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domain name news - 17 January
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UN telecom not eying Internet control (AP)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6341089,00.html
UN's new ITU boss says Internet should still be run by key players (Reuters)
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6150182.html
New ITU head will not oppose US control of internet
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/01/15/221195/new-itu-head-will-not-oppose-us-control-of-internet.htm
uk: Nominet seeks user views
http://www.pcw.co.uk/computeractive/news/2172552/nominet-revises-changes
ae: etisalat to hand over .ae domain
http://zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidGN10096773/SecIndustries/pagTelecoms%20&%20IT/lok000000070114
Last Call for Whois Comments
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2082346,00.asp
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UN telecom not eying Internet control (AP)
The United Nations will not try to take the lead in determining the future of the Internet, the head of the UN telecommunications agency has said. Hamadoun Toure, a Malian who was elected director-general of the International Telecommunication Union in November, said the agency would be just one of many organizations involved in shaping the Internet's development.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6341089,00.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/01/13/1168105194353.html
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16446999.htm
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14368384
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/01/13/1168105194353.html
UN's new ITU boss says Internet should still be run by key players (Reuters)
The Internet should continue to be overseen by major agencies including ICANN and the ITU, rather than any new "superstructure", the new head of the International Telecommunications Union said on Friday.
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6150182.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39285462,00.htm
New ITU head will not oppose US control of internet
The new head of the United Nation’s ITU does not intend to side with those advocating less control of the internet by the US.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/01/15/221195/new-itu-head-will-not-oppose-us-control-of-internet.htm
Internet freedom not part of UN telecoms agency's scope: chief
The new head of the UN's International Telecommunication Union, Hamadoun Toure, said that the agency had no business dealing with freedom of expression on the Internet. Asked about controls on the Internet and repression of dissidents who use the web in countries like China, Toure said: "Freedom of expression is a question of content which exceeds the mandate of the ITU, and to which I cannot respond."
http://dailynews.muzi.com/news/ll/english/10032359.shtml
http://out-law.com/page-7657
http://www.sharewatch.com/story.php?storynumber=293403
http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/13/1534241
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20070115UNWillNotControlTheInternet.html
Preparations begin for Internet Governance Forum
The Secretary-General has decided to establish a small Secretariat in Geneva to assist in the convening of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The Secretary-General was asked by the World Summit on the Information Society, held in Tunis in November, to convene such a Forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue.
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/sgsm10366.doc.htm
Who Should Run the Internet Feud Continues
Global bickering has carried over from last year into who should run the Internet with the new head of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) calling for a "superstructure" - which would of course include the United Nations agency and ICANN - though global critics argue the U.S. government still retains too much control.
http://www.axcessnews.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=12709
For want of a file, the net was lost
Regular columnist Bill Thompson wonders if the net will be robust enough to cope with all the calls we will make on it in the future: One of the net's more persistent founding myths is that it was designed to survive nuclear war and to ensure that even after the bombs had fallen there would still be communications between surviving US military bases
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6263501.stm
ITU-Chef will Internet nicht regieren
Der neue Chef der UNO-Organisation ITU, Hamadoun Toure, will die Internet-Verwaltung ICANN nicht ablösen, sondern mit ihr zusammenarbeiten. Jedes Organ habe eine Funktion zu erfüllen, so Toure, der einen "Cyberwar" der Regierungen verhindern will.
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/164310/
ITU will sich um Cybersecurity und die Bekämpfung der digitalen Spaltung kümmern
Der neue Chef der ITU, Hamadoun Touré, erklärte in der ersten Pressekonferenz seiner Amtszeit die Themen Netzsicherheit und Bekämpfung der digitalen Spaltung zu den zentralen Themen der UN-Teilorganisation.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/83699
Internet, ITU al fianco di ICANN
Il nuovo direttore generale dell'agenzia ONU delle telecomunicazioni rassicura gli americani: non vogliamo la gestione della rete, lavoreremo fianco a fianco con tutti, a partire dall'ICANN
http://punto-informatico.it/p.aspx?id=1849765&r=PI
El presidente de la UIT, contra un hipotético gobierno de Internet
El nuevo secretario general de la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT), Hamadoun Touré, afirma que no es competencia de su institución sentar las bases de la gobernabilidad de internet y expresó al tiempo su oposición a la eventual creación de una "superestructura" para cumplir esa tarea.
