Don't forget to check out http://www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the archive of the last 3 months of the news. And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** ICANN Signs Up Disappearing Nation http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2010/07/icann-signs-up-disappearing-nation/ .NZ Domain Names with Macrons To Launch on 26 July http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/07/10/nz-domain-names-with-macrons-launch-on-26-july/ DNSSEC is but one link in the security chain by Chris Wright http://www.ausregistry.com/blog/?p=498 Pro Se Litigants Secure Big Victory for Domain Owners in Ninth Circuit Trademark Ruling http://pblog.bna.com/techlaw/2010/07/pro-se-litigants-secure-big-victory-for-domain-owners-in-ninth-circuit-trademark-ruling.html VeriSign antitrust claims will be heard in court http://domainincite.com/verisign-antitrust-claims-will-be-heard-in-court/ VeriSign Court Case Loss Could Shake Up Registry for .COM and .NET Domains http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=11805 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** uk: Comms minister Vaizey reads internet script excellently In his first outing in the minefield of internet politics, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries Ed Vaizey stuck firmly to the script. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/08/internet_governance_forum/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Accountability & Transparency Review ? Community Feedback Per its Brussels statement, the Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) now opens a public forum that will enable ?the Community to provide inputs and suggestions at any point during the ATRT review?. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09jul10-en.htm FY11 Operating Plan and Budget Adopted by Board in Brussels is Now Posted On 25 June 2010 in Brussels, the ICANN Board approved the FY11 Operating Plan and Budget [PDF, 2.51 MB], which describes the planned activities and required resources for this fiscal year. The activities are based on ICANN?s strategic priorities, and include comments and feedback received from the community on both the Budget Framework [PDF, 767 KB] posted 17 February 2010 and the draft Operating Plan and Budget [PDF, 1.33 MB] posted 17 May 2010. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-09jul10-en.htm Call for Expressions of Interest for 2010-2011 Nominating Committee Chair ICANN is immediately seeking expressions of interest for the 2010-2011 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Chair. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-09jul10-en.htm ICANN Signs Up Disappearing Nation The Netherlands Antilles, an agglomeration of former Dutch colonies in the Caribbean, will disappear on October 10, 2010. None of the ex-colonies in question ? Cura?ao, St Maarten, Saba, Bonaire, and St Eustatius ? have been particularly happy with the status quo. (Aruba achieved a separate status in 1986). http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2010/07/icann-signs-up-disappearing-nation/ Lego launches attack on new TLDs Toymaker Lego has filed a scathing criticism of ICANN?s latest Draft Applicant Guidebook for prospective new TLD registries, saying it ignores trademark holders. http://domainincite.com/lego-launches-attack-on-new-tlds/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Correction of deliberate misinformation about SWITCH At the moment, customers of SWITCH are being asked by third parties to transfer their domain name from SWITCH to a different supplier. The reason given for this is that it will soon no longer be possible to register domain names with SWITCH. http://www.switch.ch/about/news/2010/berichtigung.html .CN Domain Names Are Unlocking the .?? ccTLD When the story broke that the new Chinese ccTLDs .?? and .?? (each meaning .China) ? were approved by ICANN and were managed by the Chinese registry CNNIC, the first question that came to mind was how are these new ccTLDs going to be used? http://idnblog.com/2010/07/09/cn-domain-names-unlocking-??/comment-page-1/ .CO Internet Extends Deadline for ?Landrush? to Secure .CO Domain Names Due to extraordinary demand for the impending .CO domain launch, .CO Internet S.A.S., the registry operator of the .CO domain, today announced it has officially extended the deadline for people and companies to secure high-priority .CO domain names prior to their availability to the general public on July 20. The deadline for the ?Landrush? phase will be extended through Friday, July 16th at 12:00 pm (Noon) EDT. http://www.cointernet.co/media/press-releases/co-internet-extends-deadline-?landrush?-secure-co-domain-names Which top brands turned down their .co domains? Playboy, Pepsi and Pizza Hut are among 17 of the world?s top 100 brands that did not use the .co sunrise period to register their trademarks as .co domain names. http://domainincite.com/which-top-brands-turned-down-their-co-domains/ ee: Registry has temporarily stopped accepting domain applications. Update: Registry operations resumed 06.07 14:12 Estonian Internet Foundation asks patience from registrants. Apparently not all registrars had equivalent access to our Registry. The registry-registrar model requires that all registrars are treated as equals thus registrations from all registrars were ceased until further test can be carried out with all parties involved. Registrars will continue to accept all applications from registrants. http://www.eestiinternet.ee/eng/news/registry-has-temporarily-stopped-accepting-domain-applications-update-registry-operations-resumed-0607-1412 fr: AFNIC offers a clearer look at its quality of service (QoS) performance Starting in July 2010, AFNIC will publish a monthly dashboard measuring the quality of its services. http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/257/afnic-offers-a-clearer-look-at-its-quality-of-service-qos-performance India: Domain Name - Potential Trade Mark [reg req'd] INTRODUCTION: Although the internet has been around for over a decade, the concept of 'Domain Name' is still an enigma to many. From the average person's point of view, it is understood as the internet address belonging to any specific person or entity. Though this may seem easy to understand, conceptually, Domain Names are quite technical in nature. Domain name is a name given to the "Internet Protocol address" or in short 'IP address' of every computer having internet accessibility and is identified through a combination of numbers and for ease of identification, are allotted names. http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=103086 