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And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Indian security agencies seek Internet telephony ban http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-42531120090917 Google CEO questions Murdoch's online pay plan http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58G66120090917 Google Aims to Wrest Display Ads From Yahoo http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/technology/internet/18exchange.html Google Unveils Market for Display Ads http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125326524825922603.html UK Premier League clamps down on web pirates illegally broadcasting matches http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/sep/20/premier-league-fights-web-pirates Google vs. Apple: Who's telling the truth? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10356462-37.html uk: Reforms will clamp down on ‘menace’ of online libel http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/legal/article6837485.ece France Fines eBay Over Counterfeit Goods http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125329940640123621.html Skype Founders File Another Suit in eBay Saga http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125328729155823251.html Skype trade secrets were stolen to help eBay sale, founders claim http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/19/skype-secrets-stolen-founders-allege Skype Founders Escalate Legal Fight Over Sale http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/technology/companies/19skype.html FCC Chief to Propose New Rules for How Firms Control Internet Traffic http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091803596.html Five US State AGs on Google Books settlement: We object http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10356034-265.html Justice Dept Urges Court to Reject Google Deal http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091804149.html Google's corporate culture - Creative tension : The internet giant seeks new ways to foster innovation http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14460051 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Indian security agencies seek Internet telephony ban India's security agencies have recommended a ban on international Internet telephony until a system to trace the calls is in place, officials said, the latest move to plug security loopholes after the Mumbai attacks. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-42531120090917 Google CEO questions Murdoch's online pay plan Publishers of general news would find it hard to charge for their content online because too much free content is available, the chief executive of Google Inc said on Thursday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58G66120090917 http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/google-slams-murdoch-plan-to-charge-for-online-news-20090918-fu5u.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/biz-tech/google-slams-murdoch-plan-to-charge-for-online-news-20090918-fu5u.html Heavensfield centre opens its doors to America’s internet addicts Ben Alexander is an internet addict. His drug of choice is the World of Warcraft online role-play game. He used to spend as much as 17 hours a day lost in a virtual realm of wizards and trolls — a pursuit that eventually led to him dropping out of college. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/gadgets_and_gaming/article6839222.ece Google Aims to Wrest Display Ads From Yahoo Google is pushing for a second act. The company has built its fortune almost entirely on the back of small text ads, which appear alongside its search results and on sites across the Web. Now it is stepping up efforts to make inroads into graphical display ads, a business long dominated by Yahoo. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/technology/internet/18exchange.html Google Unveils Market for Display Ads Google Inc. Friday announced a highly anticipated service that will make it a middleman for selling graphical ads over the Internet. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125326524825922603.html Yahoo Is Set to Unveil Big Marketing Push Yahoo is expected to unveil a major new marketing campaign on Tuesday during an advertising conference in New York, according to people briefed on its plans. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/yahoo-set-to-unveil-big-marketing-push/ Google cracks the secret of net display advertising The scariest question a venture capitalist can ask a company seeking funding is: what if Google enters your market? For years, this question has haunted folk in mainstream advertising. They had already seen Google collar an overwhelming share of the targeted-advertising market via its AdSense and AdWords technology, the system through which small, hopefully relevant, text ads appear alongside the results of internet searches. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/20/google-advertising-john-naughton Swedish group calls gaming addiction a 'pandemic' threat A Swedish organization called the Youth Care Foundation claims that computer gaming addiction is reaching pandemic proportions around the world. This is the same group that called World of Warcraft "the cocaine of the computer games world" back in February. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10356098-62.html Comment: Internet news: there's no such thing as a giveaway Free? It's a deluding word in a deluded internet world. On the one hand, newspaper publishers are forming a queue around New York's blocks to get expert advice on building pay walls around the precious words their writers pen. One the other hand, angry bloggers swear that the net is "free" and great corporations rally to their banner. "I would rather the BBC was abolished than that we started encrypting news to stop people seeing it," vows director general Thompson. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/sep/20/free-media-content-comment ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** au: Facebook Six fight for right to bag boss Six prison workers must wait until next week to find out if they will be sacked for criticising their bosses on Facebook. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-six-fight-for-right-to-bag-boss-20090917-fsw4.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/prison-guards-demand-right-to-complain-online-20090918-ftur.