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Headlines from the March 6 edition of the news include:
Nato says cyber warfare poses as great a threat as a missile attack | Dot.au land rush blocked | Businesses and Consumers Worldwide Add Nearly 33 Million Internet Domain Names in 2007, Increasing Total Registrations to More Than 153 Million | One Million .jp Domain Names | A Wave of the Watch List, and Speech Disappears | Swiss bank drops lawsuit against Wikileaks | Stevens Joins Snowe and Nelson to Introduce Anti-Phishing Legislation | Senate antiphishing bill outlaws...what's already illegal | Frank Schilling Talks Cybersquatting & Domain Monetization - What is Legitimate Domaining?
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The FCC, Comcast, and Net Neutrality
http://businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2008/tc20080225_498413.htm
Holes in the net make 'cloud computing' pie in the sky
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/02/security.internetphonesbroadband
Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement : Comments of CENTR
https://www.centr.org/main/4139-CTR/version/1/part/12/data/CENTR-NTIA-2008-FINAL%20_2_.pdf
Karl Auerbach's comments to NTIA's "mid-term review" of its ICANN "JPA" agreement.
http://www.cavebear.com/cbblog-archives/000332.html
Network Solutions Presents at NTIA Mid-Term Review of ICANN [news release]
http://newsroom.networksolutions.com/2008/network-solutions-presents-at-ntia-mid-term-review-of-icann/
auDA introduces new rules to block domain hogs
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/auDA-introduces-new-rules-to-block-domain-hogs/0,130061791,339286376,00.htm
rs: Start of .rs domain names registration [news release]
http://rnids.rs/?lang=en
YouTube Hijacking: A RIPE NCC RIS case study
http://ripe.net/news/study-youtube-hijacking.html
Researchers Name Top Six Spamming Botnets
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=147240
Six botnets behind 85% of all spam, says Marshal
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;481069848;fp;2;fpid;1
Judge Reverses His Order Disabling Wikileaks Web Site
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/us/01wiki.html
Wikileaks Ruling Leaves Big Questions Unanswered
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/wikileaks-ruling-leaves-big-questions-unanswered/
us: ICA Posts Position Paper and Analysis of Snowe “Anti-Phishing” Legislation
http://www.circleid.com/posts/831125_ica_position_paper_anti_phishing_legislation/
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The FCC, Comcast, and Net Neutrality
The Feb. 25 hearings may not lead to broad regulation, but they did shine a light on broadband providers' "network management techniques"
http://businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2008/tc20080225_498413.htm
Net Neutrality Tornado Bearing Down on Comcast
Tension appears to be rising days after a hearing that was meant to help clear the air over the flap involving Comcast's management of Internet traffic. Some groups claim the public was deliberately shut out of the hearing by Comcast, and New York State investigators are asking the cable company to turn over records relating to its practices.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Net-Neutrality-Tornado-Bearing-Down-on-Comcast-61887.html
US civil rights groups: FCC should allow network management [IDG]
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should allow broadband providers to manage their networks and slow "bandwidth hogs," despite concerns that such practices arbitrarily target some customers, said a coalition of seven civil rights groups.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/29/Civil-rights-groups-FCC-should-allow-network-management_1.html
Commentary: Internet exposure shifts balance of power
From fake photos forging the appearance of rare animals to real pictures exposing the sex life of a number of Hong Kong celebrities, individual Internet players have proved that they are no less powerful than the world's leading news broadcasters in riveting people's attention.
http://en.ce.cn/National/Politics/200802/28/t20080228_14665920.shtml
Holes in the net make 'cloud computing' pie in the sky
Here's a phrase you will be hearing a lot in the next few years: 'cloud computing'. Its etymology is vague, but it probably dates from the moment when someone casually illustrated the global network beyond the individual PC by drawing a cloud and writing 'internet' on it. No matter. What cloud computing means is a scenario in which users obtain computing services not from the PCs on their desks, but from servers located elsewhere on the internet.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/02/security.internetphonesbroadband
On the Hunt for Critical Internet Resources by Geoff Huston
I’m writing this column in November, and that means that its time for the travelling circus known as the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to come down to earth, unpack its tents and sell tickets for its annual song and dance routine. The script for this year’s show has been changed, and after being excluded from the main arena last year at the Athens gig, the headline act of “Critical Internet Resources” is taking a starring role this year in Rio. Some folk are even saying that it’s the single most contentious issue to be scheduled at this year’s IGF show.
