general internet news - 1 April

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

dk: Over 100 homes raided in net child porn crackdown
Danish police have arrested at least 100 people across the
country in what reportedly is the biggest ever crackdown on
child pornography in Denmark.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/31/1080544524482.html

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-03-30-danish-porn-raid_x.htm
 http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1077459.htm
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3581989.stm

us: International Child Porn Investigation Leads Police to
Las Vegas
A worldwide investigation into a child pornography
enterprise has led federal agents to Las Vegas. Right now,
they're following up on more than 300 leads linked to a
company called "Regpay." Two people have already been
arrested and many more could follow them to jail.

http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=1747674&nav=15MVLtx4

http://www.cnn.com//2004/US/South/03/29/child.porno.ap/index.html
 http://newsobserver.com/news/story/3460789p-3076049c.html

Reporters Without Borders announces prizes for online
repression
To mark the Internet Festival that France and several
French-speaking countries (Belgium, Burkina Faso, Senegal,
Madagascar and Canada-Quebec) are holding from 29 March to
4 April, Reporters Without Borders announces its awards for
online repression. Top prize, the Golden Palm, goes to
China. Eight other countries put in outstanding
performances.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9661
Reporteros sin Fronteras concede sus trofeos de la
represión en el Net
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9665
Reporters sans frontières décerne ses trophées de la
répression sur le Net
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9658

us: Web Porn Law Struck Down
A federal appeals court has ruled unconstitutional a
Virginia law aimed at preventing juveniles from accessing
"sexually explicit" material on the Internet.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28077-2004Mar26.html

us: Teen girl charged with posting nude photos on Internet
A 15-year-old girl has been arrested for taking nude
photographs of her self and posting them on the Internet,
police said.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-03-29-child-self-porn_x.htm
 http://www.post-gazette.com/breaking/20040329pornp6.asp

us: Court Rules Police Don't Need Warrants For "Brief"
Searches
As far as the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is
concerned, Louisiana police no longer need arrest or search
warrants to make "brief" searches of your home or business
– on the grounds, the court held, that it could enhance
police safety, though others fear that kind of leeway could
lead to abuse of power.

http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=78318

us: Ex-Judge Charged With Child Porn Using Insanity Defense
A former judge facing child pornography charges will use an
insanity defense, his lawyer said in a court document filed
Monday.
 http://www.wnbc.com/news/2959944/detail.html

us: Man charged with possession of child pornography
A Rhinelander man facing a charge of possession of child
pornography will have a preliminary hearing in April.

http://www.rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2004/03/30/news/local_news/news1.txt

ca: OPP Charge Bolsover Man With Internet Luring and Child
Pornography
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police Child Pornography
Section and OPP Perth County Detachment have arrested and
charged a Bolsover man following a three-week Internet
Luring and Child Pornography investigation.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2004/29/c5371.html

es: La pornografía infantil en Internet provoca nuevas
detenciones
En este caso se trata de un hombre de 38 años de Palma de
Mallorca, que responde a las iniciales de P.C.O., al que se
le acusa de haber distribuido imágenes de pornografía
infantil a través de la Red.

http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/10805548612463.shtml

us: Hope man sentenced in federal court for child
pornography
A Hope man received his sentence on a child pornography
charge in Federal District Court in Texarkana, Thursday,
March 25.
 http://www.hopestar.com/articles/2004/03/29/news/news2.txt

us: Feds: School principal kept child porn
A Chicago principal was charged with possessing child
pornography after federal agents seized dozens of images of
preteen and teenage boys engaged in sexual activities.
 http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-kidporn30.html

us: Foster father arrested, accused of child rape and,
pornography
A 41-year-old foster father has been arrested for
investigation in a "horrific" case of multiple instances of
child rape and child pornography, authorities said.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Foster%20Care%20Arrest

uk: jailed for 13,000 child porn images
A man who downloaded thousands of child porn images from
the Internet has been jailed for two years.

http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=829&ArticleID=765243

uk: Computer ban for child porn man
A former Perth councillor who downloaded child pornography
has been banned from owning a computer after escaping a
jail sentence.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3573037.stm

au: Employers face ban on email spying
Employers in NSW will be banned from spying on employees'
private emails under new laws that will place strict limits
on electronic surveillance in the workplace.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/30/1080544491434.html

