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internet news - 7/3
Domain Name News
Domain dispute bias goes from bad to worse (Globe and Mail)
An update to a controversial 2001 study that questioned the fairness
of the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers' domain name
dispute-resolution policy suggests that things have gone from bad to
worse.
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/GIS.Servlets.ArticleNews/relatedstories/gam/20020307/TWGEIS
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/24318.html
http://www.theregus.com/content/6/24239.html
http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~geist/fairupdate.pdf
http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~geist/geistudrp.pdf
The big ICANN roll-back (O'Reilly Network)
When the Enron scandal broke, many analysts warned, "There are lots
of other Enrons out there." One such corporation, ICANN, is in the
process of breaking up now.
http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/1188
ICANN 2.0 (ICANN Watch)
ICANN's legitimacy is under attack from several directions, including
from its own management. Some perceive mission creep. Some are more
concerned about lack of participation by many relevant stakeholders.
Some suggest that too much time is dedicated to "process" or
seat-claiming on a Names Council that doesn't act to facilitate the
development of meaningful policies. Others express the view that
ICANN staff has created too many centralized policies or that too
much Board-level activity occurs behind closed doors. Some note that,
even if it were to focus strictly on a narrowly defined mission,
ICANN would need more secure funding and more support from ccTLDs and
governments. There does appear to be substantial support, among many
with varying viewpoints, that the ICANN experiment needs now to move
into a new phase.
http://www.icannwatch.org/essays/022602-johnson-crawford-icann2.htm
ICANN Be Reorganized (ISP Planet)
Support for any type of governmental control over the Internet is
just about as popular as kicking puppies. To most hard-core
Internauts the thought of government control over the Internet is
absurd. So why would ICANN leadership propose just that?
http://www.isp-planet.com/hosting/2002/icann_reorg.html
UDRP Referee Scolds Firm For Failing To Reveal Lawsuits (Newsbytes)
The referee in an argument over an Internet domain name has chastised
a Philadelphia lawyer for turning to a quasi-judicial dispute
resolution procedure of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN) without revealing that the address has already
figured in lawsuits involving the same combatants.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174985.html
The decision is at
http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2001/d2001-1327.html.
.nz domain name registration cheaper (news release)
The cost of registering new Internet domain names ending in .nz has
dropped by over 40% with the removal of the New Zealand Registry's
name holder fee.
http://www.idgnet.co.nz/pressroom.nsf/UNID/07549A3223671C96CC256B6E000C2261
Internet Domain Name Protection Pty Ltd (Domainz news release)
Domainz has received a large number of complaints from people and
organisations to whom Internet Domain Name Protection Pty Ltd have
sent correspondence with reference to existing .nz domain names.
http://www2.domainz.net.nz/newsstand/news.html
Abortion Foes Stage Cyber Sit-In (Wired)
Students looking for information on Oregon's Reed College may have
mistakenly landed on anti-abortion websites not associated with the
school.
Since Feb. 14, the reedcollege.com domain name has been redirected to
a series of pro-life websites, including abortionismurder.org,
StandUpGirl.com and Abortionfacts.com.
http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,50749,00.html
Lurid links - Expired domain names point to porn (Network World)
The number of domain names being allowed to expire - intentionally or
accidentally - is at an all-time high. Now shady middlemen called
traffic aggregators are increasingly buying these names and
redirecting corresponding Web traffic to other sites, primarily porn
and gambling venues.
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2002/0304pornlinks.html
British firms begin pitch for American domains (Ananova)
British firms can now apply for internet domain names ending in
'.us'. The move allows firms with US operations to up their presence
among American web users.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_537567.html
New .name domains give individuals a place to call home
(SiliconValley.com)
Now is the time to take control of your online identity. Signing up
for the new ``.name'' domain costs less than $30 a year and gives you
both an e-mail address and Web location that should be good for life.
More familiar domains -- including .com, .net., .org and .us -- are
also available at similar prices.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2806499.htm
Court rules against Barcelona.com (The Register)
A Spanish travel site is considering an appeal against a US court's
decision to strip it of its domain name.
http://www.theregus.com/content/6/24220.html
Internet News
Just Say Nyet to U.S. Net Laws? (Wired)
Is the Internet a physical space bound by the laws of its various
locales, or does it transcend the mere physical, putting it beyond
the reach of any one country's regulations?
