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ICANN to Cut U.S. Apron Strings?
http://businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2006/tc20060728_701788.htm
Divided by a common language
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1830481,00.html
ITU-T unveils Internationalized Domain Names Resource
Site
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/ITUT+Unveils+Internationalized+Domain+Names+IDN+Resource+Site.aspx
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ICANN to Cut U.S. Apron Strings?
An agreement that gives the U.S. sway over Web
addresses and domain names will soon expire, but Uncle
Sam seems reluctant to cede control: The era of U.S.
government oversight of the infrastructure that makes
the Internet run is destined to end. Eventually. At
stake is the oversight of the infrastructure and
processes by which Internet protocol address and the
Web site domain names that correspond to them are
assigned. Currently that's the job of a nonprofit
private entity called ICANN, created in 1998 and
overseen by the U.S. Commerce Department. The plan
back then was to privatize Internet oversight by 2000.
That date has moved several times.
http://businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2006/tc20060728_701788.htm
United States cedes control of the internet - but what
now?
In a meeting that will go down in internet history,
the United States government last night conceded that
it can no longer expect to maintain its position as
the ultimate authority over the internet.
http://www.theregister.com/2006/07/27/ntia_icann_meeting/
US Government On Internet Control: ICANN Can Go, IANA
Is Ours
The United States government does not want to retain
?all [its] historic roles? in the technical oversight
of the Internet domain name system (DNS), a senior
Bush administration official said this week. But while
it might let go of the coordination role for names
such as those ending in .com and .net, it still has no
plans to give up control over changes to the
underlying structure of the Internet, he said.
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=375&res=1280&print=0
U.S. Still Has Keys to ICANN
The United States will eventually transfer oversight
of the Internet DNS to the ICANN. Just exactly when,
however, is still at issue. At a Department of
Commerce hearing Wednesday, John Kneuer, the acting
assistant secretary for communications and
information, said the U.S. government remains
committed to transferring control of the DNS. Should
ICANN control DNS? Internet governance experts have
argued for and against the US government handing over
the technical co-ordination and management of the
internet's DNS to ICANN this year. Those in favour of
completing this transition, which began in 1998, said
the political price of having the US involved in DNS
management has become too high and holds back the
international development of the internet.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3623066
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19904278%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/BF2189B3D34E4B89CC2571B800199ECC
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6098893.html
http://infoworld.com/article/06/07/27/HNicannfullcontrol_1.html
Bret Fausett's Podcast of NTIA Hearing
Below are links to the audio, in MP3 format, from
yesterday's NTIA hearing. I've broken the audio
roughly by the same segments set forth in the NTIA's
agenda.
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/7/27/2169437.html
USA wollen ICANN langsam privatisieren
Die ICANN wurde im Oktober 1998 von einem
Interessensverband aus Wirtschaft, Technik,
Wissenschaft und Usern gegründet ? noch im selben Jahr
wurde ihr die Verwaltung des Internet übertragen. Die
ICANN bestimmt die Grundlagen der Verwaltung von
Domain-Namen und Adressen im Internet, inklusive der
Standards. Durch die starke Bindung an die
US-Regierung hatte es allerdings immer wieder heftige
Kritik aus aller Welt gehagelt ? welche die USA bisher
ignoriert haben.
http://computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=105742
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/125642/
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/76017
http://www.infoweek.ch/news/NW_single.cfm?news_ID=13985&sid=0
http://www.intern.de/neue_meldungen/spekulationen_um_icann-vertrag_267.html
USA behåller kontrollen över ICANN trots kritik
USA kommer inte att lämna ifrån sig kontrollen över
organisationen ICANN, som har hand om internets
toppdomäner och ip-adresser, ännu på ett tag. EU och
FN önskar att USA lämnar ifrån sig hanteringen.
