 Thursday, 23. January 2003
Moving Servers overseas to avoid US Courts.
Lenz suggests repeatly (and again) that
The Japanese copyright term
is 50 years after death of the author, in line with Article 7 of the Berne
Convention and Art. 9 of TRIPS.
So if people want to do something about it, one idea would be to set up the part of > the Eldred web site illegal in America on a server in Japan.
[..]
So even if America has decided not to free that particular part of culture yet, Mr.
Eldred might still be able to post that part on the Internet. All he needs is one free
country left on the planet and someone ready to operate a server for the part illegal
in America in that country.
The U.S. Supreme Court, while rather important for America, has only
local influence on the Internet.
But as Mr. Lenz points out himself, this doesn't help Mr. Eldred:
The other objection was that if Mr. Eldred would set up a server abroad
he might still be sued in the USA, as in the ICraveTV case.
That objection is important. To avoid this kind of risk, supporters of
Mr. Eldred abroad would need to act on their own will, leaving Mr. Eldred
with no responsibility for their acts.
And this even may not help people who want to consume the Invormation hosted on the Servers in this one free country (call it Japan, San Marinao or Sealand). The US Media
already tries to block foreigen sites they don't like. This might be directed at first against US based users but a great deal of other nations IP traffic traverses the US too. So if the US backbone providers block a site significant parts of the rest of the world will aso be hurt by this.
Or may be they decide not to block IP traffic but to screw with de Root Nameservers which are still more or less 0wned by the US.
So concerning the Internet the U.S. Supreme Court, is not only important for America, has global influence on the Internet. The only way arround this might be cryptology but it hadn't worked out up to now.
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Friday, 10. January 2003
United Nations Manual on the prevention and control of computer-related crime
For nearly two years I have tried to get my hands on a copy of the United Nations Manual on the prevention and control of computer-related crime. It was cited in several places, but I was unable to get my hands on it.
Now Nicole Krügers Paper Computerkriminalität
nach deutschem Recht pointed me to the United Nations Crime and Justice
Information Network page, where a slightly
broken copy of the document existed. I have put a fixed Version on
my Webpages.
The document is a verbose outline of the challanges national legal
systems face in regard to computer crimes. Nice read.
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Tuesday, 10. December 2002
Russland - rechtsfreie Zone
Nach Einschätzung eines russischen Polizisten entwickelt sich sein Land zur Hochburg für den Handel mit Kinderpornographie. [intern.de]
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Sunday, 01. December 2002
Brazil exports Cyber-crime worldwide
(Xatrix)
Brazil is now both a laboratory for cyber-crime and also it's largest exporter worldwide. Brazil is now both a laboratory for cyber-crime and also it's largest exporter worldwide. Digital crime originating from Brazil now includes identity theft, credit card fraud, intellectually property violations and political protest. [Quick Links Computercrime/Cybercrime]
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Monday, 25. November 2002
Brazil exports Cyber-crime worldwide
Content-Wire Nov 25 2002 4:02PM ET [moreover Computersecurity]
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Sunday, 24. November 2002
Kazaa in Court This Week
Popular peer-to-peer network software creator Kazaa will be in court on Monday, November 25. The crucial question is whether Kazaa has enough business in the US to be sued in a US court of law. The hearing will be held at 1:30 pm before U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Wilson at the U.S. Federal Courthouse, located at 312 North Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles.
Kazaa BV sold the Kazaa software to Sharman networks this February. However, Judge Stephen Wilson allowed Sharman to be added to the federal lawsuit. Should the judge rule in favour of RIAA and MPAA, Sharman will be added to the Streamcast and Grokster trial. [GrepLaw]
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Wednesday, 13. November 2002
Brit charged with hacking Pentagon, Nasa
By John Leyden
An unemployed British sysadmin was yesterday indicted for what US authorities describe as the "biggest hack of military computers ever detected".
Gary McKinnon, 36, of London, was charged in absentia with one count of causing intentional damage and seven counts of computer fraud relating to alleged attacks on scores of US government computers in a period spanning over a year.
From February 2001 until March 2002, McKinnon allegedly exploited poorly-secured Windows systems to attack 92 networks run by NASA, the Pentagon and 12 other military installation scattered over 14 states. Private sector businesses were also affected by the alleged attacks, which caused an estimated $900,000 in damage overall.
According to court papers filed in New Jersey and Virginia yesterday, McKinnon mounted an attack in attack in February this year that shut down Internet access to 2,000 military computers in the Washington area for three days.
Prosecutors told Reuters that McKinnon "stole passwords, deleted files, monitored traffic and shut down computer networks on military bases from Pearl Harbour to Connecticut". He is accused of scanning networks for vulnerabilities prior to using a software program called RemotelyAnywhere to snoop on network traffic and erase files.
"This is an incredibly sophisticated cyber criminal," Newark U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie told Reuters. "He was a very busy guy."
Despite the seriousness of the alleged attacks, US authorities are keen to stress no classified information was obtained through the year long assaults.
Authorities believe that McKinnon (whose handle is Solo) acted alone and are not attributing his alleged crimes to any terrorist motive.
US authorities are seeking to extradite McKinnon, who faces charges punishable by fines of up to $1.75 million in fines and 80 years in jail (each count in his indictment carries a maximum prison term of 10 years).
Reuters reports that McKinnon's lawyers in London yesterday issued a statement yesterday admitting that he was arrested in March for computer-related offences. His present whereabouts, and even if he is currently held in custody, remain unclear. [The Register]
See also:
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=1726120
http://www.intern.de/news/3695.html
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Tuesday, 12. November 2002
Schmuggler im Internet aktiv
Online-Shops in Spanien und Portugal verkaufen über das Internet Billig-Zigaretten aus dem EU-Ausland. Häufig illegal.
In die Falle gehen dabei oft auch Deutsche, die auf der Suche nach günstigen Zigaretten sind, berichtet das Nachrichtenmagazin Focus. Doch die Gesetzeslage für den Kauf solcher Billigprodukte ist schwierig. Denn nach dem Tabaksteuergesetz dürfen Verbraucher sich die Waren nicht direkt von den Anbietern schicken lassen, sondern müssen eine dritte Person mit dem Transport beauftragen. Geschieht dies nicht, kann der Fall der Steuerhinterziehung auftreten. Im schlimmsten Fall fangen die Zollbehörden die Pakete ab, und fordern die Nachzahlung der entsprechenden Steuern vom Empfänger. Problematisch ist dabei das Verhalten der Onlineshops. Anstatt auf die Gesetzeslage hinzuweisen und Lösungen anzubieten, suggerieren sie den Usern, dass der kauf legal sei.
[PC-Magazin]
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