Memorandum
of Understanding
between
Internet Society of China
and
eBay/Microsoft/America Online/Yahoo!
In
Beijing on 2 September 2004, the Internet Society of China (ISC), representing
China’s major telecom companies,
Internet service providers (ISP), network facility manufacturers and relevant
science, research & development and education institutes, partnered with
four multinationals that provide Internet and e-commerce service and technology:
eBay Inc., Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., and Yahoo! Inc. to hold the
2004 China Internet Conference International Anti-Spam Summit.
Addressed
by government, industry and association speakers from China, U.S., and other
international government and industry-sponsored organizations, and attended by
over 200 Chinese and foreign participants, the Summit shared understanding of
spam problems and challenges, and explored effective means and best practices in
legislation, law enforcement, management and technology that constitute the
holistic approach to combat spam.
ISC
and eBay Inc., Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. agreed to
work towards a spam-free future by exploring areas of cooperation and
coordination, including:
1.
Foster discussion with on-line merchants, ISPs and other Internet
companies on mechanisms to protect Internet users from spam, and on-line fraud;
2.
Encourage the reference to and adoption of effective practices and
experiences from around the world for protecting against spoofing and other
forms of ID theft;
3.
Discuss the development of effective technology solutions to combat spam
and on-line fraud;
4.
Work with government entities and relevant social organizations to help
educate the public on how to fight spam and on-line fraud;
5.
Work proactively with network-related international organizations and law
enforcement bodies to promote a public policy environment conducive to the
punishment of spammers and perpetrators of on-line fraud.
This
document reflects the interest of the signatories in continuing to collaborate
in the fight against spam but is not intended to and does not create legally
binding obligations among the parties.
Signing
Parties
Title |
Signature
|
Internet
Society of China |
Secretary General
Chengqing Huang
|
eBay
|
VP
& CISO
Howard A. Schmidt |
Microsoft |
DGM, China
David Kay |
America Online |
Director
Carl Hutzler |
Yahoo! |
CTO,
Asia Region
Daniel Lee |
2
September 2004, Beijing, P.R. China
|