http://idg.se/ArticlePages/200607/28/20060728094730_IDG.se231/20060728094730_IDG.se231.dbp.asp
Gli USA cederanno il controllo di ICANN
Ci vorrà tempo, molti gli accordi che andranno
stipulati, l'intesa internazionale è ancora lontana ma
per la prima volta Washington ha ammesso che il futuro
dell'ICANN non è a stelle e strisce
http://punto-informatico.it/p.aspx?id=1592615
Internet : les US pourraient céder une partie de leur
contrôle
A l'approche du 30 septembre, date de révision de
l'accord entre le gouvernement US et l'Icann, le
département du commerce a révélé que les Etats-Unis
pourraient céder une partie de leur contrôle
d'Internet. Laquelle ? Et quelles seront les
conditions?
http://benefice-net.branchez-vous.com/nouvelles/06-07/10-256903.html
Icann : vers une gestion indépendante d'Internet ?
Depuis plusieurs années, de nombreux pays protestent
contre le contrôle qu'exercent les Etats-Unis sur
l'Icann, l'organisation indépendante à but non
lucrative qui gère l'adressage des différents noms de
domaine de premier niveau et les serveurs racine de
l'Internet. Le département du Commerce américain,
auquel est liée l'Icann, a jusqu'ici toujours refusé
de relâcher son emprise sur cette dernière, mais la
situation pourrait évoluer. Un représentant du
département du Commerce a en effet déclaré mercredi
lors d'une réunion publique au sujet de la gouvernance
d'Internet les Etats-Unis pourraient céder une partie
du contrôle qu'ils exercent le 30 septembre prochain.
http://www.clubic.com/actualite-36954-icann-gestion-independante-internet.html
http://www.lexpansion.com/art/32.0.145737.0.html
Contrôle de l'Internet : les Etats-Unis lâchent du
lest
La position du gouvernement américain semble évoluer
sur l'épineuse question du contrôle du réseau mondial.
John Kneuer, secrétaire délégué chargé des
communications et de l'information, a affirmé que les
Etats-Unis s'engageaient dans un processus de
privatisation, qui pourrait déboucher sur la
consitution d'un Icann réellement indépendant.
http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/international/4021/controle-de-l-internet-les-etats-unis-lachent-du-lest.shtml
William J. Drake: "La ONU debería centralizar el
gobierno de Internet" Añadir a Mi carpeta
William Drake, presidente de Profesionales de la
Informática por la Responsabilidad Social, cree que
las organizaciones mundiales de la Propiedad
Intelectual y del Comercio influyen demasiado en
Internet
http://www.elpais.es/articulo/red/William/J/Drake/ONU/deberia/centralizar/gobierno/Internet/elpcibred/20060727elpcibenr_3/Tes/
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Divided by a common language
The internet is a global revolution in communication -
as long as you use letters from the western alphabet.
Kieren McCarthy on the growing pressure for a net that
recognises Asian, Arabic and Hindi characters, too
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1830481,00.html
ITU-T unveils Internationalized Domain Names Resource
Site
Study Group 17 (Security, languages and
telecommunication software) has been instructed by
Resolution 48 of the World Telecommunication
Standardization Assembly (Florianópolis, 2004) to
study Internationalized Domain Names (IDN). It is
considered that implementation of IDN will contribute
to easier and greater use of the Internet in those
countries where the native or official languages are
not represented in IRA (International Reference
Alphabet) characters.
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/ITUT+Unveils+Internationalized+Domain+Names+IDN+Resource+Site.aspx
au: auDA reviews domain expiry, renewal and deletion
policy (news release)
auDA invites comment and feedback on the policy and
process for handling domain name renewals and
deletions.
http://auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-24072006/
Swede can't swallow McDonald's pizza
McDonald's will keep the domain name Pizza.eu after a
legal challenge to the burger giant's right was
rejected this week. Torbjörn Ahlberg of Swedish domain
name sellers TBA Media had challenged McDonald's
registration which was sought during an initial period
when the .eu space was open only to trademark owners.
