domain name news - 14 August

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

Don't forget, you can check out
http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the 17 August
edition of the domain news - already online!

**********************************************************
Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/
Internet in Asia blog:
http://internetinasia.typepad.com/
**********************************************************

**********************
DOMAIN NAMES
**********************
eu: Registrar on .eu domain hoarding: Nothing we can
do
A reseller of .eu domain names has denied accusations
that his business has operated unfairly by stockpiling
more than 1,000 three-letter domain names and charging
customers more than $1,909 to buy each one.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6103679.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6103679.html

The age-old battle for power and sex.com
The decade-long tussle over the world's most seductive
internet address is a retelling of the Trojan war
story for the digital age
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1840392,00.html

Instra Corporation launches Asia registry for Asia
Pacific domain names
Instra Corporation, a domain name and telephone number
mapping (ENUM) registrar, has launched the Asia
Registry, a specialised domain name registration
service covering Asia Pacific country code top-level
domains (ccTLD). This coincides with announcements
relating to Asia Pacific's .asia top level domain,
which is expected to be as popular as the recent .eu
for the European Union.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=17399

Instra Corporation Launches ASIA Registry for Asia
Pacific Domain Names (news release)
http://www.sys-con.com/read/258947.htm
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=16897
http://interestalert.com/story/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/08100002aaa04d1c.prn
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060810/uktu012.html?.v=74

.ng Suffers Another Setback
Nigeria's ccTLD has suffered a set fourteen months
after the Internet community in Nigeria agreed to have
the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NiRA)
as the manager of the nation's ccTLD.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200608110669.html

au: WIPO decision on yellowbook.com.au &
yellowbook.net.au - Telstra Corporation Limited v.
Mandino Pty Ltd
The disputed domain names <yellowbook.com.au> and
<yellowbook.net.au> are registered with Bottle
Domains. Telstra filed a complaint to WIPO, but lost.
http://arbiter.wipo.int/cgi-bin/domains/search/CaseCatReport?case=DAU2006-0006

A Fundamental Look at DNSSEC, Deployment, and DNS
Security Extensions by Geoff Huston
In looking at the general topic of trust and the
Internet, one of the more critical parts of the
Internet?s infrastructure that appears to be a central
anchor point of trust is that of the Domain Name
Service, or DNS. The mapping of ?named? service points
to the protocol-level address is a function that every
Internet user relies upon, one way or another.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/dnssec_deployment_and_dns_security_extensions/

Making DKIM More Useful with Domain Assurance Email by
John Levine
The IETF DKIM working group has been making
considerable progress, and now has a close-to-final
draft. DKIM will let domains sign their mail so if you
get a message from fred@furble.net, the furble.net
mail system can sign it so you can be sure it really
truly is from furble.net. But unless you already
happen to be familiar with furble.net, this doesn?t
give you any help deciding whether you want the
message. This is where the new Domain Assurance
Council (DAC) comes in.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/dkim_domain_assurance_email/

ICANN Nominating Committee Progress
After the revised close of the call for candidates for
the ICANN Board, GNSO council, ccNSO Council and
Interim ALAC, the Nominating Committee has received 89
Statements of Interest from members of the ICANN
community and others interested in the positions.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-09aug06.htm

This year's .cm bust: Mind your typos
According to the claims, administrators have
authorized a DNS wildcard that has the effect of
redirecting all accidental .cm traffic instead of
returning an error. So a user who mistakenly types .cm
instead of .com will get a page full of ads.
http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-6104103.html

in: Traders cautioned on using `Basmati' name
The Agricultural and Processed Foods Export
Development Authority has warned the trade against the
possibility of the geographical indication `Basmati'
becoming a "generic" name usable by any trader as a
result of the failure of traders to adhere to the
labelling guidelines. ... APEDA has also appealed to
traders not to use the word Basmati as part of their
corporate names/trading styles/domain name.
http://thehindu.com/2006/08/13/stories/2006081305391300.htm

ca: CIRA launches One Web Day Tour to celebrate One
Web Day (news release)
Raises Internet awareness with fact-finding tour and
celebration day.
http://cira.ca/news-releases/183.html

Internet domain names as marks
Can an Internet domain name function as and be
registered as a trademark? An Internet domain name can
be registered as a trade-mark if it can make
con-sumers identify and distinguish the goods or
services of one manufacturer or provider from those
offered by others. For it to be registered as a
trademark, it should allow the consumers to identify
the source of the goods or services.
http://sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/08/11/bus/internet.domain.names.as.marks.html

Getting Six Billion People Online
In the first part of this two-part interview, Vint
Cerf discusses the invention and future of the
Internet as well as the social aspect of what he
created.In this, second part, Dr Cerf reveals his
thoughts on Google's next moves, Wall Street's math
error, what he sees as the real threats to the
Internet, and what's really going on with Google
China.
http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20060803111227

uk: Nominet fights 'domain tasting'
UK domain registry Nominet is putting a limit on the
number of registrations that can be deleted by
registrars as a way of reducing 'domain tasting,' when
a website owner registers a domain name and deletes it
before the registry requests payment, reports
Netimperative.
http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=17381

eu: 74,000 ?.eu? names frozen in squatting
About 74,000 ?.eu? domain names have been frozen under
suspicion that a syndicate had illegally stockpiled
them to sell at a profit.
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/business/15248338.htm
http://www.addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=27366

Artist Damien Hirst miffed over 'cybersquatter'
Controversial British artist Damien Hirst has filed a
complaint with the U.K.'s internet arbitration service
to remove another artist who set up a website in
Hirst's name.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/08/10/hirst-cybersquatter.html
http://www.pcmag.co.uk/vnunet/news/2162127/damien-hirst-called-wants
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2162127/damien-hirst-called-wants
http://www.newmediazero.com/Articles/28888/Damien+Hirst+takes+complaint+to+Nominet.html

Certains sites .cm du Cameroun redirigeraient les
internautes sur des pages publicitaires
Des sites Internet camerounais au suffixe «.cm»
redirigeraient les internautes ayant
malencontreusement omis la lettre «o» de .com sur des
pages publicitaires, indique un article du webzine
CNET News.
http://www.branchez-vous.com/actu/06-08/10-273503.html

La Justicia le quitó el dominio de una página de
Internet y se lo otorgó al dueño de la marca
Una persona había registrado el término "tempo" como
dominio de su sitio. Pero ya estaba inscripto como
marca propia por una empresa que fabricaba muebles
para oficina. La Cámara Civil y Comercial entendió que
la palabra era propiedad de la firma.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1330

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most
recent edition of the domain news - already online!

The domain name news is supported by auDA.

Also see
http://internews.tv/mailman/admin/internetnews_internews.tv
for an archive and to subscribe to the domain name or
general internet news.

Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and
BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

(c) David Goldstein 2006

David Goldstein
 address: 4/3 Abbott Street
           COOGEE NSW 2034
           AUSTRALIA
 email: Goldstein_David @yahoo.com.au
 phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile); +61 2 9665 5773 (home)


	

	
		
____________________________________________________ 
On Yahoo!7 
Messenger - Make free PC-to-PC calls to your friends overseas. 
http://au.messenger.yahoo.com