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internet news - 18/3
Domain Name News
ICANN Surveys Its Crossroads (Wired)
The battle for future control of the Internet could shift to Europe
in the weeks ahead, as advocates of democratic representation for the
Internet's governing body press their case.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51109,00.html
ICANN in for a Domain Change (Wired)
It's starting to look as though the most impressive accomplishment of
the Internet's governing body will be managing to vex everyone who's
been paying attention.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51074,00.html
ICANN Be Reformed (ISP-Planet)
In the 16th century religious reformers transformed Christianity. In
the 21st century ICANN's proposed reformation could transform
independent ISP operators into Members At Large. Not exactly a
religions experience, but frighteningly alluring all the same.
http://isp-planet.com/hosting/2002/icann_reform.html
New second level domain name leaps first hurdle (IDG)
The move to have a new second level domain name (2LD) .maori.nz has
passed its first hurdle, scoring over 90% support in a poll organised
by InternetNZ.
http://www.idg.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/70FD492CDB175E0BCC256B7A006E365C
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175206.html
http://www.internetnz.net.nz/communications/media-release020312maorinz.html
(news release)
Domain names safe even if registrar folds (IDG)
Users who buy a domain name through an overseas or local company
which then collapses should be taken care of by Domainz, though its
chief executive warns the process could be a slow one.
http://www.idg.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/11A7FA7A1E92FCB2CC256B7B000883E8
From Baker & McKenzie Global eLaw Alert
First Come First Served In Domain Names
In a dispute involving the domain name 'sandwig.de', between a
private person not named Sandwig and a city's district named Sandwig,
the Flensburg Regional Court held that the first come first served
principle applied in favour of the first person to register the
domain , even though that person does not even own that name
(Regional Court, Decision of January 08, 2002). In a further
decision, it has been held that the first come first served principle
to applies in a dispute over domain registration between owners of
identical names, in this case "vallendar.de". For a firm name to
prevail in a dispute over a '.de' domain registration notoriety of
the firm name across Germany is not required. Unless, in a dispute
between owners of identical names, one of the names enjoys
outstanding notoriety, the first come first served principle applies
to the domain name registration process, (Higher Regional Court of
Koblenz, Decision of January 25, 2002).
http://www.bmck.com/elaw/DisplayAlertbyID.asp?AlertID=22258
Dot-CA Governing Body Seeks Candidates For Board Of Directors (CIRA
news release)
Further to the news release issued by the Canadian Internet
Registration Authority (CIRA) on February 21, 2002
(www.cira.ca/news-releases/65.html), CIRA has amended its elections
rules (www.cira.ca/en/rules-2002.html) to allow its Nomination
Committee to nominate more than three candidates
http://www.cira.ca/news-releases/66.html
Internet News
Internet safety unease - NZ (Stuff)
Pedophiles and child pornographers could be tougher to trace under
proposed Internet privacy rules, say groups advocating Internet
safety.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1131692a1896,FF.html
Consultation on Proposed Telecommunications Information Privacy Code
2002 - Information Paper
The proposed code includes a number of explanatory notes relating to
particular provisions. This paper is intended to complement those
notes by providing a broader picture and drawing out some overall
points. It is not a comprehensive analysis of the entire code.
Interested persons will still need to study the proposed code with
care. However, it is hoped that this paper and the explanatory notes
will assist in that task.
http://www.privacy.org.nz/comply/tipcip.html
http://www.privacy.org.nz/comply/tipc.html
Web sites consider standard privacy disclosure (Nando Times)
Dozens of the Web's top sites are adopting the Internet's version of
nutrition labels, giving visitors a quick sense of how well they
honor surfers' personal privacy.
