internet news - 4 Nov

New proposals on ICANN
Internet naming authority ICANN, which earlier this week
kicked out one of its own board members, has now come under
attack from another direction.
 http://www.internet-magazine.com/news/view.asp?id=2867

Some Say ICANN Loses Legitimacy 
The board of directors at the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) certainly created a
contentious air at its semi-annual meeting, deciding to
phase out five of its publicly-elected director spots
Wednesday.
 http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/1491291

Domain names mull Web challenge 
Frustrated by their lack of clout, international Internet
administrators are weighing whether to mount a challenge to
the controversial body that oversees the Internet's traffic
system.

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1656940
 http://www.demys.net/news/02_oct_30_cdt.htm
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/27860.html

http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=ir45013&2149REQEVENT=&CARTI=117033&CARTT=14&CCAT=2&CCHAN=31&CFLAV=1

ICANN critic won't be silenced
Karl Auerbach joined the Internet's key oversight body as a
voice of the online public, pledging to transform an
organization he considers beholden to vested commercial
interests.

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20950%257E952937,00.html
 
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/4384835.htm

ICANN critics consider taking admin work in-house 
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN), the non-profit group that runs the Internet's
Domain Name System, is facing a challenge from a group of
dissatisfied top-level domain (TLD) holders who feel ICANN
holds too much sway.

http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQUNIQ=1036061620&REQSESS=ir45013&REQHOST=site1&690REQEVENT=&CARTI=117033&CARTT=14&CCAT=2&CCHAN=31&CFLAV=1&CPAGEN=Article%20Page&CPAGET=-99999&CSEARCH=&CSESS=6764454&CTOPIC=
 
http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2002/0,4814,75485,00.html

Update to the Evolution and Reform Committee - ccNSO
Assistance Group
Since formed, the ccNSO Assistance Group has been
discussing the issues surrounding the implementation of the
ccNSO, and possible recommendations to the Evolution and
Reform Committee (ERC). On 4 October the Assistance Group
provided the ERC with its Status Report on the progress of
its work-plan, which is to come up with recommendations on
5 category areas identified out of the Blueprint. These
are: scope of the ccNSO as a global policy-development
body; process of policy development in the ccNSO; ccNSO
membership; structure of the ccNSO; ccNSO Council.

http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/ccnsoag-report-22oct02.htm

ICANN Shanghai Meetings - Aggregated News from the Blogs
 http://aggregator.does-not-exist.org/

Proposed ICANN-PIR .org Registry Agreement Posted 
On 14 October 2002, the ICANN Board authorized the ICANN
President and General Counsel to negotiate a registry
agreement with Public Interest Registry consistent with the
model .org Registry Agreement posted as part of the final
Request for Proposals, supplemented as appropriate
according to the proposal submitted by the Internet
Society.

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24oct02.htm

Questions Concerning  Domain Names In .org Registry
Agreement
According to Appendix X of the ICANN-PIR Registry Agreement
published October 22, 2002, PIR may register and retain a
number of .org domain names in conjunction with its
management of .org. The only problem is that many of the
domain names on the list are already registered by other
parties.
 http://www.udrplaw.net/ExclusiveNews16.htm

ICANN Meetings in Shanghai 
ICANN's next round of meetings will be held 28-31 October
2002, in Shanghai, China. The meetings are free to attend,
and open to any interested person. ICANN encourages broad
participation in its bottom-up consensus-development
process. You can take part in these meetings by attending
in person, by taking part in the webcast and remote
participation opportunities, and/or by joining one of the
various ICANN-related mailing lists.
 http://www.icann.org/shanghai/#ScheduleandAgenda
 http://www.icann.cn

ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee Cominique
Communique of the XIV meeting of the Governmental Advisory
Committee of ICANN

http://www.noie.gov.au/projects/international/GAC/CommuniqueXIV-Shanghai.pdf

ICANN Targets DDoS Attacks
In the wake of last week's unprecedented DDoS attack
against all 13 of the Internet's root-name servers, the
government and ICANN, one of the Internet's main governing
bodies, are considering changes to help protect the DNS
system against future attacks.
 http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,651686,00.asp

The root of all names
After the near disaster, come the experts. This is more or
less a truism in today's world, more so in the wake of
recent events that have given snake oil salesmen virtually
a field day in converting innuendo and half-truths into
gospelspeak.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/25/1035504876265.html

European Commission sets timetable for .eu domain
The European Commission hopes to choose a nonprofit
organization to run the .eu top-level domain for the
European Union by early December, an official said on
Tuesday.
 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2002/1029eudomain.html
 
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WIPO To Provide Dispute Resolution Services For .edu Domain
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and
EDUCAUSE, the administrator of the .edu top level generic
domain, have signed an agreement which makes WIPO the sole
dispute-resolution service provider for the .edu domain.
The .edu domain is restricted to regionally-accredited,
American degree-granting institutions of higher education -
and is one of the original generic top level domains
(gTLDs), along with .com, .org, and .net.
 http://www.wipo.org/pressroom/en/releases/2002/p331.htm

Domain authority to change hands 
A new agency will take over the administration and
registration of Thai Internet domains, the ``.th''
addresses used for Thailand.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/301002_Database/30Oct2002_data52.html

Regional Internet registry formed for Latin America
Latin America and the Caribbean took over responsibility
for managing their own Internet addresses Wednesday, with
the formal establishment of a regional Internet registry.

