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Canadian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Now In Force (reg
req'd)
After months of consultation, the Canadian Internet Registration
Authority (CIRA) has just announced that the Domain Name Dispute
Resolution Policy for dot-ca domain names is now in force. This means
that owners of Canadian trade-marks now have available to them a
mechanism for disputing the registration of confusingly similar
dot-ca domain names that is as quick and inexpensive as the mechanism
under ICANN’s Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) for disputing
the registration of dot-com domain names.
http://www.mondaq.com/article_preview.asp?a=17692&p=5&c=1634&e=on
ICANN Delays .org Operator Selection
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
delayed its decision in the selection of a new operator for the .org
domain registry.
http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/ica090602.cfm
Fifth Update on .org Reassignment Process
This is an update on the status of the evaluation of the eleven
applications ICANN received from entities seeking to become the
registry operator for the .org top-level domain on 1 January 2003,
when VeriSign, Inc. gives up that role. For more information, see the
previous updates that were published on 25 July 2002, 4 August 2002,
21 August 2002, and 4 September 2002.
http://www.icann.org/announcements/update-05sep02.htm
http://www.icann.org/announcements/update-04sep02.htm
ICANN serves breach notice on VeriSign
ICANN have served a formal notice on registration giant VeriSign
after they breached their Registrar accreditation agreement by
failing to update false or incorrect WHOIS data.
http://www.demys.net/news/02_sep_04_icann.htm
'Cyber-squatter' gets jump on Maori names
A former Tainui executive who has snapped up potentially valuable
names on the new internet suffix .maori.nz denies he is exacting utu
or revenge.
Craig Beecroft, sacked by Tainui but later acquitted in court of
fraud allegations, said he had moved on from his dispute with his
former employers.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2497146&thesection=technology&thesubsection=general
Teething troubles for .maori.nz
Domainz temporarily suspended web registrations for .maori.nz names
yesterday due to "technical difficulties" but by late afternoon the
system appeared to be working again.
http://www.idg.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/08D7EA8C685FCAD9CC256C2B00089BF2!opendocument
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2447060
David & Goliath domain battle: reluctant David wins
In a slightly bizarre WIPO decision over the domain goliath.biz, a
battle of hardly-Biblical proportions has been resolved with the
little guy winning - even though he wasn't up for a fight...
http://www.demys.net/news/02_sep_06_goliath.htm
VeriSign told to tidy records or lose domain biz
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
threatened to strip VeriSign of its ability to sell ".com" domain
names if the registrar does not clean up inaccuracies in the public
database that records who owns which websites.
http://www.idg.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/E8EA933DCE597C75CC256C2B0010E510!opendocument
Appeals Court Upholds $65-Million Jury Award in Sex.com Domain Case
A federal appeals court dismissed the appeal of a fugitive who lost a
$65-million verdict last year over his theft of the lucrative
Internet domain name www.sex.com.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-sex4sep04.story
Sex.com domain thief appeal denied
The man found guilty of fraudulently obtaining the Sex.com domain
name has had his appeal case thrown out.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1134863
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,54962,00.html
Forgot to renew your domain? Never mind, it did it itself
This morning (and indeed yesterday morning) The Register received a
nice email from our doppelgangers at Register.com, telling us our
registration of theregister.ws is about to expire (on October 16th,
something of a loose definition of 'about') and that it'd be renewed
via the automatic renewal program on September 27th. The what?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/27006.html
Longest UDRP Case Ends Over Two Years Later (from UDRPlaw.net)
The Stanley Works, makers of several well-known brands of tools,
prevailed last week in the longest running UDRP case. National
Arbitration Forum Panelist Charles K. McCotter, Jr. issued his
decision two years and four months after the complaint was initially
filed on April 27, 2000. McCotter ordered respondent McNeil &
Associates to transfer four domain names to The Stanley Works.
http://www.arbforum.com/domains/decisions/94671.htm
California Attorney Wins Personal Name Challenge Under ACPA Provision
(from UDRPlaw.net)
California attorney Paul Wright became the second individual to
succeed under the AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA)
provision allowing for cyberpiracy protection for individuals. On
August 28, 2002, US District Court Judge Joan Lefkow ruled that
Domain Source had registered PaulWright.com in violation of 15 USC
§1129.
