internet news - 22 Oct

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

'Dot-usa' Internet Name Seller to Refund Fees 
A British entrepreneur has agreed to give back $350,000 to
customers who bought Internet domain names with a ".usa"
suffix that did not work on most computers, parties to the
deal said Thursday. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1593800

June 2003 ICANN Meeting to Be Held in Montreal, Canada
Montreal, Canada has been selected at the site for the June
2003 meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN). The meeting is scheduled for Sunday,
22 June, through Thursday 26 June, with an ICANN Public
Forum to be held on Wednesday, 25 June, and the ICANN Board
to meet on Thursday, 26 June. Further details of the
meeting will be announced as arrangements are finalized.

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-20sep02-2.htm

DNSO Transfers and Whois Task Forces Post Interim Reports;
Comments Invited

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-20oct02.htm

Russia May Say 'See Ya' to Dot-Su  
The Soviet Union dissolved more than 10 years ago, and the
dot-su Internet domain may finally follow.
 http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,55687,00.html

'.sg' widens its domain
Businesses looking to register ".sg" domain names will soon
be able to choose from a list of service providers instead
of approaching only the Singapore Network Information
Centre (Sgnic).
 http://it.asia1.com.sg/newsdaily/news009_20021016.html

Brief pause while new domain name registry commissioned
New Zealand's register of domain names will undergo
significant change and improvement over this coming weekend
with the commissioning of a new system.
 http://www.dnc.org.nz/story/30046-33-1.html
New Domain Name Registry Commissioned
The shift to a new system for the registration of domain
names was successfully completed over the weekend. 
 http://www.dnc.org.nz/story/30049-33-1.html

CIRA Releases First Dot-ca Dispute Resolution Decision
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has
released the text of the first-ever dot-ca domain name
dispute resolution decision under the CIRA Dispute
Resolution Policy.
 http://www.cira.ca/news-releases/79.html

'Dot-usa' Web name seller to refund fees
A British entrepreneur has agreed to give back $350,000 to
customers who bought Internet domain names with a ".usa"
suffix that did not work on most computers, parties to the
deal said Thursday.
 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2002-10-17-dot-usa_x.htm
New Domain Name Dispute Policy for Australian Open Second
Level Domain Name (reg req'd)
On 1 August 2002, a new mandatory administrative dispute
resolution policy and procedure came into effect for open
second level Australia country code domain names, ie.
.com.au, .net.au and .org.au, asn.au and id.au (".au Domain
Names").

http://www.mondaq.com/article_preview.asp?a=18204&p=5&c=9166&e=on

Inside ICANN - The Jonathan Cohen Interview - part 1
In the first of this three part interview with Jonathan
Cohen, Director of ICANN and leading IP lawyer, Mr Cohen
reveals what it's like to be a board member of the
not-for-profit organisation that co-ordinates policy for
the Internet domain name and addressing system.
 http://www.demys.net/news/02_oct_18_inside_icann.htm

ACCC gets tough on dubious domain name invoices 
The ACCC has warned domain name resellers not to mislead or
deceive customers or face the possibility of coming under
ACCC investigation and litigation.

http://www.itnews.com.au/storycontent.cfm?ID=3&Art_ID=11061
 
Notice of auDA 2002 Annual General Meeting
The Board of Directors of the au Domain Administration
Limited (auDA), is pleased to invite you to attend its 2002
Annual General Meeting. 
 http://www.auda.org.au/about/agm2002-notice.html

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ABS to launch e-census
POSSIBLY the largest internet questionnaire ever undertaken
is being planned by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for
the 2006 National Census.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,5330925%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

eSafe programme 2003-2004 -  Public Hearing on options &
requirements
The European Commission is making preparations for
implementing the eSafe programme 2003-2004, the extension
of the Safer Internet Action Plan 1999-2002. For more
information see:
 http://www.saferinternet.org/news/esafe_agenda.asp

http://europa.eu.int/information_society/programmes/iap/programmes/followup/index_en.htm
To register, go to:
 http://www.saferinternet.org/registration.asp

E-Commerce in the OECD
Internet use has mushroomed in OECD countries in recent
years, but electronic commerce is still sleepily taking its
time to get off the blocks, the latest OECD Information
Technology Outlook shows. Consumers and businesses have so
far been slow to swap their shopping baskets for a keyboard
even in countries where Internet access is most widespread.
In countries that currently measure the value of Internet
sales, they accounted for just 0.4% to 1.8% of total sales
in 2000. 
 http://www.oecdobserver.org/story.php/eid/127/aid/731

ITU Internet Reports 2002: Internet for a Mobile Generation
(Executive summary only)

http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/publications/sales/mobileinternet/exec_summary.html

More on the spam case from Western Australia – ABC Radio
National’s The Law Report
unwanted junk e-mails. A case in WA gives some guidance on
just how far citizens of cyberspace can go to get revenge
on so-called spamers.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/audio/lawrpt_22102002_2856.ram
(audio - 2nd story)

