general internet news - 28 July

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

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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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uk: Parliament to discuss child porn regulations
ISPs may be forced to reveal whether or not they are
blocking paedophilic Web sites

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39210638,00.htm

http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39150769,00.htm

nz: Internet industry tests porn filter
Internet industry groups are teaming up with the
Government to test a system to filter out online child
pornography.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3355568a11275,00.html

http://theage.com.au/news/breaking/nz-internet-industry-tests-porn-filter/2005/07/26/1122143817883.html

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/nz-internet-industry-tests-porn-filter/2005/07/26/1122143817883.html

au: PORN: Law pushing smut overseas
AUSTRALIA's tough internet censorship regime is
driving pornographers overseas, according to
Electronic Frontiers Australia, which opposes
censorship online.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16045483%5E15342%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html

nz: Censor to take second look at game
The Chief Censor has called in a video game for
re-classification after it was found to have hidden
sex scenes.
 http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411419/599853

vn: Government tightens grip on cyber-cafés and online
press
Reporters Without Borders condemns a new directive
from Vietnam's ruling communist party aimed at
tightening controls on cyber-cafés and online
journalists. From 30 July, cyber-café owners will have
to check the identity of customers and prevent them
accessing "pornographic and subversive" sites. They
will also have to take a course to learn how to
"monitor" their customers better.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=14524

http://smh.com.au/news/technology/vietnam-clamps-down-on-internet-misuse/2005/07/26/1122143851094.html

Vietnam verschärft Internet-Kontrollen

http://futurezone.orf.at/futurezone.orf?read=detail&id=271277&tmp=95997

ca: Future not so friendly - Telus blocks union
website
Telus has blocked access to a union-run website,
claiming it posted confidential information and was
attempting to harass and intimidate workers by
publishing their pictures.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2005/07/24/1145417-sun.html

us: Rated 'M' for manipulated
Makers hamstrung by hackers who add or uncover sex in
games.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/games/2005-07-26-coding-mature_x.htm

us: House wants FTC probe
Lawmakers seek explanation for explicit content in
'Grand Theft Auto.'

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/games/2005-07-25-gta-game_x.htm

us: The Internet: From tool to trap
Parents who don't monitor children's ventures in
cyberspace may be inviting real-time trouble

http://www.sanfordherald.com/articles/2005/07/25/news/news01.txt

us: ISP 'censored' anti-war email
A US broadband provider and a security services
company have been accused of blocking emails relating
to an anti-Iraq war protest.

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/isp-censored-antiwar-email/2005/07/26/1122143836194.html

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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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us: A slap at loyal Catholics
IN A blatant show of arrogance, the Toledo Catholic
Diocese just doesn't get it. It has allowed a priest
who served 21 months in prison for possessing child
pornography to move back into a church-owned apartment
near Corpus Christi University Parish. There's more:
The diocese continued to keep him on the payroll while
he was incarcerated.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050727/OPINION02/507270317

us: N.Y. Panel Refuses to Enjoin Anti-Pornography
Statute
A three-judge panel has rejected claims that a federal
statute prohibiting the transmission of obscene
material to a minor is unconstitutionally overbroad.
 http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1122368711307

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--sexsites-obscenit0725jul25,0,6680266.story
 http://wendy.seltzer.org/media/nitke_v_ashcroft.pdf

Worms do China's spying
CYBERSPACE is becoming a new battleground for the
United States and China, amid growing concerns about
Chinese industrial espionage through various types of
computer worms, security experts say.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16039240%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

us: child pornography - Statute and Case Law update
Is it legal for Data Forensics Firms to possess or
view these images in an investigation? There have been
several successive federal criminal statutes dealing
with the issue and proliferation of child pornography:
 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251-2260 - Child Protection Act of
1984, as amended by the Child Protection Restoration
and Penalties Enhancement Act of 1990, as amended by
the Child Pornography Protection Act of 1996 ("CPPA"),
as further amended by the Prosecutorial Remedies and
Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today
Act of 2003 ("PROTECT Act").

http://www.pglewis.com/newsletter/jun2005/june2005recentdecision.html

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POLICY
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nz: ISP code lacks main backers
A code of practice for internet service providers is
entering its final stages. However, its future is
uncertain with neither of the two largest ISPs
committing to supporting a voluntary code.
 http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3355573a28,00.html

us: Bill would impose 25 percent tax on Internet
pornography
A Democratic lawmaker is planning to propose a new 25
percent federal tax on Internet pornography and new
requirements for adult Web sites to help prevent
children from looking at them.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/22/national/w164020D37.DTL

http://www.detnews.com/2005/technology/0507/27/0tech-257823.htm
 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05206/542395.stm

us: First 'cybercrime' treaty advances in Senate
A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday approved the world's
first treaty targeting "cybercrime," clearing the way
for a floor vote later this year.
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5805561.html

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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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Kerfuffle over porncasts (reg req'd)
It's sexy, explicit and available for download free
from Apple's iTunes music store. Enter the brave new
realm of adult podcasting.

