general internet news - 1 Jun

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

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CENSORSHIP & REGULATION
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uk: Mother curbs chat room access
A British beautician and mother has been voted the world's
top female inventor after coming up with a device to
control children's access to chat rooms.

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_technology_story_skin/428433?format=html

http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=39511&cat=Science

ie: New bill to allow viewing of porn during impeachment
Emergency legislation is due to be introduced in the Dáil
today which will prevent TDs and senators facing criminal
charges as a result of fulfilling their constitutional
functions during the impeachment process of Judge Brian
Curtin.

http://212.2.162.45/news/story.asp?j=9122001&p=9yzzx6z&n=9122102

cn: Net keeps Tiananmen spirit alive
Here's how to score a trip out of Beijing, courtesy of
China's police apparatus. Plan a public memorial event in
Tiananmen Square for the anniversary of the massacre on
June 4, 1989. Then tell a couple of friends about it by
mobile phone.

http://theaustralian.news.com.au/sectionindex1/0,5745,World%255E%255ETEXT,00.html

cn: Liu Xiaobo under house arrest ahead of 4 June
Reporters Without Borders has condemned a move by Chinese
authorities placing several human rights activists under
house arrest, preventing them from publicly marking the
15th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on 4
June. Among them is Liu Xiaobo, a champion of free
expression and author of a number of articles about
cyberdissidence in the country.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10466
Apenas iniciado, el juicio de Du Daobin ya no es equitativo
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10430

China bans game for 'distorting history'
China has banned a Swedish-made computer game accused of
"distorting history and damaging China's sovereignty," by
showing Manchuria, Tibet and Xinjiang as independent
nations, state press said on Saturday.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/31/1085855471013.html

au: Aussie police to gain access to stored messages
Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock has introduced
amendments to federal parliament that would ease police
access in the country to stored voice mails, e-mails and
text messages.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1029_3-5222058.html

au: PRIVACY: Seven Network (Operations) Limited v Media
Entertainment and Arts Alliance [2004] FCA 637 (21 May
2004)
whether polling of employees by call centre on behalf of a
union a breach of National Privacy Principles by either –
if so whether private right of action.

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/federal_ct/2004/637.html

au: CEO quits over web porn
The Bank of Ireland's chief, who was once a NAB executive,
has lost his $2.25 million-a-year post for accessing adult
websites at work.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/30/1085855437195.html

au: Footballers pay a penalty but our X-rated culture must
share the blame
The insidious growth in porn has blurred the line between
normal and deviant, leaving many young people sexually
confused and morally adrift.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/30/1085855438644.html

in: Mumbai police gag hinduunity.org
Key Internet service providers, including Videsh Sanchar
Nigam Limited, India's largest ISP with more than 800,000
subscribers, have blocked access to a web site,
www.hinduunity.org.
 http://us.rediff.com/news/2004/may/26hindu.htm

us: Internet Freedom Association Launches New Website
The Internet Freedom Association (IFA) announced today the
official launch of its new Website at www.i-freedom.org.
The new site offers visitors links to news stories about
important industry-related topics, with an emphasis on
Internet-related Free Speech issues. In addition to these
important news updates, the new IFA site provides visitors
with the opportunity to share comments on news stories,
vote in opinion polls, locate free legal information, and
find out more about the IFA itself.

http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=105542

au/us: Euthanasia Campaigner Eyes US
One of the world's leading euthanasia campaigners,
Australian doctor Philip Nitschke, plans to set up a
presence in North America to circumvent legislation in his
home country that would outlaw his use of the Internet to
show people how to commit suicide. Australia's federal
government has drafted a bill designed to prevent the use
of the Internet and other telecommunications media for
criminal activities.

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=%5CForeignBureaus%5Carchive%5C200405%5CFOR20040527a.html

us: Cops cruise Internet for child molesters (reg req'd)
The Internet chat rooms have titles like "I love older
men," and the conversations that take place in them are no
less unsettling.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0405270188may27,1,1397882.story

us: U.S. govt computer surveillance rings alarms
Nine months after U.S. Congress shut down a controversial
Pentagon computer-surveillance program, the U.S. government
continues to comb private records to sniff out suspicious
activity, according to a congressional report obtained by
Reuters.
 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040527/80/eulz2.html

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ONLINE CRIME & ILLEGAL CONTENT
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Web friend conned into murder bid
A teenager created an "elaborate matrix of deceit" on the
internet to persuade another boy he had fallen in love with
to murder him, a court has heard.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/3758209.stm

uk: Bizarre tale of boy who used internet to plot his own
murder
The final internet chatroom exchange took place on 28 June
last year. "U want me 2 take him 2 trafford centre and kill
him in the middle of trafford centre??" said one message.
"Yes," came the reply.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1227318,00.html

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/story.jsp?story=526043

kr: Lawfirm Brings Charges Against Netizens for Copyright
Infringement
According to a report by Munhwa Ilbo on Thursday, Dongnyuk
Law firm plans to bring charges against 20 Korean Internet
users for violating copyright laws.

