domain name & governance news - 23 October

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

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Internet's unquenchable thirst for power drives its evolution
http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2891&iArticleId=3496001

What Will Be the Outcome of the Internet Governance Forum Meeting in Athens?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/outcome_internet_governance_forum_athens/

nz: Cross-party caucus set up to tackle ICT issues (news release)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00363.htm

US court denies request to suspend Spamhaus domain
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/20/spamhaus_domain_pull_request_refused

ICANN Approves .asia Domain Name
http://www.betanews.com/article/ICANN_Approves_asia_Domain_Name/1161285487

us: FBI director wants ISPs to track users
http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-6126877.html

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ug: Goverment Inaugurates Internet Committee
THE government of Uganda has instituted a National Internet Governance Forum to spearhead the Information and Communication Technology agenda in the country.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200610200034.html

Internet's unquenchable thirst for power drives its evolution
There are rumours that the Internet, like the polar ice caps, might be breaking up. The warning came this week from Nitin Desai, the chairperson of the IGF, a memberless institution set up by the United Nations to "convene dialogue between stakeholders".
http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2891&iArticleId=3496001

What Will Be the Outcome of the IGF Meeting in Athens?
Since the Tunis WSIS mandate was given to the UN Secretary General to convene the IGF, interest on the new emerging entity and its possible effects on the IG debate has been allegedly high. But as time is approaching when the IGF inaugural meeting will start its activities in Athens, Greece, now, almost 10 days before its first—ever meeting, participation of all stakeholders and key actors in the meeting has proved to be even more than expected in the first place. Approximately 1300 participants are estimated to attend the workings of the meeting, one third of which are state representatives (84 different delegations of countries), while the other two thirds consist of representatives from the civil society and the private (business) sector.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/outcome_internet_governance_forum_athens/

nz: Cross-party caucus set up to tackle ICT issues (news release)
Internet governance, digital copyright and child safety are just some of the issues that could be tackled at the newly established Parliamentary Internet Caucus.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00363.htm

How Internet Balkanization Will Change How We Browse the Web
As absurd as that sounds, the regionalization of the Internet could become a very real future, according to a United Nations official. “People are concerned about whether the system we have now will also work five years from now,” Nitin Desai, chair of the UN-led IGF, told BBC News.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/40799

Internet Governance: Die nächste Runde by Wolfgang Kleinwächter
Das Reizthema der Internetaufsicht wird beim ersten IFG-Forum in Athen vermieden, zur Diskussion steht die Entwicklung des Internet mit den Themen Zugang, Offenheit, Vielfalt und Sicherheit
http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/23/23800/1.html

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US court denies request to suspend Spamhaus domain
A US judge has denied a request to order internet registrars to suspend Spamhaus's domain, easing concerns that the spam blocking service might be interrupted.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/20/spamhaus_domain_pull_request_refused

Court blocks request to shut Spamhaus domain (IDG)
A U.S. judge has denied an order that would have suspended the domain name for The Spamhaus Project, averting a potential quagmire over how U.S. legal rulings apply across the global Internet. 
http://infoworld.com/article/06/10/20/HNspamhausdomain_1.html
http://www.itworld.com/Man/2681/061020courtspam/
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/10/20/spamhaus/index.php

Judge denies request to suspend anti-spam group's domain name, calling it too broad (AP)
A federal judge presiding over a spam dispute rejected a marketing company's request to suspend the domain name of an anti-spam group that ignored an $11.7 million judgment against it.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/10/20/financial/f122815D94.DTL
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/tech/20061020-1228-anti-spamlawsuit.html
http://southernillinoisan.com/articles/2006/10/21/ap-state-il/d8ksi2gg2.txt
http://post-gazette.com/pg/06294/731335-96.stm

