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domain name, WSIS & governance news - 18 August
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Delay for .xxx 'net sex' domain
The plan for a virtual red light district through the
creation of a .xxx net domain name has hit delays
after concern from government officials.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4155568.stm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/16/smut_tld_delayed
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16290100%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/us-urges-delay-in-xxx-domain/2005/08/17/1123958079955.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5835702.html
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/08/16/122054.php
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/08/16/internet.pornography.ap
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,68545,00.html
http://www.mk.ru/stuff/news_online.asp?nid=43872
(Russian)
us: Bush administration objects to .xxx domains
The Bush administration is objecting to the creation
of a .xxx domain, saying it has concerns about a
virtual red-light district reserved exclusively for
Internet pornography.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5833764.html
Objections to .XXX, Attention in High Places
Dot XXX is in for some interesting times, I fear.
First the ICANN GAC chair Sharil Tarmizi is suggesting
that more time be given for government and public
policy feedback on .XXX. Objections certainly have
started to come in from rather high places, such as
from the US Department of Commerce.
http://www.circleid.com/article/1172_0_1_0_C
Why .XXX Domain Names are a Good Idea
Bob Parsons is an interesting, entrepreneurial kind of
a guy. He got in on the front end of the technology
curve in the early 1990s when Parsons Technology made
a name for itself in Evangelical circles by being
among the first to market Bible software. His
QuickVerse software brought the Scriptures to
Christian computer users? fingertips.
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_2726248.shtml
ICANN: Correspondence from GAC Chairman to ICANN Board
regarding .XXX TLD
Dear Colleagues, As you know, the Board is scheduled
to consider approval of a contract for a new top level
domain intended to be used for adult content. I am
omitting the specific TLD here because experience
shows that some email systems filter out anything
containing the three letters associated with the TLD.
http://icann.org/correspondence/tarmizi-to-board-12aug05.htm
ICANN: Comment Period 2 of ccPDP Commences
The ccNSO Council initiated a country code Policy
Development Process to consider recommending to the
Board of ICANN changes to Article IX of the ICANN By
Laws; the ccNSO Policy Development Process; and the
Scope of the ccNSO to encourage ccTLD managers to join
the ccNSO. The Issue Manager has released the Initial
Report and comments from the community are now being
sought. The comment period will be open until GMT
12.00, Wednesday 7 September 2005.
http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-16aug05.htm
eu: Companies get set for .eu name fight
BRITISH companies are gearing up to fight rivals
across Europe for the right to the first European
Union-wide internet domain names.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9071-1735131,00.html
UK's internet industry 'thriving'
The .uk domain name business is thriving, according to
a report by Nominet, the body which manages and
oversees .uk domain name registrations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4158742.stm
uk: Crackdown due on violent web porn
The government is set to announce a crackdown on
brutal internet porn to block access to sites
depicting rape, strangulation, torture and
necrophilia.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4151862.stm
http://www.4ni.co.uk/nationalnews.asp?id=43287
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/15/nporn15.xml
au: Google, others breach e-gambling law?
Search engines with Australian domains, including
Google, are being investigated by authorities for
possible breach of interactive gambling laws.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Google_others_breach_e_gambling_law_/0,2000061733,39206961,00.htm
in: Disputed names are frozen in .IN TLD
.IN ccTLD logoStung by a spate of complaints of
cyber-squatting in India's ambitious .IN domain name
registration process, the designated registry,
National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), has frozen
the use or transfer of certain disputed domains
including CITI.IN, ICICIBANK.IN and TATAINFOTECH.IN.
http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=5967&mhnews_page=1
us: Private domains not so private?
A dispute over a librarian's attempts to out what he
called corruption in the world of poetry competitions
has led to a new battle in which he is accusing one of
the country's largest domain registrars of
illegitimately exposing his personal information.
http://news.com.com/Private+domains+not+so+private/2100-1038_3-5833663.html
us: Eminent Domain v. the Multitude of Internet Domain
Names
I say, what's really going on? Kelo v New London, the
eminent domain case affirmed by the USSC in late June,
allows local governments to force private property
owners to sell land and businesses if the government
feels it to be in the best interest of the community.
Property rights aside, what will happen to mystery and
imagination when Wal-Mart replaces the abandoned,
"haunted" house behind an elementary school?
