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domain names & governance news - 26 October
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U.N. to discuss regulating Internet
http://www.bw.lehigh.edu/story.asp?ID=20062
Putting Internet Security at Risk
http://businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2006/tc20061023_088634.htm
Island domain for Afghanistan
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20632220%5E15318%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html
au: DCITA starts review of .au management
http://itwire.com.au/content/view/6565/127/
au: Review of the structure and operation of the .au Internet domain
http://www.dcita.gov.au/communications_for_business/news_and_events/review_of_the_structure_and_operation_of_the_.au_internet_domain
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U.N. to discuss regulating Internet
The United Nations will hold a conference at the end of this month to discuss the possibility of the United Nations regulating and governing Internet activities and the use of the Internet in developing countries, a U.N. representative said in a lecture.
http://www.bw.lehigh.edu/story.asp?ID=20062
Negotiating a global framework for internet governance at the Internet Governance Forum 2011
The simulation exercise will be organised as a part of the Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme. Participants from developing countries will have a chance to upgrade their skills in negotiation and chairing international meetings.
http://www.diplomacy.edu/poolbin.asp?IDPool=165
Lessons for the Internet Governance Forum from the IETF By Jeremy Malcolm
As Antonios Broumas has correctly observed, the IGF begins life in Athens next week without the means for its participants to agree upon any substantive documents such as resolutions or declarations. Indeed, according to Nitin Desai, the Chairman of its Advisory Group, it is impossible for the IGF to make any decisions, as it "is not a decision-making body. We have no members so we have no power to make decision."
http://www.circleid.com/posts/lessons_internet_governance_forum_ietf/
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DOMAIN NAMES
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Putting Internet Security at Risk
A deal that gives VeriSign a de facto monopoly over Web registries is flawed and must include greater security
http://businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2006/tc20061023_088634.htm
Island domain for Afghanistan
Internet domain registrations in war-torn Afghanistan are being hosted from a network operations centre in Sydney as part of an unusual export drive.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20632220%5E15318%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html
au: DCITA starts review of .au management
Communications minister, senator Helen Coonan has initiated a review of the fie year old .au Internet domain management arrangements with the release of a discussion paper and a call for submissions.
http://itwire.com.au/content/view/6565/127/
http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=67050
http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=41170
http://zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Have_your_say_on_au_s_future/0,130061791,339271832,00.htm
http://builderau.com.au/news/soa/Have_your_say_on_au_s_future/0,339028227,339271832,00.htm
au: Review of the structure and operation of the .au Internet domain
The Department for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts has released a discussion paper as part of a review into the structure and operation of the .au Internet domain. Public comment is sought on a range of issues including the administrative structure of the .au Internet domain, naming structures, policy development, competitiveness and cost effectiveness, international participation and emerging technical issues. Information and feedback gathered in the course of this review process will be used to examine the broader operation of the .au Internet domain to ensure that it continues to reflect the needs of industry stakeholders and the wider Internet community. Industry and members are invited to make submissions to the .au Internet Domain review by close of business on Tuesday 28 November 2006.
http://www.dcita.gov.au/communications_for_business/news_and_events/review_of_the_structure_and_operation_of_the_.au_internet_domain
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
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/10/23/2440572.html
ICANN News Alerts
ICANN have commenced a subscription service for ICANN News Alerts where you can receive immediate email notification of new announcements and updates to the ICANN website. To subscribe see:
http://icann.org/communications/news_alerts.html
Revised .BIZ, .INFO AND .ORG Registry Agreements Posted for Public Comment
On 18 October 2006, ICANN's Board adopted the following resolution concerning the proposed .BIZ, .INFO and .ORG registry agreements that had been posted for public comment on 28 July 2006:
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-24oct06.htm
ICANN’s “Data Valdez” - The Future of Whois Privacy Policy - Panel in New York City on 8 November
The controversy over ICANN’s “Whois” personal data policy, which conflicts with a number of national and international privacy guarantees, is the topic of an upcoming panel discussion sponsored by the New York Internet Society.ICANN requires Internet domain name registrants to publish their personal information, like their home address and telephone number on the Internet in its “Whois” database. ICANN’s policy has caused a lot of problems for people because spammers use the personal information, the data is used to engage in identity theft, to send bogus legal demands, and silence freedom of expression on the Internet.
http://bloggernews.net/1887
ICANN delays domain tasting decision (reg req'd)
The body that regulates the internet, ICANN, has delayed taking a decision on how to tackle domain name tasting, a practice that allows domain name entrepreneurs to register thousands of top-level domain names for up to five days without having to pay a fee
http://www.managingip.com/default.asp?page=9&PubID=198&SID=657963
How to ensure your rivals cease and desist (reg req'd)
When sending a cease and desist letter to a cybersquatter, know your enemy well, says James Davis, a partner at Arent Fox who spoke at the annual AIPLA meeting last week in Washington DC
http://www.managingip.com/default.asp?page=9&PubID=198&SID=658362
Is ICANN Producing Jewels?
