domain name & governance news - 7 December

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What's in an 'i'? Internet governance
http://iht.com/articles/2006/12/03/technology/btitu.php

ICANN to discuss IDNs, kiting, this week in São Paulo (IDG)
http://infoworld.com/article/06/12/04/HNicannidn_1.html

Europeans Moderate GAC Principles, But... by Milton Mueller
http://www.circleid.com/posts/europeans_moderate_gac_principles/

za: Illegal domain name parking rampant in SA
http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=5066

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What's in an 'i'? Internet governance
This article in the IHT begins with a discussion at the recent ITU conference in Turkey that wanted to lower-case the 'i' in Internet. David Gross from the US State Department didn't know whether this was significant or not. He ended up believing the move was insignificant, although others were of a differing opinion, believing this was the latest move for the ITU to gain control of the Internet. Debate on who should control the internet is often controversial, with the role of ICANN continually questioned, especially amongst those from smaller and/or third world countries. Smaller/third world countries often say an international body taking over ICANN's role is the only way for them to have a say in the DNS structure. However Paul Twomey says "Internationally, the world will see that the U.S. government is beginning to walk the talk ...The transition is now in the hands of the international community."
http://iht.com/articles/2006/12/03/technology/btitu.php
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/04/technology/04telecom.html
http://government.zdnet.com/?p=2758

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ICANN to discuss IDNs, kiting, this week in São Paulo (IDG)
ICANN will discuss key projects and initiatives at a meeting this week in São Paulo, including the internationalization of the domain name system and a new, lucrative Web site registration practice that some object to.
http://infoworld.com/article/06/12/04/HNicannidn_1.html
http://www.macworld.co.uk/business/news/index.cfm?newsid=16654
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;459096926

IDN Laboratory Test Design Plans
Following the engagement of Autonomica AB, as announced on 19 October 2006, ICANN is pleased to provide more detailed information about the IDN test plans. The IDN testing plans are divided into two phases. The first phase includes laboratory testing that is designed to clarify and document any issues that may arise, if any, when inserting puny-code strings representing top level domains into the root zone. The second phase is an expansion of the laboratory test and will function as a pre-deployment testing primarily for application and user-interface testing.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-05dec06.htm

Europeans Moderate GAC Principles, But... by Milton Mueller
A U.S.-led Task Force in ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) released version 3 of its "Whois Principles" in preparation for the ICANN meeting in Brazil, where it will be debated and finalized.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/europeans_moderate_gac_principles/

A Full Agenda for ICANN Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Paul Twomey, CEO of ICANN opened the 27th edition of the council meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil with a number of positive developments to talk about. Most important of these was the signing of a Joint Partnership Agreement between ICANN and US Department of Commerce that continues the process of relaxing Washington?s control over the internet body.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200612041752.html

IDNs At the Icann Conference in Sao Paulo General, Hana Staff
This week, ICANN is holding its Annual General Meeting in Sao Paulo, the largest commercial hub in South America, where incidentally it has been raining almost continually for the past ten days or so. ICANN is the body that coordinates addresses on the internet. Paul Twomey, CEO of ICANN always goes to great lengths to explain that the organisation does not control or manage the Internet.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200612050555.html

Opening up ICANN
ICANN meets in Brazil this weekend. High on the agenda: making the bidding process for domain control more open and transparent. Brian Watt reports.
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/12/01/AM200612016.html

The End of the Experiment: Commerce says "I'm the Decider"
It's all over but the shouting. ICANN's 8-year experiment in nongovernmental governance of the Internet's domain name system all but came to an end this last November 30. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it, and not ICANN, would be the ultimate "decider" when it comes to dot com. Dot com is the largest and most valuable Internet top level domain, accounting for about 40% of the global market.
http://internetgovernance.org/news.html#ICANNVeriSignSettlement_113006

ICANN-Latin America RALO Signing on YouTube
Bret Fausett asks "Is this the first ICANN video to be posted on YouTube?"
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/5/2552501.html

ICANN Launches Public Comments on Proposed Procedure for Potential Conflicts between Whois Requirements and Privacy Laws
ICANN is launching a public comments period on the proposed Draft Procedure for Potential Conflicts between Whois Requirements and Privacy Laws. The public comment period will last from 3 December 2006 to 15 January 2007. Recognising the public policy aspects of this procedure ICANN has written to the Chair of ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) seeking GAC advice concerning the draft procedure. Both the draft procedure and the GAC letter are posted.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-03dec06.htm

