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ICANN Rejects Creation of '.xxx' Domain (AP)
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/03/24/1174597921741.html
Nearly 7-year effort to establish Internet red light district hits dead end, again
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/03/31/1174761800794.html
Why I Voted for .XXX by Susan Crawford
http://www.circleid.com/posts/why_i_voted_for_xxx/
Highly Commended: Mueller's work on IP addressing
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/3/29/2844838.html
The United Kingdom and the .co.uk Country Code Top Level Domain
http://dnjournal.com/articles/cctld/couk-072406.htm
Domains Explained, Part 1: Registrants, Registries, Registrars and Resellers by Joey deVilla
http://blog.tucows.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/30/2846801.html
EURid's Year overview for 2006 now available (news release)
http://eurid.eu/content/view/197/33/lang,en/
Trademark protection and the Internet
http://nh.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070330/BUSINESSREVIEW05/70329011/
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Proposal for porn domain rejected
Plans to create an internet domain specifically for pornographic websites have been rejected.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6509885.stm
ICANN Rejects Creation of '.xxx' Domain (AP)
ICANN defeated a proposal Friday to give adult websites their own ".xxx" domain. Many in the adult-entertainment industry and religious groups alike had criticized the plan, which the Canadian government also warned this week could leave ICANN in the tricky business of content regulation. The 9-5 decision by ICANN's board came nearly seven years after the proposal was first floated by ICM Registry LLC. It was the third time ICANN has rejected such a bid. Paul Twomey, ICANN's chief executive, who had described the proposal this week as "clearly controversial, clearly polarizing" abstained from the vote but did not say why.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/03/24/1174597921741.html
http://iht.com/articles/2007/03/30/technology/web0330-icann.php
Nearly 7-year effort to establish Internet red light district hits dead end, again
For nearly seven years, Stuart Lawley has tried to build a red-light district on the Internet, one that could help, at least nominally, keep pornographic websites away from prying underaged eyes. His efforts came to a halt for a third and possibly final time Friday when a key Internet oversight agency rejected his proposed ".xxx" address amid concerns the adult-entertainment industry that Lawley had courted was not unified in its support.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/03/31/1174761800794.html
http://iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/31/technology/EU-TEC-Internet-Pornography.php
ICANN Board Rejects .XXX Domain Application
The Board of ICANN voted to reject the .XXX sponsored Top Level Domain application from ICM Registry, Inc. "This decision was the result of very careful scrutiny and consideration of all the arguments. That consideration has led a majority of the Board to believe that the proposal should be rejected" said Dr Vint Cerf, Chairman of ICANN.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-30mar07.htm
No XXX URL for you!
... The reason behind this no XXX domain name registration stems from the question of what constitutes pornography. Different places have different definitions of what pornography is. In most of Asia, it's anything involving nudity, regardless of the context or taste. In some US States, it can vary. I'm not certain as to the rest of the world, I'll probably have to get a government grant and start some global research. ICANN was also fearful that by applying this new extension, that they would become the exclusive regulatory body for all TLD (Top Level Domain, being the .com or .biz or .net that follows a web name) sites ending in .xxx. That's not their function.
http://neoseeker.com/news/story/6638/
Construction on Online Back Alley Halted (AP)
ICANN put the brakes on plans to construct an online red-light district, rejecting for a third time a proposal to create a voluntary ".xxx" address for pornographic Web sites. The board of ICANN cited fears that it would find itself having to regulate content and concerns that such a domain name did not have the support of the adult-entertainment industry.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/30/AR2007033000233.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INTERNET_PORNOGRAPHY
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5564793
Icann rejects .xxx domain for web porn – again
ICANN has rejected, for the third time, a proposal to give adult websites their own top-level domain. The plan, which has been under discussion for several years, would have involved pornographic sites moving from .com or .co.uk sites to addresses ending in .xxx.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article1590900.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1593742.ece
Creation of 'XXX' domain for porn websites rejected (AFP)
ICANN on Friday rejected plans to establish a new ".XXX" domain for racy or sexually explicit websites. ICANN said an ".XXX domain" would not resolve the issue of how to protect "vulnerable members of the community". ICANN would also be obligated "to acquire a responsibility related to content and conduct," it said in a statement after a board meeting.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/03/31/1174761769564.html
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/180613.asp
Internet rejects XXX adult-only sites (Reuters)
ICANN rejected a proposal to create an adults-only zone on the internet, or a .XXX domain. Supporters of an .XXX domain argued it would make it easier to confine sex sites and filter them out. Opponents argued it would make pornography on the internet easier to find.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=257905
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL3035677920070330
Agency Rejects .xxx Suffixes for Sex-Related Sites on Internet
A longstanding proposal to create a specialized .xxx suffix for sex-related entertainment Web sites received a final rejection yesterday by the agency governing the Internet address system. The plan, first introduced seven years ago by ICM Registry, was rejected by a vote of 9 to 5 by Icann at a meeting in Lisbon.
http://iht.com/articles/2007/03/30/business/icann.php
http://nytimes.com/2007/03/31/technology/31domain.html
us: FRC Praises Rejection of 'XXX' Domain (news release)
The Family Research Council (FRC) praised ICANN for rejecting a proposal that would create a XXX domain address to house pornographic websites. The ICANN board voted 9-5 to reject the domain, which is the third rejection within the last seven years.
