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domain name & governance news - 17 August
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Internet governance ? growing issue for InternetNZ
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/79F8745031F58C66CC2571C7000351AE
United States Department of Commerce Executes Contract
for Technical Management of the Internet with ICANN
(news release)
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-15aug06.htm
Internet could suffer more DNS ?brown-outs?
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3e79baf6-2c8d-11db-9845-0000779e2340.html
au: auDA in new domain stoush
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20150135%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
nz: Warning Of Illegal Domain Name Mail Out
http://www.newswire.co.nz/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=330787&catid=30
ax: The Aland Islands Country Code Top-Level Domain
.Ax Goes Live
http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/060816TheAland.html
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Internet governance ? growing issue for InternetNZ
The question of internet governance in New Zealand is
an increasing issue within InternetNZ, with a
discussion document on relations with the government
due to be placed before the next meeting of the
society?s council later this month.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/79F8745031F58C66CC2571C7000351AE
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United States Department of Commerce Executes Contract
for Technical Management of the Internet with ICANN
(news release)
The United States Department of Commerce has executed
a new contract with ICANN to continue to perform the
IANA function.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-15aug06.htm
Internet could suffer more DNS ?brown-outs? (free for
limited time)
Internet users in the US and potentially elsewhere
face the prospect of slower Web page access and
frustrating ?broken? page links and outages unless
leading internet service providers invest more in
their DNS (Domain Name Server) infrastructure, Paul
Mockapetris, the inventor of the DNS system has
warned.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3e79baf6-2c8d-11db-9845-0000779e2340.html
au: Domain name wars not yet over in Australia
While Australia never suffered the extreme examples of
Internet domain mania seen in the US, it seems many
local registrars are still prepared to go to extreme
lengths to secure desirable domains.
http://zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Domain_name_wars_not_yet_over_in_Australia/0,2000061791,39266447,00.htm
http://www.optusnet.com.au/news/story/zdnet/20060815/09/tech/0,2000061791,39266447,00.inp
http://builderau.com.au/news/soa/Domain_name_wars_not_yet_over_in_Australia/0,39028227,39268001,00.htm
au: auDA in new domain stoush
AUSTRALIA'S peak internet name authority auDA has
marched into another regulatory stoush with another
business linked to bankrupt former domain registrar
operator Chesley Rafferty.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20150135%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/5304/53/
au: Linux conference domain faces uncertain future
A proposed review of little-used second-level domains
by auDA has left a cloud hanging over the domain for
Australia's biggest Linux conference.
http://zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Linux_conference_domain_faces_uncertain_future/0,2000061733,39266489,00.htm
http://www.optusnet.com.au/news/story/zdnet/20060815/19/tech/0,2000061733,39266489,00.inp
http://builderau.com.au/news/soa/Linux_conference_domain_faces_uncertain_future/0,39028227,39268004,00.htm
nz: Warning Of Illegal Domain Name Mail Out
The Commerce Commission is warning about a mass
mail-out asking people to pay hundreds of dollars for
a website address.
http://www.newswire.co.nz/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=330787&catid=30
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/alasta/1044
http://dailypost.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3696739
US govt awards internet domain contract to ICANN (sub
req'd)
http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=138223&nr=
http://computerwire.com/industries/research/?pid=DAABE7C3%2DD52B%2D4181%2DA545%2DC19D84B75D5E
nl: SIDN registers 2 millionth .nl name (sub req'd)
The Dutch foundation for domain name registration SIDN
registered on 10 August the 2 millionth .nl name.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?id=137834
ru: Number of Russian domain names up 24% in H1
The number of domain names registered in the .ru zone
(www.name.ru) increased 24.13% year-on-year in the
first half of 2006 to 554,519 since 2005, the company
Ru-Center, the largest registrar of Russian domain
names, said in a report.
