Concerned stakeholders gathered at the Institute of Public Administration Hall
on the 14th and 15th May to look at the advantages and disadvantages of modern technology and find ways to address this important issue. Presence was the church representatives, Censorship Office [host], CHM and Pacific Gold Studios, Labor, Customs, IPA/IPO, Education, Justice and others. Organized by the Censorship Office, the consultation workshop came about from the concern of this office about it not being able to control the random streaming of  harmful material through modern technology, especially through satellite, internet and gadgets like the mobile telephone with features that enable owners to key directly into websites to download porno, uncensored music and video and other harmful material. The main concern of churches was the random allowance by parents for their children under the age of 18 to have excess to these. Apart from the censorship of illicit material, the music industry was also at stake through music piracy. As artists’ works were also downloaded onto flash drives, mp3, ipods, mobile phones and SD cards for free consumption and file sharing. This has deprived musicians of their right to royalty earnings throughout the nation. With no proper awareness and monitoring in place to combat piracy, aliens are being allowed to continue this practice, virtually making everybody feel it is a community norm to do so. An incident in Rabaul concerning highly respected citizen Sir Ronald Tovue and Garden Enterprises staff Joey is a good example of the disrespect of citizens and the laws of the country.

Source: http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20120620/wehome.htm