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domain name & governance news - 19 October
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za: Cybersquatting set to be outlawed
http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2891&iArticleId=3490802
WIPO handles its 25,000TH domain name case (news release)
http://www.wipo.int/edocs/prdocs/en/2006/wipo_pr_2006_464.html
Spamhaus appeals US shutdown ruling
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2166669/spamhaus-appeals-court-ruling
.nz domain names soar
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10406197
Irish take dim view of 'immoral' domains
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/16/irish_domain_rumpus
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Internet 'could be broken up' by cultural differences
The internet could be broken up in future by cultural differences between nations, according to Nitin Desai, chair of the IGF.
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2166565/internet-broken-cultural
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za: Cybersquatting set to be outlawed
Cybersquatting might soon be outlawed as policy makers and lawyers thrash out the final terms of regulations to the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (ECT) that would deal with domain name disputes.
http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2891&iArticleId=3490802
WIPO handles its 25,000TH domain name case (news release)
In just seven years of operation, the caseload of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the WIPO topped the 25,000 mark with a case that has just been decided. Since it launched its domain name dispute resolution services, the WIPO Center has resolved disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and various other policies.
http://www.wipo.int/edocs/prdocs/en/2006/wipo_pr_2006_464.html
Spamhaus appeals US shutdown ruling
Spamhaus has hit back at US legal moves that threaten the anti-spam organisation with closure.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2166669/spamhaus-appeals-court-ruling
http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2166669/spamhaus-appeals-court-ruling
Spamhaus case could test ICANN
Internet experts are worried that a U.S. court decision against anti-spam black-lister Spamhaus Project Ltd. could trigger a "constitutional crisis" for the Internet.
http://infoworld.com/article/06/10/17/HNspamhausicann_1.html
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=idgml-b33bc80a-973c-48cb-88a7-49e73e4b48e7
Businesses will be hardest hit by removal of blacklists
Australian businesses can expect a massive increase in spam if a US court carries out its threat to shut down the Spamhaus Project which is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization that compiles up-to-date blacklists of known spammers.
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1333132112
Spam fighter faces attack on 'blocklists'
When a torrent of unsolicited e-mail arrives with cut-rate promotions for pheromone cologne and mint-flavored Viagra, a volunteer foreign legion of anti-spam warriors is ready to fight back with its most lethal weapon: blacklists.
http://iht.com/articles/2006/10/15/business/spam16.php
.nz domain names soar
The number of registered ".nz" internet domain names topped a quarter of a million last week, up from 200,000 in September last year and 150,000 in April 2004.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10406197
Irish take dim view of 'immoral' domains
Here's a Monday afternoon poser: what's the difference between www.murder.ie and www.porn.ie? Well, according to the owner of sex.ie, the former is an acceptable domain name according to the IE Domain Registry's naming policy, while the latter is proscribed under said policy's validity guidelines.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/16/irish_domain_rumpus
uk: Possible introduction of .uk.name
Nominet is seeking feedback on the possible introduction of .uk.name and other two-character SLDs for .name. Global Name Registry has submitted an Internet Registry Request Service application to ICANN which proposes the "Limited release of initially reserved two character names".
http://www.nic.uk/news/latest/?contentId=3287
uk: Summary of scope consultation and electronic communications
Nominet has released a summary of the responses to their recent consultation on the scope of Nominet and a revised draft of the scope that they intend to propose be adopted by their membership. The revised draft scope takes into account the feedback from the formal consultation, which received 24 responses from across the membership.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=3312
ICANN: Accountability Management Operating Principles (news release)
As part of the Joint Project Agreement between the U.S. Department of Commerce and ICANN, the ICANN Board of Directors approved an Affirmation of Responsibilities for ICANN's Private Sector Management. Points 2 and 3 of that document refer to ICANN's intention to continue to improve processes and procedures that encourage improved transparency and accountability. As part of this commitment to continuously improving transparency and accountability, ICANN is seeking input from the community on the development of a set of Management Operating Principles.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-16oct06.htm
ICANN Seeks Community Input on the Development of Transparency and Accountability Management Operating Principles (news release)
As part of the Joint Project Agreement between the U.S. Department of Commerce and ICANN, the ICANN Board of Directors approved an Affirmation of Responsibilities for ICANN's Private Sector Management.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-16oct06.htm
JPA Agreement: Will it Change the Problems With the UDRP? by Konstantinos Komaitis
It was rather interesting to read this new agreement between the USDoC and ICANN talking about the mechanisms, methods and procedures necessary to effect the transition of Internet domain name and addressing system (DNS) to the private sector. What was more interesting though was to read in this very agreement the following: "...the Department continues to support the work of ICANN as the coordinator for the technical functions related to the management of the Internet DNS". OK, let's be honest! Technical? Over the past few years, ICANN has been more involved in policy-making decisions than actually being engaged in the technical coordination of the Internet - or so it seems at least.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/jpa_agreement_problems_with_udrp/
Wal-Mart loses case for control of boycottwalmart.com
The world's largest retailer Wal-Mart has failed in its attempt to gain control of the web address boycottwalmart.com. An arbitration panel has ruled that it was unlikely that visitors would be confused and think that it was a Wal-Mart site.
http://www.theregister.com/2006/10/16/wal-mart_loves_bitch_site_domain_claim
http://out-law.com/page-7394
Domain Name Site, Sedo, Sets Up Auction
The new seven-day auction platform will augment a traditional model where domain names are posted on the site for sale and prices are negotiated.
http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193303394
http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=40926
First set of generic dot mobi domain names to be auctioned
The first set of generic domain names under the new .mobi top-level domain is due to be auctioned off on 27th October at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East domain conference, Hollywood.
http://techdigest.tv/2006/10/first_set_of_ge.html
http://techweb.com/headlines_week/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=193303132
$350,000 Deal Headlines Strongest Week of Domain Sales Since Late May
FunGames.com recently sold for $350,000 in a private transaction that ranks among the top dozen sales reported this year.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/domainsales10_17_06.htm
ICANN verweigert Spamhaus.org-Sperre
Das Anti-Spam-Projekt Spamhaus hat im Streit mit der US-Justiz Schützenhilfe von der Internet-Verwaltung ICANN bekommen.
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/143359/
25.000 Domainstreitereien von der WIPO entschieden
Die WIPO hat seit dem Start ihrer Schiedsstelle für Domainstreitigkeiten 25.000 Beschwerden entschieden. Im Fall Nummer 25.000 entschieden die WIPO-Schlichter auf der Basis der so genannten UDRP auf die Übertragung der Adresse "redlionhotels.com" an den Inhaber der Hotelkette "Red Lion".
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/79614
Empresa de tubos consigue 65 millones de visitas gracias a su dominio
Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corporation puede vanagloriarse de ser la empresa industrial que mayor número de visitas recibe en su sitio online
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1381
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