Spamhaus Litigation Update - Court Declines to Issue Order Against ICANN or Tucows (news release)
The Court explained that the relief e360 sought was too broad to be warranted under the circumstances. First, the Court noted that since there is no indication that ICANN or Tucows acted in concert with Spamhaus and second, the Court stated that a suspension of www.spamhaus.org would cut off all lawful online activities of Spamhaus, not just those that are in contravention of the injunction the Court previously issued against Spamhaus.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-19oct06.htm

Judge Denies Suspension Of Spamhaus Domain
Spamhaus.org garnered its first win in court, now that the company has decided to show up, against e360Insight. US District Court Judge Charles Kocaras denied a sweeping motion filed by e360 to order ICANN and domain registrar Tucows to suspend Spamhaus' domain name.
http://webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20061020JudgeDeniesSuspensionOfSpamhausDomain.html
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/22/0339211
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=7394

ICANN votes on domain tasting solution
Internet overseeing organisation ICANN will vote later today on whether to introduce a new system aimed at closing a loophole in domain name rules that enables speculators to register thousands of domain names effectively for free.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/18/domain_tasting_vote

ICANN Approves Domain for Asia-Pacific (AP)
The Internet will soon have a domain to unify businesses and other users in the Asia-Pacific region. ICANN has approved a ".asia" domain for Internet addresses, supplementing suffixes available for individual countries, such as ".cn" for China and ".jp" for Japan.
http://iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/19/business/NA_FIN_US_Asia_Domain.php
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/AR2006101900892.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/10/20/1160851088424.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/10/20/1160851088424.html
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8KRRTSO1.htm

ICANN Approves .asia Domain Name
ICANN said Wednesday that it had approved the ".asia." top-level domain, which will provide an additional suffix possibility for companies based in the Asia-Pacific region. The new TLD would be controlled by the DotAsia Organization, made up of groups running domain names for other Asian countries. Registration will not begin for another six to nine months, as the contract has not yet been finalized.
http://www.betanews.com/article/ICANN_Approves_asia_Domain_Name/1161285487
http://news.techwhack.com/4565/.asia-domain-names
http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=30239

What If .COM Had Been Born With Site Finder?
ICANN’s new Registry Service Technical Evaluation Service (RSTEP) process is definitely a positive step forward for ICANN.  The comment period for the Tralliance proposed new service using the DNS wildcard feature closed Wednesday night.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/if_com_with_site_finder

us: FBI director wants ISPs to track users
FBI Director Robert Mueller on Tuesday called on Internet service providers to record their customers' online activities, a move that anticipates a fierce debate over privacy and law enforcement in Washington next year. ... It's not clear exactly what a data retention law would require. One proposal would go beyond Internet providers and require registrars to maintain records too.
http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-6126877.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/cnet/2006-10-18-isp-tracking_x.htm
http://www.zone-h.org/content/view/14257/30/

Legal Threats for Spoof Cruise/Scientology Site
A Web site satirizing Tom Cruise's affiliation to the Church of Scientology through spoof videos and commentary could face closure as religious officials threaten legal action. ScienTOMogy.info has been bombarded by complaints from leaders of the controversial religion, which is championed by Tom Cruise and a string of other celebrities including John Travolta and Katie Holmes.
http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3465414
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/40538/Tom_Cruise_Tries_to_Shut_Down_Mock_Scientology_Website

fr: Domain hijacking on the rise?
Is this a rare case of domain name hijacking, or does it hide a general trend? A French firm was recently the victim of such hijacking. This French company specializing in providing online content for adults lost its name explicite.com during the summer.
http://domaine.blogspot.com/2006/10/domain-hijacking-on-rise.html

ie: Censorship shock: no porn allowed on net
Just when you thought the Celtic tiger had shed decades of claustrophobic state supervision, along comes a new layer of censorship to shatter the illusion — only this time it’s online. The registrar of the Irish .ie internet domain extension has decided it must try to shield people from smut on the internet and, as a standard-bearing start, has banned use of the word “porn”.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2091-2416442,00.html

