Re: Censorship in America, Part II

["John C. A. Bambenek, GCIH, CISSP" <bambenek.infosec () gmail com>]

See, now this is actually censorship. But in America, people will be lining
up outside this guys door to offer free hosting as a result.

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 7:52 AM, Richard M. Smith <rms () computerbytesman com>
wrote:

> Amazing.  Network Solutions censors a Web site about a movie that they and
> almost no one has viewed yet.
>
> http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9901496-7.html?tag=nefd.top
>
> Network Solutions shutters anti-Islam film site
>
> Network Solutions has suspended a Web site that a Dutch lawmaker was using
> to promote a yet-to-be-released film critical of Islam.
> The Web hosting service said it is investigating whether content on the
> site
> (http://www.fitnathemovie.com/) is in violation of the hosting service's
> acceptable use policy.
>
> The 15-minute movie, called Fitna--an Arabic word that means "test of
> faith
> in times of trial"--describes Islam as "the enemy of freedom," according
> to
> comments made by Geert Wilders, a Dutch lawmaker and the film's maker.
> Dutch
> officials fear the movie could spark violence, as happened after Danish
> newspapers published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The movie is set
> for
> release at month's end.
>
> Wilders had been using the site to promote the movie, but the site was
> pulled after the Web-hosting company said it received a "number of
> complaints" regarding the site.
>
> More here:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitna_%28film%29
>
>
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