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domain name & governance news - 23 February
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au: Melbourne IT registers interest in global growth
http://theage.com.au/news/technology/melbourne-it-registers-interest-in-global-growth/2006/02/20/1140284005970.html
uk: Internet registry in trouble over status
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2052681,00.html
uk: Nominet faces rebellion over rule changes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/21/nominet_egm/
China alters definition of cybersquatting
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/21/content_4207861.htm
VeriSign Boss Hits Back at .com Critics
http://computerwire.com/industries/research/?pid=53D878EC%2DA017%2D4020%2D8164%2D890A0B5DCD32
The Villain in the ICANN-VeriSign Struggle is the U.S.
Government
http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_villain_in_the_icann_verisign_struggle/
IGF: success, great success or useful sideshow?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/20/igf_blog/
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IGF: success, great success or useful sideshow?
When asked a month prior to this week's meeting in
Geneva how it was likely to go, one diplomat closely
involved in the talks was unequivocal: "It will be a
success."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/20/igf_blog/
New Zealand Online funding model proposed
A ?New Zealand Online? funding model to facilitate
creation of local digital content in a manner similar
to NZ On Air for television is a key idea presented to
IT Minister David Cunliffe by the delegates who
attended WSIS in Tunis last year.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/CA59E48141441F38CC2571180010070A
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au: Melbourne IT registers interest in global growth
DEVELOPING its business beyond domain name
registration by moving into value-added services,
particularly for international corporations, was
giving Melbourne IT continuing strong growth, chief
executive Theo Hnarakis reported yesterday.
http://theage.com.au/news/technology/melbourne-it-registers-interest-in-global-growth/2006/02/20/1140284005970.html
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,18214615%255E664,00.html
uk: Internet registry in trouble over status
Nominet has come under fire from members of its own
policy board following a decision to radically change
its status.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2052681,00.html
uk: Nominet faces rebellion over rule changes
Nominet is facing a grassroots rebellion over proposed
changes to company rules that will see it enter a more
commercial phase.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/21/nominet_egm/
China alters definition of cybersquatting
China will narrow the meaning of "cybersquatters" and
will now only use the term to refer to those who
register Internet domain names and sell them to rivals
of a company that owns the rights to the name.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/21/content_4207861.htm
http://english1.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/21/eng20060221_244594.html
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/811/2006/02/21/53@53526.htm
http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=7610&mhnews_page=1
China reduces domain name price
The annual price of China's primary domain name .CN
has fallen from 120 yuan (US$15) to 56 yuan (US$7).
http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=7597&mhnews_page=1
VeriSign Boss Hits Back at .com Critics
VeriSign Inc chief executive Stratton Sclavos has
urged ICANN to quickly approve a deal that would allow
the company to raise the price of .com domains, saying
those who oppose it are acting out of ?narrow economic
interests?.
http://computerwire.com/industries/research/?pid=53D878EC%2DA017%2D4020%2D8164%2D890A0B5DCD32
The Villain in the ICANN-VeriSign Struggle is the U.S.
Government
ICANN Board Chair Vint Cerf now works for a company
whose motto is, "Do No Evil." So how could Vint and
his fellow board members be engaged in a massive
capitulation to the enterprise greed of dot-com
operator VeriSign? The story of how the Internet
community got to its current impasse over the future
of the ICANN-VeriSign relationship is overly
complicated but the bottom line is that we are
suffering from woes created by the U.S. Government
with the best of intentions over the past fifteen
years. And only the government has the capacity to
stop equivocating and do the right thing for all of
us. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_villain_in_the_icann_verisign_struggle/
GNSO DRAFT Initial Report -- Introduction of New
Generic Top-Level Domains
This draft Initial Report sets out the input received
from interested stakeholders including Constituency
Statements, Public Comments and submissions in
response to a Call for Papers about the possible
introduction of new gTLDs. The report also includes
comments from ICANN Staff about key elements of the
PDP and the Terms of Reference agreed by the GNSO
Council. The key issue areas under examination in this
PDP are whether to introduce new gTLDs, the selection
criteria associated with any introduction of new
gTLDs, any allocation methods which could be used to
enable the introduction of new gTLDs and the
contractual conditions associated with the
introduction of new gTLDs. Public comments are open
from 20 February to 13 March 2006
http://icann.org/topics/gnso-initial-rpt-new-gtlds-19feb06.pdf
The Domain Roundtable Conference
The world's brightest domain name owners will gain
valuable insight at the second annual Domain
Roundtable Conference, where we will bring together
the community of: Domain Entrepreneurs, Technical
Administrators, Domain Registrars and Resellers,
Affiliate Program Managers, Industry Insiders, Search
Engine Operators, Intellectual Property Community,
Domain Brand Portfolio Managers, Press and Media.
http://domainroundtable.com/
Afilias transitioned .AERO genTLD
The top-level domain for the aviation industry, .AERO,
has been successfully transitioned by Afilias Limited.