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR07C07
ICANN rejects .xxx domain registry
ICANN has rejected a controversial proposal to create a new .xxx domain suffix for adult Web sites.
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6172046.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6172046.html
ICANN Votes Against Porn Domain Again (IDG)
ICANN rejected for the second time the creation of a ".xxx" top-level domain, supported by some as a way to isolate adult content on the Internet.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/78C2B6847DEE21C3CC2572B000752408
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130292-pg,1/article.html
Porn domain '.xxx' rejected by agency (AP)
ICANN voted Friday to reject a company's proposal to create an ".xxx" domain for adult Web sites.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/30/technology/porn_domain/
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/ap/story.asp?AP_ID=D8O6J3DG0
ICANN Axes .XXX Domain
There will be no new .xxx suffix to designate adult-themed Internet sites, ruled ICANN, the organization responsible for oversight of domain names. Although this marks the third time ICANN has rejected a .xxx proposal, its proponents are not likely to drop the issue. A court battle may lie ahead.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/56631.html
http://technewsworld.com/story/CY2l7vjDSlhqbQ/ICANN-Axes-XXX-Domain.xhtml
Three Strikes for '.XXX' Domain
The hotly contested “.xxx” domain - which would have drawn in and regulated porn sites that currently exist within the “.com,” “.biz,” “.org,” or “.net” domains. - was rejected for a third time on Friday. Christians expressed their approval over the ruling, saying that the bill was rightly rejected because it would have increased the problems among pornography use on the internet. They added that children would be exposed to pornographic images more readily, and it would increase accessibility.
http://christianpost.com/article/20070331/26637_Three_Strikes_for_'.XXX'_Domain.htm
Questions and Answers on Domain Name System and the Bid for `.xxx'
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070330/internet_pornography_q_a.html
ICANN rejects .xxx
In an unusual open board meeting today, ICANN once again rejected the establishment of a .xxx top level domain (TLD). The vote was 8-4 with a single abstention, that of CEO Paul Twomey.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/30/icann_rejects_domain/
Icann finds no sex appeal in XXX domain (vnunet)
Icann has once again turned down a bid to set up a .xxx domain name for pornographic sites. Today's verdict is the third time that the domain name manager has rejected the attempt to establish a dedicated web suffix for adult sites.
http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2186917/icann-finds-sex-appeal-xxx
http://itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=49035
ICANN to decide if pornographic Web sites to have own '.xxx' domain (AP)
Pornographic web sites could have a virtual red-light district if ICANN agrees Friday (30/3) to a proposal that would create a ".xxx" Internet address aimed at making clear what content is adults only. ICANN has already rejected similar proposals twice since 2000. ICANN plans to vote on whether to approve the domain name for voluntary use by porn sites after a week of meetings and public forums in Lisbon, Portugal, focusing on if it could help keep objectionable material away from underaged eyes or promulgate censorship of free expression. The Canadian government has raised objections relating to a '.xxx' domain name may inadvertently leave ICANN in the business of content regulation, "which would be inconsistent with its technical mandate."
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/03/30/1174761713571.html
ICANN committee says plan to give porn sites '.xxx' domain still faces questions
The chairman of a key ICANN committee said Thursday that questions remain about how to implement a new ".xxx" domain name for pornographic and adult websites, a signal that its creation could be delayed again. Janis Karklins, chairman of ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee, said ICANN's board had not yet answered questions about whether the application meets the standards needed to be established.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/03/29/1174761590907.html
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21467379%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e15306,00.html
Why I Voted for .XXX by Susan Crawford
The ICANN Board voted today 9-5, with Paul Twomey abstaining, to reject a proposal to open .xxx. This is my statement in connection with that vote. I found the resolution adopted by the Board (rejecting xxx) both weak and unprincipled.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/why_i_voted_for_xxx/
http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/30/2845638.html
http://www.isp-planet.com/quotes/2007/crawford_0330.html
ICANN kills .xxx, USG ordered to turn over related documents by Brenden Kuerbis
ICANN finally made a decision to kill the .xxx application, with the Board voting 9-5 against it. In a bad sign for the future, the vote indicated that ICANN's approach to top level domains will be to block any proposed that are politically or culturally controversial.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/3/30/2847139.html
Web porn sites debated in secret
Government advisers deliberated behind closed doors Wednesday but issued no public statement on a plan to give the online back alleys their own home through a voluntary ".xxx" Internet address.
