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domain name & governance news - 14 December
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The battle for .com
http://ciol.com/content/news/2006/106121105.asp
CFIT's Complaint Dismissed For A Second Time
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11dec06.htm
Russia's Pro-Kremlin Youth Group Threatens ICANN With Lawsuits If Soviet Era Domain Is Scrapped
http://mosnews.com/news/2006/12/11/icann.shtml
Where Do Country Code Domain Names Go to Die? by Andrew AllemannWhat happens to country code domain names that are no longer in use? IANA is reviewing its practices associated with top-level domains which have been revoked from the officially assigned list, including top-level domains which have been replaced by a new country code. IANA is asking for community input on its practices, with IANA asking if domains that are retired should be removed from the DNS root and on what schedule this should be done.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/country_code_domain_names_die/
'Gambits' put at risk Web domain system
http://iht.com/articles/2006/10/30/business/net.php
us: Sen. McCain Aims to Expand Federal Obscenity Reporting Law
http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/FSCView.asp?coid=1013
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Youth Dialogue on Internet Governance
Titi Akinsanmi of the Global Teenager Project has just announced the creation of a three-week online forum for young people to learn about Internet governance and why it’s important they become engaged in policy discussions. (Some of you may remember the interview I did with Titi in Geneva in February 2005.)
http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=5346
eu: EU Council of 25 Telecom Min. meet in Brussels. Viviane Reding, will represent the EU Commission
The main subject to be discussed will be the Commission proposal of 12 July to bring down mobile roaming charges in Europe’s internal market by 70%. Other topics will include Internet Governance: summary of recent developments (new ICANN Memorandum of Understanding, first meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in Athens).
http://www.assodigitale.it/content/view/2463/31/
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The battle for .com
This article from CIOL asks that with Verisign controlling the .com domain until 2012, is this the end of the battle with critics crying foul over the deal? The article discussed the Site Finder service VeriSign offered, with the resulting agreement that VeriSign would drop all challenges to ICANN "in exchange for the right to increase pricing on .com domains". The proposed settlement, which defined a process for the introduction of new registry services in the .com registry. The settlement was controversial with business alleging the creation of a monopoly and price fixing. In FEbruary 2006 the settlement was revised and limits on price increases were introduced and .com was left with VeriSign till 2012. The Coalition for Icann Transparency filed 2 lawsuits against VeriSign and is targetting ICANN.
http://ciol.com/content/news/2006/106121105.asp
CFIT's Complaint Dismissed For A Second Time
On 8 December 2006, United States' Federal District Court Judge Ronald M. Whyte dismissed, for a second time, an antitrust complaint filed by CFIT against ICANN. The strongly worded 22-page Order from Judge Whyte stems from CFIT's allegations challenging ICANN and VeriSign entering into the most recent .NET and .COM Agreements.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11dec06.htm
Russia's Pro-Kremlin Youth Group Threatens ICANN With Lawsuits If Soviet Era Domain Is Scrapped
With ICANN announcing last week it was considering eliminating some outdated domain name extensions, Kommersant Daily reports that if the corporation goes ahead with its plan, which includes deleting .su, many Russian companies may suffer losses. Some of them have already threatened ICANN with lawsuits.
http://mosnews.com/news/2006/12/11/icann.shtml
Where Do Country Code Domain Names Go to Die? by Andrew Allemann
What happens to country code domain names that are no longer in use? IANA is reviewing its practices associated with top-level domains which have been revoked from the officially assigned list, including top-level domains which have been replaced by a new country code. IANA is asking for community input on its practices, with IANA asking if domains that are retired should be removed from the DNS root and on what schedule this should be done.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/country_code_domain_names_die/
'Gambits' put at risk Web domain system
Vinton Cerf has said he feared the network's addressing system would break down if "political gambits" by international groups or national agencies interfere with plans to expand the languages used in domain names.
http://iht.com/articles/2006/10/30/business/net.php
ICANN Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Terms of Reference for
ICANN is seeking public comments on proposed Terms of Reference, which detail questions that would guide the independent review of ICANN's Nominating Committee. The public comment period will last from 12 December 2006 to 11 January 2007.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-12dec06.htm
Dot-tv gets a second chance at life
Back in 2000, the video-specific domain name didn't catch on, but now the time is right for a Web explosion
http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/12/technology/pluggedin_lashinsky.fortune/
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2006-12-13T054240Z_01_N12379343_RTRIDST_0_OUKIN-UK-DEMANDMEDIA-VERISIGN.XML
Emerging Markets Look to Up Internet Use by Andrew A. Mack
About a month ago I was in Athens attending the first annual IGF. Delegates from around the world had come together to discuss the future of the Internet and specifically, how to provide more access to the web in Emerging Markets. ... What I heard from my seat in Athens was that emerging markets delegates are indeed dissatisfied-but not about the Internet domain name system. They are angry that their own governments are not cultivating environments that attract new investment. They are disgusted by the cozy relationships between legacy telecoms and regulators which stifle the growth of new Internet Service Providers.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200612120694.html
So This Manatee Walks Into the Internet
On 4 December's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," there was a skit about an "absurdist college sports mascots that the host and his writers would like to see someday". At the end of the skit O'Brien adlibbed and that the voyeur (a member of the show's band) was watching www.hornymanatee.com. At the end of the show though, no website existed so NBC were presented with a quandry - "If a viewer were somehow to acquire the license to use that Internet domain name, then put something inappropriate on the site, the network could potentially be held liable for appearing to promote it. So as the New York Times reports "In a pre-emptive strike inspired as much by the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission as by the laws of comedy, NBC bought the license to hornymanatee.com, for $159, after the taping of the Dec. 4 show but before it was broadcast."
