internet news - 10/5

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

Domain Name news
New .au petition kicks off next month (ZDNet)
AusRegistry is on track to take over as the registry for .com.au,
.net.au, .org.au, .asn.au and .id.au domain names early next month,
CEO Simon Delzoppo has announced.  

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20265149,00.htm

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4292067%5E15342%5E%5Enbv%5E15306%2D15318,00.html

NeuLevel Says Site's Strange Message Not From Attackers (Newsbytes)
A bizarre message that appeared Wednesday on several Web sites
operated by domain registry NeuLevel was not the work of hackers but
instead resulted from an internal error, company officials said.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176494.html
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61419-2002May9.html

Listing again (The Economist)
A way to turn telephone numbers into web addresses is proving
controversial. Few things cause more trouble in the online world than
lists. The body overseeing the Internet's domain-name system, ICANN,
keeps making unfortunate headlines; recently, one of the group's own
board members sued it to open its books. Now another electronic
directory has become a bone of contention: ENUM, a way of turning
telephone numbers into Internet addresses by converting the numbers
into domain names ending in .arpa.
 http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=1080495

ICANN Committee Issues Reform Working Papers For Comment (from BNA
Internet Law News)
ICANN's Evolution and Reform Committee has issued two working papers
for comment. Earlier this week it issued a paper on ICANN's Mission
and Core Values, while yesterday came a paper on the ICANN Structure
and Nominating Committee concept. Papers at:

http://WWW.ICANN.ORG/committees/evol-reform/working-paper-mission-06may02.htm

http://WWW.ICANN.ORG/committees/evol-reform/working-paper-structure-09may02.htm

AOL Wins First Dot-Name Case (from BNA Internet Law News)
AOL has won the first ERDRP - Eligibility Requirements Dispute
Resolution Policy - for a dot-name registration. The panelist ruled
that the registrant was not eligible to register
instant.messenger.name and order the registration cancelled. Decision
at:
 http://www.arbforum.com/domains/decisions/108377.htm

Internet News
Playing games with free speech (Salon)
A federal judge says computer games don't deserve First Amendment
protection. His decision is wrong, stupid and dangerous.

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/06/games_as_speech/index.html

Judge Says Russian Firm To Be Charged In E-Book Case (Newsbytes)
A federal judge has ruled that Russian software firm Elcomsoft will
face charges that it violated U.S. copyright laws by selling computer
software that is capable of bypassing the security in Adobe's eBooks.
 
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176474.html
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,52404,00.html
 http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2002/05/09/sklyarov/index.html

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4291282%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html

Civil liberties group warns of EU surveillance proposal (ZDNet)
Statewatch claims that European governments are secretly drawing up
laws that would introduce the universal surveillance of
telecommunications.
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2109921,00.html

Protecting kids online is a family affair (USA Today)
Parents can't yet rely on either technology or laws to keep kids safe
from the Web's dark side. Parental supervision is still of primary
importance, a report commissioned by Congress concluded last week.
While the comprehensive report, called "Youth, Pornography, and the
Internet," may spark more efficient filters and better laws to help
parents keep pornography away from children, it clearly says there
must be a "recognition by parents that they have to become more
involved with their charges," says former U.S. attorney general Dick
Thornburgh, who heads the National Research Council panel that wrote
the report.
 http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2002/05/09/kids-porn.htm

Too Broad a Ban on Child Models? (Wired)
A new bill in Congress designed to outlaw child-sex websites would
instead ban nearly all commercial photography of minors.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,52379,00.html

Justice Department Defends Morphed Child Porn Measure
(Washtech/Newsbytes)
A U.S. Justice Department official today said that a bill to
criminalize some forms of digitally morphed child pornography would
not run afoul of the U.S. Constitution or the Supreme Court.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176490.html

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=941206
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60114-2002May9.html

New Jersey Online Child-Porn 'Sting' Touches 16 Countries (Newsbytes)
A fake child-pornography Web site operated by law enforcement
authorities in New Jersey has helped identify as many as 200 traders
of illegal images in 16 countries, including the U.S., state
officials said Wednesday.  
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176479.html

Man Gets 12 Years In 'Candyman' Child-Porn Sweep (Newsbytes)
A Georgia man who photographed his sexual molestation of young boys
and then distributed the images on the Internet has been sentenced by
a federal court to more than 12 years in prison.  
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176496.html