http://www.lextext.com/5109579_14.pdf
VeriSign Embraces MasterCard System
Online payment processor VeriSign Inc. has embraced an anti-fraud
system that promises to decrease merchants' losses from stolen credit
cards but could increase the checkout time for Internet shoppers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37589-2002Sep4.html
Wrong Turn In Cyberspace: Using ICANN To Route Around The APA and the
Constitution (2000)
The Internet relies on an underlying centralized hierarchy built into
the domain name system (DNS) to control the routing for the vast
majority of Internet traffic. At its heart is a single data file,
known as the "root." Control of the root provides singular power in
cyberspace.
This Article first describes how the United States government found
itself in control of the root. It then describes how, in an attempt
[*pg 18] to meet concerns that the United States could so dominate an
Internet chokepoint, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) summoned
into being the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN), a formally private nonprofit California corporation. DoC
then signed contracts with ICANN in order to clothe it with most of
the U.S. government's power over the DNS, and convinced other parties
to recognize ICANN's authority. ICANN then took regulatory actions
that the U.S. Department of Commerce was unable or unwilling to make
itself, including the imposition on all registrants of Internet
addresses of an idiosyncratic set of arbitration rules and procedures
that benefit third-party trademark holders.
Professor Froomkin then argues that the use of ICANN to regulate in
the stead of an executive agency violates fundamental values and
policies designed to ensure democratic control over the use of
government power, and sets a precedent that risks being expanded into
other regulatory activities. He argues that DoC's use of ICANN to
make rules either violates the APA's requirement for notice and
comment in rulemaking and judicial review, or it violates the
Constitution's nondelegation doctrine. Professor Froomkin reviews
possible alternatives to ICANN, and ultimately proposes a
decentralized structure in which the namespace of the DNS is spread
out over a transnational group of "policy partners" with DoC.
http://www.law.duke.edu/shell/cite.pl?50+Duke+L.+J.+17
http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/dlj/articles/dlj50p17.htm
Internet Registry Pty Ltd – Mail out contains inaccurate information
auDA has become aware that a company called Internet Registry Pty Ltd
(Internet Registry) is sending out incorrect information to domain
name registrants.
http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002070802.html
Internet witnesses continental drift
Europe has overtaken the US and Asia to become the continent with the
most internet users, according to a new study.
http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,786908,00.html
Anti-terrorist measures 'threaten web freedom'
Governments have been accused of using September 11 as an excuse to
restrict the free flow of information on the internet.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Media/newmedia/story/0,7496,786913,00.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2121879,00.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/09/06/1031115929593.html
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1415602
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=3671
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=3668 (Francais)
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=3669 (Espanol)
Netizens: Sept. 11 justifies Web curbs
Americans don't necessarily care if the government removes public
information from the Net in the name of national security, according
to a new study.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-956937.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A42213-2002Sep5
http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=69 (report)
White House cybersecurity chief defines cyberthreat
Richard Clarke, chairman of the Critical Infrastructure Protection
Board, talks with Computerworld about the nature and potential of the
cybersecurity threat.
http://virus.idg.net/ic_945543_1794_9-10000.html
Documents outline White House's national cyberprotection plan
The Bush administration is considering creation of a fund that would
combine tax dollars and money from the technology industry to pay for
Internet security enhancements, according to internal documents from
the government's effort to develop a national cyberprotection plan.
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/526539p-4171688c.html
Terror laws 'eat away at privacy'
The UK is one of the worse places in the world for privacy with the
internet playing a huge part in the erosion of rights, a report has
found.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2237050.stm
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-404768,00.html
http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2002/
China blocks second search website
China has blocked the AltaVista search engine, less than a week after
banning the hugely popular Google website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2240493.stm
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1134864
http://virus.idg.net/ic_945302_1773_1-3921.html
China criticised for ban on Google
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2238236.stm
Google mirror beats Great Firewall of China
China's widely criticised blocking of the web's most popular search
engine Google can be defeated by viewing a strange Google mirror site
through a mirror, New Scientist has discovered.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992768
Why is China scared of Google?