http://iht.com/articles/2006/12/12/yourmoney/manatee.php
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/12/arts/television/12mana.html
us: Sen. McCain Aims to Expand Federal Obscenity Reporting Law
Speaking at the close of the 2006 legislative term, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he plans to introduce legislation that would extend federal obscenity reporting guidelines to all forms of Internet communication when the Senate reconvenes in 2007. Domain name registration services, internet content hosting services, search engines, electronic communications services and image and video-sharing services also would fall under the purview of the proposed legislation.
http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/FSCView.asp?coid=1013
Time to stake your claim to a .asia domain name
>From Monday 11 December anyone wanting a .asia domain name will be able to express their interest on www.asiadns.com, following agreement between the EuroDNS registry and DotAsia, the sponsoring organisation behind .asia. According to EuroDNS, "While this service cannot be a pre-registration until the actual .asia rules are finalised, it is an increased chance for any potential domain registration to be considered and will allow DotAsia and EuroDNS to get a better feel of the market."
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7906/53/
HotelDeals.com sold for $171,250
HotelDeals.com sold for a dazzling $171,250 at SnapNames.com last week.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/domainsales12_12_06.htm
za: Expert’s domain claims challenged (sub req'd)
The Domain Name Authority and UniForum SA, the .co.za administrator, have challenged a legal expert's claims that domain name parking is rampant in SA and that the Alternate Dispute Resolution for .za domains fails to address the issue.
http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20061213091435913
Verisign gets control of .com domain until 2012
The American government has approved a controversial deal over the future of the lucrative .com net domain and gives .com administrator Verisign control over the domain until 2012.
http://www.enjoyfrance.com/content/view/661/31/
Domain .su to be eliminated
ICANN started considering the question of deletion of the first level domain names. Particularly, domain names created for non-existent countries will be eliminated.
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/3110/
State Official Calls for Flexible Telecommunications Policies
... Another issue discussed at the conference was navigation in multiple languages. Currently, the Internet system may confuse characters that look similar in English and other languages with different alphabets, leading users to the wrong Web sites. However, experts soon may be able to overcome the technical challenges of making the Internet truly compatible with non-English languages. Gross said he was struck by how productive the conference was.
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=November&x=20061121181753lmthceps0.3995783
Icann to revamp domain name system
Icann made progress on a project to expand domain names to more languages and alphabets at a meeting in Sao Paolo last week. Icann had a "very, very busy and very productive week," said chairman Vint Cerf during a press conference he led with chief executive officer and president Paul Twomey.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=7828
http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=6774
http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=5129
ICrystal Launches Internet Domain Name Acquisition Initiative (news release)
ICrystal, Inc., a web page publishing company, announced that it has launched its Internet domain name acquisition program. As ICRI intends to be the publisher of thousands of web pages, this initiative is designed to accelerate rapidly the growth of ICRI's web page catalog. For each domain acquired, the company will design and publish a web page, then apply its proprietary Search Engine Optimization strategies to drive traffic to that web page.
http://redorbit.com/news/technology/757245/icrystal_launches_internet_domain_name_acquisition_initiative/
Weitere Nameserver für .de-Domains
Die deutsche Domainregistrierungsstelle DENIC hat ihr weltweites Netz an Nameservern weiter ausgebaut. Mit den drei neuen Standorten in Seoul, Miami und Sao Paulo stehen Nameserver für die Top-Level-Domain .de an 14 Standorten.
http://golem.de/0612/49439.html
IP-Adressen und die Speicherpflicht
Das OGH-Urteil zur Auskunftspflicht von IP-Adressen besage nur, dass dynamische IP-Adressen von Kunden generell nicht unter das Kommunikationsgeheimnis fallen, sagt Ronald Rohrer, Senatspräsident des OGH. Eine allgemeine Speicherpflicht für alle IP-Adressen beinhalte das Urteil nicht.
