general internet news - 30 June

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

Reforming copyright is a concern for everyone
Supporters and opponents of copyright reform paint very
different pictures of the impact of the Internet and new
technologies on copyright. Advocates, typically categorized
as creators, seek new rules to stop both unauthorized
copying and attempts to break encryption technologies that
protect copyrighted works. They point to the seemingly
unstoppable growth of peer-to-peer file sharing services
such as Kazaa as evidence that the Internet currently
represents the single greatest threat to copyright owners.
 http://shorl.com/feprytyfretyti

Japan Faces Rise in Young Victims of Web Date Crime
Teenage victims of crimes committed by people they met
through Internet dating sites more than doubled in Japan
last year, with many of them drawn into child prostitution,
the government said Tuesday.

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2977599
 http://www.internet-magazine.com/news/view.asp?id=3502

Hacking for Free Speech: A New Breed of "Hacktivists" Takes
on Internet Censorship
The free exchange of information over the Internet has
proven to be a threat to the social and political control
that repressive governments covet. But rather than ban the
Internet (and lose valuable business opportunities), most
repressive governments seek to limit their citizens' access
to it instead.

http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20030624_sprigman.html

Libraries Ponder Filtering Decision
Should they comply with the Children's Internet Protection
Act (CIPA)? If so, how? And if not, just what impact will
defiance have on public library and school budgets, given
that compliance is required for several federal funding
programs?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39883-2003Jun27.html

Filters May Affect Internet Access Gap
A pregnant teenager dependent on her library's Internet
terminals is apt to find some sites that discuss abortion
blocked now that the Supreme Court has endorsed software
filters for computers at public libraries.

http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=4567&PHPSESSID=5fbdb29e164b191dc67724ccbfd12d92

'Girl-lovers' website run by 'paedosexuals'  2003-06-24
09:18:16
Society would call them paedophiles. They call themselves
girl-lovers. They have a website where they write about
their sexual attraction to young girls and teenagers - and
there is nothing the law can do about it because they claim
their affiliation is a legitimate sexual orientation, "just
like heterosexuals and gays".

http://www.itechnology.co.za/index.php?click_id=115&art_id=vn20030624024232411C933180&set_id=1

Safer Internet - Draft Work programme and call /
Information Day (Europa)
The Draft Work Programme 2003-2004 and draft call for
proposals for the Safer Internet Action Plan have been
published. The official adoption of these documents and
publication of the call for proposals in the Official
Journal is planned for the end of August. An information
day will be held on Friday 12 September 2003 in Room M6,
Jean Monnet Building, Luxembourg. The closing date for
proposals under the fixed deadline call and for the first
evaluation under the continuous submission scheme will be
14 November 2003.

http://europa.eu.int/information_society/programmes/iap/info_day/index_en.htm

Video Game Industry to Change Ratings System
The video game industry has unveiled a revised rating
system featuring more prominent rating displays on game
boxes and more detailed information on the kinds of
violence featured in some titles.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=3004663

IT survey ranks New Zealand sixth
New Zealand jumped to sixth place in an annual survey of 55
countries designed to measure which best uses information
technology to enhance and expand economic, social and
technological growth.
 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2551113a28,00.html

El Senado solicita el refuerzo contra los delitos mediante
nuevas tecnologías al Gobierno
Una moción del PP, modificada parcialmente por CiU, ha sido
aprobada en el Senado. A través de la misma se intentarán
reforzar las actuaciones que las Fuerzas de Seguridad
realicen contra delitos de naturaleza basada en las nuevas
tecnologías, como puede ser la pornografía infantil a
través de Internet, el fraude electrónico, la piratería
informática.

http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/10565300086978.shtml

Log on. Rip off 
When the world-wide web began to take off, no one quite
anticipated the degree to which this new resource would be
used by millions of very sad men to access such appalling
and depressing material.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,985946,00.html

UN urges wi-fi for all
The UN thinks wireless networks could help poorer nations
narrow the digital divide.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3025734.stm

Zimbabwe: Coffee Growers to Market Via Internet Soon
SMALL-scale coffee growers across the country will soon be
able to market their products via the internet through the
Coffee Production and Marketing Information Systems.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200306260120.html

Survey: New Internet Privacy Laws Needed
American consumers fundamentally misunderstand how Internet
companies use their personal information, according to a
new survey that concludes tougher federal privacy laws are
needed.

http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=4563&PHPSESSID=5fbdb29e164b191dc67724ccbfd12d92
 http://news.com.com/2100-1029_3-1020709.html

http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/jturow/internet-privacy-report/36-page-turow-version-9.pdf

Yahoo Spam Filter Thwarts FTC
In Politics: While hundreds of thousands of Americans rush
to sign up for the Federal Trade Commission's new
do-not-call service, many Yahoo users are left wondering
why they haven't received their registration confirmation.
The reason? Yahoo's spam filter doesn't like the FTC's
onslaught of e-mail.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59427,00.html

The Wi-Fi bubble
Is the “Wi-Fi” wireless internet boom about to turn into a
bust?

http://www.economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1883109

Polynesians get free wireless web
Visitors will be able to log on free to net from their
yachts The tiny Polynesian island of Niue has become the
first country to get a free nationwide wireless internet
service.  
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3020158.stm

United Kingdom: Monitoring Employees Use of E-Mail and the
Internet (reg req'd)
You may have heard of the problem a large London law firm
had when an e-mail with their name on it went around the
city and then across the world, containing apparently very
detailed praise of one of the lawyers sexual abilities sent
from the man's girlfriend. She, shall we say, made it clear
what awaited him on his finishing work! With a bit of
bravado no doubt, he thought he'd copy it to a couple of
his colleagues

http://www.mondaq.com/article_preview.asp?a=21715&p=5&c=19463&e=on

Apple Releases an Outstanding Browser
Safari is one of Apple's finest releases, a piece of work
that shows an emphasis on simplicity and speed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43537-2003Jun27.html

In a pocket near you soon
Ashley Norris takes a sneak preview at some of the
cutting-edge mobile phones we'll be seeing launched over
the next six months

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,986495,00.html

Search on for top net cafes
To mark the 10th anniversary of the first net cafe, Yahoo
is looking for the most remote and the most stylish ones of
today.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3026348.stm

And a small step forward for mankind, one of 2 extremely
commendable decisions by the US Supreme Court last week...
Gays Celebrate, and Plan Campaign for Broader Rights
Gay activists predicted that Thursday's Supreme Court
ruling would embolden the gay rights movement and encourage
people to demand an end to unequal treatment.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/27/national/27REAC.html


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