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CENTR comment on the continuation of the IGF
https://www.centr.org/main/lib/g8/5171-CTR.html

European Internet Governance meeting calls for oversight role for IGF by Brenden Kuerbis
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/9/15/4322423.html

A new ICANN-Commerce Department deal: Does the public get to comment? by Milton Mueller
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/9/16/4323540.html

AFNIC registers the 1,5 millionth .fr domain name
http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/228/afnic-registers-the-1-5-millionth-fr-domain-name

WIPO Conference: 10 Years UDRP - What's Next?
http://wipo.int/amc/en/events/workshops/2009/10yrs-udrp/index.html

Internet pioneer Cerf urges IPv6 migrations [InfoWorld]
http://www.infoworld.com/d/networking/internet-pioneer-cerf-urges-ipv6-migrations-141

Cerf: Turning off pieces of the 'Net 'not sensible' [InfoWorld]
http://www.infoworld.com/t/internet/cerf-turning-pieces-internet-not-sensible-security-strategy-252

'Father of Internet' Reviews His Work [InfoWorld]
http://www.pcworld.com/article/172282/.html


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CENTR comment on the continuation of the IGF
The Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries, CENTR, has been participating actively in the IGF process since the early years of the WSIS summits. Starting from the WSIS in Tunis in 2005, CENTR members have welcomed the opportunity to ducate the various stakeholders on several matters related to the management of the domain name system within the Internet Governance Forum framework.
https://www.centr.org/main/lib/g8/5171-CTR.html

European Internet Governance meeting calls for oversight role for IGF by Brenden Kuerbis
Reports are emerging from European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG), one of the regional Internet Governance Forum events, of calls for a greater role for the IGF in monitoring Internet governance institutions. During a plenary session held today, "The post-JPA phase: towards a future Internet governance model," there was discussion amongst the European governments and other participants about the role of the IGF in contributing to ICANN's accountability.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/9/15/4322423.html

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Advance Notice: Board Committee Public Session; Discussion of public participation and document publication operational policy
The ICANN Board Public Participation Committee (PPC) will be holding a special public session on Monday 5 October at 15:00 UTC to discuss the Committee's work, focusing in particular on the Document Publication Operational Policy currently out for public comment.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18sep09-en.htm

Release of Interisle and TNO reports on Root Scaling
In February 2009, with Resolution 2009-02-03-04, the ICANN Board requested the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC), the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), and the ICANN staff, including the IANA team, to study the potential issues regarding the addition of IDNs, IPv6 addresses, DNSSEC and substantial numbers of new TLDs to the root zone.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18sep09-en.htm

Update: Lamar Smith and Howard Coble Letter to ICANN
Yesterday DNW wrote about a letter that House Judiciary Committee members Lamar Smith and Howard Coble sent to ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom. This letter covers the roll out of new gTLDs and the expiration of ICANN?s joint project agreement with the U.S. Government.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/09/17/update-lamar-smith-and-howard-coble-letter-to-icann/

Expect ICANN's Planned Rollout of New gTLDs to Be Delayed Again
ICANN plans to begin its rollout of an unlimited number of new gTLDs in the first quarter of 2010 but I am hearing that behind the scenes developments make it very likely that you won't see any new extensions before the 2nd quarter of next year, at the earliest. That forecast doesn't even take into account another potential roadblock for ICANN that arose when two of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's top Republicans, Lamar Smith and Howard Coble, wrote a letter to new ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom Tuesday expressing concerns about the proposed introduction of a deluge new top-level domains.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/20090917.htm

A new ICANN-Commerce Department deal: Does the public get to comment? by Milton Mueller
It is no secret that ICANN and the U.S. Commerce Department are engaged in intensive negotations over the future of their relationship as we approach the expiration of the current Joint Project Agreement. We have no inside information about what will happen, but we do suspect that there will be some kind of a new agreement that breaks some new ground. We have already seen the U.S. Congress openly ask for some kind of permanent charter or agreement (which of course we think would be a mistake) and such a new agreement could have long term consequences. Shouldn't ICANN's constituencies and participants be allowed to have their say before ICANN itself signs on to it?
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/9/16/4323540.html

