451 - new status code for resources blocked by the state

    Tim Bray, a Google employee whose name appears on the title page of the XML specification , proposed adding a new status code for resources that are legally restricted by the state.
    The draft proposal has already been sent to the IETF .


    Code 451 was not chosen by chance: a direct reference to Ray Bradbury ’s novel is intended to remind all of us of the despotic future predicted in it. The very idea of ​​such a code has been with Tim since the blocking of Pirate Bay .

    Do not be surprised if you will soon see 451 Unavailable for Legal Reasons on any of your favorite sites.

    PS A more detailed article in the Guardian:www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jun/22/ray-bradbury-internet-error-message-451

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