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Roadblocks on the superhighway - the appetite for censorship is spreading
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/bobbie_johnson/2007/11/roadblocks_on_the_superhighway.html

A click away from freedom: Guardian Leader
http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,2210420,00.html

China's citizen reporters dodge censors and critics [Reuters]
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/13/2089905.htm

Yahoo to pay damages in Chinese dissident case after 'moral pygmy' attack in 
Congress
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2868689.ece

Game to teach children Internet safety launched at UN meet in Rio
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/11/15/1194766823397.html

The evolution to cybercitizenship by Liz Butterfield
http://www.occ.org.nz/childcomm/resources_links/magazine/(year)/2007/(month)/10

Hunt for Russia's web criminals
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/15/news.crime

Russia Casts A Selective Net in Piracy Crackdown
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/13/AR2007111302070.html

European Commission acts to reduce telecoms regulation by 50% to focus on 
broadband competition
http://www.europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/1678&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EU Proposes New Powers To Split Up Telecom Operators [Reuters]
http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202806069

The future of telecom regulation in Europe
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6218484.html

Berners-Lee urges vendors to keep mobile Internet open
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9046899

Google fails to win EU approval for DoubleClick deal
http://iht.com/articles/2007/11/13/technology/google.php

You may hate them, but mobile ads are coming
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9046803

Shifting traditions: internet rivalling TV in media consumption stakes [news 
release]
http://eiaa.net/news/eiaa-articles-details.asp?lang=1&id=154

Europeans Choose Internet Over TV [AP]
http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=56678

uk: Bosses crack down on internet socialising
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/12/news.facebook

The Evolution of Spam, Part 1: New Tricks
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/The-Evolution-of-Spam-Part-1-New-Tricks-60282.html


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CENSORSHIP
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Roadblocks on the superhighway - the appetite for censorship is spreading
Every internet company looking at the Chinese market is being forced to 
compromise its principles - and the appetite for censorship is spreading: So, 
after a long campaign against one of the world's most powerful internet 
companies, the families of two Chinese journalists imprisoned by Beijing's 
repressive regime can claim a victory ... of sorts.
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/bobbie_johnson/2007/11/roadblocks_on_the_superhighway.html

A click away from freedom: Guardian Leader
Search for "Tiananmen Square" on Google.com and the first result that comes up 
is a Wikipedia entry: "Tiananmen Square protests of 1989." Other top results 
include a BBC story on the "massacre" and references to "bloodshed". Now try 
the same search at Google.cn, the portal for Chinese users. Back come pages 
largely of use to tourists. There is a small chance that Chinese surfers only 
want handy travel hints and have no interest in one of the biggest events in 
their recent history - but it is more likely that those other pages have been 
censored.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,2210420,00.html

China's citizen reporters dodge censors and critics [Reuters]
China's muzzled media and burgeoning internet have given citizen reporters an 
audience and an opportunity, however fleeting, to spread news quicker than 
government censors can control it.
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/13/2089905.htm
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=184284&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25

Baidu's censored answer to Wikipedia
... The story of how Baidu came to dominate the country's online encyclopedia 
business helps explain its success in search, raises questions about political 
expediency and plagiarism, and highlights the difficulties facing Western 
companies in China.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62034439,00.htm

Singapore bans Microsoft video game for sex scene [Reuters]
Singapore has banned a Microsoft video game that contains a scene showing a 
human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other, a local 
newspaper reported Thursday. The Straits Times said Mass Effect--a highly 
anticipated futuristic space adventure game from Microsoft--was banned by 
Singapore's Media Development Authority.
http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9595_22-6218638.html

Yahoo forced to apologise to Chinese dissidents over crackdown on journalists
The internet giant Yahoo settled a lawsuit yesterday in relation to allegations 
that it helped China in a crackdown on two journalists. Yahoo's decision to 
settle came a week after the company was criticised in Congress, with one 
congressman accusing the company of being moral pygmies.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/14/news.yahoo

Yahoo to pay damages in Chinese dissident case after 'moral pygmy' attack in 
Congress
Yahoo has settled a lawsuit with a Chinese journalist and dissident who were 
both sent to prison after the company passed on their details to the government.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article2868689.ece

Yahoo settles its China lawsuit
Yahoo has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it on behalf of several 
Chinese dissidents, according to papers filed in a California court.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7093564.stm