http://www.connpost.com/ci_5541044
http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=367755
http://earthtimes.org/articles/show/45447.html
Plan for '.xxx' Web domain would protect children
The Internet has turned out to be one of the all-time greatest intellectual and recreational tools. Information that used to take hours - if not days - to compile can be found in mere minutes. We also can keep up with the latest scores and celebrity news. But the Internet also can be a dangerous place, especially for children. Study after study shows that exposure to pornography contributes to potential problems in adulthood. And adult Web site producers are becoming more and more cunning in how they disguise sites.
http://thespectrum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070401/OPINION/704010325
'Christians' on Porn Sites?
The question comes to mind when FoxNews.com reports: "Religious groups worried that ‘.xxx’ would legitimize and expand the number of adults sites, which more than a third of U.S. Internet users visit each month, according to comScore Media Metrix." A third? "They will keep their '.com' domains, and I have no doubt they will buy their '.xxx' as well," said Patrick Trueman, special counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian public-interest law firm. "There will be twice as much pornography on the Internet."
http://theconservativevoice.com/article/23942.html
http://americandaily.com/article/18205
ICANN Concludes Busy 28th Public Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal
More than 830 people from 81 countries gathered in Lisbon, Portugal for ICANN's 28th Public Meeting. "We've just finished one of ICANN's busiest and issue-intensive meetings and it helped ICANN make substantial progress on numerous fronts," said Dr Vint Cerf, Chairman of ICANN. Considerations included: formalization of relationships with ccTLD managers .ly, .ci & .ru; formation of a new working group to develop the recommendations in the Final Task Force Report on Whois Services presented to the GSNO; discussion on Registrar Accreditation Agreements and how to improve them; creation of three new Regional At Large Organizations for Africa, Europe, and Asia-Australia-Pacific; rejection of the .XXX; presentations by Sweden and Bulgaria on the enhanced Domain Name System security enhancements in their respective TLDs; updates on moving to IPv6; release of the One World Trust independent review of ICANN's accountability and transparency which stated that overall ICANN is a very
transparent organization and the release of the next steps in the development of a set of Management Operating Principles for accountability and transparency.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-30mar07.htm
Independent Review of ICANN's Accountability and Transparency
As one of a number of initiatives aimed at further improvements in accountability and transparency, ICANN engaged One World Trust to undertake an independent review of standards of accountability and transparency within ICANN. The terms of reference for the report were designed to allow a wide ranging review.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-4-29mar07.htm
Thousands of Voices Get Direct Say At ICANN
Internet users from three of ICANN's five global regions will now have direct input to the organization thanks to the creation of three Regional At-Large Organisations (RALOs). Memorandums of Understanding creating RALOs for Africa and Europe were signed today by ICANN and member groups of the RALOs in a special ceremony at ICANN's 28th Public Meeting in Lisbon. The third RALO — Asia-Australia-Pacific — was announced and will be formally signed at the 30th Public Meeting to be held later this year.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-29mar07.htm
ICANN Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Terms of Reference for Independent Review of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
ICANN is seeking public comments on proposed Terms of Reference, which detail questions that would guide the independent review of ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee. The public comment period will last from 30 March 2007 to 29 April 2007.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-30mar07.htm
ICANN Lisbon: ICANN urged to cut phishing trawl with banking domain
Security watchers are calling on ICANN to adopt a new TLD to be used exclusively by registered banks and financial organisations. The proposed TLD - proposals include .safe, .sure or .bank - would aim to give consumers increased piece of mind that they are dealing with a legitimate financial institution while potentially making it easier to identify rogue sites. The idea has been in existence for some time, but the massive rise in phishing attacks over recent months has renewed interest.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/29/banking_domain/
Registerfly Victims Are Really Stuck Now by John Levine
Last week I noted here that cutting off collapsed domain Registerfly will leave a huge problem for registrants. ICANN is supposed to have escrowed copies of each registrar’s registrant data, but has never got around to setting that up. This means that unless Registerfly can supply the data, there may be no record of the actual owner of their domains.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/registerfly_victims_really_stuck/
ICANN RegisterFly Update March 31
This is an update on the termination of RegistrFly as an ICANN accredited registrar. As was previously advised ICANN sent a notice of termination to RegisterFly effective 31 March 2007. Under the agreement RegisterFly can initiate arbitration challenging the termination. RegisterFly has decided to do that and has notified ICANN.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=83
ICANN Lisbon: ICANN ready to shut up and move on
ICANN, the de facto determinant of much that occurs on the internet, will wrap up its triennial meeting tomorrow with an unusual open board meeting on the controversial .xxx gTLD. The week has been a mixed bag - the unveiling of a new, more user-friendly ICANN website has been one of the nicest surprises, although the news that ICANN was itself subject to a lawsuit arising out of the seemingly never-ending RegisterFly disaster deflated what was an optimistic beginning to a long week. Ongoing arguments by the representatives of intellectual property owners (i.e., intellectual property attorneys) provided a nonstop subtext to just about every meeting attended by yours truly. The article addresses the main topics for meetings attended - IDNs (superficially uncontroversial but subtly troubling to all involved); and the Whois database (proposed changes to the registry are problematic inasmuch as there is little middle ground between the opposing parties - Europeans and
Americans).
