international test case on territorial borders, & other stories

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

Hi all

The first story here is especially interesting given the precedent it
may set. One of my colleagues went to the court this morning to hear
Geoffrey Robertson referring back to a case in 1600 I believe where
he was referring to someone sending another person to get something,
and drawing the analogy to the web... sorry, I wasn't there and going
on a brief second hand report... But worth following... Apart from
this a range of news...

Cheers
David

INTERNET TEST CASE - The thriller in a manila folder
Legal heavyweights Geoffrey Robertson and Jeff Sher have turned out
for Joseph Gutnick v Dow Jones, an international test case on the
territorial borders, if any exist, of cyberspace.
 http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/2001/06/05/FFXJRMRTJNC.html

Net kids still need mum and dad: ABA
Parents are more likely to use the internet on a daily basis than
their children, and are more likely to be seen as the household IT
experts, a study shows.

http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,2074594%5E1285,00.html

           Games vendors start censorship campaign
THE computer games industry will spend $200,000 lifting its
reputation in the eyes of parents and lobby groups, launching a
public education campaign on the censorship system.

http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,2073843%5E442,00.html

G8 Nations Mull Digital Divide Task-Force Report

(Newsbytes) Leaders from eight industrialized nations are reviewing
the recommendations from a yearlong study that could help
decision-makers bridge the yawning digital divide between wealthy and
developing nations.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166371.html
 http://www.markle.org/dotforce/html

Naming rights not just big business' domain 
The topic of domain names is guaranteed to get a rise out of anyone
with even a passing interest in things cyber. Locally, two especially
touchy issues have been the eligibility and allocation policies
regarding the .com.au domain and the resolution of disputes
concerning domains. Lord knows I get plenty of earbashing about it.
 http://it.mycareer.com.au/opinion/legit/2001/06/05/FFX1JP7UENC.html

Impasse still name of auDA game 
The .au Domain Authority has sought intervention from the global
internet names body to force Melbourne University programmer Robert
Elz to hand over Australia's top-level domain space.

http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,2073842%5E442,00.htm

ICANN Ripped for Being Slow
The U.S.-based agency that oversees Internet names worldwide was
criticized Sunday for not approving new addresses fast enough as
demand grows among Web surfers from California to China.
 http://www.wirednews.com/news/politics/0,1283,44270,00.html
 http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6176066.html

ICANN, Meet Gobbledygook.org
The Internet's top naming authority may broadcast its meetings on the
Web, but that's not to say that everyone could have followed the
discussions of the past few days.
 http://www.wirednews.com/news/politics/0,1283,44269,00.html

BOARD ELECTIONS - JUNE 22 - JUNE 28, 2001 
CIRA will hold its first Board of Directors election since taking
over the Registry's operation, from June 22 to 28, 2001. CIRA's
75,000 members will elect nine of the 12 directors; the other three
will be appointed by the interim Board to represent ISPs, Registrars
and the Internet Users' Community. 
 http://www.cira.ca/en/elections.html

EU goes against flow in quest for new Web domains
As the Internet's global standard-setting body met Friday to push for
the creation of seven new Web domain tags, Europe appeared to go
against the flow with plans for a pan-EU geographic domain name.
 http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/079857.htm

ICANN Sees Revolt On Domain Sovereignty
The operators of the Internet domain names designated for countries
around the world voted Friday to withdraw from a key organization
that helps set policies for the group that manages the Internet's
Domain Name System.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/zd/20010601/tc/icann_sees_revolt_on_domain_sovereignty_1.html

ICANN Wraps Up Stockholm Meetings 
The Internet Corporation for Names and Numbers (ICANN) wrapped up its
weekend meetings in Stockholm early Monday morning with a variety of
decisions aimed at bringing its version of stability to the Internet.
 http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,,8_777441,00.html

Keywords: The Net's Future Naming Standard?
RealNames Corp. is continuing to spread the gospel of Internet
keywords around the world, but converts remain few. The dominant
player in the commercial keyword business, RealNames recently
announced the addition of 11 new registries and registrars in Asia
and Europe to sell keywords. 
 http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/10202.html


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