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/08/15/144934.php
How to avoid copyright infringment in your domain name
One of the most important aspects of choosing a domain
name is that it should be non-infringing. This is not
an easy task since most unique names have already been
registered. The number of useful domain names from the
marketing point of view have become extremely limited.
Several companies now register variations of their
trademark names as a preventive measure against
infringement. For example, check www.coke.com,
www.coca-cola.com, and www.coca-cola.com, or try
www.3m.com and www.mmm.com.
http://www.selfseo.com/story-5864.php
El ICANN pospone la aprobación del dominio ".cat"
El ICANN, el organismo con sede en California que
regula los dominios de Internet, ha anunciado que
pospondrá hasta septiembre la aprobación del nuevo
dominio ".cat" que albergaría a los sitios web
dedicados la lengua y la cultura catalanas.
http://www.consumer.es/web/es/tecnologia/2005/08/17/144576.php
http://www.vnunet.es/Actualidad/Noticias/Comunicaciones/Internet/20050817011
http://www.noticiasdot.com/publicaciones/2005/0805/1708/noticias/noticias_170805-23.htm
http://www.libertaddigital.com/noticias/noticia_1276258638.html
http://actualidad.terra.es/ciencia/articulo/icann_cataluna_podria_aprobar_proximamente_449738.htm
http://www.estrelladigital.es/articulo.asp?sec=esp&fech=17/08/2005&name=internet
http://www.hispamp3.com/noticias/noticia.php?noticia=20050817094214
La aprobación del .cat en Internet se retrasa por
culpa de la polémica del dominio .xxx
Icann, el organismo con sede en California que regula
los dominios de Internet, ha anunciado que pospondrá
hasta septiembre la aprobación del nuevo dominio .cat
que albergaría a los sitios dedicados al lenguaje y la
cultura catalanes.
http://www.informativos.telecinco.es/cat/dominio/porno/dn_10532.htm
Bush-Administration tritt bei XXX-Domain auf Bremse
Die US-Regierung tritt bei der bereits von der für die
Domainverwaltung zuständigen ICANN genehmigten
Porno-Domain .xxx auf die Bremse. Die Top-Level-Domain
(TLD) soll einen virtuellen Rotlichtbezirk im Internet
schaffen.
http://www.pressetext.com/pte.mc?pte=050816009
http://derstandard.at/?id=2144351
http://futurezone.orf.at/futurezone.orf?read=detail&id=272778
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/62846
http://www.pctipp.ch/webnews/wn/30979.asp
http://www.wallstreet-online.de/ws/news/news/seenews.php?newsid=1735463&m=3.1.0.1.1
http://www.kath.net/detail.php?id=11243
http://www.computerwoche.de/index.cfm?pageid=254&type=detail&artid=80012
http://www.onlinepc.ch/detail.cfm?id=70099
USA : report du domaine 'net sex, .xxx '
Nouvelle démonstration du contrôle effectivement
exercé par l'administration américaine sur Internet.
L'Icann, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers, a reporté à la demande de l'administration
Bush la creation du domaine .xxx consacré à
l'industrie du sexe.
http://www.silicon.fr/getarticle.asp?ID=11027
http://3dchips-fr.com/actualites/10361/l_administration_bush_s_oppose_a_la_creation_du_domaine_xxx.html
http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/Ladministration_Bush_rejette_les_domaines_XXX.htm
http://permanent.nouvelobs.com/multimedia/20050817.OBS6605.html
http://www.menara.ma/Infos/includes/detail.asp?article_id=10652&lmodule=Technologie
Dominio .xxx rimandato a settembre
Avrebbe dovuto vedere la luce ieri, con il voto finale
della Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and
Numbers, ovvero l?organo di assegnazione e di
controllo dei domini web, invece la decisione
definitiva sull?opportunità o meno di creare un
dominio apposito per i siti a luci rosse è stata
rimandata al 15 settembre.
http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Scienze_e_Tecnologie/2005/08_Agosto/17/internet_xxx.shtml
http://it.news.yahoo.com/050817/26/3cji0.html
EEUU logra retrasar la puesta en marcha del dominio
'.xxx'
El departamento de Comercio dice que ha recibido una
oposición "sin precedentes" a las direcciones para
contenidos pornográficos
http://www.cadenaser.com/articulo.html?xref=20050817csrcsrtec_1&type=Tes
Governo americano pediu para adiar dominio pornô
O Departamento do Comercio dos EUA pediu a Icann,
responsavel pela supervisao de dominios de internet,
que adie a aprovaçao da extensao '.xxx', proposta para
designar endereços dedicados a conteudo adulto.