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/30/icann_lisbon_registerfly_meeting/
Lisbon 2007: ICANN fires back with stern threat of legal action...again
Without any fanfare, or even notice of an ongoing lawsuit against itself, ICANN posted another letter to RegisterFly on Wednesday giving it notice (again) of an intent to pursue legal action against the disintegrating registrar.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/29/icann_lisbon_registerfly_lawsuit/
Report criticizes ICANN's openness
An independent review of the Internet's main governing group, known as ICANN, has criticized the group's openness. According to U.K. based non-profit One World Trust, which prepared the review, ICANN doesn't have an employee whistleblower policy, doesn't consistently follow rules about publicly disclosing operating details, and often misses deadlines to make board meeting minutes publicly available.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/report-criticizes-net-regulators-openness/story.aspx?guid=%7B08FDA01B-D295-4233-B916-0CD3B26C43F4%7D
I want a .pony domain by Alastair Rankine
I read that the ICANN has yet again had to fend off an attempt to set up a .xxx gTLD. As a parent I am keenly interested in protecting my children’s actions online and often discuss with my SO how to manage their access when they start to reach the age when they spend more time online. Although I am far more worried about them exposing their own identities, than about being exposed to others, the latter is still a concern. There are certainly sites out there that I cannot now un-see, however much I wish I could. No doubt these sites and others will cause confusion, anxiety, and harm to tender intellects.
http://girtby.net/articles/2007/4/1/i-want-a-pony-domain
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Highly Commended: Mueller's work on IP addressing
Emerald Group Publishing has informed us that Milton Mueller's paper, IP addressing: the next frontier of internet governance debate has been selected as a Highly Commended Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2007.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/3/29/2844838.html
The United Kingdom and the .co.uk Country Code Top Level Domain
Sedo has long considered the United Kingdom a key market and has been active in the UK for almost five years. Last year, Sedo even hosted the UK’s first ever domain event, which was a fantastic opportunity to learn key insights into the market, exchange ideas and suggestions from key players, and to communicate what our UK users can gain from Sedo’s overall experience operating in the secondary market. The UK is not just one of most important industrial nations for the “Old Economy,” it has a vibrant economy and a well-educated population that is extremely internet savvy, making it one of the strongest internet markets world-wide. Despite all this, some of the best bargains in the aftermarket are to be found in the UK, especially among .CO.UK domains. We would like to take this opportunity to explain why this is, and discuss a little bit about the UK domain name market in general.
http://dnjournal.com/articles/cctld/couk-072406.htm
us: Department of Homeland and Security wants master key for DNS
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which was created after the attacks on September 11, 2001 as a kind of overriding department, wants to have the key to sign the DNS root zone solidly in the hands of the US government.
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/87655
Domains Explained, Part 1: Registrants, Registries, Registrars and Resellers by Joey deVilla
In Monday's article -- Questions to Ask Before You Pick Your Domain Name Registrar -- Elliot covered a lot of ground in his list of things you should know about when picking a domain name registrar. In this series of articles, I'll expand on what he wrote and explain some of the finer points of domain names that you might not be aware of. The last question in Elliot's list was Are you a registrar or a reseller? If these terms, along with registry and registrant are unfamiliar to you, read on -- I'm going to explain what each one means.
http://blog.tucows.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/30/2846801.html
EURid's Year overview for 2006 now available (news release)
The .eu registry has recently made available a year in review for 2006. The report is a summary of the past year, containing amongst other things, information on business and technical operations as well as an overview of the year’s activities from a legal perspective. Comprehensive statistics further bolster the report and cover a diverse range of .eu related topics including: .eu domain usage, interest shown in .eu by each member state and the total number of domain names per country of registrar.
http://eurid.eu/content/view/197/33/lang,en/
Ongoing Internet Emergency and Domain Names by Gadi Evron
There is a current ongoing Internet emergency: a critical 0day vulnerability currently exploited in the wild threatens numerous desktop systems which are being compromised and turned into bots, and the domain names hosting it are a significant part of the reason why this attack has not yet been mitigated. This incident is currently being handled by several operational groups.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/internet_emergency_domain_names/
Trademark protection and the Internet
E-business constitutes over $2 trillion in annual sales for our economy, and two-thirds of American households now contain a computer with Internet access. So it is no surprise that businesses try to get a competitive edge with their Web sites. Sometimes those tactics run afoul of traditional notions of trademark infringement and unfair competition.
