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

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David

 IANA Report on Redelegation of the .bi Top-Level Domain 
 http://www.iana.org/reports/bi-report-16jul02.htm

Abortioniscybersquatting.com 
One man has a history of trying to make companies pay to get their
good names back. Another is an anti-abortion activist. Together, they
are making people very unhappy.
 http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,53968,00.html

Eleven vie for .org name 
A key Internet decision-making body is weeks away from naming the new
guardian of one of the Internet's oldest and most popular domains.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-944343.html
 http://www.icann.org/correspondence/doc-to-icann-11jul02.htm

Tokyo court allows System KJ to use 'mp3' domain name
The Tokyo District Court on Monday allowed System KJ, a Tokyo
developer of equipment for personal computers, to use its "mp3.co.jp"
domain name on the Internet despite a claim against it by a U.S.
online music distributor.
 http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=4&id=223079

From BNA Internet Law News
ONTARIO COURT PUTS STOP TO CANADIAN.BIZ TRANSFER
An Ontario judge has stopped the transfer of the
Canadian.biz domain, effectively overruling an NAF STOP
decision that awarded the domain to Molson Breweries, which
holds a trademark in the word "Canadian" for beer.  The
judge noted that hundreds of businesses use the word
Canadian in their names.  The decision marks the first time
a court has overturned a dot-biz STOP decision.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/020718/6/npth.html
<http://makeashorterlink.com/?R19423D41> [Toronto Star]

United States: Study of Domain Name Arbitration System Finds Tilt
Toward
Trademark Holders
 http://www.mondaq.com/article_preview.asp?a=16884&p=5&c=11034&e=on

Domain Registry of Europe defends tactics, sues Tucows
A Canada-based domain registration outfit currently targeting domain
holders in the UK has moved to allay concerns about its service. 
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26239.html
 http://comingsoon.tucows.com/.court_case/

And some relevanyt links...
Domain Registry of Canada
http://www.droc.ca/

Domain Registry of Canada (DRoC) "renewal" notices
http://support.easydns.com/domain.slammers/droc.php

Domain Registry of America
http://www.droa.com/

Domain Registry of America "renewal" notices
http://support.easydns.com/domain.slammers/droa.php

Domain Registry of Europe
http://www.droe.com/

Domain Registry of Europe example
http://www.geocities.com/unsolicited86/droe.html

Domain Slamming and what it means to you.
http://support.easydns.com/domain.slammers/

Competition Bureau Issues Warning to Canadians About Misleading
Mailings
for Internet Domain Name Registrations
http://napoleon.ic.gc.ca/cmb/welcomeic.nsf/cdd9dc973c4bf6bc852564ca00641
8a0/85256a220056c2a485256a8d00771a8c

Network Solutions/Verisign "renewal" notices
http://support.easydns.com/domain.slammers/netsol.php

Domain Slamming Alert
http://www.domainscams.com/

WorldCom’s bankruptcy mess
WorldCom, the giant American telecoms firm that admitted a massive
accounting fraud, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The firm’s
hopes of a rescue are pinned on selling parts of the business to
other companies, but the whole industry faces problems and is short
of cash
 http://www.economist.com/agenda/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1245862

WorldCom Inc., the Mississippi phone company that exploded into a
dominant player in telecommunications before being felled by an
accounting scandal, filed last night for bankruptcy protection, the
largest such filing in U.S. history.
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41736-2002Jul21.html

* WorldCom files for bankruptcy
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldcom/story/0,12167,759633,00.html
* FT: WorldCom files for Chapter 11 protection
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1027089300550&p=1012571727085
  
WorldCom could exit Asia: Ziggy
TELSTRA chief executive officer Ziggy Switkowski says WorldCom's
decision to file for bankruptcy could see it exit the Asian market,
which would benefit Telstra. 