http://www.bluebus.com.br/show.php?p=1&id=63166
Se paraliza la aprobación del dominio pornográfico
.xxx para estudiar sus efectos en los contenidos de la
red
Se ha paralizado la aprobación del dominio .xxx que
albergaría páginas de contenido sexual. La decisión
proviene de la administración estadounidense, que ha
pedido más tiempo para estudiar el efecto que tendría
este nuevo dominio. El Icann, la oficina encargada de
supervisar la red, le había dado el visto bueno en
junio y se había previsto la aprobación definitiva
para este martes.
http://www.libertaddigital.com/noticias/noticia_1276258588.html
Bush-administrationen bromsar toppdomän för porr
Planerna på att låta internets mer ljusskygga sajter
använda domänen "xxx" bromsas. Bland annat tvekar USAs
regering.
http://www.idg.se/ArticlePages/200508/17/20050817105130_CS/20050817105130_CS.dbp.asp
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WSIS & GOVERNANCE
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us: Comments of the United States of America on
Internet Governance by the State Department
Issues addressed in the State Department's report are
Freedom of Expression; Internet Stability, Security
and Cybercrime; the Internet Domain Name and
Addressing System; Multilingualism; Interconnection
Costs; Intellectual Property Rights; Spam; Data
Protection and Privacy; Consumer Protection; Human
Capacity Building and Meaningful Participation in
Global Public Policy Development. The report notes the
US is open to discussion to improve "the technical
efficiency as well as the transparency and openness of
existing governance structures" and "that the existing
structures have worked effectively to make the
Internet the highly robust and geographically diverse
medium that it is today". Further, the US "continues
to support ubiquitous access to the Internet and the
development of Internet infrastructure around the
globe". The report also notes "a fundamental area of
public policy which is absent from the WGIG report ?
the role of an enabling environment in Internet
development and diffusion". The report concludes by
saying "Given the breadth of topics potentially
encompassed under the rubric of "Internet governance"
there is no one venue to appropriately address the
subject in its entirety. While the United States
recognizes that the current Internet system is
working, we encourage an ongoing dialogue with all
stakeholders around the world in the various fora as a
way to facilitate discussion and to advance our shared
interest in the ongoing robustness and dynamism of the
Internet. The focus of these discussions should be on
how all stakeholders can continue to collaborate in
addressing Internet-related issues. In these fora, the
United States will continue to support market-based
approaches and private sector leadership in Internet
development broadly."
http://state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/2005/51063.htm
us: Public Comments on the WGIG Report to the State
Department
Responses to the State Department's request for
comments on WGIG documents are available at:
http://state.gov/e/eb/cip/wsis2005/c15408.htm
us: Internet Stability, Security Must Be Maintained,
U.S. Says (news release)
Ensuring the stability and security of the Internet
must be a primary concern as the international
community works to devise a framework for its
governance and operating mechanisms in the future, the
United States said August 15.
http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/Aug/16-605754.html?chanlid=globalissues
http://www.iwar.org.uk/news-archive/2005/08-15.htm
Who should control the internet?
On August 1, US President George W. Bush appointed
John Bolton as the US ambassador to the United Nations
without the approval of the Senate.
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/OpinionNF.asp?ArticleID=177328
India wants freedom from U.S. hold over Net governance
India wants freedom from the U.S. hegemony over the
Internet. An assertive India has called for an
?immediate changeover of the U.S. dominated governance
of the Internet to an international body which is
inter-governmental, multilateral and multistakeholder
in nature.
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownewsdata.asp?newsno=29140
US$220,000 for Tunis WSIS Summit
Rwanda is to spend US$ 220,029 for preparations for
the WSIS, that will be held in Tunisia. According to a
document titled WSIS Support Working Budget, the money
will cover the period between August 1 and November
16, with the budget being split into four components
namely; Group Budgets, Consultancy, Summit
Preparations and Participation and Participation in
Preparatory Meetings.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200508151021.html
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