internet news - 30/4

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

Domain Name News
Commerce Secretary Vows Scrutiny Of ICANN Reforms (Newsbytes)
The U.S. Commerce Department is keeping close tabs on efforts to
reform the body that manages the Internet's addressing system and
will strive to make sure that those reforms reflect the needs of
Internet users, U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans told lawmakers last
week.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176234.html

ICANN Issues Update On Reform Process (BNA Internet Law News)
The Chair of ICANN's Evolution and Reform Committee, Alejandro
Pisanty, has issued an update on the committee's work.  The report
touches on a number of issues that have been discussed as part of the
reform process, but doesn't provide much insight into where the
process may be heading.
 http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/report-29apr02.htm

Commerce Secretary Responds To Congressional ICANN Concern (BNA
Internet Law News)
Commerce Secretary Donald Evans has sent a letter to several
Congressman on the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing
their concerns about ICANN. Evans says that the Commerce Department
views the Lynn proposal as a starting point, not an end point, and
that it is following reform activities and process closely.

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/congress/2002/tauzinletter_42602.htm

Indian Tribes Gain Special Domain Name Suffix (Newsbytes)
Federally recognized American Indian tribes will gain a special
domain-name suffix identifying them as government entities under a
cooperative agreement announced by the U.S. Interior Department and
the General Services Administration.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176199.html

The Story of '.us' Has Its Critics (Washington Post)
When the ".us" Internet suffix became available to the public last
week, people and companies responded in droves, as more than 200,000
names were registered.
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4827-2002Apr29.html

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=896933
 http://www.msnbc.com/news/745390.asp

http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/wire_story.html?uri=/dailynews/119/technology/Groups_Decry_Sale_of_us_Intern:.shtml

Domain Is Signed, Sealed, Delivered ... To Peter Frampton (Newsbytes)
In a potentially controversial decision, an international arbitrator
has ruled that individuals could lose rights to their own names in
Internet addresses if those same monikers are sought by celebrities.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176243.html

IPv6 - what's in it, and what's in it for you (ZDNet)
While you probably know that the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF) drafted an IPv6 specification for the next generation of the
Internet Protocol, you may not be familiar with its specifics--or why
it's important to enterprises.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/communications/story/0,2000024993,20264924,00.htm

Court urged to act on reseller (Sydney Morning Herald)
A Federal Court case against Internet name reseller Internet Name
Protection was adjourned on Friday until May 6.
 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/30/1019441339965.html

Register.com Profit Rises, Revenue Falls (Reuters)
Web address provider Register.com on Monday said first-quarter profit
rose from a year earlier with strong sales to corporations, despite
lower revenues. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=896934

Internet news
Watchdog Calls for French Poll Web Site Freeze (Reuters)
French presidential candidates should freeze interactive parts of
their Web sites two days before a final vote in case supporters post
messages that could sway undecided voters, an independent commission
said on Monday. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=896003

Porn-Password Net Ordered To Police Copyrights (Newsbytes)
A federal court judge has ordered the operator of a members-only
network for access to adult Web sites to crack down on copyright
infringement on Web sites run by many of its nearly 300,000
affiliates.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176209.html

Continental divide (Independent)
Britons trust their papers less than any other European nation, a
survey has shown. And that could be a blow to Eurosceptic editors.
Not surprisingly, this was one opinion poll that did not win banner
headlines. For British newspapers, there could barely have been a
more embarrassing set of findings than that which emerged last week
from a comprehensive survey of voters across the EU.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/media/story.jsp?story=290445

Testimony Challenged in Microsoft Case (NY Times)
An executive from Qwest Communications International defended the
Microsoft Corporation today, telling a federal judge that Microsoft
would not be able to thwart emerging competition in the Internet
services business using its monopoly power.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/30/technology/30SOFT.html

Esther Dyson on Internet privacy (CNET)
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://news.com.com/2009-1017-893537.html

Nearly Half Of Canada's Net Households Go Broadband (Newsbytes) 
The penetration of high-speed Internet access technologies in
Canadian households has doubled since 2000, according to a new report
that says some 48 percent of all online Canadian adults who connect
from home now use digital subscriber line (DSL) services or cable
modems.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176221.html

Una Asociación de Curas Pederastas se anuncia en Internet
(delitosinformaticos.com)
El fenómeno de los abusos sexuales por parte de sacerdotes que
escandaliza a Estados Unidos se extiende como un reguero de pólvora.
En Italia, una insólita denuncia del colectivo defensor de los
derechos del menor acaba de revelar la existencia de una red de curas
pederastas que se anuncia en Internet.
 http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/102015684267722.shtml

