internet news

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

Esther Dyson defends ICANN
The founding chairwoman of the Internet's governing institution
explains why we have to work with what we've got, even if it isn't
perfect.
 http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/25/dyson/index.html

Domain name policy absurd when it comes to trademarks
By MICHAEL GEIST
 Last week an Ontario court issued a landmark judgment involving the
domain name Canadian.biz. Effectively, it overruled a domain name
dispute resolution decision that had called for the transfer of the
domain from the original registrant to Molson Breweries. The court's
decision does much more than just reverse a plainly wrong initial
outcome -- it provides one of the clearest examples of the absurdity
of a domain name policy that grants trademark holders (such as, in
this case, Molson) rights that extend far beyond those traditionally
associated with trademark law. Following years of debate, the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers decided in the
fall of 2000 to establish seven new generic top-level domains,
including dot-biz and dot-info. When it became clear that most of
those new domains were to be allocated in either a random or
first-come, first-served basis, trademark interests expressed concern
that the new domains would provide fertile ground for a fresh round
of cybersquatting. Their fear was that speculators would snap up
domain names matching their trademarks and then demand sizable
payments in return for transferring the domain names.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/printarticle/gam/20020725/TWGEIS

Judge orders alleged cybersquatter to shut down anti-abortion Web
sites
A federal judge has ordered a South St. Paul man to shut down his
anti-abortion Web sites with domain names that are confusingly
similar to the trademarked names of some of the nation's best known
companies.

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3721782.htm

Jurisdiction over website
Where a threatened wrong complained of related to the infringement of
a trade mark by use of a domain name on the internet, it was
sufficient to establish jurisdiction if it could be demonstrated that
the infringer’s website was intended to be of significant interest in
the country in which jurisdiction was claimed.	
 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-2985-351862,00.html
 http://www2.bailii.org/~jury/cases/ScotCS/DRU2606.html

ICANN Forefather Wants More Democratic Internet Governance 
Public participation may be messy, but the organization that manages
the Internet's addressing system must give ordinary Internet users
more say in its decisions, one of the men responsible for creating
the domain-name management body said today. 
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51142-2002Jul23.html

ICANN v Auerbach
ICANN statement

http://www.icann.org/legal/auerbach-v-icann/icann-reply-memo-15jul02.pdf
Auerbach Reply

http://www.eff.org/Infra/DNS_control/ICANN_IANA_IAHC/Auerbach_v_ICANN/20020715_auerbach_reply.html

Letter from M. Stuart Lynn to Nancy J. Victory
...In response to your letter of 11 July 2002, in which you asked
ICANN to describe the reform and evolution process going forward, I
wanted to let you know what steps are underway to complete this
process, hopefully by the time of our Shanghai meeting in late
October...
 http://www.icann.org/correspondence/icann-to-doc-19jul02.htm

ICANN moves against VeriSign retired domain land grab 
The Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers may block a
controversial proposed service from VeriSign Inc that would allow the
company and its partners to offer customers chances to register
expiring domain names, Kevin Murphy writes But VeriSign and its
allies say that ICANN would be overextending its mandate if it does
try to block the service.
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26363.html

SCOOBY DOO FAN SITE DOMAIN STAYS WITH REGISTRANT (from BNA Internet
Law News)
Nominent has refused to transfer scoobydoo.co.uk to Hanna-Barbera,
the entertainment company that owns a trademark in the name. The
domain was registered by a fan of the show in 1999 for a fan site and
when the registrant asked for £3,000 for the domain to compensate for
the work he put into the site, the company launched an action under
the dot-uk dispute resolution process. The Nominet expert found that
the registration wasn't abusive, however, and there was nothing wrong
with setting a price for selling the domain.
 Decision at <http://www.nominet.net/drs/decisions/scooby-v-hay.html>
 Coverage at <http://www.demys.net/news/02_jul_23_scooby.htm>

ICANN FORUM NOW ONLINE (from BNA Internet Law News)
The video archive of the recent CATO forum on ICANN, which featured a
call for more public participation from Ira Magaziner, is now online.
Meanwhile, ICANN's Committee on Evolution and Reform has issued an
update that announces the creation a group to work on the formation
of an At-Large Advisory Committee.
  http://cato.org/events/020723bf.html

http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/status-report-24jul02.htm

Swiss surveillance catches up with email

A record of almost every email sent to and from Switzerland is to be
logged and stored for at least six months, under a new Swiss
surveillance law.  

