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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** uk: BT to launch super-fast broadband http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/15/btgroupbusiness.news uk: BT to pump £1.5bn into broadband http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7506742.stm BT sets out plans for 100Mbps broadband http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4337118.ece At the Uneasy Intersection of Bloggers and the Law http://nytimes.com/2008/07/15/technology/15law.html Viacom allows Google to conceal YouTube usernames in court case [IDG] http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110162 nz: Judge lets off teenage hacker despite admission of guilt http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/15/walker.hacking US court sides with eBay in counterfeit case http://iht.com/articles/2008/07/14/technology/tiffany.php Court Clears eBay in Suit Over Sale of Counterfeit Goods http://nytimes.com/2008/07/15/technology/15ebay.html US Lawmakers Probe Web Tracking http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071602378.html Canadian court orders Quebec file-sharing site shutdown http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=648919 Aust Govt, industry welcome new online code of practice http://pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1062673670 More stringent mobiles, internet rules [AAP] http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/more-stringent-mobiles-internet-rules-20080716-3fsl.html New online code of practice in Australia http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/inews/71C4DF743FF941ECCC2574880074DFFE nz: Conference to examine cyber safety http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/13236/conference-examine-cyber-safety Legalize and regulate online gambling in US and Canada, study urges http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1525895720080715 Sweden's Snooping Law Faces European Court Challenge [IDG] http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148480/swedens_snooping_law_faces_european_court_challenge.html nz: Foundation launched for Liz Dengate Thrush http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/922F1BE904F046C0CC257486000CE637 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Eurobarometer survey of European households attitudes towards IT eCommunications household survey: The results of a special Eurobarometer survey conducted by TNS Opinion & Social between 9 November 2007 and 14 December 2007 to measure the attitude of European households and individuals towards fixed and mobile telephony, IT equipment and Internet access, TV broadcast services, bundled offers, telephone directories and 112 emergency call number. The survey covers the 27 EU Member States, with an average of 1,000 households interviewed per country. It follows on from the previous Eurobarometer survey that was conducted between November 2007 and December 2007. http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/ecomm/library/ext_studies/index_en.htm#2008 Australians don't trust mobile for online transactions [AAP] An overwhelming majority of Australians would not trust a mobile phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) for online transactions such as banking and shopping, research by computer firm Unisys has found. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/4619034a28.html In-car entertainment steps up a gear with wi-fi internet access Turn key, log on, drive off. Car manufacturers are racing to be the first to introduce in-car internet technology that will allow passengers to surf the web and download their favourite videos and music while on the move. http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/news/article4322522.ece uk: BT to launch super-fast broadband BT today announced plans to spend £1.5bn building a super-fast broadband network across the UK over the next four years. The plan would connect 10m homes, around 40% of the UK, to a new fibre-optic based network and replace the copper wires that link most homes today. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/15/btgroupbusiness.news uk: BT to pump £1.5bn into broadband BT is to invest £1.5bn in fibre optic cables, giving up to 10 million UK households access to faster broadband. The plans would bring 40% of homes in reach of an ultra-fast service by 2012. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7506742.stm BT sets out plans for 100Mbps broadband BT is to invest £1.5 billion rolling out a new fibre network that will deliver super-fast internet access to ten million homes within four years. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4337118.ece Comment: BT is creating a two-tier network Britain has been trundling along in the broadband slow lane for years now, so BT’s plan to accelerate towards speeds of 100 megabits per second is welcome, if overdue. The rise of bandwidth-hungry applications such as online video and gaming has left some parts of the network creaking at peak times, with few people getting anything like the speeds their internet service providers have promised. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4336973.ece ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** One in four businesses block access to Facebook, social networking sites Nearly one in four businesses block employee access to social networking Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace,according to a survey of about 200 human resources professionals. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/071508-employees-social-networking.html ********************** SPAM ********************** Soloway case reveals big business behind spam [IDG] Selling the tools used by spammers is easy money, at least until you get caught. Just ask Adam Sweaney, a man charged with computer fraud who took the stand at the sentencing hearing in Seattle for Robert Soloway, the so-called spam king. http://www.itworld.com/security/53598/soloway-case-reveals-big-business-behind-spam http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/876259FA15234830CC2574880017D86C http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;939858827 MessageLabs Reveals Top 10 Most Spammed US States [news release] MessageLabs, the leading provider of messaging and web security services to businesses worldwide, today announced year-to-date spam rates for individual US states, according to MessageLabs Intelligence data. http://www.messagelabs.co.uk/resources/press/16109 us: Spammer gets jailed for 30 months A New York court has sentenced a persistent spammer to 30 months in prison. Adam Vitale, 27, sent 250,000 spam messages to more than 1.2 million e-mail addresses belonging to AOL subscribers. He and an accomplice Todd Moeller got around the company’s spam filters by changing email headers and using multiple computers in the attack. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2221866/spammer-gets-jailed-months ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** in: Multi-lingual Internet can bridge the digital-divide The government aims to promote the use of multilingualism. There is a need for multilingual Internet use facility. IT applications in Indian languages offer enormous scope for reaching out to those who are on the other side of the digital divide. http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=137677 ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** At the Uneasy Intersection of Bloggers and the Law There is no better way to get a blogger talking than by telling him what he cannot publish — although you might forgive a government prosecutor for thinking otherwise. http://nytimes.com/2008/07/15/technology/15law.html Lawyers in YouTube lawsuit reach user privacy deal Defendants and plaintiffs in two related copyright infringement lawsuits against YouTube have reached a deal to protect the privacy of millions of YouTube watchers during evidence discovery, a spokesman for Google Inc said on Monday. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-34515620080715 Viacom 'backs off' YouTube demand Viacom has "backed off" from demands to divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched a video on YouTube, the website has claimed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7506948.stm YouTube gets reprieve in Viacom piracy case Google will no longer have to hand over personal information which would have identified individual YouTube users as evidence http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4339064.ece Viacom allows Google to conceal YouTube usernames in court case [IDG] Google Inc. will be able to conceal the identities of YouTube users when it hands over a database of their viewing habits to Viacom International Inc. in response to a court order, the companies agreed Monday. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110162 Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at the Inauguration of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center Secretary Chertoff: ... Now, just for those of you who think that intellectual property rights is just about protecting the makers of handbags and watches, in fact, there's a very important public safety element to intellectual property rights. If you look at the table here, and you look at things like toothpaste or what appears to be a bottle of some kind of liquor, these are products that will be ingested. And if they are misbranded, adulterated, not what they are represented to be, there's not only a loss of the value of the item being purchased, but there could actually be a real harm and injury to public safety and public welfare. So this really is a safety matter as well as an economic matter. http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1215736423265.shtm nz: Judge lets off teenage hacker despite admission of guilt A teenager from New Zealand who was accused of stealing millions of pounds has been let off without a conviction, despite pleading guilty to hacking into computers around the world. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/15/walker.hacking NZ teen mastermind walks free over global cyber crime [AFP] A New Zealand teenager who confessed to a central role in a global cyber-crime ring which caused millions of dollars in losses has walked free from court with police wanting to secure his skills. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/15/2304331.htm Akill walks free: Owen Walker discharged without conviction Owen Walker, the 18-year-old Whitianga resident also known as Akill, was discharged without conviction in the High Court in Hamilton earlier today. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/E483640BAD16B7A4CC2574860080C5D0 Takes a hacker to catch a hacker A teenage hacker could end up working on the right side of the law after a run-in with the police. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/1908416 Autistic hacker escapes penalty A Whitianga teenager who hacked into a computer at a United States university was today discharged without conviction at the High Court in Hamilton. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,0a28,00.html New Zealand teen hacker let off without convictions over US computer invasion [AP] A New Zealand teenager who admitted illegally hacking into a computer system at a university in the United States was discharged without conviction Tuesday but ordered to pay some costs for his actions. http://news.theage.com.au/technology/new-zealand-teen-hacker-let-off-without-convictions-over-us-computer-invasion-20080715-3fia.html http://news.smh.com.au/technology/new-zealand-teen-hacker-let-off-without-convictions-over-us-computer-invasion-20080715-3fia.html au: Teens recruited by cops to fight cybervillains Youths as young as 14 have been recruited by the Australian Federal Police to help fight online crime, with recognition they are better skilled at surfing the net than veteran agents. