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

Dow Jones promises a fight on Gutnick court ruling
Dow Jones will fight a landmark Victorian Supreme Court decision that
a defamation case brought by mining magnate Joseph Gutnick over an
Internet article can be heard in Melbourne.
 http://it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/09/04/FFXOBTF55RC.html

A Web of liability  
The internet has been seen as an imposing new frontier resistant to
legal regulation ever since it first appeared and revolutionised the
way we access information, conduct business and even lead our lives. 

 http://technology.scmp.com/internet/ZZZWDT0FQQC.html

China closes leftist Web sites
Two more Web sites linked to conservatives within the Communist Party
have 
been closed down.
 http://technology.scmp.com/ZZZRZ60FQQC.html

US to help thwart China's Net censors
The United States plans to finance the spread of new computer
technology 
designed to help Chinese Web surfers dodge Beijing's efforts to
censor the 
Internet, architects of the plan said on Thursday.
 http://technology.scmp.com/ZZZLTM0FQQC.html

Internet gambling glitch fixed 
THE federal Government has been forced to address an "unintended
consequence" of its internet gambling ban after pressure from gaming
operators.

http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,2719478%5E1286,00.html

auDA to Manage .au (DCITA news release)
The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts,
Senator Richard Alston, today welcomed recognition by the
international
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), that management of the
.au
domain name space should be transferred to self-regulatory body .au
Domain
Administration (auDA). 

http://www.dcita.gov.au/nsapi-text/?MIval=dca_dispdoc&ID=6013&template=Newsroom

NeuLevel rejects .biz 'illegal lottery' claim
The operators of the new .biz global domain name registry say they
have insulated themselves from possible legal action over disputed
names.
 http://it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/09/04/FFXJO24V0RC.html

Young Gandhi's Crusade Is Dot-In 
Mahatma Gandhi fought for the freedom of his country. Now his
great-grandson is fighting to convince Indians to rally around its
country's Internet suffix. 
 http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,46339,00.html

More cybersquatters landing in court
Encouraged by a landmark court ruling last summer, more foreign
companies 
are taking cybersquatters to court in China to get greater protection
for 
their trademark brand names.
 http://technology.scmp.com/internet/ZZZPXRZEQQC.html

SEX.COM SUES YAHOO OVER DOMAIN NAME ACCUSATION
The owners of the Sex.com Web site have launched a lawsuit
against Yahoo! seeking declaratory judgment that the adult
site did not illegally borrow the giant portal's domain
name.  Yahoo! had sent a letter on August 2 to Sex.com
accusing it of  drawing users away from Yahoo! through its
use of a similar domain name, Yahoo.sex.com.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/169407.html



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