Fined for underage cybersex (news.com.au)
A MAN has been fined in Perth district court for having cybersex with
an underage girl he had never met, a report said today.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,4291488%255E1702,00.html

Dirty Sites Jittery After Ruling (Wired)
A federal court judge is sending shockwaves through the cyberporn
industry by suggesting the companies that limit access to dirty
pictures on the Internet could be held liable for illegal content on
the websites they protect.
 http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,52429,00.html

Operación Web Sweep, espionaje contra la pornografía infantil
(Baquía.com)
Las autoridades estadounidenses han afirmado con orgullo haber
localizado a 200 sospechosos de comerciar con pornografía infantil en
Internet, en lo que ellos mismos han denominado la primera operación
secreta de este tipo, ya que los agentes implicados hicieron una
página de pornografía infantil para emplearla como tapadera.
 http://www.baquia.com/com/20020509/not00006.html

Me and my net stalker (Guardian)
One Sunday last year Gobion Rowlands logged on as usual to check his
email. There was a message from an unusual Hotmail address. Its title
was Gob on Rowlands. Its text - not for sensitive eyes - read: "You
probably don't remember me, but I haven't forgotten you. So you're
still into your wanky dungeons and dragons shit... Clearly you have
lived up to your full potential: a self-obsessed arsehole with bad
kidneys. Oh yes Rowlands, I fucking know who you are... So why am I
emailing you? Just to let you know that you can't leave your past
behind..."
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,712054,00.html

Web site turns up Net porn suspects (CNET/Reuters)
U.S. federal and state officials say they are targeting up to 200
suspects in what they called the first undercover computer sting
operation to combat child pornography.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-904101.html

Hong Kong Cybercafes Target Of Gambling Crackdown (Newsbytes)
Soccer is extremely popular in Hong Kong and there's no shortage of
people who like to gamble on the outcome of international and
European matches. Their problem is that gambling is strictly
regulated and police are cracking down on the operators of illegal
betting operations and gamblers themselves.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176476.html

El Pleno del Congreso aprueba la Ley Birulés y remite el texto al
Senado (Libertad Digital)
Este jueves, el Pleno del Congreso ha aprobado la Ley de Servicios de
la Sociedad de la Información y de Comercio Electrónico (LSSI), tras
lo cual será debatida en el Senado. Los grupos que han apoyado la Ley
Birulés han sido el PP (que cuenta con mayoría absoluta), CiU y
Coalición Canaria.

http://www.libertaddigital.com/php3/noticia.php3?fecha_edi_on=2002-05-09&num_edi_on=806&cpn=69643&seccion=AME_D

La LSSI ha sido aprobada por el Congreso, siguiente paso el Senado
(delitosinformaticos.com)
Ha habido diferentes reacciones por parte de diferentes colectivos
como de la Asociación de Usuarios de Internet (AUI) encabezada por su
presidente que manifestó que las modificaciones aprobadas por el
Congreso al Proyecto de Ley de Servicios de la Sociedad de la
Información y de Comercio Electrónico son "interesantes" y
"positivas" ya que libera de responsabilidad a los proveedores de
servicios 'online' de los contenidos que aparezcan en sus webs, ya
que evita una "debilidad jurídica".
 http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/102098356866940.shtml

Chile: primer caso de hacking juzgado por la nueva reforma procesal
penal. (delitosinformaticos.com)
Ha sido detenido H.V.C. de 21 años por presuntos delitos de violación
de intimidad, revelación de datos y sabotaje informático durante las
fechas de diciembre de 2001 y enero de 2002. Presuntamente había
ingresado y obstaculizado el servidor, páginas web y datos de la
empresa AtiChile (www.atichile.cl).
 http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/102098246312064.shtml

At Senate hearing, cyberterrorism fears on the rise (Computer World)
With every passing day and with every new network installed, the U.S.
becomes more vulnerable to terrorist activity online, federal
officials said this week.