http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2007-12/cir.pdf
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ICANN Makes Presentation to Department of Commerce Midterm Review Public Meeting
ICANN made its presentation on the Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between itself and the United States Department of Commerce at a public meeting held today in Washington, DC. "I think that after almost 10 years of experience of this model the question before us is very stark: Are we going to complete the White Paper’s vision of private sector management of the Internet’s system of unique identifiers? I believe the overwhelming view from virtually all participants is that transition is the goal and the interest is in settling how we get there," ICANN Chair Peter Dengate Thrush said.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-28feb08.htm
ICANN Opens Comment Period on Proposed Add Grace Period Modifications for NeuStar and Afilias
ICANN is today opening public comment periods on requests submitted by NeuStar, the .BIZ registry, and Afilias, the .INFO registry, to modify terms regarding the add grace period (AGP) in their respective registry agreements.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-27feb08.htm
No more “Various Registries” by Leo Vegoda
Last week we improved the format of the IANA IPv4 Address Space Registry. It is now much easier to see which address space is available for allocation to RIRs and which address space is reserved for Multicast and Future Use.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=279
DNSSEC on IDN .test zones by Richard Lamb
Yesterday ICANN began DNSSEC signing the IDN .test zones. Over the next few days, we will be testing and carefully monitoring the system. It is not expected that DNSSEC or the testing will have any effect on normal DNS operations. Any user experiences or problems or feedback should be reported to <richard.lamb@icann.org>. This deployment is intended to demonstrate certain capabilities and also provide both ICANN and those interested in DNSSEC an opportunity to gain further experience with this new technology.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=280
Anti-Phishing act to outlaw Whois-Privacy? by Frank Michlick
For those of you who haven’t heard about it already, Sen. Ted Stevens is proposing the Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 (APCPA), which is also being supported by CADNA. We were first alerted to this topic by Michael Berkens’ post on The Domains. A recent article by Larry Fischer points out these are the reasons why this act is a bad idea:
http://www.domainnamenews.com/icann-policy/anti-phishing-act-to-outlaw-whois-privacy/1456
One Internet, two modes of governance by Brenden Kuerbis
On Monday the NTIA released the agenda for the upcoming public meeting in Washington DC covering the Mid-term Review of the JPA between DoC and ICANN. And yesterday, in Geneva, the Internet Governance Forum opened its first preparatory meeting for the upcoming Forum in Hyderabad, India from December 3-6. It’s too early to draw conclusions, but the structure of the meetings suggests two distinct operational modes of Internet governance.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/2/27/3549041.html
Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement : Comments of CENTR
... CENTR believes that the NTIA’s initiative in calling its Notice of Inquiry is well-timed. With 18 months left to run of the JPA, continuing multi-stakeholder dialogue is needed, for example through the NoI and within the ICANN process, in order to arrive at a shared vision of what a post-transition ICANN would entail, as well as how and when transition will be triggered.
https://www.centr.org/main/4139-CTR/version/1/part/12/data/CENTR-NTIA-2008-FINAL%20_2_.pdf
Karl Auerbach's comments to NTIA's "mid-term review" of its ICANN "JPA" agreement.
Karl Auerbach's comments to NTIA on "The Continued Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System: Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement" are now online at http://www.cavebear.com/archive/public/ntia-jpa-2008.html.
http://www.cavebear.com/cbblog-archives/000332.html
Privatization Fears at ICANN Mid-Term Review
“Lack of Accountability”, “Malign Oligarchy”, “Regulatory Capture” – these were some of the concerns raised during the ICANN review open meeting held February 28th at the Department of Commerce (DOC) in Washington, DC. The concerns come as ICANN moves closer to full privatization.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/icann-policy/privatization-fears-at-icann-mid-term-review/1463
ICANN Midterm Review
The following is Internet Commerce Association's comments to NTIA for ICANN's Midterm review.
http://www.internetcommerce.org/ICANN_midterm_review
Network Solutions Presents at NTIA Mid-Term Review of ICANN [news release]
Network Solutions presented to the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Telecommunications and Internet Administration (NTIA) on Thursday, February 28, 2008, in Washington, DC. The meeting was held to review the mid-term Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between the DOC and ICANN. The NTIA consulted with several interested stakeholders regarding the mid-term review, including representatives from the Internet Society, government, business, registries and users, but Network Solutions was the only registrar invited to share insights at the hearing. Signed by ICANN on September 29, 2006, the JPA outlines a three-year term with a required mid-term review of ICANN’s progress in meeting the responsibilities to transition the Internet’s Domain Name System to a more autonomous existence under ICANN’s governance.
http://newsroom.networksolutions.com/2008/network-solutions-presents-at-ntia-mid-term-review-of-icann/
Network Solutions faces front running law suit
One of the internet's biggest sellers of domain names is being sued for allegedly forcing consumers to buy addresses from it to the exclusion of other providers. The US class action law suit also claims that addressing authority ICANN is facilitating the alleged abuse.
http://out-law.com/page-8895
Bad flavor: ICANN, Network Solutions sued for domain tasting
A class-action lawsuit has been launched against domain registrar Network Solutions and ICANN over the controversial practice of domain tasting. The suit was initiated on behalf of Chris McElroy, a search engine optimization specialist who goes by the handle NameCritic. McElroy has long been an extremely vocal critic of ICANN and is a regular participant on the organization's mailing lists.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080226-bad-flavor-icann-network-solutions-sued-for-domain-tasting.html
Internet company sued for holding names [AP]
A company that sells Internet addresses is being sued for its controversial practice of holding a domain name in reserve if someone checks for its availability but does not buy it right away.
http://businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8V2Q9402.htm
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/technology/080228/z022808A.html
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iea20eovm8F-icM7MNNnG92iKjQA
Network Solutions Taken to Court for Domain Name Tasting
A Los Angeles-based law firm representing search engine expert Chris McElroy filed suit against domain registrar Network Solutions last Monday, alleging that the company created an illegal monopoly by temporarily holding domain names that potential customers searched for on its web site.
