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internet news - 9 Jan
Internet publishers caught in legal web
The internet is rightly regarded as close to miraculous in
its capacity to provide immediate access to information and
opinion worldwide.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3050111
Court ruling pressures web casinos (subscription req'd)
Online casinos advertising in Australia may come under
greater scrutiny following a High Court decision last month
that ruled internet documents were subject to the laws of
where they were read, rather than where they were posted.
http://afr.com/premium/it/2003/01/08/FFX0KRDOMAD.html
APRICOT 2003 will be held in Taipei from Feb. 19 to 28
APRICOT 2003, the eighth APRICOT, will be held at Taipei
International Convention Center (TICC) co-hosted by
Directorate General of Telecommunications (DGT) and Taiwan
Network Information Center (TWNIC) form February 24 to
February 28, with 5 pre-conference workshops from February
19 to 23..
http://www.apricot2003.net
International Ratings Conference - Sydney
The Office of Film and Literature Classification
(Australia) is presenting an international conference in
2003 and invites your participation. The conference is an
opportunity to find out about the latest challenges and
dilemmas facing classification in our fast changing
entertainment and technology environment. You will gain
valuable insights into classification and ratings systems
from around the world. The conference will be attended by
local and international classifiers and regulators, film
and computer games producers, distributors and designers,
producers and distributors of new technologies, media
representatives, academics, as well as professional bodies
and community groups.
http://www.iceaustralia.com/oflc/
German faces jail for 'ironic' remark
A German man could be jailed for three years over a comment
posted on the internet, in which prosecutors say he
belittled the events of 11 September.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2636211.stm
Government denies it is demonising the Web
The Home Office insists that new guidelines and a £1m
campaign will keep children safe without creating a climate
of fear.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2128226,00.html
Detenido un jóven en Cáceres por publicar pornografía
infantil en Internet
Agentes del Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (CNP) han detenido
en Cáceres a un joven de veinte años de edad por publicar
fotografías de pornografía infantil en Internet integrado
en una comunidad de pedófilos, ha informado Europa Press.
http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/10415091078445.shtml
La Policía japonesa endurecerá el control sobre Internet
para evitar la prostitución infantil
El Cuerpo Nacional de Policía de Japón ha anunciado que
establecerá un férreo control sobre los servicios de datos
que circulan por Internet para proteger y castigar a
aquellos que vulneren la legislación del menor por
actividades de prostitución u otros temas de la misma
índole, según una información aparecida en ABC News.
http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/104150983682478.shtml
Jail Time for Dad in Internet-Tied Drowning
A man who was using the Internet while his 13-month-old son
drowned in the bathtub was sentenced to a year in jail.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-na-briefs7.6jan07,0,5532576.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=6615714&BRD=580&PAG=461&dept_id=401608&rfi=6
Apple unveils own Web browser
Hordes of Apple faithful were on hand Tuesday for another
of CEO Steve Jobs’ revival meetings, again disguised as the
keynote address at the Macworld exposition in San
Francisco. And Jobs didn’t disappoint, telling his flock of
a new Web browser, an open-source presentation program plus
a pair of new notebook computers, including the first one
ever to have a 17-inch screen.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/856134.asp
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2128299,00.html
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,5811435%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
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