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39143577,00.htm

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,9133282%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

kr: Second Internet user charged with breaking electoral
law
Another student, Shin Sang-min, was arrested on 23 March on
the order of the National Election Commission. Like Kwon,
he was released the next day but was charged with breaking
the electoral law by distributing cartoons of South Korean
politicians online. He and Kwon face a fine.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9667

sy: Government blocks access to two Kurdish websites
Reporters Without Borders today deplored Syria's blocking
of two Kurdish-language news websites - www.amude.com and
www.qamislo.com - which had carried news, pictures and
video clips of demonstrations by the country's Kurdish
minority.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9678
Deux sites kurdes bloqués
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9677

sa: Le blocage des deux sites gays est levé
En réponse à l'appel de Reporters sans frontières, Eyas
Al-Hajery, directeur de l'Internet Services Unit (ISU),
l'agence responsable du Net saoudien, a déclaré : "Après
réception de votre lettre, un réexamen de ces sites a été
effectué. Aucun contenu pornographique n'y ayant été
trouvé, le blocage a été levé."
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9587
Levantado el bloqueo de dos sitios gays
En respuesta a la petición de Reporteros sin Fronteras,
Eyas Al-Hajery, director de Internet Services Unit (ISU),
la agencia responsable del Net saudí, ha declarado : "Tras
recibir su carta se han vuelto a examinar esos sitios. Al
no encontrar ningún contenido pornográfico, se ha levantado
el bloqueo".
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=9616

us: Muslim Army chaplain appeals adultery, pornography
reprimands
A Muslim chaplain once suspected of being involved in an
espionage ring at the Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorism
suspects has appealed his reprimand for committing adultery
and downloading pornography onto an Army computer.

http://www.newscoast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040329/APN/403290825

us: 'He is not guilty and he is not innocent'
When Guantánamo chaplain Captain James Yee was arrested
allegedly with secret documents about the prison, he was
threatened with execution and branded a traitor. So why
after months in jail was he only charged with adultery and
quietly released? Oliver Burkeman on a strange and
troubling tale from the new American era of homeland
security.
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1180726,00.html

us: Pentagon clears Guantánamo chaplain
The Pentagon admitted the total collapse of its espionage
case against a Muslim army chaplain at Guantánamo Bay
yesterday, saying it had dropped all criminal charges
against Captain James Yee.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1174136,00.html

il: Police raid homes of far-right activists on suspicion
they operated sites supporting Kahane. Six people detained
for interrogation.
The Central Unit of the Judea and Samaria police on Monday
raided several apartments that operated Internet sites
supporting outlawed far-right organization Kahane Chai. The
operation was codenamed Trojan Horse.

http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=5348

PUBLICATION: Online political activism in Asia
"Asian Cyberactivism: Freedom of Expression and Media
Censorship" is edited by journalists and media activists
Steven Gan, James Gomez and Uwe Johannen. This 664-page
compilation sketches current trends in Asia related to
media strength and freedom of expression. The book outlines
how internet activism has helped the creation of grassroots
civil society organisations and activist groups. It also
examines the social, political and legal challenges that
journalists, media professionals and activists face when
using the media for advocacy work. For more information,
contact Gomez at gomez@fnst.or.th, or visit 
 http://www.malaysiakini.com/pages/cyberactivism

us: Cybersecurity Liability Seen Increasing
Hackers, viruses, and other online threats don't just
create headaches for Internet users -- they could also
create prison sentences for corporate executives, experts
say.
 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=4680040

Why record labels' threats won't work
Record industry warnings will not halt illegal music
downloads - but big name online music stores could.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,1178988,00.html

us: Fight Against Illegal File Sharing Is Moving Overseas
The music industry announced legal action against 247
people accused of illegal file-sharing outside the United
States, taking its war against Internet piracy abroad for
the first time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/31/business/worldbusiness/31music.html

