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internet news - 23/5

Domain Name news
Industry, Government Want 'Whois' Fixes (Washtech.com)
Rampant inaccuracies in public lists of Internet address holders are
crippling efforts to track down con artists, pirates and other online
wrongdoers, government and industry representatives told a
congressional panel today.
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57776-2002May22.html
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176735.html
 http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,,3_1143131,00.html

Second Land Rush Begins For 'Hot' Dot-Info Domains (Newsbytes)
Domain registry Afilias has signaled the start of another rush for
what could be - literally - some of the hottest domain names still
available within the new dot-info domain space.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176738.html

Court Dismisses Suit Against DOC Over ICANN UDRP (from BNA Internet
Law News)
A federal court has dismissed a suit launched against the Department
of Commerce over the ICANN UDRP. The plaintiff filed the action after
losing a UDRP action over the bancochile.com domain. The court ruled
that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue the DOC, finding that he
could not show a connection between the department and the
promulgation of the UDRP.  Case name is Bord v. Banco de Chile and
U.S. DOC. Decision at:
 http://www.icann.org/legal/bord-v-banco-de-chile/opinion-15may02.htm

NeuStar Voices Concerns Over 'Dot-Kids' Bill (Washtech.com)
A congressional effort to cordon off a safe online "playground" for
young children may be enjoying broad bipartisan support, but the
Washington-based company that would be charged with operating that
playground says the proposal is fraught with problems.
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52221-2002May21.html

Internet news
Los 'padres' de Internet consiguen el Príncipe de Asturias de
Investigación (5Dias.com)
Los investigadores Tim Berners-Lee, Larry Roberts, Vinton Cerf y
Robert Kahn, considerados los "padres" de Internet, han sido
galardonados hoy en Oviedo con el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de
Investigación Científica y Técnica 2002.

http://www.5dias.com/articulo.html?xref=20020523cdscdsemp_10&type=Tes&anchor=cdssec

Visions Of a Wild and Wireless Future (Washington Post)
Robert Kahn, one of the fathers of the Internet, laughs when he hears
people describe the network in modern-day terms. Many, he says, see
it as being synonymous with AOL.
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60488-2002May22.html

Open Source Fight Flares At Pentagon (Newsbytes/Washington Post)
Microsoft Corp. is aggressively lobbying the Pentagon to squelch its
growing use of freely distributed computer software and switch to
proprietary systems such as those sold by the software giant,
according to officials familiar with the campaign.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176731.html

Internet2 speed record (Sydney Morning Herald)
An international team has set a new record for Internet performance
by transferring the equivalent of an entire CD's contents across more
than 12,272km of network in 13 seconds.
 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/23/1022038451171.html

Expert links video, computer games with massacres (ABC)
A United States expert has warned of a rise in the number of school
and workplace massacres in years to come because video and computer
games teach children to become better mass murderers than the
military.
 http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s561806.htm

A new way to play war (International Herald Tribune/LA Times)
The U.S. Army, realizing that American youth would rather play video
games than do push-ups in the mud, was set Wednesday to unveil games
designed to appeal to a media-saturated, tech-bombarded generation. 
 http://www.iht.com/articles/58608.html

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=998165

Online Game Players Don't Want to Pay - Report (Reuters)
Less than 10 percent of those who play video games online would be
willing to pay a fee for the privilege, according to a survey
released on Wednesday, causing a potential setback to the ambitious
plans for subscription services being developed by game makers. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=996211

UK Video Game Makers Get $35 Million Fund (Reuters)
An investment bank on Wednesday launched a $35 million fund to
finance development of console and PC games in Britain and give
investors a chance to join the treasure trail pioneered by cyber
heroine Lara Croft. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=998339

Parliament makes e-history (Guardian)
The public is to get a formal say in the legislative process for the
first time today when a parliamentary committee takes evidence over
the internet.
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,720264,00.html

Text message votes 'trivialises' elections (BBC)
Voting by internet or TV are generally seen as a "good idea" - but
there is opposition to the use of text messages to cast ballots, a
survey finds.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_2002000/2002212.stm