http://www.out-law.com/page-7144
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/28/mcdonalds_retains_pizza_domain/
ca: CIRA works on new privacy policy
The Ottawa-based Canadian Internet Registration
Authority approved a new Privacy Policy for the dot-ca
domain name WHOIS registry. CIRA is currently
preparing to implement this new policy and seeks final
input on its proposed implementation procedures.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060728.gtcira0728/BNStory/Technology/home
ca: CIRA announces the results of its online
consultation (news release)
During the months of May and June 2006, CIRA consulted
with its members to gauge agreement with CIRA Board
Committee suggested recommendations regarding the
administration of potential additional revenues. The
online consultation was held following CIRA?s Special
Members? Meeting in February 2006 and the work of
CIRA?s Board of Directors, which has long considered
how it might deal with the issue of potential excess
revenues.
http://cira.ca/news-releases/180.html
Ronaldinho free to hit the net
Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho can hit the "net"
again after winning exclusive rights to the domain
name ronaldinho.com on the worldwide Web.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/27/ronaldinho.web.reut/index.html
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/20060729-9999-lz1s29galry.html
http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/jul/27ron.htm
http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/news_story/?ID=172495&hubname=
Icann turns sights on Africa
Officials at Icann acknowledge that they have failed
to help Africa develop its ICT (information and
communication technology) infrastructure, and are
looking to set up outreach efforts on the continent.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=6657
us: Lawsuit Naming High-Volume, Domain "Tasting"
Registrar Blazes New Trail in Combating Online
Trademark Infringement
A recent federal lawsuit, filed by Neiman Marcus and
Bergdorf Goodman against domain name registrar
Dotster, may anticipate a new technique for trademark
owners to police their intellectual property rights
online. The complaint, filed May 30, 2006 in U.S.
District Court in the Western District of Washington,
alleges that Dotster registered domain names that
infringe the trademarks of the plaintiffs. The unique
aspect of the complaint alleges that Dotster took
advantage of its position as a registrar to register
high-traffic, infringing domain names using an
increasingly common practice known as "domain
tasting," also referred to as "domain kiting" by
GoDaddy?s Bob Parsons. The most recent publicly
available data from VeriSign, the .com registry,
indicate that Dotster may be only one of at least
seven registrars "tasting" domain names.
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=41528&searchresults=1
Domain Name Kiting website launched: A growing problem
for the internet
"Domain Kiting", a fairly new term coined by
GoDaddy.com CEO, Bob Parsons, refers to an outrageous
practice, whereby few Registrars take advantage of AGP
(Add Grace Period) provision in ICANN (Internet
Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers) rules, to
monetize from and block thousands of domain names,
without actually paying for them in long run.
http://domainnamekiting.com/
cn: Companies rush for Chinese domain names
More than 100 Shenzhen companies registered Internet
domain names in Chinese characters with the
government-run China Internet Information Center
(CNNIC) yesterday after a forum on the protection of
Chinese domain names.
http://newsgd.com/citiesandtowns/shenzhen/news/200607260042.htm
ICANN to Review Process of New gTLD Registry Services
ICANN, yesterday announced the implementation of the
process for review of new gTLD Registry Services and
adoption of the Registry Services Evaluation Process.
http://webhosting.info/news/1/icann-to-review-process-of-new-gtld-registry-services_0726063513.htm
ICANN Posts Proposed Registry Agreement for
Designation of the .ASIA Registry (announcement)
On 18 July 2006, ICANN's Board of Directors approved
the posting for public comment of the proposed
registry agreement between ICANN and DotAsia
Organisation Limited. If approved by the ICANN Board,
the agreement would designate DotAsia as the registry
operator for the newly designated .ASIA registry.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-28jul06.htm
ICANN: Proposed .BIZ, .INFO AND .ORG gTLD Registry
Agreements (announcement)
On 27 June 2006, ICANN posted for public information
proposed new registry agreements for the operation of
each of the .BIZ, .INFO and .ORG registries. ICANN
staff continued to work with each of the current
operators of these registries to finalize these
proposed agreements and appendices. On 18 July 2006,
the ICANN Board of Directors approved the posting of
each of these proposed agreements for public comment.