Congress to Beckstrom: Congratulations! Now Answer Our Questions!
On September 15th two senior Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, Lamar Smith and Howard Coble, dispatched a letter to ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom. The letter (text here) starts with a hearty congratulation, but by the second paragraph it is raising concerns over the proposed rollout of new gTLDs and the potential expiration of its Joint Project Agreement with the U.S. on September 30th.
http://www.internetcommerce.org/Congress_to_Beckstrom

Republican Lawmakers Oppose New TLDs
Lamar Smith and Howard Coble, two of the House Judiciary Committee?s top Republicans, have sent a message to ICANN to express concerns about the proposed introduction of numerous top level domains - stating that vast expansion and absence of price caps in the new registry deals could hurt business owners and consumers in the United States.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/up-to-the-minute/republican-lawmakers-oppose-tlds/6044

ICANN Shuts Down Red Register
ICANN has terminated Red Register, Inc.?s accreditation. According to a letter sent by ICANN Director of Contractual Compliance Stacy Burnette, the registrar was violating many terms of its accreditation agreement.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/09/17/icann-shuts-down-red-register/

Icann formalises relationship with ccTLD manager for Ukraine [sub req'd]
ICANN has signed an exchange of letters with Communications System, the country code top level domain manager for the Ukraine domain .ua.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/

Africa's liaison to ICANN: Outreach is under way
The Highway Africa conference, held last week in Grahamstown, South Africa, is the largest gathering of African ICT journalists. Computerworld Kenya interviewed Anne-Rachel Inne, Africa's regional liaison at ICANN.
http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2009/09/16/africas-liaison-icann-outreach-under-way

New generic domain names could be delayed
ICANN's implementation of a potentially unlimited list of new gTLDs could be delayed, it has been claimed.
http://www.globalgold.co.uk/web-hosting-news/domains-news/new-generic-domain-names-could-be-delayed-19368637.html

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ca: CIRA revises its policies, rules, and procedures 
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) revises its policies, rules, and procedures to respond to the demands of Registrants and potential Registrants, to better meet the needs of CIRA Certified Registrars, and to implement operational improvements.
http://www.cira.ca/anounce-website-terms-of-use/
cm: Important Go Live Information

.CM Go Live Commenced 18 September
Netcom.cm Sarl has decided to move the registration platform for .CM top-level domains to its own server instead of a hosted version with Cocca. This will allow Netcom more flexibility and control over the zone. ... The Go-Live will start on September 18, 2009 at 08:00am UTC.
http://netcom.cm/

cz: ENUM Day 3 will offer a wealth of practical information about making calls over the Internet
CZ.NIC association, administrator of the top-level domain .CZ and of the register of Czech ENUM domains, will hold a conference called ENUM Day 3 on Thursday, 15 October. The goal of this one-day event is to demonstrate and present the current topics associated with VoIP and ENUM to those who would like to make calls over the Internet in their companies/organizations or as individuals.
http://www.nic.cz/page/671/enum-day-3-will-offer-a-wealth-of-practical-information-about-making-calls-over-the-internet/

Germany the World's Top Consumer with Domain Names Registration.....
Germany hits the bull''s eye once again. Recently, they have been declared as the world''s second top consumer for domain names next to the United States. This is no surprise to a lot of people since Germany holds the title for having the largest number of internet users in Europe.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Germany+the+World%27s+Top+Consumer+with+Domain+Names+Registration.....-a01073987125
http://www.mycontentbuilder.com/Article/Germany--The-World-s-Top-Consumer-with-Domain-Names-registration----/253611

AFNIC registers the 1,5 millionth .fr domain name
We?ve done it ! On 10th September, AFNIC clocked up its 1,5 millionth .fr domain name ! This domain name was registered by a group of professional performers based in Haute-Savoie called Les Secou?s du Vocal. Its site, www.lessecouesduvocal.fr, draws back the curtain on the shows, singing lessons, workshops/musical comedies etc. offered by these performers, who have decided to go for the .fr extension. Here?s a snapshot.
http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/228/afnic-registers-the-1-5-millionth-fr-domain-name

se: Increased awareness on IPv6 ? but not much action
Although the problem of a coming shortage of IP addresses is discussed more now than a year ago, neither the Swedish Internet industry nor its business or public sector customers have done much to prepare for the transition to IPv6. This is evident in three recent surveys concerning supply and demand of IPv6 services.
http://www.iis.se/en/2009/09/15/okat-medvetande-om-ipv6-%E2%80%93-men-lite-handling/