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/599342p-4643037c.html

http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/high_tech/1700/10-30-2002/20021030034500_02.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39403-2002Oct30.html

http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/ArticleNews/tech/RTGAM/20021030/gtlatin/Technology/techBN/

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/4403494.htm

Don't fall foul of domain name scams
Businesses are being warned to be on the lookout for
companies using high-pressure sales tactics to dupe them
into buying extra domain names at premium-rate prices.
 http://www.vnunet.com/Analysis/1136338

Commissioner wades in over DomainNamesNZ
New Zealand's Domain Name Commissioner Debbie Monahan has
released a statement warning users about the "misleading"
nature of Australian registrar DomainNamesNZ's fax
campaign.

http://www.idg.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/DE05AF660B447761CC256C620008A5B4

DomainNamesNZ doesn't understand fuss
The general manager of DomainNamesNZ doesn't understand the
fuss over its fax campaign targeting .co.nz name holders.

http://www.idg.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/3D1CC3B78EA7E03ACC256C610010AC54

Domain authority to change hands 
A new agency will take over the administration and
registration of Thai Internet domains, the ``.th''
addresses used for Thailand.

China opens up .cn domain
The .cn domain will be available to businesses outside
China for the first time this winter, as part of a liberal
new policy.
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t278-s2124742,00.html

China Drops Plans to Issue Its Own Chinese Domain Names
(sub req'd)
Two years after threatening to split the online world by
issuing its own set of Chinese-script Web addresses, China
appears to have quietly dropped such plans. Chinese
officials at a world Internet congress in Shanghai this
week say the government has no plans to disrupt the
integrity of the Web by challenging a core component -- its
centrally administered addressing system.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1035955864117983671,00.html

Panel Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in Picoliter.com
Case Oct. 27, 2002
National Arbitration Forum Panelist Tyrus R. Atkinson
issued an important decision on reverse domain name
hijacking in a case involving the domain name
Picoliter.com.
 http://www.arbforum.com/domains/decisions/122205.htm

VeriSign tidies records after ICANN rebuke 
VeriSign said that it has corrected database inaccuracies
flagged by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) earlier this month, after the regulatory
body threatened to strip domain name registrar of its
ability to sell .com domain names unless it cleaned up its
act.

http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQUNIQ=1036062306&REQSESS=ir45013&REQHOST=site1&2131REQEVENT=&CFLAV=1&CCAT=2&CCHAN=31&CARTI=115984

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Net protests mount in Ireland
Consumers, lobby groups and telecom operators are pressing
for widespread changes to the way people can go online in
Ireland.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2377447.stm

KidFu's rules focus on children's safety in virtual realm 
Zara wonders aloud whether a pair of khakis are appropriate
garb for a visit to Western Michigan University. Dig asks
if anyone has ever heard of "Fydor something Russian."
Globe asks if anyone saw "Trigger Happy" on Comedy Central.
Zimmy laments her glitchy copy of a Sims game. 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0211040009nov04,0,5290877.story

Internet Filtering at Libraries Lands at High Court
A case concerning the Children's Internet Protection Act of
1999, which requires all public and school libraries to use
Internet filtering software as a condition for receiving
federal funds for computers and Internet access, is likely
to land on the U.S. Supreme Court's agenda soon. United
States v. American Library Association is set for
discussion by the Court at its Nov. 8 private conference.

http://www.law.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/View&c=LawArticle&cid=1032128862560&t=LawArticleTech

Internet plays increasing role in children's lives- new
report
The internet plays an increasingly important role in the
lives of children as young as six, says a new report from
Outermedia.
 http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=13440

Guns, lies and the Internet in South Carolina
The Web site of Field & Stream was associated with a
voter's guide accusing a Democratic Senate candidate of
being anti-gun. One problem: He's a member of the NRA.

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/01/southcarolina_guns/index.html

Police Say They Can't Keep Up with Cyber Criminals 
Europe is losing out in its fight against cyber crime, a
top law enforcement official said on Friday.

