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internet news - 16/4
Domain Name News
ICANN Convenes Industry-Heavy Security Panel (Newsbytes)
The body that manages the Internet's global addressing system has
gathered a clutch of high-tech industry officials and addressing
experts to serve on a panel that will be charged with safeguarding
the security of the Domain Name System (DNS).
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175858.html
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-11apr02.htm
ICANN warns of domain-dispute swindle (IDG)
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is warning of
a swindle by an organization claiming to be an approved domain-name
dispute solver.
http://europe.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/04/12/domain.fraud.idg/index.html
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/04/11/020411hnicann.xml
http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-08apr02.htm
Esther Dyson on Internet Privacy, Policing, ICANN and Investing
(Wharton)
Back in the heyday of the Internet in the late 1990s, Esther Dyson
was often referred to as the chief guru of the tech world, a
reputation enhanced by the publication of her 1997 book, Release 2.0:
A Design for Living in the Digital Age.
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/articles.cfm?catid=9&articleid=542&homepage=yes
New initiative to tackle cybersquatting (EU Business)
The European Commission joins forces with the World intellectual
property organisation (WIPO) on 23 April in a regional consultation
in Brussels addressing improper use of Internet domain names, or
'cybersquatting'.
http://www.eubusiness.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=77518
From BNA Internet Law News
Decision Discusses The Difference Between UDRP And STOP
An NAF panelist has reviewed the difference between UDRP cases and
those involving the dot-biz STOP policy. The panelist notes that
dot-biz registrants will sometimes know that their registration
matches a trademark at the time of registration due to the dot-biz
advance IP Claim service and thus changing the evidence typically
used to prove bad faith registration. Case involved the domain
genelogic.biz. Decision at
http://www.arbforum.com/domains/decisions/103042.htm
Retevisión Móvil se lleva los dominios MundoAmena.com, MundoAmena.net
y MundoAmena.org (delitosinformaticos.com)
El Centro de Mediación y Arbitraje de Dominios de la Organización
Mundial de Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) ha resuelto a favor de
Retevisión Movil la demanda interpuesta por esta entidad contra
Miguel Menéndez, quien registró los dominios 'www.mundoamena.com',
'www.mundoamena.net' y 'www.mundoamena.org'.
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/10188686878566.shtml
Internet News
'Be the media' (Guardian)
When the Israeli tanks rolled into Bethlehem, the only organisation
left behind to report was a fledgling DIY news website. But that was
enough.
The Independent Media Centre (IMC) in Palestine was just a few of
days old when, on April 1, the Israeli army launched Operation
Protective Wall, its latest and most intense incursion into the West
Bank. Hours later, the IMC - a web-based alternative news network -
had turned into a hectic newsroom, information source and
coordination point, all rolled into one.
http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,7558,684338,00.html
Web attacks on the rise (BBC)
A government survey has found that the number of times that cyber
criminals have broken through the defences of businesses has doubled
in 12 months.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1930000/1930832.stm
Security systems help internet paedophiles hide abuse (Independent)
A new generation of "cyber" paedophiles is using sophisticated
computer security systems to hide the abuse of children, Britain's
High-Tech Crime Unit has discovered.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/story.jsp?story=285069
Hacking 'legal' in Argentina (BBC)
An Argentine judge has ruled that hacking is legal by default in the
country, arguing that the law covers crimes against people, things
and animals, but not cyberspace.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1932000/1932191.stm
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=AXRK4I41NCA1CCRBAEZSFFAKEEATIIWD?type=technologynews&StoryID=818978
Consumers Trust In Online Content 'Alarmingly Low' - Report
(Newsbytes)
Even the most experienced Internet user's level of trust for
e-commerce Web sites is far lower than their trust of the federal
government, new research has found.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175894.html
http://www.nando.com/technology/story/362212p-2936089c.html
Singapore To Review Net's Challenge To Censorship Regime (Newsbytes)
As Singapore's censorship rules and regulations become due for an
overhaul the government has asked a committee charged with the
regime's review to analyze the effect of the Internet and other
information technologies on their operation.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175865.html
Microsoft Asks Judge to Dismiss States' Antitrust Case (Washington
Post)
Microsoft Corp. asked a federal judge yesterday to dismiss the
antitrust case against it brought by a coalition of states, arguing
that they failed to make their case after presenting nearly a month
of testimony from 15 witnesses.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56737-2002Apr15.html
Filtering Out Terrorists? - Internet Cafes Struggle With Issues of
Terrorism vs. Privacy
Such Internet cafes - stores that provide food and drink along with
Net access - are a convenient boon to many. But besides serving
tourists or others without home computers, some "cybercafes" -
especially those overseas - could be attractive to terrorists.