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=10871
Online Company Sued For Buying And Exploiting Domain Names
A lawsuit has been filed against Network Solutions because it buys up domain names that people search for to ensure that they don't shop around other domain services.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/27/online_company_sued_for_buying_and_exploiting_domain_names/
ICANN Targeted by Lawsuit, Yahoo
Network Solutions found itself a target of a class action lawsuit Feb. 28 charging the domain registrar with bilking consumers through a scheme forcing them to buy domain names from Network Solutions instead of competitors that charge less.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Government/ICANN-Targeted-by-Lawsuit-Yahoo/
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Last chance for airports to register their IATA codes as aero-domains [news release]
At the recent .aero council (DAC) meeting, it was recommended that SITA release 3-letter airport codes (location identifiers) – which have been reserved exclusively for airport use since 2002 – for registration by eligible members of the aviation community on a first-come-first-served basis. As a result, airports have a limited time to register their respective codes as aero-domains.
http://www.firmenpresse.de/pressrelease578.html
auDA introduces new rules to block domain hogs
In a series of reforms announced this week, the Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) has regulated against domain traders by outlawing the practice of registering a domain name for the sole purpose of reselling it.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/auDA-introduces-new-rules-to-block-domain-hogs/0,130061791,339286376,00.htm
http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/auDA-introduces-new-rules-to-block-domain-hogs/0,339028227,339286376,00.htm
.com.br (Brazil) Liberation Process
NIC Brazil has released the list of domains that are available during The Liberation Process which is open until 2 March 2008. During this time more than 90,000 domain names ending in .com.br will be available and 6,000 ending in .br.
http://www.melbourneitcbs.com/news.php?article=1&title=.com.br%20%28Brazil%29%20Liberation%20Process&year=2008&month=03
Improved privacy protection introduced for.eu WHOIS [news release]
To improve privacy protection, EURid has made a minor change to the web WHOIS service. Now when you search for a name in WHOIS, you will immediately see if the name is: Available, Not available for registration or Not allowed.
http://eurid.eu/content/view/245/33/lang,en/
fr: Join your colleagues in Paris at a valuable INTA roundtable!
This discussion will focus on recent developments in France on cyber squatting, with a focus on the new rules enacted by AFNIC and on recent Court decisions.
http://www.inta.org/index.php?option=com_intaevents&task=eventdetails&id=1081
ng: Nira to Shun Frivolous Complaints
Early this month, the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NiRA) released some 14 policy-documents for comments by the Internet community. One of these was the NIRA complaints' policy, which tends to set the association's policy on handling of complaints made about domain names, registrars and resellers in the .ng second level domains.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200802270711.html
Numeric .nl domain names available
From tomorrow, numeric .nl names can be registered, and new dispute resolution rules are applicable to all .nl domain names.
http://domaine.blogspot.com/2008/02/cctld-news.html
nl: SIDN sees strong demand for number domains [reg req'd]
http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=205553
no: Questionable methods for selling domain names [news release text in Norwegian only]
http://www.norid.no/nytt/domenesalg.html
Numeric domains coming to .PRO
RegistryPro plans to open .PRO to three character numeric domains such as 123.PRO.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/173/numeric-domains-coming-to-pro.php
RegistryPro/NCC Group Partnership Ensures Continued Security of .Pro Top-Level Domain [news release]
RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .Pro TLD, announced today it has entered a new data escrow partnership with NCC Group, Inc. to secure critical .Pro registration information.
http://registry.pro/pressreleasses/2008/0225.html
rs: Start of .rs domain names registration [news release]
Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names (RNIDS) informs Serbian and international public that registration of the new Internet domain names of the Republic of Serbia with .rs extension, will commence on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 12h noon. RNIDS will accept requests for registration of new .yu domain names until Friday, February 29, 2008.
http://rnids.rs/?lang=en
http://www.economy.co.yu/eng/index.php?action=news&subact=full&id=746
.se (Sweden) system change
Starting January 2009 the .se registry will move from a registry - end user based system to a registry - registrar system. Among other things this means that a chosen registrar will have full management rights over domain names assigned to its account.
