Don't forget to check out my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The Internet News is brought to you by InternetNZ *************************************************** So where are we up to with these new Internet extensions? http://blog.icann.org/2009/05/so-where-are-we-up-to-with-these-new-internet-extensions/ World will change ICANN's future, CEO says http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/10/BU0117E65J.DTL&feed=rss.business Chronicle Radio: On The Record with Paul Twomey of ICANN [audio] http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/chroncast/detail?entry_id=39589 ICANN Heading to a Fork in the Road http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3819556 IP Clearinghouse Recommended for New gTLD Trademark Protection http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=8090 New gTLDs: final guidebook expected before the end of 2009 http://domainesinfo.fr/english/273/new-gtlds-final-guidebook-expected-before-the-end-of-2009.php .unlimited? Pros and cons of the new generic TLDs [IDG] http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/07/unlimited-pros-and-cons-new-generic-tlds ICANN's New gTLD Timetable: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly by Michael D. Palage http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090508_icanns_new_gtld_timetable_good_bad_ugly/ European agency stresses IPv6 co-operation http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=115558 Economy Is Down but Domain Business Is Up http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3819491 Google heading for global trademark storm http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6250503.ece Google lets advertisers buy rivals' trade marks as keywords in 194 countries http://out-law.com/page-9997 ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Convergence and Incongruence: Trademark Law and ICANN's Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains by Christine Haight Farley [John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law] Abstract: This paper demonstrates how problematic the convergences between Internet technology, the demands of a burgeoning e-market and trademark laws have created myriad issues in international governance of domain names. ICANN, the body that governs internet?s infrastructure, recently approved a new policy that would allow it to accept applications for additional generic top-level domains (?gTLDs?). What ICANN contemplates is a uniform system to approve generic top level domains that is expected to have profound implications. Under this new plan anyone can apply for a new gTLD at any time and it could be literally dot anything. However, the new gTLD policy imports certain concepts and doctrines from trademark law that will result in long-term problems both for domain name policy and for trademark law jurisprudence. A major problem with this policy is that it equates domain names with trademarks as legally protectable properties. But they are not equivalent. While ambitiously trying to resolve some of the most problematic information ownership issues in e-commerce, ICANN has not carefully considered the appropriateness of importing trademark law concepts into domain name policy. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1400304 Keywords: trademark, domain names, convergence, internet governance, intellectual property, gTLD, treaty, ICANN Online.br: Current Challenges for Internet Governance and Digital Inclusion in Brazil by Daniel Oppermann [Observatorio Politico Sul-Americano, Observador On-Line] Abstract: Over nearly 20 years, Brazil has shown constant efforts to develop the Internet not just on a national scale, but in Latin America as a whole. It became one of the most important promoters and financial supporters of the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) and also hosted the UN Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro in 2007. Today it has the biggest IT market of the continent and still a lot of challenges to accomplish. This article presents a historical introduction about the development of the Internet in Brazil and also focuses on current tasks to participate in the global Internet Governance process and to further digital inclusion. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1400282 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Now the EU wants to run the Internet So now the EU wants to get its hands on the Internet. Viviane Reding, bonsai Commissioner from the bonsai state of Luxembourg, wants ICANN, the company that allocates Internet addresses, to be taken over by an international consortium: what she calls "a G12 for Internet governance". http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/daniel_hannan/blog/2009/05/07/now_the_eu_wants_to_run_the_internet EU to US government: let go of ICANN by the end of the year! In a video message posted on her website this morning, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media Viviane Reding asks the US government to cut ICANN loose at the end of the current JPA. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/272/eu-to-us-government-let-go-of-icann-by-the-end-of-the-year.php EU wants 'Internet G12' to govern cyberspace The European Commission wants the US to dissolve all government links with the body that 'governs' the internet, replacing it with an international forum for discussing internet governance and online security. http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13537 EU commissioner calls for ICANN changes The governance of the web by ICANN needs to be overhauled to promote greater transparency and accountability, it has been claimed. http://www.globalgold.co.uk/web-hosting-news/domains-news/eu-commissioner-calls-for-icann-changes-19156995.html EU Calls for ?Internet G12? for Global Internet Governance As the EU Observer reports, Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding has called on President Obama to fully privatize the California based ICANN, which manages the web address system for the internet, and build a ?multilateral forum for governments to discuss general internet governance policy and security issues.? The international group would in turn ?make recommendations? with regards to global internet governance. http://www.prisonplanet.com/eu-calls-for-internet-g12-for-global-internet-governance.html JPA: EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media's point of view In a video posted today (May 4, 2009), Viviane Reding makes the case for a new governance model for the internet, with a "fully private and accountable ICANN, accompanied by an independent judicial body, as well as a "G12 for Internet Governance" ? a multilateral forum for governments to discuss general internet governance policy and security issues". http://domaine.blogspot.com/2009/05/jpa-eu-commissioner-for-information.html EU wants to run the internet Daniel Hannan MEP, has informed us all that the EU seems rather upset that the US "runs" the internet and is keen to do something about it. They want ICANN to be taken over by the G12 so that they can run it "for everyone". http://adamsmith.org/blog/regulation-and-industry/eu-wants-to-run-the-internet-200905113457/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Public Comment: Single, Two and Select Three Character Names in Dot-pro A new public comment period opens today for 30 days on a proposed amendment from RegistryPro to Appendix C and K of the dot-pro Registry Agreement. On 8 April 2009, ICANN posted for public information a request submitted by RegistryPro through the Registry Services Evaluation Process (RSEP). The request calls for a phased allocation process for single, two and select three character names in dot-pro. