Hi all, There is now a change to the posting of the news. As of today, the news will be posted on the day I collate it, so this news is to clear the "backlog" and you won't need to go to the auDA site to check out that days posting of the news. But don't forget to check out my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. Cheers David *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** European IT chief backs Net neutrality http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62042868,00.htm We need to embrace peer-to-peer, says VeriSign http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4174709.ece The race is on: Get your own Internet domain http://iht.com/articles/2008/06/22/business/net23.php Network Solutions Suddenly Opposed To Domain Hijacking http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/20/network-solutions-suddenly-opposed-to-domain-hijacking/ Internet domain name for China surpasses '.net' [AP] http://businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91CJSFO0.htm VeriSign expands internet infrastructure in Europe http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=58302BED-4679-47FB-902C-42FCA3F780B8 Volkswagen allowed to register VW.de http://www.dmueller.com/2008/06/19/domain-names-domains/volkswagen-allowed-to-register-vwde/ Domainer's Trademark Interests Focus of Paris Domainer Meeting http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5285 ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** ICANN Can: Contracts and Porn Sites - Choosing 'to Play Internet Ball in American Cyberspace' by Cheryl B. Preston & Brent A. Little [Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal] Abstract: We argue in this article that the history and structure of ICANN illustrates that, despite its claims to the contrary, ICANN does now make and implement policy in non-technical areas of Internet governance. This article examines how ICANN-imposed obligations within the Domain Name System (DNS) have been used to implement those policy objectives. Efforts at protecting children from age-inappropriate sexually explicit material online should be as important a policy for ICANN as is protecting the economic value of big corporations trademarks. Terms within ICANN's Uniform Domain-name Dispute-resolution Policy (UDRP) can be meaningfully engaged in helping countries carry out reasonable pornography regulation. This approach does not require radical changes in law or structure; instead, it enables governments to enforce Internet pornography and obscenity laws that have been difficult to enforce because of the Internet's borderless nature. This Article describes how UDRP language, and the even more extensive language adopted by many ICANN-authorized registrars, registries and Internet service providers, gives the legal basis for removing Internet sites that violate the law. We then detail how this approach can be implemented in the United States under existing rules on jurisdiction and the reach of injunctions. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1146646 Offshore Porn is a Flimsy Excuse by Cheryl B. Preston Abstract: ... Seventh, Congress may include in a pornography regulation a provision similar to that in the Cybersquatting statute, which further facilitates broad international enforcement. Eighth, the architecture of the Internet and the popularity of top level domains administered in the United States present various options for U.S. Courts to require the removal from the Internet of content that is in violation of U.S. laws, even if served offshore. Finally, the U.S. government has continuing lucrative contracts with the International Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the entity that controls the allocation and assignment of domain names, IP Addresses, AS numbers, and protocol port and parameter numbers. Government influence could be employed to encourage ICANN to include violations of pornography laws in the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) now used to enforce trademark laws internationally. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1146653 The Internet and Pornography: What If Congress and the Supreme Court Had Been Comprised of Techies in 1995-1997? by Cheryl B. Preston [Michigan State Law Review] Abstract: ... The Article surveys what happened in terms of age-inappropriate sexually explicit content online: the increase in the quantity, ease of access by children, and availability of more graphic, more intense, and more dangerous images. In addition, if an appropriate regulation were in place, perhaps the U.S. government and the public would have made different choices in spinning off Internet root control to a private corporation, ICANN. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1147142 Zoning the Internet: A New Approach to Protecting Children Online by Cheryl B. Preston [Brigham Young University Law Review] Abstract: ... The bulk of the Article discusses the constitutional implications of ICPA and how it will survive even strict scrutiny. Finally, it responds to a variety of other issues, such as market disincentives to separating content, the failed Dot Kids approach, the risk of chilled speech, stigma, and over-blocking, and the problems with filters. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1147163 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** European IT chief backs Net neutrality The European Commission appears to have thrown its weight behind the principle of Net neutrality, after the telecommunications commissioner told a global Internet forum that the issue was "a political question to be answered by the people". http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62042868,00.htm Memorandum on the Future of the Internet in a Global Economy [news release] The Internet technical community released a Memorandum on the Future of the Internet in a Global Economy at the Ministerial Meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on 16 June 2008 in Seoul, Korea. http://arin.net/announcements/20080617.html We need to embrace peer-to-peer, says VeriSign Having once been brought to its knees by Napster, the entertainment industry may have to look to the site for its future. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4174709.ece The Internet Technical Community Issues Memorandum on the Future of the Internet in a Global Economy [news release] The Internet technical community today issues a memorandum to Governments, civil society and the private sector to ensure that human capacities are enhanced or enabled through creativity and confidence and that the convergence of Internet technology is preserved. http://ripe.net/news/ITC-memorendum.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN: French Minister Besson to Attend Paris Opening Ceremony French Minister of State Eric Besson will attend the opening ceremony of ICANN?s 32nd international public meeting in Paris on Monday 23 June. The Minister is responsible for Forward Planning, Assessment of Public Policies and Development of the Digital Economy and will join ICANN?s Chairman in officially opening the meeting Le Meriden Montparnasse at 9.30am. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20jun08-en.htm ICANN Paris Meeting Official Shuttle Service Launches ICANN is glad to announce a free shuttle service for attendees of its Paris meeting. INDOM has partnered with ICANN to provide the service, and the idea is to provide ICANN meeting attendees with a convenient and fun way to take in some of the famous landmarks Paris has to offer. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21jun08-en.htm ICANN: Call for Expressions of Interest for 2009 Nominating Committee Chair ICANN is immediately seeking expressions of interest for the 2009 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Chair. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18jun08-en.htm ICANN: New gTLD Program Introducing new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) is central to fostering choice and competition in domain registration services, and as such is significant to the promotion of ICANN?s core values. The evolution of the namespace towards an enhanced diversity of services and service providers must be planned and managed effectively to preserve the security, stability, and global interoperability of the Internet. http://icann.org/topics/new-gtld-program.htm Update: Draft Final Report of IDNC WG on Fast Track Process for IDN ccTLDs Now Available On 13 June 2008 the IDNC WG published its draft Final Report. The IDNC WG now publishes now an update of its first draft to include the results of the various face-to face meeting discussions of the first draft. Public Comments welcomed by 23 June 2008 http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22jun08-en.htm ICANN: Draft Proposed Changes to Registrar Accreditation Agreement This announcement describes fifteen draft amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for consideration and discussion by the ICANN community. The amendments were developed through a community consultation process and then a discussion between registrars and ICANN taking that comment into account. The draft amendments are presented here to facilitate further community discussion with the objective of implementing a set of contract changes to enhance registrant protections. ICANN staff will be available to facilitate discussions with constituency groups at ICANN?s meetings in Paris and afterwards. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18jun08-en.htm IANA Update to the Autonomous System Number Registry The five Regional Internet Registries and the IANA have cooperated to provide an update to the IANA Autonomous System (AS) Numbers Registry. The updated registry keeps the same format but includes more detailed and accurate information about the whois servers providing registration information for individual AS Numbers. http://www.iana.org/reports/2008/asn-registry-improvement.html The race is on: Get your own Internet domain When Internet regulators started gathering in the French capital last week for a global conference that starts here Monday, the marquee event was a quirky catwalk for cities and regions competing for domain names like .berlin, .paris, .quebec and even .cat - for Catalonia. http://iht.com/articles/2008/06/22/business/net23.php Potential Danger Ahead for Registrants: dot-info Abusive Domain Use Policy by George Kirikos ICANN has posted a request by Afilias for a new registry service in relation to "abusive" domains in dot-info. While in general the proposal is motivated by good intentions, the devil is in the details. While most folks (including myself) probably care very little about the .info TLD, my concern is that any bad implementation in .info might be copied or used as a precedent in other more important TLDs, in particular .com run by VeriSign. http://www.circleid.com/posts/86215_potential_danger_ahead_dot_info_policy/ Unforeseen Legal Consequences of Implementing Internationalized Top-Level Domains ICANN is currently analyzing technical and policy implications regarding the introduction of Internationalized TLDs into the root. This is an important step in the continued evolution of the Internet by enabling language communities of the world that write non-Latin and extended Latin scripts (i.e. use languages that cannot be directly represented with the US-ASCII character set) to utilize their languages on the Internet. To date, the ICANN staff and Board have elected to focus their policy discussion primarily on ccTLDs through a fast-track ccTLD only IDN initiative. http://www.circleid.com/posts/86198_legal_consequences_internationalized_domains/ An interview with GAC chairman Janis Klarklins On the eve of a crucial meeting for ICANN, the chairman of its Governmental Advisory Committee tells us what he expects the Paris meeting's main topics of discussion will be. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/210/an-interview-with-gac-chairman-janis-klarklins.php Network Solutions Suddenly Opposed To Domain Hijacking Hypocrisy alert: Domain name registrar Network Solutions, which earlier this year adopted the questionable practice of registering on its own behalf any domain name searches done on its site, today urged the industry to abandon the practice. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/20/network-solutions-suddenly-opposed-to-domain-hijacking/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/20/AR2008062001687.html Network Solutions Encourages ICANN to Adopt Transaction Fee to End Domain Tasting and Front Running [news release] On June 26, 2008, ICANN Board of Directors will consider adoption of its FY09 Budget. This budget includes a provision to make the non-refundable 20 cent per-transaction ICANN fee applicable to domain names deleted during the Add Grace Period (AGP) once the level of deletions exceeds 10 percent of a registrar?s net new registrations in that month. In advance of this important vote, Network Solutions strongly encourages ICANN to enact this important provision as part of its budget. http://newsroom.networksolutions.com/2008/network-solutions-encourages-icann-to-adopt-transaction-fee-to-end-domain-tasting-and-front-running/ Network Solutions writes hypocrisy into press release After spending the last six months front-running internet domains, Network Solutions has announced that ICANN should prevent people from front-running internet domains. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/21/network_solutions_opposes_domain_front_running/ Fees Proposed To Embitter Domain Tasting Network Solutions suggested to ICANN the adoption of a per-transaction fee to try and rein in the practices of domain kiting and front running domain names in volume. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/06/20/fees-proposed-to-embitter-domain-tasting Network Solutions: ?We?ll Stop Reserving if ICANN Adds Fee? Next week the ICANN board will vote on its 2009 budget. The budget includes the much-talked-about provision to make the ICANN registration fee (currently 20 cents) non refundable once a registrar?s deletions during the five day grace period exceed 10% of new registrations during a month. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/06/20/network-solutions-well-stop-reserving-if-icann-adds-fee/ NetSol Pushes ICANN to Adopt Fee Domain registrar and web hosting provider Network Solutionsannounced on Friday it is supporting ICANN's stipulation to applying the non-refundable 20 cent per-transaction ICANN fee to domain names deleted during the Add Grace Period. http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/062008_NetSol_Pushes_ICANN_to_Adopt_Fee.cfm Network Solutions Encourages ICANN to Adopt Transaction Fee Network Solutions, an ICANN accredited registrar and web hosting provider, today announced its support for ICANN's provision to make the non-refundable 20 cent per-transaction ICANN fee applicable to domain names deleted during the Add Grace Period. The company states that this fee is applicable once the level of deletions exceeds 10 percent of a registrar's net new registrations in that month. The provision for this fee has been included in ICANN's FY09 Budget, it adds. http://www.webhosting.info/news/1/network-solutions-encourages-icann-to-adopt-transaction-fee_0620087488.htm ICANN to Add Anti Front Running Charge? ... ICANN is considering a new $0.20 per-transaction fee for large numbers of domain registrations in order to curtail domain tasting abuse. Network Solutions, previously accused of front-running, is offering their support of the new approach and promises to remove the security measures that caused such a commotion back in January. http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/20/1929205 http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/06/20/1929205.shtml Will ICANN take action against "worst" Chinese registrar? Last month, ICANN was the target of a public complaint that it wasn't doing enough to fight spam and bogus websites. The complaint was made by anti-spam service Knujon (see disclosure at the bottom of this post), which suggested that most spam-related websites were funneled through 20 ICANN-approved registrars based in the United States and overseas. The company said that ICANN, despite being repeatedly notified that the registrars' WHOIS records were filled with false address and contact information for millions of spam sites, did not follow its own mandate to force WHOIS compliance among the worst offenders. http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/20/will-icann-take-action-against-worst-chinese-registrar ICANN?s GNSO asks for yet other reports At the GNSO Council meeting today in Paris, the Council asked again for additional reports, despite the 1500 pages or so that have already been produced. These delaying tactics will further slow down a process that has been on the ICANN table for 8 years. http://patrick.vande-walle.eu/internet/icanns-gnso-asks-for-yet-other-reports/ Tucows Heads to the City of Lights for ICANN Next week, several of us will be in Paris for the 32nd Annual International Public ICANN meeting. As I?ve mentioned before, ICANN meetings afford us a unique opportunity to meet registries, vendors, customers and other registrars, all in one central location. A great deal of policy discussion also takes place, as does a meeting of the ICANN Registrar Constituency, of which Tucows is a member and is heavily involved. http://about.tucows.com/2008/06/18/tucows-heads-to-the-city-of-lights-for-icann/ ICANN Paris Domainer Guide This guide is intended as a helpful overview of the activities scheduled during the ICANN meeting in Paris for members of Internet Commerce Association (ICA) as well as for other domain name registrants attending the meeting. We hope it will prove useful, especially for those who have not previously attended an ICANN meeting. http://www.internetcommerce.org/Paris_ICANN_Domainer_Guide ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** .Asia Auctions Fetches Over US$3 Million [news release] DotAsia Organisation announced today total registration for .Asia domains are expected to exceed a quarter of a million by the end of the first quarter after its public launch . Proceeds from the .Asia Sunrise and Landrush auctions have already exceeded US$3M and rising, demonstrating strong demand and growth value for .Asia domains. http://dotasia.org/pressreleases/DotAsia-PR-2008-06-16_EN.pdf au: Domain name policy change good for businesses The value of a key asset for many businesses ? their domain name ? is on the rise, thanks to policy changes to allow the sale of domain names introduced this month. Changes to the .com.au policy by Australia?s Internet Domain Authority, which came into effect on 1 June, enable businesses to sell their registered domain name licenses directly to eligible third parties. http://smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20080620-Domain-name-policy-change-good-for-businesses.html auDA Foundation opens third round of grants [news release] The auDA Foundation is calling for submissions from eligible applicants to receive funding in the third round of grants http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-20072008/ Holders of .ca domain names gain privacy The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), a non-profit corporation that handles .ca domain names, announced some big changes today. Before today, detailed -- and most would agree, preferably private -- information has been easily available via a WHOIS command. The acces to this information has now been greatly curtailed. http://www.neoseeker.com/news/8254-holders-of-ca-domain-names-gain-privacy/ Internet domain name for China surpasses '.net' [AP] Registrations for Internet addresses ending in China's ".cn" have surpassed those for the global ".net," showing the continued rapid rise in Internet use in the country. http://en.ce.cn/Life/society/200806/19/t20080619_15890372.shtml http://businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91CJSFO0.htm http://www.telecomasia.net/article.php?type=article&id_article=9133 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/06/18/financial/f095313D66.DTL http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/18/ap/hightech/main4191162.shtml China Web Boom: .CN Now More Popular than .Net China's top-level domain has now surpassed .net as the web's third most popular top-level and second most popular country-specific domain, according to a study by VeriSign says the Associated Press. VeriSign said that registrations of .cn domains had surged 23% in the first quarter of this year, and tripled year-over-year. China's domain boom is a sign of the country's growing importance on the web and rapidly expanding Internet user base. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/china_web_boom_cn_domain.php AFNIC General Assembly of June 19th, 2008: status modifications and presentation of the 2007 activity report [news release] AFNIC has presented its activity report during its General Assembly that took place on June 19th, 2008. AFNIC members, then gathered in an extraordinary General Assembly have passed the modifications to the status, as proposed by the Board of Directors. http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/general/CP20080620_en Recruiters Leveraging Internet, .jobs Domain [news release] Company recruiters are leveraging new online search techniques, such as the .jobs domain, to find and lure job candidates, according to a recent study by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). http://accounting.smartpros.com/x58150.xml Registering .nl domain names SIDN, the .nl registry, today announced that, with effect from 14 July 2008, the 'Regulations on the Registration of .nl Domain Names' will be replaced by two sets of general terms and conditions: one for registrars, and the other for registrants. The change will help .nl registrants by giving SIDN the scope to respond promptly to market developments. It will be possible, for example, for SIDN to update its registration procedures without the formality of regulatory changes. http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,5692,,,,Registering_nl_domain_names_small_print_made_easier.html Application for a new 2LD - health.nz An application has been received to create a new, moderated second level domain (2LD) - .health.nz. http://dnc.org.nz/story/30308-29-1.html .Info Abusive Domain Use Policy George Kirikos has always done an excellent job spotting potential dangers for the domain community. Now he has found a new request by Afilias for a registry service relating to the ?abusive? use of .info domain names. DotInfo