one, think of the poor guy they are going to get to watch that crap! Have you no humanity? Haven't you ever heard of the Geneva convention? This is exactly the reason the UK wants to bring in a bill of rights!

In related news....

[fwwr5007]

....watching streaming porn in Australia has been declared a bootable offense.