Internet stories

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

Hi all

A few stories that of interest... to some.

Cheers
David

ISP WINS BULGER INJUNCTION CHALLENGE
Demon Internet has won a legal challenge to the injunction that
prohibits UK media from publishing information about the new
identities or location of James Bulger's killers. The internet
service provider had argued that it should not be held responsible
for material posted on its web pages that could be in contempt of the
injunction designed to protect Robert Thompson and Jon Venables from
revenge attacks.

Full story - Guardian Unlimited
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,519548,00.html

SURVEY SUGGESTS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR NET REGULATION
A new study conducted for the Markle Foundation out today finds that
although some are wary of government Internet regulation, a majority
want online privacy legislation and see government playing a role in
Internet service issues.  A majority also believed it was wrong to
exempt online commerce from taxation and many expressed concern about
accountability online.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/10/technology/10MARK.html
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38828-2001Jul9.html

For the full report see
http://www.markle.org/news/InternetAccountability.pdf or
http://www.markle.org/news/_news_pressrelease_071001.stm for the news
release.

Lecturer charged over uni website
AN academic website protesting against Federal Health Minister
Michael Wooldridge's allegedly close relationship with the
pharmaceutical industry has been shut down by La Trobe University.

http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,2304103%5E442,00.html
 http://users.bigpond.net.au/Medreach/

Slinging Shots at Singapore
Singapore's most twisted, droll and insanely popular humor site
launched quietly enough last year after one of its editors got dumped
from a dying Internet company in the United States. 
"I was in a failed dot-com, and I was trying to figure out what to do
after that," said Singapore expatriate K.K. Cheong, editor of
TalkingCock. "A bunch of us got together and started brainstorming
and decided that what Singapore really needs is a real humor
magazine. Something edgy." 
 http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,44866,00.html

ICANN SPEAKS OUT ON NEW.NET
ICANN has spoken out firmly against the new.net initiative. A new
document posted on the ICANN site responds directly to a new.new
policy paper, arguing that its assumptions are wrong and that its
arguments are not persuasive.  New.net paper at
 http://www.new.net/NewnetPaper.pdf
ICANN response at

http://www.icann.org/icp/icp-3-background/response-to-new.net-09jul01.htm


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