internet news - 26 October

Internet Attack Probed, Seen Hard to Trace 
The Bush administration said on Wednesday it was
investigating this week's coordinated attack on the
Internet, but experts cautioned that it would be difficult,
if not impossible, to track down the source of the attack.

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1623669

Net attack sparks FBI inquiry 
The FBI is investigating a failed attempt to cripple the
internet by attacking its central address books. 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2352667.stm

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,5349672%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
 http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,55960,00.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6894-2002Oct23.html

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,5343756%255E15306,00.html
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/23/technology/23INTE.html 

Net attack flops, but threat persists
The recent attempt to shut down the Internet's DNS root
servers was unsophisticated, but smarter attacks could have
more serious consequences.
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2124403,00.html

Panel Says "Camper" Is Famous, Orders Transfer of Camper.us
In a decision published on the Internet October 23, 2002,
NAF Panelist Sandra Franklin declared that the trademark
"Camper" was famous and ordered the transfer of the domain
name camper.us to the Complainant.
 http://www.udrplaw.net/ExclusiveNews15.htm

Dot-dot-dot-dash-dash-dash 
We all know dot-com. That's the bubble that burst. But what
about dot-aero, dot-coop and dot-pro ? 
 http://www.iht.com/articles/74282.html

Votes or Voices? ICANN's Fatal Bargain
David Johnson and Susan P. Crawford have written an article
asserting that the real victim of the vote-oriented
bargaining going on right now (in connection with the
structure of the future Names Council) may be ICANN's own
legitimacy. Seat counting and special deals for
artificially-defined constituencies may undermine ICANN's
ability to demand deference from governments. And even a
widely-accepted compromise on the structure of the Names
Council, crafted late at night in Shanghai, will not solve
the problem of establishing ICANN's legitimacy in the eyes
of those who have not signed up to be bound by rules made
by the Board.
 http://www.icannwatch.org/article.php?sid=985

Second Supplemental Implementation Report
On 2 October 2002, the Evolution and Reform Committee
released its Final Implementation Report and
Recommendations, which included draft New Bylaws for ICANN.
On 11 October 2002, we released a First Supplemental
Implementation Report, announcing that we intended to
augment the New Bylaws with more detailed provisions
relating to the At-Large Advisory Committee, adjusting the
recommended language to Core Value 11, and providing
clarification on the terms of directors.

http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/second-supplemental-implementation-report-23oct02.htm

ICANN@Large @ Shanghai
In preparation for the ICANN Shanghai meeting, ICANN@Large
have revamped their web site and will be providing
resources to go with the meeting. See:
 http://www.icannatlarge.com/

Global Grp Wants Voice In Internet Addressing
Even advocates of private-sector management of key Internet
resources describe the experience to date as disappointing,
while some term it an outright failure. But as the body
known as Icann tries to debug its oversight of the Internet
addressing system, an actor with global government ties is
stepping into the fray. 
 http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/021020/72/33wtu.html

FTC forces spammer to refund domain fees
The United States' Federal Trade Commission has forced a
British entrepreneur who sold domain names that did not
work to repay his proceeds to his victims.
 http://www.demys.net/news/02_oct_21_ftc.htm

AT&T lose domain battle
Telecommunications giant AT&T has lost a domain name
dispute complaint which it brought before the World
Intellectual Property Organization. This disappointment for
the company follows a successfully defended action against
rival telecoms giant NTT DoCoMo last July.
 http://www.demys.net/news/02_oct_23_att.htm

Domain name scams hit the NHS
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital Trust has become the latest
target of domain name resellers using high-pressure sales
tactics to dupe organisations into buying extra online
addresses at premium prices.
 http://www.vnunet.com/News/1136238

ASA slams 'intimidating' Domain Registry of Europe
mailshots
The advertising watchdog has ordered the Domain Registry of
Europe (DROE) to stop issuing mail shots that "look like
bills".
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/27752.html

Internationalized Domain Names: The Babelization Factor
Two-thirds of the online population are non-English
speakers. This global affair is also fueling the growing
list of Internationalized Domain Name Certified Registrars
that offer domain names in many other non-English
characters with .com, .net, and .org. On the other hand,
Internet browsers and email clients supporting the use of
IDNs are a whole different story.
 http://www.circleid.com/articles/2544.asp

