Australian bid to regulate internet is 'impractical'

Proposed legislation by the Australian government to regulate the internet is impractical, reports the Melbourne Age. Communications minister Helen Coonan says she wants to introduce a law "to provide safeguards comparable to those in place for traditional media". But doubts have been raised about the government's -- or anybody's -- ability to regulate streamed material, given its ephemeral nature and the internet's global reach. (Via theage.com.au)