Google is the biggest search engine on the web ut not everyone is a
fan - some say it unfairly favours certain websites. The latest
critic is China, which has blocked it completely.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,786231,00.html
Tunisia's dissidents battle cyber-police
Despite the release of a Tunisian dissident on Wednesday, the
authorities use sophisticated methods to censor the internet.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2239270.stm
Internet child porn reports rise 50% each year
REPORTS of alleged child pornography on the internet are increasing
by a rate of 50% each year, according to web watchdog, hotline.ie.
The hotline received almost 700 reports in the 18 months up to June
2001. At least another 700 reports have come in during the last 12
months, according to Cormac Callanan, site's director.
http://www.online.ie/news/irish_examiner/viewer.adp?article=1826278
United Kingdom: Scanning the Staff (reg req'd)
With a computer on most desk tops the British workforce can now
communicate and organise itself more efficiently than ever before.
But networked computers also provide new ways for employees to breach
the terms of their contracts of employment or break the law.
http://www.mondaq.com/article_preview.asp?a=17767&p=5&c=2094&e=on
Filters, Schools Like Oil, Water
The government says that if schools want funding for Net access, they
must use filtering software. But critics say the filters still block
legitimate sites and give schools a false sense of security.
http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54632,00.html
Is our children learning?
Each year more than $5 billion is spent on computers in the
classroom. But it's the tech companies that benefit.
http://www.redherring.com/insider/2002/08/classroom082102.html
Gamers face jail in Greece
A new law passed in Greece means that anybody carrying an electronic
game - even if it is just on a mobile phone - could face a hefty fine
or lengthy jail sentence.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2121692,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2238242.stm
JVC creates 'uncopyable' CD-ROM
The consumer electronics maker will make software discs that cannot
be duplicated by a CD-R/RW drive, as piracy fears grow in the
computer industry.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2121508,00.html
Online Fraud: the Nigerian Sting
Despite the best efforts of law forces, Nigeria's notorious '419'
gangs still rake in millions
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209060479.html
Firms target internet abuse
Email and internet abuse is the largest single office menace, leading
to more disciplinary cases than dishonesty, violence or health and
safety breaches, according to a report published today.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml;$sessionid$P2ZDE5XZGA5G5QFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/connected/2002/09/03/ecfabus03.xml&sSheet=/connected/2002/09/03/ixconn.html
Emails and text messages more popular than letters
More text messages and emails are read than personal letters,
according to a survey published yesterday.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml;$sessionid$P2ZDE5XZGA5G5QFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/connected/2002/09/03/ecnmail03.xml&sSheet=/connected/2002/09/03/ixconn.html
Church offers prayer service to internet congregation
One of Britain's oldest churches has leapt into the 21st century by
launching an online prayer service.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml;$sessionid$P2ZDE5XZGA5G5QFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/connected/2002/09/03/ecnepray03.xml&sSheet=/connected/2002/09/03/ixconn.html
Justice Official Deems Internet Bets Illegal
Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff's Aug. 23 letter to
Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Dennis Neilander ended industry
hopes that the Justice Department would reverse a Clinton
administration opinion that Internet casino gambling is illegal under
existing federal law.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/19328.html
PBS purges Web content on Israeli disapproval
The US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is airing a documentary film
this week by affiliate WNET in New York, called "Caught in the
Crossfire: Arab-Americans in Wartime," which considers the
predicament of Arab-Americans since the 9/11 atrocity. In addition to
the film is a companion Web site offering background material for
curious viewers.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26979.html
Napster Ponders the Grave
Napster Inc.'s Web site on Wednesday at times displayed the company's
cat logo on a tombstone with the phrase "Ded Kitty" written on it. At
other times, it simply said "Napster was here." Now, as Internet
industry observers compete to write its epitaph, the online music
provider is staring at a swift end to a once-promising story.
http://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&c=LawArticle&cid=1030821167721&t=LawArticleTech
Rockets Fly Over DVD Encryption Case Jurisdiction
The California Supreme Court seemed skeptical Thursday of arguments
that an Indiana college student was immune from California law for
posting computer code on the Web that unscrambles DVD encryption
technology.
