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 and ITU: It?s time to start talking agreements by Kieren McCarthy http://gibc.biz/2010/11/icann-and-itu-it%E2%80%99s-time-to-start-talking-agreements/ The Proposed Final New gTLD Applicant Guidebook is Available for Public Comment http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-12nov10-en.htm An Update on ICANN Security Efforts http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/an-update-on-icann-security-efforts/ Developing Economies and the New gTLD Program http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov10-en.htm ICANN will not restrict cross-ownership by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/11/10/4676951.html A Non-profit Constituency? Or Trademark lawyers engaged in deceptive and confusing labeling? by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/11/8/4675410.html .?? Open Registration Commenced 11 November With More Than 200,000 Registrations On Day One http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12784 More than 100,000 users registered Russian Cyrillic domain ".??? during the first three hours of registration http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en ISPs essential to controlling spam botnets: OECD http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/367969/isps_essential_controlling_spam_botnets_oecd/ The Role of Internet Services Providers in Botnet Mitigation [67 pages] http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?doclanguage=en&cote=dsti/doc(2010)5 au: CERT Aus opens, has beers with AusCERT http://www.zdnet.com.au/cert-aus-opens-has-beers-with-auscert-339307220.htm Internet pioneer Vint Cerf warns over address changes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11736394 Google vice-president issues stark internet warning http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/nov/11/google-vint-cerf-internet Cerf: UK government should offer IPv6 upgrade tax credit http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2010/11/12/cerf-uk-government-should-offer-ipv6-upgrade-tax-credit-40090850/ ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** ICANN and ITU: It?s time to start talking agreements by Kieren McCarthy It?s time for ICANN and the ITU to start talking, and work toward a mutual agreement. And do so sooner rather later. That is the conclusion of the GIBC?s Internet governance experts following a series of resolutions at last month?s ITU Plenipotentiary. http://gibc.biz/2010/11/icann-and-itu-it%E2%80%99s-time-to-start-talking-agreements/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** The Proposed Final New gTLD Applicant Guidebook is Available for Public Comment ICANN is pleased to publish the Proposed Final New gTLD Applicant Guidebook that describes the process of applying for new generic top-level domains. The Guidebook was released today along with explanatory memoranda and detailed analysis of comments received on version 4 of the Applicant Guidebook. This Proposed Final version of the Guidebook is the result of a tremendous amount of participation and thoughtful feedback from the ICANN stakeholder community. Their contribution is evidenced through the product of several working groups - bringing key issues to resolution. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-12nov10-en.htm Interim Report of Geographic Regions Review Working Group Published For Public Comment The Interim Report of the community-wide working group reviewing ICANN?s Geographic Regions is now available for public comment. All members of the ICANN community are invited to review that document [PDF, 356 KB] and share comments and observations with the community through 30 January 2011. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12nov10-en.htm An Update on ICANN Security Efforts As the community prepares to head into the 39th international ICANN public meeting in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, ICANN?s Security team provides this update on current activities. A little over a year ago, ICANN signed the Affirmation of Commitments to ensure the global technical coordination of the Internet?s system of unique identifiers. Preserving the security, stability and resiliency of the domain name system (DNS) is central to these commitments. http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/an-update-on-icann-security-efforts/ Developing Economies and the New gTLD Program The Milestone Report and accompanying Addenda published for public comment today deals with a very important issue: how can ICANN assist applicants from developing economies to increase their participation in the new generic Top-Level Domain (New gTLD) Program? http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov10-en.htm ICANN will not restrict cross-ownership by Milton Mueller At a special meeting November 5, ICANN's Board passed a resolution decisively resolving the controversy surrounding vertical integration of domain name registries and registrars. To our surprise, it not only resolved the issue correctly, but also with admirable simplicity. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/11/10/4676951.html A Non-profit Constituency? Or Trademark lawyers engaged in deceptive and confusing labeling? by Milton Mueller A couple of trademark lawyers who work for nonprofits are trying to form a ?new? constituency as part of the GNSO?s Noncommercial Stakeholders Group. They have filed a Notice of Intent to form what they call the ?Not -for-Profit Organizations Constituency? (NPOC). That?s an interesting name for a couple of trademark lawyers to be attaching to their effort. Trademark law and policy is all about protecting consumers from confusing and deceptive labels. But this initiative seems designed to foster confusion. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/11/8/4675410.html New TLD guidebook bans domain front-running ICANN?s newly published Applicant Guidebook for new top-level domain operators contains a draft Code of Conduct for registries that, among other things, bans ?front-running?. http://domainincite.com/new-tld-guidebook-bans-domain-front-running/ What does ICANN say about terrorism? While it?s true that ICANN has excised specific references to terrorism from its new top-level domain Applicant Guidebook, don?t expect any such groups to be awarded TLDs. http://domainincite.com/what-does-icann-say-about-terrorism/ ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLD Competition Eliminating Registry/Registrar Separation In a surprise announcement by the ICANN Board, new generic top level domain registries will be able to own registrars, deciding to opt not to create new rules prohibiting registrars from applying for or operating new gTLD registries. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12777 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/11/11/icann-board-votes-to-enhance-new-gtld-competition-eliminating-registryregistrar-separation/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Proposal ????? accepted as Cyrillic domain of Serbia ICANN finalized the technical assessment of the proposals submitted by the Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names (RNIDS) and accepted the label ????? as the Cyrillic domain of Serbia. http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en German ??? to be allowed in internet domain names The German character ??? can be used in internet domain names as of November 16, an IT industry association announced on Thursday. New rules will make web addresses such as stra?e.de possible. http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20101111-31111.html Deadline Looms, Domain Re-Registration Lags With just two months to go before the cut-off date, 90 percent of the approximately 80,000 internet domains in Estonia have still not been re-registered, and are at risk of being shut down. http://news.err.ee/Sci-Tech/6add5a1a-5c75-4bda-8e2e-225424762957 Autumn issue .eu Identity now available The latest issue of EURid?s .eu Identity magazine is now available on eurid.eu. It features testimonials from several European transport and logistics companies that use a .eu domain name to better reach their customers. Also included are some memorable quotes from the Brussels ICANN meeting and a statistical overview of the .eu top-level domain. http://www.eurid.eu/en/content/autumn-issue-eu-identity-now-available As many as 250,000 fi-domain names The number of valid fi-domain names granted by FICORA exceeded 250,000. On 27 October 2010, the 250,000th fi-domain name, yprek.fi, was granted to a company called ATK-Palvelu Hakosalo Oy. http://www.ficora.fi/en/index/viestintavirasto/uutiset/2010/P_38.html Registration Of ?.in? Domain Names In India The registration of various categories under ?.in? domain name in India is conducted by the National Center for Software Technology (?NCST,?) headquartered at Mumbai (Bombay), and which website is accessible at: http://www.ncst.ernet.in/. The NCST describes the regime applicable to the registration of ?.in? domain names and establishes a domain name dispute resolution policy. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=ECDDDF11-9B41-437F-A922-02E0DBCE82B4 is: Quality Laws for quality domains The Communications and municipality ministry has submitted a proposal of a bill concerning the country code top level domain .is and other top level domains that are in some way referencing or related to Iceland as stated in the announcement. Up until now or for almost 25 years (in the case of the oldest domain, hi.is) the rules of ISNIC have been applied to the registration of domains. They will continue to apply but in the future will be backed up by laws. http://www.isnic.is/news/index.php .jobs opponents get to the point The .JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition has sent off another ream of text to ICANN, spelling out more clearly its objections to Employ Media?s plan to open up the .jobs namespace. http://domainincite.com/jobs-opponents-get-to-the-point/ SIDN introduces The.nlyst We are therefore pleased to introduce you to The.nlyst, a magazine for everyone with a professional or non-professional interest in the .nl domain and the internet? from internet service providers and hosting firms affiliated to SIDN, to people working in the media and those responsible for other top-level domains. ... The primary focus of The.nlyst will be .nl. With more than four million domain names, ours is the world?s fourth biggest country-code domain. ... In this first issue, we devote considerable space to the signing of the .nl zone using DNSSEC. https://www.sidn.nl/en/news/news/article/sidn-introduces-thenlyst/ .?? Open Registration Commenced 11 November With More Than 200,000 Registrations On Day One More than 200,000 .?? domain names were registered on day one of open registration for the Russian national Cyrillic domain. Open registration commenced on 11 November with any Russian citizen now entitled to register a .?? domain. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12784 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/11/12/cyrillic-open-registration/ Open registration of "??" domains begins in Russia The open registration of domain names in the first Cyrillic ???? zone has begun in Russia. Starting from today, any Russian citizen can register a Cyrillic web address on ?.???. http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/11/11/33338449.html New Russian TLD is a smash hit Russia?s new Cyrillic top-level domain, .??, has gone down a storm, beating even the recent launch of .co in terms of the speed of first-day registrations. http://domainincite.com/new-russian-tld-is-a-smash-hit/ More than 100,000 users registered Russian Cyrillic domain ".??? during the first three hours of registration ICANN approved the first non-Latin ccTLDs on 27 April 2010. Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia and The United Arab Emirates (UAE) were then approved to use ccTLDs written in their own scripts. http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en Cyrillic Domain Names Sell Fast The body overseeing the .?? Internet domain said 184,352 addresses were snapped up Thursday as registration was opened to the general public, though some of the sexiest real estate was already long gone. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/cyrillic-domain-names-sell-fast/422510.html WHOIS service for .rs domains RNIDS has enabled the WHOIS service, which allows you to view the database of registered .rs domains. http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en Nominet launches a new, independent educational website to help people stay safe, do more and drive business online - knowthenet.org.uk As the internet plays an increasingly huge role in everyday life, consumers and businesses are increasingly looking for help and advice on a range of online issues. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/releases/?contentId=7998 Insurance TLD draws interest An initiative to create a top-level domain for the insurance industry appears to be attracting support in German-speaking countries. http://domainincite.com/insurance-tld-draws-interest/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** ISPs essential to controlling spam botnets: OECD Internet service providers (ISPs) are important control points in the ongoing effort to control spam and botnets, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/367969/isps_essential_controlling_spam_botnets_oecd/ The Role of Internet Services Providers in Botnet Mitigation [67 pages] Botnets ? networks of computers infected by malware ? are critical security threats. Based on the analysis of 109 billion spam messages, this report considers whether ISPs can be critical control points for botnet mitigation, how the number of infected machines varies across ISPs and why. http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?doclanguage=en&cote=dsti/doc(2010)5 Only 13% of major hosts have deployed secure DNS security extensions Research just released by EURid, the not-for-profit EU-sponsored registry for .eu TLDs claims that 87% of the world's TLD internet operators have yet to deploy a security technology known as DNS security extensions or DNSSEC for short. http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/13890/only-13-of-major-hosts-have-deployed-secure-dns-security-extensions/ China mulls legal definition of hack attack China's governmental departments are working on the release of a legal definition for hacker attacks, so as to bring about clear standards for conviction and punishments of hacker attacks, according to the Ministry of Public Security. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7196537.html Afilias and DotAsia collaborate on DNSSEC implementation for .ASIA This week, at the 79th Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in Beijing, China, Afilias and DotAsia jointly announced that Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) has been enabled for the .ASIA top-level domain. The signing of the .ASIA domain enhances global security and reinforces .ASIA?s commitment to become the Internet identity for businesses from Asia as well as those expanding to Asia. http://www.afilias.info/news/2010/11/11/afilias-and-dotasia-collaborate-dnssec-implementation-asia http://dot.asia/pressreleases/2_PR_Afilias_DotAsia_DNSSEC_ENG.pdf au: CERT Aus opens, has beers with AusCERT The government's official Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Australia has opened today a stone's throw from the veteran industry AusCERT offices, and staff say there is no bad blood between the two. http://www.zdnet.com.au/cert-aus-opens-has-beers-with-auscert-339307220.htm ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** WIPO Center Launches Domain Name Dispute Resolution Services for .BR (Brazil) As of November 12, 2010, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center is providing domain name dispute resolution services for .BR (Brazil) pursuant to the Regulamento Do Sistema Administrativo De Conflitos De Internet Relativos a Nomes De Dom?nios Sob ".Br" (.BR Policy) and the Regras do Centro de Arbitragem e Media??o da OMPI para o Regulamento Do Sistema Administrativo De Conflitos De Internet Relativos a Nomes De Dom?nios Sob ?.Br? (WIPO Rules for .BR). http://wipo.int/amc/en/domains/br/ DirectNIC chief tries to dismiss cybersquatting suit The CEO of DirectNIC is trying to wriggle out of a cybersquatting lawsuit filed by Verizon, seemingly on the grounds that the telco has been unable to track him down. http://domainincite.com/directnic-chief-tries-to-dismiss-cybersquatting-suit/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** 105/8 Allocated to AfriNIC - 11 /8s Remain at IANA Yesterday, 11 November 2010, the IANA allocated 105/8 to AfriNIC. This leaves only eleven /8s remaining in IANA free pool of IPv4 addresses, or 4.3% of the total. https://www.arin.net/announcements/2010/20101112.html Internet pioneer Vint Cerf warns over address changes The internet could face years of instability as it moves to a new addressing system, one of the network's original architects has warned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11736394 Google vice-president issues stark internet warning Europe will run out of capacity for new internet addresses by early next year, potentially cutting the UK off from the rest of the world online, one of the founding fathers of the communications network warned today. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/nov/11/google-vint-cerf-internet Cerf warns over address space squeeze One of the internet?s founding fathers has warned that online growth could start grinding to a halt within six months as internet address space runs out. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78b14f94-ed87-11df-9085-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=9a36c1aa-3016-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8.html Cerf: UK government should offer IPv6 upgrade tax credit The government should offer tax credits to businesses that upgrade their networking equipment to support IPv6, according to Vint Cerf, who is widely regarded as one of the founders of the internet. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2010/11/12/cerf-uk-government-should-offer-ipv6-upgrade-tax-credit-40090850/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20022663-94.html Vint Cerf: Give tax credits to UK businesses to act on IPv6 When the last five tranches of IPv4 addresses are available, the global registry will allocate one tranche to each of the five main continents, and then the only remaining addresses will be the few held by internet service providers. http://www.cio.de/news/cio_worldnews/2254412/index2.html Britain 'is running out of new web addresses' A computer scientist known as one of the "godfathers of the internet" has warned that the UK could run out of new web addresses in just over a year. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/britain-is-running-out-of-new-web-addresses-2131899.html UK 'will run out of web addresses by 2012' Vint Cerf, a Google vice-president credited with inventing the modern internet, said that the ?unbelievable? trend could prevent UK businesses from communicating with their customers around the world and in the UK, and hold back the development of a new wave of connected devices. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8126181/UK-will-run-out-of-web-addresses-by-2012.html UK Government joins IPv6 adoption chorus The government has backed calls for companies to start adopting IPv6 address spaces at the launch of 6UK, a new organisation designed to help businesses on this path. http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2273040/government-ipv6-ipv4-adoption us: DoD research agency leads IPv6 transition When it comes to compliance with the Internet Protocol Version 6 transition mandate for federal agencies, the Defense Research and Engineering Network is way ahead of the curve. http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=2114320&nid=35 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Go Daddy?s .co promo is a test Go Daddy is was ?testing? the .co top-level domain as its default extension, .CO Internet has revealed. http://domainincite.com/go-daddys-co-promo-is-a-test/ GoDaddy Switches Back to .Com as Default Search Option About 24 hours after promoting .co to the top of its search box, domain name registrar GoDaddy has switched back to .com. But .co remains the second option for people searching for domains at the world?s largest domain name registrar. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/11/14/godaddy-switches-back-to-com-as-default-search-option/ ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Logo.com Lands Atop This Week's Domain Sales Leader Board After $500,000 Sale at Sedo Logo.com left no doubt about who ruled the Top 20 chart roost this week after changing hands for $500,000 in a deal brokered by Sedo's Ryan Colby. That deal, the 11th largest sale reported so far this year, was more than seven times higher than the next biggest transaction. It also helped Sedo pile up 10 of 20 entries on this week's sales leader board, more than any other venue. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2010/20101110.htm Could vertical integration kill registrar parking? Will ICANN?s decision to allow registrars and registries to own each other help reduce the practice of registrars parking unused or expiring domain names? http://domainincite.com/could-vertical-integration-kill-registrar-parking/ Free Webinar! Domain Names: Strategic Insights for SE Sedo is hosting a new free webinar, "Domain Names: Strategic Insights for SEO," on December 15, 2010, at 2 PM EST. Space is limited, so reserve your free spot now! https://sedo.com/links/showlinks.php3?tracked=&partnerid=&language=us&Id=2743 Sedo's Quick Domain Tax Guide An overview of changes and strategies to prepare for 2011 by Sandra K. Brooks, CPA & Author of 2010 Domain Tax Guide Tax planning for domainers is more important than ever this year due to the uncertainty of tax law changes being contemplated by Congress. All taxpayers should stay on top of the news and may have to create multiple strategies for their 2010 tax year. Your plan may change between now and December 31st, and you should be prepared to switch gears if that happens. https://sedo.com/links/showlinks.php3?tracked=&partnerid=&language=us&Id=2741 Legal Brief - November Domains & Taxes by Ben Kradin, Sedo.com Legal Staff As temperatures drop in New England, it?s hard to escape the cold reality that November has arrived and winter is just around the corner. This time of year has come to signify a time for decision-making ? a time to candidly appraise personal and financial standing, and to scrutinize business assets, liabilities and portfolios including domain names. It is a time to seek out assets essential to business and resolve to depart with those that are dispensable. 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Have we mentioned this can all be accomplished in just two words! http://www.nic.me/news/news.php?news=212 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** UK net use grows despite digital inequalities More Britons than ever have access to the internet, but inequalities remain between those with high and low incomes, official figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11734910 Gartner Says Social-Networking Services to Replace E-Mail as the Primary Vehicle for Interpersonal Communications for 20 Percent of Business Users by 2014 [news release] Greater availability of social-networking-services, coupled with changing demographics and work styles, will lead 20 percent of employees to use social networks as their business communications? hub by 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. Analysts said that this is one of a wide range of capabilities that have emerged in communications, social Web and mobile, enabling richer interactions among people and expanding collaboration to a broader level. http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1467313 Online pay puzzle far from being solved Are we there yet? No, we still have a long way to travel down the road taking us from print to digital newspapers. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/online-pay-puzzle-far-from-being-solved/story-e6frg996-1225953494095 Pope says internet users risk 'solitude' [AFP] Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday warned that the Internet does not make people more humane but instead risks increasing a "sense of solitude and disorientation" among "numbed" young people. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/pope-says-internet-users-risk-solitude-20101115-17t4k.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/pope-says-internet-users-risk-solitude-20101115-17t4k.html au: Kids logging off to get into sport New data shows more kids are playing organised sport than at any time in the past decade. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released yesterday reveal consistent growth in the proportion of children engaged in organised sport or dance, up from 64 per cent in 2000 to 69 per cent last year. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/kids-logging-off-to-get-into-sport/story-e6frg6nf-1225952889676 au: Children's Participation in Sport and Leisure Time Activities, 2000 to 2009 Using data from the 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2009 surveys of Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities this feature article looks at changes to children's participation in sport and other recreational activities over time. http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs§.nsf/mf/4901.0.55.001 Logging on for longer: Australia's online habits revealed More than 40 per cent of Australians access social networking sites each month, and spend 41.5 million hours doing so, the latest snapshot of our online habits shows. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/logging-on-for-longer-australias-online-habits-revealed-20101112-17pv8.html?from=smh_ft http://www.watoday.com.au/technology/technology-news/logging-on-for-longer-australias-online-habits-revealed-20101112-17pv8.html Social networks drive huge rise in net traffic SOCIAL networking, a sector dominated by Facebook, is sending Australians online in droves and driving a hefty increase in the amount of data downloaded by web users. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/social-networks-drive-huge-rise-in-net-traffic-20101111-17pg6.html ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Simple, honest rules to social acceptance: social media has revolutionised the way we connect, communicate and learn by Ian Rumsby, Australian chairman of PR firm Weber Shandwick It crosses social and generational divides, rationalises our search for knowledge and permeates the most mundane of interactions. Despite the ubiquity of its name, it comes in a thousand shapes and sizes, some of which amaze and others that simply bore. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/simple-honest-rules-to-social-acceptance/story-e6frg996-1225953487004 Benefits and pitfalls of social media for your business - do you have all the right policies in place? Social media is being used increasingly, not only by individuals personally, but also by people who wish to promote their businesses and themselves in a professional or business capacity. Social media can be a powerful tool for achieving these ends. http://www.swaab.com.au/publications/Benefits-and-pitfalls-of-social-media-for-your-business-do-you-have-all-the-right-policies-in-place.html Briton Loses Twitter Case, but Wins Following The troubles of Paul J. Chambers began on a cold night in January, when his attempt to visit a woman from Northern Ireland he had met online was thwarted by a snowstorm that grounded flights at his local airport. Mr. Chambers?s first reaction, as in many things in his life, was to address the issue on Twitter. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/13/world/europe/13twitter.html UK councillor's tweet leads to arrest as airport joker loses appeal A Conservative councillor has been arrested over a Twitter post that called for the stoning of a journalist, while another Twitter user has lost his appeal over a conviction for a message that said he would blow up an airport. http://out-law.com/page-11545 Twitter libel case is not just about the number of followers, rules High Court A former cricketer can pursue his Twitter libel case further because the courts should consider more factors than just how many UK Twitter users saw the post, the Court has ruled. http://out-law.com/page-11546 ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ us: Cyber-Bullying Education Needs to Start Earlier We're all hearing and seeing the disturbing reports about cyber-bullying and its tragic outcomes. According to a Pew Internet Research study, 38% of girls and 26% of boys online reported being bullied. But only 10% of those experiencing cyber-bullying tell their parents, according to Common Sense Media. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesli-rotenberg/cyberbullying-education-n_b_782395.html Should Free Speech Cover Books on Pedophilia? If you want to test someone?s belief in freedom of speech, the easiest way is to bring up something morally abhorrent ? topics such as the defense of pedophilia, incest, the denial of the Holocaust, and so on. Amazon found itself right in the middle of that kind of battlefield today, after word got out on Twitter and elsewhere in the blogosphere that the online retailer?s Kindle e-book library includes a book entitled ?The Pedophile?s Guide to Love and Pleasure.? Hundreds of commenters have complained and asked Amazon to remove the book, but the company has refused to do so, saying it does not believe in censorship. http://gigaom.com/2010/11/10/amazon-kindle-pedophilia/ Amazon pulls paedophile manual from sale [Reuters] Online retail giant Amazon has pulled an electronic book about paedophilia from its online store after complaints from online shoppers. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/12/3064233.htm uk: New CEOP Chief Executive announced [news release] Peter Davies, the Assistant Chief Constable of Lincolnshire, has been confirmed as the new Chief Executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre. http://www.ceop.police.uk/Media-Centre/Press-releases/2010/New-CEOP-Chief-Executive-announced-/ UK united in battle against child sexual abuse images on internet Today (7th October 2010) is the fourth national Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) awareness day. This year major UK internet companies are joining together with government departments, charities and police bodies to promote the IWF and its confidential online reporting service. http://www.iwf.org.uk/about-iwf/news/post/292-uk-united-in-battle-against-child-sexual-abuse-images-on-internet IWF members launch testing programme for blocking child sexual abuse content October is an important milestone and marks the launch of a testing and transparency programme for the blocking solutions of IWF member companies taking the child sexual abuse content URL list. http://www.iwf.org.uk/about-iwf/news/post/291-iwf-members-launch-testing-programme-for-blocking-child-sexual-abuse-content us: Antibullying policy ready for airing Franklin?s school system already offers a number