The Internet And Its Governance: Where Should We Look For
Models?
If the U.S. Department of Commerce is indeed trying to
design an appropriate institutional form for the management
of the Internet's infrastructure, it will need to examine
the nature of the Internet and its development. What are
the lessons that can help in the process of creating an
appropriate management structure for Internet's
infrastructure?
 http://www.circleid.com/articles/2545.asp

Washington Lottery Hits Jackpot in UDRP (from UDRP.net)
The Washington State Lottery became the fifth state lottery
to succeed under the UDRP when it received a strong
decision against the registrant of WALottery.com and
WashingtonLottery.com.
 http://www.arbforum.com/domains/decisions/123893.htm
 

Developing Disputes - The Jonathan Cohen Interview - part 3
In the third and final part of Demys news' interview with
ICANN director Jonathan Cohen, Mr Cohen discusses the UDRP
and why he thinks the procedure should be expanded to
include a wider range of disputes.

http://www.demys.net/news/02_oct_24_developing_disputes.htm

ICANN Intrigues - The Jonathan Cohen Interview - part 2
In the second of our three part interview with ICANN
Director Jonathan Cohen, Mr Cohen deals with issues of
trust between ICANN and the country code operators. He also
reveals the guarantees sought from China regarding freedom
of delegates at the forthcoming ICANN meeting in Shanghai
and comments on the thorny problem of At Large
representation.
 http://www.demys.net/news/02_oct_22_icann_intrigues.htm

Inside ICANN - The Jonathan Cohen Interview - part 1
In the first of this three part interview with Jonathan
Cohen, Director of ICANN and leading IP lawyer, Mr Cohen
reveals what it's like to be a board member of the
not-for-profit organisation that co-ordinates policy for
the Internet domain name and addressing system.
 http://www.demys.net/news/02_oct_18_inside_icann.htm

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Study Tallies Sites Blocked by Google
Google has excluded more than 100 Web sites, many of them
devoted to Nazism, from the French and German versions of
its index under pressure from those nations' governments.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/25/technology/25GOOG.html
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2124386,00.html
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2360351.stm
 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/filtering/google/

Researchers predict worm that eats the Internet in 15
minutes
Computer science researchers are predicting new types of
dangerous worms that would be able to infect Web servers,
browsers and other software so quickly that the working
Internet itself could be taken over in a matter of minutes.
 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2002/1021worm.html

How to 0wn the Internet in Your Spare Time
The ability of attackers to rapidly gain control of vast
numbers of Internet hosts poses an immense risk to the
overall security of the Internet. Once subverted, these
hosts can not only be used to launch massive denial of
service floods, but also to steal or corrupt great
quantities of sensitive information, and confuse and
disrupt use of the network in more subtle ways.

http://www.icir.org/vern/papers/cdc-usenix-sec02/index.html

Disney to Offer New Internet Access Service
The Walt Disney Company will introduce a new dial-up
Internet access service aimed at families with children
that is a customized version of Microsoft's MSN.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/25/technology/25NET.html
 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disney25oct25.story

New age rating system for games in Europe
The ISFE announces plans for new voluntary age ratings and
symbols for games across Europe.
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2124493,00.html
 http://virus.idg.net/ic_959520_1794_9-10000.html

Ex-Orland Hills official indicted on child porn charges
(reg req'd)
The former head of the Orland Hills Fire and Police
Commission was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday on a
charge of receiving pornographic pictures of children from
the Internet.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0210260190oct26,0,5225336.story

The battle to control viruses
A visit to an anti-virus lab reveals some interesting facts
about computer viruses and the people who spread them.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2358075.stm

EU Sees Preliminary Microsoft Decision Late '02
The European Commission will issue a preliminary ruling in
an antitrust case against Microsoft late this year and a
final decision next year, a top official at the EU
executive said on Friday.

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1635054

Absence of ICT Policy Worries Government 
The Zambian Government has expressed concern about the lack
of a policy framework to govern the development of
Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200210240203.html

Africa unites against e-divide
Government officials from across the African continent are
expected to draw up a plan of action at next week's
e-Africa Workshop in Johannesburg that will see Africa
ready itself to embrace and implement the e-governance
concept.
 http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/business/technology/Tech2.asp

Net-friendly fridges
When more than two manufacturers announce a new product
category, it starts to look like a trend.
 http://www.iht.com/articles/74284.html


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