Yahoo, imprisoned Chinese journalists settle lawsuit
Yahoo Inc. today settled a lawsuit brought against it on behalf of imprisoned 
Chinese journalist Shi Tao, and pro-democracy writer Wang Xiaoning, according 
to court documents. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Yahoo could not 
be reached for comment.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9046798
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN1360603420071113

Yahoo Settles Suit With Jailed Pro-Democracy Chinese Dissidents
Yahoo on Tuesday settled a lawsuit with two Chinese journalists who were jailed 
after the company provided Chinese authorities with information about their 
online activities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two journalists 
and a family member sued the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company earlier this year 
after Yahoo HK gave Chinese authorities e-mails containing pro-democracy 
literature.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/60291.html

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CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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Game to teach children Internet safety launched at UN meet in Rio
A game designed to teach children how to stay away from sexual predators and 
other dangers lurking on the Internet was unveiled Wednesday at a UN forum in 
Rio de Janeiro that addressed cybercrime. The Wild Web Woods uses familiar 
fairy tales to guide children through a maze of potential dangers, so they can 
safely reach the magnificent "e-city."
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/11/15/1194766823397.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/15/1194766823397.html
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=101041
http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=071115001548.m321qgf9&cat=null

The evolution to cybercitizenship by Liz Butterfield
Rapid change is a hallmark of the digital world and a good example is the use 
of mobile phones by young people. Mobile use spread quickly among adolescents, 
then downward in age to the ‘tweens, on to primary school age children and now 
even to the under-five’s. Other online activities such as multi-player online 
gaming, social networking and even under-the-radar use of auction sites have 
now moved to the under 10’s. This change has happened in the space of only a 
few years.
http://www.occ.org.nz/childcomm/resources_links/magazine/(year)/2007/(month)/10

nl: 'Virtual theft' leads to arrest
A Dutch teenager has been arrested for allegedly stealing virtual furniture 
from "rooms" in Habbo Hotel, a 3D social networking website. The 17-year-old is 
accused of stealing 4,000 euros (£2,840) worth of virtual furniture, bought 
with real money.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7094764.stm

nl: Police arrest teenager over virtual theft
Police in the Netherlands have arrested a teenager suspected of stealing 
virtual objects inside a popular social networking site, it has emerged. The 
17-year-old, who has not been named, is alleged to have tricked players of 3D 
cartoon world Habbo Hotel before removing a number of virtual items they had 
bought. It is believed to be the first time European officers have arrested 
someone for stealing virtual property.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/15/socialnetworking.news

au: Brawl sparks net violence fears
DISTURBING footage of a brutal fight between girls from an Australian school 
has been posted on video sharing website YouTube, adding to growing fears the 
internet is being used to glorify violence.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22750660-5005941,00.html

au: Massacre web threat
Hours after evening news bulletins had reported the recent Jokela school 
massacre, Jason James Cousins had emulated the 18-year-old Finnish killer by 
posting a threat on YouTube against his former school, Cambridge Park High, 
near Penrith.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/13/1194766675218.html

uk: Anti-bullying lessons for schools
Schools across Northern Ireland are gearing-up to challenge racist, sectarian 
and cyber bullying. Anti-Bullying Week runs from Monday 19 - Friday 23 November 
and children of all ages will be taking part. 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7094860.stm

uk: Pupil mentors will be trained to beat bullying
Teenagers are to be trained to counsel their younger schoolmates and offer 
"conflict resolution" to tackle bullying under a £3m scheme launched today.
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/publicservices/story/0,,2211213,00.html

Cyberbullying bedevils Japan [Reuters]
For many Japanese children, a cell phone is a social lifeline they can't 
imagine being without. For high school student Makoto, it became an instrument 
of mental torture that nearly drove him to suicide.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6218016.html
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9046422&intsrc=news_list

Putting the "Self" Back into Self-Regulation by Stephen Balkam
In a previous posting, I began to outline what a "new culture of 
responsibility" would look like in relation to online safety and child 
protection. I made the case against heavy-handed government regulation and 
censoring of what kids could and couldn't see. And I pointed out the best thing 
folks on The Hill could mandate is a national education and awareness campaign 
backed up by big bucks to reach every parent, teacher and child in the country 
to both warn and educate about the good and the bad stuff to be found online.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-balkam/putting-the-self-back-i_b_72514.html