has been a popular top-level domain with spammers, because the .info annual registration fee has usually been lower than the renewal fee of other TLDs. http://www.dmueller.com/2008/06/22/domain-names-domains/info-abusive-domain-use-policy/ RegistryPro Announces ?Third Level Transition? Initiative [news release] RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .Pro TLD on the Internet, announced today it will begin accepting pre-orders for second-level domains from current .Pro registrants who use any of the registry?s 11 profession-specific third-level designations. The pre-orders are being accepted as the first step in the registry?s highly anticipated transition to new registration parameters, slated for July 14, 2008. http://registrypro.pro/pressreleasses/2008/0612.html Cyrillic names many enlarge number of Russian Internet domains The number of Russian Internet domains may rocket if it is permitted to give Cyrillic names to domains, a member of the Russian delegation to the Paris meeting of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) on internationalized domain names told Itar-Tass on Sunday. http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12800557 Facebook Tries to Blaze a Path in Russia And Russian politicians have their eyes on expanding Russia?s role in the Internet. Russia?s new President, Dmitri A. Medvedev, appealed to the International Congress of Russian Press in Moscow last week for the creation of a Cyrillic Internet domain name for Russia. Mr. Medvedev, in fact, has shown himself to be pretty computer literate. In April, he even gave a speech at Russia?s Internet Forum where he revealed that he had been surfing Odnoklassniki, Russia?s answer to Classmates.com. http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/facebook-tries-to-blaze-a-path-in-russia/ .TEL launch dates released Telnic chose the Paris ICANN meeting to disclose the definitive launch timetable for .TEL. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/211/tel-launch-dates-released.php Telnic Announces .tel Sunrise Opens on December 3rd 2008 at ICANN Paris [news release] Telnic Limited, the Registry Operator and Sponsoring Organization for the new sponsored top level domain (sTLD) .tel, today announced details for launch at the ICANN meeting in Paris. Sunrise applications from national trademark owners will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis as of Wednesday, 3rd December 2008. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/06/22/telnic-announces-tel-sunrise-opens-on-december-3/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/telnic-announces-.tel-sunrise-opens-on-december-3.html Nominet Domain name sales scam [news release] A domain name sales scam has been brought to our attention. A company called Domain Name Registrar (UKDNR) are telephoning UK based .uk and .com domain name holders. They claim to be a Nominet member. Their high pressure sales technique centres around claims that someone is attempting to register .uk domain names relating to the victim's business. UKDNR then offer to register the .uk names on their behalf. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5148 Call for Reporting Disputable .yu Domains The Transition Commission of RNIDS invites Registrars and the Internet community to take a more active part in reporting disputable .yu domains. Fast reporting and solving problems regarding .yu register will ensure that there are no damaged parties on 10th September, when all unregistered .yu domains become available for registration. The sessions of the Transition Commission are held at least twice a week. The aim of the Commission and RNIDS is to enable pre-registration for the largest possible number of disputable .yu domains before the final deadline. http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en Amendments to the .za DNA Memo & Articles. new For ease of reference at the special general meeting of 18 June 2008, the proposed amendments to the .za DNA Memo & Articles of Association have been revised based on the submissions received, and they include recommendations on way forward. The revised document is available here. The recommendations will be considered at the special general meeting. http://zadna.org.za/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** VeriSign expands internet infrastructure in Europe VeriSign, a provider of internet infrastructure services, has announced additional infrastructure deployments in Europe with new sites in Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium to fortify its internet infrastructure. http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=58302BED-4679-47FB-902C-42FCA3F780B8 VeriSign builds out DNS security defences VeriSign is pushing ahead with plans to make the internet's Domain Name System (DNS) more resilient to internet attacks. But although it will make its upgraded server infrastructure IPv6 and DNSSec ready, the net infrastructure giant reckons the touted performance improvements promised by the protocols have been delivered by other means. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/18/verisign_project_titan/ VeriSign expands infrastructure in Europe VeriSign Inc. said Thursday it expanded its Internet infrastructure with new sites in Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/06/16/daily56.html VeriSign promises to ease DNS issues Web infrastructure services provider VeriSign has opened two new European centres which should help improve internet traffic management through faster domain name system (DNS) resolution and improve supervisors' ability to tackle region-specific domain attacks. http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2219544/verisign-promises-ease-dns VeriSign Expands in Europe As part of its $100 million "Project Titan" initiative, Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign (verisign.com) announced on Thursday it has expanded its infrastructure in Europe with the deployment of two new "Regional Internet Resolutions Sites" in Paris and Brussels. http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/062008_VeriSign_Expands_in_Europe.cfm The Internet needs more redundancy A couple of weeks ago my website went down. Nine thousand other Web servers also died when The Planet, a large hosting service, experienced an electrical explosion and fire in one of its facilities. Because it was an electrical fire, the local fire department refused to let the company activate their backup generators for fear of further damage. http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/18/internet-needs-more-redundancy ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** 21st-century trend: solving conflicts on the Internet ... As the world economy changes and more people conduct business over the Internet, disputes increasingly get resolved on the information highway instead of main street at high noon. The rapidly growing field of online dispute resolution, which is the focus of a two-day forum in Victoria this week, now tackles everything from battles between states to disagreements between buyers and sellers on eBay, said Frank Fowlie, an ombudsman for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=b032b5d9-a949-476e-83a7-f3b86afe16eb The Insurgence Of A Fraudulent Domain Name Solicitation Scheme In Various CcTLDs "Mark Jones is attempting to register your company's mark as a keyword and domain name for , , and , and we thought you should know. We would rather you register it with us instead. This is urgent and we need your response by April 1, 2008." In the past couple of months, we have been barraged with emails from somewhat frantic clients who have received a version of this bulk email solicitation. No, this is not an April Fool's Day joke gone bad, but it certainly could be. http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=61118 Goal: stop cybersquatters The Over-the-Rhine-based advertising firm metaphor went to buy an Internet domain name last winter after a preliminary search found it to be available, but before they could buy it, the name was snatched away by an outfit based in the Bahamas with links to China. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080622/BIZ01/306220006 Volkswagen allowed to register VW.de Volkswagen gets VW.deFrankfurt-based domain registry Denic does not allow the registration of two-letter .de domain names. But German carmaker Volkswagen has always wanted to own VW.de, because the company is widely known under this acronym and thus wants to protect its brand on the Internet. http://www.dmueller.com/2008/06/19/domain-names-domains/volkswagen-allowed-to-register-vwde/ Court orders Denic to register vw.de domain for Volkswagen [sub req'd] http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=624188 http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=219519 Facebook wins the right to use facebook.com.au Social networking site Facebook has successfully acquired the rights to its Australian domain name, facebook.com.au, after the World Intellectual Property Organisation stripped the address from another business. http://smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Trends/20080619-Facebook-wins-the-right-to-use-facebookcomau.html ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** us: DHS behind on IPv6 work, IG says The Homeland Security Department has more work to do to meet a deadline in less than two weeks to be ready for the next generation Internet, known as Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), a new inspector general audit shows. http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3586563 Regional Internet Registries Appeal for IPv6 Investment at OECD Conference Ministers from more than 40 countries are discussing the future of Internet economy at OECD meeting in Seol, Korea, 17-18 Jun. Discussions include security, competition, and strengthening the role of the Internet economy in enhancing social and economic development as well as agreement on new ways to improve global co-ordination and co-operation. http://www.circleid.com/posts/86179_rir_appeal_ipv6_investment_oecd/ Regional Internet Registries to Appeal for IPv6 Investment at OECD Conference on ?The Future of the Internet Economy? [news release] The Number Resource Organization (NRO), which is made up of the world?s five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), AfriNIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and the RIPE NCC, has issued an appeal for investment in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) infrastructure. The global RIR community will be represented by the NRO at the June OECD Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Korea, where it will support this urgent call. http://nro.net/news/RIR_release_final_2.html http://ripe.net/news/RIR-appeal-ipv6-investment.html ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Register.com investigating Photobucket DNS hijack Register.com is looking into the hijack of Photobucket's DNS records that redirected customers to an unrelated Web page this week. http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9973345-2.html PRO celebrates first ever French registrar The .PRO domain is set to open up to prospective registrants worldwide. As part of its drive towards greater international presence, the PRO registry has just announced its first registrar in France. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/209/pro-celebrates-first-ever-french-registrar.php AfriNIC to engage mobile phone companies [IDG] After witnessing rapid growth in mobile phone usage in Africa, Africa Network Information Center (AfriNIC) plans to work with GSM companies on issues of Internet development. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062008-afrinic-to-engage-mobile-phone.html One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop You can't really argue with that. However a lot of registries don't allow them for a variety of reasons. The Isle of Man is one of the few exceptions that springs to mind, as they allow pretty much any length, but charge more for the shorter ones. http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/06/16/one-and-two-character-domains-dotmobi-and-dot/ Netcraft June 2008 Web Server Survey In the June 2008 survey we received responses from 172,338,726 sites. The total number of sites has increased by 3.9 million this month, with the largest gain being seen at ThePlanet.com, where 632,000 new sites maintain its position as the 6th largest hosting company in the world. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/06/22/june_2008_web_server_survey.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Domainer's Trademark Interests Focus of Paris Domainer Meeting The Domainer Meeting in Paris has got underway with wide ranging discussions on a wide range of issues affecting domainers. Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) got things underway with a passionate presentation on the state of domaining, and in particular focussing on trademark issues and how these domainers. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5285 http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/domainers-trademark-interests-focus-of-paris-domainer-meeting.html Domainers of Europe Unite! And the Registrars? Domainnamenews reports today about the foundation of the European branch of the Internet Commerce Association, sponsored by the domainer-friendly Registrar EuroDNS. ICA?s objective is to promote and protect the interests of the domainers community, in particular when they are threatened by more restrictive trademark regulations or in the usage of geographical references in their domains. http://www.dedominibus.com/2008/06/20/domainers-d%C2%B4europa-unitevi-e-i-registrars/ Take Five: Quintet of 6-Figure Deals Jazz Up This Week's Domain Sales Chart The first wave of completed sales from last month's Moniker live auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in Orlando hit the beach this week. Three of those cracked the 6-figure mark, led by #1 InsuranceRates.com at $225,000. Sedo.com also posted a pair of 6-figure sales including #2 OV.com at $200,000. Moniker's power trio also included a two-letter .com, #4 OW.com at $120,000. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales06-17-08.htm Domain Kiting, PPC Abuse Dropping In Tandem Through a subtle change in policy for displaying AdSense on domains, Google managed to reduce the impact of domain kiting and pay per clicks associated with misused brand names. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/06/19/domain-kiting-ppc-abuse-dropping-in-tandem June 2008 GreatDomain Auction This month's GreatDomains Premium Auction is gearing up to be another exciting event. The auction starts Thursday June 19, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. EST and ends Thursday June 26, 2008, at approximately 2:00p.m. EST. There are nearly forty stellar names from which to choose, and several share common themes: Pasta.com and Pizza.net are appetizing choices for anyone in the food or restaurant business. The environmentally-conscious domainer can take their pick of Coralreef.com and Eco.org. And the business mogul has the opportunity to make Worldwide.com and Success.net part of their ever-expanding domain portfolio. http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1766 Canadian Auction Update The second MyID auction completed successfully with three 5-figure sales: Interview.ca for $30,000, Bond.ca $19,100, and Gamble.ca $15,000. In all, 33 domains were sold. http://www.domainbits.com/dot-ca-auctions/ ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Offshore Porn is a Flimsy Excuse by Cheryl B. Preston Abstract: Congress's efforts to protect children from online pornography have been stymied again. On remand from the Supreme Court, the district court in ACLU v. Gonzalez found the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) underinclusive, among other defects, because it was not applicable to a large amount of material that is unsuitable for children which originates overseas but is nevertheless available to children in the United States. (ACLU v. Gonzales, 478 F. Supp. 2d 775, 810 (E.D. Penn. 2007). The problem of offshore porn has been repeatedly raised by legislators and commentators, as well, as an excuse for not taking responsibility for finding a reasonable and constitutional solution in the United States. This paper argues, first, that lack of extraterritorial reach is not a legitimate ground for finding a congressional enactment unconstitutional. Second, Internet service providers (ISP) in the United States may easily employ technology that block IP Addresses from countries that fail to regulate sexually explicit content at the request, and only with respect to the accounts, of those customers who wish to avoid the risk. Third, an effective regulatory scheme enforced against all who serve sexually explicit material to minors from within the jurisdiction of the United States and which would curb a sufficiently large segment of the Internet pornography problem can be justified. Fourth, the opportunity to reach U.S. customers and do business in U.S. cyberspace is economically valuable. Many website owners would be willing to comply with U.S. law to be permitted to reach families and children. Moreover, the U.S. government can offer incentives for compliance. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1146653 The Internet and Pornography: What If Congress and the Supreme Court Had Been Comprised of Techies in 1995-1997? by Cheryl B. Preston [Michigan State Law Review] Abstract: The legislative and political choices at the birth of the information technology society caused and will likely continue to cause significant ramifications in the course of digitizing human culture. This article considers both the positive and negative ways that the crash of the Communications Decency Act (the CDA), as well as Congress and the Supreme Court's understandings of the Internet at the time, may influence subsequent technological, legal, and social developments involving the World Wide Web. This article explores answers to these questions: What we can assume about Congress and the Supreme Court's Internet understanding in 1995-1997? What if the 104th Congress and the Supreme Court that dealt with the CDA had been more tech-savvy? Would Congress have written a better, tighter statute or none at all? What sorts of technological advancements might have been allowed to flourish, and what sorts would have stalled? Would the U.S. government have kept a tighter hold on the ability to enforce violations of law in the Domain Name System? Would the Court have framed its analysis differently, even if it ultimately ruled that the CDA was unconstitutional? How might the lives of members of the Net Generation played out differently? http://ssrn.com/abstract=1147142 Making Family-Friendly Internet a Reality: The Internet Community Ports Act by Cheryl B. Preston [Brigham Young University Law Review] Abstract: The time has arrived to work together to find a reasonable balance among the values of the First Amendment, the appeal of an unfettered technological frontier, the right to be free of unwanted speech, and the right of parents to have the aid of the government in protecting children from age-inappropriate sexually explicit content online. One objective of this Article is to stimulate the discussion and the innovation necessary to arrive at some solution. In this Article, I provide an overview of one suggestion, the Internet Community Ports Act (ICPA). ICPA is devised to provide nation-wide support for the effective implementation of Internet zoning technology. ICPA allows parents to make meaningful choices concerning their children's access to sexually graphic material, while still allowing adults to publish and access any legal content online. ICPA relies on channeling content among the over 65,000 Internet ports rather than, as is the current practice, sending virtually all content together over just a handful of ports. ICPA does not prevent any willing adult from speaking or hearing any legal speech. Rather, it gives citizens the option of requesting from their Internet service provider only those ports on which material that is harmful for minors may not be posted. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1146651 Zoning the Internet: A New Approach to Protecting Children Online by Cheryl B. Preston [Brigham Young University Law Review] Abstract: This Article considers how Internet architecture can be harnessed to create an online environment where government regulation of material harmful to minors can be effective but not unreasonably burdensome. It proposes a solution that engages technology in refocusing the point of regulation, thereby reducing the burden on speech and increasing the ability to achieve constitutionally recognized governmental objectives. This Article briefly examines failed congressional attempts to restrict children's access to sexually explicit content online, and then introduces the Internet Community Ports Concept, which relies on channeling technology to divide kinds of content among various Internet ports. After briefly outlining the technological workings of the Internet, this Article describes the Internet Community Ports Act (ICPA), which supports and enforces the zoning divisions. Together technology and legislation can create safe places for children and families on the Internet. The bulk of the Article discusses the constitutional implications of ICPA and how it will survive even strict scrutiny. Finally, it responds to a variety of other issues, such as market disincentives to separating content, the failed Dot Kids approach, the risk of chilled speech, stigma, and over-blocking, and the problems with filters. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1147163 Self Produced Child Pornography: The Appropriate Societal Response to Self Exploitation by Mary Leary [CUA Columbus School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper] Abstract: One need only read the newspaper to see a rising dangerous phenomenon among juveniles: the creation and subsequent sharing via the Internet of sexually explicit photographs. This "self exploitation" is not only a tragic social problem, but a growing legal one as well. Judges, attorneys, and legislators, are forced to address this activity because, in addition to being self destructive, it is also a violation of state and federal child pornography laws. Juvenile self exploitation illustrates a clash of two lines of jurisprudence and public policy: the aggressive opposition to child pornography and the more lenient rehabilitative treatment of juvenile self destructive behavior. This article offers an in depth analysis of the appropriate societal and governmental response to this behavior and, specifically, whether juvenile prosecution should remain an option for the state. The article analyzes all the growing number of cases in this area; other legal models including criminal child pornography laws, child prostitution laws, and statutory rape laws; the doctrinal bases for governmental intervention in juveniles' lives; as well as numerous social science studies concerning child pornography's effects. Among those most closely examined are the social harms recognized by social science, the courts, and legislatures. The article concludes that, based upon the vast social harms caused by child pornography to children within and exposed to the images, the purpose of the juvenile justice system, and the need for a deterrent to this behavior, juvenile prosecution should remain an option for the state. While prosecution should not be mandatory, policy makers should create a policy and protocol for addressing this self destructive behavior. The article concludes with a proposed protocol offering guidance to policy makers as to when prosecution befits the activity and when it does not. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1147183 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** I Google, therefore I am losing the ability to think 'Is Google Making Us Stupid?' was the provocative title of a recent article in the US journal The Atlantic. Its author was Nicholas Carr, a prominent blogger and one of the internet's more distinguished contrarians. 'Over the past few years,' he writes, 'I've had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, has been tinkering with my brain, remapping the neural circuitry, reprogramming the memory. My mind isn't going - so far as I can tell - but it's changing. I'm not thinking the way I used to think.' http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/22/googlethemedia.internet eBay's small sellers rebel Every year, thousands of people from around the world descend on an American city to spend the weekend discussing everything from bubble wrap to counterfeit goods and the Russian mafia at eBay Live, the online auction giant?s annual jamboree. The get-together has always been a fun affair, with silly hats and jokey T-shirts, but there was never any disguising that eBay is a serious business. With 233m customers worldwide, the world?s largest online retailer sold $60 billion (?30 billion) of goods last year. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article4187869.ece EBay Tries to Buy a Little More Love from Sellers With thousands of eBay?s most active sellers converging on its eBay Live convention in Chicago, the embattled online flea market is trying to give both sellers and buyers a little more to win back their loyalty. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/ebay-tries-to-buy-a-little-more-love/ au: eBay defies ACCC on PayPal issue eBay appears to be gearing up for a public court battle with the competition regulator over the auction site's move to force all sellers to use only PayPal for accepting electronic payments. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/06/20/1213770890771.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/06/20/1213770890771.html Firefox claims download success Mozilla is claiming a download record for the release of Firefox 3.0. In the first 24 hours the web browser was available the software was downloaded more than eight million times, says its creator Mozilla. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7462900.stm Update: Firefox 3 scores 8.3M downloads More than 7 million users downloaded Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox 3.0 Web browser during the first 24 hours after its launch, according to the company. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9099978 Study: Mobile Web browsing more popular with men Far more men than women surf the Web on their mobile phones, reports a new survey. According to the State of the Mobile Web report, which was conducted by Web browser developer Opera, 88% of all mobile Web users are male. The report also highlighted that the mobile Web is most popular with the 18-27 age group -- 39% of all users fall into this category -- while 34% of users are aged 28 to 37. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9101438 ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** One tonne 'Baby' marks its birth The Small Scale Experimental Machine, or "Baby", was the first to contain memory which could store a program. The room-sized computer's ability to carry out different tasks - without having to be rebuilt - has led some to describe it as the "first modern PC". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7465115.stm The mobile revolution's hidden cost As mobile phone sales pass the 3 billion mark, is it time to survey the full reality of the technology's environmental impact? Late last year, the mobile phone industry passed a remarkable milestone, one that not so many years ago it didn't even expect to reach. Media sites and blogs around the world buzzed as the news was announced with equal measures of excitement, amazement and, in some cases, guarded jealousy. We'll never know who it was, or where it was, but on that day someone, somewhere bought a mobile phone and tipped global sales past the 3 billion mark. "More than half the world's population now own a phone" was a typical headline. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/06/19/The_mobile_revolutions_hidden_cost-IDGNS_1.html ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** za: Digital Divide Poses 'Biggest Challenge' EDUCATION's biggest challenge today is bridging the divide between those born into a digital world and those who were not, says Steven Naud?, MD of Pearson Education. http://allafrica.com/stories/200806200435.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** First Cybercrime Confab Seeks Security Measures As the menace of cybercrime continues to ravage the economy, an anti cyber crime campaign organisation, Global Network for Cyber solution, is collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Justice and the National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA to ensure digital national security. http://allafrica.com/stories/200806190148.html ************************** PRIVACY ************************** Phorm to use BT customers to test precision advertising system on net The first live trial of the controversial Phorm internet advertising system is expected to start imminently with the participation of up to 10,000 BT broadband customers. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/phorm-to-use-bt-customers-to-test-precision-advertising-system-on-net-851133.html ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Comment: France's anti-piracy law is like holding a tissue up to the breeze Using heavy-handed tactics with ISPs is only latest in a line of tactics to defeat online piracy - and it won't work: Oh dear. It feels like the year 2000. Once again the music industry is resolved to protect its property against the threat of illegal downloads - this time with the help of ISPs and some prodding from the French Government. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4164216.ece ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** China's censorship of Web unacceptable - EU EU's telecoms chief Viviane Reding said on Friday that China's censorship of the Internet was "unacceptable" and that the Beijing Olympics were a chance for the country to show its commitment to free flow of information. Reding, who is the European Commissioner for Information Society and Media said she regards the Internet as a free medium for expression and any curtailment of that is limiting the citizen's right to information. "People should be free to receive information, we do not think blocking of sites for political reasons is the right way to proceed," Reding told Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKSIN30210920080620 http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7598551 'Chinese YouTube' shut down amid censor fears One of the most popular video-sharing websites in China has been shut down, prompting fears the Government may be tightening its control over the internet. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4179103.ece ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ EU: Public Consultation: Age Verification, Cross Media Rating and Social Networking The European Commission has launched a public consultation on: Age verification; Cross media rating and classification; Online social networking. The purpose of the public consultation is to gather the knowledge and views of all relevant stakeholders (including public bodies, child safety and consumer organisations, industry). The gathered information will be fed into this year's Safer Internet Forum 2008, which will be dedicated to the above mentioned topics. http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/public_consultation/index_en.htm au: Education revolution worries teachers TEACHERS want more training, better technology and more support to take full advantage of the digital revolution sweeping through the education sector, a survey has found. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23889276-15319,00.html On the front line in child porn war This very minute, people in New Zealand are downloading child pornography, visiting Irish porn-buster Mick Moran says. Victims were getting younger and younger, with many now aged under 18 months. "We are seeing a massive increase in pre-speech children being abused. Why? Pre-speech can't tell." http://www.stuff.co.nz/4591558a11.html FBI rescues child porn ring victim after NZ tip-off Internal Affairs Department censorship inspectors who sparked a two-year probe of a sophisticated internet paedophile ring have seen a tortured child involved rescued by American police. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4591233a11.html California pols ask ISPs to block child porn California's governor and attorney general are asking Internet service providers to help stop the dissemination of child pornography. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a press release Friday asking Internet service providers in California to follow the lead of Verizon Communications, Time Warner Cable, and Sprint in "removing child pornography from existing servers and blocking channels" that disseminate the illegal material. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9973966-7.html Many teachers uncomfortable with the internet, survey finds [AAP] TEACHERS in the schools Kevin Rudd wants to fill with computers recognise the importance of the digital revolution - but aren't confident about using the internet. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23888875-2682,00.html Using Filmmaking to Fight Online Harassment Debbie Heimowitz employs the power of movies to promote online empowerment and awareness. Join the conversation on the latest form of bullying. http://www.edutopia.org/filmmaking-bullying-harassment-cyberbullies ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Sweden approves wiretapping law Sweden's parliament has approved controversial new laws allowing authorities to spy on cross-border e-mail and telephone traffic. The country's intelligence bureau will be able to scan international calls, faxes and e-mails. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7463333.stm Swedish law allows tapping of emails and phone [AP] Sweden has adopted legislation that will give officials sweeping powers to access all email and telephone traffic within its borders. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/20/2 Sweden's contentious 'Big Brother' law gets the go-ahead Sweden's bitterly contested "Big Brother" law, allowing the Government to spy on cross-border e-mail traffic, has been passed into law after a late-night session of Parliament. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4173030.ece US Congress Strikes Deal to Overhaul Wiretap Law After months of wrangling, Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress struck a deal on Thursday to overhaul the rules on the government?s wiretapping powers and provide what amounts to legal immunity to the phone companies that took part in President Bush?s program of eavesdropping without warrants after the Sept. 11 attacks. http://nytimes.com/2008/06/20/washington/20fisa.html Flirty texting could land Scots in jail for 10 years Scots face up to 10 years in jail for sending text messages or emails with sexual content. Scotland's just-published Sexual Offences Bill contains stiff penalties for any sexual messages whose intent is to humiliate the recipient. http://out-law.com/page-9194 Center for Democracy & Technology Urges Rejection of FISA Bill Compromise [news release] The Center for Democracy & Technology today urged Congress to reject legislation to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that is expected to be voted on in the House tomorrow and in the Senate next week. The legislation, H.R. 6304, the FISA Amendments Act, fails to give the FISA court adequate authority to ensure that Americans are protected against unjustified surveillance of their communications. It also effectively provides immunity to telecommunications carriers that assisted with warrantless surveillance for years after September 11, 2001. http://cdt.org/press/20080619press.php ********************************* COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ********************************* Yahoo-Google deal faces scrutiny: antitrust experts Google Inc and Yahoo Inc face intense U.S. Justice Department scrutiny of their deal to share some advertising revenue, and the heat will likely increase under a new administration, antitrust experts said. http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKN1833443320080619 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/18/AR2008061802516.html Icahn to soften his approach as Yahoo! investors get nervous Billionaire Carl Icahn is expected to tone down his attack on Yahoo! dramatically by slashing the number of directors he plans to nominate to join the troubled internet company's board. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/22/yahootakeover.yahoo ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Porn loner had nappy dress-up fetish A LONER who had almost 48,000 images of child pornography on his computer has a fetish for dressing as a female baby. Chief Judge Michael Rozenes said Gregg Lindsay Rowbury's sexual fantasies centred on him being a girl in nappies. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23887751-5006785,00.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2008 --------- David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David §yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile); +61 2 9665 5773 (home) "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/mailReceived on Wed Jun 25 2008 - 16:07:54 UTC
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