Jobs boards slam plan to open up .jobs Providers of online jobs boards have started to complain to ICANN about plans by registry manager Employ Media to liberalize the .jobs sponsored top-level domain. http://domainincite.com/jobs-boards-slam-plan-to-open-up-jobs/ no: Submissions to the public consultation on domain names for private individuals The consultation was announced on 5 March 2010 and lasted until 17 May. A total of 129 individuals and organizations participated. The submissions are published here (in Norwegian only). http://www.norid.no/regelverk/forslag/privatpersoner/hsvar/index.en.html .nz Domain Names with macrons; Launching 26 July 2010 Registrations of .nz domain names which include macrons over the vowels will begin to be available to everyone on a first-come, first-served basis from 26 July 2010. The launch of this new type of domain name will coincide with M?ori Language week 2010, which this year runs from 26 July - 1 August. http://dnc.org.nz/story/nz-domain-names-macrons .NZ Domain Names with Macrons To Launch on 26 July .NZ domain names with macrons over the vowels such as ?, ?, ?, ? and ? as used in the written form of the M?ori language will become available as of 26 July according to the news release from New Zealand's Domain Name Commissioner republished below. The launch coincides with M?ori Language week 2010. http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/07/10/nz-domain-names-with-macrons-launch-on-26-july/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/nz-domain-names-with-macrons-to-launch-on-26-july.html Tuvalu internet domain name causing problems The most famous deal in Tuvalu's trade history has been labelled as "exploitation" by the Government that has now inherited it. http://www.3news.co.nz/Tuvalu-internet-domain-name-causing-problems/tabid/417/articleID/165108/Default.aspx uk: Nominet communicating system changes We are making some changes to how we communicate changes to our systems and services to registrars. We now aim to publish release notes outlining system changes approximately one month before the release. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=7636 Investors circle ICM as .xxx enters home straight ICM Registry?s board of directors has approved a $5 million funding round, following the recent decision by ICANN to put the .xxx top-level domain onto the path to approval. http://domainincite.com/investors-circle-icm-as-xxx-enters-home-straight/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** DNSSEC is but one link in the security chain by Chris Wright As the implementation of DNSSEC continues to gather momentum, with a number of ccTLDs, and now .org having deployed it into production, I think it is worth pausing to consider that while DNSSEC is a significant step forward in terms of securing the DNS, it is but one link in the security chain and is therefore not, in itself, a comprehensive solution to fully securing the DNS system. http://www.ausregistry.com/blog/?p=498 US official calls securing critical infrastructure against cyberattack impractical Securing the nation's power grid and other computer systems that operate the nation's critical infrastructure against cyberattack is unrealistic, because companies cannot afford to check if suppliers have provided trustworthy products, said an intelligence official from the Energy Department on Thursday. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100708_3510.php Has The Cyberwar Threat Been Exaggerated? As succeeding presidential administrations and leaders in the Pentagon devote increasing resources to defending U.S. computer networks and planning for potential cyber warfare, some observers are questioning whether the cyber threat has been overstated. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127861446 The Importance of Domain Name System Security Extensions (Opinion) I don't typically delve into technical issues in this column, but this month I'm going to take a shallow dive because there's an important issue that I think government CIOs, especially state CIOs, need to begin planning for: Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). Most CIOs are somewhat familiar with the original Domain Name System (DNS), but the DNSSEC creates some complications, so in less than 700 words I'm going to explain why you should care about it. http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/766159 Postal services move into DNS security? I must admit to being intrigued to be invited to talk at the inauguration of the new ?Global Cyber Security Center? (or GC-SEC for short) initiative. This new body has been set up by the Poste Italiane postal company with a host of supporting parties, such as the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and United States Dept. of Homeland Security. At first glance they seem very odd bedfellows and the slightly stilted opening procedures did little to change that perception. http://blog.nominet.org.uk/insight/2010/07/postal-services-move-into-dns-security/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Pro Se Litigants Secure Big Victory for Domain Owners in Ninth Circuit Trademark Ruling The Ninth Circuit today released a cranky but important decision on the application of the trademark law's nominative fair use doctrine as it applies to the selection of an internet domain name that contains a trademarked term. The case involved Toyota's trademark infringement claims against a pair of auto brokers that operated at the buy-a-lexus.com and buyorleaselexus.com domain names. The lower court enjoined the auto brokers' use of the Lexus marks in the domains, but the Ninth Circuit said, in effect, not so fast. http://pblog.bna.com/techlaw/2010/07/pro-se-litigants-secure-big-victory-for-domain-owners-in-ninth-circuit-trademark-ruling.html nz: Judge calls bluff on online gambling site The poker news websites went wild. "New Zealand Court Backs Poker" proclaimed gamblingonlinemagazine.com. "In a groundbreaking ruling a New Zealand court has delivered a huge blow to opponents of online poker, and poker in general," said pokernewsboy.com. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/national/3904901/Anti-abortion-activist-set-up-bogus-website http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10657874 http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/national-news/3905082/Anti-abortion-activist-set-up-bogus-website nz: Anti-abortion activist set up bogus website [The Dominion Post] The director of an anti-abortion group has had a website domain name confiscated after it was ruled that he set up the site to deceive users into thinking it was that of a pro-abortion group. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/3905082/Anti-abortion-activist-set-up-bogus-website VeriSign antitrust claims will be heard in court VeriSign has suffered another legal setback in its antitrust court battle with the Coalition For ICANN Transparency, after an appeals court ruled that CFIT has a case to be heard. http://domainincite.com/verisign-antitrust-claims-will-be-heard-in-court/ VeriSign Loses Big in Court on .Com Domains Court of Appeals denies VeriSign?s motion, setting up a potential trial over the company?s .com monopoly. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/07/09/verisign-loses-big-in-court-on-com-domains/ VeriSign Court Case Loss Could Shake Up Registry for .COM and .NET Domains ?VeriSign has suffered another legal setback in its antitrust court battle with the Coalition For ICANN Transparency, after an appeals court ruled that CFIT has a case to be heard,? writes Kevin Murphy on his Domain Incite blog. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=11805 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/07/10/verisign-court-case-loss-could-shake-up-registry-for-com-and-net-domains/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** IPv6 Basking in the Desert Sun by Yves Poppe Tuesday June 29th at the Cisco Live Conference Las Vegas, John Chambers announced their newest product, the Cius tablet aimed at the enterprise market and positioned as a mobility product. That very same day a two hour IPv6 deployment panel, moderated by Cisco's Alain Fiocco, featured Google, Microsoft, Comcast and Tata Communications in front of a room filled to near capacity. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100708_ipv6_basking_in_the_desert_sun/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** One Billion Internet Users by Jon Lawrence Last week ICANN took another very significant step forward in the expansion of the internet by approving the delegation of a number of Chinese script IDN ccTLDs. Although we have all heard statements that portray the introduction of IDN ccTLDs as being perhaps the single most important factor in the achievement of ICANN?s ?One World, One Internet? vision, we should take a moment to appreciate the true significance of this latest round of IDN ccTLD approvals. http://www.ausregistry.com/blog/?p=495 Iceland aims to become a legal safe haven for journalists Icelandic Modern Media Initiative would offer protection against litigation... Assange describes his site as "an uncensorable system for untraceable mass document leaking and public analysis" ? its extensive catalogue uses more than 20 servers in numerous countries and hundreds of domain names. Assange is frequently threatened with litigation, to which his response is defiance. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jul/12/iceland-legal-haven-journalists-immi New Zealand Rules Poker ?Not Gambling? New Zeald rules poker not gamblingNew Zealand District Court Judge David Harvey has ruled that live poker is not gambling and ads for it and online poker educational sites such as PokerStars.net do not contravene New Zealand law according to NZHerald.co.nz. http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/9415-new-zealand-rules-poker-not-gambling ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** BoardGames.com Passes Go, Collects $450,000 to Lead This Week's Action in the Domain Aftermarket Summer officially arrived this week and with it came four hot six-figure domains sales. BoardGames.com was the quartet's lead singer, closing at $450,000 after being auctioned off by Moniker at DOMAINfest Ft. Lauderdale. Sedo provided solid backup harmony with a trio of $100,000 sales involving 027.com, Pengyou.com and Pengyou,net. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2010/20100630.htm ********************** REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** OECD examines the future of news and the internet Summary: This study provides an in-depth treatment of the global newspaper publishing market and its evolution, with a particular view on the development of online news and related challenges. http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/LinkTo/NT00009C92/$FILE/JT03285390.PDF Liability for Trademark Infringment for Internet Service Providers by Katja G. Weckstrom [University of Turku Faculty of Law] Abstract: At the wake of the millennium and the rise of the internet, legislative action was taken to shelter internet service providers (ISPs) from various forms of legal action. In the turmoil of chartering new and unregulated territory, such a safe harbor was deemed necessary to protect up-starting businesses. Today, these internet actors e.g. Google, Amazon and eBay have grown strong and powerful. Thus, intellectual property holders have started to challenge this privilege in court. Increasingly, owners of famous marks seek liability and damages for direct and indirect trademark infringement in courts around the globe. I focus on liability for ISPs, when a third party sells counterfeit merchandise on the service provider?s site. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1633389 Freedom of Speech, the Internet, and the Costs of Control: The French Example by Julien Mailland [New York University Journal of International Law & Politics] Abstract: This Note argues that the current infrastructure of the Internet renders networks so difficult to control that the objectives of restrictive state policies in the area of Internet speech cannot be achieved without the use of measures inconsistent with the tenets of democracy. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1578402 Pornography in Cyberspace: An Analysis of Legal and Technological Challenges by Farooq A. Mir & M. Tariq Banday [33rd All India Criminology Conference Organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Kashmir in collaboration with Indian Society of Criminology] Abstract: Cyberspace facilitates dissemination of Pornographic material of various forms that include text, drawings, cartoons, sculptures, paintings, photographs, films, videos, animations and computer generated images. This pornographic material often contains malware and other related security threats that can infect the system and thus make it vulnerable to attacks. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1633690 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Pew Research: Wealthy Use Laptops, Poor Have Cell Phones While the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project stated that wireless usage is up in almost all categories, some groups are trending differently than others. http://www.pcworld.com/article/200726/.