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/26.html?menu=2&id_issue=11571308
ax: The Aland Islands Country Code Top-Level Domain
.Ax Goes Live
Today the Aland Islands ccTLD became operational. The
Aland Islands is an autonomous administrative province
of Finland and has up until now been using aland.fi,
which is part of the Finnish ccTLD .fi.
http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/060816TheAland.html
http://www.pr.com/press-release/15855
Dotmobi gains support of brands
More than 4,000 companies, including big names such as
the BBC, BSkyB, Virgin, Marks & Spencer and Nike
registered '.mobi' sites within the first two hours of
the new mobile top-level domain's (mTLD) early
registration period last month.
http://brandrepublic.com/bulletins/digital/article/570896/dotmobi-gains-support-brands/
http://webhosting.info/news/1/dotmobi-opens-registration-for-dotmobi-premium-names_0815067870.htm
http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=11356&mhnews_page=1
uk: Master of your domain (free for short period)
Damien Hirst is the latest celebrity to find that
someone else has a site bearing his name. It's a
lesson for us all - if you want your own web address,
snap it up while you can. Danny Bradbury explains how
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article1219587.ece
New .travel Search Portal Makes World Debut
Consumers now have a quick and easy way to find
information about legitimate travel and tourism
suppliers online with the introduction of .travel?s
new vertical search portal, www.search.travel.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/dot_travel_search_portal_world_debut/
us: Web is no bottomless pit for dot.com name seekers
The hundred or so members of the secretive young
Pittsburgh up-and-comers club "Forge & Flask" had
hoped to launch GoBobGo.com, a Web site showing their
support for Mayor Bob O'Connor during his illness.
Only GoBobGo.com wasn't available. It was already
registered to someone else, in Florida, who after four
years had yet to launch the Web site.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06228/713810-96.stm
us: Federal jury in LA says public owns Malibu Pier
name
A businessman who used the name Malibu Pier for his
Web sites and a clothing line has been told to take a
long walk.
http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060815/APN/608150794
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_227173701.html
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5285154
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=state&id=4464481
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/15284959.htm
http://nctimes.com/articles/2006/08/16//news/state/17_44_258_15_06.txt
us: Fifth Third loses Web dispute
The legal battle pitted Fifth Third against 5th3rd.
Fifth Third Bancorp, the $106 billion Cincinnati bank
holding company, tried to shut down 5th3rd.com, a Web
site owned by a part-time rock guitarist in Muncie,
Ind. It accused the owner, J Hopkins, of using the
name in bad faith and causing confusion for bank
customers.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060816/BIZ01/608160321
us: Buyer beware: Domain name not included
When Carole Fischler purchased architectural document
services firm Redmond Plan Center in April, she
thought she acquired a Web site along with the
company. So she was surprised to find that the content
on the site was taken down in May, soon replaced with
a simple page linking to a competitor's Web address.
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060811/BIZ01/608110348
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
Wiki Is as Wiki Does
Domain name speculator John Gotts set off a wave of
online speculation three weeks ago when he agreed to
buy the Wiki.com website for $2.8 million. Now the
guessing is ended, to no great surprise, with the
unveiling of a website for creating -- wait for it --
wikis.
http://wired.com/news/technology/internet/0,71591-0.html
http://news.com.com/2061-12572_3-6105754.html
Communicate.com Closes $500,000 Domain Name Deal
Communicate.com Inc. announced it has sold the domain
name wrestling.com for US$500,000 in a private
transaction.
http://www.sys-con.com/read/259960.htm
Vietnam offers top domain name on Internet
All companies are free to register Vietnam top domain
names, .vn, from August 15.
http://thanhniennews.com/education/?catid=4&newsid=18868
http://redorbit.com/news/technology/618284/dot_vn_inc_begins_worldwide_registration_of_top_level_domain/index.html
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/tm.site/news/BREAKING%20NEWS/343038/
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060815006109
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2006/08/601817/
Master Domain of Your; Damien Hirst is the Latest
Celebrity to Find That Someone Else Has a Site Bearing
His Name. It's a Lesson for Us All - If You Want Your
Own Web Address, Snap It Up While You Can. Danny
Bradbury Explains How
Topay a visit to the online version of The
Independent, you'll probably type in www.