La Policía Detiene A Dos Mujeres Acusadas De Presuntas Estafas
Bancarias A Través De Internet (delitosinformaticos.com)
Dos mujeres identificadas como E.C.M.y M.M.C.L., de 23 y 21 años
respectivamente, han sido detenidas por el Cuerpo Nacional de Policía
como presuntas autoras de estafas bancarias a través de Internet
valoradas en más de 33.000 euros (unos 5,5 millones de pesetas),
según informó ayer en una nota de prensa la Comisaría almeriense.
 http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/102015676055932.shtml

Aussie Agencies Await $130Mil Investment Decision (Newsbytes)
More than 30 Australian government, business and academic outfits are
waiting to see if they will score a share of the $130 million ICT
Centre of Excellence funding now under consideration by the
Australian government.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176239.html

Music piracy crackdown (Australian IT)
THE Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is working with
ISPs to organise a system of take-down notices for pirated material. 

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4224567%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Cell phones, handhelds call for WiFi (ZDNet)
Already a hit in millions of homes and businesses, the wireless
technology known as Wi-Fi is being used to extend the capabilities of
cell phones and personal digital assistants.
 http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-895033.html
 http://news.com.com/2100-1033-895006.html

Survey: Klez worm tops SirCam, Nimda (CNET)
The latest fast-spreading versions of the Klez worm have so far
infected more than 7 percent of PCs worldwide, surpassing totals
chalked up by previous threats such as SirCam and Nimda, according to
a new survey by an antivirus company.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1001-894706.html

State to employee: E-mail access denied (ZDNet)
A New York state agency was correct when it took away a union
representative's e-mail privileges because he violated the employee
use policy, a state court has ruled.  
 http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-894845.html
 http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/nwlink.cgi?ACG=ZZZACIAPI0D

Nation's Lawyers Slow to Embrace IT (This Day - Nigeria)
"Lurking behind any contemporary analysis of Information Technology
for Lawyers must be the unassailable premise that lawyers are in the
information business. They are main exponents of information
management and information processing Lawyers acquire information
through education and training, capture and retain information as
part of their stock-in-trade, and sell information to clients who ask
for it to be applied to their circumstances. Lawyering is, arguably,
more information intensive than any other industry or profession".
Richard Susskind 'The Future of the law - facing the challenges of
Information Technology'
 http://www.thisdayonline.com/law/20020430law07.html

IDC Australia: IT on the rebound (ZDNet)
Despite the topsy-turvey global economy, despite the ongoing post
September 11 crisis of confidence, and despite the continuing
sluggish IT spend – the industry is on the rebound according to IDC. 


http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/enterprise/story/0,2000025001,20264912,00.htm

KaZaA users brace for hijack (Sydney Morning Herald)
Secreted in KaZaA software is Altnet — and it’s about to be
activated, warns Nathan Cochrane. The 20 million users of KaZaA Media
Desktop, the world's most popular file-swapping software, have little
more than a month to decide if they want their computers hijacked.
 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/26/1019441306209.html

Microsoft Trims Witness List, Cites Strong Case (Reuters)
Microsoft Corp. told a federal judge on Monday it will not call
nearly half of its remaining defense witnesses, citing "progress made
so far" in defending itself from severe antitrust sanctions. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=897142
 http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000030585apr30.story

UK Web Access Growth Slowing as Reach Nears 40 Pct (Reuters)
Growth in the number of British homes with Internet access slowed in
the final quarter of 2001 as market penetration approaches 40
percent, according to government statistics released on Tuesday. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=898971

Yahoo launches advice site (CNET)
Yahoo is hoping to offer some better advice. The online portal
company is launching a new advice site on Monday night that will pair
customers seeking advice with self-described experts. The site, which
will be powered by online advice company LiveAdvice, will replace
Yahoo's homegrown experts site.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1017-894968.html

Yahoo lanzará un canal de consultas personales de pago (IDG)
Yahoo dispondrá en breve de un nuevo servicio de pago, el de las
consultas especializadas respondidas personalmente por especialistas,
un servicio que está siendo adoptado por varios portales como sistema
de financiación seguro.
 http://www.idg.es/iworld/noticia.asp?id=23107

Muppet makers choose Linux (ZDNet)
The Linux operating system has taken another step into the world of
digital entertainment with the announcement of a deal between Red Hat
and Jim Henson's company.
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2109419,00.html

Online Newspapers Top Local News Source On Web (Newsbytes)
This just in: Web surfers looking for local news on the Internet are
most likely to visit online newspapers, beating out Yahoo, local
television sites and America Online.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176208.html

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