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[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

Internet founder concerned by EU cybercrime plans
Vint Cerf, a founding father of today's Internet, said Thursday that
European Union plans for new rules to fight crime on the Web risked
clashing with existing EU privacy regulations.
 http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/047278.htm
 http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2767085,00.html
 http://technology.scmp.com/internet/ZZZ8UXPCFNC.html

Adding Up the Costs of Cyberdemocracy
As Cass Sunstein, a professor of law at the University of Chicago,
saw himself being skewered on various Web sites discussing his recent
book, "Republic.com," he had the odd satisfaction of watching some of
the book's themes unfold before his eyes. On the conservative Web
site "FreeRepublic.com," the discussion began by referring relatively
mildly to Mr. Sunstein's book about the political consequences of the
Internet as "thinly veiled liberal." But as the discussion picked up
steam, the rhetoric of the respondents, who insisted that they had
not and would not read the book itself, became more heated.
Eventually, they were referring to Mr. Sunstein as "a nazi" and a
"pointy headed socialist windbag." 
 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/02/technology/02INTE.html

Anti-Muslim Groups Unite Through Internet
A Web site run by militant Hindus in Queens and Long Island was
recently shut down by its service provider because of complaints that
it advocated hatred and violence toward Muslims. But a few days
later, the site was back on the Internet. The unlikely rescuers were
some radical Jews in Brooklyn who are under investigation for
possible ties to anti-Arab terrorist organizations in Israel. 
 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/02/technology/02HATE.html

Cyber Law Journal: Controversial Ruling on Library Filters
In early 1997, the Minneapolis Public Library began giving its
patrons unfettered and unlimited access to the Internet. The
library's First Amendment-inspired policy was intended to provide a
needed service to the community. But Wendy Adamson, a reference desk
librarian at the library's central branch, said it effectively made
her working life a nightmare, and federal officials appear poised to
agree with her. 
 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/01/technology/01CYBERLAW.html

Online Cohabitation: Internet and Minitel
Clotilde de Mersan's grandmother still fiddles with a Minitel to book
a trip or find a phone number. Ms. de Mersan's mother owns a Minitel,
but more often than not surfs the Web for such purposes. Ms. de
Mersan herself, a 30-year-old executive at Yahoo France, has no
Minitel, and uses only the Internet.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/02/technology/02MINI.html

Internet Thailand to float shares 
State-owned Internet Thailand, the country's biggest Internet service
provider, will be partly sold to the public in November, Deputy Prime
Minister Pongpol Adireksarn said on Friday.
 http://technology.scmp.com/internet/ZZZ4YUPCFNC.html

PM trying to strangle us, says Web site boss
India's best-known investigative news Web site has accused Prime
Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's Government of financially bleeding it
and has appealed to overseas Indians for help.
 http://technology.scmp.com/internet/ZZZK2YPCFNC.html

Icann having to justify authority
The Internet's top naming authority, Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), was set to defend its
uncompromising stance yesterday against those who question the United
States organisation's self-imposed mandate. 
 http://technology.scmp.com/internet/ZZZ57ZPCFNC.html

Internet body takes up challenge to its authority
An Internet oversight body opens quarterly meetings Friday in
Stockholm, Sweden, where it will take up a challenge to its authority
over approving new domain names. 
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will also
review procedures for resolving domain name disputes and continue
work on phasing in new names such as ".info" later this year.

http://asia.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/05/31/internet.names.ap/index.html

CANADIAN TIRE HAS A CRAPPY TIME WITH WIPO
Canadian Tire has lost a battle to acquire the Crappytire.com domain
name.  The company that purports to sell a lot more than tires
claimed that Crappy Tire was not a derogatory term, but a slang
expression derived from Canadian Tire trademarks.  A WIPO arbitrator
ruled, however, that Canadian Tire failed to establish any rights to
the name.
 http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/084525.htm

http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20010601/578900.html
 http://technology.scmp.com/internet/ZZZ8UXPCFNC.html

NO ANSWER TO DOT-AU DOMAIN DELAYS
auDA, the dot-au adminstrator, has announced that it has no answer
for delays that have recently plagued .org.au registrants. 
Apparently each registration is individually reviewed and the person
responsible won't respond to queries about the delays.
 http://it.mycareer.com.au/breaking/2001/06/01/FFXL9SKAFNC.html

http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,2062113%5E442,00.html

DOMAINZ TO PAY LEGAL COSTS IN LIBEL CASE
New Zealand Internet registry company Domainz has announced that it
will cover the legal costs of Alan Brown, the target of its
defamation suit.  The case, which is the first NZ net libel case, is
still awaiting a decision.
 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=192553


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