A public comment period will remain open until 5:00 PM
PDT/California, 28 August 2006. At that time the
comments will be submitted to the Board of Directors
for the Board to consider at its meeting on 13
September 2006.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-28jul06.htm
ICANN: Comments Sought on New TLD Issues Report
The GNSO Council's Committee on the introduction of
new top level domains has released its Initial Report
as part of ICANN's policy development process. This
Report is the product of a long series of
consultations and meetings about the Terms of
Reference.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement1-28jul06.htm
ICANN Advisory: Registry Services Evaluation Process
Today ICANN announces the implementation of the
process for review of new gTLD Registry Services and
adoption of the Registry Services Evaluation Process.
The effective date of the Policy is 15 August 2006.
The implementation of this process includes an online
tool through which gTLD registry operators and
registry sponsoring organizations will be able to
submit their requests for new registry services to
ICANN.
http://icann.org/announcements/rsep-advisory-25jul06.htm
uk: IT journalists to stand for ICANN board
Two UK technology writers are attempting to wrestle
their way onto the body that runs the Internet, on a
ticket of openness and accountability
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39280092,00.htm
cn: New Domain Name Dispute Resolution Measures
In line with China?s declared intention to improve its
laws and procedures for the protection of intellectual
property rights, China Internet Network Information
Center ("CINIC") published the Measures for Resolving
Domain Name Disputes ("Measures") on 14 February 2006,
which came into effect on 17 March 2006. These
Measures regulate disputes arising from CN domain
names and Chinese domain names administered by the
CINIC. The Measures will supersede the Measures for
Domain Name Dispute Resolution published on 20
September 2002.
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=41442&email_access=on
In Rem Domain Name Proceeding: Sometimes "may" Means
"must" by Evan D. Brown
Investools, Inc. recently filed an in rem domain name
proceeding against a Canadian entity that registered
the domain names investtools.com and investtool.com.
In rem domain name proceedings are provided for under
the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
("ACPA"), 15 U.S.C. 1125(d), and are a handy way for a
trademark owner to acquire a domain name from a
cybersquatter when the cybersquatter can?t be found
e.g., is located outside the U.S.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/in_rem_domain_name_proceeding/
Pair of $200,000 Domains Lead the Charge in Another
Strong Sales Week
SatellitePhone.com sold for $201,600 at Afternic.com
this week and Nasty.com commanded $200,000 at Sedo.com
to land another solid 1-2 punch for the bull market in
domains. With those two sales, 20 deals of at least
200K have now been reported in 2006 (with some others
at that level off the radar due to non disclosure
agreements).
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/domainsales08_01_06.htm
Rwanda internet domain ranked 28,827 worldwide
A universal website; Ranking.com, has ranked the
Rwandan domain ?co.rw? 28,827th worldwide, receiving
an estimated 301,974 viewers per day. MSN.COM and
yahoo.com scooped the number one and two positions
respectively.
http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6419&Itemid=63
Broker Cashes in on Domain Name Registrations
Wilson Alvarez, a computer consultant who lives in
West Kendall, thought it would be cool to design a
website for his wife's 30th birthday. But since it was
the mid-'90s and the Internet wasn't yet cool, when he
told his wife, Barbie, that he was thinking of buying
the "barbie.com" for her, she gave him an odd look. He
bought her a purse, instead. "The following year, the
name sold for $500,000," said Alvarez, 40. 'That's
when I said ' My goodness, I can make so much money
off this.'"
http://redorbit.com/news/technology/590220/broker_cashes_in_on_domain_name_registrations/
Cruise closes net on cyber-squatter
Tom Cruise has won the rights to his domain name -
tomcruise.com - from Network Operations Center/Alberta
Hot Rods.
http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1830530,00.html
http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=17837&in_page_id=7
EU registry freezes 74,000 ".eu" addresses, sues
suspected cyber-squatters
About 74,000 ".eu" domain names were frozen this week
because of suspicions that a syndicate had illegally
stockpiled them in order to sell them at a profit, a
spokesman for the European Registry of Internet Domain
Names said on Wednesday.
