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domain name & governance news - 20 November

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Internet Governance Forum Report 1: What's It All About by Ang Peng Hwa
http://internetinasia.typepad.com/blog/2006/11/internet_govern.html

ICANN Seeks Input on Improving Transparency and Accountability
http://www.cdt.org/publications/policyposts/2006/20

White Paper on ICANN Meetings Posted for Public Comment
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-15nov06.htm

eu: The “.eu” success leads to a considerable price reduction (news release)
http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/news/the-201c-eu201d-success-leads-to-a-considerable-price-reduction

auDA addresses spam and privacy concerns, extends domain name expiry period to 30 days (news release)
http://auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-17112006/

BHP Billiton evicts cybersquatter
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/11/16/1163266712775.html

Wales on the web may become .cym
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/6151206.stm

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Internet Governance Forum Report 1: What's It All About by Ang Peng Hwa
The IGF has come and gone. It was an "outstanding success". I had meant to blog some thoughts about the IGF but had more travels before I returned and succumbed to the potent combination of lack of sleep and jetlag. I suppose it’s delayed but better late than never. The first question to answer is: What is the IGF all about?
http://internetinasia.typepad.com/blog/2006/11/internet_govern.html

Civil society at ITU - The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
Internet Issues: The Working Group of the Plenary also discussed internet-related issues. The US and the Arab Group, supported by Iran (Islamic Rep. of), presented proposals that aim to reflect the outcome of WSIS in the existing Resolution 101 on Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks. The discussions that followed showed general support for these proposals. Consequently, the Chairman asked the US and the Arab States to consolidate into a single document their proposals in order to facilitate the work of the Committee.
http://www.itu.int/plenipotentiary/2006/newsroom/highlights/13.html

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ICANN Seeks Input on Improving Transparency and Accountability
A Briefing On Public Policy Issues Affecting Civil Liberties Online from The Center For Democracy and Technology that addresses: ICANN Seeks Input on Improving Transparency and Accountability; Preliminary Recommendations Focus on Transparency; Reform Process Must Not Be Rushed.
http://www.cdt.org/publications/policyposts/2006/20

White Paper on ICANN Meetings Posted for Public Comment
ICANN is seeking feedback on the purpose and structure of the large international Board meetings that are currently held three times a year. To encourage discussion, Susan Crawford, a member of ICANN's Board Meetings Committee, has prepared a discussion paper.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-15nov06.htm

eu: The “.eu” success leads to a considerable price reduction (news release)
EURid has decided to lower the fees associated with owning a .eu domain name. As of January 1st 2007, the price for registering a domain name and the annual renewal fee will be 5 euro as opposed to today’s 10 euro. This substantial reduction is possible thanks to the huge interest in .eu and the high number of registrations.
http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/news/the-201c-eu201d-success-leads-to-a-considerable-price-reduction

.eu Domain Name Wholesale Prices to Fall
Eurid announced that it is cutting the wholesale price of its domains in half.
http://domainnamewire.com/2006/11/16/eu-domain-name-wholesale-prices-to-fall/
http://swbusiness.fi/portal/news/news_from_software_business_cluster/other_news/?id=15448
http://contentbusiness.fi/portal/news/news_from_content_business_cluster/other_news/?id=15448
http://www.learningbusiness.fi/portal/news/?id=15448&area=9

auDA addresses spam and privacy concerns, extends domain name expiry period to 30 days (news release)
auDA will implement an Image Verification Check (IVC) on its web-based WHOIS service. Keeping Australia in line with international best practice.
http://auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-17112006/

ae: UAEnic officials discuss domain name developments with ICANN (news release)
Officials from UAEnic (United Arab Emirates Network Information Centre), the .ae registry, met up with ICANN officials on 15 November. The meeting was held to exchange views on the progress made by UAEnic and to discuss mutual areas of cooperation to benefit the Internet community across the UAE and the Region.
http://www.ameinfo.com/102175.html
http://khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/business/2006/November/business_November526.xml&section=business&col=
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093133595

BHP Billiton evicts cybersquatter
BHP Billiton squashed a cyber squatter who was piggybacking off its corporate website, bhpbilliton.com registering the name bhpbiliton.com - minus one "L". As The Age notes, and is still the case as I write this, the cybersquatter still has the domain name.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/11/16/1163266712775.html

Wales on the web may become .cym
Welsh websites could soon choose a .cym address rather than .uk, if a campaign backed by assembly members succeeds.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/6151206.stm

uk: Cybersquatters, your days are numbered
The new Companies Act received royal assent on 8 November. And one of the items included in the new Act is an easing of the rules relating to getting your company's name back.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=552&blogid=4

Term Limits for the GNSO by Bret Fausett
If you like the incumbent GNSO Councilors, you'll be disappointed to learn that they won't be in office much longer. At yesterday's council meeting, the Council passed a resolution, over substantial minority objection, providing that "term limits for GNSO Council members should be adopted immediately by the GNSO Council with no grandfathering except in connection with the ability of a council member to serve out their existing term. A council member can serve no more than two consecutive terms (regardless of duration)."
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/11/17/2508515.html

ve: CCTLD of Venezuela (.COM.VE): more WIPO Arbitration on the Run
Sources of the local Network Information Center of Venezuela (NIC.VE), have recently informed of the large and unexpected increase of .VE domain name registration, by both, local and foreign corporations, during year 2006. Reasons for such trend are many, but it has mainly been attributed to the shortage of .COM, and . NET domains worldwide.
http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=1606

Spam blocker under gun
The amount of spam on the Internet is significant. Some of it is filtered out by Spamhaus, a United Kingdom-based volunteer organization that runs an anti-spam service.
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Business/2006/11/11/2314377-sun.html

