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Hi all
A wide collection of news from the last couple of days...
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David
Court Slaps Fees on CD Burners
A German legal ruling demands that Hewlett-Packard pay
intellectual-property fees on all the CD burners it has sold over the
past three years.
http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27374,00.html
Malaysia Considers Cafe Rules
Early nights and non-violent games will be on the menu at Malaysian
cyber cafes if a state government passes new rules that would also
bar kids in school uniform from the computer dens.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-6325096-0.html
U.S.: Fear Countries, Not Hackers
Forget the supposed menace of teen hackers causally bypassing the
security of U.S. military computers.
The real worry isn't a teen like Analyzer -- the alias for an Israeli
youth who penetrated dozens of Defense Department computers -- but
foreign governments, according to a hearing organized by the U.S.
Congress' Joint Economic Committee.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,44742,00.html
Hacked EU Site Back Online, But Attack Continues
SaferInternet.org, the European Union-sponsored Web site that was
yanked off the Web last week after being hacked twice, is now back
online. But it is still being targeted for attack.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/167187.html
Council of Europe Signs Draft Cybercrime Treaty
The blueprint for a global code on cybercrime was agreed on in
Strasbourg, France, Friday, paving the way for international rules
governing online copyright infringement, online fraud, child
pornography and hacking.
http://partners.nytimes.com/thestandard/standard_27391.html
Global treaty--threat to the Net?
International policy-makers this week ended a round of talks aimed at
setting common rules affecting online trade and commerce, but they
made little progress in bridging divisions that threaten to delay a
pact.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093109,00.html
COUNCIL OF EUROPE COMMITTEE APPROVES CYBERCRIME TREATY
The European Committee on Crime Problems, an intergovernmental body
that reports to the Council of Europe, has approved the Cybercrime
treaty. The treaty now goes to the Council's Committee of Ministers
for final approval.
http://press.coe.int/cp/2001/456a(2001).htm
http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27400,00.html
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093153,00.html
IRAN ESTABLISHES NEW NET RESTRICTIONS
Iran's state telecom monopoly has established tough new restrictions
on Internet use, requiring ISPs to block sites with materials
presumed immoral or contrary to state interests. ISPs that fail to
comply risk losing their licenses and facing court action.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1310334l.htm
PROPOSED GERMAN E-COMMERCE LEGISLATION DRAWS CRITICISM
Planned e-commerce legislation designed to bring Germany into line
with the EC's pan-European requirements is causing a stir as its
passes through Germany's Bundestag. The Deutsche Multimedia Verband
has criticized the bill, claiming it poses a threat to small- and
medium-sized companies operating in the e-commerce sector.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/167188.html
'Secret' trial set for Web dissident
China will on Wednesday put on trial a dissident charged with
subversion for posting information about the 1989 Tiananmen Square
massacre on his Web site, a Hong Kong human rights group said on
Monday.
http://technology.scmp.com/internet/ZZZMIOUBEOC.html
NEW GENERIC TLDS GENERATING CONFUSION AND INDIFFERENCE
The NY Times runs a story on the new dot-info and dot-biz, noting
that many find that registration process confusing and that some
companies do not consider registering new domains much of a priority.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/25/technology/25DOMA.html
POLLS OPEN FOR DOT-CA ELECTION
Online voting for nine members of the CIRA board kicks off today and
runs through June 28th. All owners of dot-ca domains are eligible to
vote. Information on the candidates (including me) and voting forms
at
http://www.cira.ca/en/election-vote.html
Ukraine's Domain in Dot-Dispute
Dot-ua is a domain in search of a master.
The country code for Ukraine has been around since 1992, soon after
the former Soviet republic gained its independence. But the company
that registered it is defunct, its founders having fled Ukraine's
ailing economy for the West.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,44012,00.html
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