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/2877515/ ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ au: ACMAsphere Issue 45 - September 2009 ... In other news, we celebrate the launch of a new cyberbullying episode of Hector’s World™ by ACMA Chairman Chris Chapman at Birchgrove Primary School in Sydney. Mr Chapman was joined by Liz Butterfield, Managing Director of Hector’s World Ltd, at the launch, where guests were treated to a special presentation of the Hector’s World cyberbullying song by Class 1F. http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_9030 ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Pirate Bay buyer faces setbacks The sale of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay has been hit by a further setback after its potential buyer was served with a bankruptcy petition. The document was filed with a Swedish court by a creditor of Global Gaming Factory (GGF), which outlined plans to buy the site in June. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8263471.stm UK Premier League clamps down on web pirates illegally broadcasting matches A website that illegally streams live television to personal computers and shows English football games each week could be closed down by the Premier League. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/sep/20/premier-league-fights-web-pirates ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Google vs. Apple: Who's telling the truth? First it was Steve Jobs' health. Then it was the layoffs earlier this year. Now the Google Voice rejection. Apple's credibility is being questioned yet again. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10356462-37.html Apple's Phil Schiller rejected Google Voice app The news has come to light after the Federal Communication Commission in the United States released an unredacted version of a letter Google submitted to the FCC as evidence in an ongoing investigation by the Commission in to the circumstances surrounding the rejection of the Google Voice app by Apple. The Commission is particularly keen to establish whether AT&T, the iPhone's exclusive carrier in the United States, played any part in deciding that the app should not be allowed. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6207527/Apples-Phil-Schiller-rejected-Google-Voice-app.html Philippines ponders text levy ... The parliament in Manila is planning to implement an excise tax on text messages in a desperate attempt to narrow the country's budget deficit this year. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/20/philippines-tax-text-messages Privacy in Electronic Communications: The Regulation of VoIP in the EU and the United States by Rebecca Wong and Daniel Garrie [Computer Telecommunications Law Review] Abstract: The growth of internet telephony or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services has led to questions by policymakers and legislators over the regulation of VoIP. In this article, the authors consider the extent to which VoIP services are protected from an EU/US perspective and the concerns arising from the current legislative framework, mainly from privacy perspective. The second part considers VoIP services in general. The third part examines the European framework and in particular, the current categorisation of VoIP services, before considering the privacy perspective, taking into account the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications 2002/58 and the general Data Protection Directive 95/46. The fourth part will consider the US framework in protecting the privacy of communications, asserting that the federal courts and legislatures should act to explicitly protect VoIP oral internet communications. The final part will conclude by discussing the principal areas that still need to be addressed. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1466153 ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** ae: Community Development Authority signs MoU with TRA for enhanced cyber safety The Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to leverage on the UAE Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) and ensure a safer cyber security environment for UAE internet users. The MoU is part of joint efforts to strengthen economic and cultural growth in the UAE. http://tra.gov.ae/news_Community_Development_Authority_signs_MoU_with_TRA_for_enhanced_cyber_safety_-94-1.php uk: Reforms will clamp down on ‘menace’ of online libel Plans to clamp down on internet libel were announced by ministers yesterday after a long-running battle through the courts led by The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/legal/article6837485.ece Government may shield websites from libel claims with 'single publication' rule The Government could scrap a part of defamation law that makes newspapers liable many times for material in a single article. The Government may prevent people suing every time a web page 'publishes' an article. http://out-law.com/page-10388 UK government plans web libel shake-up Internet libel laws in the UK could face drastic changes following a consultation, which has been launched by the government. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=3202066 http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/918C680F65B936F5CC2576340078348B http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091709-government-plans-web-libel.html France Fines eBay Over Counterfeit Goods LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA on Friday said a French tribunal found eBay Inc. responsible for counterfeiting on its Web site, the latest fight regarding when sites are liable for the sale of counterfeit items. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125329940640123621.html Court orders eBay to pay £72,000 - LVMH A Paris tribunal has found that eBay violated LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton trademarks in keyword searches, but the fine of 80,000 euros (72,242 pounds) levelled against the Internet company was far less than the French luxury brand had hoped for. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58H54N20090919 EBay calls on EU to change luxury brand rules [AP] EBay Inc. called Thursday on the European Union to change antitrust rules that allow luxury manufacturers to choose who can sell their branded goods online. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ebay-calls-on-eu-to-change-luxury-brand-rules-20090917-fttd.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ebay-calls-on-eu-to-change-luxury-brand-rules-20090917-fttd.html Phishing attacks down 45% but only temporarily The number of phishing attacks fell by 45 per cent globally in August compared with July, according to a new report - but this is likely to be a short-term reprieve as the number of spam campaigns is expected to start rising this month. http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090917043141/Phishing%20attacks%20down%2045%25%20but%20only%20temporarily us: Work Continues On Senate Cyber Bill The Senate Commerce Committee's timetable for advancing broad cybersecurity legislation continues to slip as aides retool key provisions and the bill's co-sponsors -- Commerce Chairman John (Jay) Rockefeller and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine -- continue their prominent roles in the high-stakes healthcare debate. It appears unlikely that a hearing on the measure will happen this month, Rockefeller aides said Wednesday. An August e-mail from Commerce Committee General Counsel Bruce Andrews to outside groups said the panel was aiming for a hearing and a markup in September or October. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/work-continues-on-senate-cyber.php http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090917_5619.php Sophisticated Botnet Causing a Surge in Click Fraud [IDG] A new botnet has caused a sharp spike in click fraud because it is skirting the most sophisticated filters of search engines, Web publishers and ad networks, according to Click Forensics. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172202/.html us: DNI's Strategic Plan Outlines New Missions The top U.S. intelligence official said counterintelligence and cybersecurity would be given new emphasis under a four-year strategic plan he unveiled Tuesday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/15/AR2009091503430.html Skype Founders File Another Suit in eBay Saga Two companies owned by the founders of Skype have filed another lawsuit that could complicate eBay Inc.'s $2 billion deal to sell the Internet communications company to a group of investors. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125328729155823251.html Skype trade secrets were stolen to help eBay sale, founders claim The founders of Skype have alleged its trade secrets were stolen to help facilitate its sale by its current owner, eBay, in a move which could scupper the $2bn (£1.2bn) deal. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/19/skype-secrets-stolen-founders-allege Skype Founders Escalate Legal Fight Over Sale The founders of the Internet calling service Skype are pursuing every legal avenue in an effort to scuttle eBay’s sale of the service. On Friday, they filed another lawsuit related to the sale. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/technology/companies/19skype.html Further doubts over Skype deal after new law suit is filed The original founders of Skype filed another lawsuit today, throwing further doubt over eBay's $2 billion deal to sell the internet telephony company to an investment group. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article6840656.ece ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Is China imposing more powerful version of Green Dam, called Blue Shield? Reporters sans frontières Reporters Without Borders is very worried about reports that Internet Service Providers in the southern province of Guangdong have installed a new filtering software called Landun (Blue Shield or Blue Dam in English) that is more powerful that its problematic predecessor Green Dam. http://www.rsf.org/Is-China-imposing-more-powerful.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** eu: State aid: Commission adopts Guidelines for broadband networks The European Commission has adopted Guidelines on the application of EC Treaty state aid rules to the public funding of broadband networks. The Guidelines provide a clear and predictable framework for stakeholders and will help Member States to accelerate and extend broadband deployment. The Guidelines also contain specific provisions concerning the deployment of Next Generation Access networks, allowing public support to foster investment in this strategic sector without creating undue distortions of competition. The Guidelines take account of comments received during a public consultation. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1332 Aust ISPs asked to scan for, neutralize zombies Australia's Internet Industry Association (IIA) has drafted a code encouraging ISPs to actively check their networks for botnet-infected PCs, and inform the owners of the breach. http://www.telecomasia.net/content/aust-isps-asked-scan-neutralize-zombies Telecom groups welcome EU guidelines Telecom groups have welcomed European Union guidelines on funding broadband infrastructure, which will grant member states limited opportunities to subsidise internet access in areas unappealing to private operators. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e551417e-a394-11de-9fed-00144feabdc0.html European Commission in the loop on Microsoft/Yahoo web deal Microsoft has confirmed that it is engaged in informal talks with European antitrust regulators about their proposed search engine partnership with Yahoo. A Microsoft spokesman said: "We anticipated that this deal would be closely reviewed in the United States and EU, and discussions in both geographies continue. We remain hopeful the deal will close in early 2010." http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4705914,00.html FCC Chief to Propose New Rules for How Firms Control Internet Traffic The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission plans to propose rules Monday that would prevent telecommunications, cable and wireless companies from blocking or slowing Internet traffic related to specific applications or services, according to sources at the agency. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091803596.html Report: FCC will formalize Net neutrality rule [IDG] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is planning to create formal rules against Internet providers selectively blocking or slowing traffic, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. http://infoworld.com/d/networking/report-fcc-will-formalize-net-neutrality-rule-421 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138267/Report_FCC_will_formalize_net_neutrality_rule http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091809-report-fcc-will-formalize-net.html ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* Google goes into print with 2m books After five years of scanning books electronically, Google is finally entering the print publishing business for the first time. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6cad4992-a3b3-11de-9fed-00144feabdc0.html Five US State AGs on Google Books settlement: We object Five state attorneys general have joined the opposition to Google's settlement with book authors and publishers, objecting to the way the settlement distributes unclaimed funds. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10356034-265.html Justice Dept Urges Court to Reject Google Deal The Justice Department urged a federal court on Friday to reject Google's disputed settlement with book authors and publishers, citing concerns that the deal to create the world's largest digital library could violate copyright and antitrust laws. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091804149.html Government Urges Changes to Google Books Deal In the latest challenge to Google’s plan to establish the world’s largest digital library and bookstore, the Justice Department said late Friday that a proposed legal settlement between Google and book authors and publishers should not be approved by the court without modifications. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/technology/internet/19google.html Opposition To Aspects Of Google Book Project Settlement Mounts Google’s court settlement in the United States that could allow the search engine giant to sell scanned books online is increasingly coming under fire prior to the final hearing in the matter next month. Government entities and groups in the United States and in Europe that oppose the settlement could, at the very least, temporarily derail Google Book Search, according to sources. http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/09/18/opposition-to-aspects-of-google-book-project-settlement-mounts/ DOJ Urges Changes To Google Book Deal The Justice Department weighed in on Google's plan to create the world's largest digital library and bookstore late Friday, telling a New York federal court that it should press for changes to a pending $125 million deal in a class-action lawsuit involving the Internet giant, authors and publishers. The government said it has concerns about the arrangement, which stemmed from a 2005 suit, but a properly structured deal could have societal benefits. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/doj-urges-changes-to-google-bo.php US objects to Google book deal The US Justice Department has urged a New York court to reject a deal that would allow internet company Google to publish millions of books online. The deal raised copyright and anti-trust issues, the department said, and should be rejected in its current form. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8264544.stm France: Stress and worker suicides mean the future's not bright at Orange At his home in a smart neighbourhood on the outskirts of Marseille, Michel liked to proudly display his scores of trophies from marathons from New York to Paris. "You need a certain spirit and mental focus for long-distance running," said his sister Christine. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/18/france-telecom-suicides-orange-bullying Google's corporate culture - Creative tension : The internet giant seeks new ways to foster innovation Few companies are as creative as Google, which serves up innovations almost as fast as its popular search-engine serves up results. This week the firm unveiled a new version of its Chrome web browser and launched Fast Flip, which lets users scroll through the contents of an online newspaper in much the same way that they leaf through its pages in print. On September 30th the company will roll out another fledgling product, Google Wave, for a test involving some 100,000 people. Billed as a revolutionary way to collaborate online, Wave is also the product of a new, more structured approach to innovation within the company. http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14460051 Can Amazon Be Wal-Mart of the Web? The hum of 102 rooftop air conditioners and a chorus of beeping electric carts provide the acoustic backdrop in Amazon.com’s 605,000-square-foot distribution facility on this city’s west side. But the center’s employees can almost always hear Terry Jones. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/business/20amazon.html ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** WiMax Is (Still) on Its Way. Maybe. By the end of 2010, users in more than 80 U.S. cities may be able to ditch their cable modems, T1 setups and DSL lines -- and the Wi-Fi routers that go with them -- in favor of WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) broadband wireless technology. http://www.pcworld.com/article/172253/.html Will Telstra be a friendly gorilla? A brand new gorilla will be roaming the nation's telecommunications jungle when the Rudd government finishes carving up Telstra to make way for its national broadband network. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26084720-21147,00.html Telstra behind broadband network: Livingstone Telstra is still firmly behind the federal government's push for a national broadband network (NBN), according to the telco's chairwoman, Catherine Livingstone. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26090567-15306,00.html Legislated blackmail for NBN monopoly by Henry Ergas In recent weeks, I have been repeatedly attacked by government ministers, notably Communications Minister Stephen Conroy. The crime cited is to be chairman of a company that is in administration. That administration is entirely voluntary and was forced neither by creditors nor by customers. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26088078-7583,00.html nz: Doubt raised on broadband plan if big telcos left out in the cold Doubt has been raised about the viability of the Government's broadband plan without Telecom playing a meaningful role. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10598009 nz: Ultra-fast internet in 10 years Plans for a billion dollar spend-up on ultra-fast broadband have been finalised by the Government. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10597772 nz: Broadband door opens to Telecom [The Dominion Post] The Government reopened the door to Telecom taking part in its plan to roll out ultrafast broadband to millions of homes, businesses and schools, after chief executive Paul Reynolds yesterday complained it had been slammed shut. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/2872107/ NZ Telecom “firmly in the frame” for $1.5b broadband roll-out Steven Joyce’s latest comments confirm he would entertain a multi-regional - or even national - broadband network bid from a single player. During parliament yesterday communications minister Steven Joyce fielded a patsy question from one of his fellow members of the commerce committee. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/telecom-firmly-frame-15b-broadband-roll-out-111150 NZ Government to Proceed With Broadband Plan The government is firm about its decision of rolling out ultra fast broadband internet in New Zealand, connecting millions of homes, businesses and schools with World Wide Web in order to let them make optimum use of technology. The government will establish a new company, Crown Fibre Holdings, within a month to carry out its plans. http://topnews.net.nz/content/2576-government-proceed-broadband-plan ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION ********************************** au: Porn accused 'can't stop' A Ballarat man who was banned from using the internet faced court yesterday after police allegedly found more child pornography on his computer. http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/porn-accused-cant-stop/1626940.aspx +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. 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