Momentum grows for .tel in the UK
Telnic Limited, the registry operator for new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that as momentum for .tel domains grow in the UK, BT Business is set to launch an advertising campaign across Bloomberg Television and a new website.
http://telnic.com/downloads/TelMomentum.pdf

.uk registrar conference 2009
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding our third .uk registrar conference on Wednesday 4 November 2009 at Lord's Cricket Ground, London.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=6711

Nominet September Board communique
The communiqu? from the September Board meeting is now available. We would like to highlight the following points:
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=6712

Termination of .YU Internet Domain
The Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names (RNIDS) would like to remind Internet users in Serbia that the .YU domain will stop functioning on 30 September 2009 at midnight, in accordance with a decision of ICANN.
http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en

za: More SA domains on the way
South Africans could soon choose to register their internet sites by using city specific domains, or speciality fields like sport instead of the .co.za domain, the .za Domain Name Authority said on Thursday.
http://www.news24.com/Content/SciTech/News/1132/65b916731b3b45af94a21c75dbe9bc66/17-09-2009%2010-08/More_SA_domains_on_the_way
http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5169470

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Phishing attacks down 45% but only temporarily
The number of phishing attacks fell by 45 per cent globally in August compared with July, according to a new report - but this is likely to be a short-term reprieve as the number of spam campaigns is expected to start rising this month.
http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090917043141/Phishing%20attacks%20down%2045%25%20but%20only%20temporarily

us: Work Continues On Senate Cyber Bill
The Senate Commerce Committee's timetable for advancing broad cybersecurity legislation continues to slip as aides retool key provisions and the bill's co-sponsors -- Commerce Chairman John (Jay) Rockefeller and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine -- continue their prominent roles in the high-stakes healthcare debate. It appears unlikely that a hearing on the measure will happen this month, Rockefeller aides said Wednesday. An August e-mail from Commerce Committee General Counsel Bruce Andrews to outside groups said the panel was aiming for a hearing and a markup in September or October.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/work-continues-on-senate-cyber.php
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090917_5619.php

Sophisticated Botnet Causing a Surge in Click Fraud [IDG]
A new botnet has caused a sharp spike in click fraud because it is skirting the most sophisticated filters of search engines, Web publishers and ad networks, according to Click Forensics.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172202/.html

us: DNI's Strategic Plan Outlines New Missions
The top U.S. intelligence official said counterintelligence and cybersecurity would be given new emphasis under a four-year strategic plan he unveiled Tuesday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/15/AR2009091503430.html

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WIPO Conference: 10 Years UDRP - What's Next?
Overview: On Monday, October 12, 2009, the World Intellectual Property Organization?s Arbitration and Mediation Center ? internationally recognized as the leading institution in the resolution of domain name disputes ? will host a Conference in Geneva, Switzerland to mark the tenth anniversary of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Adopted by ICANN at the initiative of, and with drafting and implementation assistance from WIPO, this quick and cost effective dispute resolution procedure has met with great demand. Since December 1999, the WIPO Center has administered over 30,000 proceedings, of which over 15,000 under the UDRP or UDRP-related policies.
http://wipo.int/amc/en/events/workshops/2009/10yrs-udrp/index.html

Hypocrisy.com: How America?s Big Companies are the Biggest Cybersquatters
In May 2007, I noticed something curious on a new Gateway desktop computer I purchased. When I mistyped a web address, my browser showed a page full of ads. That?s nothing new. But who profited from the page was. It wasn?t some small fry cybersquatter. It was Gateway.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/09/17/hypocrisy-com-how-americas-big-companies-are-the-biggest-cybersquatters/

The Chinese Domain Scam
I received an email that, judging by the set-up, can only be one thing: the bait for a type of scam I have not seen before. We have all heard about domain squatters, who register domains they think someone else might want some day just so they can sell them off for much higher than the going rate for domain registration and make a tidy profit. There have even been cases where large corporations have played upon our fear of domain squatters to snatch public relations coups from the jaws of public condemnation.
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=2376

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Internet pioneer Cerf urges IPv6 migrations [InfoWorld]
Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf has repeated a call for migrations to IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) to stave off an anticipated lack of available addresses on IPv4.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/networking/internet-pioneer-cerf-urges-ipv6-migrations-141
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/319018/
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091709-internet-pioneer-cerf-urges-ipv6.html
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138187/Internet_pioneer_Cerf_urges_IPv6_migrations
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/319018/
http://www.techworld.com.au/article/319018/
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/319018/
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/09/17/cerf-turning-pieces-net-not-sensible

