[eccr] QL part2

15. USA - FTC Settles With Two Sites Selling Bioterrorism Products 
(Newsbytes) 
As part of its ongoing crusade to purge the Internet of fraudulent 
Sept. 11 profiteers, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday it 
had settled a claim against a Web site that marketed its "colloidal
silver" product as a cure for anthrax. 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13216.htm
16. Australia - Telephone sex regulations released for
public 
comment (DCITA Press Release) 
The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
released for public comment draft regulations and an accompanying 
explanatory statement in relation to telephone sex services. The 
proposed regulations will address concerns about the increasing 
supply of telephone sex services by overseas based providers, without
appropriate restrictions to prevent access by children. The proposed
regulations will require all telephone sex service providers to be 
registered with the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA). See 
Australian IT report. 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13213.htm
17. China - Beijing reins in media with new rules (Straits
Times) 
Beijing has issued a new set of guidelines to rein in the country's 
media, including ordering a stop to the indiscriminate selection and
sensational presentation of news from the Internet. The guidelines 
also ban reports - regardless of how objective they might be - that 
could potentially jeopardise the stability of the country, such as 
arousing unrest among the people. 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13173.htm
18. USA - EFF appeals Web Posting Ruling (Newsbytes) 
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked a California appeals 
court to overturn a lower court's ruling that a drug company 
shareholder who posted critical comments about the company on an 
online message board was not protected under a California law aimed 
at halting malicious prosecutions. see also Online Company-Flamers: 
Beware (Wired). 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13221.htm
19. Deutschland - Neues einheitliches Mediengesetz im
Saarland (dpa) 
Das Saarland erhält als erstes Bundesland ein einheitliches 
Mediengesetz für Presse, Rundfunk, Fernsehen und elektronische 
Medien. Es sieht mehr Selbstkontrolle und Selbstregulierung der 
Medien vor. Das Gegendarstellungsrecht bleibt unverändert. 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13180.htm
20. USA - Hearings on Digital Movies and Piracy (New York
Times) 
Michael D. Eisner, chairman of the Walt Disney Company, told a 
sympathetic Senate Commerce Committee that only the threat of 
government intervention would spur the technology industry to take 
the necessary steps to prevent illicit copying of digital movies. see
also Entertainment, Tech Executives Square Off Over Piracy, Music 
Fans Hear Grammys Night Anti-Piracy Screed, RIAA Blames Digital Music
Pirates For Bad Year, File-Sharing Could Mean Revenue For Everyone -
Kazaa , Some Cheer, Others Fear Net-Radio Royalty Plan, Latest 
Napster Ruling Turns Tables On Record Labels and Music-For-Money Hits
Sour Note With Online Fans - Survey (Newsbytes). 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13174.htm
21. USA - Online Group to Give Advice Regarding Copyrights
(New York 
Times) 
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and several law schools have 
created a searchable cease-and-desist database chillingeffects.org to
inform Web publishers of their rights. 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13207.htm
22. Deutschland - Datenschutz, Terrorismus und
Elektronische 
Kontrolle (Pressemitteilung) 
Der Hamburgische Datenschutzbeauftragte stellt seinen 
Zweijahresbericht vor, der unter dem Eindruck des 11. September 2001
steht. Im Schwerpunktthema werden die Ortungstechniken, die 
Videoüberwachung, die Biometrie und die Genom-Kontrolle dargestellt.
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13211.htm
23. The Murky Debate Over an Internet Address Database
(New York 
Times) 
The competing agendas of those interested in finding personal 
information on Web address owners have lined up various interest 
groups set to do battle over the Whois database. Anyone who registers
a Web domain name must provide a name, mailing address, e-mail 
address and phone number. But everyone may not realize that this 
information is made available to the public in a searchable database.
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13210.htm
24. USA - Defunct Industry Standard Magazine Lives On In
Spam 
(Newsbytes) 
Subscribers to The Industry Standard haven't received the magazine 
since it shut down last August. But they could be getting junk e-mail
and other solicitations as a result of their subscription for years 
to come, thanks to AOL's Time unit. Time has apparently begun renting
the magazine's subscriber list, which it reportedly picked up at a 
bankruptcy auction. 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13175.htm
25. USA - Privacy Group Blasts Ebay In Open Letter To FTC
(Newsbytes) 
Jason Catlett, president of privacy advocacy firm Junkbusters, 
offered a scathing review of online auctioneer Ebay's proposed 
changes to its privacy policy. 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13215.htm
26. ICANN - Reforms stir controversy (Wired) 
The Internet's governing body has suddenly been thrown into more 
turmoil than in any previous time of its four-year history. see also
ICANN President Recommends a Roadmap for Reform (Press Release), 
proposal by ICANN President Stuart Lynn, ICANN President Proposes 
Radical Changes to Net Management Body (CDT), ICANN President Defends
Proposed Reforms (Newsbytes). 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13212.htm
27. EU - Commission welcomes European Parliament's
endorsement of 
'.eu' Internet domain name (RAPID) 
The European Commission welcomes the adoption by the European 
Parliament, in its second reading, of its Recommendation on the draft
Regulation to implement the '.eu' Internet top-level domain, allowing
European citizens, organisations and businesses to have '.eu' web- 
site and e-mail addresses. The '.eu' Regulation is expected to be 
adopted very soon at a forthcoming Council of Ministers meeting. see
also Mr Liikanen's Comments on .eu. 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13182.htm
28. EU - The Convention and the debate on the future of
the European 
Union on the Internet (RAPID) 
With the opening of the Convention, Internet access to all the 
information concerning the debate on the future of Europe now 
includes the Convention's website itself, with all the official 
Convention documents and the Forum website, which will be the 
repository for all contributions from European and national 
organisations to the work of the Convention. These two sites are in 
addition to the existing arrangements, the general debate portal: the
Futurum site, which provides access to all public and non- 
governmental initiatives and the European Parliament's dedicated site
on the future of the EU. 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13179.htm
29. France - E-administration : le défi devient complexe
(Transfert) 
Michel Sapin, ministre de la fonction publique, a présenté le 
rapport "données personnelles et administration électronique",
commandé dans le cadre de la phase 2 de son plan de modernisation de
l'administration. voir: Livre blanc sur l'administration électronique
et la protection des données personnelles 26 février 2002 - (Version
DOC : 318 Ko - Version PDF : 847 Ko) 
http://www.qlinks.net/items/qlitem13188.htm
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