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 *************************************************** EFF Experts Address Security, Openness, and Privacy at United Nations' Internet Governance Forum [news release] http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2010/09/07 ICANN 2010 Nominating Committee Announces Selections http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07sep10-en.htm InternetNZ submits on ICANN review http://internetnz.net.nz/news/the-browser/2010/August%202010/internetnz-submits-icann-review us: NIST releases cybersecurity guidelines for smart grid http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100907_6414.php New Zealand IPv6 activity builds http://internetnz.net.nz/news/the-browser/2010/August 2010/new-zealand-ipv6-activity-builds Organisations urged to prepare for IPv6 migration http://www.mis-asia.com/news/articles/organisations-urged-to-prepare-for-ipv6-migration ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** EFF Experts Address Security, Openness, and Privacy at United Nations' Internet Governance Forum [news release] Experts from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will address security, openness, privacy, and other issues at the United Nations' Internet Governance Forum (IGF), set for September 14-17 in Vilnius, Lithuania. http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2010/09/07 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN 2010 Nominating Committee Announces Selections The 2010 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) has completed its selections for seven leadership positions within ICANN. The NomCom?s Chair, Wolfgang Kleinwaechter, said "We are proud to announce this year?s selectees to ICANN?s leadership. They include highly accomplished and experienced individuals from Albania, Argentina, Egypt, France, Germany, and the United States. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07sep10-en.htm Applicants Sought from Internet User Community for Seat on Board of Directors The ICANN group representing individual Internet users is calling for applications from those who may be interested in helping to develop policy while serving on the organization?s Board of Directors. http://icann.org/en/news/releases/release-24aug10-en.htm Letter from Alexa Raad, Public Interest Registry, to Rod Beckstrom Notice of Fee Increase http://icann.org/correspondence/raad-to-beckstrom-07sep10-en.pdf InternetNZ submits on ICANN review In late-August InternetNZ submitted on ICANN's organisational review of the ccNSO. The ccNSO is the policy-development body for a narrow range of global issues regarding ccTLD within the ICANN structure. http://internetnz.net.nz/news/the-browser/2010/August%202010/internetnz-submits-icann-review ICANN replaces three directors ICANN has named Cherine Chalaby, Bertrand de La Chapelle and Erika Mann as the new members of its board of directors. http://domainincite.com/icann-replaces-three-directors/ ICANN surveys ? Fail or Win? A couple of times this year, ICANN has supplemented its regular email public comment periods with quicker, easier point-and-click surveys. http://domainincite.com/icann-surveys-?-fail-or-win/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Africa domain name to lower Internet charges Local businesses can expect to pay lower fees to obtain website identities when the Africa?s first domain name hits the road in 2011. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000017869&cid=14 Trademark Application Filed for .Bank Top Level Domain Name The same company that filed a service mark application for .Secure is at it again, this time filing an application for .Bank. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/09/08/trademark-application-filed-for-bank-top-level-domain-name/ CIRA to redesign .CA registry system for improved customer experience On October 12, 2010, it will become easier for Canadians to register and maintain their .CA domain names. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is redesigning its domain name registration system, the system that enables Registrars ? the companies that register domain names ? to communicate with the .CA registry database. This will effectively update and simplify every aspect of the registry from its technological processes to its policies and business practices. http://www.cira.ca/2010-CA-Registry-Redesign/ What Does the .CO Launch Mean for New gTLDs? by Antony Van Couvering The .CO top-level domain made over $10 million in just a couple of months. What do the results of the .CO re-launch mean for new gTLDs? Remember, .CO is the country-code TLD for Colombia. Until this summer, you could only register names under .com.co, .net.co, etc. You couldn't register myname.co. Now anyone in the world can register a .co name, and register it directly under the top level. http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2010/09/what-does-the-co-launch-mean-for-new-gtlds/ eu: ERASMUS Marketing campaign now underway EURid will be running a marketing initiative this autumn to promote European online identity and the .eu top-level domain to students. http://www.eurid.eu/en/content/erasmus-marketing-campaign-now-underway EU web name registrations up 10% to 3.2 mln in Q2 The registry for the .eu top-level domain (TLD) EURid reported a 10 percent year-on-year increase in .eu web address registrations for the second quarter. http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=755089 dotFree to allow pre-registrations October 1 The dotFree Group, which plans to apply for the top-level domain .free, plans to start allowing pre-registrations from October 1, this year. http://domainincite.com/dotfree-to-allow-pre-registrations-october-1/ Opponents pick holes in .jobs auction plan A coalition of jobs web sites has accused Employ Media of