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 *************************************************** New framework for an open Internet agreed at OECD http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_48289776_1_1_1_1,00.html Multistakeholder Input Improves Outcomes of OECD Ministerial Meeting on Future of the Internet Economy http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3999 Why EFF Supports CSISAC's Decision Not to Endorse the OECD Communique on Internet Policy-Making Principles https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/06/why-eff-supports-csisacs-decision-not-endorse-oecd Civil Society defects from OECD Internet Policy Principles by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/6/28/4847563.html ICANN Public Comment Webpages http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30jun11-en.htm USG ?tough love? policy toward ICANN revealed by Kieren McCarthy http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/06/25/strickling-board-meeting-cartagena IANA gonna do it! by David Taylor http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9bd9a82b-997e-468f-ac44-a8bcbcb8f529 au/nz: ANZIAs open for entries http://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2011/ANZIAs-open-entries Is the New Minds + Machines Pricing Really That Revolutionary? http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2011/06/is-the-new-minds-machines-pricing-really-that-revolutionary/ The game plan for new Top-Level Domains by Tony Kirsch http://www.ausregistry.com/blog/?p=815 Apparent wave of cyber breaches is an illusion http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110630_7726.php Finally a Good UDRP Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking: Australian company uses UDRP in bad faith. http://domainnamewire.com/2011/06/30/finally-a-good-udrp-finds-reverse-domain-name-hijacking/ Go Daddy Sold For $2.25B To Trio Of Private Equity Firms http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=15170 ********************** REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Ontario Superior Court Rules on Ways to Recover Domain Names by Emir Aly Crowne [Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice] Abstract: On a motion to strike out, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently considered whether a plaintiff ?s claims for breach of trust, detinue sur trover, wrongful conversion, or misappropriation of IP rights in recovering their domain name disclosed a reasonable cause of action. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1876525 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** New framework for an open Internet agreed at OECD OECD governments and other stakeholders have created a new framework to promote a more transparent, open Internet at a two-day meeting in Paris. http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_48289776_1_1_1_1,00.html Multistakeholder Input Improves Outcomes of OECD Ministerial Meeting on Future of the Internet Economy In conjunction with the OECD High Level Meeting on ?The Internet Economy: Generating Innovation and Growth? held on 28-29 June 2011, the Internet Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC)?a worldwide coalition of Internet organizations invited by the OECD to provide input on Internet-related issues?today endorsed the communiqu? issued by the OECD. The ITAC expressed broad satisfaction with the OECD?s approach to ensuring the Internet continues to serve as a platform for innovation, economic development and social progress throughout the world, including OECD countries. http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3999 Why EFF Supports CSISAC's Decision Not to Endorse the OECD Communique on Internet Policy-Making Principles Yesterday we reported that EFF and the other civil society members of the Civil Society Information Society Advisory Committee to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (CSISAC) had declined to endorse a draft Communique on Internet policy-making principles produced by the OECD. Since then, the OECD and key government representatives reopened negotiations with civil society, business and the technical industry stakeholders, in an effort to find mutually acceptable text to accommodate our concerns. Unfortunately that was not successful, and EFF and other members of the OECD's Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council have declined to endorse the full and final version of the Communiqu? released on 29 June. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/06/why-eff-supports-csisacs-decision-not-endorse-oecd Civil Society defects from OECD Internet Policy Principles by Milton Mueller The OECD's division on information and communication policy has done a better job than all other intergovernmental organizations at taking multistakeholderism seriously. In its attempt to develop Internet policy principles for its High Level Meeting on the Internet Economy in Paris this week, it fostered robust discussions among its governmental delegations, the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC), the Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council (CSISAC), the Internet Technical Community Advisory Committee (ITAC) and its own Secretariat. Each groups' views were taken seriously and had a major impact on the outcome. