Police say it is a crime for anyone to even watch a viral video of a man swinging a baby around the room.Their comment comes after uproar over 60-year-old Chris Illingworth, a father of four from Maroochydore, was charged with posting the video on Liveleak after he stumbled across it on YouTube.The video, which shows a man swinging a baby over his head by his arms, was broadcast on US television and has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people on the internet.
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David Vaile, executive director of the University of NSW’s Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre, agreed with Queensland Police but said many people were not aware that they could be held liable for content they republished online.
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au: Police defend baby swinging video charge
Police say it is a crime for anyone to even watch a viral video of a man swinging a baby around the room. Their comment comes after uproar over 60-year-old Chris Illingworth, a father of four from Maroochydore, was charged with posting the video on Liveleak after he stumbled across it on YouTube.