I came across this news article that I thought was relevant to our class and also interesting too!!
I find it incredible to be believe that freedom of speech is no longer - not that I endorse racial vilification however, who and what is to dictate what we can say and can't.
Is a blog not someone's thoughts and ideas - depending on how those ideas are expressed quite often they are just that - thoughts and ideas not preaching, teaching or enforcing those thoughts and beliefs onto others - people choose to read a blog - they are not forced.
let me know what you think as this is such a touchy topic and I could go on and on about it - there are so many different reasons and sides to this story - I can talk about good and bad things with restricting freedom of speech and what said etc.. pro's and con's to it all!!
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/blogger-jailed-for-insulting-islam/2007/02/22/1171733954334.html
4 comments:
Yes this is a touchy topic. Let's look at it from a global marketing point of view. Keep in mind that one of the great challenges of the internet, is the ability to cross geographic, national, cultural and legal boundaries with great ease. There are great risks involved when we do not understand our market (or our market does not understand us!). Once again, put your professional marketing hats on and see what the implications are from a marketing perspective.
This is a very difficult one to tackle. Given the sensitive nature of some particular countries and the social and moral restrictions they place on their people I believe this author did indeed misunderstand their 'target audience'. From a marketing perspective I think you need to explore and think about the endless types of people who may log onto your site and take into account all potential repercussions, especially if you are a web based business. Can you filter to a certain degree the people viewing your site if it is written in a certain language for example?
Can it happen here with our racial vilification laws?
I'm a subscriber to Crikey.com.au, and receive their newsletter each day. I read with interest the attached article - while not as extreme, it is an example of the Australian government trying to restrict freedom of information via the net (as well as print media, books etc)
http://www.crikey.com.au/Comments/20070301-Crikey-Says-1-March-2007.html
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