http://nh.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070330/BUSINESSREVIEW05/70329011/
The Name Game (Plus Typos)
The latest, thornier problem is a further evolution of another longtime practice: taking advantage of mistyped domains.
http://nytimes.com/2007/03/31/technology/31online.html
Two UDRP decisions over "gripe" domain names
airfrancestinks.com has been transferred to Air France, but zipzoomflysucks.com will remain in the hands on the defendant. The first domain name was used in conjunction with links (apparently not sponsored), mainly related to the air travel sector. The second name was used in conjunction with a website that is critical of Complainant’s business practices.
http://domaine.blogspot.com/2007/03/two-udrp-decisions-over-gripe-domain.html
Can a panel refer to the European Court of Justice in an ADR .eu procedure?
On the ADR decisions.eu Wiki, Thomas Schafft mentions a German language case over flights.eu. For the first time (and amazingly), the Panel issues an interim injunction in which it refers to the ECJ... first to ask if the Arbitration Center for .eu Disputes is allowed to do so, and two other questions.
http://domaine.blogspot.com/2007/03/can-panel-refer-to-european-court-of.html
Only 3 approved providers left for UDRP
There are four approved providers for Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy: Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (since March 2002), CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (since May 2000), National Arbitration Forum and World Intellectual Property Organization (since December 1999).
http://domaine.blogspot.com/2007/03/only-3-approved-providers-left-for-udrp.html
Netcraft April 2007 Web Server Survey
In the April 2007 survey we received responses from 113,658,468 sites, an increase of 3.2 million sites from last month's survey. Apache continues to be the most widely-used web server, powering more than 66.9 million sites, compared to 35.3 million sites using Microsoft server software.
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2007/04/02/april_2007_web_server_survey.html
India among top 5 countries in Asia for .Info registrations
'.Info', a generic top level domain name for internet address, has become popular in India with the country being placed at third position in Asia for .Info registration.
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?rep=2&aid=363048&sid=BUS&ssid=54
in: Firm restrained from using 'Tata' trademark
The Delhi High Court has restrained Abacus Outsourcing and Consultancy Pvt Ltd, a Hyderabad-based firm, from using the trademark and trade name 'Tata' or device 'T'. ... Restraining the local company from using Tata's domain name 'www.tatalimited.com', the court withheld company's ICICI Bank account in which it has deposited the money collected from various job seekers.
http://chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7b0013EC4E-80AB-4F59-B51E-0D3A5E5E93D8%7d
http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=363348
VeriSign Ranked Among FORTUNE'S 2007 List of "America's Most Admired Companies" (news release)
VeriSign announced it has been named to FORTUNE’s list of “America’s Most Admired Companies” for 2007. VeriSign debuted as one of the top five companies in the Information Technology Services category and achieved high scores for the use of its corporate assets, its social responsibility initiatives and the quality of its management team.
http://www.verisign.com/press_releases/pr/page_040905.html
us: Pedophile Web Site Shut Down: Content Violated Host's Standards
A Web site catering to pedophiles and listing local family events was shut down late Wednesday night. Virginia-based Internet service provider Network Solutions suspended the "Seattle-Tacoma- Everett Girl Love" site, which it had been hosting since late last fall. After two calls made to the company earlier this week, its legal department investigated the site and deemed it in violation of the company's standards, said company spokeswoman Susan Wade.
http://redorbit.com/news/technology/887029/pedophile_web_site_shut_down_content_violated_hosts_standards/
When Domain Names Aren't Enough by Paul Hoffman
A recent trend in the Japanese web advertising market may presage changes that could come to the Western world. As described here, some advertising in Japan now includes a picture of a filled-in browser search box instead of a domain name. The idea is that an advertiser can buy top-of-page advertising at the main search engines for various terms and then suggest to people reading their print ads to use those terms to search.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/when_domain_name_not_enough/
us: Internet domain names spark political battle
Melinda Kantner’s domain name is not for sale. Her political opponent owns it. Kantner, the Democratic county controller candidate, learned March 21 that Jason Gherghel, the Republican county controller candidate, had registered her domain name with various suffixes, such as .com, .net and .org. On Thursday, she filed a complaint with the Schuylkill County Board of Election and demanded an investigation of election irregularities and the Pennsylvania election code. Kantner, an outspoken critic of county solicitor Paul J. Datte, also requested an independent counselor review the complaint due to Datte’s ties with the county’s Republican party.
http://www.republicanherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18153520
Privacy options proposed for domain name owners (AP)
Many owners of Internet addresses face this quandary: Provide your real contact information when you register a domain name and subject yourself to junk or harassment. Or enter fake data and risk losing it outright. Help may be on the way. What's this? A key task force last week endorsed a proposal that would give more privacy options to small businesses, individuals with personal Web sites and other domain name owners.