ICANN Responds on .TRAVEL Comment Deadline by Bret Fausett
ICANN has posted a comment about the Board's decision to rule on the .TRAVEL wildcard service, specifically referencing my blog comment from last week. The post admits a mistake in announcing a December 7th comment deadline, but then, in my view, goes a bit too far in the defense of the Board's decision to move forward.
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/12/4/2549333.html

ICANN: RSTEP Report on GNR Proposal Posted for Public Comment
On 20 October 2006, ICANN referred the Global Name Registry proposal for the limited release of two character names in .NAME to the Registry Services Technical Evaluation Panel (RSTEP). The RSTEP had 45 calendar days to review the proposal and prepare a written report on whether the proposed Registry Service creates a reasonable risk of a meaningful adverse effect on Security or Stability.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-06dec06.htm

ICANN: Comment Sought on DNS Root Zone Glue Policy
ICANN is reviewing the method used by IANA to accept confirmations for root zone glue data changes. Contributions are welcome on this issue, which considers whether the current approach of verifying changes to root zone glue is appropriate.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-3-05dec06.htm

ICANN: Discussion Paper on Retiring Country Code Top-Level Domains
ICANN is seeking comments on IANA's operating practices associated with the removal of country-code top-level domains from the DNS root zone. This includes domains that are no longer part of the ISO-3166 standard, such as .SU and .TP.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-05dec06.htm

ICANN: The Internet Pavilion: Where Participation Makes the Difference
The Internet community organisations that enable the processes for Internet development and administration will partner at ITU Telecom World 2006 in Hong Kong at The Internet Pavilion (Booth # 8053). The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Society (ISOC), and the Number Resource Organization (NRO) cooperate to ensure the successful coordination of the Internet's technical infrastructure.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-3-04dec06.htm

ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Panama
ICANN has announced today that it has signed an accountability framework with the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .pa--Panama, Universidad Tecnologica de Panama.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-04dec06.htm

Latin America and Caribbean Internet User Groups Finalize MOU to Create Regional At-Large Organization
The Latin American and Caribbean ("LAC") region of At Large has reached a consensus on the contents of a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the region and ICANN. This MOU will create ICANN's first Regional At Large Organisation (RALO).
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-04dec06.htm

Second Annual Report for the Office of the Ombudsman
ICANN Ombudsman, Frank Fowlie, has posted the Second Annual Report for the Office of the Ombudsman.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-03dec06.htm

ICANN Posts Operating Plan Status Report
In May 2006, ICANN published its Operational Plan describing the set projects designed to fulfil ICANN's mission and the objectives set out in the three-year Strategic plan.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-22jun06.htm

ICANN Posts Revised Version of Draft Strategic Plan
In response to feedback received in several consultation sessions conducted in the last weeks, ICANN is posting a revised version of the draft strategic plan.
http://icann.org/strategic-plan/consultation-process-2006-07/

ICANN Releases Beta TLD Verification Tool
ICANN released a beta version TLD Verification Tool. This verification tool has been developed in response to problems reported by gTLD registries and end-users of the non-acceptance of some existing TLDs. These problems occur in some current applications because: 1) they do not recognize any TLD of more than three characters; or, 2) they rely on legacy information where only com/net/org and a handful of ccTLDs are recognized as valid.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-03dec06.htm

au: REGISTRATION OF “.AU” DOMAIN NAMES IN AUSTRALIA
This article looks at who manages the .au domain name space, the role of auDA, the different 2LDs, how a domain name is registered and how domain name disputes are handled.
http://ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=1FDA8CCC-EFB8-4AB9-99F0-08D1059E30F1

za: Illegal domain name parking rampant in SA
Because of an impasse in the law, so-called domain name parking is rampant in South Africa leaving many local companies powerless to acquire their rightful domains.
http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=5066

za: iBurst in domain name squabble
A squabble for a domain name has ensued between iBurst and one of its resellers.
http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=5059

tz: IT Industry Enjoys Fruits of Co-Operation
When Peter Ulanga was invited to visit Brazil, last year, he knew that something was going to change in the management of dot Tz ccTLD.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200612051116.html

cn: Almost two-thirds of Fortune 500 in China use .cn domains (sub req'd)
Sixty-four percent of Fortune 500 companies that have investments in China use .cn domains, the China Electronic Commerce Association said in a recent report.
http://www.interfax.cn/displayarticle.asp?aid=19498

