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Exploring a 'Deep Web' That Google Can’t Grasp
http://nytimes.com/2009/02/23/technology/internet/23search.html
Americans watch even more TV, on phones and computers too
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/02/tv-usage-grows.html
Gmail crash raises web services fears
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc3d8a86-02a0-11de-b58b-000077b07658.html
Facebook and Bebo risk 'infantilising' the human mind
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/24/social-networking-site-changing-childrens-brains
Is Facebook changing children’s brains?
http://timesonline.typepad.com/alphamummy/2009/02/is-facebook-cha.html
The Health Effects of Social Networking
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/the-health-effects-of-social-networking/
au: Row over web blacklist
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25096792-15318,00.html
100 British children a month alert police to internet predators
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/25/internet-children-sexual-predators-abuse
UK children's charities demand child porn block
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7904607.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7904607.stm
Irish ISP: We Won't Block The Pirate Bay [IDG]
http://www.pcworld.com/article/160114/.html
UK fight against terror 'spells end of privacy'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/25/personal-data-terrorism-surveillance
EU group aims to eavesdrop on Skype calls
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/eu-group-aims-to-eavesdrop-on-skype-calls.ars
Is Google going to face a monopoly investigation?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/feb/23/google-law
Google Joins Europe Case Against Microsoft
http://nytimes.com/2009/02/25/technology/companies/25google.html
Protests stall New Zealand copyright rule
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/New-Zealand-delays-copyright-amendment/0,130061791,339295130,00.htm
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10169519-93.html
Controversial internet law on hold - Key
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10558256
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INTERNET USE
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Exploring a 'Deep Web' That Google Can’t Grasp
One day last summer, Google’s search engine trundled quietly past a milestone. It added the one trillionth address to the list of Web pages it knows about. But as impossibly big as that number may seem, it represents only a fraction of the entire Web.
http://nytimes.com/2009/02/23/technology/internet/23search.html
How email and text could stop prisoners reoffending
Family contact is a great help to prisoners and prevents them reoffending. But funding and approval for new modes of communication to overcome access problems are in short supply
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2009/feb/23/email-text-in-prison
Americans watch even more TV, on phones and computers too
If you've seen that Hulu commercial starring Alec Baldwin, you surely know that TV is a plot devised by aliens to turn our brains into mush so they can scoop them out and eat them. And online video and phones are making our brains even mushier, by giving us more places to watch TV.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/02/tv-usage-grows.html
Nielsen: Americans still love their TV, embracing DVRs
Americans watched an all-time high of 151 hours of TV per month last quarter, according to a new Nielsen study. Our TV habits are on the rise across the "three screens"—TV, Internet, and mobile devices—but the most growth is coming from DVRs, Internet video, and mobile phones.
http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/02/study-us-increasingly-logging-in-taking-video-on-the-go.ars
Britons prefer Amazon for digital media
Amazon.com Inc has established a clear lead in user preference for digital media download sites in Britain, despite a relatively late entry into the market, a survey published by Strategy Analytics said.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKTRE51N1K720090224
Indian police guard woman after video of her undressing appears on internet
A young woman has been given police protection after a video clip of her undressing in a bedroom was circulated on the internet, provoking a debate about how the law deals with morals and technology in India.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/feb/23/privacy-law-internet-phone-video-india
Gmail crash raises web services fears
Google’s e-mail service, used by more than 100m people, suffered a global crash on Tuesday, raising concerns about the world’s growing reliance on web services.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc3d8a86-02a0-11de-b58b-000077b07658.html
Google users hit by mail outage
Business and consumer users of Google's popular e-mail service were hit by an outage on Tuesday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7907583.stm
Gmail struck with service outage
Google's Gmail service was unavailable starting around 10:30 AM GMT on Tuesday. Google acknowledged the problem and said it was working to restore service.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/022409-gmail-struck-with-service.html
Internet "addiction" may fuel teen aggression
Teenagers who are preoccupied with their Internet time may be more prone to aggressive behavior, researchers reported Monday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKTRE51N2VK20090224
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/02/25/1235237694912.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/02/25/1235237694912.html
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SOCIAL NETWORKING
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Facebook and Bebo risk 'infantilising' the human mind
Social network sites risk infantilising the mid-21st century mind, leaving it characterised by short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense of identity, according to a leading neuroscientist.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/24/social-networking-site-changing-childrens-brains
Is Facebook changing children’s brains?
