internet news - 10/4

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

Domain Name News
Elvis Impersonator Is The King In Domain Name Dispute (Newsbytes)
An almost-famous Elvis Presley impersonator who sometimes uses the
stage name Johnny Blaze will be able to keep the JohnnyBlaze.com
Internet address that a marketer of sportswear and hip-hop clothing
says it should own.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175758.html
 http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2001/d2001-1324.html
  
Tobacco Firm Smoked In Dispute Over Kool.com Domain (Newsbytes)
In a trademark dispute that has smoldered for nearly three years,
cigarette giant British America Tobacco (BAT) Group has been told by
an international arbitrator it can't claim the Internet address
Kool.com from a U.S. company.  
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175751.html

From BNA Internet Law News
Did ICANN Take Sides in CNNEWS.COM ACPA Dispute?
An interesting dispute is brewing over the cnnews.com case, in which
a Virginia court ordered the transfer of the domain using the in rem
provisions of the ACPA. With the registrar located in China, the
Virginia court acknowledged it could not create a binding order in
China. Although CNN took no steps to enforce the judgement in China,
ICANN apparently stepped in at their request, forwarding a request to
the Chinese registrar asking that it "fulfill its responsibilities."
In defending the ICANN communication, ICANN counsel Louis Touton
puzzlingly refers to the ICANN UDRP, which would seem inapplicable
here. Full correspondence trail at:

http://www.cptech.org/ecom/jurisdiction/cnnews-icanncorrespondence2.pdf

From BNA Internet law News
ICANN Issues Warning On UDRP Scam
ICANN has issued a general warning regarding deceptive notices that
are being sent to domain name holders claiming that a UDRP action has
been launched against the owner. The notice references the "XChange
Dispute Resolution" provider and asks the registrant to forward a
security deposit fee to defend its domain. Warning and sample notice
at:
 http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-08apr02.htm
 http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-exh-08apr02.htm

Internet News
Sun calls for Microsoft sanctions (Australian IT)
Microsoft's dominance in PC operating systems allows it to shut down
emerging internet services and take customers away from other
e-commerce companies, a senior Sun executive has testified. 

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4107078%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
 http://www.nando.com/technology/story/351497p-2875961c.html
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175778.html

Auctions No.1 source of net fraud (Australian IT)
Auctions account for nearly 43 per cent of all reported internet
fraud, according to a fraud complaint center set up with the FBI. 

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4108158%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
 http://news.com.com/2100-1017-879639.html

Spam saturates the net (Australian IT)
The [Australian] federal Government says its review of unsolicited
email has found evidence spam may account for up to 20 per cent of
all email traffic.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4107081%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/security/story/0,2000024985,20264515,00.htm

New breed spam filter slashes junk email (New Scientist)
A new breed of spam-filtering technology that combines peer-to-peer
communications with machine learning could intercept nearly all
unwanted email, according to its creators.
 http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992141

The future of fiber (McKinsey Quarterly)
In this interview, Wendell P. Weeks, president of Corning Optical
Communications, discusses the demand for bandwidth and explains why
human nature and physics assure a bright future for optical fiber. 

http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_abstract.asp?tk=492270:1175:38&ar=1175&L2=38&L3=98&srid=27

Nortel Backs Australian Super-Network (Newsbytes)
Nortel Networks has agreed to pump goods and services worth almost 4
million Australian dollars ($2.12 million) into a "super-network" led
by Australia's national research agency CSIRO.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175763.html

BT goes wireless again (BBC)
BT Group is pursuing a two-pronged strategy - re-establishing its
brand in the mobile phones market, and setting up the UK's first
public wireless LAN network, probably best described as broadband
internet access for mobile people taking a break. 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1920000/1920551.stm
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2108128,00.html

Windows Features Not Vital, Expert Says (Washington Post)
A computer expert yesterday challenged Microsoft Corp.'s assertion
that forcing the company to remove key software from Windows would
cripple the performance of the dominant operating system.
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22498-2002Apr9.html
 http://www.nando.com/technology/story/353138p-2884185c.html

Court rejects HP motion against Walter Hewlett suit (Financial Times)
A Delaware judge on Monday denied Hewlett-Packard's motion to dismiss
a lawsuit filed by Walter Hewlett, the dissident director who is
trying to thwart HP's $18.4bn bid to acquire Compaq Computer. 

http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3EWYYSSZC

El número de programas pirateados en Perú puede llegar a 60 mil en
computadoras de nueva adquisición (delitosinformaticos.com)
Este año se puede llegar en el Perú a una venta de más de 60 mil
computadoras con programas de software pirateados, denunció la
Bussines Software Alliance (BSA), el organismo mundial que representa
a los productores de esta tecnología.
 http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/101842855253709.shtml

El uso de software libre podría ahorrar 300 millones de euros anuales
a la Administración (Libertad Digital)
Hispalinux ha mantenido una reunión con el Ministerio de Ciencia y
Tecnología. Durante el encuentro, la Asociación de Usuarios Españoles
de Linux ha presentado un informe en el que se asegura que el uso de
software libre por la Administración podría suponer un ahorro de más
de 300 millones al año, según ha informado la asociación.

http://www.libertaddigital.com/php3/noticia.php3?fecha_edi_on=2002-04-08&num_edi_on=782&cpn=66356

BT to Unveil New Cheap Broadband Offer This Month (Reuters)
BT Group said on Monday it will introduce a discounted high-speed
Internet access package in the coming weeks in a concerted push to
hit its ambitious goal of one million broadband customer by next
summer. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=793625
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,680851,00.html
 http://www.nando.com/technology/story/349053p-2863564c.html

Labels settle at-work song-share dispute (CNET)
In an unprecedented crackdown on an internal corporate network, the
recording industry said Tuesday that it has settled with an Arizona
company that allegedly let employees trade copyrighted MP3 files over
a dedicated server.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-879308.html
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175771.html

Customer uncertainty prevents internet growth (Guardian)
Banks, building societies and other companies in the financial
services sector find a lack of understanding by customers is the
biggest barrier to expanding their internet business, according to a
new survey out today.
 http://money.guardian.co.uk/news_/story/0,1456,680967,00.html

A match made in cyberspace (The Age)
In the days when the public search for a soulmate was confined to the
back pages of a newspaper or magazine, this woman's prescription for
her ideal man would have been satisfactory. But in the time-poor
world of the 21st century, that is no longer the case. Now you have
to double click.
 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/10/1018333365189.html


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