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general internet news - 12 May
Should the U.N. Intervene in a Transnational Internet
Defamation Case?
A few years ago, Australian mining magnate Joe Gutnick sued
American reporter Bill Alpert for defamation in Australia.
Now, in an unprecedented move, Alpert has taken his case to
the U.N. - filing a petition with the Human Rights
Committee. The case itself, and the disposition of the
petition, are likely to be landmarks in the law regarding
international jurisdiction with respect to Internet
publications.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/ramasastry/20030507.html
An escape from prosecution, but torment goes on for
Townshend
Pete Townshend, the guitarist of the Who, is to be placed
on the Sex Offenders Register for the next five years after
being cautioned for paying to look at child pornography on
the internet.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/story.jsp?story=404160
http://www.guardian.co.uk/child/story/0,7369,951373,00.html
21 arrested in internet paedophile crackdown
An international internet paedophile ring was broken on
Wednesday as the FBI, Interpol and the UK’s National
Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) led the way in co-ordinated
police raids across five countries resulting in 21 arrests.
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=arrestedininter1052484185&area=news
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3010459.stm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/30600.html
PAEDOPHILIA ON LINE: SEARCHES CONDUCTED ALL OVER ITALY
Over twenty searches warrants have been issued in several
Italian regions in the context of a maxi-inquiry on
paedophilia online being conducted by the public
prosecutor's office in Venice, led by Michele Maturi and
the postal police in collaboration with local units in the
individual regions.
http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200305061132-0082-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia
A new web site, I think!
Play It Cyber Safe - by the Business Software Alliance
While the Internet can be a unique educational and
recreational resource for children, it's important that
kids learn how to use this powerful tool safely and
responsibly. The goal of this Web site is to empower
children, parents and teachers to prevent cyber crime
through knowledge of the law, their rights and how to avoid
misuse of the Internet.
http://www.playitcybersafe.com/
Cybercrime's Scope: Interpreting "Access" and
"Authorization" in Computer Misuse Statutes by ORIN S. KERR
Abstract: In the last twenty-five years, the federal
government and all fifty states have enacted new criminal
laws that prohibit unauthorized access to computers. These
new laws attempt to draw a line between criminality and
free conduct in cyberspace. No one knows what it means to
"access" a computer, however, nor when access becomes
"unauthorized." The few courts that have construed these
terms have offered divergent interpretations, and no
scholars have yet addressed the problem. Recent decisions
interpreting the federal statute in civil cases suggest
that any breach of contract with a computer owner renders
use of that computer an unauthorized access. If applied to
criminal cases, this approach would broadly criminalize
contract law on the Internet, potentially making millions
of Americans criminals for the way they write e-mail and
surf the Web.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=399740
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID399740_code030507630.pdf
Cybercafe, Source of Illegal E-Mail - Hyperia Boss
Hyperia, a Nigerian Internet Service Provider, at the
weekend received the award for the Best Customer-centric
ISP in Nigeria. Its Managing Director, of the Company, Mr.
Marcel Karam, in this interview with Tayo Ajakaye spoke on
the place of cybercafes in the dissemination of illegal
e-mail
http://allafrica.com/stories/200305080601.html
Mid-week suffers spam overload
You are most likely to receive unwanted junk e-mails on a
Thursday, says a survey.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3014895.stm
Irish Schools Use Txt Msg to Snare Truants
Two Irish schools are testing a new scheme using modern
mobile-phone technology to take the temptation out of
playing truant.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=2703512
Iraqi Blogger Resurfaces, Says War 'Sucks'
The Iraqi blogger survived the U.S. invasion and concluded:
'War sucks big time.'
Salam Pax, pseudonym for an anonymous Iraqi who logged the
prelude and start of the invasion but went offline on March
24 when the electricity went down, filed his first post-war
report on Wednesday by e-mail to a skeptical fellow
blogger.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2701905
Wanted: top hackers as trackers
Police are offering 20 computer nerds the opportunity to
become highly paid spies working for the NSW
counter-terrorist unit.
http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/08/1052280377317.html
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6405485%255E421,00.html
Amazon CFO says sales taxes on Internet inevitable
Amazon.com's chief financial officer said Thursday he
believes collecting sales taxes for Internet purchases is
``inevitable,'' although the company later said it doubts
that could happen anytime soon.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/5822687.htm
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/882467p-6148587c.html
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