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domain name & governance news - 16 November
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Discussion during IGF against Internet content control
http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number4.21/igf
The Information Society and the Nature of Digital Divide, by Elisa Burchett
http://www.unobserver.com/layout5.php?id=2802&blz=1
nz: Second consultation on RMC Policy Review
http://dnc.org.nz/story/30265-29-1.html
Aussie web guru raises hackles of US Idol-makers
http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,10166,20754529-462,00.html
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Discussion during IGF against Internet content control
The IGF has shown a strong and large opposition to Internet blocking and filtering, putting under pressure repressive governments such as China. The three sessions devoted to content regulation and control have been dominated by the advocates of anti-censorship and access to knowledge that have criticized the state control of Internet content.
http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number4.21/igf
The Information Society and the Nature of Digital Divide, by Elisa Burchett
Click here - http://www.yourlanguage.yourlocale – Are you connected? As rudimentary as this example is, it’s a very complicated business. The inaugural meeting of the IGF or Internet Governance Forum held in Athens, Greece has come to an end and the abundance of information made available at the IGF website is proof of just how complex and increasingly expansive the future of the internet could be. Fittingly the IGF held a 4 day interactive discussion on various themes including openness, diversity, access and multilingualism, highlighting concerns for minority and indigenous rights.
http://www.unobserver.com/layout5.php?id=2802&blz=1
Internet stakeholders – it’s good to talk
The other week I drank deeply from the fountain of web news as the IGF kicked off in Athens. Sadly, IT Week’s travel budget would only have got me as far as Gatwick Airport, so I covered the event from the office. Launched at the most recent UN-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society last year, the IGF is a “forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue”, or a talking shop if you want to be slightly cynical, which, as a journalist, is my wont.
http://www.whatpc.co.uk/itweek/comment/2168635/internet-stakeholders-talk
The ITU and ICANN: an Internet Game of Cat and Mouse
Andy Updegrove writes "Once upon a time, there was something new called "the Internet," and it was an unknown quantity. While some guessed what it could become, most did not. Famously, Mark Andreessen - of Mosaic, and later Netscape fame - and Tim Berners-Lee did, while Bill Gates did not. Less publicly, those that helped to create something that came to be called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - or ICANN - did, and the standards analogue of Bill Gates - the International Telecommunications Union - or ITU - did not. As a result, ICANN got the root directories to the Internet - and the ITU did not. They've never forgotten - and they want them."
http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/13/1955225
Eine Erfindung für die Globalpolitik by Wolfgang Kleinwächter
Auf dem Internet Governance Forum fand eine prozedurale Revolution statt – Deutschland und das Internet: noch immer ein Wintermärchen
http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/23/23953/1.html
Ciberfraude y correo basura, los dos más grandes problemas en la red: Pisanty
Al inaugurar el Congreso Internet.2006, el titular de la Dirección General de Servicios de Cómputo Académico (DGSCA), Alejandro Pisanty, destacó la importancia de construir en los próximos meses una solución a problemáticas de gran impacto en la sociedad como la obtención de información confidencial de manera fraudulenta a través de la red y el correo basura.
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2006/11/14/index.php?section=sociedad&article=044n1soc
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nz: Second consultation on RMC Policy Review
As a result of some of the comments received in the first round of the Registering, Managing and Cancelling Domain Names policy review consultation, a further call for comments is being made, with a particular focus on obtaining people's views on whether there should be any change to the current registration requirements.
http://dnc.org.nz/story/30265-29-1.html
Aussie web guru raises hackles of US Idol-makers
Brisbane man Ben Petro is embroiled in a David and Goliath style legal battle with the creators of the Idol television franchise that includes a dispute over the domain name googleidol.com.
http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,10166,20754529-462,00.html
AUDA launches podcasts for internet users
AUDA has launched a series of free podcasts that Australians can download or stream to improve their internet knowledge.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=19705
ICANN Posts Draft Version of the 2007-2010 Strategic Plan for Comment (news release)
Based on community consultations and comments to the Issues Paper published in September, ICANN releases its next draft Strategic Plan. Consultations held through the time of the ICANN meeting in São Paulo will inform revisions to this plan. In this release, ICANN thanks the community for the participation and contribution to date and encourages comments concerning this draft. Comment forum will be set up shortly.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-12nov06.htm
Isle of Man cracks down on spammers
The Isle of Man has stepped up its fight against spammers exploiting its .im country code top-level domain name.
http://www.pcw.co.uk/vnunet/news/2168580/isle-man-cracks-spammers
DNForum cracks down on trademarked domains
DNForum, the largest online forum for domain name owners, is cracking down on trademark-infringing domains sold on its site.
http://domainnamewire.com/2006/11/14/dnforum-cracks-down-on-trademarked-domains/
jp: More than 500K “xxx.JP” domain registered
“.jp” domain debuted in February 2001. With more than 500,000 domain registered, now there are more “xxx.jp” registered than other form of JP domains such as “xxx.co.jp” and “xxx.ne.jp”.
http://www.multilingual-search.com/more-than-500k-xxxjp-domain-registered/15/11/2006/en/
Afternic Decides To Remove Adult & Gambling Domains From Web Site
After extensive consideration, we have decided to no longer accept domain names that promote hate, sex, obscenity or self-destructive behavior, such as substance abuse, violence and gambling.
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=18147
http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2168580/isle-man-cracks-spammers
WWF fails to wrestle domain name from holder
The World Wildlife Fund has failed in its attempt to gain control of the domain name WWF.com. The name was used until recently as a web forum concerned with professional wrestling.
http://out-law.com/page-7470
Something's phishy about these domain names
What's in a [domain] name? Probably a few million dollars if you've bothered to register a highly bankable one. For instance, Diamonds.com fetched a cool $8.5 million this year. However, selling high value monikers is not the only way big bucks are being made in the domain name industry.
http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=idgml-f023096f-47a9-4313-9579-0c84a9706091
Exceptional Domain Names for Uranium Companies (news release)
Uranium companies around the world are being invited to bid on seven domains with names that go with the industry. They include UraniumOre.com and ThinkUranium.com. According to Howard Arzt of SupremeURLs.com, the new domain names have been acquired because of their capacity, among other things, to secure high search engine rankings.
http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/061115SupremeURLscom.html
Fissures chez les néoconservateurs aux Etats-Unis
Pilier du néoconservatisme américain, Francis Fukuyama s’inquiète des confusions idéologiques et des erreurs de l’administration Bush. ... La preuve étant faite que l’ONU n’est pas réformable, il voit plutôt se développer un éventail de formes de coopérations internationales très diverses allant du plus formel et du plus légitime (l’ONU) au plus informel (les codes d’entreprises, ISO, Icann), le plus légitime n’étant pas le plus efficace.
http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2006/09/VEDRINE/13921
Top 10 des pays adeptes du .MOBI
Avec désormais 218 000 noms enregistrés et près de 140 pays demandeurs, le .MOBI gagne du terrain et s'inscrit comme l'extension phare de l'année 2006.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1049/appareils-mobiles-top-10-des-pays-adeptes-du-mobi.php
Story in Russian mentioning ICANN
http://www.strana.ru/stories/02/12/30/3249/297824.html
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