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1667300
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-964187.html

Internet abuse costs big money
Cyberslackers are costing Britain's small businesses almost
£1.5bn per year.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2381123.stm

FBI seeks help vs. cybercrime
The FBI has dramatically stepped up its efforts to battle
cybercrime, but it is not getting the help it needs from
companies that are the cybercrime victims, FBI Director
Robert Mueller told technology business executives Oct. 31.

http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/1028/web-fbi-11-01-02.asp
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,56139,00.html

Microsoft's New Set of Hurdles
A federal judge's ruling rejecting strong sanctions against
Microsoft means the company will not have to change much.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/04/technology/04SOFT.html

Judge Backs Terms of U.S. Settlement in Microsoft Case
A federal judge approved Microsoft's antitrust settlement
with the Justice Department and rejected virtually all of
the stiffer sanctions sought by nine states.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/02/technology/02SOFT.html

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1669893
 http://news.com.com/2100-1001-964278.html

Microsoft's focus shifts to Europe
Microsoft is still faced with possible sanctions in Europe
despite Friday victory in a US anti-trust case.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2393537.stm
 http://news.com.com/2100-1001-964361.html

The MS Decision: Is It Over Yet?  
A judge's decision Friday to conditionally approve a
planned settlement between Microsoft and the Justice
Department offered the closest thing yet to a conclusion of
the five-year antitrust saga.
 http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,56157,00.html

For Microsoft, Ruling Will Sting but Not Really Hurt
There is little in Friday's ruling on sanctions in the
Microsoft case that will slow down the big software maker's
business practices and product designs.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/02/technology/02IMPA.html

Sun to Pursue Billion-Dollar Microsoft Suit
One of Microsoft Corp.'smost tenacious rivals, Sun
Microsystems Inc. vowed on Friday to keep fighting
Microsoft with a billion-dollar lawsuit and urged state
attorneys general to appeal their antitrust case despite a
legal setback.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-microsoft-sun-lawsuit.html
 http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,56175,00.html

PluggedIn: an Internet Fridge That Yields E-Mail 
In the Internet boom years, no tech guru's vision was
complete without a world in which we all owned a
Web-connected refrigerator that would automatically order
fresh milk when the old carton was nearly empty.

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1672764

The Tablet PC: It Rocks  
Might as well pawn off the old PC now. Tablet PCs are
coming and suddenly even the coolest little laptop looks so
20th century.
 http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,56130,00.html
 http://news.com.com/2100-1017-964254.html
 http://news.com.com/2100-1001-964117.html

Magic pool table creates wizard potters
An interactive pool table with a laser that points out
exactly where the best shots lie has been created by Danish
scientists. With the help of a virtual coach called James,
it can also lead you through a practice session designed to
improve your play.
 http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992982
 
Race hate case appeal
AN Adelaide man will return to court tomorrow to appeal
against an order to remove material denying the Holocaust
from the internet.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,5376566%5E15342%5E%5Enbv%5E15306%2D15319,00.html

The Internet gets touchy feely
Scientists in Britain and the United States are set to
trial a new technology that could eventually allow people
to touch and feel each other over the Internet.
 http://abc.net.au/news/justin/nat/newsnat-29oct2002-33.htm

Ii Congreso Nacional De Derecho Informático Y  Comercio
Electrónico
La Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas de la
Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, el Centro de
Investigación en Derecho Informático e Informática Jurídica
de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Inca Garcilaso
de la Vega - CIDIJ-UIGV  y el Instituto de Derecho
Informático y Nuevas Tecnologías IDERTEL, instituciones
comprometidas con el desarrollo y difusión del derecho y
las nuevas tecnologías de la información, convocan a todos
los estudiantes, profesionales y público en general a
participar en el "II CONGRESO NACIONAL DE DERECHO
INFORMÁTICO Y COMERCIO ELECTRÓNICO" a llevarse a cabo del
28 al 30 de Noviembre del 2002, en los ambientes de la
Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, sito en la Av. Arequipa 3610,
San Isidro.
 http://www.idertel.org/congreso.html


Filter it out
Make e-mail polluters pay
“VICE-PRESIDENT of ideas, idealab”: did any job title
better catch the Zeitgeist of Silicon Valley at its
bubbliest? Surely the holder of that position is now
cleaning tables in some Palo Alto diner? Actually, no.
Scott Banister, the ideas-man in question, is proof that
there is life after dotcom death.
After idealab, a pioneering Internet “incubator”, abandoned
plans for an initial public offering that was once expected
to raise $10 billion or more, Mr Banister and a colleague,
Scott Weiss, started IronPort, a firm dedicated to
improving the efficiency of e-mail delivery. Despite a
drought of venture capital, they have already raised $20m,
and next week they roll out what they hope will be a killer
app: a novel solution to spam, the dark side of e-mail.

http://economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=1392791

ABA clears anti-WTO websites
Anti-World Trade Organisation activists say they have been
vindicated by an official investigation into two protest
web sites.

http://abc.net.au/news/scitech/2002/10/item20021030082925_1.htm

European Commission eyes Linux
The European Commission has awarded UK consultancy
Netproject a pilot contract to examine deployment of open
source software in government departments.
 http://www.vnunet.com/News/1136433

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