Cerf: Turning off pieces of the 'Net 'not sensible' [InfoWorld]
Vinton Cerf probably needs no real introduction, having been a codesigner of the basic architecture of the Internet and of the TCP/IP protocol that makes the Internet possible. He is even known as a "father of the Internet." Cerf appeared at an IEEE event in Silicon Valley last night to celebrate the 40th anniversary of DARPAnet, a forerunner to the Internet, and the 125th anniversary of IEEE itself. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill spoke with Cerf about a variety of Internet topics, including government legislation that could give the president greater authority over the Internet. Cerf also discussed his career with the now world-changing Internet.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/internet/cerf-turning-pieces-internet-not-sensible-security-strategy-252
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138216/Cerf_Turning_off_pieces_of_the_Net_not_sensible_
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091709-cerf-turning-off-pieces-of.html

Agencies should plan now to enable IPv6 on public-facing servers
The pool of available IPv4 addresses will be completely allocated in the not-too-distant future. ?It will happen 717 days from today, around 2 in the afternoon, just before tea time,? said John Curran, president of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN).
http://fcw.com/articles/2009/09/17/ipv6-public-facing-servers-arin.aspx

Cisco Says IPv6 Could Thrive in Smart Grid
Few doubt that the smart grid -- the plan to upgrade the nation's electrical networks, backed by supporters including politicians, environmental groups and tech industry leaders -- is anything less than an ambitious undertaking.
http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/news/article.php/3839686
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3839641

Security will not come naturally with IPv6
The next generation of Internet Protocols has some security features built into it, but IPv6 is not inherently more secure than the current IPv4 now in use, said Brett Thorson, network and security architect at Excivity and a security adviser to the North American IPv6 Task Force.
http://www.gcn.com/Articles/2009/09/17/IPv6-security.aspx

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'Father of Internet' Reviews His Work [InfoWorld]
Vinton Cerf probably needs no real introduction, having been a codesigner of the basic architecture of the Internet and of the TCP/IP protocol that makes the Internet possible. He is even known as a "father of the Internet." Cerf appeared at an IEEE event in Silicon Valley last night to celebrate the 40th anniversary of DARPAnet, a forerunner to the Internet, and the 125th anniversary of IEEE itself. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill spoke with Cerf about a variety of Internet topics, including government legislation that could give the president greater authority over the Internet. Cerf also discussed his career with the now world-changing Internet.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/172282/.html

Results of the Second International conference for ccTLD registries and registrars of the CIS, Central and Eastern Europe
The Second International conference of ??TLD registries and registrars of the CIS, Central and Eastern Europe co-hosted by the Coordination Center for TLD RU, ISOC-SI, ARNES and supported by ICANN was conducted on September 7 and 8, 2009 in Bled, Slovenia.
http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=549

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Christian.com Finds $600,000 in the Collection Plate, .Mobi Domain Goes for 6 Figures and $2.8 Million ccTLD Sale Comes to Light
The past week has been a very interesting one for the domain aftermarket. Sedo.com and RickLatona.com announced they had worked together to get a $600,000 sale of Christian.com completed. The buyer was Boris Kleiman, the same man who laid out $1.1 million for Call.com last week. Kleiman told Domain Name Wire that he?s going to use the domain name for a Christian social network and Christian encyclopedia. This sale easily tops our new weekly Top 20 Domain Sales chart.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2009/20090916.htm

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Indian security agencies seek Internet telephony ban
India's security agencies have recommended a ban on international Internet telephony until a system to trace the calls is in place, officials said, the latest move to plug security loopholes after the Mumbai attacks.
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-42531120090917

Google CEO questions Murdoch's online pay plan
Publishers of general news would find it hard to charge for their content online because too much free content is available, the chief executive of Google Inc said on Thursday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58G66120090917
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/google-slams-murdoch-plan-to-charge-for-online-news-20090918-fu5u.html
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/biz-tech/google-slams-murdoch-plan-to-charge-for-online-news-20090918-fu5u.html

