[eccr] QuickLinks 226

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QuickLinks 226 - 3 March 2002
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Legal and regulatory issues
Competition 
1. Deutschland - Kartellamt begründet Entscheidung gegen Liberty 
2. France - Wanadoo condamné, la bagarre de l´ADSL continue 
3. UK - BBC websites distort market say rivals 
4. USA - Ashcroft Defends FTC-Justice Merger Review Plan 
5. USA - FTC Allows Five ISPs To Use AOL Time Warner Cable Lines 
6. USA - Microsoft, Justice Dept. Alter Antitrust Settlement Plan
Computer crime 
7. Belgium - Dutroux trial papers available on internet 
8. España - Año y medio de cárcel para un joven que difundía 
pornografía infantil por Internet 
9. Kanada will Privatkampf gegen Kinderpornografie im Netz beenden 
10. Sweden - Battling paedophilia 
11. UK - Police use UV marking to fight mobile theft 
12. UK - Wales - Governors back head on porn 
13. UN - Internet aids narcotics trade 
14. USA - Internet Piracy Leader Pleads Guilty
Consumer protection 
15. USA - FTC Settles With Two Sites Selling Bioterrorism Products
Content regulation 
16. Australia - Telephone sex regulations released for public comment 
17. China - Beijing reins in media with new rules 
18. USA - EFF appeals Web Posting Ruling
Convergence of telecommunications, media and information technology 
19. Deutschland - Neues einheitliches Mediengesetz im Saarland
Copyright, trademarks and patents 
20. USA - Hearings on Digital Movies and Piracy 
21. USA - Online Group to Give Advice Regarding Copyrights
Data Protection (privacy) 
22. Deutschland - Datenschutz, Terrorismus und Elektronische Kontrolle 
23. The Murky Debate Over an Internet Address Database 
24. USA - Defunct Industry Standard Magazine Lives On In Spam 
25. USA - Privacy Group Blasts Ebay In Open Letter To FTC
Domain names 
26. ICANN - Reforms stir controversy 
27. EU - Commission welcomes European Parliament's endorsement of 
'.eu' Internet domain name
e-Government 
28. EU - The Convention and the debate on the future of the European 
Union on the Internet 
29. France - E-administration : le défi devient complexe 
30. USA - Government rebuilds Net image
Health 
31. Virgin Mobile launches 'safe text guide'
Information society and Internet policy 
32. Vatican City - Roman Catholic view of the Internet
Internet access and use 
33. UK - BT halves price of fast Internet access
Junk mail (spam) 
34. Online Porn Purveyors Get Under E-Mail Users' Skin
Liability, jurisdiction and applicable law 
35. France - Yahoo case taken to criminal court 
36. Deutschland - Unterschriften gegen Internet-Zensur
Mobile and wireless 
37. EU - Monti vows action on mobile phone charges
Protection of minors 
38. TV, movies, and kids' behavior
Safer Internet awareness 
39. France - Rencontres du Net - Internet, jeunes et familles
Security and encryption 
40. USA - Commerce Department Fines Company For Illegal Crypto Exports 
41. USA - N.Y. Times source database hacked
Telecommunications 
42. EU - Slow progress in unbundling of the local loop 
43. Spain - Regulator investigates Telefonica preselection 
44. USA - Congressional Broadband Fight Intensifies
Market & Technology
Convergence of telecommunications, media and information technology 
45. Beyond the Box: How Will Television Evolve?
Internet access and use 
46. Is Weblog Technology Here to Stay or Just Another Fad?
Market 
47. EU - Commission holds workshop on Digital Rights Management 
48. Germany - Broadcasters demand to be included in net rating system 
49. Why sex still leads the net
Security and encryption 
50. USA - Sites Revealed Passwords For Thousands Of Ameritech Users
Standards 
51. W3C retreats from royalty policy
Statistics 
52. Online Investment Sites 'Most Addictive' On Web
Technology 
53. Morpheus looks to Gnutella for help