http://www.melbourneitcbs.com/news.php?article=3&title=.se%20%28Sweden%29%20system%20change&year=2008&month=03
uk: Nominet PAB election - voting starts [news release]
Voting in the Policy Advisory Body election starts February 29 and Nominet urges you to cast your vote.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=4826
uk: Nominet registrant satisfaction survey 2008 [news release]
Nominet is conducting a registrant satisfaction survey to measure levels of satisfaction with their support services. They have contracted an independent market research company called the Leadership Factor to carry out this research on their behalf. This survey forms part of our ongoing programme of registrant satisfaction research and the results will be used to make further improvements to our systems and services. This will be the sixth survey that we have carried out.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=4809
uk: Nominet Foundation Trustees [news release]
Nominet is currently recruiting for Trustees for the Nominet Foundation. The Nominet Foundation will use part of the surpluses made by Nominet to provide public benefits for UK Internet stakeholders through a variety of education, research and development projects.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=4822
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Security Protocol Failures by Phillip Hallam-Baker
[This article is a condensed version of the argument made in The dotCrime Manifesto: How to Stop Internet Crime, in which the question of how to fix these problems is considered.] The Internet is insecure, so what went wrong? Contrary to widely held belief, the reasons for Internet security protocol failure are not primarily technical. Failure to understand the risk model and to meet the actual user requirements are much more significant causes of security failure. The economics of security protocol deployment and security usability engineering are also key: a protocol might as well not exist if it is not used.
http://www.isoc.org/tools/blogs/ietfjournal/?p=176
Doing Business Securely in an Insecure World by Randy Bush
What real improvements in Internet security have we achieved? The Net certainly is not a safe place as long as there are phishing, DDoS attacks, and cross-site script HTML attacks. However, although those are serious problems, we should not ignore the ways in which we have been successful in making the Net a safer place, and we should try to take some lessons from those successes.
http://www.isoc.org/tools/blogs/ietfjournal/?p=177
The Perfect Attack by João Damas and Frederico Neves
... In this article we visit one type of attack: a type that may not be the most directly profitable for the attackers but one that has proved especially threatening to potential victims. What is especially insidious about this type of attack is that it is often launched for the purpose of attracting the attention of potential customers for the attackers, who initiate these attacks to demonstrate their skill. In fact, there is general consensus within the Internet security community that attracting business is the key motivator behind attacks on root servers, since such attacks always make headlines even if the damage is minimal.
http://www.isoc.org/tools/blogs/ietfjournal/?p=178
us: Congress Grills White House Cybercrats
Since hackers penetrated Pentagon servers last June, pilfering untold amounts of sensitive data, the Bush administration has pledged billions to plug the holes in government cyber-security. But in testimony before a congressional committee on Thursday, administration officials said little that eased concerns about the effectiveness, the cost or the intrusiveness of the monitoring program they are building.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/02/28/cybersecurity-espionage-einstein-tech-security-cx_ag_0228cyber.html
YouTube Hijacking: A RIPE NCC RIS case study
On Sunday, 24 February 2008, Pakistan Telecom (AS17557) started an unauthorised announcement of the prefix 208.65.153.0/24. One of Pakistan Telecom's upstream providers, PCCW Global (AS3491) forwarded this announcement to the rest of the Internet, which resulted in the hijacking of YouTube traffic on a global scale.
http://ripe.net/news/study-youtube-hijacking.html
RIPE NCC Publishes Case Study of youtube.com Hijack
As you may be aware from recent news reports, traffic to the youtube.com website was ‘hijacked’ on a global scale on Sunday, 24 February 2008. The incident was a result of the unauthorised announcement of the prefix 208.65.153.0/24 and caused the popular video sharing website to become unreachable from most, if not all, of the Internet.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/822811_ripe_ncc_case_study_youtube_hijack/
Pakistan site swipe exposes web fragility
The biggest question in the world of technology this week shouldn’t be why the Pakistani government blocked YouTube, but how it managed to prevent the rest of the planet seeing the site and are they capable of doing it again.
http://atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/JC01Dj02.html
IPv6 Transition Tools and Tui by Geoff Huston
If IPv6 really is an inevitable component of our networked future, then is there something an ISP could do today, within the scope of a day or two of effort, that is less ambitious than the full dual stack deployment across the entire network, yet enables some degree of useful and working IPv6 support for its customers? Or, to put it another way, is there a small step that would at least kick start an ISP into the area of IPv6 support?
http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2008-02/tui.pdf
DNSSEC - Once More, with Feeling! by Geoff Huston
So where are we on this DNSSEC deployment agenda? Within reach? Or a bit of a stretch goal, but still plausible? Or maybe its so far out there that a manned mission to Pluto will happen first!
http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2008-01/dnssec4.pdf
Cybersquatters launch 10,000 attacks a week on top brands
Top brands face up to 10,000 "brandjacking" incidents a week from cybersquatters who are trying to pass off fake sites as genuine, according to new statistics from researcher MarkMonitor.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/28/229627/cybersquatters-launch-10000-attacks-a-week-on-top-brands.htm
Researchers Name Top Six Spamming Botnets
Researchers with Marshal’s TRACE team have identified six botnets that together are currently responsible for distributing 85 percent of all spam, Dark Reading has learned. And the results might surprise you.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=147240
Six botnets behind 85% of all spam, says Marshal
Marshal’s TRACE team, headquartered in Auckland, claims it has identified six botnets that are responsible for 85% of all spam.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/C70ED4E3A608806CCC25740100186FC6
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;481069848;fp;2;fpid;1
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;481069848;fp;2;fpid;1
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Judge Reverses His Order Disabling Wikileaks Web Site
A federal judge on Friday withdrew his earlier order disabling a Web site that allows the anonymous posting of documents to discourage unethical behavior in governments and corporations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/us/01wiki.html
Judge Says Wikileaks Site Can Have Its Web Address Back
A federal judge in San Francisco said on Friday that he would withdraw an order that shut down the Web address for Wikileaks.org, a site that allows anonymous posting of documents to assist “peoples of all countries who wish to reveal unethical behavior in their governments and corporations.”