ICANN business is still predominately conducted on Email lists/forums. Email lists and forums are good at excavating. As ideas churn and churn, every now and then a gem glitters amidst the din. Unfortunately, gems that are discovered in email lists and forums remain obscured by all the crap that is unavoidably generated by collaborative thinking. In fact, as new people come to the list, often times the same crap and the same gems are recycled. Email lists don’t do a great job of sifting and disposal.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/is_icann_producing_jewels/
Dot VN, Inc. Announces Total .VN Domain Name Registration Increases By Nearly 300%
Dot VN, Inc. announced today that the total number of .vn domain names registered has increased by nearly 300% since October, 2005, increasing from vn 10,592 domains registered by October 1, 2005 to over 30,000 registered domain names as of October 17, 2006.
http://webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=17860
http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=145836&nr= (sub req'd)
DotMobi hopes to be dotcom of cellphones
With excruciatingly slow downloads of html sites on GPRS enabled cellphones and not-so-successful story of WAP sites, dotMobi, a domain dedicated to delivering the Internet to the mobile phone may change all that.
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1059875
Judge lets ICANN off the hook
A US judge has pulled back from a conflict with Internet naming agency ICANN, averting a potential crisis over domain name management. Judge Charles P Kocoras has decided not to ask ICANN to suspend the doman name for Spamhaus - even though the British-based organisation has refused to pay the $11.7m damages owing to US-based email marketing company, e360 Insight. The judge said that ordering the suspension would "not correspond to the gravity of the offending conduct."
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=7160
Spamhaus Beats Back Legal Challenge
The British antispam outfit remains in operation after a U.S. court rejects an e-mail marketing company's request to suspend its Web domain
http://businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2006/gb20061024_404786.htm
http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20061025085745824 (sub req'd)
http://www.mediabuyerplanner.com/2006/10/20/spamhaus_appealing_illinois/index.php
http://www.5dmail.net/html/2006-10-23/20061023140950.htm
International Haus of Spam
Spamhaus is a well-regarded registry of bad actors. The British nonprofit, along with partner organizations, tracks the IP addresses that spew most of the spam issued forth worldwide. They also use honeypots and other mechanisms to keep a dynamic list of infected computers and IP addresses that act as vectors for infection. And they owe a guy in Illinois nearly $12 million due to a default judgment issued by a U.S. District Court judge when Spamhaus failed to contest a lawsuit.
http://db.tidbits.com/article/8719
Domain spamhaus.org bleibt erhalten
Ein US-amerikanisches Gericht hat den Antrag des Massen-E-Mail-Versenders E360Insight zurückgewiesen, zur Durchsetzung eines Urteils gegen Spamhaus den Domain-Eintrag der Antispam-Website aufheben zu lassen.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/79847
Un nouveau protocole pour gérer les noms de domaine
Le RRP (pour Registry Registrar Protocol), protocole utilisée pour gérer l’accès aux annuaires de noms de domaine, va être définitivement abandonné au profit d'EPP (pour Extensible Provisioning Protocol).
http://solutions.journaldunet.com/breve/international/5867/un-nouveau-protocole-pour-gerer-les-noms-de-domaine.shtml
Pas de suspension du nom Spamhaus.org
La justice américaine vient de refuser de suspendre le nom de domaine de l'association de lutte contre les spammers Spamhaus.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1032/pas-de-suspension-du-nom-spamhaus-org.php
Vers une renégociation des contrats .BIZ, .INFO et .ORG
Très critiquées, les propositions de renouvellement des contrats d'opérateurs de trois extensions vont devoir être revues afin de prendre en compte les inquiétudes exprimées.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1031/vers-une-renegociation-des-contrats-biz-info-et-org.php
La Red : No cerrarán Spamhaus
Un juez estadounidense ha denegado una orden que habría suspendido el nombre de dominio para The Spamhaus Project, evitando un potencial problema sobre cómo los fallos legales estadounidenses se aplican a través del internet global.
http://www.faq-mac.com/mt/archives/019806.php
Empresa localiza domínios na internet via SMS
A Nomer.com, empresa brasileira credenciada à Icann que atua na operação de reserva de domínios (endereços na internet) e na criação de e-mails e sites automáticos, anunciou um novo serviço para facilitar a pesquisa e a seleção de domínios para novos registros.
http://www2.opopular.com.br/ultimas/noticia.php?cod=277795
Nueva Asignación de Espacio de direcciones IPv6 para la región (LAC)
A partir de este mes cada persona de América Latina podría tener el equivalente a 8,129,240 direcciones, o máquinas distintas conectadas a la red.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1388
Story in Korean mentioning ICANN
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/20061023/050100000020061023100511K2.html
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