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-06may09-en.htm So where are we up to with these new Internet extensions? An official update on the new gTLD program / Applicant Guidebook process has just been published. Most of you reading this will immediately know what that means but I?m going to use a third label which isn?t ICANNese to talk about it: Internet extensions. http://blog.icann.org/2009/05/so-where-are-we-up-to-with-these-new-internet-extensions/ ICANN is on Twitter There?s always another buzz website or application that everyone is using to share information and at the moment it is Twitter. http://blog.icann.org/2009/05/were-on-twitter/ World will change ICANN's future, CEO says Almost from the first day it was created in 1998, ICANN, has been at the heart of a worldwide controversy over who should control the Internet. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/10/BU0117E65J.DTL&feed=rss.business Chronicle Radio: On The Record with Paul Twomey of ICANN This is a Chronicle On the Record Interview with Paul Twomey, outgoing CEO of ICANN. ... Twomey plans to step down from ICANN this year after more than six years of being in charge. He stopped by The Chronicle to talk about how the Internet will continue to change as ICANN opens it to millions of new users outside the United States - a job that he said is like going through "a 15-story building that had red brick columns, and changing all those red bricks to multicolored bricks, and doing it in a way that makes certain the door is still open and the windows still work." He spoke with Chronicle business reporters Deborah Gage, Verne Kopytoff, Andrew Ross and Benny Evangelista. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/chroncast/detail?entry_id=39589 Pual Twomey Discussing the Future of ICANN in SFGate Interview San Francisco Chronicle has published an interview with ICANN President and CEO Paul Twomey in which he discusses the organization, its future, and the release of new top-level domains. http://www.circleid.com/posts/pual_twomey_future_of_icann/ ICANN Heading to a Fork in the Road ICANN's got some decisions to make. The organization responsible for assigning Internet names, known in longhand as ICANN, will see its agreement with the U.S. Commerce Department expire at the end of September, and its fate going forward has been the subject of escalating debate. http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3819556 IP Clearinghouse Recommended for New gTLD Trademark Protection The fear trademark holders have about having to spend significant amounts of time and money countering cybersquatting upon the introduction of new gTLDs has been addressed by the Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) formed by ICANN as a result of discussions at their last meeting in Mexico City in March. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=8090 http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/05/10/ip-clearinghouse-recommended-for-new-gtld-trademark-protection/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/ip-clearinghouse-recommended-for-new-gtld-trademark-protection.html http://www.ozelwebtasarim.com/index.php/web-haberleri/8878-ip-clearinghouse-recommended-for-new-gtld-trademark-protection- New gTLDs: final guidebook expected before the end of 2009 During today's GNSO Council teleconference, ICANN Senior VP Kurt Pritz outlined the timetable he and the rest of the ICANN's new gTLD team are working on. In short, there is to be a 3rd version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG) in September and a final version before the end of the year. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/273/new-gtlds-final-guidebook-expected-before-the-end-of-2009.php .unlimited? Pros and cons of the new generic TLDs [IDG] Beginning in the last quarter of 2009, and after three years of drafting and discussing proposals, ICANN, which is the governing body for Internet domain names, will receive the first applications to sell an unlimited number of new generic top-level domain names, or gTLDs, those letters that come after the dot in a Web address, such as .com, .org and .net. http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/07/unlimited-pros-and-cons-new-generic-tlds http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132662 http://www.infoworld.com/%5Bprimary-term-alias-prefix%5D/%5Bprimary-term%5D/unlimited-pros-and-cons-new-generic-tlds-702 ICANN's New gTLD Timetable: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly by Michael D. Palage ICANN staff recently posted on its website an updated timeline on the new gTLD process. Attempting to be "fair and balanced," I see some good, some bad, and some potential ugly in this timeline. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090508_icanns_new_gtld_timetable_good_bad_ugly/ New gTLDs: final guidebook expected before the end of 2009 During today's GNSO Council teleconference, ICANN Senior VP Kurt Pritz outlined the timetable he and the rest of the ICANN's new gTLD team are working on. In short, there is to be a 3rd version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG) in September and a final version before the end of the year. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/273/new-gtlds-final-guidebook-expected-before-the-end-of-2009.php New Top Level Domain Names Delayed ICANN has pushed back its estimated time frame to start accepting applications for new top level domains. ICANN had hoped to accept applications by December 2009, but now admits the process won?t start until first quarter of 2010. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/08/new-top-level-domain-names-delayed/ ICANN says gTLD scheme is moving forward ICANN has said that it is moving forward with its plans to launch a new range of gTLDs. http://www.globalgold.co.uk/web-hosting-news/domains-news/icann-says-gtld-scheme-is-moving-forward-19159620.html New TLDs Need Sanity The much vaunted launch of the new TLDs as announced at the ICANN Paris meeting last year is probably a bit of a damp squid in many respects. Don't expect to see any actual progress there until next year at the earliest. http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2009/05/05/new-tlds-need-sanity/ Brand Protection Under New Generic Top-Level Domain Names As recent media has reported, the organisation who administers the Internet's system of unique identifiers, ICANN, is proposing to expand the Internet's addressing system to a large number of new Generic Top-level Domain Names (gTLDs), which are expected to become available for registration in 2010. This means there will be much greater scope for the creation of domain names outside those with the more common domain names ending in identifiers such as .com, .gov, .org and .net. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=79264 Domain names and Generic Top Level Domain Names in 2010. ICANN proposes to expand the internet's addressing system to a large number of Generic Top Level Domain Names (gTLD). This will lead to a change in the dispute resolution procedures in 2010 because the proposals by ICANN will widen the scope for domain names outside the common .com and .org names. http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room/room/view_article.asp?name=../articles/04-may-(3)domainnames2010.htm Demand Media to ICANN: Hurry Up Demand Media has been transparent about its desire to launch new top level domain names and to move the process along quickly. So it doesn?t come as any surprise that it wants ICANN to push forward through recommendations from the Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) in a swift fashion. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/07/demand-media-to-icann-hurry-up/ Independence or Continued Partnership? -- Department of Commerce Solicits Comments on ICANN?s Future On Friday, April 24th the Department of Commerce?s National Telecommunications and Information Administration posted a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) requesting comment on the upcoming September 30, 2009 expiration of the current Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with ICANN. http://www.internetcommerce.org/node/180 ICANN Now Plans to Begin Application Process for New gTLDS in Q1 of 2010 ICANN continues to move forward in the implementation of the new gTLD Program while balancing and addressing community concerns on specific aspects of the program. The public comment period on the second version of the applicant guidebook recently closed and work continues to proceed regarding the discussion of overarching issues. http://www.namesmash.com/?p=281 ICANN's Poor Governance Disappoints CADNA [news release] The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) regards tomorrow's deadline for public comments to the ICANN Implementation Recommendation Team's (IRT) interim report as one more example of poor governance by ICANN. The IRT, which was established by ICANN to propose remedies to potential intellectual property violations caused by ICANN's pending decision to issue new gTLDs, presented its report on April 24. ICANN only allowed the IRT to provide 12 days for public comment. While the IRT report contains many thoughtful and potentially useful comments, ICANN has not given the general public enough time to respond. http://www.cadna.org/en/newsroom/press-releases/icanns-poor-governance-disappoints-cadna Top Level Domain Names: Round Two [sub req'd] ICANN has issued a second draft of the Applicant Handbook for public comment in its initiative to expand gTLDs from the 21 that currently exist (e.g., .com, .biz, .net, .org) to potentially many thousands more. http://ip.law360.com/registrations/user_registration?article_id=95972 Beyond the Generic: InterNetX on ccTLDs by Petra Stubenrauch Two hundred and forty-eight. That?s the current number of existing ccTLDs. 242 of them are in regular use. Three, .EH (West-Sahara), .MF (Saint Martin) and .BL (Saint Bart?s), have not yet been delegated. One, .GB, is reserved. ccTLDs are an essential part of the InterNetX portfolio. There are 356 altogether, including all second level domains. The German company InterNetX is one of the largest registrars in the international Business-to-business domain industry, located in Regensburg, Germany. ?Hitting the leading track not only required a lot of technical know-how and marketing expertise, but also cool-headed company policy and a lot of enthusiasm for the domain business?, says Thomas Moerz, CEO of InterNetX. ?In 1998, when domain hosting was still in its infancy, InterNetX set foot into the B2B domain business using simple technical devices.? http://domainersmagazine.com/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Promotion of Chinese domain name ".?? (China)" starts The nation-wide popularization campaign for the use of the Chinese-language domain name ".?? (China)" was launched in Beijing on May 7. People's Daily Online, Xinhuanet.com, Sina.com and QQ.com have taken the lead in registering under the domain name ".??." http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90781/90877/6654063.html CZ.NIC Association Organizes the Second Edition of the Conference on the Internet and technologies On Thursday 4 June, the second edition of the specialist conference called Internet and Technology 09 will take place in Klub L?vka at Novotn?ho l?vka in Prague. The meeting of Czech experts in the field of the Internet and Internet technologies is organized by the association CZ.NIC, administrator of the top level domain .CZ. http://www.nic.cz/page/644/cz.nic-association-organizes-the-second-edition-of-the-conference-on-the-internet-and-technologies/ DoT to set up Net Registry to create more Web addresses The Department of Telecom will set up a National Internet Registry to create more Web addresses as the country's existing resources will run out of capacity in one year. http://www.thehindu.com/holnus/006200905082012.htm in: DoT wants control over India's internet registry Over three years after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) issued its recommendation on transition to the next generation internet protocol in India (from IPv4 to IPv6), the Department of Telecom (DoT) has said that a National Internet Registry (NIR) should be set up under its own purview for the purpose. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1253959 Find The .ME That?s Just Right For You More than 240,000 Internet users know the power of .ME domains. Do you? .ME domain extensions are one of the most memorable ways to promote yourself or your business online. http://www.nic.me/news.php?news=167 uk: Nominet Search DRS decisions We have launched a new search function for expert decisions from the Dispute Resolution Service. For the first time, it is now possible to search through the text of published decisions using a free-text search or more specific search criteria. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=6429 Nominet Introduces Phishing Lock and Other New Features Nominet maybe attracting some undue attention due to behind the scenes squabbles, governance reviews and proposed policy changes, but the registry is also developing new features and services. http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2009/05/06/nominet-introduces-phishing-lock-and-other-ne/ Registration renewal for .YU domains has ended The additional period of time during which it was possible to renew the registration of .YU domains ended today. A total of 4,051 .YU domains were renewed. Renewed .YU domains will be active on the Internet until 30 September 2009. http://www.rnids.rs/en/node/67 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** US Army Cadets Trade the Trenches for Firewalls The Army forces were under attack. Communications were down, and the chain of command was broken. Pacing a makeshift bunker whose entrance was camouflaged with netting, the young man in battle fatigues barked at his comrades: ?They are flooding the e-mail server. Block it. I?ll take the heat for it.? http://nytimes.com/2009/05/11/technology/11cybergames.html Cyber criminals' methods revealed by University of California study The scale of the threat posed by cyber-criminals has been revealed after researchers took over a network of computers for ten days, gaining unrestricted access to thousands of bank and credit card accounts. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article6251026.ece Hackers Temporarily Seize Control Of Google Morocco Domain Name Google.co.ma, the domain name for Google Morocco?s search portal, was taken hostage by hackers earlier today reportedly for several hours before the problem got fixed (it?s working fine again now). We got a bunch of tips about it, and the situation lasted long enough for lots of people to take screenshots of the website the domain name briefly pointed to due to the hack. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/09/hackers-temporarily-seize-control-of-google-morocco-domain-name/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** 'Cybersquatting' crooks profit on marketers' brand names As advertisers spend more online, brand name firms increasingly are seeing their names, customers and millions of dollars in sales hijacked by shady marketers. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-05-10-cybersquatting-brands_N.htm Ky. attorney general warns of swine flu scams [AP] Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway says scam artists may be using the swine flu to swindle people. Conway says there's been a recent uptick in Internet domain names related to the swine flu. Conway says some of the sites are advertising ways for people to protect themselves or their families from the recent swine flu outbreak. http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/health/index.ssf?/base/national-13/1241773917158530.xml&storylist=health ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** European agency stresses IPv6 co-operation European companies are not being pressed to accelerate IPv6 deployment according to the European Internet registry. http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=115558 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/050909-european-agency-stresses-ipv6.html http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/302624/ FutureNet 2009: IPv6 coming, ready or not [IDG] Although many businesses say they see no economic advantage to deploying IPv6 over their networks, several panelists at this year's FutureNet said that they soon may not have a choice. http://nytimes.com/external/idg/2009/05/07/07idg-futurenet-2009-ipv6-coming-ready-or-not-19116.html http://www.itworld.com/networking/67632/futurenet-2009-ipv6-coming-ready-or-not ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Economy Is Down but Domain Business Is Up While most technology vendors are seeing revenue declines as a result of the recession, VeriSign is reporting a revenue gain for its first quarter of 2009. It's secret? Growth in domain name sales. http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3819491 VeriSign Reports 13% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in First Quarter 2009 ... VeriSign's Naming business ended the quarter with approximately 92.4 million active domain names in the adjusted zone for .com and .net, representing a 9% increase year-over-year. https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=499055&releasejsp=custom_97 Man Claims Rights to .NYC, .Movies, and More I thought I had heard it all about new TLDs until I read this article in The Villager. Now that a new process for top level domain names is underway, Paul Garrin and his company Name.Space claims that it already ?owns? many top level domain names including .nyc, .food, .sex, .movies, and .hotel. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/08/man-claims-rights-to-nyc-movies-and-more/ Demand Media: Start-Up's Algorithm for Success There's no formula to make sure a sitcom, a magazine article or a movie will draw audiences, let alone ad dollars. Figuring out what to write or produce often comes down to a crapshoot. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124173784714798437.html Q&A: Afilias SVP and CMO Roland LaPlante In an email Q&A with the WHIR, Afilias senior vice president and chief marketing officer Roland LaPlante explains Afilias' long history of supporting online safety and its recent participation with new organizations and initiatives. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/050809_QA_Afilias_SVP_and_CMO_Roland_LaPlante Afilias Joins MAWWG and Online Safety Group Domain name registry operator Afilias announced on Tuesday that Brian Cute, vice president of discovery services has been named to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Online Safety and Technology Working Group. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/042809_Afilias_Joins_MAWWG_and_Online_Safety_Group ARIN XXIII Meeting Report Now Available From 26-29 April, the ARIN community took part in the ARIN XXIII Public Policy and Members Meeting, held in San Antonio. The report of that meeting, which includes presentations, summary notes, and transcripts of the entire meeting, is now available on the ARIN website. https://www.arin.net/announcements/2009/20090508.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Google heading for global trademark storm The internet search engine giant Google has announced that it will extend to 194 countries a scheme that allows companies to use their rivals' trademarks for online advertising. Google will no longer consider requests from brand owners to take down ?Sponsored Links? that use their trademarks to sell rival or even counterfeit goods. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6250503.ece Google lets advertisers buy rivals' trade marks as keywords in 194 countries Google has increased by 190 the number of countries in which advertisers will be able to pay for their ads to appear when a rival's trade mark is typed into its search engine. That policy previously only applied in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland. http://out-law.com/page-9997 Google's Big Fat Looming Antitrust Problem Google which has never been one to show much regard for Microsoft, could well be feeling sympathetic toward Redmond now that it finds itself under the antitrust gun. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/67024.html Domain aftermarket rebounds The domain aftermarket staged a strong rebound in the opening quarter of 2009 compared to the previous quarter (4Q-2008). We just sent all of the details to opt in subscribers to our In a nutshell, total sales reported to us in 1Q-2009 came in at $28.3 million, a 32% jump from the $21.5 million reported in the closing quarter of 2008. The 1Q-2009 total was also better than the quarterly average for all of 2008 (which was $27.3 million). http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/05-08-09.htm Study: Ads featuring generic domain names attract more clicks Using a generic domain name in PPC ads attracts more clicks than when a non-generic domain name is used, according to a recent study by U.K.