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-world.asp?parentid=49935
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/26/tech/main1839011.shtml
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/Internet/2006/07/27/1705083-ap.html
eu-Domains: EURid vermutet weitere Betrugsfälle
Kritiker fordern systematische Überprüfung - 74.000
vergebene .eu-Domains wurden vergangene Woche
eingefroren
http://derstandard.at/?id=2533333
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/125513/
Sprachen spalten das Internet
Schon seit langem ist bekannt, dass für eine
Internationalisierung des Internet die Anwendung von
internationalen Schriftzeichen unvermeidbar ist.
Romanische Schriftzeichen werden nicht weltweit
benutzt und ein großer Teil der Welt kann mit Englisch
nicht viel anfangen. Deshalb ist in den vergangenen
Jahren im internationalen Rahmen die Möglichkeit
entwickelt worden, innerhalb des Domainnamensystems
"fremde Schriftzeichen" zu unterstützen - die IDN.
http://www.pressetext.de/pte.mc?pte=060729008
http://derstandard.at/?id=2534124
http://www.pte.at/pte.mc?pte=060729008
ccTLD .mx ofrece cursos sobre Administración de DNS
El ccTLD .mx dentro de su política de capacitación
esta lanzando dos cursos sobre Administración del
DNS/BIND, para el nivel básico y el nivel avanzado.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1323
Ronaldinho gana batalla sobre derechos de su nombre en
internet
La estrella de fútbol brasileña Ronaldinho ganó los
derechos exclusivos sobre el nombre del dominio
ronaldinho.com, unos días después de que también lo
consiguiera el actor estadounidense Tom Cruise.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1322&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
.mercosur... ¿ad portas?
Durante la ultima reunion de Presidentes del Mercosur
se hizo una declaración explícita para la construcción
de un "Mercosur Digital", que tendra entre sus bases
la creación de un "dominio de internet de primer nivel
regional".
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1321
El Mercosur tendrá su propio dominio de Internet
Está verde todavía la moneda única para el bloque,
también el banco sudamericano que propone Hugo Chávez
y hasta el oleoducto del sur que entubara el subsuelo
latinoamericano. Sin embargo, lo que parece haber
madurado es la posibilidad de que el Mercosur tenga su
propio dominio de Internet.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1320
Le metieron un gol pero lo anularon: ronaldinho.com
Mediante un proceso de UDRP ante el Centro de
Arbitraje de la OMPI, Ronaldo de Asís Moreira
(representado por Cuatrecasas) consiguió que los
"arbitros" fallaran a su favor, haciendose del nombre
de dominio ronaldinho.com
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1319
eNom aide-t-il le Hezbollah ?
Un registrar américain est accusé par une association
pro israélienne d'aide illégale à une organisation
terroriste.
http://domaines.info/article.php?art_id=981
Tom Cruise retire tomcruise.com des mains d'Alberta
Hot Rods
Tom Cruise est parvenu à obtenir le transfert de
tomcruise.com, créé dès 1996 par la société Alberta
Hot Rods (dirigée par un Jeff B.) et utilisé depuis
pour rediriger les internautes vers un site nommé
Celebrity 1000. Analyse détaillée.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/chronique.php?cahier=juridique&chronique_id=97
¡¡EEUU cede el control de Internet!!
La creciente presión internacional desembocó anoche en
la decisión de EEUU de ceder el control de la Red al
resto de países.
http://www.baquia.com/noticias.php?id=11054
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