child protection & domain names

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

Hi all

Some stories, mainly on child protection and then domain name issues
some of which are resulting the ICANN meeting in Melbourne.

Cheers
David

Yahoo: Tougher on piracy than child porn?
Internet piracy is apparently given a higher priority by Yahoo than
protecting children online, it emerges this week, as the Internet
portal has reportedly removed 13 chatrooms found to be trading
encryption techniques, while ignoring hundreds of pedophile groups
that it was alerted to six months ago. 
 http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2693675,00.html

Woe Ahead for South Oz' Pornies 
A proposed law in South Australia directed at "offensive" online
content has the entire Internet sector quaking.
 http://www.wirednews.com/news/politics/0,1283,42345,00.html

Censorship won't hurt industry: Cerf
http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1793972%5E442,00.html


CIPA CAN'T FILTER LAWSUIT
The ACLU and several library associations will reportedly
file twin lawsuits on March 20 in an effort to overturn the
Children's Internet Protection Act.  The new law, which
Congress passed late last year, mandates software filters in
schools and libraries.  The ACLU and numerous interested
parties, however, want the new law struck down on First
Amendment and due-process grounds.
http://www.thestandard.net/article/display/0,1151,22766,00.html

CDA PROTECTS AOL IN CHILD PORN SUIT
The Florida State Supreme Court has ruled that the
Communications Decency Act shields AOL from liability for
illegal transactions on its site.  AOL was being sued by a
Florida woman whose 11 year old son appeared in a child
pornography tape sold by one AOL user to another.  Opinion
is at
http://www.flcourts.org/sct/sctdocs/ops/sc94355.pdf
Media coverage at
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/010346.htm

Gambling ban feasible: report
A BAN on internet gambling is technically possible, and the
enforcement costs could be borne by service providers, a draft report
suggests.

http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1794898%5E1286,00.html

'Hands off' net says top regulator
GOVERNMENTS need to adopt a more hands-off approach to the  internet
if the online economy is to flourish, a senior official from the US
Federal Trade Commission has told an Australian audience. 

http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1794560%5E1286,00.html
Privacy Awards: The Good and Bad 
Awards time at the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference is a
mixed bag. The Pioneer awards go to those who protect people's
rights; the Big Brother awards, well, they speak for themselves.
 http://www.wirednews.com/news/politics/0,1283,42337,00.html


ICANN-VeriSign Brouhaha 
Was ICANN's recently announced deal with VeriSign put together too
hastily? That's the fear of many attending the association's current
meeting.
 http://www.wirednews.com/news/politics/0,1283,42367,00.html

ICANN Readies for 'Land' Rush 
The Net's newly minted top-level domains are about to be offered to
the public. A variety of restrictions, however, will factor into who
gets what.
 http://www.wirednews.com/news/politics/0,1283,42363,00.html  


 ICANN Readies for 'Land' Rush 
It's likely to be late summer at least before many of the Internet's
newest general top-level domains go live and up for grabs. 
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42363,00.html
 
REPORTS FROM THE ICANN MEETING
The ICANN meeting in Australia is underway with media
coverage focusing on the implementation of the new gTLDs and
the Verisign deal surrendering control of dot-org and
dot-net in return for continued control of dot-com through
2007.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42363,00.html
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/034138.htm
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/162980.html

ICANN: TLD Threat? What Threat? 
So, New.net is planning to introduce maverick domains such as
dot-xxx, is it? Well, ICANN board member Vint Cerf isn't concerned.
 http://www.wirednews.com/news/politics/0,1283,42341,00.html

More value in name game
DOMAIN name registrars need to adopt high-margin products and
services if they are to succeed in an increasingly competitive
marketplace, an upstart of the US internet industry has warned.

http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1794896%5E442,00.html

SEX.COM CASE CONFUSION CONTINUES
Yesterday was day one at the sex.com trial.  Aside from the
defendant not showing, the most interesting revelation was
that the plaintiff's former lawyer is now also suing for his
share of the sex.com proceeds.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42328,00.html



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