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/6/28/4847563.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN Public Comment Webpages To support the implementation of the ATRT Recommendations relating to Public Comment Processes, the ICANN Public Comment landing page has been redesigned and restructured as of 30 June 2011. The Public Participation Committee (PPC) of the ICANN Board reviewed and approved these changes during its meeting in Singapore, as the first phase of improvements in the public comment process. http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30jun11-en.htm USG ?tough love? policy toward ICANN revealed by Kieren McCarthy The United States government?s policy of ?tough love? toward domain name overseer ICANN has been revealed in an extraordinary transcript of a private meeting between Assistant Commerce Secretary Larry Strickling and the ICANN Board. http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/06/25/strickling-board-meeting-cartagena IANA gonna do it! by David Taylor The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), whose mission purpose describes it as "an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce...principally responsible for advising the President on telecommunications and information policies" has recently published a Further Notice of Inquiry that includes a Draft Statement of Work intended to "detail the work requirements" for the functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), and, effectively, to form the basis for IANA's future contract. http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9bd9a82b-997e-468f-ac44-a8bcbcb8f529 Launch of new gTLDs: ICANN says yes, we can by David Taylor As regular readers of Anchovy News will know, the process for the launch of new gTLDs has been ongoing since June 2008 when the board of ICANN gave its approval to the proposal to introduce new gTLDs. http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=1b9a98cd-0919-4b66-a329-4cc6f89e192c ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** au/nz: ANZIAs open for entries InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) and .au Domain Administration (auDA) are proud to announce The 2011 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIAs) have opened for entries today. http://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2011/ANZIAs-open-entries AFNIC releases killers by David Taylor As regular readers of Anchovy News will know, there has recently been a fundamental shake up of French law relating to domain names. On 6 October 2010 the French Constitutional Court held that L.45 of the French Posts and Electronic Communications Code (the "Code") as well as the corresponding statutory instrument (articles R.20-45-34 ff. of the Code) were unconstitutional. http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=1552d43f-fb62-4220-b09b-74f178a72e69 ICANN Approves Renewal of .net Registry Contract VeriSign, Inc. ... announced that ICANN and Verisign have renewed Verisign's contract to serve as the authoritative registry operator for the .net registry for another six years. http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/news-events/press-room/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cHM6Ly9wcmVzcy52ZXJpc2lnbi5jb20vZWFzeWlyL2N1c3RvbXJlbC5kbz9lYXN5aXJpZD1BRkMwRkYwREI1QzU2MEQzJnZlcnNpb249bGl2ZSZwcmlkPTc3MjYzMiZyZWxlYXNlanNwPWN1c3RvbV85Nw== SIDN launches .nl Control Some .nl domain names are vital to their registrants? activities or have a high financial value. If you have such a domain name, you want extra control over it, so you can be sure that its registration can?t be changed without your explicit agreement. https://www.sidn.nl/en/news/news/article/sidn-launches-nl-control/ More than 300,000 domain names for Hostnet and TransIP Just hours apart, Hostnet and TransIP became the first registrars to reach 300,000 registered .nl domain names on Thursday 23 June. https://www.sidn.nl/en/news/news/article/meer-dan-300000-domeinnamen-voor-hostnet-en-transip-1/ ??: The FAS commission has put off the case of domain names The Coordination Center participated in a regular meeting of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, which dealt with the issue of allocation of domain names in IDN TLD .??. As a reminder, the case was put off several times for a later date ? the last time it happened due to the need to obtain additional evidence by the FAS Commission. http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=1548 ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** Is the New Minds + Machines Pricing Really That Revolutionary? Last week, we put out a press release announcing new pricing for top-level domain registry services. We called it ?revolutionary.? Really? The Internet revolution proclaimed by ICANN last week will only happen if there are enough cool, useful, or experimental TLDs to justify the mantra of choice and innovation that accompanied the approval of new gTLD program. If it?s more of the same old mush, it?ll be like television: lots of channels, repetitive programming, stuffed with ads. http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2011/06/is-the-new-minds-machines-pricing-really-that-revolutionary/ After .hamburg and .berlin: .versicherung and .reise are next to turn