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RESEARCH PAPERS
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OECD: Communications industry rebounding but Internet
throws up new challenges, says OECD
The communications industry has returned to
profitability but developments in Internet technology
are challenging the role and business model of
traditional telecoms companies, creating pressures for
a new approach to industry regulation, according to
the OECD?s Communications Outlook 2005. [The report
discusses the threats to fixed and mobile operators
from technologies such as Skype; that service
operators will increasingly offer integrated video,
voice and data products in a single service package;
the growing popularity of downloading video from the
Internet will reduce the time people spend watching
free-to-air TV; and increasing competition from new
platforms, notably broadband Internet, with
traditional broadcast or telecoms providers may
require a re-examination of existing regulatory
frameworks.
http://www.oecd.org/document/0/0,2340,en_2649_37409_35263168_1_1_1_37409,00.html
Mobile and fixed line telcos challenged by VoIP, says
OECD
The growing popularity of internet telephony threatens
both the fixed-line revenues of traditional telcos and
the profits of mobile operators, according to a new
report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD).
http://out-law.com/page-6052
http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/oecd-foresees-voip-revolution/2005/08/25/1124562951952.html
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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us: Google Anything, so Long as It's Not Google (reg
req'd, free for short period)
When a writer for CNET set out to explore the power of
search engines to penetrate the personal realm: she
gave herself 30 minutes to see how much she could
unearth about Google's C.E.O by using his company's
own service. ... When Ms. Mills's article appeared,
however, the company reacted in a way better suited to
a 16th-century monarchy than a 21st-century democracy
with an independent press. David Krane, Google's
director of public relations, called CNET.com's editor
in chief to complain about the disclosure of Mr.
Schmidt's private information, and then Mr. Krane
called back to announce that the company would not
speak to any reporter from CNET for a year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/technology/28digi.html
uk: Saudi militant pulls plug on website in advance of
Home Office crackdown (free for 2-3 days)
One of the most notorious Islamist militants living in
Britain, the Saudi dissident Muhammad al-Massari, has
closed down his controversial website and hinted he
could leave the country. ... His Arabic language
website, tajdeed.net, one of a number of "jihadi"
websites, is expected to be targeted under sweeping
new anti-terrorism powers, outlined by the Prime
Minister last month, to crack down on those who
"glorify" terrorism.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article308633.ece
us: Schools try to stop bullies
The start of a new school year also means the return
of the school bully. In preparation, school
administrators remain armed with a system-wide
bullying policy and parents have the backing of a
local anti-bullying coalition.
http://norwichbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050823/NEWS01/508230301
us: Churches confront an 'elephant in the pews'
On a blustery day early this year, 13,000 people
showed up at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids,
Mich., for what became known as "Porn Sunday." Two
young California pastors with a website called
XXXchurch.com - "the No. 1 Christian porn site" - were
in town with a silence-breaking message.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0825/p14s01-lire.html
us: Mapping "mashups" find potholes and sex offenders
As Mark and Aaron Olsen combed the Utah mountains for
a missing Boy Scout last June, they worried that he
might have been abducted by a sex offender, following
a spate of similar incidents in other U.S. states.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=9486878
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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au: What's the Data?
Massive data banks are cross-checking all of us.
High-tech surveillance is matching faces, gait,
behaviour patterns and even stress levels to suss out
terrorists. All OK, providing they get it right. Audio
of ABC Radio programme available at:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/
my: Govt urged to have special 'surfer' unit
The Government should set up a special unit to surf
the Internet for local websites distributing illegal
copies of movies, music and software, said
representatives of the industries.
http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2005/8/26/technology/20050826173330&sec=technology
Two detained for US computer worm
Two men, one in Morocco and one in Turkey, have been
arrested over the unleashing of a computer worm that
affected US firms earlier this month.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4189996.stm
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=55TM3OKUVYF4GCRBAE0CFEY?type=internetNews&storyID=9489708
Brazilian police arrest 85 in crackdown on hackers
Brazilian police arrested 85 people on Thursday
accused of stealing more than $33 million by hacking
into the online bank accounts of unwitting Internet
users, authorities said.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=9479167
jp: Japan's ISPs to intervene on potential suicides
Japan's communications industry and Internet service
providers are planning to give police information on
people who post messages suggesting they may be close
to committing suicide.
http://news.com.com/Japans+ISPs+to+intervene+on+potential+suicides/2100-1030_3-5843443.html
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=9472812
jp: Report: New head for Japan gang
Japan's largest underworld gang, the Yamaguchi-gumi,
formally appointed a new head Saturday, a media report
said, marking the first change in power for the group
in 16 years. [The gang is also involved in stock
market manipulation and Internet pornography.]