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/070810-pew-research-wealthy-use-laptops.html Internet investment's new champions: the emerging online giants DST, Naspers and Tencent have made promising internet investments in many emerging markets. Now even Western internet financiers are emulating them http://www.economist.com/node/16539424 David Mitchell: Rupert Murdoch may be evil, but that doesn't mean his paywall is Rupert Murdoch is a pretty uncontroversial figure among people I know. Everyone agrees that he's a monstrous arsehole who wants to ruin everything for everyone. Liberals who've reluctantly come round to thinking that Margaret Thatcher might have had a point about the extremes of 1970s trade unionism, that Kim Jong-il just feels excluded from the international community and that Noel Edmonds is actually bloody good at what he does are unswerving in their hatred of the Murdoch empire and everything it stands for. This is the man Dennis Potter named his cancer after and, to most of my friends, that seems about right. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/11/rupert-murdoch-guardian-paywalls Martha Lane Fox plan to get all Britons online UK digital champion Martha Lane Fox has announced plans to get everybody of working age in Britain online by the end of the current Parliament. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10575266.stm ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Study says West uses social networking to subvert China [AFP] Social networking sites like Facebook pose a security threat to China and are used as "tools of subversion" by Western nations including the US, a top Chinese think tank said in a report this week. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/study-says-west-uses-social-networking-to-subvert-china-2024067.html 'One third of young women check Facebook when they first wake up' One third of women aged 18 to 34 check Facebook when they first wake up, before even going to the toilet, according to new research. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/7879656/One-third-of-young-women-check-Facebook-when-they-first-wake-up.html Blizzard backs down over gamers using real names Following a barrage of criticism, World of Warcraft publisher Blizzard has backed down on the need for gamers to use their real names on its forums. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8806623.stm au: Facebook relents on doll nipples ban A Sydney jeweller has castigated Facebook for its "opaque" and "arbitrary" moderation system after the site apologised for censoring her images of a nude porcelain doll posing with her works. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-relents-on-doll-nipples-ban-20100712-106f6.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-relents-on-doll-nipples-ban-20100712-106f6.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/3909878/Facebook-relents-on-doll-nipple-ban ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ The truth about the porn industry: Gail Dines, the author of an explosive new book about the sex industry, on why pornography has never been a greater threat to our relationships The last time I saw Gail Dines speak, at a conference in Boston, she moved the audience to tears with her description of the problems caused by pornography, and provoked laughter with her sharp observations about pornographers themselves. Activists in the audience were newly inspired, and men at the event ? many of whom had never viewed pornography as a problem before ? queued up afterwards to pledge their support. The scene highlighted Dines's explosive charisma and the fact that, since the death of Andrea Dworkin, she has risen to that most difficult and interesting of public roles: the world's leading anti-pornography campaigner. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/02/gail-dines-pornography How porn is warping a generation of men by Gail Dines Today?s porn is not your father?s Playboy. Type porn into Google and you won?t see anything that looks like the old pinups; instead, you will be catapulted into a world of sexual cruelty and brutality where women are subject to body-punishing sex and called vile names. It?s not surprising how little women really know about porn today, since most women avoid looking at these sites. Not true for the men I meet, especially the college-age and even high-school boys. They have grown up with porn and, for them, this has been their major form of sex education. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/how_porn_is_warping_generation_of_dRhzBsl8CJFGS3ytfeMAqI Australia's internet filter 'won't protect kids' Protecting children online could be harder with a mandatory internet filter in place, a coalition including state schools, librarians and key players in the internet industry has warned. http://www.theage.com.au/national/internet-filter-wont-protect-kids-20100708-102ap.html http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/internet-filter-wont-protect-kids-20100708-102ap.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/internet-filter-wont-protect-kids-20100708-102ap.html Conroy puts internet filter on backburner The Federal Government has deferred the introduction of its mandatory internet filtering program. Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy says the filter will not be put in place until an independent review can be carried out into what content would be banned. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/09/2949220.htm Google welcomes web filter retreat Google has welcomed a delay in Stephen Conroy's controversial mandatory web filtering scheme but maintains the plan is still too "broad'' in scope. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/google-welcomes-web-filter-retreat/story-e6frgakx-1225889940061 Gillard dodges flak on filter As Julia Gillard clears the decks for an election that could be called as soon as next weekend, she has moved to limit the political fallout from Labor?s controversial plans to filter internet pages by putting the proposals off indefinitely. http://www.theage.com.au/national/gillard-dodges-flak-on-filter-20100709-1046r.html Conroy delays controversial web filtering plan [AAP] The Gillard government has succumbed to pressure and delayed the introduction of its mandatory internet filtering scheme. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/labor-delays-controversial-isp-filtering-plan/story-e6frgakx-1225889769969 http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/conroy-delays-controversial-web-filtering-plan/story-e6frg2rc-1225889852261 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/telstra-optus-and-primus-agree-to-block-child-porn/story-e6frf7jo-1225889803489 Telstra, Optus and Primus agree to block child porn [AAP] Three of Australia's largest internet service providers have agreed to voluntarily block online child pornography material ahead of the Federal Government's planned internet filter. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/telstra-optus-and-primus-agree-to-block-child-porn/story-e6frea73-1225889782626 http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/telcos-agree-to-block-child-porn-internet/story-e6freon6-1225889792558 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10657700 http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Technology/2010/07/09/Telcos_agree_to_block_child_porn_482718.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2010/07/09/Telcos_will_block_child_porn_482720.html http://bigpondnews.com/articles/National/2010/07/09/Telcos_to_block_child_porn_482719.html http://www.zdnet.com.au/telstra-optus-primus-to-filter-child-porn-339304438.htm http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=482720&articleID= http://www.skynews.com.au/national/article.aspx?id=482719&articleID= http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/article.aspx?id=482718&articleID= http://www.afr.com/p/business/companies/telcos_agree_to_block_child_porn_GYQMMIFBFE1STHPE5BZPTL http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128399837 http://www.salon.com/wires/allwires/2010/07/08/D9GRAOIG0_as_australia_internet_filter/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/09/AR2010070900218.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20100709/as-australia-internet-filter/ 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http://www.newsok.com/australia-delays-internet-filter-to-review-content/article/feed/171735 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/9/australian-isps-agree-to-block-child-pornography/ http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/world/Australian-ISPs-agree-to-block-child-pornography/Article1-569613.aspx http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/9/business/20100709140702&sec=business http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/09/australian-internet-providers-agree-block-child-pornography-filter-mandated/ http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/ap/july/119667/Australian-ISPs-agree-to-block-child-pornography http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/australian-isps-agree-to-block-child-pornography http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9GRAOIG0.htm http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Aus-ISPs-to-block-child-porn-20100709 http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2010/07/09/4892308.htm http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2884&iArticleId=5548219 Telstra supportive of interim internet child protection measures [news release] Telstra today announced it supported the introduction of interim child protection measures while the Australian Government undertook a review of the Refused Classification (RC) content blacklist. http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/media-centre/announcements/telstra-supportive-of-interim-internet-child-protection-measures.xml Conroy backs down on net filters Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has capitulated to widespread concerns over his internet censorship policy and delayed any mandatory filters until at least next year. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/conroy-backs-down-on-net-filters-20100709-10381.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/conroy-backs-down-on-net-filters-20100709-10381.html http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/conroy-backs-down-on-net-filters-20100709-10381.html au: Filter cops criticism in cyber-safety commitee Telecommunications providers and Internet advocate groups have called for more funding to educate Australian Federal Police (AFP) and state law enforcement on lawful data interception and cyber-safety. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/352520/filter_cops_criticism_cyber-safety_commitee/ Kinderpornos meistens in USA gehostet Der Online-Meldestelle Stopline ist heuer bisher kein ?sterreichischer Server mit Kinderpornos gemeldet worden. Die USA sind nach wie vor h?ufigstes Ursprungsland f?r kinderpornografische Inhalte im Netz. http://futurezone.orf.at/stories/1653182/ Australiens Regierung verschiebt die zwangsweise Einf?hrung von Internetfiltern Massive Kritik an den Pl?nen der australischen Regierung, das Internet mit Filtern, die von den Providern eingesetzt werden m?ssen, zu "reinigen", war nun erst einmal erfolgreich. Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass die Umsetzung vom zust?ndigen Kommunikationsminister Stephen Conroy verschoben wurde. http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/6/147985 Australien verschiebt Internetfilter auf 2011 Die australische Regierung hat ein Gesetzesvorhaben aufgeschoben, nach denen Internetprovider Webseiten mit kinderpornografischen oder zu Gewalt aufrufenden Inhalten blockieren sollen. http://www.heise.de/ct/meldung/Australien-verschiebt-Internetfilter-auf-2011-1035323.html http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Australien-verschiebt-Internetfilter-auf-2011-1035323.html Facebook gets child protection facility [Press Association] Facebook users will be able to report suspicious online behaviour and access internet safety advice with the launch of a new application. Users of the social networking site will be able to access an advice centre from their homepage, where there will be a dedicated facility for reporting inappropriate sexual behaviour. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/facebook-gets-child-protection-facility-2024384.html ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** us: Judge slashes downloading penalty, calls $675k award in BU student's case 'excessive' In a major setback for the recording industry, a Boston judge yesterday slashed by 90 percent a $675,000 damages award that a Boston University graduate student had been ordered to pay to four record labels for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them online. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/07/10/file_sharing_damages_reduced_tenfold/ Judge Cuts File-Sharing Fine to $67,500 [IDG] Even after cutting a damages award in a file-sharing case to one-tenth the original sum, a judge said Friday the new fine was still excessive. http://www.pcworld.com/article/200850/.html ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Could Apple's first mistake come back to haunt it? In the 1980s, a firm called Apple Computer produced a landmark device called the Macintosh. It was, by the standards of the time, a beautiful object, using a revolutionary point-and-click interface that had gadget fiends drooling. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/could-apples-first-mistake-come-back-to-haunt-it-2022128.html Apple Admits iPhone 4 Reception Woes Are Hardware-Related It?s been like pulling teeth, and it took journalists mailing AppleCare rather than Apple?s notoriously tight-lipped and selectively-responding public relations department, but we have our answer. That iPhone 4 software update will do nothing to fix the reception problems?it is a hardware issue. http://www.pcworld.com/article/200660/.html Android Gains, Apple Wanes -- Oh Yes, Yet Again Android Smartphone GainsDon't look now, Apple fanatics, but Android's just made another noteworthy leap in mobile market share. http://www.pcworld.com/article/200727/.html HTC is a rising power in smart phone industry ... And in much of the rest of the world. HTC, based in Taiwan, has quietly grown to the point where it has joined the ranks of the largest smart phone makers. It currently ranks fourth in the world, according to Gartner Inc. In North America, nearly 10% of people who bought smart phones in the first quarter of this year chose models made by HTC. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-htc-smartphone-20100709,0,476015.story comScore Reports May 2010 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share; Google?s Android Platform Continues to Snatch Smartphone Market Share [news release] comScore ... released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending May 2010 compared to the preceding three-month average. http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2010/7/comScore_Reports_May_2010_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share Smartphone Patent Suits Challenge Big Makers NTP, a patent-holding company best known for prying a settlement of more than $600 million from the maker of the BlackBerry, is now suing the other big names in the smartphone industry: Apple, Google, Microsoft, HTC, LG and Motorola. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/technology/09patent.html iPhone app scam likely fueled by phishing, says security expert It's unlikely that consumers' iTunes accounts were hacked by a Vietnamese iPhone developer, a security researcher said today. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/352593/iphone_app_scam_likely_fueled_by_phishing_says_security_expert/ ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Geo-Blocking Sites a Business Rather Than Legal Issue by Michael Geist The Internet was once viewed as a "borderless" world that had little regard for the physical location of users. That sentiment likely seems outdated today to many Canadian Internet users who have grown accustomed to clicking on links for audio or video services only to be advised that the content, site or service is not available in their area. http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5179/135/ http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/technology/lawbytes/article/830721--geist-geo-blocking-websites-is-a-business-rather-than-legal-issue EU court rules that Adwords do not infringe trademark laws [IDG] A ruling today in Europe?s Court of Justice could have wide-reaching implications for online advertising. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178986/EU_court_rules_that_Adwords_do_not_infringe_trademark_laws PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER: Don?t be Scared by 'Scareware' We?ve all seen them?pop-up messages telling you your computer is infected with a virus. To get rid of it, all you have to do is order the antivirus software being advertised. http://www.fbi.gov/page2/july10/scareware_070910.html ************************** PRIVACY ************************** Despite Privacy Inquiries, Germans Flock to Google, Facebook and Apple Chenchao Liu has 446 friends on Facebook, loves his iPhone 3GS and is obsessed with Google searches and maps. In that respect, Mr. Liu, 21, is like many American college students. But Mr. Liu lives in Germany, a country whose strict data protection laws have spurred inquiries into the practices of Facebook, Apple and Google ? the companies responsible for the products and services he enjoys. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/technology/12disconnect.html Google Australia breached Privacy Act with Street View but escapes with apology Google Australia has escaped penalty for collecting personal data with Street View despite accusations it was one of the world's largest privacy breaches. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/google-australia-breached-privacy-act-but-apology-is-sufficient/story-e6frgakx-1225889876666 Google Wi-Fi snooping broke Australian law The Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, has completed her investigation into Google's Wi-Fi spying bungle and found the company breached the Privacy Act. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-wifi-snooping-broke-the-law-20100709-103eh.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/3903613/Australia-declares-Google-Wi-Fi-snooping-illegal http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-wifi-snooping-broke-the-law-privacy-watchdog-20100709-103eh.html Watchdog finds Google breached privacy The Australian Privacy Commissioner has ruled that Google broke the law by collecting wi-fi data from Australian homes and businesses. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/09/2949818.htm Google WiFi data collection would have breached law: Privacy Commissioner The Australian Privacy Commissioner has handed down its judgement on Google?s Street View WiFi data capturing, concluding the company?s collection of personal information ?would have breached the Privacy Act?. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/352670/google_wifi_data_collection_would_breached_law_privacy_commissioner/ Australian Privacy Commisioner obtains privacy undertakings from Google [news release] Australian Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has concluded her investigation into Google's collection of unsecured WiFi payload data in Australia using Street View vehicles. http://www.privacy.gov.au/materials/a-z?fullsummary=7103 Google: We?re sorry [statement] A couple of years ago, Google started collecting WiFi network information via our Street View cars to improve location-based services like search and maps. In May, we announced that we had also mistakenly been collecting publicly broadcast payload data (information sent over the network). To be clear, we did not want and have never used any payload data in our products or services--and as soon as we discovered our error, we announced that we would stop collecting all WiFi data via our Street View vehicles and removed all WiFi reception equipment from them. http://google-au.blogspot.com/2010/07/were-sorry.html Google's Wi-Fi mistake broke the law Australian Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis today said her investigation into Google's inadvertent collection of Wi-Fi payload data through its Street View vehicles showed that any collection of personal data by the search giant "would have" breached the Australian Privacy Act. http://www.zdnet.com.au/google-s-wi-fi-mistake-broke-the-law-339304439.htm Google Escapes with Apology in Australia, May Not Be So Lucky Elsewhere [GigaOm] The search giant's Street View privacy breach, the collection of personal data from unprotected wireless networks, has stirred up a hornet's nest of legal threats http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2010/tc2010079_071459.htm Google's Street View 'snoops' on Congress members Google's popular Street View project may have collected personal information of members of Congress, including some involved in national security issues. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8802741.stm Facebook's privacy policies hit a language barrier McDonald's. Blockbuster. And now Facebook? The social network and its controversial privacy policies are teeming with new complications as regulators overseas increasingly start to regard them as a suspicious, Americanizing import. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20010161-36.html http://www.zdnetasia.com/facebook-s-privacy-policies-hit-a-language-barrier-62201276.htm http://www.zdnet.com.au/facebook-in-an-international-minefield-339304444.htm ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Google says China licence renewed by government The Chinese government has renewed Google's licence to operate in China, the internet giant has said, ending a long-running stand-off between the two. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/10566318.stm China confirms Google licence renewal China has renewed Google's licence to operate in the country, the search giant announced today. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jul/09/google-china-licence-renewal China Renews Google?s License The Internet giant Google said Friday that the Beijing government had renewed its license to operate a Web site in mainland China, ending months of tension after the company stopped censoring search results here and moved some operations out of the country. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/10/technology/10google.html China Renews Google's License Google Inc. said China's government renewed a license the company needed to continue using its Chinese Web address, despite months of tensions over censorship requirements. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704075604575356552939507706.html Restored Google China Search Site Very Limited in Features [IDG] Google's recent restoration of Google.cn may have helped the company secure a renewal of its Internet Content Provider (ICP) license in China, but the search site provides precious few search services to users. http://www.pcworld.com/article/200818/.html http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179060/Restored_Google_China_search_site_very_limited_in_features An update on China by David Drummond, SVP, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer from the Google Blog We are very pleased that the government has renewed our ICP license and we look forward to continuing to provide web search and local products to our users in China. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/update-on-china.html Google confident of getting China web license Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt expressed confidence the company will secure a licence to operate a website in China, confounding speculation Beijing may shut down its flagship site there. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6680QD20100709 http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/3902078/Google-confident-of-China-Web-license Google confident China will renew licence [AFP] Google CEO Eric Schmidt is confident that the firm's licence to operate in China, the world's largest Internet market, will be renewed, a report said Friday. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/google-confident-china-will-renew-licence-20100709-103db.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/google-confident-china-will-renew-licence-20100709-103db.html France, Netherlands seek to halt Internet censorship [AFP] France and the Netherlands called Thursday for international guidelines to prevent private firms from exporting high-tech equipment that could be used for Internet censorship. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/france-netherlands-seek-to-halt-internet-censorship-20100709-102id.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/france-netherlands-seek-to-halt-internet-censorship-20100709-102id.html http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/france-holland-seek-to-halt-net-censorship/story-e6frgakx-1225889710640 ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** au: The 22-year-old Privacy Act gets internet-era update Businesses will risk stiff fines for invading Australians' privacy, as the 22-year-old Privacy Act steps into the internet era. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/the-22-year-old-privacy-act-gets-internet-era-update/story-e6frg6n6-1225890474644 http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/australias-22-year-old-privacy-act-gets-internet-era-update/story-e6frg2rc-1225890715788 nz: Software patents ? left vs right again? The software patent debate is opening old sores associated with the change of government and government's interface with the ICT industry. http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=B49BF455-1A64-67EA-E4F2A949A6A9FE06 EU highlights difficulty of establishing online antitrust The EU competition commissioner has highlighted the difficulty of gauging anti-competitive practices online, almost five months after antitrust allegations were made against Google. http://www.zdnetasia.com/eu-highlights-difficulty-of-establishing-online-antitrust-62201248.htm EU court backs states' right to ban online gambling Europe's top court reaffirmed on Thursday the right of EU countries to ban online gambling, the latest setback to attempts by the multi-billion-euro Internet betting industry to break domestic monopolies. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE66722L20100708 Sweden's internet gambling ban upheld by ECJ Sweden can ban internet gambling as long as its penalties for foreign operators are no stricter than those for Swedish operators, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said. http://out-law.com/page-11212 EU regulators keeping close eye on Google EU regulators are taking a hard look at allegations of anti-competitive behaviour in Internet search services amid concerns that dominant players may be abusing their position, Europe's antitrust chief said on Wednesday (7 July). http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/eu-regulators-keeping-close-eye-on-google-news-496130 ca: Court: Internet providers aren't broadcasters by Michael Geist Last year, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission released its new media decision, which addressed the prospect of increased CRTC regulation of Internet activities. http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/technology/lawbytes/article/834081--geist-court-internet-providers-aren-t-broadcasters ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* We?re OK, says InternetNZ; Charitable status secure The Charities Commission has never raised doubts about continuing InternetNZ?s status ?as far as we know?, says chief executive Vikram Kumar. Kumar was responding to enquiries following the revelation that the New Zealand Computer Society has lost its charitable status. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/were-ok-says-internetnz nz: FryUp: Winners and losers decided in secret ... So if you want an audience with the CFH, you might have to join a group. Lucky for you there are plenty of them in New Zealand?s ICT community. Some, such as InternetNZ enjoy charity status, others such as the New Zealand Computer Society have had this snatched away from them. The previous government attempted to corral them all into an overarching Digital Development Council, but the new government tossed this out when it got into power. Perhaps if the DDC had remained it would have saved Mr Mitchell a few air miles. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/fryup/winners-and-losers-decided-in-secret Kiwi students place third in global technology competition An Auckland University team of engineering students has placed third in the global finals of the 2010 Microsoft Imagine Cup. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/kiwi-students-place-third-in-global-technology-competition Google accuses Jobs of 'rewriting history' [Reuters] Google has accused Apple CEO Steve Jobs of "rewriting history" on the smartphone wars and rejected any notion that Apple or Facebook presented a threat to the web search leader's business. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-accuses-jobs-of-rewriting-history-20100712-106ah.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-accuses-jobs-of-rewriting-history-20100712-106ah.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/3909710/Google-accuses-Steve-Jobs-of-rewriting-history Editorial: Settling With Intel The Federal Trade Commission has an opportunity to reach a settlement in the litigation over Intel?s dominance in the microchip industry, an important sector of the American economy. It has until July 22 to do so. It is crucial that the agency get it right. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/opinion/12mon2.html The Health Geeks: Microsoft?s bid to fix America's medical care The more you look at the problems involved in overhauling our health-care system, the more hopeless they seem. But that is exactly what made Peter Neupert, a Microsoft millionaire and dotcom entrepreneur, want to try. ?It is completely overwhelming,? he says. ?My wife reminds me all the time that there are many things a lot simpler that I could be doing. But I just have a genetic predisposition for big, hairy problems.? http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/09/the-health-geeks.html Google Street View gets back on the road Google's Street View cars are hitting the road again, after being sidelined in May over their unauthorised collection of people's Wi-Fi data. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security/2010/07/09/google-street-view-gets-back-on-the-road-40089494/ Google to resume gathering map data in 4 countries Google Inc, which is at the heart of a controversy over its data collection methods, has decided to resume gathering images in four countries for its Street View mapping service. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6681FM20100709 http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50001920100709 Comment: Apple is better by design, but does little for western workers Apple employs 25,000 people in the US but the Chinese company that make its products has 800,000 employees. Time to rethink the model, says John Naughton http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jul/11/apple-foxconn-start-ups ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** au: CSIRO to trial wireless over analogue TV spectrum The CSIRO will begin live field trials of its experimental wireless technology in September to assess whether spectrum formerly used for analogue television can be used to deliver National Broadband Network (NBN) services. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/352673/csiro_trial_wireless_over_analogue_tv_spectrum/ East Africa internet cable firm Seacom identifies fault A problem with the undersea cable that brought high-speed net access to East Africa has been identified. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10581602.stm ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION ********************************** nz: Child porn viewer jailed despite lawyer's plea A defence lawyer's efforts to "bring some balance" to a child pornography prosecution brought a sharp response from the crown at a sentencing where a judge jailed his client for two years. http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/115132/child-porn-viewer-jailed-despite-lawyer039s-plea +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2010 --------- David Goldstein email: goldstein_david§yahoo.com.au web: http://davidgoldstein.tel/ http://goldsteinreport.com/ phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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