Since the beginning of 2002, all Swiss Internet service providers
(ISPs) have been legally obliged to record the time, date, sender ID
and receiver ID of all emails.

http://www2.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=1192676

Can the Internet survive filtering? 
The digital chain connecting one's laptop to a Web site thousands of
miles away can be traversed by a single click--so long as no link
within the chain refuses to carry the signal. 
 http://news.com.com/2010-1071-945690.html

French far-right website under fire 
Two civil rights associations ask a French court to ban the website
of a far-right group linked to the man who tried to kill President
Jacques Chirac.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2151742.stm

Keeping your cyber self safe and sound 
A few simple steps can help protect you and your computer from online
harm.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2143630.stm

Children unaware of internet dangers 
Child protection experts today launched a new website that offers
advice on safe use of the internet after research found that children
were ignorant of the potential dangers of meeting people they
befriend online.
 http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,1074,757307,00.html

Young children find pornography on the Net 
The preliminary findings of an EU study on Internet safety in
Ireland, Belgium, the UK and Greece, suggests that 24 percent of
children between the ages of eight and 17 have accidentally
encountered pornography while online.
 http://www.nua.com/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905358181&rel=true

Paedophiles' honeypot
A Preston businessman with links to the porn industry has launched an
Internet chatroom for children - offering safety from online
perverts. 
 http://prestononline.co.uk/ed/news/474506

UK AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE PAEDOPHILES
The UK is taking a leading role in tackling the international problem
of child abuse on the Internet, Home Office Minister Hilary Benn told
a policing conference today.

http://213.38.88.195/coi/coipress.nsf/7709c1f0104c752080256bf400338394/7c6ee2f22883415a80256bf800554d82?OpenDocument


IWF calls for support to help fight rise in Web paedophiles
The dramatic increase in online paedophile activity has stretched the
resources of self regulated industry body The Internet Watch
Foundation to near breaking point, according to its newly appointed
chief executive. 
 http://www.newmediazero.com/lo-fi/story.asp?id=235751

Internet extends legal 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.
 http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/living/3709326.htm

Baby sold on net, court told 
A WOMAN allegedly driven by poverty to try to sell her baby to an
American couple over the internet could face two years in jail.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4769730%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Expert warning on cyber attack
EXPERTS in computer security are asking US Congress for protection
from liability lawsuits, antitrust restrictions and public disclosure
laws as companies share sensitive information about internet attacks.


http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4771468%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Fear and Lockdown in America 
Concerned about potential cyber attacks, business executives and
politicians are pushing for more control over information
distribution. 
 http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,54099,00.html

Web Security May Hide Biz Secrets 
Bush administration officials called on Congress to relax
open-government laws Wednesday to help fight computer crime, drawing
a sharp response from a Democratic lawmaker who said the move would
create a haven for corporate abuses.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,54088,00.html

Wi-Fi group clears up naming confusion 
The confusing mix of names used to describe wireless networking
equipment based on the 802.11 standard might just become a little
simpler. 
 http://news.com.com/2100-1033-945023.html

KPNQwest network set for shutdown 
The skeleton staff of bankrupt Dutch telecom company KPNQwest is in
the process of shutting its data network, one of the company's
remaining executives said on Wednesday. 
 http://news.com.com/2100-1033-946056.html

China internet use grows
Internet use in China is growing fast, with the number of people
logging on regularly up by more than a third in the first half this
year, official figures show. 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2145865.stm

Technology takes hold on British life
The home computer has become as popular in British homes as the
tumble drier. 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2149283.stm

Deep Linking Takes Another Blow 
A 1996 European Union directive that protects database content is
used in a case brought against a search engine by a German newspaper.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,54083,00.html

AOL Accounts Under Scrutiny From the S.E.C. 
AOL Time Warner disclosed that the Securities and Exchange Commission
had begun an investigation into the accounting at its America Online
division.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/business/25AOL.html

Net Users Try to Elude the Google Grasp
Some people are trying to reduce their electronic presence, and
discovering that doing so is not as simple as it would seem.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/technology/circuits/25GOOG.html

Microsoft Tries to Explain What Its .Net Plans Are About
Two years into its quest to create a new kind of Internet-enabled
computing it describes as .Net, Microsoft found it necessary to pause
Wednesday and try to explain what it meant.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/technology/25NET.html


....

