Just a note that it's been a couple of years since I looked in-depth, but I don't think that IPv6 has changed too much in the interim: IPv6 as a protocol theoretically removes Network Address Translation and allows every device to have its own unique IP address (plus for identification), but there is also the option for users to establish "temporary adresses" as a possible way to achieve a right to privacy. The problem, though, is that hosts could choose not to accept temporary addresses, so whether this actually works in practice (unknown given low rates of IPv6 adoption) remains unclear.
RFC 4882 <http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc4882.html> is an interesting read in that respect - the key factor being that the fit between code and the legal norms of real life isn't always easy. There does seem to be a tendency in the extension of information networks to also extend specific values around information accessiblity/transmission and the tensions between "publicness" and "privacy" are being played out in a very real way here, Lessig's argument about code driving is right on in that respect. Bronwyn and the creativefreedom group have been doing excellent work in getting a stay of execution on S92, but I am concerned that the historical lack of attention paid by internet types to national legislation is coming home to roost a bit. We do need to be engaging in the policy process on these issues and letting governments know that the interests of the multinational content industries may not be the same as local businesses and citizens. Cheers, Danny On 20/03/2009, at 3:32 PM, Sean Cubitt wrote: > No fun either side of the Tasman: here in the merry old land of Oz, > the > senator for censorship, S Conroy, is proposing a blacklist to be > applied by > ISPs. Most of the sites are by al accounts pretty repulsive (and I > speak as > someone generally speaking in favour of censorship -- I just think > we should > do the censoring, not "them"). The domains are offputting in > themselves. The > problem is that when Wikileaks leaked the blacklist, they were added > to it > (allegedly - Conroy is claiming in the Age newspaper that he's done > no such > thing - which he wouldn't, because he doesn't author the list, ASCMA > [Aus > Comms and media Authority] do. > > The story is at > http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Australian_government_secret_ACMA_internet_cen > sorship_blacklist%2C_6_Aug_2008 > > Between content censorship (technically difficult) and piracy policing > (clearly politically and legally very tricky at best), we may well > end up > with the kinds of system we really don't need > > Is anyone on the list looking at IPv6: before he retired/passed > away, jack > Valenti was leading the charge for the MPAA to incorporate DRM in > the root > code . . . > > > sean > > > On 20/03/09 1:20 PM, "Luke Munn" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey ADAers, >> >> Hadn't seen this posted here so thought I'd share story from Ars >> Technica posted last week.... >> >> "Under government pressure, copyright holders and ISPs in New Zealand >> have been meeting for months to hash out a Code of Conduct for >> disconnecting repeat Internet "pirates." It's a process that requires >> the unanimous agreement of all parties, but ISP TelstraClear has now >> publicly refused to back the process, saying that disconnecting users >> based on content owner complaints was simply unfair." >> >> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/03/key-kiwi-isp-looking-to-block- >> nz-p2p-disconnection-law.ars >> >> Cheers, >> Luke >> _______________________________________________ >> Ada_list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/ > > Prof Sean Cubitt > [email protected] > Director > Media and Communications Program > Faculty of Arts > Room 127 John Medley East > The University of Melbourne > Parkville VIC 3010 > Australia > > Tel: + 61 3 8344 3667 > Fax:+ 61 3 8344 5494 > M: 0448 304 004 > Skype: seancubitt > http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/media-communications/ > http://www.digital-light.net.au/ > http://homepage.mac.com/waikatoscreen/ > http://seancubitt.blogspot.com/ > http://del.icio.us/seancubitt > > Editor-in-Chief Leonardo Book Series > http://leonardo.info > > _______________________________________________ > Ada_list mailing list > [email protected] > http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/ _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