PhD student Robert de Vries has written for Alpha Mummy about violent computer games among other topics. He's written in about the debate in the House of Lords about the effect of Facebook on children's brains.
http://timesonline.typepad.com/alphamummy/2009/02/is-facebook-cha.html
The Health Effects of Social Networking
Is social networking killing you? Well, no, probably not. Or at least, not literally. But two British scientists have recently suggested that spending all day, and — admit it — much of the night networking on a computer might in fact be bad for your body and your brain.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/the-health-effects-of-social-networking/
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CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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au: Conroy confesses: web filtering will hit 'other content'
Stephen Conroy yesterday confirmed that the Government would consider the possibility of legal content being blocked by its mandatory internet censorship scheme.
http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20090224-Conroy-confesses-web-filtering-will-hit-other-content.html
au: Row over web blacklist
Major inconsistencies have emerged in the way a top-secret blacklist of web pages is managed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25096792-15318,00.html
au: School fights fuel mobile phone fears
The Education Department is under pressure to toughen its rules on students’ use of mobile phones after a surge in fights being filmed and shared on the internet.
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=126624
au: The Trial Begins: With the Government's clean feed trial about to start, a number of policy questions remain known unknowns, writes Colin Jacobs
For months now Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has been answering letters about his internet censorship drive with generalities about "cyber-safety". He has deferred any further debate on the policy until after the upcoming "live" filtering trial. Just this week, he deflected comments about the scope of the proposed blacklist in a Senate Estimates hearing, saying "it will be determined, as we have always said, following the live pilot trial."
http://newmatilda.com/2009/02/25/trial-begins
au: Inconsistencies emerge in Web blacklist [sub req'd]
Major inconsistencies have emerged in the way a top-secret blacklist of Web pages is managed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20090225084416677
100 British children a month alert police to internet predators
Police are responding to more than 100 alerts every month from child internet users who are in immediate danger of sexual abuse or violence at the hands of online predators, the Guardian has learned.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/25/internet-children-sexual-predators-abuse
UK children's charities demand child porn block
Children's charities have expressed "serious concerns" many UK households still have access to images showing child sex abuse via their computers. The government had asked all internet service providers (ISPs) to block illegal websites by the end of 2007.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7904607.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7904607.stm
uk: Small ISPs reject call to filter out child abuse sites
ISPs have rejected a call by childrens' charities to implement the government's approved blocklist for images of child sexual abuse, because the list does not stop anyone who wants to accessing such material.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/25/iwf_small_isps/
British ISPs under pressure to block child abuse sites
Thousands of British households still have access to child abuse websites on the internet despite Government promises to block them, children's charities said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/24/2499438.htm
uk: Charities want all ISPs to use child abuse filtering list
Children’s charities are calling on the Government to force internet service providers (ISPs) to do more to filter access to child abuse websites. Around 700,000 households in the UK can still easily access these sites, according to the NSPCC, because some ISPs have failed to implement the IWF blocking list.
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2237140/children-charities-ask
UK charities: make IWF Web blacklist 100% compulsory for ISPs
Most ISPs in the UK currently (and voluntarily) subscribe to the Internet Watch Foundation's child sex abuse blacklist. But five percent of home broadband connections aren't covered by the IWF blacklist, and a group of children's charities is calling for government action to make the list compulsory.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/uk-charities-95-of-isps-block-child-porn-not-good-enough.ars
Aussie internet-net will be drawn wider
The Australian government is already planning to block legal internet content when its “great firewall” eventually goes live. That is the fear expressed by some of the most trenchant critics of this scheme, including Senators Simon Birmingham (for the Liberal Party) and Scott Ludlam (for the Greens) following another shift in emphasis by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy in evidence to the Environment, Communications and the Arts committee on Monday.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/25/oz_internet_net/
http://www.prisonplanet.com/aussie-internet-net-will-be-drawn-wider.html
us: Internet Safety Act: Rashomon in real time?
From what you read in the trade press and blogosphere, you would think that Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Lamar Smith have decided to use the excuse of fighting child pornography to attack the Internet itself.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/022409-bradner.html
us: The Internet Safety Act launches a new battle on privacy
If you haven’t been paying attention, there has been a great battle taking place over tighter controls on the Internet. On one side are those fighting to stop child pornography or access to other questionable materials. On the other is privacy advocates who argue that the best thing about the Internet is how free and accessible it is and that it promotes democracy and free speech.