http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/technology/04/02/2domain.html
us: Retailer sues registrars in $12 million domain tasting suit
US retailer Neiman Marcus is suing two domain name registrars for more than $12 million over their registration of names containing variations of its brand. The two linked companies are accused of improperly registering more than 40 domain names.
http://out-law.com/page-7914
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/30/domain_tasting_suit/
ResellerClub Crosses 1.5 Million Domains Milestone
ResellerClub announced it now has more than 1.5 million domains under its management. Crossing this milestone also made ResellerClub the 10th largest domain registrar according to Webhosting.info
http://hostreview.com/news/press/070328DirectI.html
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.eu-Registry Eurid: Anders sein um jeden Preis?
Handgestrickte E-Mails und generell zu wenig Automatisierung beklagten eine Reihe von Registraren bei einem Treffen der .eu-Registry Eurid am Rande der Tagung der Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in Lissabon.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/87662
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/87416
Regierungen sollen IPv6 fördern
Noch gibt es freie IPv4-Adressen. Wächst die Nachfrage aber entsprechend den aktuellen Zahlen weiter an, ist der Adresspool für IPv4-Adressen im Jahr 2011 erschöpft.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/87636
ICANN erteilt .xxx-Domain eine Absage
Die Internet-Verwaltung ICANN hat sich am Freitag bei einer Konferenz in Lissabon endgültig gegen die Einführung der Porno-Domain .xxx - also einem Rotlichtbezirk im Web - entschieden.
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/182260/
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/181790/
http://www.blick.ch/news/multimedia/news25147
http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=2826021
http://infoweek.ch/news/NW_single.cfm?news_ID=15600
http://www.pressetext.at/pte.mc?pte=070330024
http://www.extradienst.at/jaos/page/main_heute.tmpl?article_id=20254
Kein eigenes Rotlichtviertel im Internet
Seit sieben Jahren versuchen Anbieter von Pornoseiten im Internet ihre eigene Top Level Domain zu ergattern. Sie soll die bezeichnende Endung ".xxx" tragen. Die amerikanische Internet-Verwaltung ICANN traf dazu heute eine Entscheidung.
http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/0,1518,474859,00.html
ICANN-Nutzerräte formal etabliert
Beim Treffen der ICANN in Lissabon wurden die Nutzerräte für Afrika und Europa formal etabliert. ICANNs Präsident Paul Twomey und eine Reihe von Internetnutzer-Organisationen aus Afrika und Europa, darunter die Humanistische Union und die Medienstadt Leipzig, unterzeichneten in Lissabon entsprechende Abkommen (Memorandum of Understanding).
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/87700
ICANN lehnt Porno-Domain ".xxx" auch im dritten Anlauf ab
Die ICANN hat zum dritten Mal gegen den Vorschlag einer eigenen Top-Level-Domain ".xxx" für Porno-Websites votiert.
http://www.computerwoche.de/nachrichten/590750/
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/87651
http://golem.de/0703/51446.html
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/computer/artikel/90/107982/
http://www.pcwelt.de/news/online/75932/
http://www.shortnews.de/web/id/661232/start.cfm
http://www.winfuture.de/news,30938.html
http://www.silicon.de/enid/it_services/26364
http://www.pc-magazin.de/common/nws/einemeldung.php?id=51386
http://www.rp-online.de/public/article/aktuelles/digitale/internet/423345
http://internet-magazin.de/common/nws/einemeldung.php?id=51386
http://www2.oncomputer.t-online.de/dyn/c/10/70/30/32/10703032.html
http://www.portel.de/nc/nachricht/artikel/14283/
http://de.news.yahoo.com/30032007/12/icann-entscheidet-rotlichtviertel-internet.html
http://www.pressetext.de/pte.mc?pte=070330024
http://rheinpfalz.de/perl/cms/cms.pl?cmd=showMsg&tpl=ronMsg.html&path=/ron/welt&id=NEWSTICKER070330140603.660eid50
http://www.stock-world.de/news/overview/2257086-Internet_Vorrat_an_Web_Adressen_bis_2012_erschoepft.html
RegisterFly trickst ICANN nochmals aus
Der US-amerikanische Registrar RegisterFly, der nach Angaben der ICANN Hunderte ihm anvertrauter Domains seiner Kunden für sich reklamiert und ihnen den Umzug zu anderen Registraren verweigert, hat am Samstag abermals einen juristischen Haken geschlagen.