Communiqué from the 31st CENTR General Assembly
CENTR, the Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries held its 31st General Assembly in Toronto, Canada on 10th – 11th October. The meeting was hosted by CIRA, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. There were 65 participants at the meeting representing 23 registries. Follow the link for some of the highlights.
https://www.centr.org/docs/2006/10/GA31_Communique.pdf

au: Bindi Irwin's Website -- The Real Story?
Accusations of cyber thievery, anti-Semitism and all-around bad taste were hurled at a man named Wayne Smith after it was reported that he cybersquatted on a website named after the daughter of late crocodile hunter Steve Irwin. Now, the man behind the outrage is defending his decision to scoop up the Internet domain bindiirwin.com.
http://www.tmz.com/2006/10/19/bindi-irwins-website-the-real-story/

au: IPv6 Forum chief: the new Internet is ready for consumption
IPv6 is not a pipedream. Founder of the IPv6 Forum Latif Ladid took time out from the IPv6 summit in Canberra to talk to Computerworld about why the new Internet Protocol is a pie to be consumed here and now.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;75779762;fp;2;fpid;4

Call for Comments on IPv6 Multi-homing Solutions
This document attempts to address all the IPv6 Multi-homing Solutions and their Pro's and Con's, put forward by the Internet Community as a collective. The use of this document is intended for the sole purpose of providing clarification of the IPv6 Multi-homing Solutions and their pro's and con's, in order to assist the Internet Community on deciding what solution are currently available to use Globally as a United Internet Community.
http://nro.net/documents/nro42.html

IDN Laboratory Testing Progress (news release)
ICANN continues to make progress toward laboratory testing for strings corresponding to internationalized top level labels (IDNs). The purpose of the laboratory tests were described during the ICANN meeting in Morocco held earlier this year ICANN and they are being designed and conducted under the guidance of the ICANN Presidents Advisory Committee for IDNs.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-19oct06.htm

ICANN Opens Public Comment Period on GNR Proposal (news release)
On 2 October 2006, ICANN posted for public information a proposal submitted through the Registry Request Service by Global Name Registry, Ltd for the limited release of two-character names under Appendix K of the .NAME Registry Agreement and the Registry Services Evaluation Policy.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-20oct06.htm

Auction seeks millions for domain names (UPI)
An auction of coveted Internet domain names such as hell.com and auction.com is asking as much as $10 million for the best.
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/72243.php/Auction-seeks-millions-for-domain-names

Asien bekommt eigene Top-Level-Domain ".asia"
Die für die Verwaltung der TLD verantwortliche Behörde ICANN hat gestern bekannt gegeben, dass man die Einführung einer eigenen Domain-Endung für Asien bestätigt hat. Mit .asia wird es also in Zukunft auch für asiatische Domains eine Endung geben, ähnlich der Endung .eu für Europa.
http://www.winfuture.de/news,28067.html
http://www.testticker.de/news/netzwerke/news20061020014.aspx

Werben statt Nerven
Den Peitschenschwung gegen P2P-Nutzer beherrscht die Musikindustrie seit Jahren, jetzt übt sie wieder, auch um die Gunst der Kunden zu buhlen - in P2P-Börsen. Außerdem im Nachrichtenüberblick: Schlammschlacht um Spam-Firma, Creative deaktiviert Radios in MP3-Player, Allofmp3 sattelt um und mehr.
http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/technologie/0,1518,443532,00.html

L'ICANN approva i domini .asia
Il .asia diventa realtà: il dominio è stato accettato il 12 Ottobre alla discussione dell'ICANN, la proposta è stata analizzata il 18 Ottobre e, nonostante il sito ufficiale non ne dia ancora il benvenuto esplicito, è ufficiale ormai l'accettazione del nuovo Top Level Domain da parte dell'ente preposto. Una nuova estensione si aggiunge dunque a quelle esistenti andando ad accontentare un mercato in grande crescita che con grande e crescente entusiasmo sta abbracciando la causa di internet.
http://webnews.html.it/news/leggi/4893/licann-approva-i-domini-asia/