Heavensfield centre opens its doors to America?s internet addicts
Ben Alexander is an internet addict. His drug of choice is the World of Warcraft online role-play game. He used to spend as much as 17 hours a day lost in a virtual realm of wizards and trolls ? a pursuit that eventually led to him dropping out of college.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/gadgets_and_gaming/article6839222.ece

Google Aims to Wrest Display Ads From Yahoo
Google is pushing for a second act. The company has built its fortune almost entirely on the back of small text ads, which appear alongside its search results and on sites across the Web. Now it is stepping up efforts to make inroads into graphical display ads, a business long dominated by Yahoo.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/technology/internet/18exchange.html

Google Unveils Market for Display Ads
Google Inc. Friday announced a highly anticipated service that will make it a middleman for selling graphical ads over the Internet.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125326524825922603.html

Yahoo Is Set to Unveil Big Marketing Push
Yahoo is expected to unveil a major new marketing campaign on Tuesday during an advertising conference in New York, according to people briefed on its plans.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/yahoo-set-to-unveil-big-marketing-push/

Google cracks the secret of net display advertising
The scariest question a venture capitalist can ask a company seeking funding is: what if Google enters your market? For years, this question has haunted folk in mainstream advertising. They had already seen Google collar an overwhelming share of the targeted-advertising market via its AdSense and AdWords technology, the system through which small, hopefully relevant, text ads appear alongside the results of internet searches.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/20/google-advertising-john-naughton

Swedish group calls gaming addiction a 'pandemic' threat
A Swedish organization called the Youth Care Foundation claims that computer gaming addiction is reaching pandemic proportions around the world. This is the same group that called World of Warcraft "the cocaine of the computer games world" back in February.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10356098-62.html

Comment: Internet news: there's no such thing as a giveaway
Free? It's a deluding word in a deluded internet world. On the one hand, newspaper publishers are forming a queue around New York's blocks to get expert advice on building pay walls around the precious words their writers pen. One the other hand, angry bloggers swear that the net is "free" and great corporations rally to their banner. "I would rather the BBC was abolished than that we started encrypting news to stop people seeing it," vows director general Thompson.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/sep/20/free-media-content-comment

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au: Facebook Six fight for right to bag boss
Six prison workers must wait until next week to find out if they will be sacked for criticising their bosses on Facebook.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-six-fight-for-right-to-bag-boss-20090917-fsw4.html
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/prison-guards-demand-right-to-complain-online-20090918-ftur.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/2877515/

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au: ACMAsphere Issue 45 - September 2009
... In other news, we celebrate the launch of a new cyberbullying episode of Hector?s World? by ACMA Chairman Chris Chapman at Birchgrove Primary School in Sydney. Mr Chapman was joined by Liz Butterfield, Managing Director of Hector?s World Ltd, at the launch, where guests were treated to a special presentation of the Hector?s World cyberbullying song by Class 1F.
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_9030

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Pirate Bay buyer faces setbacks
The sale of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay has been hit by a further setback after its potential buyer was served with a bankruptcy petition. The document was filed with a Swedish court by a creditor of Global Gaming Factory (GGF), which outlined plans to buy the site in June.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8263471.stm

UK Premier League clamps down on web pirates illegally broadcasting matches
A website that illegally streams live television to personal computers and shows English football games each week could be closed down by the Premier League.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/sep/20/premier-league-fights-web-pirates

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Google vs. Apple: Who's telling the truth?
First it was Steve Jobs' health. Then it was the layoffs earlier this year. Now the Google Voice rejection. Apple's credibility is being questioned yet again.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10356462-37.html

Apple's Phil Schiller rejected Google Voice app
The news has come to light after the Federal Communication Commission in the United States released an unredacted version of a letter Google submitted to the FCC as evidence in an ongoing investigation by the Commission in to the circumstances surrounding the rejection of the Google Voice app by Apple. The Commission is particularly keen to establish whether AT&T, the iPhone's exclusive carrier in the United States, played any part in deciding that the app should not be allowed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6207527/Apples-Phil-Schiller-rejected-Google-Voice-app.html

Philippines ponders text levy
... The parliament in Manila is planning to implement an excise tax on text messages in a desperate attempt to narrow the country's budget deficit this year.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/20/philippines-tax-text-messages

