Editorial
No Time!
Attribute it to the Christmas rush... or even to the fact that my power has
been off and on a total of six times in the past 24 hours -- but I've run
out of time to write a piece today.
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General News & Current Events:
TODAY'S KEY NET-NEWS HEADLINES
Copyright Ruling Targets Web Links
A ruling last week by a federal court in Utah could
represent a body blow against a key feature of the Web:
linking users of one site to information on others...
IDG/PCWorld
Australian Tax office moots ISPs as 'tax collectors'
Software vendors and Internet industry participants may be asked to
partner the Australian Tax Office in the revenue authority's collection
of tax from e-commerce revenue...
Fairfax
Double Click sues DoubleClick
A SECOND Australian Internet company has
revealed it is involved in litigation with the world's leading online
advertising company, America's DoubleClick Inc...
Fairfax
Internet poised to shake up travel
The travel industry is bracing itself for a shake-up next year as airlines continue to put the
squeeze on agents and the internet's role in travel bookings expands...
NZ Herald
McCartney puts world into club with Net broadcast
Only 300 fans will cram into Liverpool's Cavern Club for Paul McCartney's "Little Big
Gig," but the concert will be broadcast live around the globe on the Internet...
CNet
Microsoft adds Inktomi
Microsoft will use Inktomi’s
Internet search engine capabilities on several of its
Web sites under an infrastructure deal unveiled
Monday...
CNNfn
Sun and partners ponder Java's future
Ending an effort to create a Java standard
could help some developers -- but hurt plans
to extend the technology across all
computing platforms...
ZDNN
Diamonds are a lech's best friend
Jewelry.com yanks one sexy ad after a group of angry fathers
protests -- but its "toned down" replacement is pretty saucy...
Salon
IT Capital investments pay off
Two investments in US ".com" companies paid
off for Auckland-based venture capital firm IT
Capital last week...
@IDG
Bill Gates domain 'for sale' at £2m
According to the weekend UK press, Bill Gates is trying to stop an anonymous
"entrepreneur" auctioning www.billgates.co.uk for something in the region of £2 million
The Register
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27 August 99