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/kerfuffle-over-porncasts/2005/07/26/1122143827942.html

China's net population touches 103m (reg req'd)
China's internet population grew to 103 million at the
end of the June, an increase of 9 million new web
surfers in the first six months of the year, the state
press has reported.

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/chinas-net-population-touches-103m/2005/07/25/1122143757925.html

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16012483%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Mozilla notches up 75 million Firefox downloads

http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39150780,00.htm

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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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Downloading 'myths' challenged
People who illegally download music spend much more on
legal downloads than average fans, a study shows.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4718249.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1536888,00.html

Australian ISP liable for MP3 links
Australian ISP ComCen Internet Services last week lost
a copyright case brought against it and its customer
Stephen Cooper by the Australian music industry over
links on Cooper?s website to thousands of illegal
music file downloads.
 http://out-law.com/page-5942

German record industry claims legal success against
file-sharers
The German record industry says that it has brought
1300 cases against individuals engaging in illicit
file-sharing.
 http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=9245

Spotlight falls on iTunes porncasts (reg req'd)
In the wake of the Grand Theft Auto porn download
outcry, Apple's iTunes adult "podcasting" is coming
under scrutiny.

http://smh.com.au/news/technology/spotlight-falls-on-itunes-porncasts/2005/07/26/1122143818584.html

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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Former youth worker jailed over child porn
A former youth worker has been jailed for up to two
years for possessing nearly 30,000 child pornography
images.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200507/s1423716.htm
 http://au.news.yahoo.com/050727/21/v95p.html

us: Suffolk Man Charged With Possessing Child
Pornography
Suffolk police arrested a 52-year old man Monday night
just hours after a grand jury handed down 58
indictments against him for possession of child
pornography.
 http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=3641577

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/southofjames/dp-56892bf0jul27,0,3988673.story

us: Man faces federal child pornography charges
Ronald Beach, 37, of 41 Milder Creek in Campbellsville
was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in
Louisville on charges of transporting child
pornography across state lines and receiving child
pornography that had been shipped across state lines.

http://www.cknj.com/articles/2005/07/26/news/04fedcharges.txt

us: DeRidder couple charged with child pornography
Authorities have arrested a Beauregard Parish after
102 images of child pornography were found on their
computer.
 http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=3639744

http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050727/APN/507270654

us: Police Investigate Child Pornography Case
Officers have already busted the High Springs man for
having over a hundred pictures of child pornography
stored on his computers. Gary Norsworthy, 48, remains
behind bars on two felony charges and police say more
are on the way.
 http://www.wcjb.com/news.asp?id=12959

us: Man Gets 25 Years for Pawned Computer Filled with
Pornography
A 37-year-old Harlingen man who hocked a computer full
of child pornography will serve 25 years in federal
prison, prosecutors said Tuesday.
 http://www.team4news.com/Global/story.asp?S=3642947

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/rssstory.mpl/metropolitan/3282929

http://www.statesman.com/metrostate/content/gen/ap/TX_Kid_Porn_Sentencing.html

us: Pornography Arrest Worries Local Woman
He's in jail...accused of having child pornography on
his computer, now a woman who says she knows Gary
Norsworthy says he should have been arrested years
ago. High Springs police arrested Norsworthy Saturday.
They found graphic sexual pictures of kids on his
computer....and they're investigating accusations that
he sexually abused two boys and used a hidden webcam.
A woman named Teri Nabors heard the news Monday night.
She says her son used to be good friends with a boy
police say could be one of Norsworthy's victims.
 http://www.wcjb.com/news.asp?id=12969

us: Repairers Find Child Pornography On Man's Computer
A Weston man was arrested after workers at a computer
repair shop found hundreds of pornographic images
involving children on his computer, police said.
 http://www.nbc6.net/news/4767706/detail.html

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-0725childporn,0,3677245.story

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-726weston,0,2790714.story

us: Charlotte Man Charged With Child Pornography
The Department of Justice has announced the arrest of
Burhan Hinawi of Charlotte on child pornography
charges.
 http://www.wsoctv.com/news/4759901/detail.html

us: Youth pastor arrested for kiddie porn
A former youth pastor was arrested at a family
member?s home in San Mateo last week on federal child
pornography charges for allegedly using a church
computer to arrange a sexual encounter with an officer
posing as a boy.

http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=46759

us: Registered sex offender arrested on child porn
possession charge
Parkersburg police arrested a registered sex offender
Saturday afternoon for allegedly possessing child
pornography.

http://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/story/0724202005_new03_offender072405.asp

us: Fritch man arrested on porno charge
A Fritch man was in Hutchinson County Jail this
morning awaiting arraignment on charges of possession
of child pornography. following a Sunday incident in
Borger.

http://www.borgernewsherald.com/articles/2005/07/26/news/news1.txt

us: Man Sentenced for Child Porn Production with Niece
 	
A White Marsh man has been sentenced for producing
child pornography with pictures of his 18-month-old
niece.

http://newscenter.ninn.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=12122

us: Ex-coach charged in child porn case
A former Wills Point coach was arrested Friday on
federal charges of possessing and distributing child
pornography.

http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/07/26/20050726LNJporn.html

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