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ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL
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Hunt for Russia's web criminals
A curious game of cat and mouse is being played out on the internet, as 
high-tech hunters close in on a group of cybercriminals known as the Russian 
Business Network, or RBN. The chase started a week ago when the RBN - a Russian 
ISP alleged to be behind much of today's web crime - slipped its internet 
moorings in the Baltic coastal city of St Petersburg and made for servers in 
China.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/15/news.crime

Russia Casts A Selective Net in Piracy Crackdown
The newspaper Novaya Gazeta, one of the last outposts of critical journalism in 
Russia, suspended publication of its regional edition in the southern city of 
Samara on Monday after prosecutors opened a criminal case against its editor, 
alleging that his publication used unlicensed software. The case is part of a 
larger assault on independent news media, advocacy organizations and political 
activists, according to government critics. But it is one that is specifically 
tailored to deflect foreign criticism. 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/13/AR2007111302070.html

Researchers 'Spy' on Web Attackers
Researchers with the Web Application Security Consortium (WASC) are hitting Web 
attackers and spammers where they live and hide out -- in open Web proxy 
servers. According to the latest findings by WASC, banner ad/click-fraud and 
spam ranked as the most common traffic visiting the organization's honeynet of 
decoy proxy servers for tracking real Web attacks.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=139142

au: Nigerian police arrest man for Qld online dating scam
Police in Nigeria have arrested a 27-year-old man after he allegedly scammed a 
60-year-old Queensland woman out of thousands of dollars.
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/14/2091042.htm

au: Gold Coast woman stung in internet dating scam
Police are warning internet users to be wary of dating site scams, after a Gold 
Coast woman was conned into sending more than $47,000 overseas to save a man's 
life.
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/15/2091370.htm

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PRIVACY
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Do you have any idea who last looked at your data? by Seth Finkelstein
China internet cafe A US Congressional hearing concerning Yahoo's involvement 
with the government of China's jailing of a Chinese journalist has set off 
another round of examination regarding the dangers of corporate collaboration 
with governments. Yahoo had identified journalist Shi Tao to the authorities as 
the owner of an email account, prompting Tom Lantos, the chairman of the House 
Foreign Affairs committee hearing, to tell Yahoo: "While technologically and 
financially you are giants, morally you are pygmies."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/15/comment

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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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European Commission acts to reduce telecoms regulation by 50% to focus on 
broadband competition
As part of its package of telecom reform proposals presented on 13 November, 
the European Commission has adopted a new Recommendation on the markets where 
telecom-specific regulation should take place. The original 2003 version of 
this Recommendation listed 18 retail and wholesale markets where the Commission 
considers that specific ex ante regulation is required by national telecoms 
regulators to deal with competition problems. To reflect the progress made in 
the past years in most EU Member States in terms of competition and consumer 
choice, the Commission concluded that in principle there is no need for 
regulators to intervene in half of these markets. At the same time, this move 
will allow regulation to better focus on the main bottlenecks in the telecoms 
sector.
http://www.europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/1678&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EU Proposes New Powers To Split Up Telecom Operators [Reuters]
The European Commission proposed on Tuesday giving national telecoms regulators 
major new powers to split dominant operators in a shake-up of European telecoms 
rules immediately opposed by Germany and incumbents. The EU executive also 
wants to be allowed to override national regulators' decisions and to create an 
EU telecoms watchdog. It says the controversial measures are needed to boost 
competition in broadband and wireless services.
http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202806069

The future of telecom regulation in Europe
The European Commission has adopted a raft of proposals that will see Europe's 
telecommunications infrastructure dramatically shaken up. At the heart of the 
proposals, which represent the biggest change in telecommunications regulation 
in five years, is the Commission's desire to see the European 
telecommunications market made into a more level playing field. The existing 
framework was set in place by the Commission in 2002.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6218484.html

Berners-Lee urges vendors to keep mobile Internet open
Tim Berners-Lee, the man who has been called the father of the World Wide Web, 
today appealed to an audience of wireless service providers and application 
developers to keep the mobile Internet as open as the wired Web has become. In 
a speech at the Mobile Internet World conference, Berners-Lee, director of the 
World Wide Web Consortium, urged mobile network operators and other vendors to 
adhere to as-yet-unconceived mobile Web standards instead of taking proprietary 
approaches. He also said that hardware, software and content should be as 
universally available to users on the mobile Web as it is on the wired one.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9046899

