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internet news - 13/3
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ICANN set for showdown (ZDNet)
At one of the plushest hotels in one of the world's poorest
countries, the Internet's top policy-making body will meet this week
to consider controversial plans to reorganise itself.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/enterprise/story/0,2000025001,20264004,00.htm
Little support for ICANN overhaul proposal (Standard)
An ICANN meeting held in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday was bogged down in
debate over a fiery proposal recently put forth by the group's
president, calling for a complete overhaul of the organization, a
Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) representative reported.
http://www.thestandard.com.au/idg2.nsf/All/15361E5940BD2A68CA256B7A007A95BD!OpenDocument&NavArea=Home&SelectedCategoryName=News
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175155.html
From BNA Internet Law News
ICANN Chief's Proposal Prompts Debate In Ghana
The proposed restructuring of ICANN has prompted heated debates among
the Internet addressing stakeholders convening in Ghana this week.
Several groups of note, including the Names Council, a handful of
Japanese public interest groups, and New.net have cricitized the
proposal, arguing the plan would weaken public involvement.
Stakeholder responses at
http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/council/Arc09/doc00006.doc
http://www.new.net/WhitePaper_v2.pdf
http://www.icannwatch.org/article.php?sid=596
Japanese Groups Blast ICANN Restructuring Proposal (Newsbytes)
A handful of Japanese public interest groups have blasted a proposal
to restructure the Internet addressing system's oversight body,
arguing the plan would weaken public involvement.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175150.html
Eversheds set to tackle cybersquatters (Manchester Online)
Eversheds has teamed up with an American firm to help business
clients tackle cybersquatters and other Internet cheats.
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/business/professionals/stories/Detail_LinkStory=1022.html
La OMPI devuelve a la FIFA el dominio 'www.fifa.biz'
(delitosinformaticos.com)
El Panel de Arbitraje y Mediación de la Organización Mundial de la
Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) ha fallado en favor de la FIFA la
reclamación que esta había iniciado el pasado mes de diciembre contra
la compañía Neococos, que registró el dominio dominio 'www.fifa.biz'.
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/101597473355240.shtml
Internet News
Microsoft Tries a New Approach to Win Over Europe Regulators (New
York Times)
In a bid to reach a settlement of its European antitrust lawsuit,
Microsoft (news/quote) said today that it was about to submit
concessions to address the concerns of the European Commission.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/13/technology/13SOFT.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1870000/1870263.stm
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-858223.html
Online Child Porn Bill Ready - South Africa (allAfrica.com)
Recommendations that Internet service providers (ISPs) be prosecuted
for failing to remove child pornography from their servers could be
implemented soon through beefed-up legislation.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200203120532.html
Public eyes censorship plans (Australian IT)
NSW plans to censor the internet have been under scrutiny during two
days of public hearings in Sydney.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,3942637%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
A splash of mobile colour (Economist)
Telecoms firms have taken the wraps off mobile phones with colour
screens and in-built cameras at the world's biggest technology fair.
They are betting that millions of consumers will trade in their old
handsets for new ones with snazzier features, and give the industry a
desperately needed boost.
http://www.economist.com/agenda/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1033763
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1860000/1860266.stm
http://news.com.com/2100-1033-857969.html
http://www.msnbc.com/news/723031.asp
House panel approves Net gambling ban (CNET)
A U.S. House panel voted Tuesday to update a 40-year-old law banning
interstate betting so that it would apply to fast-growing Internet
gambling sites as well.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-858458.html
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175158.html
Any interference with press freedom must be justified (Times)
COURT OF APPEAL - A v B plc and Another
Before Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice, Lord Justice Laws and Lord
Justice Dyson
The courts were not justified in interfering with the freedom of the
press simply because there was no identifiable special public
interest in particular material being published. Regardless of the
quality of the material, any interference with its publication had to
be justified.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/newspaper/0,,172-234346,00.html
MP calls for expansion of e-democracy (Guardian)
Voters should be able to email in their responses to new legislation
before it ever gets on the statute book, according to the MP behind
an e-democracy debate in the Commons tonight.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,666101,00.html
Electronic trail goes cold (Guardian)
Paper may seem fragile and ephemeral as a means of preserving
information, but its virtues are all too apparent when compared to
data stored digitally. Vast amounts of information are created,
stored and accessed electronically, bringing with it enormous
advantages.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,662984,00.html
MSN introduces first paid-for service (Guardian)
MSN, the UK's most popular website, has introduced its first paid-for
service, charging Hotmail users for extra storage space on their
accounts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,666179,00.html
Japan Times pulls story on "Nazi" bar after Jewish protest (Japan
Today)
The Japan Times removed an article from its web site Tuesday about a
Nazi-theme bar in Pusan, one of the South Korean cities scheduled to
host the 2002 World Cup soccer finals, following a protest from a
U.S.-based Jewish human rights group.
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=205708
Women Surfers Rule In The Roost But Lag In The Workplace (Newsbytes)
Women may make up 51 percent of the Web- surfing population at home,
but statistics released today suggest that men remain the dominate
Internet users in the workplace.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175173.html
Senate to Legislate On Information Technology (allAfrica.com)
To catch up in a world that is increasingly driven by Information
Technology, the Senate is to enact an appropriate legislation on a
frame work for the development of the sector.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200203130049.html
What digital divide? (CNET)
A new report from the Department of Commerce brings good news to most
Americans and serves as a wake-up call for those who believe the
digital divide is the civil liberties issue of the 21st century.
http://news.com.com/2010-1078-858537.html
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/dn/index.html
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