of antibullying programs, but officials still need to establish ways to identify and measure the severity of a bullying incident, and determine whether it requires police intervention, according to a report recently released by a community task force. http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2010/11/14/franklin_schools_work_to_get_ahead_on_antibullying_policy/ Family Online Safety Institute #fosi2010 Reaches Over Half a Million People via Twitter The Family Online Safety Institute's 4th Annual FOSI Conference was not only the largest ever according to FOSI Chair Stephen Balkam, it was also the most social media savvy based on the number of people 'tweeting' during the conference using the #fosi2010 hashtag on Twitter. When I talked with Stephen during the first day of FOSI, he mentioned that while last year only a handful of audience members raised their hands when he asked who was tweeting about FOSI, this year nearly half the audience raised their hands. Not surprising, given Twitter's explosive growth in the last two years ? it now boasts over 160 million users, up from just three million in 2008. http://blog.safetyweb.com/family-online-safety-institute-fosi2010-reaches-over-half-a-million-people-via-twitter/ Highlights from the Family Online Safety Institute Conference 2010 This week SafetyWeb is participating in the Family Online Safety Institute's 4th Annual FOSI Conference, and we're happy to be here along with several members of our Product Advisory Council including Hemu Nigam of SSP Blue, Anne Collier and Larry Magid of ConnectSafely.org, and Marsali Hancock of iKeepSafe.org. http://blog.safetyweb.com/highlights-from-the-family-online-safety-institute-conference-2010/ ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** How'd This LOLcat Get on My Flat-Screen? Google TV may change the boob tube forever. But does the Internet really make for must-see TV? Poor TV. I feel for you. The tech and media titans aren't going to let you become quaint like radio. Maybe you were looking forward to living out your golden years relishing the awesomeness of shows like "Lost" and "Mad Men." "Avatar" ain't got nothing on "The Wire," right? It would be a retirement at the top. Time to recline in the Barcalounger, pull on a Snuggie, fire up the Pop Secret and gracefully watch this Internet upstart close out the rest of the century as the new medium of the masses. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704635704575604522657609254.html LimeWire Disavows New 'Pirate Edition' LimeWire LLC, potentially liable for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for copyright infringement, issued a cease-and-desist notice of its own Wednesday, trying to prevent anonymous computer programmers from distributing a "pirate edition" of its file-sharing software. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704804504575606862080016220.html Fox TV joins US networks to block Google TV US TV network Fox has joined its rivals in blocking Google TV from airing its programmes to viewers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11733566 ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Should You Be Snuggling With Your Cellphone? ... The cellphone instructions-cum-warnings were brought to my attention by Devra Davis, an epidemiologist who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh and has published a book about cellphone radiation, ?Disconnect.? I had assumed that radiation specialists had long ago established that worries about low-energy radiation were unfounded. Her book, however, surveys the scientific investigations and concludes that the question is not yet settled. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/business/14digi.html Faster 4G wireless networks are coming, slowly If today's fastest smart phones deliver e-mails and Web pages with the speed of a thoroughbred racehorse, then the next generation of phones ? now rolling onto the runway ?- may feel like jet planes. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-smartphone-20101113,0,3259464.story Microsoft sues Motorola, again Microsoft escalated its legal battle with Motorola Inc. on Tuesday with a lawsuit accusing the phone maker of charging inflated royalties for networking technology that the software giant uses in its Xbox gaming system. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/11/microsoft-sues-motorola.html Smartphones in hacking risk Certain smartphone models running Google?s Android operating system have security flaws that could allow hackers to steal personal information or record conversations, researchers said this week. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c56d7a58-edc1-11df-9612-00144feab49a.html Has big business kicked its 'Crackberry' habit? They used to call it the "Crackberry", because executives couldn't tear themselves away from the device. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/has-big-business-kicked-its-crackberry-habit-2131810.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** ISPs essential to controlling spam botnets: OECD Internet service providers (ISPs) are important control points in the ongoing effort to control spam and botnets, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/367969/isps_essential_controlling_spam_botnets_oecd/ The Role of Internet Services Providers in Botnet Mitigation [67 pages] Botnets ? networks of computers infected by malware ? are critical security threats. Based on the analysis of 109 billion spam messages, this report considers whether ISPs can be critical control points for botnet mitigation, how the number of infected machines varies across ISPs and why. http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?doclanguage=en&cote=dsti/doc(2010)5 The Great Cyberheist One night in July 2003, a little before midnight, a plainclothes N.Y.P.D. detective, investigating a series of car thefts in upper Manhattan, followed a suspicious-looking young man with long, stringy hair and a nose ring into the A.T.M. lobby of a bank. Pretending to use one of the machines, the detective watched as the man pulled a debit card from his pocket and withdrew hundreds of dollars in cash. Then he pulled out another card and did the same thing. Then another, and another. The guy wasn?t stealing cars, but the detective figured he was stealing something. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/magazine/14Hacker-t.html nz: Man jailed for posting ex-girlfriend's naked photograph on Facebook. A 20-year-old from New Zealand who posted a photograph of his former girlfriend naked on Facebook has been jailed for four months. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/newzealand/8130515/Man-jailed-for-posting-ex-girlfriends-naked-photograph-on-Facebook..html nz: Naked photo sends jilted lover to jail [Dominion Post] A jilted lover has made legal history by being jailed for posting a photograph of his ex-girlfriend naked for millions of Facebook users to see. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4341191/Naked-photo-sends-jilted-lover-to-jail/ ************************** PRIVACY ************************** Opinion: A Little Less Privacy, a Bit More Security by Simon Chesterman is director of the New York University School of Law Singapore Program The European Union has announced that it will overhaul its data protection rules in 2011. Later this month, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Commerce Department will release their own reports on online privacy. Meanwhile, as part of the much-hyped efforts to prepare for ?cyberwar,? the U.S. National Security Agency is strengthening ties with organizations like Google and its efforts to mine social networking sites like Facebook. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/13/opinion/13iht-edchesterman.html It's Not Your Data Now Since the beginning of the internet era it has been pretty widely accepted that when you join an online service, whatever data you put into it belongs to you. http://www.newsweek.com/2010/11/13/your-online-data-might-not-belong-to-you.html Facebook and Google aren't the only ones who need to reexamine online privacy Facebook and Google have been in the news for the wrong reasons lately. The social network is in the doghouse for the misuse of some users' data by applications it installed on their pages. The Web-services giant earned itself multiple government investigations - including an inquiry launched by the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday - for collecting data from people's wireless networks as part of its Street View mapping project. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/12/AR2010111203018.html US Watchdog Planned for Online Privacy The Obama Administration is preparing a stepped-up approach to policing Internet privacy that calls for new laws and the creation of a new position to oversee the effort, according to people familiar with the situation. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703848204575608970171176014.html Groups applaud push to boost policing of web privacy Advocacy groups have welcomed reports that the US government plans to boost the policing of online privacy with new laws and a new watchdog. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11748346 FCC Investigating Google Data Collection The Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether Google Inc. broke federal laws when its street-mapping service collected consumers' personal information, joining a lengthy list of regulators and lawmakers probing what Google says was the inadvertent harvesting of private data sent over wireless networks. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704804504575606831614327598.html F.C.C. Investigates Google Street View The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it was investigating whether Google had violated laws when it collected Wi-Fi data as part of its Street View photo project. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/technology/11google.html ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Attack on Russian Journalist Stirs Online Allies Two years ago, Oleg Kashin was sitting in a sleek little coffee shop around the corner from the Kremlin when a novelist walked in and punched him in the face. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/world/europe/14kashin.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** In the Grip of the New Monopolists: Do away with Google? Break up Facebook? We can't imagine life without them-and that's the problem by Tim Wu, professor at Columbia Law School. His new book is "The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires." How hard would it be to go a week without Google? Or, to up the ante, without Facebook, Amazon, Skype, Twitter, Apple, eBay and Google? It wouldn't be impossible, but for even a moderate Internet user, it would be a real pain. Forgoing Google and Amazon is just inconvenient; forgoing Facebook or Twitter means giving up whole categories of activity. For most of us, avoiding the Internet's dominant firms would be a lot harder than bypassing Starbucks, Wal-Mart or other companies that dominate some corner of what was once called the real world. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704635704575604993311538482.html MEPs want EU to tackle abusive online advertising EU citizens must be protected from abusive advertising practices that have emerged on online social networks, forums and blogs, members of the European Parliament said. http://euractiv.com/en/food/meps-want-eu-tackle-abusive-online-advertising-news-499615 UN official urges regulators to help increase broadband penetration worldwide [news release] The head of the United Nations telecommunications agency urged regulators to build on massive recent growth in mobile cellular penetration worldwide and try to repeat that success with Internet and broadband. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=36719 No Changes Now in Rules for Web Access in Europe Europe has sufficient legal safeguards in place to prevent the Continent?s telephone operators from selectively managing consumer access to the Internet and no new restrictions are needed, the European commissioner responsible for telecommunications said Thursday. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/technology/12iht-net.html Regulators worldwide embrace principles of open networks, open access [news release] This year?s Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) defined a set of Best Practice Guidelines that will help stimulate the roll-out of the next wave of information and communication (ICT) networks, particularly in the area of broadband access. http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2010/CM10.aspx Australian telcos 'wrong', wiretap laws are fine: govt A top bureaucrat from the Federal Attorney-General's Department said that Telstra, Optus and Vodafone were "wrong, wrong, wrong" in thinking that new requirements for telecommunications interception were onerous. http://www.zdnet.com.au/telcos-wrong-wiretap-laws-are-fine-govt-339307185.htm Future of British Digital Economy Act 'in limbo' until next year, say lawyers The Digital Economy Act, which has divided creative industries since its first inception, has hit what may turn into a considerable stumbling block. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/nov/11/digital-economy-act-bt-talktalk InternetNZ critiques structural separation proposal in cross-submission InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has today released the cross-submission it lodged last Friday with the Ministry of Economic Development. This submission sets out InternetNZ?s response to issues raised in the initial submissions on the Ministry?s discussion document ?Regulatory Implications of Structural Separation?. http://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2010/internetnz-critiques-structural-separation-proposal-cross-submission New Zealand offers three-strikes compromise [sub req'd] http://www.managingip.com/Article/2714262/Latest-News-Magazine/New-Zealand-offers-three-strikes-compromise.html ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* The Origin of "World Wide Web" The origins of our Webified age were hardly auspicious. Two decades ago, Tim Berners-Lee, a British software programmer at the CERN physics-research laboratory outside Geneva, was sketching out a global system for sharing information over the Internet. A March 1989 document that he drafted with the drab title ?Information Management: A Proposal? had met with minimal internal interest. Berners-Lee?s group leader, Mike Sendall, was mildly intrigued and allowed him to keep tinkering on the project, calling it ?vague, but exciting.? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/magazine/14FOB-onlanguage-t.html Google Battles to Keep Talent Google Inc. is fighting off Facebook Inc. and other fast-growing Internet firms that are poaching its staff, a reversal for a company that has long been one of Silicon Valley's hottest job destinations. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704804504575606871487743724.html Opinion: Internet comments may one day receive the recognition they deserve HAVE you ever wondered what the mysterious band of internet ''commenters'' might be like in their offline lives? Could it be that the sweet-looking grandmother in a mild-mannered salmon cardigan sitting next to you on the tram has a double life as Feral Beryl of Flemington, spewing vitriol on newspaper websites and a plethora of online forums. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/internet-comments-may-one-day-receive-the-recognition-they-deserve-20101114-17sps.html ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** au: OECD's each-way bet on NBN The OECD has certainly given some oxygen to Malcolm Turnbull's campaign against the National Broadband Network, but its critique of the NBN is contradictory and superficial. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/15/3066046.htm OECD: Keep broadband competition - NBN has benefits, but may not be cost-effective, according to economic survey [AAP] The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) believes Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) promises large benefits, but may not be the most cost-effective strategy. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/367978/oecd_keep_broadband_competition/ OECD unsure of NBN finances The global Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has handed the Federal Government's flagship National Broadband Network project a mixed report card in its latest detailed examination of Australia's economic health. http://www.zdnet.com.au/oecd-unsure-of-nbn-finances-339307227.htm nz: Vodafone and Telecom together in rural broadband initiative Telecom and Vodafone have submitted a joint response to the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI), it was announced this morning. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/telecom-and-vodafone-together-in-rural-broadband-initiative nz: Govt broadband plans smothering industry, says TeamTalk boss A shareholder at this week?s annual general meeting of TeamTalk sought assurances that the current dividend of 20 cents a share ? unchanged from the previous year ? would be maintained in the future. That wasn?t easy for directors to give. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/govt-broadband-plans-smothering-industry-teamtalk-boss ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION ********************************** Australian fined for child porn images [AAP] An Australian on secondment in New Zealand has been fined more than $NZ11,000 ($A8,602) after being caught with 40,000 child pornography images. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1410681/Australian-fined-for-child-porn-images Man caught in international child porn sting [Dominion Post] An Australian man living and working in New Zealand has been fined after being caught in an international child pornography sting. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4338850/Man-caught-in-international-child-porn-sting Aussie goes home in disgrace over child porn [Dominion Post] An Australian in New Zealand waived diplomatic immunity to face child pornography charges ? and has been sent home in disgrace. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/4341052/Aussie-goes-home-in-disgrace-over-child-porn Aussie fined for child porn images in NZ [AAP] The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has stood down one of its staffers after he was convicted of possessing child pornography in New Zealand. http://www.watoday.com.au/breaking-news-world/aussie-fined-for-child-porn-images-in-nz-20101112-17pz5.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (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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