Hi all

The news today comes from sunny southern Germany!!!

Cheers
David

Your number's up on the net
TECHNOLOGY that will give individuals a single "number for life"
could be introduced in Australia within three years. 

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4443099%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Censor law not so bad: survey
THE impact of censorship legislation on ISPs has not been as bad as
was once feared, according to research. 

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4441259%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html


US OPPOSES EXPANSION OF WIPO MANDATE ON DOMAIN NAMES (from BNA
Internet Law News)
BNA's E-Commerce Law Daily reports that the U.S. expressed
opposition to a WIPO proposal to expand the UDRP to country
names and the names of international organizations at a
meeting in Geneva last week.  The report suggest that only
the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand opposed the
WIPO secretariat proposal.  The proposal is nevertheless
likely to be recommended for adoption at the next WIPO
annual meeting in September.

Cannibals in cyberspace 
 The issue of Internet governance has all the appeal of a rare
intestinal disease and less political clout than an orphan drug.
There is no Julia Roberts waiting in the wings to testify before
Congress on behalf of democratic values in cyberspace. So as the
private body tasked with overseeing the stability of the Internet
hovers on the brink of disaster it comes as no surprise that few are
aware of the situation and that even fewer care. 
 http://www.msnbc.com/news/759558.asp



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