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Who Control's the Internet
http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/
http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/s1560509.htm
Deal places limits on .com fees
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4664906.stm
Argument erupts over dotcom ownership
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2017979,00.html
First results in: People not happy with new dotcom
contract
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/01/dotcom_contract_comments/
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Hotels filling fast in Wellington for ICANN meeting!
Wellington is a busy city and has been known to
completely sell out of beds during a major event. Room
allocations are being held at several hotels at
special conference rates for ICANN delegates.
http://www.icann.org.nz/
at/ch/de: Domain Pulse
Together and alternately the registries of Germany
(DENIC), Switzerland (SWITCH) and Austria (nic.at )
present the Domain Pulse symposium every year. The
next Domain pulse will be organized by DENIC and will
take place in Berlin on February, 9th and 10th 2006.
Domain Pulse is the most significant event for
professionals of the German language internet
community, covering contemporary issues and trends
concerning domain names. Domain Pulse was created to
offer experts in the field a forum to meet in active
and direct discussion.
http://domainpulse.de/index.en.html
Deal places limits on .com fees
The body which oversees the internet has put forward a
revised deal to settle a long-running dispute over the
crucial .com domain name.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4664906.stm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/30/icann_verisign_new_contract/
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2006-01-30-verisign-prices_x.htm
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1559278
http://www.out-law.com/page-6584
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/ICANN_VERISIGN
Price hikes for .com could be curbed
A tentative deal in an ongoing dispute over lucrative
.com domain names may curb price hikes by VeriSign,
which enjoys a monopoly over those registrations.
http://news.com.com/Price+hikes+for+.com+could+be+curbed/2100-1030_3-6033290.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6033290.html
http://www.thestate.com/mld/mercurynews/business/13753822.htm
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06032/647291.stm
http://htmlfixit.com/?p=892
Argument erupts over dotcom ownership
Plans to hand control of all dotcom name registrations
to one company in perpetuity have sparked a furious
response
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2017979,00.html
First results in: People not happy with new dotcom
contract
People's first thoughts on the revised contract for
all dotcoms have started appearing and so far it's
unanimous: they hate it.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/01/dotcom_contract_comments/
ICANN submits updated settlement proposal
ICANN has announced a new proposed agreement which, if
approved by their respective boards, will settle all
pending litigation with Verisign. Verisign administers
the registration of the .com domain name, of which
ICANN is the primary regulator.
http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=13040
VeriSign Gives Little Ground in .com Pricing
VeriSign Inc and the Internet Corp for Assigned Names
and Numbers yesterday proposed to scale back
VeriSign?s ability to raise the price of a .com domain
name registration, following outrage at previous
proposals.
http://computerwire.com/industries/research/?pid=1C0B3B93%2D42C6%2D471D%2D82C2%2D76CF905FED01
ICANN Posts Revised Settlement Agreement
ICANN today posted a newly revised proposed set of
agreements which, if approved, will settle all pending
litigation with VeriSign. The proposed agreement
documents are being posted for public comment in order
to inform the Board's deliberations; the proposed
settlement remains subject to final approval or
disapproval of the ICANN Board.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-29jan06.htm
Vint Cerf to the EC
a 7 page letter from Vint Cerf to the European
Commission that mostly deals with TLDs and XXX.
http://www.icann.org/correspondence/cerf-to-zangl-30jan06.pdf
uk: Raising Industry Standards
Nominet have released a consultation paper they say as
they've "made a commitment to raising standards in the
Internet industry." To achieve this Nominet are
proposing to make a number of important changes to the
terms of the registrar contract. The changes set out
in this consultation paper will affect both registrars
and registrants, and are asking for comments.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/policy/consultations/Raising+Industry+Standards/
be: 2005: an exceptional year for the registration of
the « .be » domain names
The registration of the domain names has seen another
exceptional year. From the 2005 results it appears
that DNS BE, the official Belgian registry of all
domain names ending with a ?.be?, has ended the year
with a total of 873,362 domain names, which is more
than the double compared with the situation on 31
December 2004.
http://www.dns.be/pdf/Pressrelease_en_20060109.pdf
be: Belgium ends free domain registration
EuroDNS (http://www.eurodns.com) have advised that DNS
BE ended their promotion of the free registration of
.be domains.
UAEnic participates in RIPE NCC regional meet in
Qatar, Doha
UAENic (United Arab Emirates Network Information
Centre), the local Internet registry in the UAE today
announced that it had participated in the RIPE NCC
(Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre)
Regional Meeting in Qatar recently.
http://www.ameinfo.com/76924.html
Confusion over Family Names and dot-eu Domains
Statutory declarations do not have to be received
until 7th February 2006. But the said date is
approaching nearer and nearer, and in lawyers? offices
the printers are being kept busy.
http://www.markenbusiness.com/en/news.php?newsid=2833
New TLDs Coming Soon?