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/182563/
L'ICANN refuse la création d'un domaine .xxx pour les sites pornographiques
L'organisme chargé d'allouer l'espace des adresses et de gérer les noms de domaines internet, l'ICANN, a rejeté vendredi à Lisbonne la création d'un domaine d'application .xxx pour les sites internet pornographiques.
http://tdg.ch/pages/home/tribune_de_geneve/les_plus/en_images/detail_galerie/(contenu)/45755
http://tdg.ch/pages/home/tribune_de_geneve/les_plus/en_images/detail_galerie/(contenu)/45596
Ein Drittel aller .eu-Domains geht nach Deutschland
Die Europa-Domain ".eu" feiert am 7. April 2007 ihren einjährigen Geburtstag. Grund genug, einmal Bilanz zu ziehen. Die Deutschen haben dabei besonders häufig zugeschlagen. Die offizielle Vergabestelle EURid in Brüssel hat insgesamt schon rund 2,6 Millionen .eu-Domains vergeben, davon wurde beinahe ein Drittel in Deutschland registriert.
http://golem.de/0703/51392.html
L'ICANN refuse la création d'un domaine .xxx pour les sites pornographiques (AFP)
L'ICANN a rejeté vendredi à Lisbonne la création d'un domaine d'application .xxx pour les sites internet pornographiques. Le conseil d'administration de l'ICANN, réuni dans la capitale portugaise, a considéré que la création de ce domaine ne résoudrait pas "le problème de la protection des membres vulnérables de la communauté", selon un communiqué publié à l'issue de la réunion.
http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-info/depeches/detail.php?depeche_id=070330132806.36n0sw8c
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1172/sexe-xxx-encore-non.php
http://www.clubic.com/actualite-71829-icann-rejette-creation-xxx.html
http://silicon.fr/fr/silicon/news/2007/03/30/icann-rejette-une-nouvelle
http://www.matin.qc.ca/internet.php?article=20070330132431
http://www.01net.com/editorial/345206/noms-de-domaine/toujours-pas-de-.xxx-pour-les-sites-pour-adultes/
http://20minutes.fr/article/148987/20070330-High-Tech-Du-X-mais-pas-de-xxx.php
http://la-croix.com/afp.static/pages/070330132806.36n0sw8c.htm
http://avmaroc.com/actualite/icann-refuse-a75937.html
http://www.lexpansion.com/art/32.0.156136.0.html
.XXX : encore non !
C'était la nouvelle la plus attendue de la réunion ICANN de Lisbonne : le vote sur le .XXX. Un vote négatif qui laisse envisager de sacrées batailles juridiques à venir.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1172/sexe-xxx-encore-non.php
Le parlement allemand soutient le .BERLIN
Début mars, les parlementaires allemands ont publié un texte apportant un soutient officiel à la création d'un .BERLIN. Ses créateurs envisagent maintenant une ouverture avant la fin 2008.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1168/berlin-le-parlement-allemand-soutient-le-berlin.php
LE .BIZ parlera chinois et japonais
Neustar registre du .BIZ vient d’annoncer que son extension sera ouverte aux IDN chinois et japonais à partir du 21 avril 2007, selon la règle du 1er arrivé, 1er servi.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1167/commerce-le-biz-parlera-chinois-et-japonais.php
Nous partîmes de 4464...
En 2004, suite à la réservation massive de noms de domaine via le registrar EuroDNS, l'A.F.N.I.C. avait pris une mesure de blocage des 4.464 noms concernés.
http://domaine.blogspot.com/2007/03/nous-partmes-de-4464.html
Icann: niente XXX per i siti porno
La decisione dell'organismo internazionale: "La creazione di questo suffisso non risolve il problema della protezione dei membri vulnerabili della comunità"
http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/CyberNews/?id=1.0.844975251
http://punto-informatico.it/p.aspx?id=1940771
http://www.repubblica.it/2007/03/sezioni/scienza_e_tecnologia/domini-xxx/domini-xxx/domini-xxx.html
http://mytech.it/mytech/news/articolo?ix=A006012012617
http://mytech.it/mytech/news/articolo?ix=A006013054215
http://news.excite.it/hitech/internet/421009
L'Icann boccia i domini .xxx per i siti porno
L’Icann ha respinto, oggi a Lisbona, per la terza volta, la richiesta di creare un dominio unico, xxx, per i siti pornografici.
http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/tecnologia/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=30&ID_articolo=2108
http://www.asca.it/ascanew/moddettnews.php?idnews=571392
http://webnews.html.it/news/leggi/5721/licann-respinge-definitivamente-il-xxx/
http://www.studiocelentano.it/d.asp?id=24797&opt=ict
http://notizie.alice.it/notizie/search/index.html?filter=foglia&nsid=12503715&mod=foglia
http://www.vipline.it/index.php?status=vlnews&idnews=5014
http://www.jugo.it/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5453
http://www.stol.it/nachrichten/artikel.asp?KatID=c&ArtID=91184
.xxx-domeinnaam voorlopig in de koelkast gestopt
Tijdens een ontmoeting van ICANN is besloten om voorlopig geen websites met een .xxx-extensie op te richten.
