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Headlines from the November 5 edition of the news include: Internet Governance Forum this month will be wide-ranging, says UN official | Security, Child Pornography Issues To Dominate Internet Governance Forum| Formative years of Net in steady hands | Kiwi appointed chairman of cyberspace | Kiwi new king of online world | Change Of Leadership At ICANN As Cerf Makes Way For IP Expert by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch | Commerce?s NTIA Seeks Public Comments Regarding Joint Project Agreement with ICANN | Group on non-English domains formed | WHOIS stays as is for now | The Sleeper Issue in Los Angeles by Milton Mueller | ICANN Invites Internet Community to Pay Tribute to Dr. Vint Cerf | Study Shows German Internet Users Prefer Memorable Domain Names for Cities and Regions by Dirk Krischenowski | Niue Government Criticized In Internet Domain Probe | tk: Littlest nation joins top 10 internet domains | UK businesses "live to regret" domain names | Report: Al Qaeda Schedules Cyber Jihad for Nov. 11 | uk: Signing the root and DNSSEC - Nominet position paper | Velcro defies generic claim in domain name battle | in: United Breweries Win Copyright Case And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** IGF To Return To Critical Internet Resources Issue by Monika Ermert http://ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=805 Rocky road to navigate for next chairman of internet governing body http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10473295 Will Whois stay public? http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/10/30/1193618831592.html To break deadlock over privacy, some seek to scrap Whois databases on domain name registration [AP] http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/10/30/1193618828701.html Internet Policymakers May Punt on Privacy Issue http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/30/AR2007103001543.html Warning over net address limits http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7068140.stm .CAT - 25,000 registrations and counting http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3144 DENIC reports progress in the fight against spam http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/98141 InternetNZ and ICANN renew relationship http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/netw/C6A788C26BCB82FFCC25738500034143 .uk Registry: DNSSEC Needs "Enhanced Cooperation" by Brenden Kuerbis http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/10/31/3325162.html Free White Paper on domain names http://domainesinfo.fr/english/131/free-white-paper-on-domain-names.php Achtung, Google! Cyber-squatter demands a job [AP] http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/11/01/1193619024612.html Domain name olimpic-sochi.ru sold for $1.8 million http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/5062/ ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Putin tightens his grip on Russia's internet The Washington Post reported unwelcome news yesterday for our internet overlords - as internet penetration in Russia grows exponentially, the story claims, Vladimir Putin's allies are increasingly focused on strong-arming blogs and internet news sources in Russia to get their message across, efforts which may extend to the internet root itself. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/29/putin_censors_internet/ http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3465 Internet Governance Forum To Return To Critical Internet Resources Issue by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch The upcoming second Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro will have a very broad agenda with over thirty workshops, 22 best practice forums and 10 meetings of dynamic coalitions specialising in key issues such as access, diversity, openness and security. One outstanding issue at the 12-15 November forum is the renewed debate about critical Internet resources like IP addresses, domain names and the overall functioning of the domain name system. After nearly causing a failure of the predecessor UN-led World Summit on the Information Society, it was kept off the agenda of the first meeting of the IGF in Athens last year. Now it is back and might overshadow the forum once more. http://ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=805 10 years of the BBC News website As the BBC News website notches up 10 years, what does the coming decade hold for the way we will consume news? We asked some leading lights in the fields of media and technology where it's all going. ... VINT CERF: Dubbed one of the "fathers of the internet", and now chief internet evangelist for Google, Cerf takes a less apocalyptic view. He believes that the demand for information will make the craft of journalism as valued as ever - but that news gatherers will lose control of how their information is presented. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7061070.stm Net Neutrality's Second Coming Don't always believe the purveyors of conventional wisdom in Washington. Some of these DC pundits are so steeped in their own "knowledge" that they get stuck spinning their wheels when faced with evidence to the contrary. This was the case for a few of Washington's finest who recently hunkered down behind their laptops to convince the world that Net Neutrality was dead and gone. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/net-neutralitys-second-c_b_70348.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Rocky road to navigate for next chairman of internet governing body We're just a couple of days away from finding out whether a Kiwi will assume the mantle of overseeing ICANN. Wellington lawyer Peter Dengate Thrush, an intellectual property expert and board member of the Los Angeles-based ICANN, is in the running to chair the organisation, which has some major work ahead of it to ensure the internet continues to function as millions of new users go online and need to be accommodated with an IP address - of which there are a limited number. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10473295 Will Whois stay public? A panel on Internet names voted Wednesday to defer long-simmering questions on whether names, phone numbers and other private information on domain name owners should remain public in open, searchable databases called Whois. Instead, the committee of ICANN decided on further studies, which privacy advocates consider a stall tactic after seven years of discussions so far. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/10/30/1193618831592.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/10/30/1193618831592.html http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/20072130-16z5.html http://iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/31/business/NA-TEC-US-Internet-Names-Privacy.php http://businessweek.com/ap/tech/D8SKG1U80.htm http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/31/AR2007103102360.html http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/10/31/ap4286790.html whois changes defeated: ICANN will continue study Proposals to change rules requiring those registering domain names to provide contact information that will be made public have been set aside by ICANN. http://itwire.com/content/view/15137/53/ http://itwire.com.au/content/view/15137/1054/ To break deadlock over privacy, some seek to scrap Whois databases on domain name registration [AP] Tech industry lawyer Mark Bohannon frequently taps a group of searchable databases called Whois to figure out who may be behind a Web site that distributes pirated software or tricks visitors into revealing passwords. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/10/30/1193618875458.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/10/30/1193618875458.html http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2007/10/30/1193618875458.html http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-whois30oct30,1,2462795.story http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/10/29/financial/f124433D83.DTL http://iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/29/business/NA-TEC-US-Internet-Names-Privacy.php ICANN: WHOIS Back to Rathole by Thomas Roessler ICANN?s GNSO council had WHOIS on its agenda for today. The options on the table: (1) Accepting the outcome of years of policy development processes; (2) rejecting that outcome (again?), but calling for some kind of fact-gathering to feed into future policy work, in order to keep the space occupied; (3) acknowledging that there is broad dissent in the Internet community, and calling for a sunset on the WHOIS clauses in current agreements, as these clauses are not backed by community consensus any more. http://www.circleid.com/posts/710316_icann_whois_rathole/ ICANN debating Whois Privacy Policy For privacy advocates following the ICANN is considering adopting internet real estate privacy regulations. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/10/icann-debating-.html Internet Policymakers May Punt on Privacy Issue ICANN is set to vote Wednesday on changes to the Web site registration process that would make it easier for people to shield their identities online and, indirectly, cut spammers off from an easy-to-mine database of legitimate e-mail addresses. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/30/AR2007103001543.html Warning over net address limits Internet Service Providers urgently need to roll out the next generation of net addresses for online devices, internet pioneer Vint Cerf has said. Every device that goes online is allocated a unique IP address but the pool of numbers is finite and due to run out around 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7068140.stm Internet Founding Father Warns Net Addresses Will Run Out By 2010 Internet service providers have been urged to roll out the next generation of net addresses before the current addresses runs out completely. http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009007105 ISP addresses running out This is Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the internet, and he is warning the ISP?s to get their act together and roll out the next generation of net addresses before the current ones run out in 2010. http://www.gadgetell.com/2007/10/isp-addresses-running-out/ WHOIS Under Fire Things turned ugly at a meeting of ICANN ? the body responsible for overseeing the registration of internet domain names ? in Los Angeles today. The meeting revolved around a motion seeking to change the nature of the WHOIS registry, which provides information about the registrant of a given domain name. http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1004145 Vint Cerf set to part ways with ICANN The ICANN Los Angeles 2007 meeting begins Monday, and it is Vint Cerf's swan song as chairman of the ICANN board of directors. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to talk to the "father of the internet" about the future of the internet and of ICANN itself. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/29/vint_interview/ http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=2503 Modest reform efforts mask tough issues in gTLD reform ICANN offered a workshop today intended to clarify the latest proposed application process for acquiring new gTLDs and to make the entire process more transparent. Unfortunately, the results were a disappointment, leaving as many contentious questions unanswered as answered. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/30/icann_gnso_forum/ Icann highlights role of internationalised domain names Icann is holding its 30th International Public Meeting this week, featuring key themes such as the ongoing testing and policy discussions around IDNs and new rules for approving TLDs. http://www.pcw.co.uk/itweek/news/2202349/cerf-swansong-icann-chief http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2202349/cerf-swansong-icann-chief http://www.channelweb.co.uk/itweek/news/2202349/cerf-swansong-icann-chief IP Community Critical Of Proposals On ICANN Agenda by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Even the ?father of the Internet? could not find a solution to the ongoing fight over the so-called Whois database, which allow checks on who has registered Internet domain names. When Vinton Cerf steps down from its position as Chairman of ICANN at the closing of this week?s thirtieth ICANN meeting in Los Angeles, the Whois problem might remain unresolved. http://ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=804 Powerful Internet Tool Protects Brand Owners, Empowers Consumers [news release] The International Trademark Association (INTA) today announced its strong support for the Whois database, which is an important agenda item at the ICANN 30th International Public Meeting in California beginning on October 29th, 2007. http://inta.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1733&Itemid=111&getcontent=4 Is it time to get rid of the Whois directory? An ICANN committee is considering a sunset proposal at its meeting this week in Los Angeles that would effectively scrap the directory system on privacy grounds. Among those arguments is that a public-by-default Whois listing may run afoul of Canadian and European Union privacy laws. http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9807356-38.html http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9807356-2.html Faced with clamor for WHOIS reform, ICANN votes to study the issue more The venerable WHOIS database has been under assault for the last several years by critics who contend that the names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers that it contains make it ripe for harvesting by scammers, spammers, and identity thieves, and they have pushed for the information to be stripped down or removed. At a meeting today in California, though, ICANN decided that what's really needed isn't action, but more studies. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071031-faced-with-whois-reform-icann-votes-to-study-the-issue-some-more.html Whois May Be Whowas The little corner of the Internet that tells users who owns an Internet site may be about to close. The corner is the service called whois, which registrars of Internet domains offer with the names and contact information for each site. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/whois-may-be-whowas/ Whois database targeted for destruction The long-running attempt by privacy advocates to bin the Whois database will be up for vote at the ICANN meeting in Los Angeles tomorrow. Cheerleaders for the six-year-old "sunset proposal" say people shouldn't be required to give up personal information to the web to register a domain name. It is frequently abused by spammers and fraudsters, they argue. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/30/whois_was/ The Basics on Whois Databases [AP] The basics on the Whois databases: WHAT IT IS: A group of searchable databases, accessible through sites such as BetterWhois.com, that list full names, organizations, postal and e-mail addresses and phone numbers for owners of domain names ending in ".com" and other major suffixes. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/10/30/1193618831586.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/10/30/1193618831586.html Internet addresses exhausted by 2010 Internet founding father Vint Cerf is urging ISPs to deliver the next generation of IP addresses, before the current pool runs out completely. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/134184/internet-addresses-exhausted-by-2010.html Net protocol to unleash explosion THE biggest technology upgrade to the internet in more than 20 years will be finalised this week, preparing the World Wide Web for an explosion of new growth. The landmark move to the networking technology upgrade, known as IP Version 6 (IPv6), will open the door for billions more devices to be connected to the internet. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22669059-15318,00.html http://www.net4now.com/isp_news/news_article.asp?News_ID=5397 ICANN releases IPV6 fact sheet It hopes to enlarge public understanding surrounding IPV6 and related issues. http://pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;461875710 Head Of ICANN Steps Down He was one of the key architects of what we know today as the Internet. And for the past seven years, Vint Cerf has helped ride herd over the agency that decides on the names and numbers used to access information on the World Wide Web. http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=55366 Icann highlights role of internationalised domain names At 30th public meeting, replacement for outgoing chairman Vint Cerf also due to be announced. http://itnews.com.au/News/64049,icann-highlights-role-of-internationalised-domain-names.aspx Biographical Information on Vint Cerf [AP] http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/10/28/ap4270593.html Vint Cert leaves ICANN Senior Google executive and net pioneer Vint Cerf has resigned as chairman of ICANN. http://p2pnet.net/story/13819 ICANN Community Thanks Vint Cerf for Extraordinary Efforts The ICANN community came together to thank retiring chair Vint Cerf for his eight years of service on the board at a gala ceremony at the 30th International Public Meeting of ICANN. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-31oct07.htm ICANN Signs Historic 30th Framework at 30th International Meeting ICANN has signed three exchanges of letters with ccTLD operators ? including the historic 30th one ? at its 30th International Public Meeting in Los Angeles. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-3-29oct07.htm Workshop Explains New Generic Top Level Domains Framework The nuts and bolts of the proposed policy for creating new gTLDs are being laid out today at a workshop at the 30th International Public Meeting of ICANN. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-29oct07.htm ICANN Opens Historic 30th International Public Meeting in L.A. ICANN has opened its 30th International Public Meeting in Los Angeles. ?It?s fitting to host such an historic meeting in California. ICANN will be looking at issues impacting the future of the Internet in the place where, in many ways, the Internet was born and grew up,? said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN?s President and CEO. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-29oct07.htm ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** .ASIA: addendum and clarifications on SR2C and SR3 On the 25 of October 2007, DotASIA released a Sunrise policies Addendum and clarifications and provides additional considerations for sunrise 2C (SR2C) and sunrise 3 (SR3). http://domainesinfo.fr/english/129/asia-addendum-and-clarifications-on-sr2c-and-sr3.php Big fuss of .eu domains 1,5 years ago, now same with .asia EuroDNS is reporting that a lot of Trademark holders took the opportunity during the sunrise period and protected their brands; you should do the same now before someone else will get your Brand under DotAsia at the new v2.eurodns.com site. http://www.product-reviews.net/2007/10/27/big-fuss-of-eu-domains-15-years-ago-now-same-with-asia/ .CAT - 25,000 registrations and counting .CAT reached it's 25,000th domain name registration today (October 31), less than two years after launching.`"It is a marvellous achievement," said Jordi Iparraguirre, Director General of Fundaci? puntCAT, "but we are even more pleased with the number of pages in Catalan as well as our ratio of pages per domain name which is in the top ten for TLDs around the world. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3144 http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007110101/cat-25000-registrations-and-counting/ http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/10/31/cat-25000-registrations-and-counting/ de: Internet Law - domain name registration in Germany The registry for the .de domain is administered by DENIC in Germany. The Domain Name Contract with DENIC can be concluded once the registration guidelines and general terms and condition laid down by DENIC are fulfilled. The contents of these provisions describe the rights and obligations of the Registry and the Registrant with respect to registration and all issues in relation to Domain Name. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=F324D6ED-6B4E-4FC7-B488-A6DF2ED918B1 DENIC reports progress in the fight against spam DENIC considers the measures it has taken to prevent abuse of domain ("whois") queries by spammers a success. Regarding a particular domain the whois service not only supplies information about whether the domain already exists or not, but also furnishes data on the owner of the domain and a list of contacts. The automatic collection programs that feed the address databases of spammers like to turn to these -- even if the purpose is only to collect valid domain names that can then, put together in haphazard e-mail address assemblies, be bombarded brute-force-like with spam and their validity checked. http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/98141 Domain Name Registration policy for .EU The European Commission has provided a legal framework for the ?.eu? domain with its Registration Policy and Dispute Resolution Rules. An ?.eu? domain name is administered by EURID, the European Registry of Internet Domain Names. The Registration Policy provides the technical and administrative procedures for registrations as well as for the transfer, suspension, revocation and other aspects of acquiring and using ?.eu? domain names. This article presents an overview of the Domain Name registration policy in the European Union. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=5133A55A-689D-4476-AD7E-771A8FAC8ACD Personal dot-ie domain names introduced The IE Domain Registry (IEDR) has relaxed the rules for registering personal domain names. Individuals with a connection to Ireland can now register their own personal dot-ie (.ie) domain name, such as www.johnsmith.ie. The service is being provided by the dot-ie domain registry, IEDR, through a range of accredited resellers. http://www.enn.ie/article/143426.html http://www.businessworld.ie/livenews.htm?a=1888748;s=rollingnews.htm http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/1031/breaking41.htm http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1031/internet.html nl: SIDN launches numerical domain names [news release] SIDN, the .nl registry, will launch numerical .nl domain names at the end of January 2008. A numerical domain name is a domain name that consists exclusively of digits (e.g. 1234.nl) or of a combination of digits and a hyphen (e.g. 12-34.nl). From 1 till 14 December SIDN will organize a sunrise for the holders of registered Benelux and Community trademarks and of trade names. During this period they can pre-register the .nl numerical domain name that corresponds to their right. http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,5428,,,,SIDN_launches_numerical_domain_names.html InternetNZ and ICANN in Exchange of Letters InternetNZ is pleased to announce that it has formalised its relationship with ICANN through the signing of an exchange of letters. http://www.internetnz.net.nz/media/mediareleases/icann311007 InternetNZ and ICANN renew relationship InternetNZ and ICANN have formalised their relationship with an exchange of letters in Los Angeles this week. The exchange means that InternetNZ now officially recognises ICANN?s role in coordinating the root services of the internet, and ICANN officially recognises InternetNZ's role as the ccTLD manager for the .nz domain. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/netw/C6A788C26BCB82FFCC25738500034143 A Kiss on the Go: Second dotMobi Premium Domain Name Online Auction Begins October 31 [news release] dotMobi announced the second of three monthly online auctions for highly desired premium domain names. Beginning Wednesday, October 31 and closing on Wednesday, November 7, an auction of 100 "Premium Names" will be available through Sedo.com. http://mtld.mobi/node/852 New Top-Level Domain .WEB on the Virtual Wide Web [news release] Register Your .WEB Domains at VirtuaDOM.com! Grab a cool .web name and get a great sounding web address! This is an exciting chance to register domains like business.web or money.web. Registration is quick, simple and possible for any individual or business, anywhere in the world. http://press-releases.techwhack.com/14089/.web/ ********************** - DOMAIN SECURITY ********************** .uk Registry: DNSSEC Needs "Enhanced Cooperation" by Brenden Kuerbis As ICANN opened its 30th meeting in Los Angeles on Monday, the .uk registry Nominet released a short position paper on DNSSEC -- and focused on the issue of signing the root zone. Intentionally or not, Nominet's paper validates IGP's long-held contention that there are major public policy issues around DNSSEC. In it they highlight the need for a single trust anchor and warn against alternative solutions. They emphasize the need for the keys to be managed by ICANN/IANA and used by the root zone maintainer to sign the root, and, most importantly, the necessity of opening up root management through "enhanced cooperation." http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/10/31/3325162.html Gmail as an Email Honeypot by Aviram Jenik You all remember cybersquatting, a popular sport in the late 90s, right? McDonalds.com, JenniferLopez.com, Hertz.com and Avon.com thankfully all point to the right web sites today, but thaiairline.com, mcdonald.com, luftansa.com, gugle.com, barnesandnobles.com and other misspellings are fake web sites intended to trap the casual surfer with a hand that?s a bit too much quicker than the eye. http://www.circleid.com/posts/710298_gmail_email_honeypot/ Internet researchers discover new hacking service site Security researchers studying the latest Internet crime trends have discovered a new Eastern European Web site that uses a large botnet to infect vulnerable PCs. The operators of the botnet and Web site charge clients for each successful PC infection. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/102907-internet-researchers-discover-new-hacking.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Achtung, Google! Cyber-squatter demands a job [AP] Google is being held to ransom by a cyber-squatting German desperate for a job with the search giant. Sebastian Klein, a network administrator, has registered at least eight Google-related internet domain names and, in a letter posted in 10 languages on each of the sites, he demands a job in exchange for handing over ownership of the names. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/11/01/1193619024612.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/01/1193619024612.html Domain Name Squatter Wants Google Job "Creative minds write not a normal application, they will ensure that you will be attentive to them!" That's the first line of an open letter posted on adwordsgoogle.de, docsgoogle.de, labsgoogle.de, and five other domain names. The sites' owner and letter's author, German IT guy Sebastian Klein, wants to give his domains to Google... in exchange for a job! http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/10/domain-name-squ.html Free Web Seminar: Domain Portfolio Development Best Practices Managing IP, in partnership with MarkMonitor, is hosting a live web seminar featuring some of the most forward-thinking professionals in the world of online brand protection. Our expert legal panel will be "simulcast" live from the 2007 Insider Forum, MarkMonitor's annual user conference in Washington DC on Tuesday, November 13 at 1pm ET (10am PT). http://markmonitor.com/seminars/071113en.html uk: Clothing retailer hires NetNames for brand protection British clothing firm barbour has appointed NetNames, domain name management firm to protect its brand online. http://www.netimperative.com/2007/10/29/NetNames in: Cyber-squatting : The new identity theft That old scrounge, cyber-squatting, is back with a vengeance especially for a host of global brands in India. With domain name prices falling and more toplevel domains (such as .biz, .cn, .mob and lately .in) getting accredited, cyber squatters are back in business full time. http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2501860.cms Trademark Infringement Meets Consumer Privacy A trademark spat between two financial firms could have far-reaching implications for Web site domain names and consumer privacy. ... Perhaps most to blame in the debacle is the similar domain shared by both businesses. According to the filing, FNFG twice offered to purchase "firstniagara.com" from the insurance brokerage four months before it eventually changed its name from Lockport Savings Bank. http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3707776 cy: Communist politician "cybersquatted" Demetris Christofias, the Communist candidate in Cypriot presidential elections, has fallen victim to "cybersquatters", with a website in his name being offered for sale by its registered owner. http://africa.reuters.com/odd/news/usnL3059360.html http://www.londongreeknews.co.uk/story.php?id=427 ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** European IP addressing group: it's time to jump on the IPv6 bandwagon In May, ARIN, the organization giving out IP address in North America, told us it's time to start adopting IPv6. Five months and another 76 million IPv4 addresses later, ARIN's European counterpart, R?seaux IP Europ?ens (RIPE) adopted a resolution in much the same vein during its fall meeting last week. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071029-european-ip-addressing-group-its-time-to-jump-on-the-ipv6-bandwagon.html CONFERENCE: Future Internet/IPv6 and FP7 - Two-day International Networking event, November 19th-20th, 2007, Beijing, China Ni Hao is a project financed by the European Commission aimed at helping Chinese ICT enterprises and relevant research academies to realize the EU?s specialized IST plan, which includes the provision of information on the latest IST developments, the IST plan and project bidding. The main goal of the Ni Hao project is the establishment of a National IST Chinese Contact Point tasked with encouraging and facilitating the participation of the Chinese research and industry community and other parties interested in EU IST research projects and initiatives. The initiative will encourage more Chinese enterprises to take part in EU projects by promoting the 7th Framework Programme in particular. http://www.ec-nihao.org/pages/Subpage_workshops.html Internet registry warns of Ipv4 depletion The remaining pool of unallocated Ipv4 address space will likely be depleted in two to four years, warns RIPE. IPv4 address space is likely to be fully depleted within two to four years, warned a Regional Internet Registry (RIR) organisation last week. http://pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;383166336;fp;2;fpid;1 IPv6 deployment: Time for action - really I've been in the Internet Service Provider business long enough to survive at least two waves of IPv6 urgency. The first happened almost 10 years ago, when projections of public IP address usage and Internet growth indicated that IPv4 addresses would run out in a few years. The scare, while resulting in IPv6 specifications, turned out to be a false alarm, as most enterprise customers and even some service providers started to use private IPv4 addresses and Network Address Translation (NAT) to overcome the shortage of public IP address. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com.au/tips/tip.asp?DocID=1279850 http://www.searchvoip.com.au/topics/article.asp?DocID=6100935 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** us: Privacy Groups Seek 'Do Not Track' List Nine privacy groups asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Oct. 31 to implement a Do Not Track list to prevent consumers from having their online activities unknowingly tracked, stored and used by marketers and advertising networks. Based on the FTC's popular Do Not Call list, the Do Not Track list would require advertising firms that place persistent tracking technologies on consumers' computers to register with the FTC all domain names of the servers involved in such activities. Developers of browser applications would be encouraged to create plug-ins allowing users to download the list onto their computers. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2210389,00.asp http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=15e4a7b2-d3fd-4f34-a310-c49acabe0888 http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9808978-7.html US groups seek 'do not track' web list Nine US privacy and consumer organisations have asked the Federal Trade Commission to create a "do not track" list for Internet users who don't want their online activities tracked, stored and used by advertising networks. http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSN3133606720071101 http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/11/01/1193619042142.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/01/1193619042142.html Free White Paper on domain names Domain name consultant Lo?c Damilaville first published a White Paper on domain names in 2002. Meant as a general guide to domain name management, a revised edition of the White Paper is now available. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/131/free-white-paper-on-domain-names.php Facebook to speak Chinese with .cn domain name [Reuters] Facebook, the social networking Internet site that is sweeping the globe with a quarter million new members every day, has targeted the world's second-largest Internet market, registering a local Web address in China. http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKSHA23053520071031 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6216168.html Register.com Refocuses on SMB Market As the domain industry becomes saturated with offerings, the level of competition is rising accordingly. Even the veterans are finding it difficult to differentiate their services from competing domain registrars. Recognizing this, domain register Register.com has undergone a significant transformation within the past year, starting with the restructuring of its core management team. http://www.thewhir.com/features/103107_Register_com_Refocuses_on_SMB_Market.cfm MarkMonitor Debuts Domain Management 5 to Combat Online Brand Abuse [news release] With domain name abuse costing companies worldwide more than $1 billion in diverted customer sales and enforcement expenses annually, MarkMonitor?, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, today announced Domain Management 5. The new service simplifies the process of transferring, securing and managing domain names -- allowing Global 2000 companies to foster a strong Web presence and secure and protect valuable trademarks and brand assets on the Internet. http://markmonitor.com/news/press-071031.html Remaining Bullish on VeriSign The following excerpts explain why Zacks information technology analyst Abdul Saleh remains bullish on VeriSign, Inc.. VRSN is expected to release its fiscal Q3:FY07 results on November 1. Pro-forma results for fiscal Q2 were below our expectations but in line with the company's earlier guidance, excluding the impact of its Jamba joint venture. Q2 revenue came in at $368 million, with EPS of $0.25, excluding one-time items and stock-based compensation. Internet Services Group (ISG) revenue was $225 million, driven by better-than-expected security revenue. Communications Services Group (CSG) revenue came in at $139 million, excluding Jamba, roughly flat as the company faced a difficult competitive environment. http://biz.yahoo.com/zacks/071031/10006.html ********************** - DOMAINING ********************** Domain Name Parking Companies Are Very Profitable Domain name parking companies are willing to pay $100s per acquired customer. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/10/31/domain-name-parking-companies-are-very-profitable/ ********************** - AFTERMARKET ********************** Cyber squatters put Sochi-related domains up for sale With Sochi nominated to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, a wealth of websites containing the name of the Black Sea resort or the word "Olympics" have been created. Enterprising individuals register such domain names in the hope of reselling them for millions of euros. However, no one seems willing to pay the price as yet. Andrei Vorobyov from Ru-Center, a major domain name registration center on the Russian Internet said a total of 1,875 Sochi or Olympics-related domain names had been registered. http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20071030/85952295.html Domain name olimpic-sochi.ru sold for $1.8 million The day, when Sochi was announced the capital of the Olympics 2014, became a landmark in the history of the city. Some enterprising people took advantage of the news and registered about 50 domain names sounding similar to Sochi. http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/5062/ HawaiianCruises.com domain sells for almost $39,000 The domain name HawaiianCruises.com attracted an almost $39,000 bid during an auction of Web domains earlier this month, according to a company that ran an online auction of names. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Oct/29/br/br9052348176.html Nearly $10 Million in Domain Names Sold During Moniker's Live and Online Domain Name Auctions at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East [news release] Moniker, the first and only provider of Domain Asset Management(TM) services, today announced that its premium domain name auctions at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East in Hollywood, Fla. generated $9.7 million earlier this month. In total, more than 570 domains offered for bid by Moniker were successfully sold. http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=209501 Answers to Your Questions About GoDaddy?s Auction As GoDaddy gears up for its first Signature Auction, Domain Name Wire gets answers to your commonly asked questions. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/10/29/answers-to-your-questions-about-godaddys-auction/ Online Gambling Domain Names. Get a Domain name for online casino [news release] GamblingNames.com already had the best portfolio of high quality domain names for the gambling industry, but now they raised the bar by adding hundreds of top quality gambling domain names. http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release.php?rID=35277 A Kiss on the Go: Second dotMobi Premium Domain Name Online Auction Begins October 31 [news release] dotMobi announced the second of three monthly online auctions for highly desired premium domain names. Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 31 and closing on Wednesday, Nov. 7, an auction of 100 "Premium Names" will be available through Sedo.com. http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=211250 Sedo?s Live Auction Global Success [news release] On October 25, 2007, GreatDomains closed its latest live auction powered by Sedo. Bidders from 37 countries participated in the auction, which featured premium .COM and .NET domains being sold by members from around the world. At the close of the auction, 40 domains were sold to new owners from countries including the United States, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium, and Australia. http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=22794 ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ US Justices Hear Arguments on Internet Pornography Law Ever since it unanimously overturned the Communications Decency Act a decade ago, the Supreme Court has pushed back against Congressional efforts to regulate Internet content. http://nytimes.com/2007/10/31/washington/31scotus.html us: Child porn law at center of free-speech case The US Supreme Court today will take up a First Amendment test of Congress' ability to tackle child pornography in the digital age. Justice Department lawyers defending a 2003 law that criminalizes the advertising of purported child porn say such Internet ads fuel the market for smut and hurt children even when the advertised pictures are fake. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-29-supremecourt_N.htm us: Pornography law in dock The administration of US President George W. Bush on Tuesday faced tough questions from the Supreme Court as it tried to defend a federal law aimed at catching those who advertise or solicit child pornography, especially online. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21550494/ Is child-porn law too broad? US Supreme Court takes up the case of a man convicted of trying to distribute make-believe porn. Congress has long been concerned about the use of the Internet as an anonymous medium for the sale or exchange of child pornography. In response, law-enforcement officials have maintained an aggressive posture through undercover operations to shut down a thriving illicit market that victimizes children. http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1030/p03s04-usju.html Italian police join international task force against online child pornography [AP] Italian police have joined law enforcement officials from countries including the United States and Britain in an international task force aimed at fighting online child pornography, officials said Wednesday. http://iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/31/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Child-Pornography.php Maltese Government to ?e-enable? every child and make it safe ? Minister Gatt The government is planning on making computer labs obsolete, by e-enabling every child at school and keeping in mind children?s safety, stated IT Minister Austin Gatt yesterday, after signing a cooperation agreement with non-profit organisation Childnet International. http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=59791 mt: Sharp rise in reports of child abuse over internet Between January and September, 115 reports of child abuse over the internet were submitted to the Appogg Hotline service. This represents an average of 12.8 per month, marking a "drastic" increase over the two per month between October and December last year, the agency said. http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=6064 uk: Bullying.com [BBC Radio 4 audio programme] Penny Marshall presents a series investigating the rise in cyber bullying where children are harassed online and via their mobile phones. Penny hears from children and their parents, and questions the experts about how it came to be that one in five children has been the victim of cyber bullying. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bullyingcom/ Safer Internet Day Safer Internet Day takes place each year in February and is an opportunity to dedicate some time in schools to reflect on some of the issues and more importantly to raise awareness of them. Each year there is a competition for schools and details of the forthcoming events will be explained and included here. The pages also provide information about previous events and showcase some of the work done by schools and young people. The winners of the previous year?s competition are highlighted and all of the entries can be found using a searchable database. http://saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/sid.htm Insafe October Newsletter! The October edition of the Safer Internet newsletter is now available covering the following issues: When Moblogger met Littlebrother - or how new communication technologies influence behaviour; the Norwegian model ? reaching telecom providers in Norway 2006 - 2007 - Norwegian internet safety awareness node; think you know how 8 to 10 year olds use the internet? Ofcom research; Self-regulation in Spain; EU Kids Online? celebrates its first year with three new reports; new types of Spam defy filters and threaten your computer; self-regulation among internet users in Germany - Eine Forderung an die Verantwortung des Einzelnen im Web. http://saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/newsletter.htm ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** US Court rejects Google's motion to dismiss American Airlines' lawsuit A federal court judge last week denied a motion by Google Inc. to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by American Airlines Inc. American filed the lawsuit in August in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, saying it wants to stop competitors from using its trademarks to trigger their own advertising on Google. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9044539 Zombie Storm Rising The greatest threat to global cyber security today, according to Internet Security Systems researcher Josh Corman, may be your mother's computer. Or more precisely, the collected computers of all the world's mothers. Along with millions of other out-of-date and unsecured PCs strung together by the Internet--what Corman calls "the leper colony"--those machines represent a combined mass of computing power responsible for most of the Net's spam e-mails, much of its click fraud, and the vicious "denial of service" attacks that can knock sites offline and even destroy online businesses altogether. http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/10/29/zombies-cybercrime-viruses-tech-security-cx_ag_1030zombies.html Policing the net will never work From YouTube's promise to find and stamp out copyright infringing uploads to the counterproposal from the motion picture studios and Microsoft to find and stamp out infringing uploads, everyone is getting in on the act. The problem is, it's all lies, wishful thinking and irresponsible promises. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/30/copyright ************************** PRIVACY ************************** us: Privacy Groups Seek 'Do Not Track' List Nine privacy groups asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Oct. 31 to implement a Do Not Track list to prevent consumers from having their online activities unknowingly tracked, stored and used by marketers and advertising networks. Based on the FTC's popular Do Not Call list, the Do Not Track list would require advertising firms that place persistent tracking technologies on consumers' computers to register with the FTC all domain names of the servers involved in such activities. Developers of browser applications would be encouraged to create plug-ins allowing users to download the list onto their computers. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2210389,00.asp The new urgency to fix online privacy by Eric J. Sinrod A decade ago, I started writing about online privacy issues. At the time, legal colleagues told me that while they found the topic interesting from an academic standpoint, it had no real world applications. They encouraged me instead to focus on "real" upcoming problems, like Y2K. http://www.news.com/2010-1029_3-6216061.html http://news.zdnet.com/2010-1009_22-6216061.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Germany seeks expansion of computer spying ... To the unease of many in a country with a history of government spying through the era of the Gestapo and communist rule in East Germany, law enforcement authorities are using the suitcase bomb case to argue for measures that would significantly expand their ability to spy on the once-private realm of My Documents. http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fg-security30oct30,1,6676940,full.story Australia regulator clears Google-DoubleClick deal [Reuters] The Australian competition regulator said on Tuesday it would not block the $3.1 billion (1.5 billion pounds) acquisition by Google of DoubleClick Inc, a U.S. Web advertising supplier. http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKSYD631020071030 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/10/30/1193618874828.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/10/30/1193618874828.html ACCC gives Google-DoubleClick the nod THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to Google's proposed acquisition of advertising software developer DoubleClick. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22673768-16123,00.html African nations urged to harmonize telecoms laws [Reuters] African countries working jointly to construct an undersea telecoms cable should harmonize laws governing the sector if they are to land the much-awaited communications link, a senior U.N. official said on Monday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKL2905554920071029 http://mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=323437 uk: Ofcom warns of telecoms shake-up A shake-up of European Union telecoms regulation risks undermining national watchdogs and creating an unnecessary layer of bureau?cracy in Brussels, says the UK telecoms regulator. Ed Richards, chief executive of Ofcom, the media and telecoms watchdog, has warned against a European Commission proposal to expand its powers over the telecoms industry. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5538d06e-8719-11dc-a3ff-0000779fd2ac.html ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Google shows ITV a vision of the future Google?s headline advertising revenues surpassed ITV1?s in the third quarter as the search engine demonstrated it could generate more money from sponsored links than 30-second commercials in Coronation Street. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article2767087.ece Visitors to U.S. newspaper Web sites rise -- study [Reuters] The number of people visiting U.S. newspaper Web sites rose 3.7 percent during the third quarter, according to an industry group, even as their print editions reported lower advertising sales. http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN3053797620071030 ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Spurned Google rolls out its Facebook killer [Reuters] Google will offer internet developers an open system to create applications across websites, a move that could challenge the features behind the explosive popularity of social network Facebook. http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKN3043165520071031 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/10/31/1193618954350.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/10/31/1193618954350.html Google leads group assault on Facebook Google and some of the world's largest social networks have launched their most aggressive attack yet on Facebook, their young rival. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2779026.ece Google opens up social networking Google has launched a system that will allow developers to create applications for a variety of social networks. Developers currently have to customise their designs for a particular site with many partnering with the hugely popular Facebook. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7070815.stm Over-50s get networking website An internet social networking site, in the style of Facebook and MySpace, has been launched aimed at people over 50. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/7070667.stm ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Free calls on the web as 3 launches Skype phone Mobile phone company 3 today unveiled its Skype phone, which supports free calls over the internet. The phone goes on sale in the UK on Friday, November 2. It will allow Skype users to make free calls and send texts, and will also work as a normal mobile phone. http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2201304,00.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7066271.stm ********************** SPAM ********************** Spammers hide messages in MP3 files to avoid detection Even your iPod is no longer safe from spam. Security firm MessageLabs today reports that it has spotted a massive run of spam sent out in the form of MP3 files and masquerading as music clips from popular artists. This is the first instance of a large distribution of spam hiding inside sound files, the researchers say. http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=137748 Fake FTC e-mails contain malware payload [IDG] Scammers are sending out virus-laden e-mails claiming to have information on complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission, the FTC warned Monday. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9044598 http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/29/Fake-FTC-emails-contain-virus-attack_1.html Hong Kong Ordinance To Control Spam Implemented Soon Hong Kong is ready to implement the second phase of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance, as well as the supporting Unsolicited Electronic Messages Regulation, on December 22, 2007. http://www.chinatechnews.com/2007/10/30/6030-hong-kong-ordinance-to-control-spam-implemented-soon/ ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** Upwardly mobile Africa: key to development lies in their hands In the barren surroundings of Kwa Phake in the north-east of South Africa, students from the town used to have to leave the families they often support and travel many miles to attend the University of South Africa. They can now study from home, even receiving exam results, using their mobile phones. Fishermen in Tanzania, meanwhile, use mobiles to get weather reports, and a service has been set up in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that alerts jobseekers to potential work via text messages. http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2200919,00.html Africa: Continent Ready for Information Technology Investment, UN Summit Told As a two-day summit on improving Africa's information technology infrastructure wrapped up today in Rwanda, the head of the United Nations telecommunications agency reminded investors that Africa is "open for business and looking for partnerships." The Connect Africa Summit, held in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, brought together some 1,000 participants, including political leaders, executives of information and communication technology (ICT) companies and heads of development banks. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=24477 http://allafrica.com/stories/200710310055.html Intel backs wireless Africa plan Africa needs to embrace wireless broadband as a potential solution to the digital divide, the chairman of Intel Craig Barrett has said. "It's cheaper, easier and more efficient to communicate wirelessly," he told the BBC News website. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7070859.stm africa: Address Electricity Shortfall to Achieve Connectivity - Experts The lack of access to electricity must be addressed comprehensively by African governments if any meaningful improvements in ICT connectivity are to occur, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) has pointed out. http://allafrica.com/stories/200710290121.html Africa: Small Countries Easier to Connect to ICTs - NSN Official Countries that span over a small geographical area such as Rwanda can easily be wired up using the latest technologies compared to larger ones - probably explaining why Rwanda is catching up the information age fastest, a Nokia Siemens Networks senior executive said on Tuesday. http://allafrica.com/stories/200710300975.html Uruguay buys first $100 laptops The first official order for the so-called "$100 laptop" has been placed by the government of Uruguay. The South American country has bought 100,000 of the machines for schoolchildren aged six to 12. A further 300,000 may be purchased to provide a machine for every child in the country by 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7068084.stm '$100 laptop' hits $200 [Reuters] A computer developed for poor children around the world, dubbed "the $100 laptop," has reached a milestone: its price tag is now $200. http://www.news.com/2100-1005_3-6215892.html Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy While the news that Microsoft is developing a version of Windows for the so-called "$100 laptop" has caused some consternation, One Laptop Per Child Chairman Nicholas Negroponte has said the project could not promote openness if it blocked Windows. http://www.news.com/2100-1016_3-6215837.html ********************************* COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ********************************* Google joins the corporate super-league The world's favourite internet search engine, Google, has joined the corporate super-league with a market value which ranks among America's top five companies. Just a decade after its creation in a Stanford University dormitory, the Silicon Valley firm's capitalisation reached $219bn on Tuesday - overtaking healthcare titan Proctor & Gamble to place it fifth on the US stockmarket. http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2202520,00.html ********************** VoIP ********************** VoIP is Dead. It's just another feature, now Business-wise, Skype is a basketcase. But that's just one of the things that makes it one of the most emblematic companies of our time - a real, Ur-Web 2.0 company. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/29/skype_3_analysis/ ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** European police launch vast crackdown on pedophiles The European Union has launched a vast crackdown on suspected pedophiles, following up on leads discovered during a swoop on suspected pedophiles in Australia last year. Some 2500 people across the 27-member bloc are being targeted in the operation, codenamed Koala, which began on Monday, police said. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/01/1193619008744.html au: Lawyer urges suspended sentence for chat room cop The District Court in Adelaide has heard that a former Northern Territory police officer was 'seeking refuge in a virtual world' when he was caught by police trying to lure a child for sex. http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/31/2077786.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2007 --------- David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David §yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile); +61 2 9665 5773 (home) "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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