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domain name & governance news - 30 November
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Domain name games
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/11/25/1164341442837.html
Addressing the new net
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/11/28/1164476144123.html
uk: Wedding rumours lead to royal cyber-squatting
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2468125,00.html
Review of ICANN Regions
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-rev-28nov06.htm
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GOVERNANCE
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'Layers principle' should be respected in internet governance, report recommends
The anarchic and freewheeling Internet has grown to the point where some governance is necessary, but national and international steps to regulate it should be designed so that innovation is not stifled and measures do not cut disruptively across the "layers" on which the Internet is based, a new UNCTAD report recommends.
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/8677
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DOMAIN NAMES
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Domain name games
This article in the Australian Fairfax press discusses the international domain names and the complexities that go with their introduction. It also mentions the IGF in Athens where IDNs "came to a head" and the complexities of introducing IDNs. The article concludes quoting Paul Twomey "We live in multicultural Sydney ... and we all want a multicultural internet," Twomey says. "And yet, there's one big difference between human beings and computers. Human beings can deal with ambiguity, but computers can't."
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/11/25/1164341442837.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/11/25/1164341442837.html
ca: Domain Name Dispute Resolution Under The CDRP – The First Five Years (reg req'd)
Like most domain name registries, the dot-ca registry, operated by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), has a dispute resolution policy. This article examines the CIRA Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the CDRP) as it approaches its fifth anniversary.
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=44528
Addressing the new net
What is the internet? To some it's a bottomless resource of text, images and video. To others it's an idea that connects the electronic world without barriers or censorship. To engineers it's a language: IPv4, Internet Protocol version 4.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/11/28/1164476144123.html
uk: Wedding rumours lead to royal cyber-squatting
There’s nothing like the whiff of a royal wedding to stir the entrepreneurial spirit. Rumours of impending nuptials between Prince William and his girlfriend, Kate Middleton have prompted a flurry of cyber-squatting, in which internet opportunists have registered a series of addresses containing the names Wills and Kate.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2468125,00.html
ICANN at ITU Telecom World in Hong Kong, China, 4-8 December 2006
The ITU Telecom World will take place in Hong Kong, China, from 4-8 December 2006. ICANN will participate in the Internet Pavilion, part of the Exhibition Hall related to the meeting. The Internet Pavilion, co-sponsored by the NRO, ICANN, and ISOC, will be located in Stand 8053 in Hall 8 of the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-28nov06.htm
Review of ICANN Regions
ICANN is launching a public comments period on a Review of ICANN Regions. In accordance with ICANN bylaws, a review of ICANN Regions is being conducted to determine whether any change is appropriate, taking account of the evolution of the Internet.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-rev-28nov06.htm
UDRP and Article 92(b) of European Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 by Patel
It has been over a year since Patel posted "The Non-Parity of the UDRP", how little did he know then compared to now! Since that posting, the corporations and their lawyers have given him a crash course in the law and he has learned much. There are many tricks that corporations will play on a domain name registrant in order to silence criticism of the corporation and to violate the registrants right of freedom of expression without frontiers.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/udrp_european_council_regulation/
Do We Need Title Insurance for Domain Names? by Andrew Allemann
Over the Thanksgiving holiday Alleman read an article in Forbes about real estate title insurance. The article was about how real estate title insurance is a joke and overpriced. But as he read in the article how titles are investigated, it dawned on him that a title check service for domain names would be helpful.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/need_title_insurance_domain_names/
Demand for .travel domain climbs
With little more than 30 days remaining until the expiration of .travel Place Name Priority Rights, Tralliance Corporation, the .travel Registry, reports a surge in domain name requests and has established a hotline for potential registrants to expedite the domain name application process.
http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/article/20061129095945234
az: "Non-compulsory registration of domains brings about increase of electronic newspapers"
Unregistered sites bring about piracy and gaps in the laws don't allow fighting these illegal activities. When you get a domain names com, net or org in aboard, you need to use your credit card. Intrans sells domain name az. in Azerbaijan only requiring passport.
http://www.today.az/news/business/33231.html
Louis Vuitton fails to grab LV.com
Louis Vuitton has failed to gain control of lv.com in a domain name dispute. The luxury goods company could not prove that the current owner registered and used the name in bad faith so could not gain control of it.
http://out-law.com/page-7526
VeriSign Shares Falls on Acquisition News (AP)
Shares of VeriSign fell Monday after the company said it would buy inCode Wireless Consultants, a San Diego-based consultancy that focuses on wireless and other technology, for about $52 million.
http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4362426.html
7 Strategies to Choosing an Effective Domain Name
A friend of mine calls me the "Domain Queen", since at one time I owned around 50 domains. I've let many of them go (I own only 22 now) as my business has changed and developed, or I've just simply lost interest in the project. I'm often asked how I go about picking effective domain names, so as the "Domain Queen", I'll share my thought process with you.
http://domaininformer.com/guides/Choose_Domain/articles/0611277Strategies.html
Icann starts public comments period on Whois services (sub req'd)
http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=149769&nr=
ICANN stellt neue Konzepte für Whois-Daten vor
Wie viele Daten muss der Inhaber einer Second Level Domain innerhalb einer Top Level Domain preisgeben? Bisher werden in der für jedermann zugänglichen Whois-Datenbank persönliche Daten von Domaininhabern für bis zu drei Jahre nach Auslaufen der Domain aufbewahrt.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/81701
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/153625/
Nom de domaine : Active 24 propose le .eu à prix coûtant
A la suite d'une baisse de tarifs décidée par le gestionnaire paneuropéen du .eu, les premiers centres d'enregistrement prennent position.
http://www.vnunet.fr/fr/vnunet/news/2006/11/27/nom-de-domaine-active-24
« Instrument simple et proche du citoyen européen, le .EU est devenu la première porte d’entrée de la maison PI pour les particuliers et les entreprises. » Patrice CROS, Directeur Général de Premier Cercle et organisateur de l'IP Summit Patrice CROS
L’IP Summit 2006 rassemblera début décembre 150 intervenants et 650 participants. Présentation de cet évènement où, à l'occasion de son premier anniversaire, il sera fortement question du .EU.
http://domainesinfo.fr/interview/72/patrice-cros-instrument-simple-et-proche-du-citoyen-europeen-le-eu-est-devenu-la-premiere-porte-d-entree-de-la-maison-pi-pour-les-particuliers-et-les-entreprises.php
Renouvellement du conseil d'administration de l'ICANN
Le 6 novembre dernier, 7 nouveaux postes clefs à l'ICANN ont été pourvus, soit par création, soit par remplacement. Créé en 2002 par l’ICANN, le Nomination Committee ou NomCom est une assemblée en charge de la nomination de personnes aux postes les plus importants de l’ICANN.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1063/renouvellement-du-conseil-d-administration-de-l-icann.php
W3C: interrogations et perspectives de l’Internet mobile
Le 16 novembre dernier, W3C réunissait les principaux acteurs de la téléphonie mobile pour dévoiler les efforts de standardisation en cours pour rendre les sites mobiles plus attractifs et performants.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1062/w3c-interrogations-et-perspectives-de-l-internet-mobile.php
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