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200405/200405270042.html

kr: Koreas battle in cyber war
South Korea's top military intelligence chief says North
Korea is operating an elite military unit specialising in
hacking into South Korean computer networks.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,9682180%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Russian Internet will be protected from computer crimes
Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation,
signed a decree "On measures to assure information security
of the Russian Federation in the sphere of international
informational exchange".
 http://crime-research.org/news/22.05.2004/285

uk: £10,000 fine for on-line adult service
The UK watchdog for premium rate phone numbers has fined an
internet sex company £10,000 for using software that
installed a default dial-up number on users’ computers to
call a premium rate number without their consent or
knowledge.

http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=fineforon1085735072

Undercover agents fight net piracy
The world of the undercover investigators in the frontline
against software piracy on the internet.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3751195.stm

Italy's online piracy law: Debate over tough steps
The 3.3 million people who illegally download music may be
advised that they can now face as much as three years in
prison.
 http://iht.com/articles/522545.html

nz: Police closing in on net phishers
Police believe they may be on to the gang responsible for
online banking scams which ripped off New Zealand banks to
the tune of $100,000 earlier this year.
 http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2924167a28,00.html
 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3569443

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CHILD PROTECTION
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au: Refugee advocate facing child porn charges
A far north Queensland man at the centre of a battle to
stop a Thai girl from being deported has been charged with
possessing child pornography.
 http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1118406.htm

uk: 'Evil' teacher jailed over child porn
An infant school teacher who was caught with almost 100,000
images of child pornography was jailed for seven years
today.
 http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/11043760

ca: Saskatchewan priest charged with making child porn
A 66-year-old Saskatchewan priest has been charged with
sex-related offences, including two counts of making child
pornography.

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/05/28/canada/saskpriest_040528

ca: Cops nab 4 in child porn raids
Windsor police executed search warrants at four homes and
arrested four people over the last two days in the largest
child pornography raid in the city's history.

http://www.canada.com/windsor/story.asp?id=AF96250C-DDA8-4B84-92BE-5A7D24A48E60

gr: Six held over SM child porn
Six Athenians, including a high school computer teacher,
were charged yesterday with the production, possession and
distribution of child pornography and procuring after being
arrested for paying minors to be photographed for a sex
website catering to sadomasochists.

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100014_28/05/2004_43323

us: UH Coed Sentenced To Prison For Child Porn
A University of Hawaii coed who traded child porn for music
on the Internet must spend at least two years in federal
prison, a judge ruled Thursday.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040528/lo_kitv/2225171
 http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/3355841/detail.html

us: Bauxite man gets three years in prison for possessing
child pornography
Clovis Tucker, 40, of Bauxite was convicted this week of
possessing child pornography and sentenced to three years
in state prison, Prosecuting Attorney Robert Herzfeld said.

http://www.bentoncourier.com/articles/2004/05/29/news/50onews.txt

us: Priest Indicted For Child Pornography
A Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has
been indicted for allegedly having child pornography.
 http://www.nbc10.com/news/3354144/detail.html

us: Councilman's son charged with possessing child porn
FBI agents raided the home of Munster Town Councilman
Robert Mangus and seized a computer owned by his
26-year-old son, John, of the same address, that allegedly
contained child pornography.

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2004/05/29/news/top_news/01a831848fa4f7c086256ea2007d9fd1.txt

us: Ex-Teacher Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges
A man who quit his teaching job after being accused of
downloading child pornography onto his school computer
pleaded guilty in the case this week.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040528/lo_wrtv/2225042

us: Five, including priest, indicted on child porn charges
Federal grand jurors indicted five people on child
pornography charges Thursday, including a Roman Catholic
priest and a former nurse for developmentally disabled
children.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-05272004-307605.html

http://www.kyw1060.com/news_story_detail.cfm?newsitemid=37954

us: Ringling Bros. clown arrested for child pornography
(news release)
Officers from the Fayetteville Police Department and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents Friday
arrested a 23-year-old Jacksonville, FL, man who is
employed as a circus clown by Ringling Bros and Barnum &
Bailey. Thomas RICCIO faces state charges on ten counts of
third degree sexual exploitation of a minor. His first
court appearance took place yesterday in Cumberland County,
North Carolina, District Court.

http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsrel/articles/052504spankybusted.htm

us: Philly Couple Faces Child Pornography Charges (news
release)
United States Attorney Patrick L. Meehan today announced
the filing of a Superseding Indictment adding defendant
Michelle Foisy to the original indictment. The superseding
indictment charges Foisy with: one count of conspiring to
make visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually
explicit conduct, violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(2) and
2256(8)(A); one count of employing, using, persuading and
enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct to
produce visual depictions of such conduct, in violation of
18 U.S.C. § 2251 (a); and one count of knowingly
distributing child pornography; in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§§ 2252(a)(2).

http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsrel/articles/052704predatorarrest.htm

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SPAM
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us: 'Buffalo Spammer' gets jail time
A New York state man who sent out millions of junk e-mails
was sentenced to three-and-a-half to seven years in prison,
the state attorney general's office said Thursday.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5221751.html

Spamhaus Arrives To Fight Unsolicited Bulk Email In China
Beijing last night was host to the opening of Spamhaus's
China operations. The anti-spam organization known for it's
blocking of global spammers and assisting governments in
crafting legislation to fight unsolicited bulk email, will
be opening a new site at Spamhaus.cn.

http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=1251

sg: Spammers to pay 30p per email
The Singaporeans have opted for a no-nonsense approach to
stopping spam – they're going to make spammers cough up for
each and every piece of junk mail they send.

http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,39120954,00.htm

Spam surge 'turning Britain into e-pariah'
Criticism of the UK's spam laws is growing nearly as
quickly as the problem of junk mail itself.