Subscribers to the APPLe list will have already seen this...

E-Democracy Links, UK Government E-Democracy Report and more ...
 http://www.publicus.net/articles/edemresources.html

Over the last year, governments around the world have started to 
explore "e-democracy" policies and applications that complement their


initial focus on e-government services.  This is an important trend 
to follow and requires civic activity from the local level on up 
around the world. Below are some key resources to help you explore 
e-democracy-related issues.

1. New E-Democracy Links Flyer

A simple two-page flyer with links to the top "E-Democracy Resources"


is now available in HTML, PDF, or Word format.  The flyer may be 
redistributed in print at conferences and other events.  Access the 
flyer at:
      http://www.publicus.net/articles/edemresources.html

2. UK Government Releases Major E-Democracy Paper, Host Online 
Consultation

The UK national government recently released a major paper on 
e-democracy titled, "In the service of democracy."  This is the major


e-democracy event of the year and will likely spawn similar policy 
development and e-democracy projects in other nations.

To access the report and online consultation options, see:
      http://www.edemocracy.gov.uk
To download their full 61 page, 1MB document in PDF, see:
      http://www.edemocracy.gov.uk/downloads/e-Democracy.pdf

3. Democracies Online Newswire - E-mail Announcement List

Now with 2500 members, DO-WIRE is the place for primary source 
announcements related to democracy, politics, government and 
information and communications technologies.  Since 1998 this 
moderated e-list has focused on the use of ICTs in governance and 
community (not on the politics or regulation of technology). 
To subscribe (no more than seven messages a week) to this free public


service, visit:
      http://www.e-democracy.org/do
See the sample subject lines below.

4. Other recent articles/resources from Steven Clift - 
http://publicus.net 

Online Consultations and Events - Top Ten Tips for Government and 
Civic Hosts
      http://www.publicus.net/articles/consult.html

The Future of E-Democracy - The 50 Year Plan 
      http://www.publicus.net/articles/future.html

Democracies Online Message Archive
      http://www.mail-archive.com/do-wire@tc.umn.edu/
... including, additional UK e-democracy policy links
    http://www.mail-archive.com/do-wire@tc.umn.edu/msg00507.html
Other sample DO-WIRE subject lines:
[DW] Young Voters and ICTs - 3 UK Reports
[DW] Major UK e-Democracy Consultation Paper Released 
[DW] Using Online Tools to Track Campaign Finance 
[DW] UK Fax Machine Uprising - BBC 
[DW] "Information Commons" - Reports, Articles, and Legislation 
[DW] Democracy, Freedom & Internet Conf - European Parliament 
[DW] Global E-Gov Survey, Internet Stats 
[DW] Broadband PewInternet, S Korea Broadband E-Democracy 
[DW] Evidence-Based Governance in the Electronic Age
[DW] Texting and Lobbying - Leading UK Example 
[DW] Web gives a voice to Iranian women - BBC 
[DW] Forum for European e-Public Services - e-Forum 
[DW] Ventura Not Running, MN Election Links, US Senate Race
[DW] Mobile E-mail and Canadian Liberal Party Politics 
[DW] Online Voting Articles and Links - New Resource 
[DW] Tunisian Online Journalist/Forum Host Jailed 


Please keep me informed of e-democracy-related happenings in your 
community and nation so I can continue to pass on the good word to 
those around the world working to make a difference with ICTs in 
everyday politics and democracy.  Send your DO-WIRE submissions to:  
clift@publicus.net