to nic.at Austria?s domain registry nic.at continues to turn heads on the international stage: after city initiatives .berlin and .hamburg, new industry TLDs .versicherung and .reise have selected nic.at as their technical partner. http://www.nic.at/en/uebernic/current_issues/nicat_news/news_view/article/81/nach-hamburg-und-berlin-auch-versicherung-und-reise-setzen-auf-know-how-von-nicat-1/ New gTLD Pre-Registrations Guarantee You... Registrar Spam The proliferation of registrars offering pre-registrations for new generic Top Level Domains has become alarming. There have been no approvals for new gTLDs, nor indeed have there even been any applications with the three month application window only opening on 12 January 2012. http://www.domainpulse.com/2011/07/01/new-gtld-pre-registrations-guarantee-you-registrar-spam/ Blacknight warns about new gTLD ?false promises? Domain name registrar Blacknight Solutions has warned domain buyers not to be ?duped? by registrars offering preregistration in new top-level domains that have not yet been approved. http://domainincite.com/blacknight-warns-about-new-gtld-false-promises/ The game plan for new Top-Level Domains by Tony Kirsch I was in Singapore last week to witness the ICANN Board officially approve the biggest change to the Internet in its history. In an historic ?special meeting? held on Monday 20 June, the ICANN Board voted overwhelmingly to approve the new TLD program and open applications in January 2012. Yes, that?s right a touch over six months away. http://www.ausregistry.com/blog/?p=815 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Security researchers discover 'indestructible' botnet More than four million PCs have been enrolled in a botnet security experts say is almost 'indestructible' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13973805 Apparent wave of cyber breaches is an illusion A proliferation of hacktivists and frustration with cleanup costs are prompting agencies and companies to disclose breaches they would have kept under wraps in the past, Internet security researchers say. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110630_7726.php Al-Qaida communications knocked offline, says expert [IDG] Terror group al-Qaida has been left without a trusted operational channel on the Internet for distributing its media and propaganda, according to a terrorism expert. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/063011-al-qaida-communications-knocked-offline-says.html http://www.itworld.com/security/178887/al-qaida-communications-knocked-offline-says-expert http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/234792/alqaida_communications_knocked_offline_says_expert.html Jihadist web forum knocked off Internet [AP] A popular jihadist Internet forum has been knocked off the Internet, and counterterrorism experts say it appears it was hacked. http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/jihadist-web-forum-knocked-off-internet-1.370437 Germans fear cyber-crime as digital blackmail grows Germans are increasingly afraid of becoming the target of cyber-criminals, with 85 percent fearing thieves will steal their credit card data or gain online access to bank accounts. http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/idINIndia-58011620110630 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/oukin-uk-samsung-apple-idUKTRE75T0BN20110630 Better laws needed to counter cyber attacks - U.S Cyber criminals are outwitting national and international legal systems that fail to embrace technological advances, a top U.S. official said on Friday, demanding a cross-border campaign to combat the security threat. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/uk-cybercrime-idUKTRE7603JK20110701 http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/idINIndia-58032020110701 Cybercrime fight hurt by apathy, law enforcement hurdles General public apathy and collaboration with the law enforcement community assure that cybercrimes of all sorts will continue to rise. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070111-cybercrime-apathy.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/234987/brace_for_a_cybercrime_wave_report_warns.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Finally a Good UDRP Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking: Australian company uses UDRP in bad faith. I?m kind of upset lately over panels not finding reverse domain name hijacking, so let me applaud the three person panel in a case over Futuris.com. http://domainnamewire.com/2011/06/30/finally-a-good-udrp-finds-reverse-domain-name-hijacking/ Schedule of Fees under the UDRP (valid as of December 1, 2002) - New WIPO Credit Card Payment Facility Now Available Online The WIPO Center now offers a new (SSL) online payment facility for easier processing of domain name dispute filing fees by credit card. This facility is available for filing fees payable under the applicable WIPO UDRP Schedule of Fees (as set out below), as well as for applicable WIPO ccTLD Fee Schedules. http://wipo.int/amc/en/domains/fees/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** ARIN: 2011 Global IPv6 Survey Now Open As announced last year, after the 2010 survey results were presented, GNKS Consult is working with the RIPE NCC and NRO to repeat the global 2010 survey on the current and future use of IPv6. https://www.arin.net/announcements/2011/20110701.html ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Go Daddy Sold For $2.25B To Trio Of Private Equity Firms Go Daddy, the world's largest registrar, has entered into a partnership with a trio of private equity firms in a deal that values the company at $ 2.25 billion. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=15170 http://www.domainpulse.com/2011/07/02/go-daddy-sold-for-225b-to-trio-of-private-equity-firms/ Go Daddy sold in a deal valued at $2.25 billion Go Daddy Group Inc. has been sold to a group of private equity firms in a deal valued at $2.25 billion. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/07/go-daddy-sold-for-225-billion.html Go Daddy in Pact With KKR, Silver Lake Go Daddy Group Inc., the website registration and hosting company, announced a deal with KKR & Co., Silver Lake Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures, or TCV, that values the company at $2.25 billion, said a person with knowledge of the matter. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-01/go-daddy-gets-investment-from-kkr-silver-lake-tcv-for-undisclosed-terms.html European ccTLDs create Domain Game on Facebook 8 European countries have partnered up to raise awareness on internet domains on Facebook. Together they have developed a game which allows people to perform whois queries on Facebook using domain names in a playful way. https://www.centr.org/main/6436-CTR/version/2/part/12/data/Domainstar press release.pdf APNIC Apster Bulletin June 2011 Featured in this month's Apster Bulletin: What happened on World IPv6 Day?, June Singapore events & PTCL (Pakistan) deploys IPv6 http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2011/apster-bulletin-june ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Sedo?s New Domain Marketplace: More Efficiency, Connectivity & Visibility We?ve been working hard on features you?ve requested and want to empower you with the platform and tools you need. We?re proud to announce the next generation of Sedo?s Domain Marketplace, designed to give you more efficiency, connectivity, and visibility. While you may have already noticed some recent improvements to our site, major changes will be launched on August 1, 2011. https://sedo.com/links/showlinks.php3?tracked=&partnerid=&language=us&Id=2878 The Continuing Adventures of the Domain Aftermarket: Return of the 6-Figure Sale After two weeks without a publicly reported 6-figure sale, MediaOptions.com broke the brief blockbuster drought by wrapping up a $200,000 sale of Adventure.com that they brokered. The domain was purchased by Eric Borgos of Impulse Communications, Inc. - the latest addition to a very nice portfolio of generic gems that he owns. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2011/20110622.htm ********************************* CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY ********************************* uk: Online games and social media used to target junk foods at children Online games and social media websites are being used to target junk foods at children and even recruit them for promotion, health campaigners claim. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/8607726/Online-games-and-social-media-used-to-target-junk-foods-at-children.html au: Interpol blacklist goes live in Canberra Canberra-based internet service provider (ISP) CyberOne is believed to be the first in Australia to implement voluntary internet filtering against Interpol's "worst-of-the-worst" blacklist of child exploitation material. http://www.zdnet.com.au/interpol-blacklist-goes-live-in-canberra-339317824.htm ie: Fall in online child pornography detections The level of internet child pornography detected in Ireland last year has dropped significantly, according to a report by Hotline.ie. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0629/internet.html uk: Don't leave victims out of mind, out of sight [news release] The UK?s national centre for child protection ? the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre ? today published the findings of a six month investigation into the devastating crime that has widely been called ?on street grooming?. http://www.ceop.police.uk/Media-Centre/Press-releases/2011/DONT-LEAVE-VICTIMS-OUT-OF-MIND-OUT-OF-SIGHT/ us: Federal Judge Blocks State Anti-Child-Porn Law A federal judge has blocked a state law meant to prevent the spread of child pornography, saying it violates the First Amendment and is too broad in its scope. http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-federal-judge-blocks-state-anti-child-porn-law-070111,0,472573.story us: CDT Statement on Supreme Court Video Game Decision CDT applauds today's Supreme Court decision, in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, striking down a law aimed at restricting the sale of violent video games to minors as a violation of the First Amendment. The decision upheld the previous ruling in Schwarzenegger v. EMA, in which the Ninth Circuit invalidated a California statute requiring video game distributors to label violent video games and prohibiting their rental or sale to minors. http://cdt.org/pr_statement/cdt-statement-supreme-court-video-game-decision ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** US anti-piracy body targets foreign website owners for extradition British website owners could face extradition to the US on piracy charges even if their operation has no connection to America and does something which is most probably legal in the UK, the official leading US web anti-piracy efforts has told the Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/03/us-anti-piracy-extradition-prosecution ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Mobile phones 'unlikely to cause brain tumours' Mobile phones almost certainly do not lead to brain cancer in adults, scientists on the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection committee have concluded. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/02/mobile-phones-unlikely-cause-brain-tumours eu: Digital Agenda: lower roaming prices as of 1st July [news release] With effect from 1st July 2011 to 30 June 2012 EU mobile operators will again be obliged to lower retail prices for roaming calls in line with EU rules first introduced in 2007 and amended in 2009. Consumers opting for the EU-regulated "Eurotariff" will pay no more than 35 cents per minute for calls made and 11 cents per minute for calls received while abroad in the EU. This is the last in the series of regulated price cuts under the current EU Roaming Regulation, which expires end June 2012. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/814 Samsung Seeks Ban on Apple Products Sale in U.S. Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday that it expanded its legal tussle with Apple Inc. by filing a complaint with the International Trade Commission seeking to stop the sale of key Apple products in the U.S. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584004576416653834271060.html Samsung asks U.S. to ban iPad, iPhone imports Samsung asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban the importation of Apple's iPhones, iPads and iPods, ratcheting up its dispute against Apple. http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/idINIndia-58001620110630 Skype 2.0 for Android adds video calls Hot off the heels of its iPad-optimised app release, popular voice over IP (VoIP) service Skype makes another splash with an update for its Android-toting user base. http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20075628-12/skype-2.0-for-android-adds-video-calls/ http://www.zdnet.com.au/skype-for-android-gets-video-calling-339317801.htm http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/communication-breakdown-10000030/skype-rolls-out-video-calling-for-android-phones-10023030/ Facts from the FTC: What You Should Know About Mobile Apps [news release] New technology can bring tremendous benefits to consumers, but it also can present new challenges. Mobile apps offered on cell phones and other portable devices such as tablets and music players can perform a range of consumer services such as locating the nearest retail stores, managing shopping lists, tracking family budgets, and allowing consumers to read news articles, play interactive games, and connect with family and friends. http://ftc.gov/opa/2011/06/mobileapps.shtm ********************** SPAM ********************** Has the Internet Outgrown Spam? [IDG] In the late 1990s Robert Soloway made $20,000 a day as a spammer. He drove fancy cars. He wore Armani clothes. He was, by all accounts, one of the most successful spammers on the planet. But if he were starting out today, he'd find some other line of work. http://www.pcworld.com/article/234941/has_the_internet_outgrown_spam.html http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218102/As_the_Internet_evolves_is_there_a_place_for_spam_ ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Security researchers discover 'indestructible' botnet More than four million PCs have been enrolled in a botnet security experts say is almost 'indestructible' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13973805 Apparent wave of cyber breaches is an illusion A proliferation of hacktivists and frustration with cleanup costs are prompting agencies and companies to disclose breaches they would have kept under wraps in the past, Internet security researchers say. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110630_7726.php au: Security breaches force lawyers to rethink cyber laws With yet another security breach coming to light in recent days it seems inevitable that some form of mandatory breach notification laws and enhanced cyber crime laws are just a matter of time. Just over a month after Justice, Home Affairs and Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information Brendan O?Connor stated that development of mandatory breach notification laws appears to be "necessary", Citigroup, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and Distribute.IT have all experienced serious data security breaches. http://www.thenewlawyer.com.au/article/security-breaches-force-lawyers-to-rethink-cyber-laws/530402.aspx Al-Qaida communications knocked offline, says expert [IDG] Terror group al-Qaida has been left without a trusted operational channel on the Internet for distributing its media and propaganda, according to a terrorism expert. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/063011-al-qaida-communications-knocked-offline-says.html http://www.itworld.com/security/178887/al-qaida-communications-knocked-offline-says-expert http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/234792/alqaida_communications_knocked_offline_says_expert.html Jihadist web forum knocked off Internet [AP] A popular jihadist Internet forum has been knocked off the Internet, and counterterrorism experts say it appears it was hacked. http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/jihadist-web-forum-knocked-off-internet-1.370437 Germans fear cyber-crime as digital blackmail grows Germans are increasingly afraid of becoming the target of cyber-criminals, with 85 percent fearing thieves will steal their credit card data or gain online access to bank accounts. http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/idINIndia-58011620110630 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/oukin-uk-samsung-apple-idUKTRE75T0BN20110630 Better laws needed to counter cyber attacks - U.S Cyber criminals are outwitting national and international legal systems that fail to embrace technological advances, a top U.S. official said on Friday, demanding a cross-border campaign to combat the security threat. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/uk-cybercrime-idUKTRE7603JK20110701 http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/idINIndia-58032020110701 Cybercrime fight hurt by apathy, law enforcement hurdles General public apathy and collaboration with the law enforcement community assure that cybercrimes of all sorts will continue to rise. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070111-cybercrime-apathy.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/234987/brace_for_a_cybercrime_wave_report_warns.html Malware? It's just business! Malware, these days, is so good that it simply has to be produced by professional development teams. What's more, the criminals choose their targets with business-like decisions over expected return on investment. http://www.zdnet.com.au/malware-its-just-business-339317880.htm au: Nine out of 10 concerned about identity theft [AAP] Nearly one in six Australians have been a victim, or known somebody who has been a victim, of identity theft or misuse in the past six months. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/nine-out-of-10-concerned-about-identity-theft/story-e6frg6nf-1226086723907 Thousands More Does Dismissed in Copyright Troll Cases -- But the Trolls Are Trying New Tactics The copyright trolling world has been hopping in the past several weeks, and some developments seem to bode well for the protection of due process. All in all, we?ve seen the number of total Does sued rise to over 190,000, and we estimate that the number of Does remaining after the various dismissals is over 140,000. The following are the cases in which Does have been dismissed since we last reported. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/06/over-10-000-additional-does-dismissed-copyright Righthaven Cheerleader Wanted by Irony Police Sherman Frederick is the former CEO of Stephens Media, former publisher of the Las Vegas Review Journal, and one of Righthaven?s biggest cheerleaders. When the litigation campaign of Stephens Media's copyright enforcer Righthaven first got underway, Frederick famously wrote ?So, I'm asking you nicely once again?don't steal our content. Or, I promise you, you will meet my little friend called Righthaven.? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/06/righthaven-cheerleader-wanted-irony-police Symantec Announces June 2011 Symantec Intelligence Report [news release] Spam currently at lowest level since the McColo takedown in November 2008; Pharmaceutical spam in decline as new Wiki- pharmacy brand emerges http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/about/media/pdfs/symc_intelligence_report_june2011.pdf ************************** PRIVACY ************************** Google faces 'wire tapping' case over Street View Google could be sued for scooping up data from open wi-fi networks after a US court ruling. A judge in San Francisco decided that the company's actions may have violated federal laws on wire tapping. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13988329 Judge rules against Google in Street View 'Wi-Spy' lawsuit A federal judge has declined to dismiss charges against Google that it allegedly violated the Federal Wiretap Act when it collected personal data from Wi-Fi networks. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218106/Judge_rules_against_Google_in_Street_View_Wi_Spy_lawsuit http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070111-judge-rules-against-google-in.html Book review: The dangers of the internet: The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From You by Eli Pariser Eli Pariser is worried. Why? Call a friend in another city or a foreign country, and ask them to Google something at the same time as you. The results will be different, because Google takes your location, your past searches and many other factors into account when you type in a query. In other words, it personalises the results. As Larry Page, the chief executive of Google, once put it, ?the ultimate search engine would understand exactly what you mean, and give back exactly what you want.? Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, muses that someday it might be possible for people to ask Google which college they should apply for, or which book to read next. http://www.economist.com/node/18894910 ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Google+ 'blocked in China' Google's new social network service, Google+, has apparently been blocked in China within a day of being launched. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/30/google-plus-blocked-china Editorial: Free Speech and the Internet As the United Nations has said, access to the Internet is a human right. A report by the U.N.?s special rapporteur presented last month to the Human Rights Council in Geneva warns that this right is being threatened by governments around the world ? democracies included. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/04/opinion/04mon3.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** New framework for an open Internet agreed at OECD OECD governments and other stakeholders have created a new framework to promote a more transparent, open Internet at a two-day meeting in Paris. http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_48289776_1_1_1_1,00.html Multistakeholder Input Improves Outcomes of OECD Ministerial Meeting on Future of the Internet Economy In conjunction with the OECD High Level Meeting on ?The Internet Economy: Generating Innovation and Growth? held on 28-29 June 2011, the Internet Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC)?a worldwide coalition of Internet organizations invited by the OECD to provide input on Internet-related issues?today endorsed the communiqu? issued by the OECD. The ITAC expressed broad satisfaction with the OECD?s approach to ensuring the Internet continues to serve as a platform for innovation, economic development and social progress throughout the world, including OECD countries. http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3999 Why EFF Supports CSISAC's Decision Not to Endorse the OECD Communique on Internet Policy-Making Principles Yesterday we reported that EFF and the other civil society members of the Civil Society Information Society Advisory Committee to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (CSISAC) had declined to endorse a draft Communique on Internet policy-making principles produced by the OECD. Since then, the OECD and key government representatives reopened negotiations with civil society, business and the technical industry stakeholders, in an effort to find mutually acceptable text to accommodate our concerns. Unfortunately that was not successful, and EFF and other members of the OECD's Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council have declined to endorse the full and final version of the Communiqu? released on 29 June. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/06/why-eff-supports-csisacs-decision-not-endorse-oecd Civil Society defects from OECD Internet Policy Principles by Milton Mueller The OECD's division on information and communication policy has done a better job than all other intergovernmental organizations at taking multistakeholderism seriously. In its attempt to develop Internet policy principles for its High Level Meeting on the Internet Economy in Paris this week, it fostered robust discussions among its governmental delegations, the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC), the Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council (CSISAC), the Internet Technical Community Advisory Committee (ITAC) and its own Secretariat. Each groups' views were taken seriously and had a major impact on the outcome. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/6/28/4847563.html Google braces for huge fine from rogue drug ads Internet search giant Google is bracing for a fine that could top $500 million, after a federal probe of illegal online pharmacy ads placed on the website over the past three years, CNN has confirmed. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/22/google.drug.ads/index.html Regulating the internet: Google's enemies: The search giant?s antitrust headache gets bigger Since the start of this year, Google?s share price has fallen steadily as investors have begun to fret about its longer-term prospects. Now they have another reason to worry. On June 24th the company revealed that America?s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had opened a broad investigation into its online-search and online-advertising businesses to see if it has abused its dominant position. Some pundits predict that the trustbusters? tussle with Google could turn as bloody as their battle with Microsoft in the 1990s. http://www.economist.com/node/18897553 FTC investigating Twitter's relationships with UberMedia, third-party app makers The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing Twitter's dealings with third-party app makers such as UberMedia Inc., a Pasadena company that makes its apps that allow people to send and read updates on the microblogging service. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/06/the-federal-trade-commission-is-reviewing-twitters-dealings-with-third-party-app-makers-such-as-ubermedia-inc-a-pasadena-co.html FTC Said to Have Begun Antitrust Inquiry Into Twitter?s Developer Policies The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun contacting software makers as part of a preliminary inquiry into whether Twitter Inc.?s business practices harm competition, two people familiar with the matter said. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-01/ftc-said-to-have-begun-antitrust-inquiry-into-twitter-s-developer-policies.html FTC reportedly investigating Twitter The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into Twitter, according to a report from the Business Insider website. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218080/FTC_reportedly_investigating_Twitter http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/063011-ftc-reportedly-investigating.html FCC moves toward implementing net neutrality rules [IDG] Remember those net neutrality rules the U.S. Federal Communications Commission passed back in December? The agency is taking steps toward finally implementing them, although the rules still won't go into effect for months. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218077/FCC_moves_toward_implementing_net_neutrality_rules http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/234827/fcc_moves_toward_implementing_net_neutrality_rules.html Net speed the key to transforming lives by Alan Noble, Head of Engineering, Google Australia The web enables access and community at the touch of the keyboard: it's a radically democratic and inclusive technology. So what does unprecedented access to information and communications mean for Australia? http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/net-speed-the-key-to-transforming-lives/story-fn8ex0p1-1226085660695 Harvard professor opposes 'three strikes' law Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig, whose claims to fame include helping found the Creative Commons licensing system and a portrayal in the hit TV series West Wing, has criticised the Government's "three strikes" copyright law. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/5226020/Harvard-professor-opposes-three-strikes-law NZ needs to protect itself from US corruption: Harvard professor New Zealand should be protected from US law and politics which are tainted by commercial special interests, says Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/nz-needs-to-protect-itself-from-us-corruption-harvard-professor Internet NZ's NetHui 2011 was excellent! I took 3 days off work this week to attend the NetHui held by InternetNZ at the Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland. It was well worth my time. http://www.geekzone.co.nz/Linuxluver/7724 ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* Nortel patents sold for $4.5bn Apple, Microsoft, Sony and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion are part of a winning consortium of six companies which have bought a valuable tranche of patents from the bankrupt Nortel Networks patent portfolio for $4.5bn (?2.8bn), in a hotly contested auction that saw Google and Intel lose out. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/01/nortel-patents-sold-apple-sony-microsoft Easy as pi: how Google bid against Apple and Microsoft for patents How much did Google bid for the collection of patents that Nortel Networks was selling off in its bankruptcy auction? At one point, $3.14159bn - which you don't have to be much of a maths whiz to realise is a billion dollars times pi, the number relating a circle's radius to its area and circumference. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/02/google-pi-auction-bid The Insidious Evils of 'Like' Culture: In our age of online view counts and retweets, conformity is becoming the rule If you happen to be reading this article online, you'll notice that right above it, there is a button labeled "like." Please stop reading and click on "like" right now. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584004576415940086842866.html ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** au: ACCC warns ISPs on misleading speed claims The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned ISPs against misleading advertising about broadband speed, urging them to base claims on speeds that are realistically attainable. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/392357/accc_warns_isps_misleading_speed_claims/ ACCC issues guidance on fibre and cable broadband 'speed' claims [news release] The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today published an Information Paper to assist providers of hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) and fibre to the premises (FTTP) broadband internet services in complying with the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/995088/fromItemId/142 nz: Ultrafast broadband watch - 1.3 PER CENT TO MISS OUT The Government has put a number on how many people will miss out from its UFB and rural broadband (RBI) initiatives. About 1.3 per cent of New Zealanders ? 57,000 people ? can expect to get little direct benefit, other than perhaps better broadband at their local school. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/5194934/Ultrafast-broadband-watch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2011 ------ David Goldstein email: david§goldsteinreport.com web: http://goldsteinreport.com/ http://davidgoldstein.tel/ phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim FlanneryReceived on Mon Jul 04 2011 - 00:05:43 UTC
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