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50832,00.html
Safer Internet
The latest newsletter (March 2002, Number 12) for awareness raisers
in the EU Safer Internet programme is now available.
http://www.saferinternet.org/news/safer12.htm
Computer Students "Bridging Digital Divide" (allAfrica.com)
A group of 38 students has just graduated from an information and
communications technology (ICT) course in Dar es Salaam, the focus of
which was to promote development by bridging the so-called "digital
divide" in least-developed countries like Tanzania.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200203070013.html
Judge Says Ruling on Microsoft Won't Come Quickly (New York Times)
The Bush administration and nine states urged a federal judge today
to approve their settlement of the Microsoft antitrust case swiftly
and reject a raft of complaints by rivals and consumer groups.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/07/technology/07SOFT.html
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3FZ2QIHYC
http://www.nando.com/technology/story/286652p-2563929c.html
Microsoft Joins Justice To Urge Deal's Approval (Washington Post)
After years of legal battles, Microsoft Corp. and the Department of
Justice joined hands yesterday in urging a federal judge to quickly
approve their settlement deal in the antitrust case against the
software giant.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51482-2002Mar6.html
Q&A: Microsoft Drama Could Still Play Out In Several Ways (Newsbytes)
It is still the most important antitrust case in a generation, it
still features some of the biggest names in the technology and legal
worlds, and it's not over yet.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175026.html
UK workers are 'e-moral' (BBC)
Many British office workers send e-mails that are sexist, racist,
pornographic or used to "backstab" rivals at work, a survey has
found.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1855000/1855524.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,662026,00.html
Worm set for file-eating binge (CNET)
Security experts warned of possible widespread damage to PC files
when the destructive Klez.e worm activates Wednesday. The new variant
on the Klez worm went into circulation last month and quickly became
one of the fastest-spreading worms on the Internet.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-852306.html
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175011.html
http://technology.scmp.com/techmain/ZZZN1P6XCYC.html
Ford staff told to clear pornography from computers (Guardian)
Ford workers have been given two weeks to remove pornographic and
other offensive material from their work computers as part of a
crackdown by the company.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,662581,00.html
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/020305/152/cteda.html
Most organisations tolerate some non-business net access (New Zealand
Herald)
Many organisations appear to tolerate occasional non-business-related
internet use as long as employees are not visiting sexually explicit
sites.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1190346
El juez decreta prisión preventiva para el policía acusado de
difundir pornografía infantil en la Red (delitosinformaticos.com)
El titular del Juzgado de Instrucción número 1 de Arenys de Mar
(Barcelona) decretó ayer lunes el ingreso en prisión preventiva sin
fianza para el sargento de la Policía Local de Pineda de Mar detenido
acusado de difundir pornografía infantil por Internet y abusos
sexuales.
http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/10153693576842.shtml
MS: We Can't Remove Browser (Wired)
Microsoft's chief executive and the top executive involved with its
Windows operating system are sticking with a position the company has
held since the outset of the four-year antitrust case: They cannot
pull the Internet Explorer Web browser out of Windows.
http://www.wired.com/news/antitrust/0,1551,50841,00.html
HP takeover of Compaq seen as more likely (Financial Times)
Investors bet that Hewlett-Packard's chances of clinching its bid for
Compaq Computer had increased sharply following the favourable
recommendation by Institutional Shareholder Services, the proxy
advisory group.
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT31QXKJHYC
http://www.nando.com/technology/story/285075p-2555563c.html
FTC Gives Blessing To HP-Compaq Mega-Merger (Newsbytes)
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today approved the proposed
merger between Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175016.html
Global Net Population At Half-Billion - NetRatings (Newsbytes)
A half-billion people worldwide have Internet access at home, with
North America showing the greatest number of Net surfers but the
slowest growth rate of all, Nielsen//NetRatings reported today.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175008.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1033-854290.html
Napster Case: Labels' Proof-Of-Copyright Deadline Today (Newsbytes)
Record labels in the Napster copyright-infringement lawsuit today
must show proof that they own rights to music recorded by 213 artists
identified in the case against the song-swapping service.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175033.html
Pirates are attacking on a broad front (Daily Telegraph)
The laws of copyright seem to have gone missing on the Net. With
high-speed internet connections finally available to more than half
the population at a realistic price, the sharing of music, books and
even films over the internet is set to explode.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=P8&targetRule=10&xml=%2Fconnected%2F2002%2F03%2F05%2Fecfcopy05.xml
Not too much taste and decency, please (Daily Telegraph)
The internet and telecoms sectors are soon to be overseen by a new
super-regulator, but many in those industries are deeply concerned
that the Office of Communications (Ofcom) will focus on high-profile
content issues and leave their worries out in the cold.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=P8&targetRule=10&xml=%2Fconnected%2F2002%2F02%2F26%2Fecfofcom26.xml
The e-tailer’s secret weapon (McKinsey Quarterly)
Off-line retailing may be a mature, slow-growth business, but the
on-line retail market is growing at double-digit rates. Nonetheless,
these gains have yet to bring profits for most general retailers. The
reason? Most of them are struggling to provide the depth of inventory
and the rich and relevant on-line product information that customers
expect on the World Wide Web. But help is at hand from category
managers—wholesalers that merchandise and provide product information
for on- and off-line inventories of a wide range of products.
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/links/582
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