http://www.informativos.telecinco.es/uit/nuevo/Hamadoun-Toure/dn_39509.htm
ONU descarta mudar controle da internet
A ONU praticamente enterrou a proposta do Brasil de levar o controle da internet para uma entidade internacional e tirar das mãos da Icann, empresa com sede na Califórnia. O novo secretário-geral da União Internacional de Telecomunicações (UIT), Hamadoun Touré, anunciou que sua agência - ligada à ONU - não tem qualquer intenção de passar a administrar a rede e acredita que a criação de um novo fórum geraria controvérsias.
http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/economia/2007/01/13/onu_descarta_mudar_controle_da_internet_340047.html
http://www.estadao.com.br/tecnologia/internet/noticias/2007/jan/13/38.htm
Internet deve ser governada por principais organizações atuantes
A internet deve continuar a ser regulada por agências como a Icann e a ITU, e não por qualquer outra nova "superestrutura", afirmou o novo diretor da ITU nesta sexta-feira.
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u21379.shtml
http://www.endi.com/noticia/ciencia/noticias/onu_no_busca_control_futuro_de_la_internet/142935
ONU defende controle múltiplo da internet
A internet deve continuar a ser supervisionada por grandes agências como a ICANN e a União Internacional das Telecomunicações (UIT), em lugar de por alguma nova "superestrutura", afirmou o novo chefe do órgão vinculado à Organização das Nações Unidas.
http://info.abril.com.br/aberto/infonews/012007/15012007-11.shl
Amerikanska ICANN sköter
Amerikanska ICANN sköter bland annat hela världens domännamnshantering. De har fått kritik för att inflytandet från USA:s regering är alltför stort. Länder som Iran och Brasilien vill hellre att FN tar över ansvaret för de globala internetfrågorna. Ett annat alternativ är att en helt ny organisation skapas. Något som ITU:s Hamadoun Toure menar inte behövs. Det är istället viktigare med samarbetet mellan de nyckelorganisationer som redan finns.
http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.91707
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uk: Nominet seeks user views
Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, wants to make its dispute resolution process easier and more user-friendy, and is asking for the public's views on how this can be achieved.
http://www.pcw.co.uk/computeractive/news/2172552/nominet-revises-changes
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2172552/nominet-revises-changes
ae: etisalat to hand over .ae domain
etisalat will hand over control of the .ae domain name to the government in the second quarter of this year, according to the nation's telecom regulator.
http://zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidGN10096773/SecIndustries/pagTelecoms%20&%20IT/lok000000070114
http://gulf-news.com/business/Technology/10096773.html
cn: Industry denies huge domain name loss
China's domain name managers and Internet service providers refuted on Friday recent media reports about the loss of domestic domain names following the Taiwan earthquake that severed undersea cables last month.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-01/06/content_776083.htm
A porn suffix would keep office PCs clean
Regardless of any moral or legal arguments, the .xxx suffix will help firms block unsuitable websites
http://www.computing.co.uk/itweek/comment/2172572/porn-suffix-keep-office-pcs
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/comment/2172572/porn-suffix-keep-office-pcs
Hillary, has he got a domain name for you (AP)
A retired judge who bought the Internet domain name Hillary2008.org in 1999 has the site up for sale on eBay. Flagstaff resident Tom Jacobs, a retired Phoenix-area judge, is asking at least $10,000 for the Web address. A supporter of former first lady and current U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, he said he hopes to sell the site to someone who will boost the potential presidential candidate's fortunes.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/business/38608.php
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=3&aid=65878
Domain pulse to be held on 8 and 9 February 2007 (news release)
Domain pulse is the most significant event in the German-speaking world for current topics and trends associated with all aspects of domain names.
http://www.switch.ch/about/news.html?id=128
au: DCITA sourcing technical consultants
The Department of Communications, Information Technology and The Arts (DCITA) is tendering for a brains trust to provide advice on future information technology purchases and technological direction. ... DCITA also requires an expert to track developments in calling line identification, telephone numbering and Internet domain names for next generation networks as well as the technical issues relating to broadcast platforms and services such as digital radio and television, satellite broadcasting and IPTV.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;534067308
Last Call for Whois Comments
It's not a good sign when the criminals and the lawyers are on the same side of an issue; there may be no good solution to the problems of Whois service rules.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2082346,00.asp
ICANN's Last Call for Whois Comments
>From “Last Call for Whois Comments”, a recent opinion piece by eWeek’s Security Center Editor Larry Seltzer: “It’s not a good sign when the criminals and the lawyers are on the same side of an issue; there may be no good solution to the problems of Whois service rules.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_last_call_whois_comments/
Help! My Domain Name Has Been Hijacked! by Brett Lewis
They are out there. In Internet Cafes and dark rooms from New York to Hong Kong to Iran, the domain name hijackers are plotting to steal your domain names. Fortunately, there are some steps that you can take to protect yourself against losing your domain names.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/help_domain_name_hijacked/
Domain Name Steals of 2006
Savvy buyers found bargains in 2006. I just reviewed all of the publicly disclosed sales from domain aftermarket Afternic in 2006. Domain values are in the eye of the beholder, but I found some domains that seem like bargains. I would have gladly put up the money to buy these domains
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/01/15/domain-name-steals-of-2006/
How to Invest in (Even Misspelled) Domain Names
Stockerblog submits: You may have read about how the domain name business.com sold for $7.5 million, and even the misspelled word mortage.com recently sold for $242,000.