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/judge-says-wikileaks-can-have-its-web-address-back/index.html
Wikileaks Ruling Leaves Big Questions Unanswered
Free speech advocates immediately hailed as a victory the decision on Friday of a federal judge to withdraw a prior order turning off the Web address of the site Wikileaks.org. But the reasoning of United States District Judge Jeffrey S. White also means that the court may dodge having to grapple with some of the meaty First Amendment questions posed by the case and touched on repeatedly at a lengthy hearing in San Francisco.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/wikileaks-ruling-leaves-big-questions-unanswered/
Wikileaks back online after federal judge's ruling
After spending more than three hours hearing arguments from a raft of attorneys from both sides of the fence, a federal judge here has ruled in favour of Wikileaks.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/Wikileaks-back-online-after-federal-judge-s-ruling/0,139023166,339286428,00.htm
Wikileaks back on the Web after judge ends injunction
In a move sure to be welcomed by privacy and civil rights advocates, a California District Court judge on Friday lifted a previous permanent injunction that he had issued two weeks ago to disable the controversial Wikileaks.org whistleblower Web site.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/01/news-wikileaks-injunction-released_1.html
Injunction against website is lifted
Saying he may have violated free speech rights, a federal judge reversed field Friday and lifted an injunction that had effectively shut down a website that publishes documents alleging corporate and government misdeeds.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-wikileaks1mar01,1,7765617.story
WikiLeaks Wins Back Its Domain
A federal judge dissolves an injunction but a Swiss bank's litigation against the community-driven document sharing site will proceed.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206901172
Wikileaks judge reverses takedown order
Civil libertarians scored a decisive victory on Friday when a federal judge reversed two controversial orders meant to disable Wikileaks, a website devoted to disclosing confidential information exposing unethical behavior.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/01/wikileaks_judge_reverses/
Wikileaks gets legal help after domain name deletion
Wikileaks.org, a Web site that specializes in posting leaked documents often provided by whistleblowers, had its domain name yanked by a federal judge in California earlier this month.
http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9880958-38.html
EFF, ACLU Move to Intervene in Wikileaks Case
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California (ACLU-Northern California) Tuesday filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit where a federal judge ordered the disabling of one of the domain names associated with "Wikileaks," a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern.
http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/02/26-0
Bank Julius Baer & Co v. Wikileaks
On February 6, 2008, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks" -- a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern -- for hosting 14 allegedly leaked documents regarding personal banking transactions of Julius Baer customers. Also sued was Wikileaks' domain name registrar, Dynadot LLC. On February 15, following a stipulation between Julius Baer and Dynadot, the court issued a permanent injunction, disabling the wikileaks.org domain name and preventing that domain name from being transferred to any other registrar.
http://www.eff.org/cases/bank-julius-baer-co-v-wikileaks
Legal aid for whistle-blower site
Freedom of speech and digital rights groups plan to argue on its behalf at a legal hearing on 29 February.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7268581.stm
Rights groups seek to intervene in Wikileaks case
In a motion filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), and a Wikileaks user asked the court for permission to intervene in the case.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/28/Rights-groups-seek-to-intervene-in-Wikileaks-case_1.html
US district court judge orders shutdown of whistleblower web site
In an extraordinary act of censorship, lawyers representing the Swiss bank Julius Baer (BJB) obtained an injunction against the Dynadot corporation, US domain name registrar for the Wikileaks web site.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/feb2008/wiki-f28.shtml
Closing of Wikileaks site backfires on bank [AP]
An effort at damage control has snowballed into a public relations disaster for a Swiss bank seeking to crack down on a renegade website for posting classified information about some of its wealthy clients.
