Submission + - Policing the Online World (guardian.co.uk)
notseamus writes: It was recently reported on Slashdot that an an American couple have been jailed for obscenity charges. The Guardian is reporting that the British government is finding it increasingly difficult to police online pornography and fan fiction. The article cites an interesting pre-internet case of the The Streisand Effect where Linda Lovelace's biography had "only sold a few thousand copies in the years before the 1976 court case," says Robertson. "Within three weeks of the case acquittal 600,000 copies were purchased by the public." Experts predict there will be a similar effect from the attempt to prosecute Walker. "The perverse thing about the Walker case is that everyone will read this Girls (Scream) Aloud now," says Sutherland."
The Guardian also reports that in the UK there is a challenge to Operation Ore due to an allegation of credit card fraud. Over 7,000 men in the UK have were on its target list, and 39 men have killed themselves.
Both articles paint a picture of a government that is still struggling to police internet crimes effectively.
The Guardian also reports that in the UK there is a challenge to Operation Ore due to an allegation of credit card fraud. Over 7,000 men in the UK have were on its target list, and 39 men have killed themselves.
Both articles paint a picture of a government that is still struggling to police internet crimes effectively.