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/157236/
Icann da il via libera al dominio .asia
L'ICANN, l'organismo che presiede all'attribuzione dei domini internet, ha dato il via libera definitivo al Top Tevel .asia.
http://azpoint.net/internet/eventi/13929/Icann-da-il-via-libera-al-dominio-asia.asp
Il dominio .asia riceve il sì di Icann
Icann approva un nuovo Top level domain (.asia) che dà dignità all'intero continente asiatico, quale motore della Rete di oggi e del futuro. L'India di Bangalore e la Cina con il suo immenso mercato di internauti stanno guidando la forsennata crescita di Internet in Asia e nell'intero pianeta globalizzato.
http://www.vnunet.it/it/vnunet/news/2006/12/11/dominio-asia-riceve-s-icann
http://www.01net.it/01NET/HP/0,1254,0_ART_74904,00.html
http://punto-informatico.it/p.aspx?id=1805055
Le domaine ".asia" validé par l'Icann
L'organisme international de régulation de l'internet a validé le 6 décembre la création de l'extension ".asia", lors de son meeting annuel à Sao Paulo, au Brésil. Ce nouveau domaine représentera la région Asie-Pacifique sur internet. Comme le ".eu" pour l'Europe, il viendra en complément des noms de domaines nationaux en ".jp" pour le Japon, ou ".cn" pour la Chine, par exemple.
http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39365540,00.htm
http://silicon.fr/fr/silicon/news/2006/12/12/l-asie-a-nom-de-domaine
http://akosh.pcinpact.com/actu/news/33344-icann-asie-asia.htm
http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/international/7278/l-icann-valide-la-nouvelle-extension-quot-asia-quot.shtml
http://technaute.lapresseaffaires.com/nouvelles/texte_complet.php?id=81,12399,0,122006,1318237.html
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/11122006/7/le-domaine-asia-valide-par-l-icann.html
Les points forts de la réunion de l'ICANN
Le président de l'ISOC France Sébastien Bachollet revient sur les faits marquants de la dernière réunion ICANN, organisée du 3 au 8 décembre 2006 à Sao Paulo (Brésil).
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1077/resume-du-bresil.php
Feu vert pour les nouveaux contrats .BIZ, .INFO et .ORG
A l'issue de sa réunion de Sao Paulo, l'ICANN annonce avoir accepté les propositions de prolongation de contrat pour les extensions .BIZ, .INFO et .ORG.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1076/feu-vert-pour-les-nouveaux-contrats-biz-info-et-org.php
Los nombres de dominio admitirán el alfabeto chino y el árabe
La ICANN avanza en la ampliación de los nombres de dominio a otros idiomas y alfabetos, como el chino y el árabe. También prepara un nuevo dominio de primer nivel .asia.
http://www.idg.es/iworld/noticia.asp?id=52430
Internautas da América Latina e Caribe assinam acordo com a ICANN
Durante a 27ª reunião da ICANN, promovida pelo Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil, de 2 a 8 de dezembro, em São Paulo, foi assinado um acordo com o Fórum Regional de Usuários de Internet da América Latina e Caribe (LACRALO - Organização Regional At-Large para a América Latina e Caribe), que tornou-se assim a primeira entidade regional de usuários Internet reconhecida pela ICANN.
http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/materias/brasil/2624501-2625000/2624858/2624858_1.xml
Usuários de Internet da América Latina e Caribe assinam acordo com a ICANN
O Fórum Regional de Usuários de Internet da América Latina e Caribe (LACRALO - Latin American and Caribbean Regional At-Large Organization) assinou acordo com a ICANN, tornando-se a primeira entidade regional de usuários Internet reconhecida pela organização. A parceria foi firmada durante a 27ª reunião da ICANN, promovida pelo Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil (CGI.br), de 2 a 8 de dezembro, em São Paulo.
http://www.rnp.br/noticias/2006/not-061212.html
Paul Twomey, da Icann, jura que não controla a Internet
Considerado um dos maiores "chefões" da Internet no planeta, o australiano Paul Twomey deixa de lado por um momento a expressão compenetrada e sorri ao contar que recentemente teve alguns agradáveis jantares em família. Seus pais, que moram a quilômetros de distância, participaram dos encontros - mas sem precisar se deslocar um milímetro até a casa do filho. "Agora temos uma conexão de banda larga ultraveloz. Víamos as imagens deles, na nossa frente, em um monitor", explica. "Tudo em tempo real."
http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/materias/mundovirtual/2621001-2621500/2621068/2621068_1.xml
ICANN godkjente .asia som nytt toppdomene
ICANN har nå godkjent .asia som et nytt toppnivådomen på linje med .eu og .com.
http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=360865
Internationella domäner ett steg närmare
Snart kan arabiska och kinesiska webbadresser bli verklighet, säger ICANN.
http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.87905
Stories on deletion of deletion of non-existent country's TLDs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/russia/newsid_6168000/6168701.stm
http://www.pravda.ru/news/science/11-12-2006/206795-domenSU-0
http://www.utro.ru/news/2006/12/12/609405.shtml
http://www.utro.ru/articles/2006/12/11/609162.shtml
http://www.izvestia.ru/news/news121197/
http://lenta.ru/news/2006/12/11/nosu/
http://www.newsru.com/finance/11dec2006/su.html
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.html?docId=729123
http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article.shtml?2006/12/11/117461
Story in Chinese on .mobi
http://www.chubun.com/modules/article/view.article.php/28963/c7
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