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/stories/s706299.htm
(text)

Internet providers say no to Blunkett
The internet industry has refused to sign up to plans to
give law enforcement and intelligence agencies access to
the records of British web and email users.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,816523,00.html

Net survey results signal disturbing trends 
A Bangkok-based organisation that campaigns against child
prostitution recently asked young children and teenagers to
tell them what they get up to on the Internet. They also
invited parents and teachers to say what they think these
young people do.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/161002_Database/16Oct2002_data01.html

300 Internet Sites to be Monitored 
The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) said
yesterday it will conduct periodic monitoring of 300-odd
Internet sites to ensure security is tight enough to ensure
no private information is vulnerable to release. 

http://www.korealink.co.kr/kt_tech/200210/t2002102118362145110.htm

Child porn swoop nets 90 police
Hundreds of child welfare professionals, including police
officers, care workers and teachers, have been identified
as 'extremely high-risk' paedophiles by an investigation
into internet porn.

http://www.observer.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,815491,00.html

Children's Internet Safety Month
A resolution designating the month of October, 2002, as
"Children's Internet Safety Month" [USA].  Passed/agreed to
in Senate. Most recent status (17 Oct): Resolution agreed
to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent. 
 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:s.res.00338:

Extremist Muslim site censored
A SYDNEY-BASED website promoting extreme Islam is to be
closed, the peak Australian Federation of Islamic Councils
says. 

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,5327052%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/21/1034561426992.html

Online industry ignorant of new laws
The [South African] online industry is still largely
unaware of the ramifications of the new laws governing the
Internet, a survey has found.
 http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/business/technology/Tech1.asp

Parliament to ponder supervision of internet
Last Friday's bombing at the Myyrmanni shopping mall in
Vantaa has stirred a discussion among members of Parliament
concerning the need to monitor the internet.
 http://www.helsinki-hs.net/news.asp?id=20021017IE2

Science Body Objects to Information Lock-Down 
The U.S. government's top independent advisers on issues
relating to science, medicine and engineering objected on
Friday to moves by the Bush administration to close access
to scientific information, especially on the Internet.

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1600881

Man fined for spam emails 
A US man has been ordered to pay nearly $US100,000
($185,185) in the first case brought under Washington's
tough law against 'spam' emails.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,5328088%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Looking forward to a spam-free future
Bill Thompson argues that tightening the network could be a
better solution to spam than simply filtering it out.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2345731.stm

Miracle workers
In just five years, South Korea has shown the world what
the broadband future looks like.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,812943,00.html

Korea to invest in 2.3GHz high-speed wireless Internet  
With the Korean government weighing options to activate the
2.3GHz spectrum, which was originally allocated for
wireless local loop (WLL) service, KT Corp. and Hanaro
Telecom Inc. are taking steps to kickstart 2.3GHz wireless
Internet services.

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2002/10/16/200210160020.asp

31% of e-mail addresses are changed annually
E-mail addresses are changed at the rate of 31 per cent
annually, causing 53 per cent of those consumers to lose
touch with personal and professional contacts, as well as
preferred websites, according to a new study.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=13194
 http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=13194

Man vs. Computer Bahrain Chess Clash Ends in Draw 
World chess champion Vladimir Kramnik and his
super-computer opponent Deep Fritz shared the points and
honors in the eight-game series billed as the "Brains in
Bahrain" match which ended on Saturday.

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=1603291

Telemedicine lifeline for villages
Rural doctors in Bangladesh are to be connected to the
internet in an attempt to help them provide better care for
the sick.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2288619.stm

Texting the television
THERE was a time when any self-respecting television show,
particularly one aimed at a young audience, had to have an
e-mail address. But on Europe's TV screens, such addresses
are increasingly being pushed aside in favour of telephone
numbers to which viewers can send text messages from their
mobile phones. And no wonder: according to research about
to be published by Gartner, a consultancy, text messaging
has recently overtaken Internet use in Europe (see chart).
One of the fastest-growing uses of text messaging,
moreover, is interacting with television. Gartner's figures
show that 20% of teenagers in France, 11% in Britain and 9%
in Germany have sent messages in response to TV shows.

http://www.economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1392699

Internet empowering war opponents
If it was a mass movement that protested the war in
Vietnam, it is a massive movement that is taking shape to
oppose a possible war on Iraq. 

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/582374p-4543918c.html

And it's not the internet, although I'm sure it would apply
online and offline... but on censorship issues...
How to shut up your critics with a single word
Thank God, I often say, for the Israeli press. For where
else will you find the sort of courageous condemnation of
Israel's cruel and brutal treatment of the Palestinians?
Where else can we read that Moshe Ya'alon, Ariel Sharon's
new chief of staff, described the "Palestinian threat" as
"like a cancer – there are all sorts of solutions to
cancerous manifestations. For the time being, I am applying
chemotherapy."

http://argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=344510

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