December 9, 2008 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events United Kingdom, were filtering • access to an image and an article Wikimedia, IWF respond to The Constitutional Court of on the popular, free online block of Wikipedia over child Thailand dissolves three parties encyclopedia Wikipedia, amid pornography allegations in the ruling coalition, and Prime allegations that they contain child Minister Somchai Wongsawat Some Internet Service Providers pornography. The filter was resigns. (ISPs) in the United Kingdom, are brought into play by the Internet filtering access to an image and US F-18 fighter jet crashes in Watch Foundation (IWF), which an article on the popular, free San Diego residential area issued a statement regarding the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, According to the Associated Press, filtering shortly after Wikinews amid allegations that they contain a United States Navy F-18 fighter published the article. Wikimedia, child pornography. The filter was jet has crashed into a house in a the host of Wikinews and implemented by the Internet residential area in San Diego, Wikipedia oppose the IWF's Watch Foundation (IWF), which California, near University City actions, also issuing a statement. issued a statement regarding the High School. The crash occurred filtering. Wikimedia, the host of around 12:00 p.m. (pacific time) "A Wikipedia web page, was Wikinews also issued a as the plane was preparing for reported through the IWF’s online statement, opposing the IWF. landing at the Marine Corps Air reporting mechanism in December Station Miramar. 2008. As with all child sexual abuse reports received by our Wikipedia Current Events Reports say that the pilot was able Hotline analysts, the image was to eject from the plane before it assessed according to the UK Anti-police riots break out in crashed and is believed to have Sentencing Guidelines Council Athens and several cities across suffered only minor injuries. At (page 109). The content was Greece. least two people on the ground considered to be a potentially •Ireland issues an international were killed. illegal indecent image of a child recall of its pork products under the age of 18, but hosted following the discovery of Eye witness Joe Kreischer told the outside the UK," said the IWF in a contaminated pig feed. LA Times, “It was chugging along statement posted on their website. with what seemed like one engine. •Patriarch Alexy II, the head of Then I heard a roar of engine and The image and article in question the Russian Orthodox Church, all of a sudden, woop, dead is that of the 1976 album Virgin dies of heart failure in silence.” At least one house Killer, a studio album by the Peredelkino, Russia. burned down as a result of the Scorpions, a German rock band. •A bombing kills 29 people and crash. The controversy began after the injures more than 100 in image of the album's original Peshawar, Pakistan. Authorities and military officials cover, which depicted a naked are investigating the cause of the prepubescent girl, was reported to •At the request of Prime Minister crash. the IWF in early December. Stephen Harper, Governor Wikinews first discovered the General of Canada Michaëlle Jean Wikimedia, IWF respond to controversial image in May 2008 prorogues the parliament until block of Wikipedia over child after there were several attempts January 26, 2009, to avoid a pornography allegations to delete it on Wikipedia. The confidence motion by a newly- On December 7, Wikinews first image had been blocked because formed coalition of opposition reported that some Internet the IWF considered it to be parties. Service Providers (ISPs) in the "potentially illegal". As a result, If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Wikinews Page 2 the IWF have contacted authorities based internet users unable to edit in the United States and in the UK. "We did advise one of our partner the encyclopedia," said Walsh. Hotlines abroad and our law The measures applied redirect enforcement partner agency of our "We did advise one of our partner Wikipedia-bound traffic from a assessment. The specific URL Hotlines abroad and our law significant portion of the UK's (individual webpage) was then enforcement partner agency of our Internet population through a added to the list provided to ISPs assessment. The specific URL small number of servers which can and other companies in the online (individual webpage) was then log and filter the content that is sector to protect their customers added to the list provided to ISPs available to the end user. A from inadvertent exposure to a and other companies in the online serious side-effect of this is the potentially illegal indecent image sector to protect their customers inability of administrators on of a child," added the statement from inadvertent exposure to a Wikimedia sites to block vandals by the IWF. potentially illegal indecent image and other troublemakers without of a child," added the statement potentially impacting hundreds of "We have no reason to believe the by the IWF. thousands of innocent contributors article, or the image contained in who are working on the sites in the article, has been held to be "We have no reason to believe the good faith. illegal in any jurisdiction anywhere article, or the image contained in in the world. We believe it's worth the article, has been held to be Contributors or individuals noting that the image is currently illegal in any jurisdiction anywhere attempting to view an affected visible on Amazon, where the in the world. We believe it's worth image or file, depending on their album can be freely purchased by noting that the image is currently ISP, may get a warning saying, UK residents. It is available on visible on Amazon, where the "we have blocked this page thousands of websites that are album can be freely purchased by because, according to the Internet accessible to the UK public," said UK residents. It is available on Watch Foundation (IWF), it Mike Godwin, legal counsel for thousands of websites that are contains indecent images of Wikimedia. The cover has since accessible to the UK public," said children or pointers to them; you been removed from Amazon.com. Mike Godwin, legal counsel for could be breaking UK law if you Wikimedia. The cover has since viewed the page.". Other ISPs Wikimedia projects such as been removed from Amazon.com. provide blank pages, 404 errors, Wikinews state in their policies or other means of blocking the that they are "not censored". Wikimedia projects such as content. Wikimedia will continue Wikinews state in their policies discussions with the IWF in hopes that they are "not censored". Wikimedia was not informed that of resolving the issue. Wikimedia will continue the image would be blacklisted discussions with the IWF in hopes because the IWF "does not issue Wikimedia was not informed that of resolving the issue. takedown notices to ISPs or the image would be blacklisted hosting companies outside the because the IWF "does not issue Details emerge of Honda's UK". The servers for Wikimedia takedown notices to ISPs or withdrawal from Formula One projects are located in Florida in hosting companies outside the More details have emerged over the U.S., and according to Jay UK". The servers for Wikimedia the weekend after the surprise Walsh, the head of projects are located in Florida in announcement last week of communications for Wikimedia, the the U.S., and according to Jay Honda's intention to sell its Foundation "opposes" the action Walsh, the head of Formula One racing team, Honda taken by the IWF. communications for Wikimedia, the Racing F1. The team management, Foundation "opposes" the action Nick Fry and Ross Brawn, have "The IWF has confirmed to the taken by the IWF. already announced confidence in Wikimedia Foundation that it has their ability not only to find a added Wikipedia to its blacklist, "The IWF has confirmed to the buyer for the team but also to which also had the unintended Wikimedia Foundation that it has deliver the performance expected consequence of rendering UK- added Wikipedia to its blacklist, of Honda's 2009 car. Prices as low based internet users unable to edit which also had the unintended as £1 have been put forward as the encyclopedia," said Walsh. consequence of rendering UK- possible prices tags for the If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Wikinews Page 3 Northampton based team, with providing a budget for the team of Commons and state parliaments Honda CEO Takeo Fukui stating until March, the budget is lower in New South Wales, Victoria and that "Just to make the team than that which had been expected Queensland. possible to exist, a small price tag and so the team has had to pull is acceptable". out of the crucial winter tests at Live speeches at the National Press Jerez. This has denied Formula Club will also be covered. On Saturday the Japanese car One hopeful Bruno Senna another giant said that before selling the test with the team and has A-SPAN has also entered into a team it was going to offer British combined with the engine deal to show Australian politics on driver Jensen Button, who had implications of Honda's withdrawal the US C-SPAN network. given the Honda team its only to push the new car's final testing victory, a way out of his recently from January to March, just weeks Prime Minister Rudd said that A- signed multi-million pound before the first Grand Prix in SPAN will give a "fly-on-the-wall" contract with the team so he could Australia.