Already, some criminals have found how easy it is to use Net cafes.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/cybercafe020415.html
Google Provides Scientology Warnings To Free Speech Site (Newsbytes)
Less than a month after de-listing an anti-Scientology Web site from
its search engine on copyright infringement grounds, Google has begun
providing copies of the infringement notices that it receives to a
recently formed free-speech advocacy site, a Google spokesman
confirmed today.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175863.html
Tighter regulations for ISPs (Australian IT)
THE Australian Communications Authority has proposed new regulations
to make internet service providers provide more detailed information
for prospective customers.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4136009%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Is it obscene or just plain shocking? (Times)
Case notes - Gary Slapper
THE definition of "obscenity" has long been a problem for the law. A
recent Court of Appeal decision concerned with unusual sexual
practices displayed on a webpage confirmed the simple test set out in
the 1959 Obscene Publications Act. This is whether material tends to
“deprave and corrupt” the people who are likely to see it. That is,
of course, not something that can be scientifically or objectively
measured. It requires a value judgment.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-267225,00.html
Communications Law and Regulation (FindLaw)
This summary outlines many of the basic issues confronting
communications law practitioners today.
http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/communicate/index.html
La venta de medicamentos por Internet aumenta aunque es ilegal y
peligrosa (delitosinformaticos.com)
Un informe de la OCU revela la facilidad para comprar fármacos sin
ningún control
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/101886966361490.shtml
La venta de medicamentos por Internet aumenta aunque es ilegal y
peligrosa (delitosinformaticos.com)
Un informe de la OCU revela la facilidad para comprar fármacos sin
ningún control
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/101886966361490.shtml
FTC Sues To Stop 'Inbound Telemarketing' Scams (Newsbytes)
The Federal Trade Commission said today it is suing nearly nearly a
dozen groups allegedly involved in fraudulent "inbound telemarketing"
offers, wherein consumers are prompted to call companies based on
classified ads, Internet banners, and other solicitations.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175886.html
Top California Court Refuses To Hear Spam Law Challenge (Newsbytes)
The California Supreme Court has turned aside a challenge to the
state's anti-spam laws - a decision that raises the specter of a
trial for a Palo Alto Web publisher accused of sending unsolicited
e-mail that contravened California business regulations.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175859.html
Filters flawed in the fight against spam (ZDNet)
Peer-to-peer networks are arousing optimism in the fight against spam
but according to the Australian Coalition against Unsolicited Bulk
Email they may actually contribute to the problem.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/communications/story/0,2000024993,20264584,00.htm
Porn merchants move offshore (Australian IT)
Many in the 'adult industry' responded to internet censorship laws by
moving their content offshore, new research has found.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4143495%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Classroom bullies harnessing Net power (ZDNet)
Playground bullies are harnessing the power of technology to
persecute their victims around the clock, a U.K.-based children's
charity warned Monday.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-882613.html
Net cited as marriage wrecker (BBC)
The internet is playing a significant role in relationship break-ups
in the UK, according to marriage guidance service Relate.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1931000/1931035.stm
Texting improves sex life (BBC)
Messaging has great text appeal in the UK, especially when it comes
to relationships, a survey has found.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1926000/1926272.stm
Schools weigh in on proposed eRate changes (eSchool News)
Schools and libraries that apply for federal eRate discounts should
be able to choose how their funding will be disbursed, and any unused
or unclaimed funds should be carried over to the next funding year,
according to school leaders and education groups who filed comments
with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this year.
http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3654
BT reaches for the sky in fast internet-access system (Guardian)
BT is to carry out trials on a new fast internet-access service which
uses satellites and the existing telephone network, despite the
failure of similar facilities to take off in other parts of Europe.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,685178,00.html
Coffee Auction on the Internet (allAfrica.com)
A Nairobi commodities broker on Thursday became the first dealer in
Kenya to successively offer and sell coffee on the Internet.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200204120759.html
States Are Set to Rest Case on Penalties for Microsoft (NY Times)
The states pursuing stiff antitrust sanctions against the Microsoft
Corporation are preparing to rest their case today, clearing the way
for what is expected to be a month of testimony by Microsoft
witnesses who will urge a federal judge to apply a lighter touch.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/15/technology/15SOFT.html
Rising Costs of Free Web E-Mail (Wired)
Free Web-based e-mail services can be slow, clunky, sometimes
unreliable and often glutted with messages from persistent Nigerian
government ministers urgently seeking your aid.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,51701,00.html
Korean Police Indict Executives For Failing To Stop Porn On Portal
(Chosun)
Korean police have indicted three executives from Internet portal
site "N" for failing to stop the distribution of pornography. The
site currently provides a service that allows users to upload
pictures. Police say the site neglected its duties to monitor
activity for obscene materials and did nothing about 100 pornographic
pictures access by minors.
http://www.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200204/200204041021.html
Korean Information Ethics Committee
(1) Prevention of Harmful Information Distribution
(2) Promotion of Information Communications Ethics Committee.
(3) Studies on the Ethics of Information Communications
(4) International Cooperation
http://211.253.9.170:8080/icec/front/english/menu03.htm
Instant message monitoring soaring (Sydney Morning Herald)
An instant message exchange might seem as fleeting as a phone call or
face-to-face chat. But, like everything else on the Net, it can have
much more staying power than users think.
http://smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/15/1018333471490.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/15/technology/15CHAT.html
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