Privacy in Electronic Communications: The Regulation of VoIP in the EU and the United States by Rebecca Wong and Daniel Garrie [Computer Telecommunications Law Review]
Abstract: The growth of internet telephony or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services has led to questions by policymakers and legislators over the regulation of VoIP. In this article, the authors consider the extent to which VoIP services are protected from an EU/US perspective and the concerns arising from the current legislative framework, mainly from privacy perspective. The second part considers VoIP services in general. The third part examines the European framework and in particular, the current categorisation of VoIP services, before considering the privacy perspective, taking into account the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications 2002/58 and the general Data Protection Directive 95/46. The fourth part will consider the US
framework in protecting the privacy of communications, asserting that the federal courts and legislatures should act to explicitly protect VoIP oral internet communications. The final part will conclude by discussing the principal areas that still need to be addressed.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1466153

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ae: Community Development Authority signs MoU with TRA for enhanced cyber safety
The Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to leverage on the UAE Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) and ensure a safer cyber security environment for UAE internet users. The MoU is part of joint efforts to strengthen economic and cultural growth in the UAE.
http://tra.gov.ae/news_Community_Development_Authority_signs_MoU_with_TRA_for_enhanced_cyber_safety_-94-1.php

uk: Reforms will clamp down on ?menace? of online libel
Plans to clamp down on internet libel were announced by ministers yesterday after a long-running battle through the courts led by The Times.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/legal/article6837485.ece

Government may shield websites from libel claims with 'single publication' rule
The Government could scrap a part of defamation law that makes newspapers liable many times for material in a single article. The Government may prevent people suing every time a web page 'publishes' an article.
http://out-law.com/page-10388

UK government plans web libel shake-up
Internet libel laws in the UK could face drastic changes following a consultation, which has been launched by the government.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=3202066
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/918C680F65B936F5CC2576340078348B
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091709-government-plans-web-libel.html

France Fines eBay Over Counterfeit Goods
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA on Friday said a French tribunal found eBay Inc. responsible for counterfeiting on its Web site, the latest fight regarding when sites are liable for the sale of counterfeit items.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125329940640123621.html

Court orders eBay to pay ?72,000 - LVMH
A Paris tribunal has found that eBay violated LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton trademarks in keyword searches, but the fine of 80,000 euros (72,242 pounds) levelled against the Internet company was far less than the French luxury brand had hoped for.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58H54N20090919

EBay calls on EU to change luxury brand rules [AP]
EBay Inc. called Thursday on the European Union to change antitrust rules that allow luxury manufacturers to choose who can sell their branded goods online.
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ebay-calls-on-eu-to-change-luxury-brand-rules-20090917-fttd.html
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ebay-calls-on-eu-to-change-luxury-brand-rules-20090917-fttd.html

Phishing attacks down 45% but only temporarily
The number of phishing attacks fell by 45 per cent globally in August compared with July, according to a new report - but this is likely to be a short-term reprieve as the number of spam campaigns is expected to start rising this month.
http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090917043141/Phishing%20attacks%20down%2045%25%20but%20only%20temporarily

us: Work Continues On Senate Cyber Bill
The Senate Commerce Committee's timetable for advancing broad cybersecurity legislation continues to slip as aides retool key provisions and the bill's co-sponsors -- Commerce Chairman John (Jay) Rockefeller and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine -- continue their prominent roles in the high-stakes healthcare debate. It appears unlikely that a hearing on the measure will happen this month, Rockefeller aides said Wednesday. An August e-mail from Commerce Committee General Counsel Bruce Andrews to outside groups said the panel was aiming for a hearing and a markup in September or October.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/work-continues-on-senate-cyber.php
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090917_5619.php

Sophisticated Botnet Causing a Surge in Click Fraud [IDG]
A new botnet has caused a sharp spike in click fraud because it is skirting the most sophisticated filters of search engines, Web publishers and ad networks, according to Click Forensics.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172202/.html

us: DNI's Strategic Plan Outlines New Missions
The top U.S. intelligence official said counterintelligence and cybersecurity would be given new emphasis under a four-year strategic plan he unveiled Tuesday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/15/AR2009091503430.html

Skype Founders File Another Suit in eBay Saga
Two companies owned by the founders of Skype have filed another lawsuit that could complicate eBay Inc.'s $2 billion deal to sell the Internet communications company to a group of investors.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125328729155823251.html

Skype trade secrets were stolen to help eBay sale, founders claim
The founders of Skype have alleged its trade secrets were stolen to help facilitate its sale by its current owner, eBay, in a move which could scupper the $2bn (?1.2bn) deal.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/19/skype-secrets-stolen-founders-allege