http://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&c=LawArticle&cid=1030821170539&t=LawArticleTech
Government Defends Its Probe of Moussaoui's Computers
The U.S. government said Wednesday that a vigorous investigation of
Zacarias Moussaoui's computer activity turned up no sign of an e-mail
account the accused Sept. 11 conspirator said he used. U.S. District
Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Va., last week had ordered the
FBI to explain why it could not find the account. Prosecutors said
Microsoft's free Hotmail service does not verify an account user's
identity.
http://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&c=LawArticle&cid=1030821158964&t=LawArticleTech
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,54935,00.html
British Library Unveils Hi-Tech Koran
One of the British Library's most important Arabic treasures has been
brought to a wider audience using the latest digital technology.
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1409252
Post haste to catch email
AUSTRALIA Post is shaking off its fusty old-world image and embracing
the brave new e-world. In the era of online commerce, the groceries
ordered by the time-poor over the net are more than likely to be
delivered by the reborn postal service.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,5042372%5e16681%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
An Alternative to Microsoft Gains Support in High Places
Governments around the world, afraid that Microsoft has become too
powerful in critical software markets, have begun working to ensure
an alternative.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/05/technology/05CODE.html
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The Internet Law & Policy Forum’s annual conference, Security v.
Privacy, is happening in Seattle, Washington, Wednesday and Thursday
September 18-19 at the Bell Harbor Conference Center. To register,
please visit http://www.ilpf.org/conference2002.
Our dynamic and ever-growing conference lineup offers a host of
compelling speakers plus a Special Briefing by Howard Schmidt, Vice
Chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board
on the newly announced National Strategy for Securing Cyberspace.
(Read more about the initial announcement of this long-awaited plan
at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,503728,00.asp .)
Also speaking will be George Radwanski, Canada's Privacy
Commissioner; Malcolm Crompton, Australia's Federal Privacy
Commissioner; Gail Hamilton, EVP, Symantec; Richard Purcell,
Corporate Privacy Officer, Microsoft'; and many others on substantive
and timely topics.
Conference-goers will benefit greatly from the host of peer
conversations, formal presentations, those all-important meeting
breaks, and a welcome reception, so please do join us for the most
current thinking and international perspectives in Internet security,
privacy, law and policy.
If you register by Thursday, 12 September, you will receive $200 off
the full registration fee — just enter CPN3 in the priority
code/coupon code field. Sorry, this discount does not apply to our
low government/academic/non-profit rate and can’t be used with other
promotions.
Hotel rooms are still available at the nearby Edgewater Hotel. Please
contact ETI Travel at http://www.etitravel.com/ilpf.html to make a
reservation
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FORMATEX, a Spanish technological organization, in collaboration with
the
Computer Science and Physics Department of the University of
Extremadura
(Spain), is now editing a volume within our Information Society book
series, on Techno-Legal aspects of Information Society. Some of the
topics
covered by this edition are:
Security of Information Systems
Networking
E-commerce
Networks and Liberties
Informatic crimes
Public security vs. secret communications
Legal protection of sotware and digital contents
Electronic signature
Electronic means of payment
Ethical issues
Law and Computer Science
Cryptography
Legal Expert Systems
Teleworking
e-Government
Cybersquatting, Typosquatting, etc
Domain names and Trademarks
Thesaurus and documental techniques
Law Databases
Law in Internet
The Call for Papers' website is available at
www.formatex.org/isbook/callforpaper.htm
with details on deadlines, manuscripts format, etc. Deadline for
articles
submission is November 25th for this volume.
If you and/or your team is interested in contributing to this volume,
please contact us at formatex@formatex.org or directly to the
editor-in-chief A.Mendez-Vilas, which can be reached at:
Departamento de Fisica
Universidad de Extremadura
Avda. de Elvas s/n
06071 Badajoz
Spain
amvilas@unex.es
and provide us an abstract and a tentative title as soon as possible,
along with the list of authors and afilliations.
A list of received/accepted proposals is being posted at the Call for
Papers' website (Preliminary Content section).
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any inquiry or suggestion.
Regards,
J.A.Mesa Gonzalez
FORMATEX Secretariat
Phone/Fax: +34 924 258 615
E-mail: isbook2002@formatex.org
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