http://iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/28/business/NA-FIN-US-Wikileaks-Shutdown.php
http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_8383177
http://news.smh.com.au/wikileaks-case-due-back-in-court/20080220-1t8h.html
http://news.theage.com.au/wikileaks-case-due-back-in-court/20080220-1t8h.html
US election sparks cyber-squatting frenzy
The lead up to the US presidential election has seen a dramatic surge in cyber-squatters keen to cash in on the public's thirst for information. NetNames said that over 1,900 domain names related to the presidential candidates have been registered as online speculators try to cash in on the heightened media coverage.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2210913/us-elections-cyber-squatting
http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2210913/us-elections-cyber-squatting
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=71217
Brand-jacking: business battles online scammers
What's in a name? If it's a big brand name, plenty. The top 100 global brands have a combined value of $1.2 trillion, estimates consultancy Interbrand. That's bound to attract online scammers. The value of a brand lies largely in the trust that's been built up in consumers over many years. But online con-men and counterfeiters can capitalize on that trust in an instant with scams that hurt brand owners and consumers alike. And their scams just keep getting more sophisticated.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/02/digitalbiz.brandjacking/
US Elections Spark 'Cybersquatting' Frenzy, According to NetNames Study [news release]
The most eagerly followed US election race in decades has triggered an avalanche of 'cybersquatter' activity as online speculators try to cash in on the heightened media coverage of the 2008 presidential race by registering over 1,900 domain names related to the presidential candidates, a report by NetNames has revealed.
http://www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/436097.html
http://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachrichten/nachricht/2287574.html
UK Gay Website Triumphs in ‘Cyber Squatting’ Case
In what will be seen as refreshing news for the internet community, a ‘cyber squatter’ has not only relinquished a domain name he has been sitting on for four years, but has also been refused payment of the $12,000 fee he was demanding for it by the official escrow-holding intermediaries.
http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=132&id=18342
National Arbitration Forum Reports Rise in Domain Name Disputes [news release]
The National Arbitration Forum, an international provider of alternative dispute resolution services, administered a total of 1,805 domain name disputes in 2007, up from 1,658 disputes in 2006.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb725794.htm
UDRP: The Liabilities for the Corporations and/or their Lawyers
This post is based on the scenario that a trademark.tld domain name is registered with a UK ICANN accredited registrar, (they have an exclusive UK jurisdiction clause in their contracts), the trademark.tld criticism website located at that domain name is strictly non-commercial, the servers are located in the UK, and the registrant is a British citizen. In the above circumstances, the corporations and/or their lawyers are taking a big risk when they use the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policies (UDRP) in order to silence criticism at trademark.tld.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/udrp_liabilities_corporations_lawyers/
Tucows Fights off Car Dealership
Domain registrar Tucows has successfully defended against an arbitration proceeding over the domain name Batchelor.com, which the registrar acquired with its NetIdentity purchase. NetIdentity holds nearly 40,000 surnames and offers email addresses at those names, such as tom@lastname.com.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/28/tucows-fights-off-car-dealership/
Airbus sues over domain ownership
Airbus, the leading aircraft manufacturer, has applied for arbitration in a domain-name dispute against a Beijing individual in Hong Kong.
http://www.china.org.cn/business/2008-02/29/content_11153677.htm
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IPv6 Hour... One, Two, Three, IPv4 Switched Off! by Yves Poppe
It happened in San Jose, it happened in Taiwan and soon it will happen in Philadelphia! A nightmare? A conspiracy? No, no, it was just the IPv6 hour. One hour of pure IPv6 LAN for NANOG attendees with a NAT-PT as valve to the crowded teeming world of the IPv4 internet... At 12 noon, Tuesday February 19th it happened! While Mac, Vista, Linux and Unix can breathe AAAA, Windows XP however cannot do DNS over IPv6 transport. What to do to avoid all these Windows XP users.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/82283_ipv6_hour_ipv4_switched_off/
IPv6 Over Satellite: Pie in the Sky? by Dan Campbell
I am writing this from the Satellite 2008 conference in Washington, D.C. As I make my way through the exhibits, I see many vendors advertising IP capabilities in their hardware products or network services. But when asked about IPv6 support, the common reply is a not so believable "it is on our roadmap" followed by a somewhat vague delivery date. Although IPv6 development has been slow across the board, it appears to be moving even more slowly in the satellite world.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/82277_ipv6_over_satellite/
What Makes For a Successful Protocol? by Dave Thaler and Bernard Aboba
HTTP/HTML versus Gopher. IPv4 versus IPX. Interdomain IP Multicast versus application-layer overlays. As we learned from the more mainstream VHS-versus-Betamax-format war, the reasons that one technology or protocol takes off while another one crashes and burns are obvious only in retrospect.
http://www.isoc.org/tools/blogs/ietfjournal/?p=175
IPv6 in Slovak Academic Network by Peter Svec
The main reason for developing a new internet protocol was based on lack of address; however this was not the only reason. Unfortunately, many people think of IPv6 only as enormous address space, but there are a lot of other advantages, for example... authorizations and authentication function are implemented directly in the protocol and are mandatory... automatic configuration of network interfaces based on their physical address... protocol itself recognizes data streams which must be transmitted in real time, and the data must be processed with highest priority.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/ipv6_in_slovak_academic_network/
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Domain pulse 2008 [news release]
On February 21st and 22nd 2008 the conference Domain pulse 2008 took place in Vienna. The expert meeting Domain pulse is the most significant event in Europe – especially in the German-speaking region - regarding current issues and trends on domain names and the Internet. The registries of Austria (nic.at - Registry for .at), Germany ( DENIC - Registry for .de) and Switzerland ( SWITCH - Registry for .ch and .li) organise the Domain Pulse conference each year, alternating between each country. This year’s Domain pulse was hosted by nic.at in Vienna.