CNNIC Pushes For More Chinese-Made International Internet Standards
The China Internet Network Information Center is pushing for more Chinese Internet standards to be used around the world.
http://chinatechnews.com/2006/12/04/cnnic-pushes-for-more-chinese-made-international-internet-standards/

Courts.com and Completed Live Auction Sales Produce Bumper Crop of Six-Figure Domain Deals
Flowers.mobi sold for US$200,000 and Courts.com for $155,000 sold in last month's  Moniker.com/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East live and silent auctions.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/domainsales12_05_06.htm

Deal signed on .com domain future
The US government has given its blessing to a controversial deal over the future of the lucrative .com net domain.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6199394.stm
http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39164536,00.htm

Weiter Uneinigkeit über Kontrolle des Internet by Wolfgang Kleinwächter
Der Internet Governance-Boxkampf geht weiter, nachdem die ITU-Generalversammlung wieder die besondere Rolle der Regierungen herausgestellt hat
http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/24/24128/1.html

ICANN will die Sowjetunion abschaffen
Die Internet-Adressverwaltung ICANN, die derzeit in Sao Paulo tagt, will mit den Überbleibseln nicht mehr existierender Staaten im DNS-System Schluss machen.
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/155776/

"Wirksam wie ein Dorfsowjet"
Karl Auerbach, ehemaliges Mitglied des ICANN-Direktoriums, wirft im Gespräch mit ORF.at der Internet-Adressverwaltung vor, bei der Reform des Whois-Systems die Privatsphäre der User den Interessen der klagefreudigen Content-Industrie zu opfern.
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/154884/

Neue Top Level Domains: Von Political Correctness und Markenrecht
Bei der Einführung neuer TLDs müssen Bewerber, beantragte Domains und das Auswahlverfahren der ICANN eine Reihe von Ansprüchen befriedigen.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/82056

Internet-Verwaltung berät über Domaintasting und Whois-Datenschutz
Der Streit um Datenschutzstandards beim Whois und die Zukunft von Nicht-ASCII-Adresszonen gehören zu den zentralen Themen beim Treffen der Internet-Verwaltung ICANN, das am gestrigen Montag in Sao Paolo begann.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/82020

Verisign bleibt für ".com"-Domains zuständig
Das US-Unternehmen Verizon behält bis mindestens 2012 die Kontrolle über die ".com"-Domains: Das Handelsministerium in Washington stimmte einem neuen Vertrag zwischen dem Konzern und der Icann zu, wie der britische Sender BBC im Internet berichtete.
http://www.n24.de/wissen_technik/multimedia/article.php?articleId=86924
http://www.sat1.de/news/wirtschaft/2006/12/05/n2006120512452600002/
http://www.netzeitung.de/internet/467585.html

US-Handelsministerium übernimmt direkte Aufsichtsrolle bei .com
Das US-Handelsministerium (US Department of Commerce, DoC) stimmte dem umstrittenen neuen Vertrag zwischen der Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) und der .com-Registry VeriSign zu. Der Vertrag sichert dem Ex-Monopolisten den Betrieb der Domain-Datenbank für Domain-Registrierungen in der größten Top Level Domain .com bis ins Jahr 2012 zu.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/81844

IDN et kiting au menu du sommet brésilien de l'Icann
L'internationalisation des noms de domaine et les pratiques dites de kiting et de tasting sont au centre des discussions du 27e congrès international de l'Icann. L'organisation vient en outre de voir l'accord qui la lie avec Verisign pour la gestion des .com et .net reconduit jusqu'en 2012.
http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-idn-et-kiting-au-menu-du-sommet-bresilien-de-l-icann-21535.html

LV.com : Louis Vuitton ou Las Vegas ?
Louis Vuitton, qui souhaitait obtenir le nom de domaine lv.com, sigle de la célèbre marque de luxe, utilisé pour désigner "Las Vegas", s’en voit refuser le transfert par le National Arbitration Forum.
http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/105/lv-com-louis-vuitton-ou-las-vegas.php