Report urges lessons in e-voting (Guardian)
There is public support for the idea of internet and phone voting,
but the government must help to educate those electors who are less
confident with new technology if an electronic general election is to
go ahead, a report backed by ministers claimed today.
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,720815,00.html

Top 10 e-mail scams exposed (BBC)
New research throws the spotlight on the 10 most common e-mail scams
in an attempt to warn consumers of a sharp rise in internet fraud.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_2003000/2003264.stm

Beware e-mail from 'U.S. soldier' (Globe & Mail/Associated Press)
A new e-mail scam from a purported U.S. “Special Forces Commando” in
Afghanistan, who needs help getting terrorist drug money out of the
country, is making the rounds on the Internet. 

http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/B/20020523/wiscam?tf=tgam%252Frealtime%252Ffullstory_Tech.html&cf=globetechnology/tech-config-neutral&slug=wiscam&date=20020523
 http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/3319360.htm

Hong Kong Agency To Review ISPs' Spam Prevention (Newsbytes)
Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) will
soon ask local Internet service providers (ISPs) to provide it with
information for a review of the industry's spam prevention efforts.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176732.html

Consumers Take Plunge Into Online Health Research - Pew (Newsbytes)
Notwithstanding physicians' dire warnings that online health
information should be closely scrutinized, most Web users simply
plunge ahead and read what's online without regard to its veracity, a
new Pew Internet and American Life survey finds.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176722.html
 http://www.nando.com/technology/story/410380p-3271106c.html
 http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=58 (report)

Alston considers super regulator (Australian IT)
THE Australian federal Government is considering the creation of a
super regulator, to be responsible for the converging media and
telecommunications markets.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4370265%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

Ventura body slams ISP lobby on privacy (Computer World)
Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura this afternoon signed a controversial
Internet privacy bill that one Internet service provider (ISP)
lobbying group said would force ISPs to abandon the North Star State.
The bill prevents ISPs from selling information about the Web-surfing
habits of users to outside companies.

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/privacy/story/0,10801,71378,00.html
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176737.html

Privacy advocates debate merits of DoubleClick settlement (Computer
World)
While the plaintiffs in a class-action privacy suit against
DoubleClick Inc. praised yesterday's settlement, at least one privacy
advocacy group isn't happy.

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/privacy/story/0,10801,71382,00.html

How to Take Back Your Privacy (IDG/PC World)
Keep spammers and online snoops at bay with these 34 steps culled
from the advice of privacy pros.
 http://virus.idg.net/ic_864262_1794_9-10000.html

SQL worm: Servers may be off the hook (CNET)
A worm that attacks computers running Microsoft's SQL Server software
has co-opted more than 6,600 servers, but its insistent attempts to
spread have made it easy to identify and exterminate, experts said
Wednesday.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1001-920595.html

Mother loses her children after Web dating (Times)
A MOTHER who uses the Internet to meet men lost a court battle for
custody of her two young children yesterday.  
 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-305109,00.html
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,720540,00.html

Aunt: Slain Connecticut teen seemed aware of Internet dangers (Nando
Times/Associated Press)
The guardian of a 13-year-girl allegedly killed by a man she met over
the Internet said Wednesday her niece appeared to be aware of the
dangers of meeting people in chat rooms. 
 http://www.nando.com/technology/story/410093p-3268952c.html

Parents Need To Protect Kids From Net's Dangers - Cop (Newsbytes)
Parents who keep tabs on their kids' Internet behavior can keep
children away from dangerous characters that surf the Net, such as
the man suspected of raping and killing a Connecticut sixth-grader he
met in a chat room, a computer crimes investigator said today.  
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176719.html

Government urges work-life balance improvements (ZDNet)
Research shows that UK employees spend more time managing their email
than playing with their children.
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2110704,00.html

Study Suggests Online Ad Slump Not as Bad as Thought (Reuters)
A new study of online advertising shows that Internet ad revenue fell
7.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2001 and 12 percent for the full
year, suggesting the slump may not have been any more severe as that
felt by traditional offline media companies. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=998290
 
Study touts bundled Net services (Globe & Mail)
With consumers unwilling to pay for Internet content and services,
on-line companies should consider charging fees for a bundle of Web
services rather than for separate offerings, new market research
suggests.