Sincerely,
Steven Clift
http://www.publicus.net
Democracies Online
http://www.e-democracy.org/doEsther Dyson defends ICANN
The founding chairwoman of the Internet's governing institution
explains why we have to work with what we've got, even if it isn't
perfect.
 http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/25/dyson/index.html

Domain name policy absurd when it comes to trademarks
By MICHAEL GEIST
 Last week an Ontario court issued a landmark judgment involving the
domain name Canadian.biz. Effectively, it overruled a domain name
dispute resolution decision that had called for the transfer of the
domain from the original registrant to Molson Breweries. The court's
decision does much more than just reverse a plainly wrong initial
outcome -- it provides one of the clearest examples of the absurdity
of a domain name policy that grants trademark holders (such as, in
this case, Molson) rights that extend far beyond those traditionally
associated with trademark law. Following years of debate, the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers decided in the
fall of 2000 to establish seven new generic top-level domains,
including dot-biz and dot-info. When it became clear that most of
those new domains were to be allocated in either a random or
first-come, first-served basis, trademark interests expressed concern
that the new domains would provide fertile ground for a fresh round
of cybersquatting. Their fear was that speculators would snap up
domain names matching their trademarks and then demand sizable
payments in return for transferring the domain names.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/printarticle/gam/20020725/TWGEIS

Judge orders alleged cybersquatter to shut down anti-abortion Web
sites
A federal judge has ordered a South St. Paul man to shut down his
anti-abortion Web sites with domain names that are confusingly
similar to the trademarked names of some of the nation's best known
companies.

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3721782.htm

Jurisdiction over website
Where a threatened wrong complained of related to the infringement of
a trade mark by use of a domain name on the internet, it was
sufficient to establish jurisdiction if it could be demonstrated that
the infringer’s website was intended to be of significant interest in
the country in which jurisdiction was claimed.	
 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-2985-351862,00.html
 http://www2.bailii.org/~jury/cases/ScotCS/DRU2606.html

ICANN Forefather Wants More Democratic Internet Governance 
Public participation may be messy, but the organization that manages
the Internet's addressing system must give ordinary Internet users
more say in its decisions, one of the men responsible for creating
the domain-name management body said today. 
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51142-2002Jul23.html

ICANN v Auerbach
ICANN statement

http://www.icann.org/legal/auerbach-v-icann/icann-reply-memo-15jul02.pdf
Auerbach Reply

http://www.eff.org/Infra/DNS_control/ICANN_IANA_IAHC/Auerbach_v_ICANN/20020715_auerbach_reply.html

Letter from M. Stuart Lynn to Nancy J. Victory
...In response to your letter of 11 July 2002, in which you asked
ICANN to describe the reform and evolution process going forward, I
wanted to let you know what steps are underway to complete this
process, hopefully by the time of our Shanghai meeting in late
October...
 http://www.icann.org/correspondence/icann-to-doc-19jul02.htm

ICANN moves against VeriSign retired domain land grab 
The Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers may block a
controversial proposed service from VeriSign Inc that would allow the
company and its partners to offer customers chances to register
expiring domain names, Kevin Murphy writes But VeriSign and its
allies say that ICANN would be overextending its mandate if it does
try to block the service.
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26363.html

SCOOBY DOO FAN SITE DOMAIN STAYS WITH REGISTRANT (from BNA Internet
Law News)
Nominent has refused to transfer scoobydoo.co.uk to Hanna-Barbera,
the entertainment company that owns a trademark in the name. The
domain was registered by a fan of the show in 1999 for a fan site and
when the registrant asked for £3,000 for the domain to compensate for
the work he put into the site, the company launched an action under
the dot-uk dispute resolution process. The Nominet expert found that
the registration wasn't abusive, however, and there was nothing wrong
with setting a price for selling the domain.
 Decision at <http://www.nominet.net/drs/decisions/scooby-v-hay.html>
 Coverage at <http://www.demys.net/news/02_jul_23_scooby.htm>

ICANN FORUM NOW ONLINE (from BNA Internet Law News)
The video archive of the recent CATO forum on ICANN, which featured a
call for more public participation from Ira Magaziner, is now online.
Meanwhile, ICANN's Committee on Evolution and Reform has issued an
update that announces the creation a group to work on the formation
of an At-Large Advisory Committee.
  http://cato.org/events/020723bf.html

http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/status-report-24jul02.htm

Swiss surveillance catches up with email

A record of almost every email sent to and from Switzerland is to be
logged and stored for at least six months, under a new Swiss
surveillance law.  

