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general internet news - 21 December
Hi all
As per the note in the domain name news, this is the
last news for 2005, and I will return with the news in
the week commencing 7 January 2006.
For those celebrating, have a good christmas and new
year.
>From a cool and snowy Salzburg.... till next year...
Cheers
David
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VI Computer Law World Conference
It's time for the call for contributions for the VI
edition of the Annual Computer Law World Conference,
which will take place from the 4-8 September 2006 in
the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh. The
conference brings together legal academics and
practitioners from around the world to consider and
debate all aspects of information technology law.
Previous years? conferences have fostered links
between educational institutions and legal practices
across the globe, reaching out to a wider
international audience each year. The VI Computer
World Conference will focus on the understanding that
the Information Society is one of the most important
technological developments of the present time, and as
such it presents unique regulatory challenges that
must be discussed by informed academics and proactive
practitioners. The conference is centred on practical
issues, but also it will analyse the most pressing
policy problems seen through the strictest theoretical
perspective.
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/complaw/
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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us: Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online
World (free for a few days)
A 13-year-old was drawn into performing sex acts for
an online audience in a tale of the dark collateral
effects of technology.
http://nytimes.com/2005/12/19/national/19kids.ready.html
http://iht.com/articles/2005/12/19/news/porn.php
us: Where the Credit Card Trail Leads (free for a few
days)
For almost six years, a little-known Internet company
called Neova.net has been quietly processing credit
card information for online businesses - among them,
Justin Berry and other minors who operate for-pay
Webcam sites.
http://nytimes.com/2005/12/19/business/19kidswebpredators.html
US plans new game ban
US Senators have introduced laws banning the sale of
violent or sexually explicit games to minors, saying a
self-rating system is not being enforced.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,17608980%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://www.out-law.com/page-6474
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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au: White supremacist crackdown call
NSW Premier Morris Iemma has asked police to
investigate possible action against the makers of
white supremacist videos, which are being circulated
on the internet.
http://smh.com.au/news/national/white-supremacist-crackdown-call/2005/12/20/1135032001455.html
au: SMS can be traced, says Scully
FEDERAL authorities think they can trace the source of
text messages that have been circulating, inciting
racial unrest in Sydney, NSW Police Minister Carl
Scully says.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,17609568%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411419/641545
The Search for Net Neutrality
Michael Geist's weekly Law Bytes column this week
examines the growing trend toward a two-tiered
Internet, which upends the longstanding principle of
network neutrality under which ISPs treat all data
equally.
http://d2423936.u51.websitesource.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1041&Itemid=98&nsub=
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1040
EBay blames users for fraud
The online auctioneer eBay has admitted that personal
accounts are being hijacked by fraudsters, but claim
it is the responsibility of eBay users themselves to
prevent this.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4533154.stm
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POLICY
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nz: InternetNZ welcomes Commerce Commission UBS
Determination
"An excellent result for New Zealand, which should
lead to a better national roll-out of faster, cheaper
broadband. We warmly congratulate the Commission on
this decision,? is InternetNZ President Colin
Jackson?s response to today?s Determination by the
Commerce Commission on TelstraClear?s application to
access the Unbundled Bitstream Service.
http://internetnz.org.nz/news/2005-12-20-ubs.htm
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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nz: Report shows 4-year-olds using the web
New Zealand on Air has released a report on young
people and technology which shows children as young as
four are using the internet
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411419/641718
New video craze hits the internet
>From the Internet counter-culture which spawned blogs
and podcasts comes the newest thing in new media:
vlogging. In short video diaries and homemade reality
shows, vloggers are using the power of cheap online
technology to invite strangers into their lives.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=78026
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FILE SHARING
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iTunes lyrics fight ends in apology
That rarest of all things in the acrimonious disputes
between copyright holders and technology developers
emerged Thursday: an apology.
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5998888.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/19/warner_chappell_pearlyrics_apology/
uk: Downloads 'decide' festive No 1
Download sales look set to play a crucial role in
deciding the coveted Christmas number one in the UK
charts.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4541788.stm
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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End nears for Mac version of IE
Microsoft has advised Mac users of Internet Explorer
to switch to rival browsers such as Apple's Safari.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4542750.stm
In praise of ... Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Leader: It may seem mundane to others, but to the
sleepless fanatics of the world wide web it has been
their Princess Diana moment, a catalyst for a
worldwide release of affection and emotion.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,16559,1670433,00.html
Wikipedia hit by surge in spoof articles
Wikipedia's shaky reputation for accuracy hit by
sustained assault of spoof articles
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-1933568,00.html
tz: Internet spreads power to far flung corners
Alphonse Chayi was inspired to design furniture by the
Ikea website. Now his income has more than doubled,
thanks to Tanzania's investment in the web
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-1927337,00.html
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