Vers une nouvelle structure pour l'ICANN ?
A la veille de sa troisième grande réunion de l'année, l'ICANN surprend en indiquant étudier le fait de devenir une entité internationale. Un moyen de se distancier du gouvernement américain?
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1068/vers-une-nouvelle-structure-pour-l-icann.php

Gestion du .com : Verisign rempile jusqu'en 2012
VerisignLe DOC, Département of Commerce, vient d’approuver l’agrément sur le domaine .Com, agrément soumis par l’Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Ce contrat validé par l’administration américaine, confie à Verisign la gestion des domaines .Com. Cette gestion est confiée à l’entreprise privée jusqu’en 2012, au minimum.
http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/33169-ICANN-Verisign-Com.htm

Verisign se queda con el puntocom hasta 2012
El Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos ha actuado como casi todos esperaban, y ayer se conoció que la semana pasada autorizó el acuerdo firmado hace meses entre ICANN (que es algo así como el Gobierno colegiado de Internet, a la sombra de los Estados Unidos) y Verisign, la empresa que asigna y gestiona los dominios puntocom en régimen de monopolio desde 1999. El acuerdo ha sido muy criticado no sólo porque autorice una subida de tarifas durante los primeros cuatro años, sino porque renueva los derechos de Verisign hasta 2012, nada menos.
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internet/Verisign/queda/puntocom/2012/elpeputec/20061205elpepunet_2/Tes

ICANN Formaliza Relación con el ccTLD .pa de Panamá
ICANN ha anunciado el día de hoy la firma de un "Marco de Responsabilidad" ("Accountability Framework") con el administrador del registro del código de país (ccTLD) .pa — la Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1414

Grupos de Usuarios de América Latina y el Caribe finalizan el MoU para la creación de la Estructura Regional At-Large
La Región At-Large de América Latina y el Caribe (LAC) ha logrado consenso en el contenido del Memorandum de Endendimiento ("MoU") entre la región y el ICANN. Este MoU creará la primera Estructura Regional At-Large (RALO) del ICANN.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1413

Reunión de ICANN en Sau Paulo se inicia
Siendo un poquito despues de las 9.00 am, de hoy Lunes 4 de Diciembre, se esta dando inició, de manera formal, a la reunión de ICANN en Sau Paulo.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1412

NIC Chile Inauguró Nuevas Oficinas
El día 29 de noviembrede 2006, a las 12:00 horas, NIC Chile inauguró sus nuevas oficinas ubicadas en calle Miraflores 222, piso 14, Santiago Centro.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1411

Evento em SP discute o futuro da internet
Desde ontem, dia 4, até sexta-feira, São Paulo será sede do Icann Meeting, um evento que debaterá o futuro da internet. O evento é organizado pela Corporação da Internet para Nomes e Números Designados (Icann), instituição sem fins lucrativos que controla a internet no mundo.
http://www.link.estadao.com.br/index.cfm?id_conteudo=9551

Brasil quer internet internacional
Vinton Cerf, chamado de pai da internet, estava rouco ontem. “Temos uma agenda de discussão muito ambiciosa”, afirmou Cerf, criador do protocolo da internet, tecnologia que permite computadores diferentes se comunicarem entre si, vice-presidente do Google e presidente da diretoria da Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), entidade que coordena a internet. A Icann iniciou um de seus três encontros anuais no sábado, em São Paulo. O evento vai até sexta.
http://www.link.estadao.com.br/index.cfm?id_conteudo=9553

Tar kontroll over dot com
Domeneregistrering på Internett er big business. Rettighetene til de mest populære nettadressene omsettes for store beløp, og nå har amerikanske Verisign sikret seg drømmekontrakten: Full kontroll over .com-domenet fram til 2012.
http://www.dagbladet.no/dinside/2006/12/05/485090.html
http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=360145

Jättekonferens drar till Asien
I dag inleds Telecom World, Internationella telekomunionens jättekonferens, i Hong Kong. För första gången hålls evenemanget utanför Europa, och besöksiffrorna är lägre än tidigare.
http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.84029

Verisign ohranja monopol nad domeno .com
Ameriška administracija je podala soglasje k pogodbi o nadzoru nad najpogostejšo spletno domeno .com. Ta bo še naprej ostala pod nadzorom podjetja Verisign, ki je dobilo tudi pravico do povišanja cen za najem domene.
http://www.dnevnik.si/novice/tehnologije/215858/
 

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