Since the beginning of 2002, all Swiss Internet service providers
(ISPs) have been legally obliged to record the time, date, sender ID
and receiver ID of all emails.

http://www2.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=1192676

Can the Internet survive filtering? 
The digital chain connecting one's laptop to a Web site thousands of
miles away can be traversed by a single click--so long as no link
within the chain refuses to carry the signal. 
 http://news.com.com/2010-1071-945690.html

French far-right website under fire 
Two civil rights associations ask a French court to ban the website
of a far-right group linked to the man who tried to kill President
Jacques Chirac.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2151742.stm

Keeping your cyber self safe and sound 
A few simple steps can help protect you and your computer from online
harm.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2143630.stm

Children unaware of internet dangers 
Child protection experts today launched a new website that offers
advice on safe use of the internet after research found that children
were ignorant of the potential dangers of meeting people they
befriend online.
 http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,1074,757307,00.html

Young children find pornography on the Net 
The preliminary findings of an EU study on Internet safety in
Ireland, Belgium, the UK and Greece, suggests that 24 percent of
children between the ages of eight and 17 have accidentally
encountered pornography while online.
 http://www.nua.com/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905358181&rel=true

Paedophiles' honeypot
A Preston businessman with links to the porn industry has launched an
Internet chatroom for children - offering safety from online
perverts. 
 http://prestononline.co.uk/ed/news/474506

UK AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE PAEDOPHILES
The UK is taking a leading role in tackling the international problem
of child abuse on the Internet, Home Office Minister Hilary Benn told
a policing conference today.

http://213.38.88.195/coi/coipress.nsf/7709c1f0104c752080256bf400338394/7c6ee2f22883415a80256bf800554d82?OpenDocument


IWF calls for support to help fight rise in Web paedophiles
The dramatic increase in online paedophile activity has stretched the
resources of self regulated industry body The Internet Watch
Foundation to near breaking point, according to its newly appointed
chief executive. 
 http://www.newmediazero.com/lo-fi/story.asp?id=235751

Internet extends legal 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.
 http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/living/3709326.htm

Baby sold on net, court told 
A WOMAN allegedly driven by poverty to try to sell her baby to an
American couple over the internet could face two years in jail.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4769730%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Expert warning on cyber attack
EXPERTS in computer security are asking US Congress for protection
from liability lawsuits, antitrust restrictions and public disclosure
laws as companies share sensitive information about internet attacks.


http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4771468%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Fear and Lockdown in America 
Concerned about potential cyber attacks, business executives and
politicians are pushing for more control over information
distribution. 
 http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,54099,00.html

Web Security May Hide Biz Secrets 
Bush administration officials called on Congress to relax
open-government laws Wednesday to help fight computer crime, drawing
a sharp response from a Democratic lawmaker who said the move would
create a haven for corporate abuses.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,54088,00.html

Wi-Fi group clears up naming confusion 
The confusing mix of names used to describe wireless networking
equipment based on the 802.11 standard might just become a little
simpler. 
 http://news.com.com/2100-1033-945023.html

KPNQwest network set for shutdown 
The skeleton staff of bankrupt Dutch telecom company KPNQwest is in
the process of shutting its data network, one of the company's
remaining executives said on Wednesday. 
 http://news.com.com/2100-1033-946056.html

China internet use grows
Internet use in China is growing fast, with the number of people
logging on regularly up by more than a third in the first half this
year, official figures show. 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2145865.stm

Technology takes hold on British life
The home computer has become as popular in British homes as the
tumble drier. 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2149283.stm

Deep Linking Takes Another Blow 
A 1996 European Union directive that protects database content is
used in a case brought against a search engine by a German newspaper.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,54083,00.html

AOL Accounts Under Scrutiny From the S.E.C. 
AOL Time Warner disclosed that the Securities and Exchange Commission
had begun an investigation into the accounting at its America Online
division.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/business/25AOL.html

Net Users Try to Elude the Google Grasp
Some people are trying to reduce their electronic presence, and
discovering that doing so is not as simple as it would seem.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/technology/circuits/25GOOG.html

Microsoft Tries to Explain What Its .Net Plans Are About
Two years into its quest to create a new kind of Internet-enabled
computing it describes as .Net, Microsoft found it necessary to pause
Wednesday and try to explain what it meant.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/technology/25NET.html


....

