Dear EFA Supporter,

The outlook for online freedom in Australia continues to be less than stellar as the Rudd government's plan for mandatory Internet censorship gains momentum, with computer games now in their sights. In the meantime, EFA received a link deletion notice - under threat of an $11,000 per day fine - for a discussion on the politically sensitive nature of blacklisted content.

However, it's not all bad news. A recent victory for IceTV in the High Court has set an encouraging precedent and some positive indications have come to light that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement will not seek to introduce onerous new penalties on individual Australians. EFA was also able to make a positive contribution recently at ICANN in Sydney, and connect several recipients of legal threats with appropriate volunteer representation. Read on for further details.

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