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[_ poss AM 5/30/2001, Internet Policy News Date: AB:0R From: Subject: Internet Policy News To Reply-t X-Mailer} Importance: Normal 1. New domains overshadow ICANN meeting in Stockholm 2, ISPs fight spam from the front line 3. Hacker helps Excite@Home toughen defenses 4. Wireless Privacy Legislation Coming Crd May 30, 2001 New domains overshadow ICANN meeting in Stockhalm WASHINGTON (Reuters) When it meets in Stockholm on Friday, the Internet’s top standards-setting body will still have to fight perceptions that it is too cautious and bureaucratic -- in essence, that it does not move at ** Internet speed.” Seven new domains selected by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers should join the likes of **.com,"' ‘"net"’ and **.org’’ by the end of the year, but hopeful additional applicants are already pushing for a second round. ** The really serious question now will be how soon we can have new top-level domains,’ said David Maher, a Chicago attorney who serves as vice president of public policy for the Internet Society, a group that oversees infrastructure issues. Tn Stockholm, ICANN hopes to set up an oversight panel for the new domains, get input on how to include regular Internet users in its decisions and take a firm stance against alternative addressing systems that have sprung up to provide unofficial domains such as ** .kids’' and ** .xxx.'' ICANN also hopes to get more help around the office with a proposed 20 percent budget increase. The budget could run into resistance from foreign Pagelof9 »& -5 b7c bé6 -5 b7C -5 9/23/2003 FBI(19-cv-1495)-2152 -5