UK Wants Net Companies to Fight Terror
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants Internet companies to help stifle 
online terrorist propaganda, he told lawmakers Wednesday, as officials say they 
plan to meet leading service providers to find ways of putting a lid on 
extremist content.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/15/1194766807502.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/11/15/1194766807502.html

Google fails to win EU approval for DoubleClick deal
Competition authorities at the European Commission refused Tuesday to approve 
Google's $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick, the Internet advertising 
company, and ordered an in-depth review amid opposition from rivals, publishers 
and consumer groups. The commission, which rules on antitrust issues for the 27 
countries in the European Union, said the merger raised competition concerns 
and required a more thorough review of its impact on the Internet advertising 
business.
http://iht.com/articles/2007/11/13/technology/google.php

EU will investigate Google deal
European Union regulators have launched an in-depth investigation into Google's 
$3.1bn (£1.5bn) takeover of online advertising firm DoubleClick. The EU 
Commission said its initial probe had shown the deal would raise competition 
concerns.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7093379.stm
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/7259e9ca-9219-11dc-8981-0000779fd2ac.html
http://out-law.com/page-8637

us: FCC Chief Pitches Plan to Relax Media Ownership Rules
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has indicated his 
support for loosening restrictions on media ownership. Specifically, Martin is 
seeking to modify a rule that prohibits a company from owning a newspaper, 
television station and radio station all in the same market. Caught in the 
middle is a pending deal to take Tribune Co. private through a sale to investor 
Sam Zell.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/60305.html

au: Fast web link vow to every school
KEVIN RUDD has spun his education revolution into a broadband revolution, 
promising to spend $1 billion providing a computer with high-speed internet 
access for every student in years 9 to 12 if Labor wins power. In a bid to 
reinforce his credentials as a future-thinking leader, the Labor leader 
declared a Labor government would transform every school into a "digital 
school" of the 21st century.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/14/1194766770452.html

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INTERNET USE
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uk: Fears over online banking checks
Complicated security checks could be undermining confidence in online banking, 
warn experts. Security extras such as number fobs, card readers and password 
checks might make consumers more wary of net bank websites, they fear.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7091206.stm

You may hate them, but mobile ads are coming
Mobile advertising is still in its infancy, and already it's despised by some 
users of wireless devices. Nonetheless, it seems destined to become a major 
factor in the growth of the mobile Internet.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9046803

When the game never ends
Gaming can be harmful, especially for boys. Candida Crew reports on a Dutch 
clinic that is trying to steer young people back to a more balanced life.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/14/1194766770325.html

Shifting traditions: internet rivalling TV in media consumption stakes [news 
release]
57% of Europeans now regularly access the internet each week according to 
research announced today by the European Interactive Advertising Association 
(EIAA). That equates to 169 million people now frequently online across the ten 
European markets surveyed in the study. For the first time ever, 16-24 year 
olds are now accessing the internet more frequently than they are watching TV – 
82% of this younger demographic use the internet between 5 and 7 days each week 
while only 77% watch TV as regularly (a decrease of 5% since last year). 16-24 
year olds also spend 10% more time surfing the internet than sat in front of 
the television and almost half (48%) claim their TV consumption has dropped off 
as a direct result of the internet.
http://eiaa.net/news/eiaa-articles-details.asp?lang=1&id=154

Europeans Choose Internet Over TV [AP]
Almost six out of 10 West Europeans now regularly access the Internet and, for 
the first time, young people are more likely to go online for most days of the 
week than turn on the television, according to a new survey.
http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=56678
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/13/europe.online.ap/index.html
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/60289.html
http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2891&iArticleId=4128343

Brazil hoping to expand broadband access to entire country in 3 years
Brazil hopes to expand broadband Internet access to nearly all corners of Latin 
America's largest country in the next three years, Brazil's communications 
minister said.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/15/1194766802956.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/11/15/1194766802956.html