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/308257p-2666170c.html
Aust Web sites under privacy microscope (ZDNet)
Government agencies have plans in the pipeline to conduct a sweep of
Australian Web sites, checking for compliance with new privacy
legislation.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20263974,00.htm
Joint Statement - Australian Competition And Consumer Commission And
The Office Of The Federal Privacy Commissioner
A memorandum of understanding to facilitate cooperation and
coordination between the Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission and the Office of the Federal Privacy Commission was
signed today.
http://www.privacy.gov.au/news/media/02_3.html
Local ISPs confront content regulation codes (ZDNet)
The Internet Industry Association's (IIA) is asking its members to
commit to a revised version of the industry's online content
regulation code that will remove their discretion to set prices for
content filtering software.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/enterprise/story/0,2000025001,20264053,00.htm
http://www.iia.net.au/news/020303.html (IIA news release)
http://www.iia.net.au/news/020302.html (IIA notice)
Lawyers Prepare to Challenge Federal Net Filter Law (Law.com)
Two suits challenging the constitutionality of a federal law
requiring libraries that receive federal funding to use Internet
filters to prevent children from seeing harmful or sexually explicit
material are set to go to trial in U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 25.
http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/nwlink.cgi?ACG=ZZZ4S8VCQYC
Filters Block 'Sinful Six' (Wired)
Wasting time on the Internet -- perhaps the favorite pastime of
corporate America -- is increasingly coming under assault.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,51009,00.html
Kid Porn Suspect Wants Trial (Wired)
Larry Benedict is still waiting to learn if he'll have his day in
court. A federal judge in Rochester, New York, heard arguments this
week on whether the accused child pornographer will be able to tell
his story to a jury or not.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51042,00.html
Email, Web at Work - Is the Free Lunch Over? (Yahoo)
Brace yourselves, corporate drones: one of the last bastions of work
place relief -- sneaking in some online shopping or snickering over
an email joke -- could be destined for universal banishment.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020318/wr_nm/tech_internet_security_dc_1&cid=582
Long Walk to ICT (allAfrica.com)
The communication revolution has swept across the world and though
Nigeria is getting linked gradually to the global network, there is
concern that the country has not made effective use of the immense
opportunities this revolutuion offers,
http://allafrica.com/stories/200203180036.html
Where Music Will Be Coming From (NY Times)
Technology is changing music. But then again, it always has. The
invention of the piano 300 years ago centered Western music on the
keyboard. Electricity's arrival in the late 19th century enabled the
duplication of performances and, later, the amplification of
instruments. With digitization, the pace of upheaval has further
accelerated. Digital file-sharing technologies -- Napster and its
offspring -- are now undermining the established economics of music.
And everything we know about digital technologies suggests that
Napster is only the beginning.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/17/magazine/17ONLINE.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1874000/1874800.stm
Internet gambling breeds addiction (BBC)
Internet gamblers may be more likely to have a serious gambling
problem than other gamblers, say researchers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1872000/1872731.stm
An Internet-Age Copyright Ruling (atNewYork)
Web businesses that use images or display third party content should
pay attention to an important decision reached last month by a
federal appeals court in California.
http://www.atnewyork.com/views/article/0,1471,8481_992371,00.html
With Hewlett Decision Near, Merger Foes Talk of Gains (NY Times)
As the Hewlett-Packard proxy fight approaches tomorrow's deadline,
Walter B. Hewlett is winning the battle for the hearts and wallets of
individual investors, according to the firm that is trying to help
Mr. Hewlett drum up votes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/18/technology/ebusiness/18HEWL.html
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT35SYIDXYC
ACCC not to Intervene in the Proposed Merger Between Hewlett-Packard
and Compaq - AU (ACCC notice)
The ACCC will not intervene in the proposed merger between
Hewlett-Packard and Compaq, ACCC Chairman, Professor Fels announced
today.
