The Indonesian Information Minister Mohammad Nuh has written to YouTube, demanding that it remove Fitna . If it does not comply, the Indonesian government and ISPs will block access to the video sharing site.
YouTube, whose record in the area of religious censorship is spotty, have so far responded well:
The diversity of the world in which we live — spanning the vast dimensions of ethnicity, religion, nationality, language, political opinion, gender, and sexual orientation, to name a few — means that some of the beliefs and views of some individuals may offend others.
There have been 3 days of protest outside the Dutch embassy.
Wilders himself wants to edit his movie to remove copyright-violating material. He used Kurt Westergaard’s Turbomb cartoon without permission, and the cartoonist is not happy:
I don’t want my drawing to be used in something that I don’t know anything about. Had Mr. Wilders contacted me, we could have talked together ...
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Green fury at Lords Springer verdictFrom: mediawatchwatch.org.uk
Post Date: 2008-03-04 06:58:02
A bit of light entertainment for a Tuesday afternoon: Stephen Green raging at the House of Lords, who dared defy his will by rejecting his blasphemy appeal against Jerry Springer: The Opera because it “does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance which ought to be considered by the House at this time”.
Apparently Jesus Christ, Mary, the mother of the Lord, and Almighty God may now be ridiculed and insulted on stage and by broadcasters free from the sanc...
more 81 Kurt Westergaards at risk in DenmarkFrom: mediawatchwatch.org.uk
Post Date: 2008-03-04 02:07:38
Several men with the same name as the Turbomb cartoonist are being placed under police protection after receiving death threats.
The question is, are they only targetting Danish namesakes? Following the logic that all or any Dane or Dutch person can be punished for the action of one, shouldn’t the same apply to any Kurt Westergaard, regardless of nationality? Or, indeed, anyone called Kurt?
Should Mr Russell apply for government protection from these murderous idiots?
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more Lords reject Springer appealFrom: mediawatchwatch.org.uk
Post Date: 2008-03-03 09:25:03
Stephen Green, national director of Stephen Green’s Voice (aka Christian Voice) has failed yet again to get the BBC and John Thoday done for blasphemy. The House of Lords refused to hear the appeal recent High Court decision .
Poor Stephen. He was so hopeful in his mailshot only last week:
Mike [CV solicitor] has pointed out that the Jerry Springer the Opera case is still very much alive, that it has not been ‘lost’ as pro-blasphemy people are saying, that the Hig...
more Dutch cabinet trying to ban FitnaFrom: mediawatchwatch.org.uk
Post Date: 2008-03-03 06:14:11
Reuters reports that the Dutch government is actually looking in to the possibility of banning Geert Wilders’ anti-Koran film, Fitna . The government is divided between the Christian Democrats, who favour a ban, and the Labour party which is standing up for freedom of expression and putting the onus on Muslim countries to prevent violent reactions to the film.
The Pub Philosopher sums up the issue succinctly:
this latest row is not just about a film. The issue is whether non-Musl...
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