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4751348%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Tom's Toys
Futuristic technology rivals Tom Cruise as the real star of Minority
Report. But will we ever see any of the gadgets featured in the movie
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,759464,00.html

Write my story
TV viewers in Hull are being offered a pioneering interactive
advertising scheme
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,759555,00.html

Why Countries Make Sites Unseen 
Sex, drugs and rock-and-roll sites are verboten in Saudi Arabia. In
China, a Web user can hardly find anything that doesn't support
communism. A Harvard Law School study reveals why they choose to
block what they block.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,53933,00.html
 
Portals agree to Chinese censorship
Internet portals in China - including Yahoo!'s Chinese-language site
- have signed a voluntary pledge to purge their sites of content that
China's communist government deems subversive, organisers of the
drive say.  
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,756338,00.html

Net watchdog blasts China Web rules 
Tough new Internet regulations in China and a self-censorship pledge
taken by major Web portals represented a major setback for freedom of
expression in China, a New York-based press watchdog said.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-944392.html

Internet crackdown in Myanmar
MYANMAR'S military government has made it illegal for companies to
operate unlicensed private computer networks linked to their overseas
offices. 

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4702408%5E15342%5E%5Enbv%5E15306%2D15319,00.html

Computer experts back the 'Grid'
UK scientists unveil a blueprint for the evolution of a new computer
technology - dubbed internet mark two.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_2141000/2141200.stm

Urdu website breaks new ground
BBCUrdu.com is the first news site to use Urdu text, rather than
scanned-in images of printed materials.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2139000/2139300.stm
 
AFL stars angry at gay website
AFL players angry about indecently retouched pictures of them
appearing on a website for gay football fans have been told there is
little Australian law can do to protect them. 

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4725756%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

RealNetworks Poses Challenge to Microsoft
In a significant challenge to Microsoft, RealNetworks plans to
announce a new version of its software that can distribute audio and
video in a range of formats, including Microsoft's own proprietary
Windows Media.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/22/technology/22REAL.html

E-MAIL NEWSLETTER NOT SPAM
The Superior Court of Rio Grande do Sul has overturned a State
Treasury Court decision previously characterizing a journalist’s
e-mail newsletter as spam. The fact that the newsletter was only sent
to subscribers was crucial in the Superior Court’s decision. The
journalist’s ISP was ordered to re-establish service, which it had
terminated based on its characterization of the journalist’s e-mail
activities as spamming.
 http://www.bmck.com/elaw/DisplayAlertbyID.asp?AlertID=24602

Meet the Nigerian E-Mail Grifters 
Those increasingly ubiquitous Nigerian e-mails "respectfully
requesting your assistance" and promising great rewards actually do
work -- for the Nigerians. An admitted scammer explains how it works.
 http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,53818,00.html

Norway Says No Way to Microsoft 
The Norwegian government will not review a huge contract with the
software giant as it joins other companies seeking more competition
in the technology sector.
 http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,53898,00.html

China plans software to rival Windows 
China plans to create a computer desktop operating system that could
rival Microsoft's Windows range, according to a Chinese news report.
Some experts believe the code for such a system could be pulled
together from "open source" software already available for free.
 http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992573

Net Radio Appeals on Royalties 
Courts and government have misinterpreted a law regarding royalty
fees; therefore, Internet radio stations are appealing a ruling that
says they have to pay musicians and labels for playing copyrighted
songs. 
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,53896,00.html
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/17/technology/17RADI.html

House Targets Cybercriminals 
The House of Representatives votes overwhelmingly to increase
penalties for cybercrimes and get information from ISPs.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,53884,00.html
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10264-2002Jul15.html

Israel Blocks Palestinian ISP 
The Israeli government takes over the offices of Palnet, effectively
keeping thousands of Palestinians from accessing the Internet. 
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,53873,00.html

Hackers target web censorship
Well-intentioned hackers are creating tools to help people circumvent
web browsing controls in countries where the net is censored.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2129000/2129390.stm

Net extends reach of national governments
Police in Italy didn't care that five Web sites they deemed
blasphemous and thus illegal were located in the United States, where
First Amendment protections apply. The police shut them down anyway
in early July, simply by sitting down at the alleged offender's Rome
computer. Talk about the long arm of the law.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2002-07-22-borderless-internet_x.htm

Scientists make polio virus using Net recipe
Following a recipe downloaded from the Internet and using gene
sequences from a mail-order supply house, researchers have assembled
a manmade version of the polio virus to prove how easy it would be
for terrorists to make deadly biological weapons. 
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/12/1026185100298.html

Police can intercept emails, high court rules
Police today welcomed a high court ruling that will help ensure they
gain effective access to emails in their search for evidence to fight
serious crime.
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,761496,00.html

Computers help toddlers
The use of computers can help the formative stages of children's
education by developing collaborative and creative ability.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Education/schools/story/0,5500,759543,00.html


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