trying to violate its own charter with its proposal to open up the .jobs namespace to all-comers. http://domainincite.com/opponents-pick-holes-in-jobs-auction-plan/ .SO To Launch on 1 November The dotSO ccTLD for the Republic of Somalia has announced that it will be launching on 1 November 2010 with a general availability commencing on 1 March, 2011 for any person anywhere in the world. http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/09/07/so-to-launch-on-1-november/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/launch-for-.so-on-1-november.html .SO launch date is November 1 .SO Registry, the manager of Somalia?s .so country-code top-level domain, has named November 1 as the opening date for sunrise registrations. http://domainincite.com/so-launch-date-is-november-1/ ug: Cost of Website Names Set to Drop Next Year Ugandans can expect to pay lower fees to acquire website identities when the continent's first domain name comes online next year, Ms Sophia Bekele, the President of DotConnect Africa has said. http://allafrica.com/stories/201009070591.html http://www.monitor.co.ug/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** us: NIST releases cybersecurity guidelines for smart grid The National Institute of Standards and Technology released on Sept. 2 guidelines utilities should follow to secure devices on the nation's developing smart grid, but they do little to ensure integrators consider security when combining devices systemwide, experts said. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100907_6414.php DNS Clients Do Request DNSSEC Today by Daniel Karrenberg After the DNS root zone was finally signed and a number of Top-Level Domains (TLDs) began signing their zones, we were curious to see how many clients actually request DNSSEC information. We looked at the RIPE NCC server that provides secondary service to several ccTLDs. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100906_dns_clients_do_request_dnssec_today/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Arbitrator Refuses to Hand Over Generic .Org Domain to .Com Owner The owner of the descriptive and generic domain name IntlMovers.COM has failed to win the domain name IntlMovers.ORG from its owner in a UDRP case. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/09/08/arbitrator-refuses-to-hand-over-generic-org-domain-to-com-owner/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** New Zealand IPv6 activity builds There were indications at the August meeting of the New Zealand IPv6 Task Force of a build up of momentum around IPv6 - the next-generation Internet addressing protocol. http://internetnz.net.nz/news/the-browser/2010/August 2010/new-zealand-ipv6-activity-build Organisations urged to prepare for IPv6 migration With IPv4 addresses almost running out in less than a year, there is still no clear indication that organisations worldwide are ready to transition to IPv6. http://www.mis-asia.com/news/articles/organisations-urged-to-prepare-for-ipv6-migration http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/090710-organisations-urged-to-prepare-for.html http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=EEBFE552-1A64-67EA-E49C1F1E71714837 The Internet is running out of IPv4 gas If you listen to some people, businesses don?t need to worry about the growing shortage of Internet IPv4 addresses. Instead, most ?network owners find it more affordable to just make do with the [Internet] addressing scheme they?re already using. This is so, so wrong. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/the-internet-is-running-out-of-ipv4-gas/131 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** One in four gives fake net names More than a quarter of people online have lied about their name and more than one in five has done something online they regret, says a new report. The behavioural and psychological impacts of online life are outlined in a report from the security firm Norton. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11226786 Google Instant promises live search results Google has sped up its internet search engine by launching a new product, Google Instant, that displays results as soon as users type in queries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11239037 Google Instant means search results before you finish typing Google unveiled a new version of its search engine on Wednesday night: Google Instant, which produces results before you have finished typing and offers suggestions for what you wanted to look for. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/sep/08/google-instant-search-launched Google Instant: Search for the now generation Google's decision to fix what wasn't broken is a bold bet on the future of search and the way people use the Internet. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20015902-265.html Some Newspapers, Tracking Readers Online, Shift In most businesses, not knowing how well a particular product is performing would be almost unthinkable. But newspapers have always been a peculiar business, one that has stubbornly, proudly clung to a sense that focusing too much on the bottom line can lead nowhere good. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/business/media/06track.html Nigeria has Africa's Largest Online Audience, Tenth Largest in the World - ITU The International Telecoms Union (ITU) has ranked Nigeria as the largest online audience on the African continent and the 10th largest in the world. In a recent statistic by the telecom body, 39.6 per cent of all internet traffic from Africa is from Nigeria, about 29.8 per cent of the population accesses the Internet while 43.9 million Nigerians access the Internet, making Nigerians the largest online audience in Africa and 10th largest in the world. http://allafrica.com/stories/201009060429.html ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Facebook threats force French minister to postpone wedding As far as Eric Besson is concerned, Facebook, the social website, just became antisocial. The French Immigration minister, 52, has been forced to postpone his wedding to a 24-year-old Tunisian art student after more than 1,000 people signed up to a Facebook group which pledged to disrupt the ceremony. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/facebook-threats--force-french-minister--to-postpone-wedding-2072172.html Facebook edges up phishing list Facebook has overtaken eBay to become the second most popular target for phishers, a Kaspersky Lab report on worldwide spam activity has revealed. http://www.zdnetasia.com/facebook-edges-up-phishing-list-62202755.htm S'pore: Social media trumps paid keyword ads U.K. government spent over US$9 million in two years to influence search engine results, according to report. Here in Singapore, public agencies say social media is online platform of choice for campaigns. http://www.zdnetasia.com/s-pore-social-media-trumps-paid-keyword-ads-62202781.htm ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ au: What are our young people doing online? by Dr Julian Dooley, cyber safety research fellow The Health+Medicine liftout in The West Australian has launched a column that looks at the issue of the digital divide ? the gap between parents and their children's knowledge and use of the internet. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/lifestyle/a/-/lifestyle/7889279/what-are-our-young-people-doing-online/ au: OMG stop sxtin me ;) A video to make teens think twice before they "sext" prompts the question - how would you feel if the picture was sent to your teacher? http://www.theage.com.au/national/omg-stop-sxtin-me--20100907-14zdu.html au: ACMA supports National Child Protection Week with national Cybersmart activities [news release] The Australian Communications and Media Authority, through its Cybersmart program, is marking National Child Protection Week tomorrow by hosting Cybersmart Detectives in schools across Australia. http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_312270 Aussie pedophile's jail sentence a fraction of US term AUSTRALIA'S anti-child exploitation laws have again been shown to be lenient. An American pedophile has been sentenced to 21 years in jail for abusing and photographing a toddler, weeks after his Canberra cohort was jailed for a quarter of the time for doing the same to four children. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/aussie-pedophiles-jail-sentence-a-fraction-of-us-term/story-e6frg6nf-1225916110205 Children, mobile phones and online safety As the use of mobile phones by children and young people continues to grow, mobile operators need to adopt a consistently responsible approach in order to protect and support younger users. The GSMA leads and participates in many initiatives which are designed to address issues related to child protection and the safer use of mobile phones by children and young people. http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/blog?p_p_id=homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_action=detail&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_articleId=111376 at: Coming soon...new resource on mobile phones in schools Saferinternet.at have developed a new resource on mobile phone in schools, which will be available from the end of September. http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/blog?p_p_id=homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_action=detail&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_articleId=111196 4th International Conference: Keeping Children and young people safe online, Warsaw: 28 - 29 September Polish (Nobody?s Children Foundation and NASK) and German (klicksafe.de) Safer Internet Centres are holding the 4th International Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online Conference. http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/blog?p_p_id=homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_action=detail&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_articleId=111374 The Right Click: An agenda for creating a safer and fairer online environment for every child eNACSO is the European NGO Alliance for Child Safety Online. It consists of a network of 17 children?s rights NGOs from across the EU working for a safer online environment for children. http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/blog?p_p_id=homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_action=detail&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_articleId=111242 us: Police, school officials take on cyberbullying Police and school officials are urging parents to ?break that code of silence? with their children and discuss cyberbullying ? a form of schoolyard tormenting now considered criminal. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/sep/08/police-school-officials-take-cyberbullying/ ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Film industry hires cyber hitmen to take down internet pirates The film industry is using pirate tactics to beat the pirates ? by employing ?cyber hitmen? to launch attacks that take out websites hosting illegal movies. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/film-industry-hires-cyber-hitmen-to-take-down-internet-pirates-20100907-14ypv.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/film-industry-hires-cyber-hitmen-to-take-down-internet-pirates-20100907-14ypv.html Google TV to launch this year The new Google service will bring the web to TV screens ? the announcement comes a week after a new version of Apple TV was unveiled http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/07/google-tv-internet-apple Google to start TV service in U.S. this autumn Google Inc will launch its service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6862FH20100907 http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51335220100907 Schmidt says Google TV on track for fall release Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Tuesday that the company will launch its TV service in the U.S. this fall. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9183844/Schmidt_says_Google_TV_on_track_for_fall_release http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/090710-schmidt-says-google-tv-on.html Police in Europe conduct raids over file-sharing sites [IDG] Police across Europe conducted raids Tuesday against Internet service providers and private individuals to collect evidence against several Web sites suspected of offering content to file-sharing networks without permission of the copyright holder. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9183800/Police_in_Europe_conduct_raids_over_file_sharing_sites http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/090710-police-in-europe-conduct-raids.html Swedish authorities step up battle against file-sharers [IDG] Swedish police have searched houses belonging to people suspected of illegal file-sharing in Stockholm, Haparanda and ?stersund in the last two weeks. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/359671/swedish_authorities_step_up_battle_against_file-sharers/ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/204910/.html Major file-sharing bust in Europe targets P2P admins Sweden's Frederick Ingblad is a specialized intellectual property prosecutor, and this morning he made a very specialized announcement: at the request of Belgian authorities, Ingbland and Swedish police had just made a series of coordinated raids on ISPs and universities. Their target: "The Scene." http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/major-file-sharing-bust-in-europe-targets-p2p-admins.ars Apple Music: The Good, The Bad and the So So Apple Inc. is attempting to boost its digital-music arsenal by bringing social networking to iTunes and by redesigning three iPods. The results are mixed. The iPods are a big improvement from the older models with new, smart features, including some borrowed from the iPhone. The Ping social network, however, is a bit socially awkward, especially for people who are used to Facebook. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704358904575477761760540990.html ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Predicting the Future of Phones is Unpredictable [Technologizer] Bad news, Apple: The iPhone's market share is poised to take a tumble over the next few years. Between now and 2014, in fact, iOS devices will fall from 14.7 percent of phones sold to 10.9 percent, a 25.9 percent drop. Android phones, meanwhile, will boom, going from 16.3 percent market share to 24.6 percent, a 51.2 percent bump. RIM's BlackBerry OS will dip slightly, from 17.9 percent to 17.3 percent; Windows Mobile will go from 6.8 percent to 9.8 percent. And even though handsets based on Nokia's Symbian will fall from 40.1 percent share to 32.9 percent, they'll still outsell every other mobile OS. http://www.pcworld.com/article/205004/.html Android to control half of smartphone market, say analysts A bevy of Android devices will ultimately mean that Google?s mobile operating system will control largely half of the smartphone market, according to a Piper Jaffray report. Apple?s iOS will probably top out with market share of 20 percent to 30 percent in the long run. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/android-to-control-half-of-smartphone-market-say-analysts/38881 ********************** SPAM ********************** Christchurch earthquake: Warning over dodgy 'charity' spam As Christchurch readies itself for what will be a lengthy clean up after Saturday morning's earthquake, Kiwis are being warned that cyber criminals are readying for a spam assault cashing in on the disaster. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10671645 UK firms bombarding customers with spam: Research finds 75 per cent of emails from legitimate firms are unsolicited Businesses in the UK are contributing to the deluge of junk email clogging up inboxes, according to research by Spam Ratings. http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2269431/uk-firms-bombarding-customers ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** Aid groups using mobile phones to reach the world's poor For the world's poorest, cellphone technology carries opportunity, aid groups say, as text messages and other mobile applications have created a new platform to reach the most remote farms and crowded urban slums of Africa, Asia and Latin America. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/07/AR2010090702996.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** After Google incident, Wi-Fi data collection goes on [IDG] Four months ago, amidst a backlash from government regulators and privacy advocates, Google stopped collecting Wi-Fi data with its Street View cars. But that doesn't mean Google has stopped collecting wireless data altogether, and neither have other companies such as Apple. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9184143/After_Google_incident_Wi_Fi_data_collection_goes_on us: NIST releases cybersecurity guidelines for smart grid The National Institute of Standards and Technology released on Sept. 2 guidelines utilities should follow to secure devices on the nation's developing smart grid, but they do little to ensure integrators consider security when combining devices systemwide, experts said. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100907_6414.php Google to pay $8.5m to settle Buzz lawsuit Google has proposed paying $8.5m (?5.5m) to settle a lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11198297 Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuit [IDG] Google is spending US$8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over the rollout of its Google Buzz social-networking service. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9183638/Google_settles_Buzz_privacy_lawsuit Google agrees $8.5m Buzz settlement as lawyers fail to find monetary damage Google has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a number of cases alleging that its Buzz social networking service violated their privacy rights. The money will be paid out to internet privacy activists to use in their education and policy work. http://out-law.com/page-11353 au: Gaps remain in local cybercrime law: Professor While Australian crime legislation has been amended to account for the evolving landscape of cybercrime, gaps remain in the key areas of theft, fraud and trespass, according to University of Technology (UTS) director of Communications Law Centre, Professor Michael Fraser. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/359735/gaps_remain_local_cybercrime_law_professor/ http://www.techworld.com.au/article/359735/gaps_remain_local_cybercrime_law_professor http://www.cio.com.au/article/359735/gaps_remain_local_cybercrime_law_professor/ Australian police pressuring govt on data retention The Australian Federal Police have backed plans for a controversial data retention scheme, saying captured Web records would assist in prosecuting cybercriminals. http://www.zdnet.com.au/afp-pressuring-govt-on-data-retention-339305836.htm http://www.zdnetasia.com/australian-police-pressuring-govt-on-data-retention-62202735.htm au: Travel scammers invade cyberspace [AAP] A loved one is alone, overseas and needs money: sound like a nightmare? Well, it can be if you send the cash, authorities warn. http://www.theage.com.au/national/travel-scammers-invade-cyberspace-20100908-151bu.html Cybercrime is Rampant Around the World, Says Study A new study by security vendor Symantec reports that Internet crime has grown into a widespread problem globally. It also provides intriguing insights into consumers' lax attitudes toward online piracy, plagiarism, and other illegally or unethical activities. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/205051/.html http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/359998/cybercrime_rampant_around_world_says_study/ http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/090810-cybercrime-is-rampant-around-the.html Symantec: Most hacking victims blame themselves [IDG] Just under two-thirds of all Internet users have been hit by some sort of cybercrime, and while most of them are angry about it, a surprisingly large percentage feel guilt too, according to a survey commissioned by Symantec. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9183998/Symantec_Most_hacking_victims_blame_themselves http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/204999/.html 70pc of NZ adults hit by online crime Seventy per cent of New Zealand adults have been the victim of online crimes ranging from identity theft to having their computer infected with a virus, a survey has revealed. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10672071 Symantec Offers Free Information Risk Assessment Tool for New Zealand and Australian Businesses [news release] ... Threats to information security can have a significant impact on businesses. According to Symantec's SMB Disaster Preparedness Survey, Asia Pacific and Japan, September 2009: the average cost of downtime is $15,000 in New Zealand and $30,000 in Australia per incident. This covers productivity, lost sales and replacement equipment. Incidents result in downtime of at least eight hours for 40 percent of all businesses; In the last 12 months, New Zealand and Australian businesses have experienced power outages (79 percent); natural disasters, such as fire, flood and storm (70 percent); a virus or hacker attack (67 percent); employees accidentally deleting information (65 percent); and computer system failure (63 percent). http://www.symantec.com/en/au/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20100825_01 French court reduces eBay fine [sub req'd] The Paris Court of Appeals has significantly reduced a fine imposed on eBay for allowing counterfeit LVMH goods to be sold on its website. The auction platform will now have to pay ?5.7million ($7.3million) to luxury-goods maker LVMH due to the decision by the Parisian court today, which is significantly down from the ?38.5million ($49.6million) fine the Tribunal de Commerce ordered eBay to pay in June 2008. http://www.managingip.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2662048 ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Google calls for pressure on Internet censors Google Inc's legal chief called for pressure on governments that censor the Internet, such as China and Turkey, arguing that their blocking access to websites not only violates human rights but unfairly restrains U.S. trade. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51372820100908 http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN0811728220100908 Jordanian websites shift political dissent online Mocking officials online, exposing high-level corruption and discussing political tension could land journalists in many autocratic Middle East states in jail. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51313120100906 Malaysian web crackdown [AFP] Malaysia has formed a taskforce to scour the internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, in the latest action against new media. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/malaysian-web-crackdown-20100904-14uoo.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/malaysian-web-crackdown-20100904-14uoo.