http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/C/20020522/wjupp0522?tf=tgam%252Frealtime%252Ffullstory_Tech.html&cf=globetechnology/tech-config-neutral&slug=wjupp0522&date=20020522

Court Declines Jurisdiction Over "Active Site" (from BNA Internet Law
News)
BNA's Electronic Commerce Law Daily reports on a recent Maryland
federal court case in which the court declined to assert jurisdiction
over a California-based site despite evidence of 46 transactions with
state residents. The court ruled that the transactions were not
sufficient evidence of a continuous contact for the assertion of
general jurisdiction. The court added that while the site was
properly characterized as "active" that was of little significance.
Case name is Robbins v. Yutopian Enterprises. Decision at
 http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/Opinions152/Opinions/robbins0502.pdf

Court Declines Jurisdiction Over News Portal (from BNA Internet Law
News)
A federal court in Virginia has refused to assert jurisdiction in a
trademark infringement suit between competing news link sites. The
Newspaper Association of America, which runs newspaperlinks.com,
launched the action against a Florida resident who runs a similar
site at newspaperlink.com. The court transferred the case to Florida,
however, after finding that though the linked-to sites were active,
the actual linking site was merely passively providing information.
Case name is NAA v. Mancusi. Decision at:
 http://ibusinesslawyer.com/jurisdictionorder.pdf

The incredible shrinking PC (ZDNet/CNET)
Antelope Technologies aims to build a PC that is the same size as a
handheld, using IBM's Meta Pad design.
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2110728,00.html
 http://news.com.com/2100-1001-920847.html

CEOs to test-drive Microsoft Tablet PCs (ZDNet)
Microsoft is planning to hand out tablet PCs to attendees at its CEO
Summit on, giving top-level executives a chance to test-drive the new
technology.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/enterprise/story/0,2000025001,20265437,00.htm

Broadband competition 'a myth' (BBC)
Broadband take-up is increasing rapidly in Europe but it remains in
the hands of a few dominant telecoms companies.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2002000/2002160.stm

Digital Video Recorders Give Advertisers Pause (New York Times)
Digital successors to the VCR that eliminate the frustration of
recording television programs have crossed a popularity threshold,
raising alarm among advertisers and TV executives who see the devices
as a threat to the economics of commercial television.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/23/technology/23VIDE.html

Yahoo and EBay in Alliance in Europe (New York Times)
Yahoo is to close its online auction sites in six European countries
as the Silicon Valley internet portal company attempts to improve its
profitability after a slump in online advertising.
 http://www.nytimes.com/financialtimes/business/1022081939331.html
 http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/3318454.htm

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1000257

Microsoft Taps Asian SMS Boom For Hotmail (Newsbytes)
Asian users of Microsoft's Web e-mail service MSN Hotmail may soon be
able to use the short message service (SMS) on their mobile phone
handsets to send and receive e-mail.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176733.html

Digital Photography Special (New York Times)
Circuits devotes an entire issue to the impact of the new technology,
including articles on equipment, techniques and resources for digital
camera users. 
 http://www.nytimes.com/circuits/

Telstra's high speed sign-up (news.com.au)
TELSTRA is enjoying unprecedented growth in its fast-speed internet
service and predicts Australians will sign-up at a pace to outstrip
the take-up of mobile phones and pay-TV.

http://finance.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,4371694%255E462,00.html

Vendor Appeals to Electronic Media (allAfrica.com/Accra Mail)
First it was the executive committee of the Private Newspaper
Publishers Association of Ghana. Now newspaper vendors are also
sounding their disquiet about the commercial tensions brewing between
the print media (especially the private newspapers) and the
electronic media. To put it bluntly, the vendors say the electronic
media are killing their business. They have expressed regret about
the methods used by the various radio and television stations in
their morning newspaper reviews.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200205230083.html

Get Online or It's Game Over (Wired)
Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft are pouring resources into interactive
online games. Even the U.S. Navy SEALS have entered the fray.
 http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,52736,00.html

See http://www.alfa-redi.com/noticia/ for the web version of the
news, along with the last week's archive archive.



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