http://www.nic.at/en/uebernic/current_issues/nicat_news/news_view/period/1204490675///article/81/domain-pulse-2008/
us: Snowe Bill Threatens Domain Name Registrants
On February 25, 2008 U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe introduced S. 2661, the “Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008” (APCPA). The bill was also cosponsored by Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ted Stevens (R-AK). It has been referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. No hearings have yet been scheduled on this proposal.
http://www.internetcommerce.org/Snowe_Bill_Threatens_Domain_Name_Registrants
ICA Posts Position Paper and Analysis of Snowe “Anti-Phishing” Legislation
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has posted a position paper and analysis of S. 2661, introduced on 2/25/08 in the US Senate. While we are firmly opposed to phishing and other criminal activities that may utilize domain names we are very concerned about the provisions of the proposal that appear to provide trademark owners with a means to avoid both UDRP and ACPA actions and alternatively bring private claims against domain names with a lower burden of proof and the potential for far higher monetary damages, without even requiring an allegation that the DN was in any way being utilized in a phishing scheme.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/831125_ica_position_paper_anti_phishing_legislation/
Netcraft February 2008 Web Server Survey
Growth is up again this month, with the February 2008 survey receiving responses from 158,209,426 sites. This is an increase of 2.6 million sites, compared with last month's unusually low growth of only 354 thousand.
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/02/06/february_2008_web_server_survey.html
GSMA To Pilot A Carrier ENUM Service For Mobile Operators [news release]
The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for mobile operators, is preparing to pilot a service that will simplify the transmission of instant messages, MMS, emails, video and other Internet Protocol (IP)-based communications between mobile phones and between mobile and fixed-line phones.
http://www.gsmworld.com/news/press_2008/press08_18.shtml
Directi to set up internet domain registry; Also looking at multilingual domain names
Mumbai-based Directi, the tenth largest domain name registrar, is planning to set up its own Internet domain name registry.
http://www.ciol.com/News/News-Reports/Directi-to-set-up-internet-domain-registry/28208104049/0/
VeriSign Still Very Attractive
VeriSign, Inc. reported $386.4 million in revenue during Q4, down 5.4% year-on-year and up 2.4% sequentially. GAAP EPS came in at ($0.88) for the quarter. Pro-forma EPS was $0.30, up from $0.26 in Q3, beating our estimate by a penny. The EPS upside to our model was due to interest income.
http://biz.yahoo.com/zacks/080228/11721.html
GoDaddy Spends $580,000 on Federal Lobbying
Domain registrar GoDaddy.com spent $580,000 in federal lobbying last year, according to data obtained by Domain Name Wire from the Center for Responsive Politics. This is up from $460,000 spent in 2006.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/28/godaddy-spends-580000-on-federal-lobbying/
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Google and the online advertisers
Concern about a possible slowdown in the growth of Google's main money maker, textual ads linked to Internet searches, is weighing on the company's stock price. Among ad agencies, though, interest in the use of search engines as marketing tools is unabated.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/03/02/business/AD03.php
Report adds to Google anxiety
Investors searching for another reason to worry about the U.S. economy found it in Google. Shares of Google Inc. on Tuesday slumped nearly 5% to their lowest point in almost a year on fears that even the mighty Internet giant is susceptible to the economic slowdown.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-search27feb27,1,5475157.story
GoDaddy Files Patent for Filtering Ads on Trademark Domains
GoDaddy has filed a patent for a technology that would filter ads from domain names containing trademarks.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/26/godaddy-files-patent-for-filtering-ads-on-trademark-domains/
Is Google Ad Traffic Really Dropping?
A report by Internet market researcher ComScore detailing a 7 percent decline in the number of times U.S. consumers clicked on ads next to Google search results in January sent analysts scurrying to explain the decline.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142896-page,1/article.html
A New Era of Growth, Liquidity and Recognition?
I'm continually amazed to see how many new domainers are joining the industry every month. Let's face it: Domaining is the perfect business, and word is spreading quickly around the world. There are no barriers to entry, there's a thriving wholesale and growing retail market, and you don't have to be a superstar to make a nice income.
http://www.dailydomainer.com/2008177-a-new-era-of-growth-liquidity-and-recognition.html
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Big Day for Online Domain Name Auctions
Sedo’s February Great Domains auction and Moniker’s TRAFFIC silent auction both end today. Will the industry be cheering at the end of the day, or will the results be a dissapointment? Pressure is on both companies to perform.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/28/big-day-for-online-domain-name-auctions/
Great Domains Auction
With all the concern lately about the domain market softening, I watched the auction that ended today at GreatDomains closely. Except for a few good names, there did not seem to be very enthusiastic bidding.