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/02/25/the-internet-safety-act-launches-a-new-battle-on-privacy/
us: Appeals Court Upholds Porn Law Protecting Children
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law that requires pornographers who take photos of people engaged in sexually explicit acts to provide "proof of age," a ruling that strengthens prevention on the exploitation of children by pornographers.
http://christianpost.com/Society/Court_cases/2009/02/appeals-court-upholds-porn-law-protecting-children-23/index.html
us: Proposed Law Seeks to Expose Internet Addressing for Child Safety
Mike Dailey U.S. Republican politicians on Thursday introduced a bill that would require Internet service providers and network operators to track the use of and maintain records for their publicly accessible wired and wireless networks. Two bills have been introduced... Each of the bills carries the title "Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today’s Youth Act," and is referred to as the "Internet SAFETY Act."
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090223_proposed_law_internet_address_child_safety/
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ONLINE TV & MUSIC
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Music labels sign up to free downloads in fight against pirates
The days of paying for music over the internet — or illegally downloading free tracks — are numbered, according to artists, music companies and leading industry insiders.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5786408.ece
Irish ISP: We Won't Block The Pirate Bay [IDG]
Ireland's largest ISP won't block The Pirate Bay -- the embattled BitTorrent search engine and tracker -- absent a court order, a spokesman said Tuesday.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/160114/.html
http://computerworld.com.au/article/277843/
http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/277843/
Eircom: no Pirate Bay blockade until we get a court order
It's been a rough year for Eircom, Ireland's main telco and largest ISP. In late January, a massive storm swept Ireland and caused extensive infrastructure damage and more than 22,000 telephone faults. It took a week to recover. The next week, Eircom announced that it was settling a lawsuit brought by the music labels and would voluntarily take part in a graduated response scheme meant to disconnect repeated copyright infringers from the 'Net. Then Eircom's CEO announced his resignation, saying that he planned to return to his native Australia.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/eircom-no-pirate-bay-blockade-until-we-get-a-court-order.ars
Record industry talks Irish ISP into blocking P2P sites
ISPs in Ireland are being asked by the Irish Record Music Association (IRMA) to begin blocking access to filesharing sites, and at least one is already going along with the request. Ireland's largest ISP, Eircom, has entered into an agreement with IRMA, saying that it will begin blocking access to sites that allow users to swap files and that it will not oppose any court action mandating that such action must be taken.
http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2009/02/record-industry-talks-irish-isp-into-blocking-p2p-sites.ars
ie: Music-swapping sites to be blocked by internet providers
Irish internet users are to be blocked from accessing music swapping websites, as internet service providers bow to pressure from the music industry. Eircom, the country’s biggest internet provider, is to start blocking its internet customers from accessing music swapping.
http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=NEWS-qqqs=news-qqqid=39782-qqqx=1.asp
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MOBILE/WIRELESS
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India Shatters Monthly Mobile Subscriber Record [IDG]
India added new mobile phone subscribers at a furious pace in January after telecom service provider Reliance Communications launched a new network.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/160007/.html
au: Consumers Association wants tougher controls on premium SMS
Choice, The Australian Consumers Association, wants tougher action to reign in the promoters of ringtones, wallpapers and other services sold via premium SMS, including a double opti-in requirement and an external developed independently monitored industry code.
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/23401/1231/
Telecom NZ Heads for 3G
Telecom NZ is on track for the launch of its world class mobile network by June, and its choice of Alcatel-Lucent as technology partner has been given another ringing endorsement by overnight news.
http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=172500
Strapped telcos to delay 4G networks
Telecoms operators the world over are tempering their enthusiasm and deployment schedules for 4G mobile technology as they cut back on capital expenditure and prepare to persist with their 3G networks until the economy improves.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25095606-15306,00.html
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ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL
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US judge questions law giving telecoms immunity
A federal judge in San Francisco is raising questions about the constitutionality of a law designed to dismiss suits against telecommunications companies accused of cooperating with government wiretapping.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/23/MNFS1634KK.DTL
ACLU vs DOJ on the implications of FISA Court ruling
The Justice Department and the ACLU (unsurprisingly) disagree about the significance of a secret FISA Court ruling released last month.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/aclu-vs-doj-on-the-implications-of-fisa-court-ruling.ars
Victim of Italian Bullying Video Drops Google Case [IDG]
The boy at the center of a trial of Google executives for alleged violations of Italy's privacy law withdrew from the case Wednesday, his lawyer said.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/159979/.html
uk: Straw hit by internet fraudsters
Justice Secretary Jack Straw has been the victim of Nigerian fraudsters who sent out hundreds of e-mails in his name asking for money. The e-mails claimed he had lost his wallet on charity work in Africa and needed 3,500 US dollars to get home.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7908498.stm
Justice Secretary Jack Straw falls victim to Nigerian email fraudsters
The phones began to ring in Jack Straw's constituency office late last week, and the question that the callers asked was always the same: was the Justice Secretary really stranded in Africa with no wallet? And did he really need $3,000 to get home?