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SOCIAL NETWORKING
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uk: Broadcasters woo 'lost generation' in deal with social networking site Bebo
The UK's biggest social networking site yesterday announced partnerships with a 
string of broadcasters, including the BBC, Channel 4, Sky, ITN and CBS, in a 
move hailed as one of the most significant yet in marrying old and new media.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/nov/14/bebo.digitalmedia

uk: Bosses crack down on internet socialising
For anyone with a case of mild Facebook addiction, finding the time to squeeze 
a little work in between messing around online has become one of the great 
challenges of the 21st-century office. So if you are taking a quiet moment at 
work to read this online, steal a glance over your shoulder now: an 
investigation by the Guardian has found that employers are taking an 
increasingly draconian line on workplace time-wasters.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/nov/12/news.facebook

Bebo forges ties with major media players
Bebo Inc., the No. 3 social network website, is trying to catch up to market 
leaders MySpace and Facebook Inc. by allowing major media companies to add 
music and videos to its site for free and keeping any ad revenue they generate.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-bebo14nov14,1,718556.story

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SPAM
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The Evolution of Spam, Part 1: New Tricks
It's not a comforting thought, but while you're sleeping peacefully, your PC 
may be hard at work acting as a spam server See the HP Proliant DL380 G5 Server 
with Systems Insight Manager – Click here. or peer-to-peer node, providing 
processing power to a malware network See the HP StorageWorks All-in-One 
Storage System. Click here. engaging in any of a variety of criminal activities 
online.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/The-Evolution-of-Spam-Part-1-New-Tricks-60282.html

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DIGITAL DIVIDE
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us: Hip-Hopping the Digital Divide
When entertainment entrepreneurs Russell Simmons and Navarrow Wright first 
developed an online destination for hip-hop music and culture eight years ago, 
the World Wide Web wasn't ready. White North Americans were logging on in 
record numbers, but the African American and Latino communities that birthed 
the hip-hop genre in the 1970s, by and large, were not. There was a so-called 
digital divide separating urban youth, many of them nonwhite, from their 
wealthier, often white, counterparts. Hip-hop was on the wrong side of that 
divide. Until now. New numbers from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 
scheduled for release Nov. 14, show the gap is closing as more black, Hispanic, 
and inner-city youth are not only logging on, but doing so via high-speed 
connections.
http://businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2007/tc20071112_770340.htm

Bridging the Digital Divide in Algeria
Algerian minister of posts and telecommunications Mr Boujemaa Haichour has 
reaffirmed Algerira's commitment to the work that needs to be done to bridge 
the digital divide. Haichour was speaking during the meeting of the Solidarity 
Fund in Geneva to discuss the fund?s role in developing countries, notably 
Africa.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200711130272.html
http://hana.ru.ac.za/article.cfm?articleID=1756

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FILE SHARING
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Prince: The artist who formerly liked the Internet
Once considered a pioneer in online music distribution, the musician has since 
turned testy about fan sites and file-sharing networks. What happened? ... But 
Prince, one of America's most successful recording artists for three decades, 
seems to have had a dramatic change of heart. Within the next few days, he is 
expected to cap an aggressive two-month legal campaign to protect his copyright 
by suing The Pirate Bay, a popular BitTorrent tracking site best known for 
helping people find unauthorized copies of music and movies. As reported Friday 
by CNET News.com, Prince plans to sue The Pirate Bay in three countries for 
encouraging copyright violations--the United States, France, and Sweden, where 
the Pirate Bay is based.
http://www.news.com/2100-1030_3-6218288.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6218288.html
http://nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_2100-1030_3-6218288.html

au: Simpsons Movie pirate fined
A young man who filmed The Simpsons Movie on his mobile phone camera has been 
fined $1000. Jose Duarte, 23, had "the sophistication of a dead fish", when it 
came to uploading the footage on to the internet, his lawyer, Ken Stewart, told 
the Downing Centre Local Court.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/13/1194766654004.html

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VoIP
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us: House passes bill to streamline VoIP 911 service [IDG]
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill designed to streamline VoIP 
providers' connections to emergency dialing 911 networks. The House late on 
Tuesday passed the 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act, which requires VoIP 
providers to offer enhanced 911, or E911, service, which pinpoints the caller's 
location.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/14/House-passes-bill-to-streamline-voip-911_1.html

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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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uk: Langham freed from prison after appeal
Chris Langham, the award-winning comedy actor imprisoned for downloading 
graphic images of child abuse, walked free from jail yesterday after being 
granted a four-month reduction in his sentence.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2211147,00.html


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