-based domain retailer Memorable Domains. http://bizreport.com/2009/05/study_ads_featuring_generic_domain_names_attract_more_clicks.html Sedo Spanish-themed Auction Starts Today Sedo has launched its first Spanish-themed auction today, May 7, to take advantage of the growing interest in domain names in the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish domain name market grew by a ?staggering 30 per cent in 2008? says Sedo, and with 400 million people speaking Spanish around the world, making it the world?s third most spoken language, there are great opportunities to be had. http://www.domainnews.com/en/sedo-spanish-themed-auction-starts-today.html http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/05/07/sedo-spanish-themed-auction-starts-today/ Thoughts on the Toys "R" Us Acquisition of Toys.com Using the purchase by Toys "R" Us of Toys.com as an example, I outline the problems that come with using the popular ascending auction design and point out some of the potential strategic uses and signals of the domain name acquisition. Toys ?R? Us paid $5.1 million in February 2009 for Toys.com. http://www.circleid.com/posts/toys_r_us_acquisition_of_toys_com_domain/ ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Execs reveal why newspapers don't block Google To hear the poobahs of traditional media tell it, Google is to print media what global warming is to the polar caps. At many once-stalwart print publications, profits are melting away. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10235359-93.html The end of the age of free For a decade now, consumers have become accustomed to free access to music, films and information, via the internet. But with many of the media's big players - including Rupert Murdoch - thinking of charging for content, is the tide about to turn? http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/may/10/music-news-murdoch-free-google Editorial: Is the era of free news over? One safe prediction where the internet is concerned is that most predictions will turn out wrong. If some of the headier late 20th-century forecasts had proved correct, we would already be living in a world without books, offices, coins and banknotes, ?newspapers ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/rupert-murdoch-internet-media-free-news News Corp will charge for newspaper websites, says Rupert Murdoch Rupert ?Murdoch expects to start charging for access to News Corporation's newspaper websites within a year as he strives to fix a ?"malfunctioning" business model. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/may/07/rupert-murdoch-charging-websites Micro-payments considered for WSJ website "A sophisticated micro-payments service? will launch this autumn, Robert Thomson, editor-in-chief of Dow Jones and managing editor of the Journal, told the Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/afcc5024-3d97-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html Wall Street Journal plans micropayments model The Wall Street Journal is expected to begin charging nonsubscribers micropayments for access to individual articles, according to a report Sunday in the Financial Times. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10237303-93.html Charging for online content may be a lifeline for publishers It is going to be like stuffing toothpaste back in the tube, says Jack Matthews, the head of Fairfax Media's digital business unit. But as media watchers and analysts digest Rupert Murdoch's latest push to start charging readers for access to newspapers online, some say making it work may be a matter of survival for publishers challenged by an advertising recession and the shift of eyeballs and dollars to the internet. http://business.smh.com.au/business/charging-for-online-content-may-be-a-lifeline-for-publishers-20090508-ay17.html http://business.theage.com.au/business/charging-for-online-content-may-be-a-lifeline-for-publishers-20090508-ay17.html Recession takes toll at News Corp but Rupert Murdoch says ?worst is over? News Corporation, the parent company of The Times, reported a 97 per cent decline in profits at its newspaper division as the collapse in advertising brought on by the recession and unfavourable exchange rates hit its income. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article6237283.ece US Senate Panel Examines Newspapers' Plight [AP] A Senate panel on Wednesday looked into the question of whether struggling newspapers should be allowed to operate as nonprofits similar to public broadcasting stations. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124161657814091749.html Internet 'Crucial' to Family Life in UK Brits would rather cut back on food than Internet access, says the mobile carrier O2. According to research by the ISP and mobile network operator, 67 percent of families are reluctant to reduce their spending on Internet access when it comes to beating the credit crunch, while only 24 percent said they didn't want to reduce their food spending. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=115309 http://www.pcworld.com/article/164654/.html Danish schools ready to trial internet access during exams Each summer we're subjected to a string of arguments over whether getting an A-level or GCSE is getting easier. But thanks to officials in Denmark, it may be time to stop talking about dumbing down exams and start talking about wiring them up instead. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/may/11/danish-internet-exams au: Getting connected not a priority for seniors More than 15 years after the invention of the World Wide Web, almost half of Australians over 65 have never used the internet. A report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, released yesterday, showed 44 per cent of the nation's seniors had never gone online, while only 48 per cent of them had a home internet connection. http://www.theage.com.au/national/getting-connected-not-a-priority-for-seniors-20090507-awt9.html http://www.watoday.com.au/national/getting-connected-not-a-priority-for-seniors-20090507-awt9.html Internet unattractive to aged Australians: ACMA The Internet has little appeal for older Australians, according to a report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/302531/ Elderly Aussies? lack of interest in web concerns ACMA More than half of Australians aged over 65 don?t have the internet at home and 44 per cent have never used the Web, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/102682,elderly-aussies-lack-of-interest-in-web-concerns-acma.aspx Some older Australians missing out on the Internet While 87 percent of Australians teens and adults use the Internet at least once a week, almost half of the remainder are over 50. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/24911/53/ ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Twitter is a sucker's game that only serves the needs of a tiny elite Let me start by confessing I do have a Twitter account. But I won't be fooled again. That is, I refuse to once more play the attention-seeking game, where everyone enriches the contest runner and surrounding marketers for the privilege of aspiring to be one of the very few big winners. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/07/twitter-is-a-suckers-game au: Facebook turns a blind eye to racist rants Facebook has again come under fire for ignoring racism on the site after it refused to ban controversial groups that deny the Holocaust. It will instead attempt to block the groups from being viewed by users in countries where Holocaust denial is illegal. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/07/1241289297544.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/05/07/1241289297544.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/2395353/ ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ Scottish paedophile gang case highlights net danger, may be to blame for child abuse growth, psychologist says The internet may be responsible for creating a new breed of sex criminals, a leading clinical psychologist has warned. Speaking in the wake of Scotland's most serious paedophile conspiracy trial, Ethel Quayle, a child abuse expert, said that the opportunity to access instant images of abuse appears to be responsible for the emergence of ?novel behaviour? in some men, transforming the minority who may be potential child abusers into online voyeurs and potential sex criminals. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6251697.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6251919.ece UK sites fail age verification check Children's charities are backing a plan to make web retailers ensure young people cannot buy age-restricted goods. A private members bill going through the House of Lords is calling for it to be mandatory for web retailers to adopt age verification systems. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8039580.stm Sexting: Sending of Explicit Photos Can Land Teens in Legal Fix In Fairfax County, a teenage boy sent out a text message asking girls to send photos of their breasts. Word got out at his high school, police said, and when authorities tracked the teen down, they discovered a cache of naked images on his phone. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050604088.html nz: Exposing the girl bullies A schoolyard assault filmed on a cellphone and posted on YouTube has raised fresh fears about cyber-bullying and girl-on-girl violence. Footage obtained by the Herald on Sunday shows a group of students from James Cook High School in South Auckland surrounding a 16-year-old girl on the school field. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10571460 au: Girls forced to leave Sydney private school for cyber-bullying Two adolescent girls have been forced to leave one of Sydney's elite private schools because of cyber-bullying. The girls were taken out of Ascham school after they published material on a social networking web site, containing personal and possibly defamatory information about their classmates. http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2008/s2563938.htm http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/07/2563942.htm au: Phone bans 'not the answer to cyber-bullying' A helpline expert says phone and internet bans may not be the best way to protect children from the impact of cyber-bullying. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/08/2564481.htm au: Cyber bullies run amok at top Sydney school Parents have been urged to confiscate their children's mobile phones at night and monitor computer use after two year 9 students from the prestigious girls' school Ascham were forced to leave the school because of cyber-bullying. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/07/1241289315388.html http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/metro/national/general/cyber-bullies-run-amok-at-private-school/1507786.aspx Web helps nastiness rise to new levels Girls have always been mean to each other. The renowned Canadian author, Margaret Atwood, 69, gives a chilling account in her book Cat's Eye of being bullied by her two "best friends" more than 55 years ago. But new technology enables girls to be even meaner, Australia's foremost expert on cyber bullying says. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/08/1241727605728.html au: Mean girls: mother speaks out on Ascham bullying The mother of a former student at the prestigious Sydney girls' school embroiled in a cyber-bullying scandal has spoken out about the claimed culture of intimidation at Ascham. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/08/1241727605725.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/05/08/1241727605725.html au: Turning up heat on web harassment Backyard bullies have moved into cyberspace with such speed and aggression that police, governments and lawyers are testing new ways of slowing their spread. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/07/1241289315391.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/05/07/1241289315391.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/2395325/ au: Girls quit elite city school over cyber bullying Two Year 9 students have been removed from Sydney's exclusive Ascham School before they could be expelled for cyber bullying. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25445928-5005941,00.html au: 'Cyber bullys' forced out of elite school [AAP] Two teenage girls have been forced to leave a prestigious Sydney girls' school over cyber bullying allegations involving explicit messages. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25446884-5005961,00.html http://www.skynews.com.au/news/article.aspx?id=329832 au: Second teen charged with schoolgirl assault Another teenager has been charged with assaulting a Gold Coast schoolgirl, after video of the attack was posted on the internet. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/08/2565139.htm Optus to fund filtering pilot off its own back A mandatory grant reporting document released by the Department for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) reveals it has spent close to $300,000 this year on its controversial ISP-level filtering pilot. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=102943 uk: Calls for action on cyberbullying Cyberbullying in schools must be tackled to end the misery of victims and ensure standards do not suffer. This is the view of the new chief executive of charity Teacher Support Cymru. Welcoming the recent publication of the Cyberbullying: Supporting School Staff guidance for local authorities and governing bodies, Julian Stanley says effective policies must be a top priority. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/07/calls-for-action-on-cyberbullying-91466-23561523/ Web Filtering Proposals: Crucial Child Safeguard or Censorship Tool? An Australian group campaigning against government Internet filtering proposals has been ordered by the government to remove a link to a U.S.-hosted Web site showing graphic pictures of aborted babies. http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47852 ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Australian ISPs escape copyright trap The NSW Federal Court will no longer be called to test a contentious legal claim that ISPs directly infringe copyright laws by providing services to individuals who illegally share files on peer-to-peer networks. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25448224-15306,00.html Pirate Bay attorney outlines arguments for appeal The judge had a conflict of interest--that's one argument that will be used in appealing the Pirate Bay verdict, an attorney of one of the defendants told CNET News on Friday. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10236624-93.html FTC Testifies on Data Security, Peer-to-Peer File Sharing [news release] The Federal Trade Commission today testified on the Commission?s efforts to promote better security for sensitive consumer information and to prevent the inadvertent sharing of consumers? personal or sensitive data over Peer-to-Peer Internet file-sharing networks. As part of these efforts, the agency also announced that it had reached an agreement with one of the largest privately held lenders in the United States to resolve charges that the company violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable security for consumers? sensitive information. http://ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/peer2peer.shtm ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Out of Africa: the blood tantalum in your mobile phone Tantalum is a rare metal with unique properties. Chief among these is that with a melting point of 2996 degrees Celsius it's a superlative thermal conductor. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/05/08/1241289162634.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/08/1241289162634.html Mobile internet spending up, overall revenue down While one of the fastest growing revenue segments for mobile operators is mobile internet, driven by access fees and data traffic, mobile user ARPUs (average revenue per user) dropped between 5 percent and 15 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=115482 http://computerworld.com.au/article/302557/ http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/302557/ NZ's 3rd mobile network launched: 2degrees New Zealand's third mobile phone network has been given a name and an expected date of birth, but those wanting more details have been told they must wait. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10571640 Wellington, Manukau frustrate 2degrees [BusinessDay] Third mobile start up NZ Communications says resource consent problems in Wellington and Manukau City have slowed down the build out of the 2 degrees network. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/2400954/ AT&T Plans for a Proliferation of Wireless Gadgets Glenn Lurie doesn?t know what the future looks like. But he?s in a hurry to get there. Mr. Lurie is president of emerging devices for AT&T, which on Thursday announced a partnership with Jasper Wireless. Under the arrangement, Jasper plans to provide technical infrastructure to AT&T to support a new generation of wireless devices, like e-readers, netbooks and navigation systems. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/att-plans-for-a-proliferation-of-wireless-gadgets/ EU to slash mobile routing fees, save consumer cash Fees for routing mobile phone calls should be slashed by up to 70 percent and customer bills cut by 2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) over the next three years under guidelines adopted by the European Commission on Thursday. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-39477620090507 European Commission acts on termination rates to boost competition [news release] The European Commission has today set out clear guidance for EU telecoms regulators on the cost-based method to be used when calculating termination rates ? the wholesale fees charged by operators to connect the call from another operator's network which are part of everyone's phone bill. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/710 The Cellphone Industry?s Field of Dreams If you build a mobile app store, cellphone customers will come. At least, that?s the latest mantra of the mobile phone industry. As we?ve noted before, Apple?s wildfire success with the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch is fueling fierce competition among the makers of other handset devices, which are all eager to create worthy rivals to Apple?s mobile storefront. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/the-cellphone-industrys-field-of-dreams/ ********************** SPAM ********************** In China, $700 puts a spammer in business [IDG] You pay US$700 to use a server in China that lets you send all the spam you like. It's called bulletproof hosting, and to the people who fight spam and cybercrime it's becoming a big problem. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132758 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/050809-in-china-700-puts-a.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/164635/.html US senator annoyed by spam call about car warranty [AP] The telephone calls flood people every day around the country: A computerized voice tells them that their car warranties are about to expire and that they should sign up for new service plans. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/10/national/a082208D32.DTL http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6417389.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Google heading for global trademark storm The internet search engine giant Google has announced that it will extend to 194 countries a scheme that allows companies to use their rivals' trademarks for online advertising. Google will no longer consider requests from brand owners to take down ?Sponsored Links? that use their trademarks to sell rival or even counterfeit goods. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6250503.ece Google lets advertisers buy rivals' trade marks as keywords in 194 countries Google has increased by 190 the number of countries in which advertisers will be able to pay for their ads to appear when a rival's trade mark is typed into its search engine. That policy previously only applied in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland. http://out-law.com/page-9997 Google's Big Fat Looming Antitrust Problem Google which has never been one to show much regard for Microsoft, could well be feeling sympathetic toward Redmond now that it finds itself under the antitrust gun. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/67024.html US Army Cadets Trade the Trenches for Firewalls The Army forces were under attack. Communications were down, and the chain of command was broken. Pacing a makeshift bunker whose entrance was camouflaged with netting, the young man in battle fatigues barked at his comrades: ?They are flooding the e-mail server. Block it. I?ll take the heat for it.? http://nytimes.com/2009/05/11/technology/11cybergames.html Cyber criminals' methods revealed by University of California study The scale of the threat posed by cyber-criminals has been revealed after researchers took over a network of computers for ten days, gaining unrestricted access to thousands of bank and credit card accounts. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article6251026.ece Women more affected by ID fraud, US study finds Women are more affected by identity fraud then men are, according to a new survey that also found that it takes women longer to restore their identities but they also tend to change their behavior afterward. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10236214-83.html us: Woman Charged With Using Craigslist to Harass Neighbor Using Craigslist for ill purposes is a great way to get caught by the police. This latest Craigslist crank reads like an episode of Desperate Housewives. http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/05/08/woman-charged-with-using-craigslist-to-harass-neighbor/ ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** YouTube completes a year of being blocked in Turkey Reporters Without Borders condemns the fact the video-sharing website YouTube has been inaccessible in Turkey for the past 12 months. Access has not been restored since it was blocked exactly one year ago today as a result of three orders issued by Ankara magistrate courts without any specific reason being given. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=31211 ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** The Economist debate - Copyright and wrongs: This house believes that existing copyright laws do more harm than good The moderator's opening remarks: Copyright strangles creativity. Copyright rewards originality. It is a nuisance to the public that unduly enriches a few people. It is the backbone of our knowledge economy that fuels progress. Hate it, love it, break it, protect it; few people lack strong opinions about copyright and its place in society. Copyright is just that?the right to make copies. Prior to the printing press there was no such thing. The act of duplication was so labour-intensive and imperfect that it was tolerated. After Gutenberg's technology made disseminating ideas easier and a better business, the act of publishing eventually became a matter of royal privilege (as much to control content as raise income). Books were expensive and quality was poor. http://www.economist.com/debate/days/view/310 us: Bill would turn Internet flamers into felons A little-noticed bill re-introduced in Congress last month would make the use of popular electronic communications a felony if "the intent is to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person." http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/050809-bullying-bill.html http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/302562/ http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/302562/ us: Trolling someone online? Bill would slap you with jail time A recently introduced cyberbullying bill could land us all in jail?that is, if you have ever used an electronic medium to troll someone. HR 1966, the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act, is named after the high-profile "MySpace suicide" victim Megan Meier. It's meant to prevent people from using the Internet to "coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person." However, as with many bills of this nature, the murky language and vague standards leave much open to interpretation, which has caused critics to call it the Censorship Act instead. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/trolling-someone-online-bill-would-slap-you-with-jail-time.ars Google CEO says he expects more government scrutiny Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said he expects more regulatory scrutiny from around the world and the company is paying more attention to the way it approaches certain business issues as a result of the attention. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-39488420090508 Google enduring 'trial by fire' [AFP] Google's unabashed success as an internet search and advertising juggernaut has placed it in the crosshairs of regulators worried the firm will trample free market competition. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/11/1241893888218.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/05/11/1241893888218.html Google's Strength May Be Part of Microsoft Defense Strategy Microsoft will argue against a European Commission proposal that it promote competing browsers in its Windows operating system on the ground that such a move would strengthen its rival Google?s dominance in the global search-advertising market, according to a person with direct knowledge of Microsoft?s legal defense. http://nytimes.com/2009/05/08/technology/companies/08soft.html Microsoft says EU may boost Google dominance - FT Microsoft says EU regulators will hand Google more dominance of the Internet search business if they go ahead with planned regulations on Microsoft's Windows operating system, the Financial Times reported. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-39515720090509 http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKTRE5480X520090509 Google's Washington Influence Grows Google is rising fast. It has a near-monopoly on Internet searches, holds a commanding share of the growing online advertising market, and is expanding into myriad online services now dominated by its politically wired corporate rivals. That trajectory matches Microsoft's, but with a major difference. Microsoft spurned Washington and was subsequently humbled by a 1998 antitrust lawsuit backed by its rivals. Google has carefully cultivated friends and political clout in Washington, particularly on the Democratic side of the aisle, to help it withstand the inevitable pushback from aggrieved competitors. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/05/googles-washington-influence-g.php Google prime target for regulators [AFP] Google's unabashed success as an Internet search and advertising juggernaut has placed it in the crosshairs of regulators worried the firm will trample free market competition. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/google-prime-target-for-regulators-20090510-az31.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/google-prime-target-for-regulators-20090510-az31.html French Anti-Piracy Proposal Undermines E.U. Telecommunications Overhaul The European Parliament on Wednesday rejected a long-planned revision of the Continent?s telecommunications laws because of a controversial provision to punish Internet pirates. http://nytimes.com/2009/05/07/technology/07iht-telecoms.html Europe Votes Sweeping Telecom Reform New rules will protect consumers, harmonize regulation, and enshrine net neutrality. But a late amendment left the legislation in limbo http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/may2009/gb2009057_886976.htm Web snag for EU telecoms reform Euro MPs have rejected a far-reaching package of telecoms reforms because they say internet users need better protection from being disconnected. The MEPs backed an amendment saying web surfers' rights could not be infringed without a ruling by a judicial body. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8036341.stm ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** ACCC powerless to clip Dodo's wings The consumer watchdog is waiting for new powers to heavily fine telcos who keep ripping off customers, in the wake of complaints about its number one offender, Dodo. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/08/1241727582476.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/05/08/1241727582476.html au: ACCC takes Dodo to task for 'false' ads The consumer watchdog has blown the whistle on multi-service telco reseller Dodo over its mobile and broadband cap advertisements. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25443632-15306,00.html ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** Scottish paedophile ring found guilty of more than 50 charges A ring of eight paedophiles, including a former welfare campaigner for young gay men, were today convicted of child abuse and producing indecent images of children. The men, from across central Scotland, were found guilty by a jury in Edinburgh of more than 50 charges, ranging from abusing infants from three months old to conspiracy and holding more than 125,000 images of child pornography. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/may/07/scottish-paedophile-ring-guilty-child-abuse Paedophile gang preyed on children of close friends A paedophile gang that carried out a series of attacks on children and infants, including a three-month-old baby, were found guilty yesterday at the High Court in Edinburgh in a groundbreaking legal case. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article6245307.ece +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2009 --------- David Goldstein email: goldstein_david§yahoo.com.au web: http://davidgoldstein.tel/ http://goldsteinreport.com/ phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - office/home mail: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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