Recording industry acts against swappers
Recording industry associations in Germany, Denmark, Italy
and Canada are taking legal action against a total 247
people for illegally swapping music online, the body that
represents the global recording industry said yesterday.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/31/1080544524287.html
 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=4697645

Study: File-Sharing No Threat to Music Sales
Internet music piracy has no negative effect on legitimate
music sales, according to a study released today by two
university researchers that contradicts the music
industry's assertion that the illegal downloading of music
online is taking a big bite out of its bottom line.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34300-2004Mar29.html
 http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5181562.html

au: Kazaa owner welcomes survey findings
Sharman Networks, owner of the Kazaa peer-to-peer software,
has been quick to seize on the findings of a survey
released in the US on Monday which concluded that
downloading music had no effect on album sales.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/31/1080544527334.html

Prince Opens Online Music Store
Prince's love-hate relationship with the mainstream music
industry takes another turn today as he opens his online
Musicology Download Store (www.npgmusicclub.com), turning
his back on download services like Napster, Rhapsody and
Apple's iTunes.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/29/technology/29prince.html

http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9128527%255E15318,00.html

Gender Issues in the Information Society (UN research
paper)

http://portal.unesco.org/ci/ev.php?URL_ID=12847&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201
[English]

http://portal.unesco.org/ci/ev.php?URL_ID=12847&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201&reload=1076946908
[French]
 How E-Voting Threatens Democracy 
In January 2003, voting activist Bev Harris was holed up in
the basement of her three-story house in Renton,
Washington, searching the Internet for an electronic voting
machine manual, when she made a startling discovery.
 http://wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,62790,00.html

Pentagon Drops Plan to Test Internet Voting
The Pentagon has decided to drop a $22 million pilot plan
to test Internet voting for 100,000 American military
personnel and civilians living overseas after lingering
security concerns, officials said on Tuesday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37319-2004Mar30.html

Japanese newspaper loses headline claim
A Japanese District Court judge last week ruled against
Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun in its claim for
damages against a web site had used its headlines without
consent, according to reports.

http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=japanesenewspaperl1080642287

German court: Pop-ups need permission
A European court has issued a preliminary injunction
against Claria--formerly known as Gator--that prohibits the
company's pop-up and pop-under ads from appearing over a
German rental car Web site without the agency's permission.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1024-5180240.html

http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=popupsbannedbyge1080642395

Off With Their Ads
Microsoft Corp. is the latest software concern taking aim
at one of the great banes of online life -- those annoying
ads for diet plans, credit cards and low mortgage rates
that suddenly appear on your computer screen while you are
perusing your favorite Web page, forcing you to click on
them to turn them off.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28198-2004Mar26.html

Gigalaw: Roundtable Discussion: Pop-Up Ads and the Law
Pop-ups and banner ads are the bane of many Internet users
and the boon of companies trying to pitch goods and
services.
 http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/2004/ip-2004-03.html

Microsoft Lobbies Hard To Reverse EU Penalties
Microsoft Corp. is drawing on its extensive financial
resources and lobbying clout to try to overturn antitrust
sanctions levied against it by the European Union, and the
company is pushing U.S. government officials for help.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37342-2004Mar30.html

uk: Cinemas usher in text ticketing
Mobile phone operator Orange has unveiled the UK cinema
industry's first mobile ticketing service.
 http://nl2.vnunet.com/News/1153937

NZ city trials SMS parking from Aust company
An Australian company, CHS Parking Equipment, has delivered
to New Zealand what it's touting as the world's first car
parking using SMS.

http://www.itnews.com.au/storycontent.asp?ID=12&Art_ID=18965

Siemens partners with Skype and unveils the first cordless
phone with imbedded Internet telephony
At CeBIT 2004, Siemens Information and Communication Mobile
(Siemens mobile) launches the Gigaset M34 USB PC Adapter –
the world’s first consumer Internet telephony and messaging
solution for cordless phone products.

http://www.siemens.com/index.jsp?sdc_rh=null&sdc_flags=null&sdc_sectionid=0&sdc_secnavid=0&sdc_3dnvlstid=&sdc_countryid=0&sdc_mpid=0&sdc_unitid=999&sdc_conttype=2&sdc_contentid=1159792&sdc_langid=1

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