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/japan.underworld.ap/index.html
http://www.ba.no/nyheter/urix/internasjonale_nyheter/article1713882.ece
ph/us: American held in cybersex raid
Philippine police arrested a 39-year-old American man
after raiding a ?cybersex? den he was suspected of
running near a former US airforce base north of the
capital Manila, officials said yesterday.
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=49908&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25
cn/us: Hackers Attack Via Chinese Web Sites
Web sites in China are being used heavily to target
computer networks in the Defense Department and other
U.S. agencies, successfully breaching hundreds of
unclassified networks, according to several U.S.
officials.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/24/AR2005082402318.html
us: Q&A: How Crime Fighters Use Digital Evidence
An FBI computer forensics expert explains how
electronic evidence is being used to prosecute
murderers, drug traffickers and identity thieves.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8726154/site/newsweek/
us: As blogging grows, companies eye legal pitfalls
As Corporate America wades into the burgeoning world
of Internet Web logs, companies are being warned they
could face legal hazards when employees are let loose
in the free-wheeling blogosphere.
http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105082701.asp
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=9485549
us: Adult-site publisher takes action against Google
Adult magazine publisher Perfect 10 is seeking a
preliminary injunction against Google to stop the
search giant from allegedly displaying copyright
images of its models.
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-5843006.html
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16390880%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/google-sued-over-nude-picture-rights/2005/08/26/1124563006053.html
us: Police Train For Internet Crime
A classroom setting is not where you would expect to
find 25 law enforcement officers from the QCA but they
were ready and willing to learn on Wednesday to tackle
the problem of Internet-based crime.
http://www.whbf.com/Global/story.asp?S=3766977
us: Officials say stalking incidents often go
unreported
Last year, six reports of stalking were filed with the
Virginia Tech Police Department, but many incidents
never even reach the police
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/1/ARTICLE/5487/2005-08-24.html
us: Gladstone Man Pleads Guilty To Cyber-Stalking
A Gladstone man pleaded guilty Thursday to spying on
his ex-wife's Internet activity.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kmbc/20050826/lo_kmbc/2902227
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POLICY
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us: Matheson hopes to protect kids from pornography
Rep. Jim Matheson, R-Utah, is fighting back against
the Internet porn industry, which he says is after the
nation's children. The congressman has introduced
House Resolution 3479, the Internet Safety and Child
Protection Act. Friday, he came to St. George to
discuss the bill and join with local law enforcement
agencies as they create an awareness of the dangers
children face because of Internet pornography.
http://www.thespectrum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050827/NEWS01/508270305/1002
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SPAM
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us: Drug Spammer Busted, Jailed
A Minnesota man considered one of the world's most
prolific e-mail spammers was indicted on more than a
dozen federal charges related to the operation of his
business, Xpress Pharmacy Direct.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,68646,00.html
us: THREE DEFENDANTS INDICTED, FOURTH PLEADS GUILTY IN
TAKEDOWN OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SPAM OPERATION (news
release)
Three individuals have been indicted by a federal
grand jury in Phoenix on charges of violating the
CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, along with federal obscenity,
money laundering and conspiracy charges.
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/August/05_crm_431.htm
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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nz: 'Mature' NZ market won't keep global pace
In New Zealand, the forecast annual growth rate for IT
to 2009 is 4.6%
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/19F9884FFA84C93ACC257065000FD8CC
nz: Over 1m internet subscribers in NZ
New Zealand had about 1.24 million internet service
provider subscribers by March this year, according to
Statistics New Zealand.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3390716a28,00.html
uk: Maturing net growing more slowly
After years of huge increases, the rate at which net
traffic is growing is slowing down, say analysts.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4184436.stm
Video games linked to adolescent aggression
Studies of violence and video games back up the idea
that violent games can increase aggressive behaviour
in children and adolescents, especially boys, says a
US report.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10342617
cn: China imposes online gaming curbs
Gamers in China are facing new limits on how much time
they can spend playing their favourite online game.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4183340.stm
http://out-law.com/page-6051
kr: Gamer's Death Sparks Concern in S.Korea
Keyboard and mouse in hand, he battled until nearly
his last breath. The death of Lee, a 28-year-old man
identified only by his last name who passed away
earlier this month after nearly 50 straight hours of
playing online computer games, has South Korea
concerned about the health of the millions of gamers
in the world's most wired country.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SKOREA_COMPUTER_GAME_ADDICTION
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-08-25-gaming-death-korea_x.htm
kr: Growing game addictions threaten highly wired
society
Government agency highlights large number of Internet
game addicts, based on statistics given by 40 game
addiction counseling agencies nationwide
http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=28993
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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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us: Studios mine P2P logs to sue swappers
Hollywood studios filed a new round of lawsuits
against file swappers on Thursday, for the first time
using peer-to-peer companies' own data to track down
individuals accused of trading movies online.