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleID=DMF30032007_079
http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelid=DMF30032007_079
ICANN mantiene su negativa a crear el dominio '.xxx' para contenidos porno
ICANN por sus siglas en inglés y que constituye el órgano de gobierno de los nombres de dominio en Internet, rechazó la creación de un nuevo dominio '.xxx' de contenidos para adultos.
http://www.elmundo.es/navegante/2007/03/30/tecnologia/1175263994.html
http://www3.terra.com.ar/canales/tecnologia/157/157637.html
http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/03/30/um/m-01390894.htm
http://www.derf.com.ar/despachos.asp?cod_des=138371
http://www.abc.es/20070330/tecnologia-internet/rechazada-propuesta-crear-dominio_200703301333.html
http://www.24horaslibre.com/tecnologia/1175293670.php
http://www.todito.com/paginas/noticias/Tecnologia/213698.html
ICANN mantiene su negativa sobre el dominio .xxx para contenidos porno
ICANN por sus siglas en inglés y que constituye el órgano de gobierno de los nombres de dominio en Internet, rechazó la creación de un nuevo dominio '.xxx' de contenidos para adultos.
http://www.laflecha.net/canales/blackhats/noticias/icann-mantiene-su-negativa-sobre-el-dominio-xxx-para-contenidos-porno
Las páginas porno no serán ".xxx"
ICANN rechazó el viernes una propuesta para dar a las páginas de material pornográfico su propio dominio, el sufijo ".xxx"
http://www1.diariohoy.net/notas/verNoticia.phtml/html/268512672/
El ICANN rechaza crear el dominio ".xxx" de contenidos para adultos
El Consejo de la Corporación para la Asignación de Nombres y Números, ICANN, por sus siglas en inglés y que constituye una especie de gobierno de Internet, rechazó hoy la creación de un nuevo dominio ".xxx" de contenidos para adultos.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1462
Rechazada la propuesta de crear el dominio .xxx para el porno en Internet
ICANN ha rechazado en su reunión de Lisboa la creación del dominio ".xxx" para las páginas web de contenido pornográfico.
http://www.diariovasco.com/20070330/aldia/rechazada-propuesta-crear-dominio_200703301333.html
Icann rejeita criação do domínio ".xxx" para sites de pornografia
Pela terceira vez a Icann organização que administra os endereços de internet, rejeitou proposta para a criação do domínio ".xxx" para sites de conteúdo pornográfico, nesta sexta-feira.
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u21889.shtml
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u21883.shtml
http://info.abril.com.br/aberto/infonews/032007/30032007-3.shl
http://oglobo.globo.com/tecnologia/mat/2007/03/30/295155431.asp
http://estadao.com.br/tecnologia/internet/noticias/2007/mar/30/233.htm
Icann nobbar porrdomän
Icann säger nej till att skapa toppdomänen .xxx som skulle isolera alla porrsajter till en enda toppdomän. Det är andra gången organisationen, som förvaltar nätets toppdomäner, nobbar porrdomänen.
http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.101753
http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/noje/did_14938558.asp
Hugmynd um uppsetningu sérstakra léna fyrir klámfengið efni hafnað
Stjórn ICANN, sem er hin alþjóðlega stofnun sem hefur umsjón með grunnkerfinu sem er notað til að flokka lén á netinu, hefur hafnað því að sett verði upp sérstök lén sem enda á .XXX fyrir klámfengið efni.
http://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/togt/frett.html?nid=1262095
Nettipornon siirtoa pähkäillään jälleen
Internetiä hallinnoiva ICANN pohtii jälleen perjantaina nettipornon siirtoa kokonaan omalle alueelleen tietoverkossa. Pornopalvelimille päätyvät sivut tunnistaisi "xxx" -päätteestä, kertoi Dagens Nyheter verkkosivuillaan keskiviikkona.
http://www.kaleva.fi/plus/index.cfm?j=647434
Mengundi Nasib Lampu Merah di Internet
Lokalisasi juga tidak berlaku di Dolly, Surabaya atau seperti dulu di Kramat Tunggak, Jakarta. Di jagat online, situs-situs maya mungkin juga akan menempati domain tersendiri agar tidak tercampur dengan domain umum seperti .com, .net, atau .org. Nasib domain lampu merah ini akan ditentukan Jumat (30/3).
http://kompas.com/ver1/Iptek/0703/30/194152.htm
Story in Lithuanian on .xxx
http://www.lrytas.lt/?id=11751578901173742554&view=4
Story in Hungarian on .xxx
http://napi.hu/default.asp?cCenter=article.asp&nID=328178
Story on .xxx in Russian
http://www.newsru.com/world/30mar2007/xxx.html
Story in Japanese on .xxx
http://www.chubun.com/modules/article/view.article.php/36772/c7
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0703/31/news002.html
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