independent.co.uk - into your browser. But did you
know that you could get there by typing the number
217.78.9.230 instead? That's because all web addresses
are really a series of numbers. The words we attach to
them - called domain names - are just there to make it
easier for people to remember.
http://redorbit.com/news/technology/618388/master_domain_of_your__damien_hirst_is_the_latest/index.html
http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=2006081508210497
nl: shop4business.nl is tweemiljoenste
(shop4business.nl is the two millionth .nl domain name
registered - news release)
Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland (SIDN)
heeft vandaag de tweemiljoenste .nl-domeinnaam
geregistreerd. De mijlpaal komt op naam van Marcel van
der Ark uit Groningen, waarvoor op 14:16 uur het
domein shop4business.nl werd vastgelegd. De feitelijke
aanvraag kwam binnen via hostingbedrijf ADIX Hosting,
waar Van der Ark de domeinnaam had aangevraagd. Na
Duitsland (10 miljoen), Groot Brittannië (6 miljoen)
is .nl het populairste landendomein ter wereld.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,727,4916,,,,shop4business_nl_is_tweemiljoenste__SIDN_registreert_tweemiljoenste.html
Jettou : L'ambition du Maroc est de mettre les TIC au
service de l'égalité des chances
"L'ambition de notre pays est de mettre les
technologies de l'information au service de l'égalité
des chances et de la cohésion sociale, pour un Maroc
encore plus dynamique et compétitif", a affirmé, lundi
à Marrakech, le premier ministre,Driss Jettou.
http://emarrakech.info/Jettou-L-ambition-du-Maroc-est-de-mettre-les-TIC-au-service-de-l-egalite-des-chances_a8716.html
Entrevista a Eduardo Santoyo sobre la firma del
"Accountability Framework" por parte del ccTLD .pe
LatinoamerICANN ha entrevistado a Eduardo Santoyo,
Gerente General de la Red Cientifica Peruana, en torno
a la firma del "Accountability Framework" entre el
cctld .pe y el ICANN.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1337
ccTLD .pe firmó Accountability Framework con el ICANN
La Red Científica Peruana, entidad administradora del
ccTLD .pe ha firmado con el ICANN un "Accountability
Framework" que formaliza la relación existente entre
el administrador y el ICANN.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1336
El .pr ofrece gratuitamente nombres de dominio a las
comunidades universitarias puertorriqueñas
El Puerto Rico Top Level Domain (PRTLD), conocido
también como el ?.pr ?, está ofreciendo gratuitamente
nombres de dominios para estudiantes, profesores y
académicos de toda la isla.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1335
.pr: Regalan nombres de dominio con .pr
Gratis a universidades y estudiantes. Universidades
que no podían tener la dirección de sus páginas en la
Internet con sus siglas y .edu al final porque ya
estaban cogidas, ahora podrán poner el nombre que
quieran con .pr al final.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1334
Divididos por Internet
Mientras los coreanos o los árabes se rompen la cabeza
tratando de entrar a un dominio ?.com?, porque no
saben cómo escribirlo, China amenaza con crear su
propia red global. Occidente se apura en encontrar una
solución global al conflicto.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1333
.ve: Publicación del manual para el sistema de
registro de nombres de dominio de Venezuela
Informamos a los usuarios del sistema de registro de
nombres de dominio de Venezuela, que ha sido publicado
un manual web de referencia concerniente al manejo del
sistema en producción (http://registro.nic.ve).
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1332
.ve: Avances en la plataforma de cobranza de dominios
El Centro Nacional de Tecnologías de Información a
través de NIC-VE emprende trabajos de mejoramiento de
facturación y cobranza, incorporando un sistema de
pagos en línea mediante tarjetas de débito Banco
Mercantil y tarjetas de crédito visa o master de
cualquier entidad. Este servicio estará disponible por
medio del sistema de registro, después culminar el
periodo de prueba que se realiza en la plataforma de
pagos.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1331
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