Scott Herhold: Investors should walk away from HP-Compaq
(SiliconValley.com)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2882870.htm
The HP and Compaq drama (Economist)
Hewlett-Packard’s shareholders are about to vote on the biggest
merger in the computer business. The battle over teaming up with
Compaq has been fierce and sometimes acrimonious, but it has brought
a welcome breath of fresh air to corporate America.
http://www.economist.com/agenda/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1035824
States Say They Can Seek Own Microsoft Sanctions (NY Times)
The nine states still pursuing the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case
told a federal judge on Friday that they have ``long and clearly
established'' authority to seek their own sanctions against the
company.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-microsoft-brief.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-861923.html
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/308860p-2670037c.html
States contest federal deal on Microsoft case (Financial Times)
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3OGPU6XYC
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-861562.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t274-s2106751,00.html
Facing the accusers (Economist)
Microsoft is trying to present itself as a reformed character as it
faces its critics, who want a court to impose tough restrictions on
its business practices. Yet few believe Microsoft really knows the
difference between healthy competition and bludgeoning the opposition
to death with its Windows monopoly
http://www.economist.com/agenda/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1034758
Ashcroft Backed Microsoft Deal (Newsbytes)
U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft wanted to settle the Microsoft
Corp. antitrust case to allow the government "to focus on other
things," according to an e-mail from an Ashcroft family friend to a
leading opponent of a proposed settlement between the firm and the
Justice Department.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175256.html
Ruling In Microsoft Lawsuit Cracks Windows Trademarks (Newsbytes)
A federal judge has questioned the validity of Microsoft Corp.'s
"Windows" trademarks, ruling that the ubiquity of the word in the
computer world means the software giant could lose a
trademark-infringement lawsuit against the Linux boosters at
Lindows.com.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175264.html
Hackers could have exploited net's hidden flaw (Independent)
A major security flaw on the internet that could have brought down
large sections of the global network was suppressed for two weeks
last month.
http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/news/story.jsp?story=275192
EU-commissioner stresses importance of content (Content Wire)
Today in Barcelona, politicians must focus on electronic information.
http://www.content-wire.com/columns/columns.cfm?ccs=165&cs=1561
From BNA Internet Law News
Court Rules On Isp Liability For Copyright Infringement Arising From
Usenet Group Postings
A California federal court has issued an interesting copyright ruling
involving the liability of ISPs who host infringing content on usenet
groups. The case involved the posting of Harlan Ellison novels on a
usenet group hosted by AOL. AOL left the content online for two weeks
before removing it. The judge ruled that AOL could not held liable
for direct copyright infringement following Religious Technology
Center v. Netcom. It then engages in an interesting discussion on
whether AOL might be liable for contributory or vicarious copyright
infringement by examining its knowledge of, contribution to, and
ability to block, the infringement. Making regular reference to the
Napster decision and the DMCA, the court concluded that it did not
and thus dismissed the action. Case name is Ellison v. Robertson.
Decision at
http://makeashorterlink.com/?D26412B8
Yahoo! set for World Cup deal (Times)
Yahoo! is poised to sign an exclusive global deal with KirchMedia,
owner of the rights to the World Cup, to transmit live footage of
games over the Internet.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-237550,00.html
Romance language (Times)
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Internet romance is better than
true. The Psychological Conference was yesterday informed that
romance formed in Internet chat rooms is deeper, better, more
fulfilling and likely to last longer than sexual conjugations made by
older methods. The usual suspect statistics were supplied to support
this theory.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-237224,00.html
Can e-mail seal a sales deal? (Boston.com)
Buyers beware, and sellers, too - especially if you communicate with
each other by e-mail.
A pretrial decision by a judge in a dispute over a
multimillion-dollar home in Marion could end up making real estate
deals outlined in e-mail as binding as those put on paper.
http://realestate.boston.com/news/2002/03/can_email_seal_sales_deal.html
Who Ever Said Information Should Be Free? (IDC eNewsletter)
The Internet is its content. It may have been built for
communication, but the by-product of all of that human interaction is
pure content. As the Internet has become more sophisticated and is
used more and more by businesses, the era of “free” content dwindles.
Oh, certainly, plenty of free information is still (and will be)
available. But, by and by, content service providers (CSPs) will
charge for the information that holds even the smallest amount of
value to them.
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?containerId=xa20020116
Western Europe Pulls Ahead of United States (IDC eNewsletter)
It happened. The number of people using the Internet in Western
Europe exceeds the U.S. population of Internet users as of the end of
2001, according to IDC's recent Internet Commerce Market Model
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?containerId=ebt20020103
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