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/ecommerce/0,39020372,39156157,00.htm

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uk: Online spending more than doubles
Britons have more than doubled the amount of money they
spend online over the past year as ever more people do
routine tasks like grocery shopping and paying bills over
the Internet.

http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=5290058

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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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New Software Lets P2Pers Swap Encrypted Files
A recently released software program purports to let
peer-to-peer file swappers exchange files through encrypted
transmissions on the open-swap P2P networks like KaZaA and
Morpheus – without masking the Internet protocol addresses
of the swappers, its creators claim.

http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=105580

eu: Eminem wins case against Dutch online retailer
A court in the Hague ruled in favour of Eminem in a case
the popular 28-year-old American rap and hip-hop artist
brought against Ramshorn BV, a Dutch online company.
 http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=1916

us: The RIAA v. The Uploaders
This week, the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts held a
hearing on one of the nearly 3000 lawsuits that the RIAA's
has brought against individuals accused of illegal
file-sharing -- Capitol Records v. Alaujan.

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/home?wid=10&func=viewSubmission&sid=294

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RESEARCH ARTICLES
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Who Dowloaded the Spyware? Not Me!
If you think you don't have spyware on your network, you're
probably wrong. A recent study by Websense, Inc., a San
Diego-based provider of "anti-spyware" software, revealed
that 92% of IT managers believed spyware existed somewhere
in their networks, while only 6% of the companies'
employees believed they were responsible for downloading
spyware onto the companies network. Therein lay the
problem: people outside the tech world are not familiar
enough with spyware to help prevent spyware problems.
Regardless, spyware is spreading quickly, and even Congress
has begun to take note.

http://www.cbeji.com.br/br/novidades/artigos/index.asp?id=2929

Pessoa jurídica não pode ser vítima de crime contra a honra
na Internet
Pessoa jurídica não pode ser vítima de crimes de calúnia,
injúria e difamação. Com esse entendimento, o juiz Ivan
Sartori, da 12ª Câmara do Tribunal de Alçada Criminal de
São Paulo, negou esta semana um pedido de queixa-crime
ajuizado pelo Bradesco.

http://www.cbeji.com.br/br/novidades/jurisprudencias/index.asp?id=2931

Will the Real Internet Please Stand Up: An Attorney’s Quest
to Define the Internet by Robert Cannon
This paper sets forth on a modest quest: make fun of
previous legal definitions of The Internet; attempt to
provide a foundational exploration of what a good
understanding of The Internet might look like; and finally,
look at why none of this (usually) should or does matter. A
response to this modest quest might be that what The
Internet is depends upon why you are asking. There may be a
degree of truth to this. The cubist will argue that there
are multiple perspectives of a horse, all of which are
valid. The modernist will argue that how we perceive the
horse depends on where we ourselves stand. Nevertheless,
there is a horse there. While there may be multiple
perspectives of a horse, looking at the bird sitting on the
horse is not looking at the horse. Part of the mission here
is to say to the legal community, stop looking at the bird.
 http://www.cbeji.com.br/br/downloads/secao/Attorney
quest.pdf

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au: SMS helps women make first move
A new study shows that text messages are making it easier
for women to make the first move in a relationship. But
most still expect men to ask them out on a first date.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/24/1085359553947.html

Is the Netscape Browser Being Reborn or Just Stabilized?
Written off for dead about a year ago, the forefather of
Web browsers, Netscape Navigator, is being resuscitated in
the coming months with an updated version. But whether it
will mark a revival of the browser, or simply some life
support, remains to be seen.
 http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1601779,00.asp

California Senate approves anti-Gmail bill
The California state Senate on Thursday approved a bill
that takes aim at Google's new Gmail service, placing
strict limits on e-mail providers seeking to scan customer
messages for advertising and other purposes.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5222062.html
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3756603.stm

http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=5281044

http://www.cnn.com/money/2004/05/27/technology/google.reut/index.htm
Kalifornischer Senat befürwortet E-Mail-Gesetz
 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/47765

A Mellower Microsoft in Court?
New General Counsel Bradford L. Smith says it's seeking
settlements as "partnerships play a bigger role" now for
the giant

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2004/tc20040524_0104.htm

Microsoft courts governments in strategy shift
Having faced high-profile antitrust cases in both the U.S.
and European Union (E.U.), Microsoft Corp. may not
immediately spring to mind as governments' favored friend.
So it is perhaps not surprising that the software giant has
waged a quiet campaign in recent months to change its image
from that of monopolist to "good corporate citizen."
 http://infoworld.com/article/04/05/28/HNmsgovtshift_1.html

http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;222786518;fp;2;fpid;1
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