Skype Founders Escalate Legal Fight Over Sale
The founders of the Internet calling service Skype are pursuing every legal avenue in an effort to scuttle eBay?s sale of the service. On Friday, they filed another lawsuit related to the sale.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/technology/companies/19skype.html

Further doubts over Skype deal after new law suit is filed
The original founders of Skype filed another lawsuit today, throwing further doubt over eBay's $2 billion deal to sell the internet telephony company to an investment group.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article6840656.ece

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Is China imposing more powerful version of Green Dam, called Blue Shield? Reporters sans fronti?res
Reporters Without Borders is very worried about reports that Internet Service Providers in the southern province of Guangdong have installed a new filtering software called Landun (Blue Shield or Blue Dam in English) that is more powerful that its problematic predecessor Green Dam.
http://www.rsf.org/Is-China-imposing-more-powerful.html

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eu: State aid: Commission adopts Guidelines for broadband networks
The European Commission has adopted Guidelines on the application of EC Treaty state aid rules to the public funding of broadband networks. The Guidelines provide a clear and predictable framework for stakeholders and will help Member States to accelerate and extend broadband deployment. The Guidelines also contain specific provisions concerning the deployment of Next Generation Access networks, allowing public support to foster investment in this strategic sector without creating undue distortions of competition. The Guidelines take account of comments received during a public consultation.
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1332

Aust ISPs asked to scan for, neutralize zombies
Australia's Internet Industry Association (IIA) has drafted a code encouraging ISPs to actively check their networks for botnet-infected PCs, and inform the owners of the breach.
http://www.telecomasia.net/content/aust-isps-asked-scan-neutralize-zombies

Telecom groups welcome EU guidelines
Telecom groups have welcomed European Union guidelines on funding broadband infrastructure, which will grant member states limited opportunities to subsidise internet access in areas unappealing to private operators.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e551417e-a394-11de-9fed-00144feabdc0.html

European Commission in the loop on Microsoft/Yahoo web deal
Microsoft has confirmed that it is engaged in informal talks with European antitrust regulators about their proposed search engine partnership with Yahoo. A Microsoft spokesman said: "We anticipated that this deal would be closely reviewed in the United States and EU, and discussions in both geographies continue. We remain hopeful the deal will close in early 2010."
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4705914,00.html

FCC Chief to Propose New Rules for How Firms Control Internet Traffic
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission plans to propose rules Monday that would prevent telecommunications, cable and wireless companies from blocking or slowing Internet traffic related to specific applications or services, according to sources at the agency.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091803596.html

Report: FCC will formalize Net neutrality rule [IDG]
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is planning to create formal rules against Internet providers selectively blocking or slowing traffic, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
http://infoworld.com/d/networking/report-fcc-will-formalize-net-neutrality-rule-421
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138267/Report_FCC_will_formalize_net_neutrality_rule
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091809-report-fcc-will-formalize-net.html

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Google goes into print with 2m books
After five years of scanning books electronically, Google is finally entering the print publishing business for the first time.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6cad4992-a3b3-11de-9fed-00144feabdc0.html

Five US State AGs on Google Books settlement: We object
Five state attorneys general have joined the opposition to Google's settlement with book authors and publishers, objecting to the way the settlement distributes unclaimed funds.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10356034-265.html

Justice Dept Urges Court to Reject Google Deal
The Justice Department urged a federal court on Friday to reject Google's disputed settlement with book authors and publishers, citing concerns that the deal to create the world's largest digital library could violate copyright and antitrust laws.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091804149.html

Government Urges Changes to Google Books Deal
In the latest challenge to Google?s plan to establish the world?s largest digital library and bookstore, the Justice Department said late Friday that a proposed legal settlement between Google and book authors and publishers should not be approved by the court without modifications.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/technology/internet/19google.html

Opposition To Aspects Of Google Book Project Settlement Mounts
Google?s court settlement in the United States that could allow the search engine giant to sell scanned books online is increasingly coming under fire prior to the final hearing in the matter next month. Government entities and groups in the United States and in Europe that oppose the settlement could, at the very least, temporarily derail Google Book Search, according to sources.
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/09/18/opposition-to-aspects-of-google-book-project-settlement-mounts/