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5800934.ece
ng: That Delay on Cyber Crime Law is Dangerous
Internet-based attacks and crimes are increasing in Nigeria as 'greedy' criminals continue to steal data from businesses and individuals.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200902231107.html
Dell applies to have the term 'netbook' released from Psion ownership
Dell is trying to have a trade mark owned by rival Psion cancelled because it believes the term 'netbook' is now a generic name for small, cheap computers. Psion applied to register the term as a trade mark in 1996.
http://out-law.com//default.aspx?page=9818
The Tigger Trojan: Icky, Sticky Stuff
A relatively unknown data-stealing Trojan horse program that has claimed more than a quarter-million victims in the span of a few months aptly illustrates the sophistication of modern malware and the importance of a multi-layered approach to security.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/02/the_t-i-double-guh-r_trojan_ic.html
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PRIVACY
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UK fight against terror 'spells end of privacy'
Privacy rights of innocent people will have to be sacrificed to give the security services access to a sweeping range of personal data, one of the architects of the government's national security strategy has warned.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/25/personal-data-terrorism-surveillance
EU group aims to eavesdrop on Skype calls
The EU's judicial coordination group says criminals are increasingly turning to encrypted VoIP tools like Skype to evade surveillance—and is launching an effort to ensure that European law enforcement can listen in.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/eu-group-aims-to-eavesdrop-on-skype-calls.ars
Worried about Facebook privacy? Use controls
All of the hoopla about Facebook's controversial user policy sidesteps the point about what social Web users really need to know about protecting their privacy and intellectual property.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10169654-238.html
Blunkett warns over 'Big Brother' Britain
David Blunkett, who introduced the idea of identity cards when Home Secretary, will issue a stark warning to the Government tomorrow that it is in danger of abusing its power by taking Britain towards a "Big Brother" state.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/blunkett-warns-over-8216big-brother8217-britain-1629331.html
Blunkett to criticise UK surveillance state
Former home secretary who introduced compulsory ID cards will say they should be scrapped and that information sharing powers go too far
http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2237077/blunkett-criticise-uk
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CENSORSHIP
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The intensifying battle over Internet freedom
... Today, the Internet is both the vehicle and the battleground for freedom of expression around the world. The struggle between writers and governments over this free flow of information has escalated this past year and promises to intensify. Those supporting open frontiers for ideas and information need to be on high alert and take steps necessary to protect those silenced and to keep the Internet unencumbered.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0224/p09s01-coop.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20090224/cm_csm/yleedomackerman_1
Websites of Iran's Khatami supporters blocked [AFP]
A committee monitoring Iranian websites said Sunday it had blocked two websites reportedly belonging to supporters of reformist ex-president Mohammad Khatami, the state IRNA news agency said.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/websites-of-irans-khatami-supporters-blocked-20090223-8ewk.html
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/websites-of-irans-khatami-supporters-blocked-20090223-8ewk.html
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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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uk: Lord Carter defends digital plan
Lord Carter has been defending his report into the state of digital Britain and in particular his decision to set a 2Mbps (megabits per second) baseline speed for UK broadband.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7907529.stm
Is Google going to face a monopoly investigation?
Questions about the internet giant's dominance have been gathering steadily since the revelation that Christine Varney, who is Barack Obama's pick to take over the top antitrust job at the Department of Justice, has already talked about the subject.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/feb/23/google-law
Even Google seems uneasy as it overwhelms its rivals
The popularity of the Google search engine in the United States just grows and grows. In the past three years, its market-share gains have even been accelerating, making some people wonder whether the company will eventually obliterate what remains of its competition in search.
http://iht.com/articles/2009/02/22/technology/digi.3-435311.php
Google Joins Europe Case Against Microsoft
Accusing Microsoft of unfairly sidelining competitors, Google said on Tuesday that it will apply to join a European Union antitrust case against Microsoft over the company’s Web browser.
http://nytimes.com/2009/02/25/technology/companies/25google.html
http://iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/technology/25google.php
Microsoft fears EU fine over browser
The European Commission is threatening a "significant fine" against Microsoft for bundling its Web browser into Windows and may require the company to offer a range of competing browsers in all new PCs.