Spamhaus decide di affidarsi ai tribunali USA
Obtorto collo l'organizzazione antispam annuncia di volersi presentare in appello contro la sentenza che le ha imposto una multa di 11,7 milioni di dollari. Per aver preso di mira una società che Spamhaus ritiene faccia spam
http://punto-informatico.it/p.aspx?id=1706593

OMPI : 25 000 litiges réglés en sept ans
En sept ans d'existence, le Centre d'Arbitrage et de Médiation de l'OMPI a traité plus de 25 000 différends relatifs aux noms de domaine.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1027/ompi-25-000-litiges-regles-en-sept-ans.php

L'ICANN adopte un suffixe pour l'Asie
Comme pour le suffixe «.eu» de l'Union européenne, l'ICANN a adopté jeudi le suffixe «.asia» pour tous les internautes ou les entreprises qui veulent une alternative aux autres suffixes du continent asiatique.
http://www.branchez-vous.com/actu/06-10/10-315304.html

En un año se podrá usar la letra "ñ" en los dominios españoles
VALENCIA. La vicepresidenta primera del Gobierno español, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, anunció hoy que se están adoptando las medidas para que antes de otoño de 2007 se puedan utilizar todos los caracteres de la lengua castellana, incluida la letra "ñ", en los dominios españoles de internet.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1387

+Raices: Nuevo Servidor Raiz en Venezuela
Caracas, Octubre, 2006.- En el marco del proyecto +Raíces, LACNIC (Registro de Direcciones IP para América Latina y el Caribe), ISC (Internet Systems Consortium) y el CNTI (Centro Nacional de Tecnología de Información) instalan el primer servidor raíz en Venezuela.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1386

CNTI instala copia del servidor raíz F en Venezuela
El Centro Nacional de Tecnologías de Información (CNTI) con el propósito de fortalecer la infraestructura y estabilidad de Internet en Venezuela, ha puesto en marcha la copia del servidor raíz F, proyecto que optimizará la velocidad de respuesta de las consultas que se efectúan al sistema de nombres de dominio.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1385

Ya son 25.000 las demandas relacionadas con los nombres de dominio tramitadas por la OMPI
En sólo siete años de actividades, el número de procedimientos tramitado por el Centro de Arbitraje y Mediación de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) ha alcanzado la cota de 25.000 tras la resolución de una demanda. Desde la puesta en marcha de los servicios de solución de controversias en materia de nombres de dominio, dicho Centro ha resuelto controversias en virtud de la Política Uniforme de Solución de Controversias en materia de Nombres de Dominio (Política Uniforme) y otras políticas conexas. Con lo que respecta a la demanda número 25.000 relativa a una controversia sobre ciberocupación tramitada en virtud de la Política Uniforme, los expertos ordenaron la transferencia del nombre de dominio <redlionhotels.com> al titular de la marca: la cadena Red Lion Hotels.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1384

Yo quiero tener un millon de amigos...
Asi recitaba una canción de Roberto Carlos, y quizás en le mismo tono, podrán los amigos brasileños cantar, que tienen un millon de dominios.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1383

Internet atinge marca de 1 milhão de domínios ".br"
A internet brasileira vai atingir nos próximos dias a marca de 1 milhão de domínios ".br" registrados. O anúncio oficial será feito na próxima terça-feira (24), em São Paulo, pelo Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto br, o NIC.br (www.nic.br).
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1382

Inget stopp för Spamhaus domän
Domare Charles P Kocoras avslog spamutpekade e360 Insights begäran om att ICANN skulle tvingas stänga Spamhaus domän efter det att antispam-organisationen dömts till skadestånd av en annan amerikansk domstol.
http://www1.idg.se/2.1085/1.79561

Story in Vietnamese on the .asia approval
http://www.nhandan.com.vn/tinbai/?top=41⊂=76&article=76914

Story in Korean on Spamhaus
http://economy.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?at_code=367686&ar_seq=

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