todays lectures centred around firslt of all internet restrictions that have been proposed by different authorities and governments around the world. the liberal party first proposed the concept being proposed in australia a couple of years ago but it is the current government rudd which had entertained the idea and obviously has the power or at least the potential power to enforce such policies. we discussed the ethical aspects of internet restrictions of how and to what extent these restrictions should be imposed. countries such as swedon and the UK are two countries whcih have relatively strict restrictions already as compared to most other countiries. wll australia follw them? the second half of our lecture looked at copy-righting on the internet. the legal and illegal downloading of music and movies particularly was discusssed and the potential for government to impose laws to restrict this "pirating" of other peoples material and intellectual property.