http://iht.com/articles/2009/02/24/technology/msft.4-437077.php
Google pledges to support EU's Microsoft case
Google has become the latest company to join the chorus of voices supporting the European Commission's investigation of Microsoft over allegations of anti-competitive behaviour.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/feb/25/microsoft-internet
Google jumps into EU antitrust case against Microsoft
Google Inc. today said it has asked the European Union's Competition Commission to let it participate in the antitrust agency's investigation of rival Microsoft Corp., joining browser builders Opera and Mozilla in the case.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9128578
Google joins EU antitrust case against Microsoft
Google Inc has added its voice to the case against Microsoft Corp as the European Commission probes antitrust charges related to the software giant's Internet Explorer browser.
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-38191420090225
Google backs Europe case against Microsoft browser [AP]
Google Inc. is joining forces with European regulators in an attack on Microsoft Corp.'s dominance of the Web browser market, injecting more bad blood between two of computing's richest and most powerful companies.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/google-backs-europe-case-against-microsoft-browser-20090225-8h3l.html
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/google-backs-europe-case-against-microsoft-browser-20090225-8h3l.html
Google joins the EU's Internet Explorer smackdown
Google likes to tout the advantages of self-regulation and the free market when its dominance in search and advertising is called into question, but the Web giant doesn't seem to mind letting the government intervene in the browser market. In an announcement posted today at Google's official public policy blog, Google VP of product management Sundar Pichai says that the company will be participating as a third-party in the European Commission's (EC) ongoing investigation of Internet Explorer.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/google-joins-the-eus-internet-explorer-smackdown.ars
Protests stall New Zealand copyright rule
In the wake of online and in-person protests over impending copyright legislation, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced a month's delay in the rules to give the industry time to come up with a workable alternative.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/New-Zealand-delays-copyright-amendment/0,130061791,339295130,00.htm
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10169519-93.html
Leaked letter reveals recording industry's copyright stance
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) wants copyright holders to determine copyright disputes when implementing S92a of New Zealand's controversial new copyright laws.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/BB8DC9683C15A9D7CC257565006F3CB0
National stalls law to block internet pirates
The Government has stalled a proposed law to enforce copyright on the internet after a "web roots" protest that blacked out sites yesterday.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10558313
Controversial internet law on hold - Key
Prime Minister John Key has announced the controversial Section 92A law, which has been widely condemned by internet users, is to be delayed.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10558256
John Key delays copyright law
In a surprise announcement this afternoon, prime minister John Key says the government will delay the implementation of the controversial Section 92a of the amended copyright law.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/86D681292534A2CCCC25756600143FD1
New Zealand P2P disconnection plan delayed after outcry
As an Internet blackout hit blogs across New Zealand today, the government announced that it would postpone the implementation of its hugely controversial "graduated response" law for dealing with (and eventually disconnecting) repeat P2P copyright infringers.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/new-zealand-p2p-disconnection-plan-delayed-after-outcry.ars
InternetNZ: war on S92 far from won
Blackout campaigners were crowing last night as S92 was put on hold until March 27. But InternetNZ says one battle does not make a war, and is pushing for the full repeal of the controversial clause of the Copyright Amendment (New Technologies) Act.
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/internetnz-war-s92-far-won-60511
Internet copyright law delayed
A controversial copyright law covering the internet will be delayed to see if the sector can make it workable, Prime Minister John Key said today.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4857276a11.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelsonmail/4857276a6417.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southlandtimes/4857276a6437.html
Copyright Law - A Sigh Of Relief, Says InternetNZ - LawFuel Legal Jobs Newswire
InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) welcomes the Government's decision to defer the commencement of Section 92A of the Copyright Act until March 27 and to suspend the Section if no agreement can be reached.
http://www.lawfuel.co.nz/releases/release.asp?NewsID=954
Copyright law welcomed by Internet NZ [NZPA]
The Government's decision to delay a controversial copyright law is being welcomed by Internet New Zealand.
http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/copyright-law-welcomed-internet-nz-2500570
Internet copyright law delayed
A controversial copyright law covering the internet will be delayed to see if the sector can make it workable, Prime Minister John Key said today.
