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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for regular updates with RSS feeds. ********************************************************** Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Sponsored by EuroDNS and AsiaDNS - for your domain name registration http://www.eurodns.com/?refid=57d25a87c8bffdc565a16a5bf01e8825 ********************************************************** uk: IWF reforms could pave way for UK net censorship http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/29/iwf_feature/ Australian copyright ruling has international implications, experts say http://iht.com/articles/2006/12/21/business/ip.php uk: Media law review of the year http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1979478,00.html Deluge of spam likely to worsen http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/3922742a28.html China: two more years to Internet #1? http://news.com.com/2061-12572_3-6146363.html At electronics show in Las Vegas, covergence grabs the spotlight http://iht.com/articles/2007/01/08/business/gadgets.php ****************************************** CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ****************************************** Turkmenistan may lift internet ban Turkmenistan, internationally condemned for restricting access to the internet, may drop its curbs and open itself up to the World Wide Web, the leading contender for president said. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/01/05/1167777261546.html zw: Welcome to the Net, President Mugabe Three unrelated events over the past two weeks have underscored the disdain and cavalier approach of Zimbabwe's ruling elite towards press freedom issues. http://allafrica.com/stories/200612210669.html kr: Association slams new media bills as 'excessive' The Korean Association of Newspapers yesterday criticized the government for pushing new legislation that threatens freedom of the press and restricts the business activities of media outlets. http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=59997 us: Censored 'Saturday Night Live' sketch jumps bleepless onto the Internet The show appears to have become the first scripted comedy on a broadcast network to use the Web to avoid scrutiny by internal censors and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. http://iht.com/articles/2006/12/21/business/snl.php **************** CHILD PROTECTION **************** uk: IWF reforms could pave way for UK net censorship By the end of 2007, the Home Office intends that all ISPs "offering broadband internet connectivity to the UK public" will have implemented systems for content blocking, primarily intended to block access to pornographic images of children, which are illegal to view or possess in the UK. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/29/iwf_feature/ uk: '999 adverts' to help young tell on website paedophiles Social networking sites such as MySpace may be ordered to play adverts for the emergency services - including the number 999 - on their pages under plans being considered by the Home Office. http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1980923,00.html Italy enacts law to block child porn web sites (Reuters) Italy has introduced a new law requiring Internet service providers to block child pornography Web sites within six hours of being told to do so, the communications ministry said on Tuesday. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/3917219a28.html http://english.people.com.cn/200701/03/eng20070103_337829.html Making cyberspace safer for children There is mounting evidence that trafficking in children will remain unabated the world over unless stern and imaginative measures are conceived by criminal justice policy makers and these are enforced strictly by police agencies. The recent Noida killings and the Chennai murder of a young boy by his own friends can be ignored by us only at our peril. http://thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2007/01/08/stories/2007010800070200.htm German Police Turn Up the Heat on Internet Sex Offenders As arrests for child pornography have increased, the Office of Criminal Investigation in Baden-Württemberg says it intends to beef up its IT-forensics department so no pedophile feels safe or anonymous on the Internet. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2303382,00.html ID thieves target MySpace users (AP) MySpace devotee Kary Rogers was expecting to see a gut-busting video when a friend from the popular online hangout messaged him a link. First, though, he was directed to a page where he was supposed to re-enter his password. Rogers realised that someone was trying to steal his information, and he didn't take the bait. At best, he would be spammed with junk emails; worse, the web thief might steal his real-life identity. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/26/1166895269611.html http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/16316654.htm au: Harsher laws target child murder, porn CHILD murderers and producers of child pornography will be permanently banned from ever working with children under changes to NSW laws taking affect from January 2. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,20986721-1702,00.html au: NSW tightens child protection rules Child murderers and producers of child pornography will be banned from working with children under changes to NSW laws taking effect from January 2. http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=344215 au: Risk to kids from cyber play needs urgent action POTENTIAL dangers associated with children as young as 13 posting their photographs and identity details on personalised websites such as MySpace and YouTube must be tackled urgently by the Federal Government, an expert on childhood behaviour says. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/23/1166290788714.html uk: Childnet to help tackle cyberbullying in UK schools (news release) Childnet announced today that it has been awarded the contract by the Department for Education and Skills to research and provide guidance for schools on preventing and responding to cyberbullying. This first phase of this work will be carried out between January and April 2007. http://www.childnet-int.org/news/articles/201206.html uk: British police warn of online pedophile risk (Reuters) Within two hours of meeting the "12-year-old girl" through an Internet chat room, the predatory pedophile had already asked to meet her for sex. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2006-12-20T212005Z_01_L20639955_RTRUKOC_0_US-BRITAIN-PAEDOPHILES.xml us: Swanson wants tougher Internet laws Attorney General-elect Lori Swanson called Thursday for an update of Minnesota's criminal laws so prosecutors can root out more Internet offenses. http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S20935.html us: Worst threat to kids is not the Internet As if high school weren't tough enough trying to make friends, get good grades and stay on top of the fashion scene, it turns out some parents are afraid sex offenders might be lurking right in their own backyards and using personal information available in yearbooks, directories and sports brochures to prey on their children. http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/184997,3_1_EL24_A1PREDATORS_S1.article uk: 2006 in review: Rubbish of all types was hot news During the third quarter of 2006, there were a number of issues that made those in the technology world hot under the collar. As we were sweltering in the summer heat, a number of organisations were taking steps to stop child pornography on the internet. Early July saw a coalition of US companies and organisations develop a database as a way to stop the spread of online images depicted child abuse and pornography. http://www.whatpc.co.uk/computeractive/analysis/2171478/rubbish-types-hot-news-third us: Panel proposes tougher child pornography laws Online sexual predators would face tougher prison sentences and viewers of child pornography would have their computers taken away under proposals Wednesday from an Internet safety panel led by Attorney General Bob McDonnell. http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=116425&ran=210361 Soon to come...PEGI ONLINE! PEGI Online is a new EC funded project that aims to address risks associated with real time player interaction and changing content. Soon the PEGI Online label will appear on the packaging of games and on websites that allow online game play. http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1206/pegi.htm Online gaming in Germany While Germany is not as developed as Asian countries when it comes to usage of online games, it is still ranked in a top-notch position in Europe right behind the Scandinavian countries. http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1206/de.htm Child safety online The Czech Awareness node (www.saferinternet.cz) recently concluded an online research focused on internet habits of Czech children. The research was conducted by the research agency Gemius S.A. http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1206/cz.htm Journalists "playing games" online When addressing internet safety problems "Online gaming" is one of the issues we have to focus on. However, recently we found out that online games can also be useful, especially those played by journalists in social networking sites. http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1206/lv.htm Social networking and the formation of character Apart from worrying, many parents are puzzled. What's the attraction in the alternative universe of websites like MySpace, Bebo and Lunarstorm? "Because it's fun!" says Michael Birch founder of social networking site Bebo. Perhaps there's little more to it than that. http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1206/ie.htm de: School protection system - an internet filter for Thuringian schools Many schools approached us at the "Thüringer Arbeitskreises Schulsoftware"- Thuringian workgroup for school software - concerning the protection of young people online. http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1206/thuringia.htm NetAlert internet safety programs recognised NetAlert internet safety programs recognised NetAlert has recently been announced as finalists in both international and national awards for their internet safety web sites for children: CyberQuoll and Netty's World. http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1206/au.htm *************************************** CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY *************************************** Australian copyright ruling has international implications, experts say A court ruling in a music piracy case could mean that Australian companies have a higher level of liability than those in the United States. http://iht.com/articles/2006/12/21/business/ip.php uk: Media law review of the year In a year that saw no shortage of scandal, sensation and celebrity litigation, there have been some landmark decisions that have shaped the law and provided for a more coherent approach to censuring the media's excesses while safeguarding its underlying rights to publish them. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1979478,00.html fr: French court favors personal privacy over piracy searches A French court has ruled that music companies and other copyright holders cannot conduct unrestrained Internet monitoring to find pirates. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/21/business/privacy.php eu: The EU Modifies Europols Legal Framework to Fight Cybercrime The European Union is transforming Europol to facilitate international police cooperation in the fight against organized crime, terrorism and cybercrime. To accomplish this task, the Commission has issued a draft Council Decision to replace the Convention of July 26, 1995, which established the European Police Office. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=1643 Unsuspecting zombies recruited for Internet crime The botnet systems, which lurk in users' computers, are also blamed for the recent spike in spam e-mails. http://iht.com/articles/2007/01/07/business/bots.php us: An U.S. Retailer may be Sued if its Website is Inaccessible to the Blind According to a recent decision by a United States (U.S.) Federal Judge in California. The U.S. National Federation for the Blind (NFB) sued Target.com in the Northern District of California (Case No. C 06-01802 MHP) alleging that Targets website was inaccessible to the blind and therefore it violated the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), the California Unruh Civil Rights Act and the California Disabled Persons Act. Targets defense was that ADA did not apply to websites and that no Federal law forced Target to make its website accessible. Target filed a motion to dismiss based on this defense but the California Federal Judge denied it. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=1647 Year of the Tech Patent Lawsuit, Part 2 One of the last cases to go before the Supreme Court, KSR v. Teleflex, was also one of the most significant, at least to patent attorneys, as the basic standards used to grant a patent are now under review. It was a fitting end to 2006, during which a number of high profile patent disputes made their way into mainstream headlines. No doubt eBay was the rock star among patent cases in 2006. However, there were other cases that could have had a huge impact on how patent law is interpreted. Some of these arguments are still under consideration. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/55029.html Cyber Crime Hits the Big Time in 2006 Call it the "year of computing dangerously." Computer security experts say 2006 saw an unprecedented spike in junk e-mail and sophisticated online attacks from increasingly organized cyber crooks. These attacks were made possible, in part, by a huge increase in the number of security holes identified in widely used software products. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/22/AR2006122200367.html us: Is Your Blog Exposing You to Legal Liability? The growth of streamlined Web sites presented primarily in journal form, known as "Web logs" or, more succinctly, "blogs," operated and populated by individuals as well as businesses, continues to be nothing short of explosive. But as usually is the case with such rapid adoption of technology and communication ability, there is the potential for legal liability. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1166695607488 us: Washington gets ready to gossip as DC sex blog goes to court The Washington Post described Jessica Cutler as "our blog sl*&". The National Enquirer opined that she was "beautiful, untalented and morally corrupted". Now the blogger who wrote about her attempts to juggle affairs with six men while keeping a job as an aide to a senator has a new role: as the star defendant in a case that could help define what can and cannot be published in a blog. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1979111,00.html Time to go public (The Guardian - Leader) Privacy is one of those concepts which are easier to understand than define. A human life of any quality relies on a reasonable expectation of privacy. Yet modern technology - whether deployed by corporations, individuals, media or the state - offers unlimited scope for intrusion into private lives. The border between considerations of public interest, security and convenience on the one hand, and of privacy on the other, is becoming crowded territory. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1978859,00.html How the net changed the ancient art of the con As well as creating new forms of criminal activity, such as spamming, the rising importance of computer networks has witnessed many forms of traditional crime reappearing under slightly different guises. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/28/net_con/ Cybercrooks Deliver Trouble: With Spam Filters Working Overtime, Security Experts See No Letup in '07 It was the year of computing dangerously, and next year could be worse. That is the assessment of computer security experts, who said 2006 was marked by an unprecedented spike in junk e-mail and more sophisticated Internet attacks by cybercrooks. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600922.html in: Mumbai police's cyber crime effort targets youth Child pornography, hacking, cyber stalking, credit card fraud, net extortion, phishing and even the "Nigerian Advance Fee Scam" are just some of the topics that would be addressed by the Mumbai Police during its Cyber Safety Week that it is observing. http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/12/31/10093308.html us: Groups Urge Courts to Protect Web Site Operator CDT joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU of Pennsylvania in urging a Pennsylvania court to protect the right of a Web site operator to host user-generated material. The groups filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of DontDateHimGirl.com, a social networking site that allows women to post about their experiences with men. CDT takes no position on the content of those posts, but believes that the hosts of online forums should not be held liable for what posters on those forums write. http://www.cdt.org/speech/20061222amicus.pdf http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_12.php#005052 us: FBI sets sights on transnational cybercrime Since a massive crackdown on cybercrime in 2003, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has developed a new mantra: We're watching. "We are looking at you and...we are investigating your activities," FBI Special Agent Chenni Huang said during a lecture on cybercrime at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061226TDY14008.htm us: Prisoners' Right to Internet Materials Contested The Internet age -- and all its legal complications -- has finally come to prisons. When Danny Williams, a Georgia prisoner serving a life sentence for murder, wasn't allowed to receive legal materials downloaded from the Internet in his mail, he filed a pro se suit challenging the ban. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1166782003678 ca: YouTube helps police find murder suspect (Reuters) A video posted on the ultra-popular Web site YouTube has helped Canadian police find a man they believe responsible for a murder. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/21/AR2006122101160.html Apple chief could still face SEC investigation over options Steve Jobs, the chairman of Apple Computer, still faces the prospect of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice, The Times has learnt, even though he did not benefit personally from the repeated backdating of stock options. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2523172,00.html au: Judge a victim of MySpace fraud High Court judge Michael Kirby has been defamed by identity thieves using the internet site MySpace. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/01/06/1167777327542.html Sex video leads Brazil court to shut YouTube A Brazilian court has ordered popular video-sharing site YouTube to be shut down until it removes a celebrity sex video starring Daniela Cicarelli, a model and ex-wife of soccer great Ronaldo, from its site, a judicial clerk said. http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6147271.html us: Police blotter: Detecting computer-generated porn? FBI claims that one of its analysts can simply look at a photo and detect whether it's been altered in Photoshop or generated by a computer. http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6145563.html Copyright suit in China called opening salvo in media war A lawsuit that has been filed by one of China's largest newspapers against one of the country's leading Internet portals over the issue of massive copyright violations is being described here as the opening salvo in a media war. http://iht.com/articles/2007/01/03/business/copyright.php us: Internet a valuable tool to fight crime The police officers surfing the Internet these days aren't just investigating porn or setting up dates with suspected child molesters. They are working to bust killers, drug dealers, graffiti artists, identity thieves and a host of other criminals. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/broward_county/16358700.htm Internet video patent suit hits Google and Apple Google, Apple and Napster are being sued over their online video businesses by a company that stopped offering internet video years ago. Intertainer holds a patent that it says is being infringed by some of the tech world's biggest names. http://out-law.com/page-7623 ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Spain takes lead in closing down the websites that tell girls it's good to be anorexic Four months after the city led the world in the Size 0 debate by banning ultra-skinny models from its catwalks, health officials are shining the spotlight on the growing number of pro-ana websites that glorify starvation diets. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2536634.html nz: Let's educate, not regulate, on pornography The best thing to do these days when it comes to internet pornography is to educate. It is time for an informed debate about the influence of internet pornography in our community. Rather than regulation, what is needed is education. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10417532 ***** SPAM ***** Spam surge drives net crime spree The tussle between computer security companies trying to protect your PC and the bad guys that try to compromise it is often characterised as an arms race. Sometimes the security companies have the upper hand as they develop and deploy novel techniques to spot and stop malicious software of all stripes. And sometimes, such as in 2006, the bad guys are on top. And nowhere has this been more apparent than in the realm of that old favourite - spam. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6198113.stm Spam Volume Jumps 35% In November The volume of spam surged in November to an average of 85 billion messages a day during two periods, IronPort says. http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=196701527 Deluge of spam likely to worsen People tired of email delays can expect more of the same this year, as spam continues to play havoc. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/3922742a28.html ***************************** INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE ***************************** Web users driving change in 2007 It is often said the only constant in the world of hi-tech is change - a fact that makes prediction notoriously difficult. But here three tech veterans give their view about what will drive change over the next 12 months and beyond. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6198125.stm us: Teens 'turn to social websites' More than half of all net-using American teenagers use social networking sites, research suggests. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6235503.stm Teens take precautions online Who says teens don't care about online privacy? Since MySpace.com took off three years ago, parents have fretted about online risks to their children's safety, requesting meetings with local police and school officials to talk about Internet predators and even prompting hearings in Congress. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/16410223.htm How one mobile phone made Saddam's hanging a very public execution Those close to him said he had wanted to die with dignity. Within a day, a million people had seen an illicit film of his last moments: None of the images was part of the official footage filmed from the top of the gallows, which was aired on Iraqi state television and beamed around the world. In Iraq the other footage, which was filmed on a mobile phone, was being swapped on handsets for 20p and soon spread around the world on the internet. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7374-2526093,00.html uk: Podcasting gets the royal treatment The Queen's Christmas message is being offered as a podcast for the first time http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39285277,00.htm http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2515012,00.html Mobiles still ringing in New Year The mobile, almost unlike any other device, has changed the way we work, socialise and live our lives. But although many of us could now no longer live without our mobiles, according to Sir David Brown, Chairman of Motorola, the mobile industry had no idea how successful they would become. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6199293.stm Google overtakes Yahoo GOOGLE overtook Yahoo as the second most popular internet destination for web surfers worldwide in November, while Microsoft held on to the top spot, industry tracker ComScore reported in the US. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20964683%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html Experts say Google will be No. 1 in visitors in '07 Google, which defied gravity this year, is set to become the world's most visited Internet site in 2007. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-12-27-webleader_x.htm Number of Chinese web users grows by a third Chinas internet population increased by almost one-third during 2006, reinforcing the countrys position as one of the most powerful internet economies in the world. http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1979990,00.html China: two more years to Internet #1? China says it now has over 130-million Internet users. Over 50-million Chinese have broadband. China continues to trail only the U.S. in total number of web users. http://news.com.com/2061-12572_3-6146363.html Viet Nam records 10 million new telephone subscribers So far, Viet Nam has 25.5 million telephones, over 4 million Internet subscribers and nearly 8,000 post offices located in localities nationwide. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2006/12/648690/ China's internet population boom China's population of internet users has risen by 30 per cent over the past year to 132 million, up from 123 million at the end of June. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/12/29/1166895509752.html us: Sex sells - just not as fast The sex-related entertainment industry's leading performers, owners and fans gather in Las Vegas for three conferences starting next week amid indications that the robust growth of pornography since it came out from behind the counter in the 1970s is slowing. http://iht.com/articles/2007/01/04/business/sex.php *************** DIGITAL DIVIDE *************** Comment: Is this digital democracy, or a new tyranny of cyberspace? The hype of freedom on the web masks both disparities of power and the dangers of blurring real and virtual identities http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1980156,00.html ************ FILE SHARING ************ Downloads help U.S. music sales rise U.S. album sales continued to decline in 2006 but total music sales rose thanks to a huge increase in digital downloads, according to figures made public. http://iht.com/articles/2007/01/04/business/techbrief.php Record labels sue operator of Russian music website AllofMP3.com (AP) Several major record labels sued the operator of the Russian music website AllofMP3.com on Wednesday, claiming the company has been profiting by selling copies of music without their permission. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-12-20-allofmp3-suit_x.htm us: Apple Faces Suit Over iPod-iTunes Link (AP) As if its options woes weren't trouble enough, Apple Computer Inc. said Friday it is facing several federal lawsuits, including one alleging the company created an illegal monopoly by tying iTunes music and video sales to its market-leading iPod portable players. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/30/ap/world/mainD8MB5K8G0.shtml ********************************* COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ********************************* Founder of Wikipedia plans search engine to rival Google Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia, is set to launch an internet search engine with amazon.com that he hopes will become a rival to Google and Yahoo! http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2517026,00.html Quakes disrupt phone, Internet service in Asia Two strong earthquakes off the coast of Taiwan damaged undersea communications cables, disrupting phone and Internet service in Taiwan, China and Japan on Wednesday. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6146062.html http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39285282,00.htm Internet users in Asia could face long wait for repairs Internet users were warned Friday that they face a long wait for services to return to normal in parts of Asia after an initial survey by repair ships discovered extensive damage to undersea telecommunications cables caused by an earthquake off Taiwan's southern coast. http://iht.com/articles/2006/12/29/business/connect.php No Safety 'Net for Telecommunications A few seconds of undersea quaking was all it took to cause telecommunications disruptions throughout tech-savvy Asia, where Internet services slowed or stopped, phone lines went dead and financial transactions ground to a halt. http://www.syracuse.com/business/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/business-6/116738645094860.xml Earthquake in Asia, Spam Plummets An earthquake on Tuesday near Taiwan caused widespread disruption to telephone and Internet networks. The quake affected an area of the sea bottom with a lot of undersea cables that broke, and since there is only a limited number of cable repair ships, it will take at least weeks to fish them up and splice them. http://www.circleid.com/posts/earthquake_in_asia_spam_plummets/ Technology in the Classroom: "The Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age" The great interest in Berkman Center Faculty Director Terry Fisher and Berkman Fellow William McGeveran's paper, "The Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age," suggests that the question of technology's influence in education is emerging in many fields and across disciplines. Analyzing the ways in which educators are constrained by digital copyright protections, the paper's ranking at the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) sees it as a top download in four subject areas: it is the #1 all-time download in "New Institutional Economics", the #7 all-time download in "IO: Productivity, Innovation & Technology", the #2 all-time download "PIT: Innovation (Topic)" and the #2 all-time download in "PIT: Intellectual Property (Topic)". The highest order of congratulations go to Professor Fisher, Professor McGeveran, student fellow Jackie Harlow and Arielle Silver for their tremendous accomplishment. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=923465 An interview with Professor McGeveran about the project is at: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/audioberkman/2006/08/10/the-digital-learning-challenge Crowd Wisdom vs. Google's Genius The founder of Wikipedia plans to take on the giant by offering search results that tap the knowledge of people across the Web http://businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2006/tc20061227_722820.htm Why Yahoo's Panama Won't Be Enough The Web's most visited site lags Google by billions in advertising revenue, and it's going to take more than its new ad-delivery technology to close the gap http://businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2006/tc20061226_633699.htm Bill Gates hails 'digital decade' Microsoft boss Bill Gates outlines his vision of the connected future, saying the "digital decade is happening". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6239975.stm Rivals battle for connected world Microsoft and Apple will set out their rival visions of the digital future at two separate events in the coming days. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6230227.stm Microsoft chairman Bill Gates demonstrates a PC loaded with Windows Vista before his keynote address to the 2007 Computer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Microsoft unveils in-car computer Bill Gates reveals deal with Ford which could turn millions of cars into hi-tech computers on wheels. http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1985195,00.html http://iht.com/articles/2007/01/08/business/gates.php Next steps in the 'digital decade' Bill Gates has outlined Microsoft's strategy to make the networked home a reality http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2536866,00.html At electronics show in Las Vegas, covergence grabs the spotlight Technology companies unveiled new offerings at the International Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas on Monday that highlighted the convergence of mobile devices, media and the Internet. http://iht.com/articles/2007/01/08/business/gadgets.php Microsoft positions for robot era Bill Gates believes robots could become a "nearly ubiquitous part of our day-to-day-lives", and he's already jostling to lead the industry. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/01/04/1167777205654.html Germany quits search engine project The German government confirmed Tuesday that it had decided to opt out of a multimillion-euro research effort to build a European search engine that would compete with Google, in what one participant described as a disagreement with France over the basic design of the project. http://iht.com/articles/2007/01/02/business/search.php Threatened by the Internet, Time magazine slims down The management is trying to cut costs, reflecting the brutal realities of the mass magazine business. 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