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Linux Distributors Gang Up
Four major distributors form an alliance called UnitedLinux in an
effort to persuade more companies to embrace the open-source
operating system.
http://www.wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,52864,00.html
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4422605%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
SPEECH, PRIVACY, & CONSUMER GROUPS CALL FOR ICANN REBID (from BNA
Internet Law News)
Following the General Assembly of the DNSO's vote to
recommend that the Department of Commerce re-bid its current
agreement with ICANN, a large coalition of advocacy groups,
including the ACLU, EFF, EPIC, Media Access Project, and the
Consumers Union, have written to the NTIA to also request
that the DOC re-bid ICANN. The letter argues that ICANN has
not provided sufficient transparency and has stifled free
speech by slowly allocating new generic TLDs. Letter at
http://www.mediaaccess.org/filings/DoCrebidfinal.pdf
Critics: ICANN Should Compete For Net Governance Duties (Newsbytes)
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
should be forced to compete for the right to continue managing the
Internet's global addressing system, a group of influential public
interest groups said Wednesday.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176810.html
Geraldo Rivera Bests Anti-Abortion Webmaster In Libel Spat
(Newsbytes)
A notorious anti-abortion Webmaster who Geraldo Rivera described on
TV as an accomplice to the murder of an abortion doctor has lost a
libel suit against the talk show host.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176798.html
Aussie spammer sues anti-spammer (ZDNet)
An alleged Australian spammer is suing an anti-spam advocate after
being blacklisted by a spam prevention Web site, in what is believed
to be a first of its kind case worldwide and one that could end up
“bigger than Ben Hur,” according to a source close to the
proceedings.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-928673.html
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4423608%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
Porn 'Mousetrapper' Ordered To Pay Back Over $1.8 Mil (Newsbytes)
A federal court has ordered a Pennsylvania man to pay back more than
$1.8 million he may have garnered by luring unsuspecting Web surfers
to pornography-related Web sites and then trapping them in barrages
of pop-up advertising.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176786.html
Domainz loses patience with domain name spam (IDG)
Domainz has been forced to deal with another domain name provider
from Australia that has spammed New Zealand customers and its chief
executive Derek Locke is calling for the Commerce Commission to act.
http://www.idg.net.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/581E1BABF18E6697CC256BC800180912!opendocument
Commission talks with Aussie counterpart over registration spam (IDG)
The Commerce Commission is taking part in "informal discussions" with
its counterpart in Australia, the ACCC (Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission), over the spamming activities of Australia
domain name registration companies.
http://www.idg.net.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/A8539751DEEA277DCC256BC9000CA1D2!opendocument
Working the web: BBC
TV licence fees pay for it, so is the BBC's website worth the £60m
spent on it every year?
The Guardian
Every night in the UK, the dwindling number of executives left in the
online content business must go to sleep cursing the BBC. Rather than
worry about plummeting advertising revenues and failing strategic
partnerships, the Beeb is in the enviable financial position of
letting the licence fee take the strain, and now spends around £60m
annually on its online content, all based around its home page. So
what exactly do we get for our money?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,724230,00.html
World Cup wins over the web
The Guardian
Time differences could make this the web's best World Cup, with fans
going online to get news, pictures and - for the first time - video
clips while at work or on the move, rather than waiting for the
evening's TV roundups. But the web will not be the only new media
offering, and will have to compete with SMS messages to mobile phones
and other news sources.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,724263,00.html
UK lags behind on broadband
The UK is still one of the worst places for broadband in the world,
despite falling prices for high-speed internet access.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2014000/2014706.stm
from The Filter...
Now, the Berkman Center is pleased to announce the opening of
Greplaw, a new community forum for news, commentary, and
discussion about developments and trends in Internet law and
policy. Established and run by Harvard Law School students and
alumni, Greplaw aims to help readers get a daily handle on
"patterns and themes in information technology law," then print
"matches to the Web, via Slashcode."
To tune in, scan the latest headlines, or weigh in with your own
news and opinions, visit <http://www.greplaw.org> or
<http://grep.law.harvard.edu>.
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