http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070111/23987_id.html
Wiki, The New Domain Name Rush; What The Buyers Don't Want Anyone to Know (news release)
Most of the good domain names were taken during the domain name rush of the 90's. Even into this millennium names were still being registered at an alarming rate. So much so that even names having no meaning whatsoever were registered by people in the hopes that they could get a slice of the wealth some people were generating with domain names.
http://prweb.com/releases/2007/1/prweb497118.htm
Netcraft January 2007 Web Server Survey
In the January 2007 survey Netcraft received responses from 106,875,138 sites, an increase of 1.63 million from last month's survey. Leading the growth is Microsoft, which adds more than 650K hostnames on its Windows Live Spaces blog service, while Go Daddy (+165K) and Google (+105K) also had growth of more than 100,000 sites this month.
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2007/01/05/january_2007_web_server_survey.html
Nominet Registrant satisfaction survey results (news release)
Nominet conducted our third registrant satisfaction survey in August 2006 and the results of this are now available.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=3494
ca: CIRA seeks membership input to strengthen board (news release)
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is moving to reinforce its ability to attract and retain the highest calibre of members to its Board of Directors. In line with modern governance principles, CIRA’s membership of domain name registrants overwhelmingly approved the introduction of compensation for its Board of Directors in February 2006. Now, the not-for-profit organization that administers Canada’s dot-ca Top Level Domain names is conducting a survey of its membership regarding the proposed compensation for CIRA’s Board members.
http://cira.ca/news-releases/194.html
Fi-domain name fee cut (news release)
The domain name fee charged for the granting, renewal and transfer of fi-domain names has been cut.
http://www.ficora.fi/en/index/viestintavirasto/uutiset/P_5.html
Reporters Without Borders raps censorship of UK comedian’s "Borat" website
Reporters Without Borders condemned censorship by the Kazakh government, which has removed the right to use the .kz suffix (equivalent to .uk) from two websites it finds troublesome, including that of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, or "Borat".
http://www.rsf.org/print.php3?id_article=15919
Another Triple-X Shot For ICANN
ICANN is considering a proposal for a .xxx TLD. It's a situation that has been on again off again for more than six years.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3653756
Beckham deal sparks cyber-squatting frenzy
David Beckham's proposed move from Real Madrid to the Los Angeles Galaxy football team has sparked a rush to buy up relevant internet domain names.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/2172486/beckham-deal-sparks
Beckham's US move sparks domain name frenzy
With the recent news that David Beckham is to head to the footballing backwater that is the US Major Soccer League, opportunists have been snapping up domain names related to the news.
http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/362462/beckham-s-us-move-sparks-domain-name-frenzy.html
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070113-092118-6307r
http://dailyindia.com/show/103009.php/Becks-Galaxy-gazing-triggers-mad-rush-for-cyberspace-domain-names!
Dell sues family of typo-squatters
Dell has filed a legal complaint in the US against websites using misspelled versions of its domain name to attract buyers.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/2172472/dell-sues-cybersquatting
Le slamming est à la mode en Chine
La Chine est actuellement à l'origine d'actions de démarchage abusif. Le but : vous faire peur et vous amener à enregistrer des noms de domaine chinois.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1106/le-slamming-est-a-la-mode-en-chine.php
'lagalaxy.org' bat Beckham
L’annonce du transfert de David Beckham au L.A. Galaxy le 11 janvier dernier a suscité de nombreuses réactions: la plus rapide a été celle des internautes.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1110/lagalaxy-org-bat-beckham.php
Tout un pays derrière une seule adresse IP
Tous les webmasters savent que les statistiques de consultation des sites web sont à analyser avec prudence, tant il est difficile de répondre à la question suivante: combien de personnes sont venus lire telle ou telle page?
http://zythom.blogspot.com/2007/01/tout-un-pays-derrire-une-seule-adresse.html
Story in Arabic on ICANN
http://www.hamshahri.org/News/?id=14068
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