The .com domain might be getting some new associates
soon. Ten organizations recently submitted TLD
applications to ICANN, the organization that manages
and coordinates the DNS.
http://connectedhomemag.com/HomeOffice/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=42183
Travel Industry's .travel Domain Nearly Eclipses All
Other Registered Sponsored TLDs Combined
With global travel industry leaders such as British
Airways, Expedia, Fairmont, Kruger National Park, TUI,
Raffles Hotels and Resorts, Marriott, Carnival Cruise
Lines and Disney among the first to register their
company?s .travel domain names, Ron Andruff, president
of Tralliance Corporation, the .travel Registry
responsible for administering the domain, announced
that 16,162 .travel domains have been registered
during the first 16 weeks alone.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/travel_industry_domain_nearly_eclipses_all_registered_stlds/
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=14571
Owners waste valuable domains
Domainannounce, a member of the deleted domain
information industry, today announced a new service
that helps Domainannounce?s customers obtain the
domain names they really want by giving them preferred
access to a uniquely compiled database of recently
deleted domain names.
http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=7366&mhnews_page=1
Stars and brands challenge cybersquatters: UN
Stars and famous brands are continuing to battle
cybersquatters, with the number of complaints filed in
2005 jumping by a fifth, the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) said.
http://www.wanadoo.jo/factu.php?articleId=800575
ICANN legt neuen .com-Vertrag vor
Im Oktober 2005 hatte die ICANN einen Entwurf zur
Verlängerung des Registry-Vertrages mit VeriSign für
die Top-Level-Domain .com vorgelegt, zog ihn aber
aufgrund heftiger Proteste zurück. Nun gibt es einen
neuen Vertragsentwurf, demzufolge VeriSign weiterhin
bis 2012 die .com-Registry führen soll.
http://www.golem.de/0601/43030.html
http://computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=100872
http://derstandard.at/?id=2326472
http://golem.de/0601/43030.html
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/69031
http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39140620,00.htm
http://www.pressetext.com/pte.mc?pte=060201002
http://www.intern.de/news/7593.html
http://pc-magazin.de/common/nws/einemeldung.php?id=43030&type=0&nrubrik=
Nuestro primer millon....
El 30 de Abril del 2002, LatinoamerICANN se inicio
como proyecto de Alfa-Redi, ayer 31 de Enero, tras
casi 4 años, LatinoamerICANN llego a su primer millon
de paginas vistas, un hito importante en el trabajo
que hacemos.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1208&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
LACNIC IX - Información e Inscripciones
Invitación a LACNIC IX
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1207&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
A la primera de bastos...
Primera sentencia francesa sobre un dominio bajo el
ccTLD .eu
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1206&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Acuerdo Revisado... Verisign-ICANN que hay alla
atras...?
El ICANN publico el 29 de enero una propuesta de
revisión al contrato que tiene con Verisign, esta
propuesta ha sido colocada para comentarios por parte
de la comunidad.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1205&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Verisign e Icann chegam a acordo sobre .com
A Verisign e o Icann, órgão que regula os registros de
domínios da web, chegaram a um acordo para encerrar os
embates judiciais que cercam o controle do domínio
.com.
http://idgnow.uol.com.br/AdPortalv5/InternetInterna.aspx?GUID=E413C75D-0D6A-4681-830B-E2E1756B3584
L'accord ICANN/Verisign révisé
L'ICANN vient de publier une version amendée de la
proposition d'accord avec Verisign. Le régulateur
semble avoir pris en compte les inquiétudes de la
communauté Internet.
http://domaines.info/article.php?art_id=831
http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-verisign-icann-vers-la-detente-18491.html
L'AFNIC vient-elle de vendre son âme à l'ICANN ?
En adhérant au ccNSO, l'AFNIC rejoint les registres
nationaux affiliés à l'ICANN. Une décision de bon sens
ou un abandon de souveraineté nationale?
http://domaines.info/article.php?art_id=830
Nette progression pour le marché du nommage en 2005
Avec 85,6 million de noms enregistrés en 2005 et une
croissance de 29% sur un an, le marché mondial du
nommage poursuit son embellie.
http://domaines.info/article.php?art_id=832
Statistiques mondiales des noms de domaine (janvier
2006)
http://domaines.info/article.php?art_id=441
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Who Control's the Internet
A discussion on the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation's Radio National Late Night Live programme
on who control's the internet, and the way forward.
The guests agree that ICANN's control is the "least
worst option" for the time being. They also discuss
Google and China, with Becky Hogge commenting she is
sympathetic to Google acquiescing to China's demands
although she wouldn't want to have a couple of tea
with the people there! Guests are Becky Hogge,
Managing Editor of Open Democracy which is an online
magazine of global politics and democracy and Kenneth
Neil Cukier who covers techonology and regulatory
issues for The Economist. The programme is available
to download for at least one week from broadcast -
till 8 February.
http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/
http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/s1560509.htm
http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/audio/lnl_02022006_2856.ram
http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/audio/lnl_02022006_28M.asx
http://abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/lnl_20060202.mp3
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