RIPE: Call for Comments on IPv6 Multi-homing Solutions
Living document, IPv6 Multi-homing Solutions and their Pro's and Con's version 1.0. 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.
http://www.nro.net/documents/nro42.html

im: Spammers target Manx domain
THE new Manx domain name .im has become a target for a new form of spamming and phishing attack known as spam island-hopping.
http://www.iomonline.co.im/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=872&ArticleID=1885223

uk: Nominet polls members on changes to .uk services
Nominet has called an extraordinary general meeting after pressure from members to change the scope of its remit and offer additional services.
http://www.computing.co.uk/itweek/news/2168682/dot-uk-registry-nominet-polls
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2168682/dot-uk-registry-nominet-polls

uk: Updating the .uk Dispute Resolution Service (news release)
Nominet is updating their Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) to keep the service quick, simple, fair and approachable for all who use it and make sure that it keeps abreast of changes in the external environment.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=3347

Hong Kong Launches Chinese .hk Domain Names
The Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company ("HKDNR") announced details regarding the launch of Chinese .hk domain names in Hong Kong, which include the Chinese equivalent of the current 7 categories of .hk domain name. It began with a "soft launch" at the end of September 2006. Qualified individuals and entities can now register Chinese .hk domain names.
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=44260&searchresults=1

us: As Candidates Mull ’08, Web Sites Are Already Running
Henry Treftz gets excited each time Barack Obama seems to inch closer to a run for president in 2008. Not, mind you, that Mr. Treftz is a fan of Mr. Obama, the Democratic senator from Illinois. He says he would not vote for him if he did run. But Mr. Treftz, who lives in Aurora, Ill., owns the domain name obama2008.org, and he thinks he will make a tidy profit if Mr. Obama’s campaign gets around to wanting it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/18/us/politics/18domain.html

Cameras.com transaction completed to become second-highest price for domain in 2006
The purchaser of cameras.com completed the escrow process this week for cameras.com to complete the sale for US$1.5m, confirming cameras.com gained the second-highest reported domain name sale in 2006 behind Diamonds.com at US$7.5 million.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/domainsales11_14_06.htm

az: Parliament asks government to approve Draft Budget
Today, 2002 Draft State Budget- related bills were discussed in the sitting of Parliament. ... Fuad Muradov asked for reduction of registration fees for domain names.
http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=16390

ISOC-NY Panel: The Future of WHOIS Policy (Webcast)
The Metropolitan NY Chapter of the Internet Society continued its popular series of public events at the Jefferson Market library in Greenwich Village with a panel discussion on WHOIS policy, moderated by Danny Younger. This is a contentious issue, involving tradeoffs between privacy, anonymity, and accountability.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/isoc_ny_panel_whois_policy/

in: Domain theft spurs concern
THE CID (Crime) that busted the cyber-crime racket on Friday has a piece of advice for those running online businesses. The online traders should be extremely careful in revealing the username and password of a domain to their employees. The CID’s advice is based on fears that the employees, when they leave the company, might misue them to their advantage.
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=210057

Rowling wins domain battle with Iranian cybersquatters
While her creation Harry Potter battles evil on paper, author JK Rowling has also fought and won a battle of hers in the real world.
http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=336250&ssid=43&sid=ENT
http://thehimalayantimes.com/GuffShuff.asp?filename=6a8Ra7wa.9amal&folder=aGDafTaSah4afaf&Name=GuffShuff&dtSiteDate=20061117
http://examiner.ie/breaking/story.asp?j=232605075&p=z3z6x589x&n=232605961&x=
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=201495930&p=zxy496636
http://eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=236886150&p=z3688698x
http://www.breakingnews.ie/2006/11/16/story285405.html
http://news.sawf.org/Gossip/27411.aspx

.eu-Regisrtry EUrid halbiert Preis für Domain-Registrierungen
Die Registrierstelle für .eu-Domains EUrid hat am heutigen Donnerstag angekündigt, ab 1. Januar 2007 die Preise für die Registrierung von .eu-Domains und deren jährliche Erneuerung von 10 Euro auf 5 Euro zu senken. Der große Erfolg der Adresszone erlaube die Halbierung des Preises, schreibt die zuletzt viel kritisierte Registry.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/81144

nl: Le registre SIDN victime de son succès
2 114 728 c’est le nombre de noms enregistrés au 9 novembre communiqué par le registre du .NL, SIDN. Un chiffre en progression de 21% au regard du nombre de noms enregistrés au 31 décembre 2005.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1055/hollande-le-registre-sidn-victime-de-son-succes.php

Calendrier prévisionnel d’ouverture du .ASIA
En attendant son ouverture prévue au printemps 2007, un calendrier prévisionnel des enregistrements prioritaires du .ASIA peut être établi sur la base de la proposition faite à l’ICANN.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1050/asie-calendrier-previsionnel-d-ouverture-du-asia.php

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

CZ.NIC podepsalo smlouvu s ICANN
Sdružení CZ.NIC, správce národní domény CZ, podepsalo na konferenci Internet Governance Forum 2006 v reckých Aténách smlouvu s organizací ICANN.
http://mam.ihned.cz/c4-10000115-19773730-100000_d-cz-nic-podepsalo-smlouvu-s-icann

O blaid statws i Gymru ar y we
Dylai pobl Cymru gael yr hawl i ddefnyddio'r cyfeiriad .cym ar y we, medd un o bwyllgorau'r cynulliad.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/welsh/hi/newsid_6150000/newsid_6151000/6151028.stm
 
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