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

Hi all

A few stories on:
 * Lessig on Napster
 * Korea and porn
 * tolerance ads in Yahoo clubs and chat rooms
 * Top 25 Web Properties of March 2001
 * cybercrime and censorship
 * free speech and the abortion case
 * Yahoo to be porn free.

Cheers
David

OPINION: LAWRENCE LESSIG
Just Compensation 
Congress should help artists get paid without delivering the Internet
into the hands of the big labels.
Just as the record labels smell victory in their judicial battle to
control how content gets distributed on the Net, an interesting 
scuffle is beginning to erupt within the halls of Congress. It may
well be that the laws as written give the labels the right to veto 
innovation in the distribution of content, but some in Congress, from
both sides of the aisle, are beginning to wonder whether 
these laws make sense. We didn't deliver control over FedEx (FDX)
into the hands of the Post Office; should we deliver 
control over Internet distribution into the hands of the labels? 
 http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,23401,00.html

Korean Government Promises Action Against Porn Sites 
The Korean Government is angry at overseas-based pornographic Web
sites targeting Korean Internet users - although it is 
reportedly only acting against Web sites providing Korean content. 
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/164417.html

Hate Groups Will Hate These Ads 
 White extremists congregating in Yahoo clubs and chat rooms will now
be greeted with banner ads urging them to "fight hate 
and promote tolerance." 
 The Internet portal and Tolerance.org, a new website created by the
Southern Poverty Law Center, launched the campaign 
Wednesday. 
 http://www.wirednews.com/news/culture/0,1284,43009,00.html

Top 25 Web Properties of March 2001

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/traffic_patterns/article/0,,5931_741721,00.html

Do cybercrime laws equal censorship?
Uncle Sam subjects new drugs to thorough scrutiny before approving
them. Were he equally careful with new laws, people 
wouldn't wonder whether his top hat and beard conceal Big Brother
underneath. 
 http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2707452,00.html

43 in Congress Ask Court to Revisit Clinic Threat Issue 
 Abortion: They say a Web site and posters calling doctors 'butchers'
aren't protected free speech. 
     In a highly unusual move, 43 members of Congress said Thursday
they will ask the federal appeals court in San Francisco to 
revisit a recent ruling holding that an Internet site and "wanted"
posters identifying abortion providers as "baby butchers" 
deserving punishment are free speech.
 http://www.latimes.com/business/cutting/20010413/t000031438.html

Yahoo to be porn-free 
Web giant Yahoo said it will pull adult-related entertainment
products and banner advertisements from its site in response to 
concerns raised by its customers. 
 http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5592946.html

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