[DaveW]

Good to see my taxes being used for effective Government web presence.

Grade a lunacy with your money

One of the more perplexing elements of the establishment web is the site whose terms and conditions forbid anyone else to link to the site without express permission. Apparently, having spent good money publishing information on the public internet, the publishers wish to limit its currency.

The Copyright Council of New Zealand goes a step or two further. It forbids anyone to link to the terms and conditions in which it is explained that you are forbidden to link to the site. And don't even bother asking:

We do not permit direct linking to information sheets or other documents.

Ever, apparently. Because who knows where we'd be if information got out.

We need to have a dedicated facepalm smiley on Rm I think.
Some of the comments on that blog post a priceless make sure your click through and read posts 7 & 8. Classic!!!

 

[valve bouncer]

I'd like to say I'm surprised at how scared governments are of the internet but I'm not surprised. Apparently Obama has an "internet kill switch" now. *sigh*

 

[3D.]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/25/internet-kill-switch-appr_n_625856.html