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5843082.html
Drinking for IP law change
P-to-P file-trading enthusiasts like to rant about the
draconian steps taken by groups like the RIAA to
enforce laws protecting their intellectual property
rights, but can they be organised into a viable
political force?
http://www.idg.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=2473&pubid=5&issueid=60
Movie industry sues 286 file-sharers
The Motion Picture Association of America yesterday
filed suit against 286 people who it says have
illegally traded movies over the internet. According
to CNET News.com, the file-swappers were traced from
the logs of BitTorrent server operators.
http://out-law.com/page-6056
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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uk: BBC puts shows on net and mobiles
The BBC is to accelerate plans to broadcast programmes
and entire channels on the internet and on mobile
phones, using popular shows such as Doctor Who in a
series of pilots designed to assess public demand.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1556726,00.html
Creating an information society: The ethical
dimensions and proper usage
The Information Society should respect peace and
uphold the fundamental values of equality, solidarity,
tolerance, shared responsibility and respect for
nature and acknowledge the importance of ethics for
the Information Society, which should foster justice
and the dignity and worth of the human person.
http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/wed/aug24h32.htm
Your very own personal search enginePremium
An upcoming search tool will comb your hard drive and
work out your interests before serving up web pages
tailored to you and your hobbies
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18725145.900
Taming the Wild Web
The explosion of personal content has every big online
firm buzzing. But can anyone make it pay?
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901050822-1093679,00.html
Google's Latest Is All Talk
The company's new IM and voice service has a clean
interface and works reliably, but leaves you hungry
for features long available in competing products.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68642,00.html
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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uk: Bowls star collected child porn
An England international bowls player has avoided jail
after being caught with 148 indecent images of
children on his computer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4189086.stm
us: Father Is Convicted in Child-Rape Case
The Pennsylvania man had abused his adopted daughter
and put photos of her on the Internet.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-girl24aug24,1,5106392.story
us: Navy officer loses porn appeal
When Brendan Forney was serving on the destroyer
U.S.S. David R. Ray, he amassed a collection of more
than 50,000 image files, according to the court. Some
included photographs of underage "girls having their
genitalia exposed and/or engaged in sex acts with
adults," in the words of the court. Outcome: Sentence
of 12 months imprisonment and dismissal upheld.
http://news.com.com/Police+blotter+Navy+officer+loses+porn+appeal/2100-1030_3-5843123.html
us: Man accused of luring girl indicted for having
child pornography
A Binghamton-area man has been indicted by a federal
grand jury for allegedly having child pornography on
his home computer.
http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=3771249
us: Stidfole facing more child pornography charges
A Port Royal man already charged with uploading child
pornography to the Internet in Mifflin County is now
facing more charges in Juniata County.
http://www.lewistownsentinel.com/articles.asp?articleID=4375
us: Man gets prison for child pornography (sub req'd)
An Omaha man will spend the next few years in prison
for his sexual exploits with children. Scott A.
Sellers, 39, was sentenced Wednesday to 12 to 20
months in prison for manufacturing and possessing
child pornography.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1636&u_sid=1492040
us: Hearing set in child-pornography case
An evidentiary hearing was set Wednesday for a
46-year-old Howard man indicted on child-pornography
charges.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_22326472.shtml
us: Air Force security specialist indicted on child
porn charge
An Air Force computer security specialist at Offutt
Air Force Base has been indicted on a federal charge
of producing child pornography while stationed in
Colorado Springs, Colo.
http://www.starherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15108862
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3327494
http://www.theomahachannel.com/news/4903139/detail.html
http://www.heraldsun.com/nationworld/national/30-640360.html
us: Child pornography trial in Muskegon County has
been adjourned
The child pornography trial of an Egelston Township
treasurer has been adjourned, pending an appeal.
http://www.woodtv.com/global/story.asp?s=3757864
us: Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Receiving Child
Porn
A Blue Springs, Mo., man, pleaded guilty in federal
court Thursday to attempting to receive child
pornography in the mail.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kmbc/20050825/lo_kmbc/2901594
us: Former FDL City Official Charged with Child
Pornography
The former director of human resources for the City of
Fond du Lac was formally charged Tuesday morning with
20 felony counts of possessing child pornography. If
convicted, Ben Mercer faces up to 70 years in prison.
http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=3755988
us: Ex-coach released on bond after child porn arrest
A former coach arrested as part of a federal
investigation into child pornography has been released
on $20,000 bond.
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/12486976.htm
http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=3762834
us: Constable faces more sex charges
A constable from The Colony faces possession of child
pornography charges in Denton County and soon may face
removal from office.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/082605dnmetconst.aaf74ab3.html
us: Gloucester School Bus Driver Arrested on Child
Porn Charges
A school bus driver for the Gloucester County Schools
was arrested Wednesday on several child pornography
charges.