Subscribers to the APPLe list will have already seen this...

E-Democracy Links, UK Government E-Democracy Report and more ...
 http://www.publicus.net/articles/edemresources.html

Over the last year, governments around the world have started to 
explore "e-democracy" policies and applications that complement their


initial focus on e-government services.  This is an important trend 
to follow and requires civic activity from the local level on up 
around the world. Below are some key resources to help you explore 
e-democracy-related issues.

1. New E-Democracy Links Flyer

A simple two-page flyer with links to the top "E-Democracy Resources"


is now available in HTML, PDF, or Word format.  The flyer may be 
redistributed in print at conferences and other events.  Access the 
flyer at:
      http://www.publicus.net/articles/edemresources.html

2. UK Government Releases Major E-Democracy Paper, Host Online 
Consultation

The UK national government recently released a major paper on 
e-democracy titled, "In the service of democracy."  This is the major


e-democracy event of the year and will likely spawn similar policy 
development and e-democracy projects in other nations.

To access the report and online consultation options, see:
      http://www.edemocracy.gov.uk
To download their full 61 page, 1MB document in PDF, see:
      http://www.edemocracy.gov.uk/downloads/e-Democracy.pdf

3. Democracies Online Newswire - E-mail Announcement List

Now with 2500 members, DO-WIRE is the place for primary source 
announcements related to democracy, politics, government and 
information and communications technologies.  Since 1998 this 
moderated e-list has focused on the use of ICTs in governance and 
community (not on the politics or regulation of technology). 
To subscribe (no more than seven messages a week) to this free public


service, visit:
      http://www.e-democracy.org/do
See the sample subject lines below.

4. Other recent articles/resources from Steven Clift - 
http://publicus.net 

Online Consultations and Events - Top Ten Tips for Government and 
Civic Hosts
      http://www.publicus.net/articles/consult.html

The Future of E-Democracy - The 50 Year Plan 
      http://www.publicus.net/articles/future.html

Democracies Online Message Archive
      http://www.mail-archive.com/do-wire@tc.umn.edu/
... including, additional UK e-democracy policy links
    http://www.mail-archive.com/do-wire@tc.umn.edu/msg00507.html
Other sample DO-WIRE subject lines:
[DW] Young Voters and ICTs - 3 UK Reports
[DW] Major UK e-Democracy Consultation Paper Released 
[DW] Using Online Tools to Track Campaign Finance 
[DW] UK Fax Machine Uprising - BBC 
[DW] "Information Commons" - Reports, Articles, and Legislation 
[DW] Democracy, Freedom & Internet Conf - European Parliament 
[DW] Global E-Gov Survey, Internet Stats 
[DW] Broadband PewInternet, S Korea Broadband E-Democracy 
[DW] Evidence-Based Governance in the Electronic Age
[DW] Texting and Lobbying - Leading UK Example 
[DW] Web gives a voice to Iranian women - BBC 
[DW] Forum for European e-Public Services - e-Forum 
[DW] Ventura Not Running, MN Election Links, US Senate Race
[DW] Mobile E-mail and Canadian Liberal Party Politics 
[DW] Online Voting Articles and Links - New Resource 
[DW] Tunisian Online Journalist/Forum Host Jailed 


Please keep me informed of e-democracy-related happenings in your 
community and nation so I can continue to pass on the good word to 
those around the world working to make a difference with ICTs in 
everyday politics and democracy.  Send your DO-WIRE submissions to:  
clift@publicus.net

Sincerely,
Steven Clift
http://www.publicus.net
Democracies Online
http://www.e-democracy.org/do

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