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** US Inquiry Zeroes In on Google Deal The Justice Department is trying to determine whether Google Inc. would gain too much sway over the online travel industry by acquiring ITA Software Inc., which powers the Web's most popular airline-ticket search and booking sites, said people familiar with the department's review. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703713504575476731209553278.html British Advertising Regulator Making Itself Felt Online In the digital world, the most effective advertising is not always advertising in the traditional sense. Instead of buying ad space or time on a Web site, many marketers prefer to build their own sites or mobile applications or to promote their brands using social media, encouraging consumers to spread the word. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/business/media/06cach.html Google faces first US competition inquiry Regulators in Texas have launched the first broad anti-trust review of Google's search and advertising practices in the US. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/05/google-faces-competition-inquiry Piracy setback for movie giants The movie giants appear to have lost key political backing in their international efforts to police illegal downloading through ISPs, throwing the legal spotlight back on to the long running piracy case launched against iiNet in Australia. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/piracy-setback-for-movie-giants-20100907-14yxh.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/piracy-setback-for-movie-giants-20100907-14yxh.html ACTA warms to ISPs? Internet Service Providers (ISPs) may be freed from being liable for their users' copyright infringements in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, according to what appears to be a leaked version of the agreement. http://www.zdnet.com.au/acta-warms-to-isps-339305840.htm Secret copyright treaty draft leaked after Washington talks [IDG] Another round of negotiations, another leak: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) published what it says is the latest draft of the secret Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement (ACTA) over the weekend. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/359680/secret_copyright_treaty_draft_leaked_after_washington_talks/ http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9183679/Secret_copyright_treaty_draft_leaked_after_Washington_talks Report: ACTA secrecy is all the United States' fault The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) got a bit more transparent this year, as negotiators held a few meetings with civil society types and released one official draft text some months ago. But this wouldn't be ACTA without secret meetings and unreleased draft texts, would it? http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/report-acta-secrecy-is-all-the-united-states-fault.ars European Parliament passes anti-ACTA declaration Today 377 members of the European Parliament adopted a written declaration on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in which they demand greater transparency, assert that ISPs should not up end being liable for data sent through their networks, and say that ACTA "should not force limitations upon judicial due process or weaken fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and the right to privacy." http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/european-parliament-passes-anti-acta-declaration.ars ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* nz: ICT sector confidence returning: survey Technology industry employers and workers say the worst of the recession is over, but the downturn has left lasting effects on companies on both sides of the Tasman, new research shows. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/ict-sector-confidence-returning-survey ICT research: preserving Europe's digital data for future generations [news release] Tools developed using EU funds to ensure that digitally stored data can be preserved, accessed and understood for the indefinite future are now available in the form of open source software. The EU's CASPAR (Cultural, Artistic and Scientific knowledge for Preservation, Access and Retrieval) research programme involved researchers from the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Israel, Italy and the UK. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1094 Packaging Is All the Rage, And Not in a Good Way Compared to the traditional versions of the products, frustration-free products have earned on average a 73 percent reduction in negative feedback on the Amazon site. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/technology/08packaging.html ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** US operators get creative due to spectrum crunch [IDG] The spectrum shortage is forcing mobile operators to experiment more with pricing models, new technologies and partnerships, executives speaking at the Mobile Future Forward event in Seattle said Wednesday. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/090810-operators-get-creative-due-to.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/205094/.html uk: Orange and T-Mobile merge networks Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11199786 Orange, T-Mobile to let customers roam across networks Orange and T-Mobile have set a launch date for a service that will let their respective customers roam onto the other network for voice and text. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/mobile-it/2010/09/06/orange-t-mobile-to-let-customers-roam-across-networks-40090012/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (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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