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24030712-2,00.html http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,24030075-952,00.html http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24032876-5006301,00.html http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24032138-661,00.html Researchers trace structure of cybercrime gangs The chain of command of a cybercrime gang is not unlike the Mafia, an evolution that shows how online crime is becoming a broad, well-organized endeavor. http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;716664578 uk: Crackdown on web game sharing The company behind the computer game Dream Pinball 3D is taking 100 British people to court for allegedly uploading the game to file sharing sites. It is thought to be the biggest drive yet against gamers who use peer-to-peer networks like BitTorrent and Limewire. http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7505000/7505916.stm EBay Wins Trademark Case; Ruling Frees Site From Policing Fakes [AP] EBay scored an important victory in court yesterday, as a federal judge said companies such as the jeweler Tiffany, not auction platforms like eBay, are responsible for policing their trademarks online. Tiffany sued eBay in 2004, arguing that most items listed as genuine Tiffany products on eBay's sites were fake. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/14/AR2008071401971.html Tiffany loses legal fight against eBay over counterfeit goods eBay has won a four-year legal battle with Tiffany over the jeweller's complaint that the online website amounted to a "rat's nest" auction of counterfeit watches, bracelets and necklaces. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/15/ebay.ebay US court sides with eBay in counterfeit case EBay scored an important legal victory Monday when a U.S. judge ruled that Tiffany had failed to prove the online auctioneer was responsible for the sale of fake Tiffany jewelry on its Web site. http://iht.com/articles/2008/07/14/technology/tiffany.php Court Clears eBay in Suit Over Sale of Counterfeit Goods EBay has scored an important victory against a legal nemesis. http://nytimes.com/2008/07/15/technology/15ebay.html eBay wins counterfeit-sales suit filed by Tiffany eBay cannot be forced to police its auction listings to identify counterfeit Tiffany & Co. products, a federal judge ruled on Monday in a lawsuit brought by the iconic 171-year-old jewelry company. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9990543-93.html U.S. judge rules for eBay in counterfeit case [IDG] A U.S. judge has ruled that eBay is not legally liable for counterfeit Tiffany jewelry items that were sold on its auction site, despite a French court ruling against eBay last month in a similar lawsuit. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/071408-us-judge-rules-for-ebay.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148375/us_judge_rules_for_ebay_in_counterfeit_case.html eBay's German site to ban sales of cat, dog pelts [AP] Online marketplace eBay Inc. plans to ban the sale of dog and cat pelts on its German-language Web sites after animal rights groups voiced concerns that such pelts might be showing up labeled as other kinds of fur. http://news.smh.com.au/technology/ebays-german-site-to-ban-sales-of-cat-dog-pelts-20080715-3f76.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/ebays-german-site-to-ban-sales-of-cat-dog-pelts-20080715-3f76.html Romainian Authorities Arrest Cybercrime Suspects [IDG] Authorities have arrested more than 20 people in Romania who are suspected of running online fraud schemes, according to media reports. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148519/romainian_authorities_arrest_cybercrime_suspects.html ************************** PRIVACY ************************** US Lawmakers Probe Web Tracking An Internet provider based in Kansas used a monitoring technology earlier this year to track sites visited by its users, apparently without directly notifying them, according to a congressional panel investigating the action. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071602378.html ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Canadian court orders Quebec file-sharing site shutdown Canada's recording industry has won a court order shutting down a popular Quebec Internet site that allowed users to share music and films free of charge. http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=648919 Canadian court shutters torrent tracker Ruling for the first time on the legality of peer-to-peer sites, a Canadian court has issued a permanent injunction closing torrent tracker QuebecTorrent.com, the National Post reports. Not only that, it has enjoined the site’s operator, Sebastien Brulotte, from working on “any technology allowing the download of any work protected by copyright.” http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3891 EBay defeats Tiffany in vital trade mark case EBay does not have to pre-screen its auctions for counterfeits of trade marked goods, a US court has ruled in a case that could have threatened the entire business model of the online auction site. http://out-law.com/page-9265 German court says Wi-Fi providers not liable for others' infringements A German court has said that the owner of a home wireless network is not responsible for the activity of other people on that network. The decision overturns a lower court's ruling that the network owner was responsible for the copyright infringement. http://out-law.com/page-9264 ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ Aust Govt, industry welcome new online code of practice The Communications minister has signaled the government's support for the Content Services Code, an Internet Industry Association code of practice for providers of online and mobile phone content. http://pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1062673670 http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1062673670 http://cio.com.au/index.php/id;1062673670 More stringent mobiles, internet rules [AAP] The communications watchdog has approved a new code of practice for online and mobile service content providers, with a focus on protecting children. http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/more-stringent-mobiles-internet-rules-20080716-3fsl.html http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=598266 