DOJ Urges Changes To Google Book Deal
The Justice Department weighed in on Google's plan to create the world's largest digital library and bookstore late Friday, telling a New York federal court that it should press for changes to a pending $125 million deal in a class-action lawsuit involving the Internet giant, authors and publishers. The government said it has concerns about the arrangement, which stemmed from a 2005 suit, but a properly structured deal could have societal benefits.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/doj-urges-changes-to-google-bo.php

US objects to Google book deal
The US Justice Department has urged a New York court to reject a deal that would allow internet company Google to publish millions of books online. The deal raised copyright and anti-trust issues, the department said, and should be rejected in its current form.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8264544.stm

France: Stress and worker suicides mean the future's not bright at Orange
At his home in a smart neighbourhood on the outskirts of Marseille, Michel liked to proudly display his scores of trophies from marathons from New York to Paris. "You need a certain spirit and mental focus for long-distance running," said his sister Christine.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/18/france-telecom-suicides-orange-bullying

Google's corporate culture - Creative tension : The internet giant seeks new ways to foster innovation
Few companies are as creative as Google, which serves up innovations almost as fast as its popular search-engine serves up results. This week the firm unveiled a new version of its Chrome web browser and launched Fast Flip, which lets users scroll through the contents of an online newspaper in much the same way that they leaf through its pages in print. On September 30th the company will roll out another fledgling product, Google Wave, for a test involving some 100,000 people. Billed as a revolutionary way to collaborate online, Wave is also the product of a new, more structured approach to innovation within the company.
http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14460051

Can Amazon Be Wal-Mart of the Web?
The hum of 102 rooftop air conditioners and a chorus of beeping electric carts provide the acoustic backdrop in Amazon.com?s 605,000-square-foot distribution facility on this city?s west side. But the center?s employees can almost always hear Terry Jones.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/business/20amazon.html

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WiMax Is (Still) on Its Way. Maybe.
By the end of 2010, users in more than 80 U.S. cities may be able to ditch their cable modems, T1 setups and DSL lines -- and the Wi-Fi routers that go with them -- in favor of WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) broadband wireless technology.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/172253/.html

Will Telstra be a friendly gorilla?
A brand new gorilla will be roaming the nation's telecommunications jungle when the Rudd government finishes carving up Telstra to make way for its national broadband network.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26084720-21147,00.html

Telstra behind broadband network: Livingstone
Telstra is still firmly behind the federal government's push for a national broadband network (NBN), according to the telco's chairwoman, Catherine Livingstone.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26090567-15306,00.html

Legislated blackmail for NBN monopoly by Henry Ergas
In recent weeks, I have been repeatedly attacked by government ministers, notably Communications Minister Stephen Conroy. The crime cited is to be chairman of a company that is in administration. That administration is entirely voluntary and was forced neither by creditors nor by customers.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26088078-7583,00.html

nz: Doubt raised on broadband plan if big telcos left out in the cold
Doubt has been raised about the viability of the Government's broadband plan without Telecom playing a meaningful role.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10598009

nz: Ultra-fast internet in 10 years
Plans for a billion dollar spend-up on ultra-fast broadband have been finalised by the Government.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10597772

nz: Broadband door opens to Telecom [The Dominion Post]
The Government reopened the door to Telecom taking part in its plan to roll out ultrafast broadband to millions of homes, businesses and schools, after chief executive Paul Reynolds yesterday complained it had been slammed shut.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/2872107/

NZ Telecom ?firmly in the frame? for $1.5b broadband roll-out
Steven Joyce?s latest comments confirm he would entertain a multi-regional - or even national - broadband network bid from a single player. During parliament yesterday communications minister Steven Joyce fielded a patsy question from one of his fellow members of the commerce committee.
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/telecom-firmly-frame-15b-broadband-roll-out-111150

NZ Government to Proceed With Broadband Plan
The government is firm about its decision of rolling out ultra fast broadband internet in New Zealand, connecting millions of homes, businesses and schools with World Wide Web in order to let them make optimum use of technology. The government will establish a new company, Crown Fibre Holdings, within a month to carry out its plans.
http://topnews.net.nz/content/2576-government-proceed-broadband-plan

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au: Porn accused 'can't stop'
A Ballarat man who was banned from using the internet faced court yesterday after police allegedly found more child pornography on his computer.
http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/porn-accused-cant-stop/1626940.aspx


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