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=3766607
us: Mission coach arrested on child pornography charge
A Mission Veterans High School physical education
teacher and junior varsity football coach was arrested
Friday for allegedly e-mailing child pornography to
someone he met on the Internet, a second-degree
felony.
http://themonitor.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=8779&Section=Valley
us: Ex-coach facing child porn charges
A former assistant baseball coach at a Vicksburg high
school faces charges of possession of child
pornography, authorities say.
http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050825/NEWS01/508250384
us: Jax man charged with abusing 7-year-old,
possessing child porn
A Jackson man was arrested last week and charged with
the alleged sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl and
could face an additional charge after child
pornography was discovered at his residence.
http://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/news/2005/0825/Community/053.html
us: GF man pleads guilty to possessing child porn
A Grand Forks man pleaded guilty in federal court
Wednesday to possession of child pornography.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/12468682.htm
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/12466176.htm
us: arrest in western Pennsylvania
Federal prosecutors said Kristian E. Heller, 30,
possessed pictures and movies containing images of
child pornography as computer graphic files.
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/local/12490170.htm
us: More victims allege abuse by scout leader
More former Boy Scouts are accusing a Los Altos scout
leader of molesting them, authorities said today.
http://www.miami.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/peninsula/12487057.htm
us: Jail for child porn father
A FATHER-of-four has been sent to prison and put on
the sex offender register for downloading child
pornography off the internet.
http://www.banburytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?sectionid=687&articleid=1125393
us: 23-Year-Old Arrested For Child Pornography
Jesse Lee Bass, 23, Canton, was arrested and charged
with aggravated sexual assault of a child on August 23
and was charged with possession of child pornography
on August 19.
http://www.vanzandtnews.com/publish/article_2075.shtml
http://www.vanzandtnews.com/publish/article_2082.shtml
us: FBI Busts Two Upshur County Men Going Undercover
An undercover investigation leads to the arrest of two
Upshur County men, charged with drugs and weapons
possession and child porn.
http://www.kltv.com/global/story.asp?s=3772142
us: Ruston man accused of sexual solicitation through
Internet
A 34-year-old Ruston man has been accused of child
pornography and using the Internet to solicit sex
following a computer sting operation.
http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=3771282
us: Former Hospital VP Gets Prison Time For Child Porn
Charges
A former hospital vice president will spend time in
prison for possessing child pornography, NewsChannel5
reported.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/wews/20050823/lo_wews/2896962
us: Virginia man faces child sex charges
A Chesapeake, Va. man was arrested and charged with
three counts of indecent liberties with a child in
Currituck County earlier this month.
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/08/27/20050827edaarrest3.html
us: Runaway girl, 14, found in Texas
A 14-year-old town of Brookfield girl has been found
in Baytown, Texas, after her mother reported her
missing Aug. 14. A 37-year-old man, Esteban Lopez of
Baytown, Texas, has been charged with possession of
child pornography, sexual assault of a child and
enticement with a computer in connection with the
case.
http://www.gmtoday.com/news/local_stories/2005/August_05/08252005_05.asp
us: County pedophile suspect found overseas
A suspected pedophile wanted by Stanislaus County
sheriff's investigators was arrested in Indonesia,
deported to Guam, and is awaiting transfer back to the
United States, officials said. Jack Davis Carter, 45,
of Houston, is a suspected online sexual predator.
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/11139006p-11892701c.html
us: Spinetta charged with sexual assault
Frank Spinetta, the former manager of the KCEA-FM
radio station at Menlo-Atherton High School and a
former Sequoia Union High School District employee,
will go to court Aug. 29 to answer charges that he had
lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under 14
years old.
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=1698
us: Fort Mill man pleads guilty to child porn
A Fort Mill man pleaded guilty in federal court
Wednesday to possessing child pornography, according
to a press release from the U.S. District Attorney.
http://www.heraldonline.com/local/story/5128265p-4667179c.html
us: Town of Brookfield girl in Texas protective
custody
A 14-year-old Town of Brookfield girl who fled to
Texas 10 days ago to join a man she met over the
Internet has been found safe, but the girl remains in
the custody of child protective services because her
mother took a vacation after reporting her daughter
missing.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wauk/aug05/350735.asp
us: Third arrest of predator for Steen
During the drive from Georgia to Shelby on Monday,
Peter Demery, 41, sat in the back seat of Capt. Bobby
Steen?s car talking about coaching baseball, his three
children and his wife.
http://www.shelbystar.com/portal/ASP/article.asp?ID=18138
us: Child Porn Charges Filed
A year-long 6 News investigation came to a head
Friday, as a Johnstown man is arraigned and charged
for massive amounts of online child pornography.
http://www.wjactv.com/news/4903542/detail.html
us: Denver Grand Jury Indicts Airman On Child Porn
Charges
A computer security specialist with the Strategic
Command in Nebraska faces a federal charge of
producing child pornography on his home computer.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4902903/detail.html
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