http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/more_stringent_mobiles_internet_rules_551922 http://news.theage.com.au/national/more-stringent-mobiles-internet-rules-20080716-3fsl.html http://news.smh.com.au/national/more-stringent-mobiles-internet-rules-20080716-3fsl.html http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=498161 New online code of practice in Australia The Communications minister has signaled the government's support for the Content Services Code, an Internet Industry Association code of practice for providers of online and mobile phone content. http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1062673670 http://thestandard.com/news/2008/07/16/aussie-govt-industry-welcome-new-online-code-practice http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/inews/71C4DF743FF941ECCC2574880074DFFE http://www.techworld.com.au/article/253333/govt_industry_welcome_new_online_code_practice Big Brother debacle triggers new Web rules Australia's Internet Industry Association (IIA) has published a new code of practice for digital content providers, in a response to a Big Brother incident involving indecent exposure on the reality television show in 2006. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Big-Brother-debacle-triggers-new-Web-rules/0,130061791,339290646,00.htm Australian websites to get ratings for content, age Websites originating in Australia will soon be subject to a rating system that will tell users whether the content is appropriate for children of different ages. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced today that it has approved what it's referring to as the "Content Services Code"—an addition to the Broadcasting Act 1992—and will apply it to content posted to the Internet, as well as that accessible from mobile devices. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080716-australian-websites-to-get-ratings-for-content-age.html Feds Enlist ISPs To Make Internet Child Friendly It seems that ISP filtering is being resurrected as the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy has welcomed the release of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Content Services Code, a new industry code of practice for providers of online and mobile phone content. http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Wireless_And_Networking/Broadband/V3K3A4F5 Australia unveils online code of conduct [AFP] Australia on Wednesday unveiled a new code of conduct to regulate online and mobile phone content which will call for classifications similar to those for films, a government spokesman said. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24033587-5013040,00.html http://news.smh.com.au/technology/australia-unveils-online-code-of-conduct-20080716-3gbu.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/australia-unveils-online-code-of-conduct-20080716-3gbu.html http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/story.html?id=89f9e180-7bdc-41a0-afee-312226ef44c4 http://www.physorg.com/news135423978.htm http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2358314,00.html http://www.france24.com/en/20080716-australia-unveils-online-code-conduct http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/July/theworld_July926.xml§ion=theworld&col= http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/World/STIStory_258315.html http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20080716-77088.html http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gOnaoy6xfPHmuVaxgO5Q5FNOgVPg http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080716-148826/Australia-unveils-online-code-of-conduct Online content to be rated like movies Australian providers of content - delivered over the Internet or to mobile devices - that would likely be rated MA15+ if it were in a movie - will have to have that content assessed and classified by trained assessors under a new industry code. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/19479/127/ Australia Introduces Online Code Of Conduct [AHN] The Australian government Wednesday unveiled a new code of online content that takes a page from movie ratings. The new guidelines require any content rated for children above 15-years-old to undergo official scrutiny. http://allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011627976 Australia Unveils Online Code of Conduct An online code of conduct? You mean websites would get ratings like movies have? How would that even work? http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MzM3MDMsLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdCwsLDE= ACMA approves content services code to protect children [sub req'd] http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=222772 ACMA approves industry code of practice to protect children from unsuitable online and mobile phone content [news release] The Australian Communications and Media Authority has approved the Content Services Code, an industry code of practice for providers of online and mobile phone content developed by the Internet Industry Association (IIA). http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311247 Canberra kids to give Aussie insight at global online safety forum The Australian Federal Police is taking 10 Australian school children to London this week to participate in the International Youth Advisory Congress (IYAC), a world first congress giving kids a say in how they can be better protected online. http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1824207691 http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1824207691 Australia's Illogical Withdrawal From Make-Believe Drugs The specter of censorship looms over the video game industry. The latest dispute over drug content centers on "Fallout 3." Characters are able to take chems that can have a variety of effects -- both positive and negative -- on their physical and mental state. Despite consequences built into "Fallout 3," Australia has already banned its release. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Australias-Illogical-Withdrawal-From-Make-Believe-Drugs-63789.html nz: Conference to examine cyber safety New Zealand's online safety organisation NetSafe will be holding its first international conference on "cybercitizens" in Queenstown later this month. http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/13236/conference-examine-cyber-safety New Zealand to host international cybercitizens conference New Zealand-based online safety organization NetSafe have announced it will hold the first international conference on Cybercitizens: Risks, Rights and Responsibilities of Participation in the Information Age in the country. http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=7844 Warning bells over children's phone use New health warnings on the dangers of children using cellphones has reignited debate on whether the devices are safe for regular use by young people. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/4618342a28.html uk: Online junk-food ads 'targeting children' Children are continuing to be targeted by junk food companies advertising their products over the internet or through "viral" promotions, despite a ban on television adverts promoting unhealthy food to the under-16s. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/online-junkfood-ads-targeting-children-868705.html ISPs Move Against Child Pornography Pro-family groups were encouraged this week with the news that AT&T and AOL would join a growing number of Internet service providers that are working to curb the proliferation of child pornography on the Internet. http://christianpost.com/article/20080715/internet-service-providers-move-against-child-pornography.htm 'Cyberbullying' a new public health threat So-called cyberbullying is becoming a serious problem in the age of MySpace and YouTube and is emerging as a public health threat, experts say. http://politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/134623/ ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** au: Paymate files eBay complaint with ACCC Internet-based payment service Paymate, a PayPal rival, has lodged a complaint with the competition regulator alleging that eBay has breached the Trade Practices Act. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24016090-15306,00.html Brussels attacks roaming costs and hidden ringtone charges Europe's mobile phone companies are braced for a clash with EU regulators this week as telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding calls for the cost of sending texts when abroad to be more than halved. The EU is also set to announce a clampdown on mobile ringtone services that offer "free" downloads to snare teenagers into signing expensive monthly contracts. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/14/mobilephones.eu Brussels plans cuts in SMS roaming fees The European Commission, in a new move to gain favor with consumers by lowering the cost of mobile phone service, plans Tuesday to propose caps on the charges for sending text messages across European borders. http://iht.com/articles/2008/07/14/technology/text.php EU's Reding set to propose slashing text costs [Reuters] The cost of sending a text message from the bar or beach when cell phone users are outside their home state in the European Union will drop 70 percent under new plans, an EU source said. http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKL1473565520080714 http://news.cnet.com/2100-1039_3-6243676.html Legalize and regulate online gambling in US and Canada, study urges Canada and the United States should legalize and regulate online gambling to contain its potentially harmful effects because players tend to bet more frequently and aggressively than they do in casinos, a study released on Tuesday says. http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1525895720080715 http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-34530020080715 Sweden's Snooping Law Faces European Court Challenge [IDG] The debate over its recently approved snooping law continues to rage unabated in Sweden. Centrum för rättvisa (or Center for Justice), a Swedish public interest law organization, has lodged a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), it announced on Wednesday. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148480/swedens_snooping_law_faces_european_court_challenge.html ********************************* COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ********************************* nz: Foundation launched for Liz Dengate Thrush A foundation launched by Internet New Zealand in memory of the late Liz Dengate Thrush was introduced to ICANN at its meeting in Paris this month by Internet NZ president Peter Macaulay. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/922F1BE904F046C0CC257486000CE637 ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Ex-AFP officer jailed for child porn A former Australian Federal Police officer has been sentenced in the ACT Magistrates Court to 14 months in jail for accessing child pornography. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/15/2304332.htm au: Rethink on Ian Hugh Jenkinson child porn case A PROMINENT philanthropist and hospital patron who admitted possessing child pornography says he may change his mind and go to trial. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24016218-5006301,00.html au: Top cop jailed for child porn [AAP] A FORMER federal policeman has been jailed for five months on child pornography charges by a magistrate who said a ruined career and community ridicule were not punishment enough. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24024700-1242,00.html http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24025730-5006009,00.html au: Mawson Lakes man Jay Perkins pleads guilty to child porn A MAWSON Lakes man will face sentencing submissions next month for downloading images of child pornography. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24022729-2682,00.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The domain name news is supported by auDA For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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