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,71010,00.html

Is Wi-Fi Heading Down the Wrong Track? (802-11 Planet)
In March, Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael
Powell told an audience at the annual PC Forum that 802.11 is heading
for a "meltdown" as the number of unlicensed devices skyrocket. The
head of a group advising the government on managing the radio
spectrum predicts a "train wreck" between licensed and unlicensed
devices.
 http://www.80211-planet.com/news/article/0,4000,1481_1107451,00.html

Web site to put gov't rules under one roof (CNET)
The U.S. government is developing a Web portal that would give
citizens one access point to read up on and comment on federal rules
and regulations from multiple agencies.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1017-903327.html

Internet penetration doubles (Europemedia.net)
The number of Russian internet users hit 18m by the end of last year,
double the number for the year before, according to the Russian IT
public centre (ROCIT).
 http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=10412

802.11a liftoff delayed by cost and other problems (CommsDesign)
The 802.11a standard was expected to begin taking the wireless LAN
market by storm this year. Instead, its rollout has fizzled, despite
the fivefold data rate increase 802.11a offers over its
well-entrenched predecessor, 802.11b, also known as Wi-Fi. 
 http://www.commsdesign.com/story/OEG20020508S0024

Sending a message (The Economist)
Are wireless e-mail devices merely niche products, or a giant leap
forward?
 http://www.economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1125158

A Prescription for Wireless - case study (new.architect)
Harvard Medical School is known for its rigorous academics, but that
isn't the only challenge for students at the prestigious university.
Until recently, students had a difficult time keeping track of class
changes, schedule updates, pending tests, and other dynamic
information from the school.

http://www.newarchitectmag.com/documents/s=2286/new1020202479632/index.html

The art of office e-mail war (Salon)
They don't call it a "killer app" for nothing. E-mail is corporate
culture's favorite new weapon.
"Rapidity is the essence of war," Sun Tzu writes in "The Art of War."
"Take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by
unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots." It's a lesson that
could just as well apply to corporate warfare as to the conventional
battlefield. And it's one I learned the hard way. 

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/09/corporate_e_mail/index.html

Web filtering orders for ISPs (Australian IT)
INTERNET service providers must now provide subscribers with
filtering software at cost, the Australian Broadcasting Authority
said today.  

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4292357%5E15318%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

ABA registers new codes of practice for Internet industry (ABA news
release)
The Australian Broadcasting Authority has registered replacement
codes of practice for the Internet industry, setting out the
responsibilities of Internet service providers (ISPs) and Internet
content hosts (ICHs) in relation to offensive and illegal Internet
content.
 http://www.aba.gov.au/abanews/news_releases/2002/41nr02.htm

EU needs more time to finish Microsoft case (ZDNet/Reuters)
Reports that a remedy for Microsoft's alleged abuse of the European
operating system market are being discussed are 'premature', says the
EC 
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2109988,00.html

Microsoft Witness Backtracks (Wired/Associated Press)
An economist defending Microsoft Thursday backed down from his claim
that many of the antitrust penalties sought by nine states were
developed by Microsoft's fiercest competitors.
 http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,52423,00.html

IBM will reportedly slash up to 8,000 jobs (Nando Times/Associated
Press)
IBM reportedly is about to cut its work force by about 2 percent, its
largest personnel reduction since the early 1990's.
 http://www.nando.com/technology/story/397623p-3164495c.html

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=944421

E-Bill a Step in the Right Direction (allAfrica.com/Mail & Guardian)
The Electronic Communications and Transactions Bill, promulgated two
months ago, attracted much comment and input from the information
technology sector. Last Wednesday marked the cut-off date for such
input, and the Bill will be subject to further scrutiny when
Parliament conducts public hearings on its provisions in two weeks'
time.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200205090773.html

Exploit Internet to Spread Gospel, Says Pope ((allAfrica.com/This
Day)
As plans to celebrate this year's World Communication Day heightens,
Pope John Paul II has tasked Christians to explore the internet as a
medium for widening their evangelical work or career.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200205090036.html

The pop-up ad campaign from hell (Salon)
It's the latest in Web marketing innovation: Hijacked Web surfers,
exploited Web browser vulnerabilities and malicious spyware all
wrapped up together.
 http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/07/malware/index.html

Use the blog, Luke (Salon)
The collective future of blogs lies not in dethroning the New York
Times -- but in becoming a force that can make sense of the Web's
infinity of links.
 http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/10/blogbrain/index.html