The transition was completed on behalf of SITA, the
sponsoring organization for .aero, and heralds
significant technical improvements to the .AERO domain
including faster DNS resolution, enhanced security and
disaster recovery procedures, an upgraded distribution
interface, and industry standardization.
http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=7623&mhnews_page=1
What's In a .eu Domain Name?
Since 6 December .eu domain names have been valid,
with 71,235 applications in the first hour and
counting! So what are the options surrounding this new
domain suffix, and will unscrupulous land grab rob
bona fide businesses and organisations of their online
brand.
http://www.nmk.co.uk/article/2006/02/20/dot-eu-domain
Hostway warns companies that their European brand
identity could be at risk
Second sunrise period means companies now have two
months to register for dot eu domain names before land
rush opens
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=14788
us: Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau launches travel
domain
Coinciding with the world wide presentation of the new
travel domain registry on Feb. 1, the Yosemite Sierra
Visitors Bureau announced its new travel web address,
Yosemite.travel.
http://www.maderatribune.com/news/newsview.asp?c=179164
Deutscher Bischofskritiker mit provokanter
Benedikt-Homepage
Trotz eines bereits erfolgten Rechtsstreits mit der
deutschen Diözese Regensburg attackiert ein
Mathematiker aus Ulm auf einer Homepage mit einem
provokanten Namen weiter den umstrittenen Regensburger
Bischof Gerhard Ludwig Müller. Der Ulmer Klaus-Peter
Kuhn hat sich in Anlehnung an den Namen des Papstes
die Internetadresse "www.benedikt-hilf-regensburg.de"
gesichert und kritisiert darauf die Abschaffung des
Regensburger Diözesanrates, die Müller Ende 2005
beschlossen hatte. Der Bischof war deswegen
deutschlandweit kritisiert worden.
http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=2348388
Vers une généralisation des extensions locales?
Une demande de création d'une extension, le .BERLIN,
va bientôt être présentée à l'ICANN. Après le .CAT, ce
nouveau projet préfigure-t-il la généralisation des
extensions locales?
http://domaines.info/vie_extensions.php?vde_id=846
ICANN establece enlace con America Latina.
El 16 de Febrero fue anunciado oficialmente que Luis
Pablo Hinojosa es el primer oficial de enlace con
America Latina del ICANN, y esto dentro del despliegue
del ICANN de acercamiento a las diversas zonas
geograficas.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1219&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Presencia de IPv6 en ccTLDs de América Latina
Estudio Elaborado por Roque Gagliano Molla y Pablo
Allietti sobre la situación de los números IPv6 en la
Región de América Latina y el Caribe.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1218&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Sobre mapas de conectividad de la región LAC
Gustavo Lozano, del NIC Mexico, ha remitido la
siguiente informaicon, relacionada al desarrollo de
mapas de conectividad en la region LAC.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1217&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
NIC México y el Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus
Monterrey presentan ENUM Trial México.
Monterrey, N.L., Enero 2006. Network Information
Center Mexico (NIC México) y el Instituto Tecnológico
y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus
Monterrey, a través de su proyecto ENUM Trial México,
se convierten en pioneros en México en tecnología
ENUM, al utilizar, experimentar y ofrecer una
plataforma que utiliza esta tecnología.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1216&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
NIC Mexico te invita a Taller/Workshop de DNSSEC
Con la finalidad de apoyar el conocimiento de nuevas
tecnologías de Internet en nuestro país y la región,
Network Information Center Mexico tiene el honor de
invitarte al Taller / Workshop de DNSSEC que se
realizará en la ciudad de Mexico el 9 y 10 de Marzo
del 2006.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1215&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Nueva Lista Seguridad en Redes
LACNIC establece nueva lista sobre Seguridad en Redes.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1214&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
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