IP: CPSR-GLOBAL Digest Number 238

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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>       1. Australia, refocus (@)
>            From: Marsha Woodbury <MARSHA-W () UIUC EDU>
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>    Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 08:39:26 -0500
>    From: Marsha Woodbury <MARSHA-W () UIUC EDU>
> Subject: Australia, refocus (@)
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> BNA's Internet Law News (ILN) - 10/1/01
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> AUSTRALIA PASSES CYBERCRIME LEGISLATION
> Australia's federal government has passed new cybercrime
> legislation that increases penalties for computer-related
> offences to up to 10 years in jail.  The new legislation
> contains seven new offences including hacking,
> denial-of-service attacks, website vandalism, spreading
> viruses, and using computers in offences such as stalking,
> fraud and sabotage.
> http://australianit.news.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,2944524%255E442,00.html
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> ICANN CLAIMS SUPPORT FOR MEETING REFOCUS
> ICANN claims that members of the normally contentious
> Internet addressing community have been supportive of its
> decision to refocus a key November meeting on Internet
> security and stability issues.  Among the things that could
> be delayed as a result of the refocus is a much-anticipated
> decision on the At-Large Membership issue.  Despite a
> seemingly important setback for public participation in
> ICANN, the organization says that it hasn't "heard one
> negative comment."
> http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170644.html
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> SIX ARRESTED IN JAPAN FOR USING YAHOO ID
> Police in Japan have arrested six people for using a Yahoo!
> ID that belonged to a 14 year old student.  The ID was
> apparently posted on a Web bulletin board and all six people
> independently saw the posting and proceeded to use the ID to
> access services available solely to registered users.
> http://www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001092800283.html
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> GERMAN FIRM BATTLES BANNER-FREE WEB CONTENT
> MediaBEAM GmbH, a German Internet company, is fighting back
> against Web surfers who demand free content and then install
> software on their PCs that blocks revenue-generating online
> advertising.  The company has developed software that will
> detect blocking software, causing a message to appear on the
> screen advising the free-loading surfer that he has two
> choices if he wants access to the Web site's content: pay
> for it or be exposed to the ads.
> http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170643.html
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> GERMAN HEALTH MINISTRY STUMPS FOR ONLINE MEDICINE SALES
> Germany's Health Ministry says it supports legislation that
> would make it possible to buy medicines over the Internet in
> Germany.  There will likely be strong opposition to online
> medicine sales from the powerful and highly regulated
> pharmacy sector in Germany, which already has taken legal
> against a Dutch-based online company
> http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170626.html
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> GAO REPORT SHOWS AGENCIES UNPREPARED FOR NEW E-GOVT LAW
> A new GAO report states that many federal agencies are at
> risk of missing an October 2003 deadline for complying with
> the enactment date of a 1998 law requiring federal agencies
> to adopt technology that allows citizens to file and receive
> government documents electronically.
> http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170662.html
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> INDONESIA STRUGGLES WITH CYBERLAW DEVELOPMENTS
> Indonesia's efforts to create new cyberlaw legislation is
> encountering controversy as officials debate whether to
> create a single law dealing with a wide range of Internet
> law issues or create a basket of modular laws which each
> address a single, specific issue.
> <http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailbusiness.asp?fileid=20011001.W01&;
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