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/politics/44754/internet-copyright-law-delayed
Section 92A delayed - reports
The government has postponed the introduction of the controversial Section 92A of the Copyright Act, according to news reports from today’s post-cabinet news conference.
http://www.netguide.co.nz/20090223912/section-92a-delayed-reports.php
InternetNZ Welcomes Decision On Faulty Copyright Clause
InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) welcomes the Government's decision to defer the commencement of Section 92A of the Copyright Act until March 27 and to suspend the Section if no agreement can be reached.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/business/internetnz-welcomes-decision-faulty-copyright-clause/5/9415
NZ Gov't backs down on Internet copyright law
Under intense industry lobbying the New Zealand Government has backed down on plans to introduce a controversial copyright law amendment that would have required ISPs to disconnect customers on the basis of mere allegations that they had downloaded copyright material without authorisation.
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/23428/1231/
Neuseeland verschiebt umstrittenes Copyright-Gesetz
Die neuseeländische Regierung hat ein umstrittenes Urheberrechtsgesetz verschoben. In der aktuellen Fassung zwingt der Abschnitt 92A des Copyright Amendment Acts die Internet-Provider dazu, ihren Kunden den Anschluss zu kündigen, wenn diese wiederholt gegen das Copyright verstoßen.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Neuseeland-verschiebt-umstrittenes-Copyright-Gesetz--/meldung/133347
La riposte graduée ne passe pas en Nouvelle Zelande
Fin janvier, la Nouvelle-Zélande rejoignait le club des gouvernements séduits par la riposte graduée. La semaine dernière, Christine Albanel se félicitait même de la baisse du téléchargement illégal constatée sur place. Pourtant, selon le site Computer World, le premier ministre John Key a annoncé aujourd’hui la suspension du projet. « Une annonce surprise », commente le site, qui fait suite au recul, il y a une semaine, de l’Australie sur le même sujet.
http://www.ecrans.fr/La-riposte-graduee-ne-passe-pas-en,6286.html
New Zealand delays online copyright protection law [sub req'd]
The New Zealand government has delayed implementation of a new law that would see internet subscriber accounts blocked on suspicions of copyright infringement through illegal file sharing.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/
Arrests soar after new Australian wiretap law
Criminal arrests made under more powerful wiretapping laws have increase by 96 percent following reforms that make it easier for police to intercept and access telecommunications.
http://computerworld.com.au/article/277559/
http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/277559/
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/966FD842B5F48DB0CC257566006FA23B
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/022309-arrests-soar-after-new-wiretap.html
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Expanding broadband to bail out economies
The broadband race is on. As policy makers the world over haggle over how to revive ailing economies, one strategy has found widespread support everywhere from Washington and Berlin to Sydney and Seoul: Investing in high-speed Internet access.
http://iht.com/articles/2009/02/25/technology/broadband.php
ECTA: Reding is the 'saviour' of EU telecoms
The nascent optical fibre connection market underpinning super-fast Internet should be subject to rules aimed at avoiding the creation of new monopolies, telecoms industry chief Innocenzo Genna told EurActiv in an interview, praising Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding as the 'saviour' of the EU telecoms sector.
http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/ecta-reding-saviour-eu-telecoms/article-179694
Main One to Land Submarine Cable From Portugal to Nigeria
Main One Cable company last week announced that it has embarked on a submarine cable project, building an open access fibre optic transmission cable which will run from Portugal into the crest of west Africa, with initial landing in Nigeria and Ghana.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/29374/88/
http://allafrica.com/stories/200902230191.html
NZ telco report rejects $1.5bn NBN
The New Zealand government's plan to spend $1.5 billion subsidising fibre-to-the-home broadband is not an effective use of public money, according to a report released by major New Zealand broadband providers Telecom NZ, Vodafone and TelstraClear.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/NZ-telco-report-rejects-1-5bn-NBN/0,130061791,339295110,00.htm
NZ research broadband network will pay off, report says
Money spent expanding a super-fast broadband network for the research and education sector has the power to generate millions in private sector benefits, according to a report out today.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10558763
Telstra still open to talks on Aust national broadband network
Telstra says it is still prepared to talk to the Federal Government about building the national broadband network.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/24/2500172.htm
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us: Child porn user must pay victim $200,000
A federal judge in Connecticut has ordered a man convicted of possessing child pornography to pay about $200,000 in restitution to a woman photographed as a child while being sexually abused.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1445277,w-bridgeport-child-porn-sex-abuse022309.article
British child-porn convict ordered to pay US victim $200,000
A Briton convicted of distributing child pornography is ordered by a US judge to pay £130,000 to a woman photographed being abused as a child.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/4797990/British-child-porn-convict-Alan-Hesketh-ordered-to-pay-US-victim-200000-in-landmark-case.html
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