Flash: Blogging Goes Corporate (Wired)
Weblogs being the trend du jour, Macromedia attempts what may be a
new type of marketing strategy: getting bloggers to push its
products.
 http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,52380,00.html

Microsoft faces tough EU action (Financial Times)
Microsoft faces having to make radical changes to meet European
regulatory concerns that go well beyond what is being demanded of it
in the US. After a three-year investigation, European antitrust
regulators are studying wide-ranging measures to prevent Microsoft
from using its strong position in the software market to injure
competitors, according to people familiar with the case.

http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3D7Z3311D

States change strategy in Microsoft case (Nando Times/Associated
Press)
The nine states suing Microsoft for antitrust violations said
Thursday they will not call two rebuttal witnesses, a decision made
after a federal judge's scolding.
 http://www.nando.com/technology/story/396486p-3155983c.html

Microsoft steps on open source (ZDNet)
A spat erupts over restrictive changes in a Microsoft licensing
agreement, which some open-source advocates describe as an 'attack'
on GPL programmers and on Samba file-sharing technology in
particular.
 http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-904089.html

Will the Sun shine for Microsoft rival? (Daily Telegraph)
Users of Microsoft Office are being tempted to swap to StarOffice. It
may test your patience, and certainly your wallet, but it is odds on
that you are among the majority of computer owners who use Microsoft
Office software, at work, at home, or both.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2002/05/07/ecfms07.xml&sSheet=/connected/2002/05/08/ixconn.html

Communications Bill ignores broadband (ZDNet)
The Communications Bill, under which a "super-regulator" will be
created to oversee Britain's telecommunications and broadcasting
sectors, does not include any new measures to support the rollout of
broadband in the UK. 
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2109887,00.html

Can broadband save Internet media? (McKinsey Quarterly)
On-line entertainment sites stand to benefit most as broadband
diffuses, but increased usage won't save their ailing ad-based
business models. For on-line entertainment—indeed, for the Internet
media sector as a whole—the implications are clear: forget about
supporting your sites with advertising.

http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_abstract.asp?ar=1189&L2=17&L3=104&srid=27

AOLA, en la 'pole position' del mercado latinoamericano (Baquía.com)
Cada vez son menos los aspirantes al trono de la Internet
latinoamericana. El Sitio (Claxon) ya no es una compañía
exclusivamente dedicada a la Red. Starmedia está enfocándose en una
estrategia B2B. Muchos ISPs gratuitos han desaparecido. En la carrera
por abonados de pago, AOL Latin America (AOLA) tiene buenas
posibilidades de llevarse la medalla de oro. Además, se puede apoyar
en Puerto Rico y el mercado hispano de EEUU: Terra, Prodigy-Telmex y
UOL siguen siendo unos rivales formidables. 
 http://www.baquia.com/com//20020422/art00010.html

Al Sur del Río Grande también se accede a la Red (Baquía.com)
Yahoo! sigue apostando por la región, mientras que Starmedia parece
querer jugarse por la vertiente B2B. Las mexicanas Televisa y Cie,
sin embargo, han optado por replegar velas y esperar a tiempos
(¿banda ancha?) en que sus unidades de Internet tengan mayores
posibilidades de ser rentables. 
 http://www.baquia.com/com//20020424/art00009.html

Capital riesgo y 'private equity' en Latinoamérica: ¡Más madera!
(Baquía.com)
Intel acaba de protagonizar una inversión en una empresa tecnológica
mexicana. A pesar de los altibajos políticos de muchos países de la
región, la inversión en jóvenes compañías del sector sigue ofreciendo
oportunidades interesantes. El desarrollo del mercado de comunicación
de datos y del comercio electrónico latinoamericano no debe de ser
perdido de vista por los inversores, muchos de ellos españoles, en la
región.
 http://www.baquia.com/com/20020507/art00011.html

¿Quién teme a la piratería? (Baquía.com)
"El destino de los CDs oficiales es bastante claro: la extinción más
o menos absoluta a medio plazo", defiende el autor de este artículo,
para quien los recientes datos que constatan la caída en la venta de
CDs no suponen el fin de la industria. Internet será el nuevo medio a
través del cual distribuir las canciones. Así, de paso, se acaba de
un plumazo con los intermediarios.
 http://www.baquia.com/com/20020422/art00012.html



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