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

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Court orders ICANN to open books 
A California judge has ordered the Internet's governing body to open
its books for inspection. 
A state judge in Los Angeles on Monday lifted the veil of secrecy
that has surrounded many of the group's internal deliberations for
the last four years, dealing an embarrassing setback to the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).  

http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-20202260-0.html
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947085.html

ICANN Board Member Wins Ruling 
A Southern California judge on Monday handed down a ruling that could
force the organization that oversees the Internet address system to
disclose sensitive information about how it operates.  
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,54199,00.html
 http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article.php/1435521
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/26459.html
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26441.html

 http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-29jul02.htm

Domain name disputes taken into national courts
Disquiet over the domain registration dispute process involving .biz
domains has led to court action on both sides of the Atlantic. 
UK domain name registrar Internetters has launched High Court
proceedings to halt the transfer of 'domainregistry.biz' to US
company, DomainRegistry.com Inc. 
Internetters is going to the High Court in an attempt to reverse a
decision by the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers)-appointed, National Arbitration Forum (NAF), which would
strip it of a domain which it is using in its business. 
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26447.html

EU solicits anti-cybersquatter advice 
The European Union is looking for suggestions about how to deal with
cybersquatting as it prepares to launch the .eu domain.
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/26459.html

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1270316

Dot-Org Decision Looms Large For Noncommercial Speakers 
In the Internet atlas, "dot-org" shows up as a stuffy university town
on the outskirts of the commerce-steeped "dot-com" Mecca. But as the
only place on the Internet devoted to noncommercial speech, dot-org
is indispensable to consumer advocates, public interest groups and
political dissidents, many of whom are watching closely to see who
will be chosen to take the helm of the domain when the current
registry operator gives up its role later this year. 
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12982-2002Jul28.html

Melb IT chief quits
MELBOURNE IT chief executive Adrian Kloeden has announced his
resignation, just weeks after Australia's new domain name regime came
into effect.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4811302%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Master of Your Web Domain 
Getting a domain name -- a personalized Internet address -- is now
cheap and easy. That's good, considering how many Internet providers
have gone under or switched subscribers' e-mail addresseses; a
personal domain name means you should never have to send out those
"change of address" e-mails anymore. 
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8582-2002Jul27.html

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (from Baker and McKenzie Global Elaw
Alert)
The OECD has released a paper on legal provisions related to
business-to-consumer Alternative Dispute Resolution in relation to
privacy and consumer protection. Meanwhile the ICC has compiled a
worldwide inventory of Alternative Dispute Resolution services to
assist online consumers. The inventory covers both
business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer online transactions.

http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2002doc.nsf/linkto/dsti-iccp-reg-cp(2002)1-final

au Dispute Resolution Policy
The auDRP will commence on 1 August 2002. 
 http://www.auda.org.au/policy/audrp/

auDA takes action on Internet Registry Pty Ltd mail out
auDA has secured undertakings and corrective action from Internet
Registry Pty Ltd after it sent a misleading mail out to hundreds of
domain name registrants. 
 http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002072902.html

Seiko UK Limited -v- Designer Time/Wanderweb (Nominet decision)
First ever appeal against Nominet decision in the UK
 http://www.nic.uk/drs/appeals/seiko-v-wanderweb.html

Web fraud schemes shut down by authorities
Federal and state law enforcement authorities said Tuesday that they
had taken action against 19 Internet-based scams they say
collectively bilked consumers out of millions of dollars.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1017-947219.html

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1270669

US strikes at P2P sharing
UNITED States lawmakers are planning an unprecedented assault on
computer users sharing unauthorised digital copies of movies, music
and other entertainment media.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4799230%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

EC told open-source sharing will cut costs
A report by the European Commission finds sharing open-source
software between member states would slash its annual software bill,
set to grow 28 per cent to ?6.6 billion ($A11.8 billion) this year.
 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/26/1027497416306.html

Snooping laws may be illegal
A legal opinion obtained by the UK's privacy watchdog calls into
question the sweeping powers backed by the home secretary, David
Blunkett, for access to British telephone and internet records. 
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,766703,00.html

Telecommunications: Lament but Little Repair
The government's confusion over how to respond to the growing crisis
in the telecommunications industry burst into the open today, as
Democrats, Republicans and a regulator offered competing and often
contradictory prescriptions for fixing the industry's problems.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/31/technology/31TELE.html

Anti-Abortion? An ISP Wants You 
Neal Horsley, the militant anti-abortionist who gained notoriety by
publishing the names and addresses of abortion clinic workers on the
Internet, has launched his own ISP and Web-hosting business.  
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,54204,00.html

China Shuts Down 14,000 Internet Cafes After Fire 
China has forced 3,100 Internet cafes to close and temporarily banned
11,000 more in a nationwide safety crackdown after 25 people died in
a cybercafe fire in Beijing, the Beijing Daily said on Saturday. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1258629

L.A. to Track Sex Offenders on Internet 
With national nerves raw after a series of high-profile child
kidnappings, Los Angeles County officials on Tuesday approved a plan
to post the general locations of sex offenders' homes on the
Internet.

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1271883

Saudis block 2,000 websites
Saudi Arabia is blocking access to more than 2,000 websites,
including sites about women, health, and pop culture. 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2153312.stm

Egyptian Couple Jailed over Nude Internet Photos 
An Egyptian court has jailed a man and his wife for six months for
posting pornographic photos and films of themselves on the Internet,
security sources said on Thursday. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1251618

 
Chips down for Sony
SONY is considering appealing a Federal Court decision that gives the
green light to mod-chipping PlayStation consoles to play pirated
games. 

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4779494%5E15330%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html

Malaysian government considers allowing schools to use pirated
software
The Malaysian government may allow schools and other institutions to
use pirated computer software, despite efforts to reduce widespread
software piracy, a news report said Sunday.

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3751765.htm

Can AOL Keep Its Subscribers in a New World of Broadband?
Will the advent of broadband disrupt the established order and
convince longtime America Online users to switch to other online
providers in greater numbers than in the past?
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/29/technology/29AOL.html

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