http://www.domainbits.com/great-domains-auction/
Flood of Completed Live Auction Sales Put Dozens of High Dollar Domain Deals on the Books
Dozens of sales from the recent SnapNames Live auction at the DOMAINfest Global conference in Hollywood, California were completed over the past week, adding a lot of muscle to our new sales charts. As we have done in the past when special event sales produce a huge block of transactions, we are expanding our usual Top 20 chart to 40 positions. Even that move does not make room for all of the five-figure and higher sales reported as 73 transactions at that lofty level were concluded.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales02-19-08.htm
DataRecovery.com sold for $1.7 million
ESS Data Recovery, Inc. yesterday announced the purchase of the generic domain DataRecovery.com. ESS Data Recovery paid $1.7 million for the domain name, which makes this the highest reported domain sale of the year.
http://www.dmueller.com/2008/02/29/domain-names-domains/datarecoverycom-sold-for-17-million/
ESS Data Recovery Purchases Web Domain Name "datarecovery.com" [news release]
In an effort to set itself apart from the growing number of new data recovery companies, ESS Data Recovery Inc. today announced the purchase of the domain datarecovery.com.
http://www.essdatarecovery.com/press_release_datarecoverycom.asp
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Domain pulse 2008 [Pressemeldungen]
Am 21. und 22. Februar 2008 fand in Wien der Domain pulse 2008 statt. Die Fach- und Expertentagung zählt in Europa – vor allem im deutschsprachigen Raum – längst zu den bedeutendsten Veranstaltungen für aktuelle Themen, Trends und Tendenzen rund um das Internet. Der Domain pulse wird von den drei deutschsprachigen Domain-Registrierungsstellen nic.at (Registry für .at), DENIC (Registry für .de) und SWITCH (Registry für .ch und .li) organisiert.
http://www.nic.at/en/uebernic/current_issues/nicat_news/news_view/period/1204490675///article/81/domain-pulse-2008/
Sperre von Wikileaks.org aufgehoben
Ein US-Bundesrichter hat seine Entscheidung aufgehoben, eine Webseite wegen der Veröffentlichung von Kundendaten einer Schweizer Bank zu schließen - der WebStandard berichtete. Bezirksrichter Jeffrey White erklärte am Donnerstag in San Francisco, er hebe seine auf Antrag der Züricher Bank Julius Bär Mitte des Monats ergangene Anordnung aus verfassungsrechtlichen Bedenken und anderen juristischen Erwägungen wieder auf.
http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=3247157
Wikileaks erhält Domain zurück
Die Whistleblower-Webseite Wikileaks ist wieder unter der angestammten Adresse erreichbar. Der US-Richter Jeffrey White hob am Freitag die einstweilige Verfügung auf, mit der er den kalifornischen Registrar Dynadot zur Sperrung der Domain verpflichtet hatte.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/104328
OGH: Domain mit fremdem Markennamen muss nicht unbedingt gelöscht werden
Ein Domainname, der von jemandem anderen markenrechtlich geschützt ist, kann auf vielfältige Weise legal genutzt werden. Daher kann der Markenrechtsinhaber nicht in jedem Fall eine Löschung der Domain erwirken. Sein Anspruch beschränkt sich in vielen Fällen darauf, dass die Domain nicht zu rechtswidrigen Zwecken benutzt wird. Dies ist der Kern einer Entscheidung des österreichischen Obersten Gerichtshofs.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/104316
Rotation in der Beratergruppe des Internet Governance Forum gefordert
Die Beratergruppe (MAG), die sich als ehrenamtliches Programmkomittee für die jährlichen Treffen des Internet Governance Forum (IGF) betätigt, soll per Rotationsprinzip neue Mitglieder erhalten. In den kommenden beiden Tagen beraten die 40 MAG-Mitglieder, nach welchem Modell rotiert werden soll. Rund die Hälfte der Sitze nehmen aktuell Regierungsvertreter ein. China forderte gestern während einer öffentlichen Aussprache in Genf mehr Sitze für Entwicklungsländer, während zivilgesellschaftliche Gruppen mehr Sitze für Nichtregierungsorganisationen anstreben. Im 2005 vor dem zweiten UN-Weltgipfel der Informationsgesellschaft eingesetzten IGF werden Fragen der Politik im Netz und der Steuerung für das Internet diskutiert.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/104126
Wikileaks von US-Behörden zensiert
Nach der Veröffentlichung der folgenden Publikation aufgedeckter Dokumente bezüglich einer Schweizer Bank wurde die Aufdeckungswebsite Wikileaks mit einer gerichtlichen Verfügung durch ein US-amerikanisches Gericht mundtot gemacht. In den Dokumenten ging es um vermeintliche Geldwäsche.
http://www.indymedia.org/en/2008/02/901715.shtml
Freie Vergabe von .ASIA-Domains gestartet
„Wer ein besonderes Interesse an einer Domain hat, sie aber in der Sunrise-Phase noch nicht anmelden konnte, hat jetzt die beste Gelegenheit“, so Peter Hupfauer, Domain-Manager bei Internetwire Communications, einem akkreditierten .ASIA-Registrar.
http://www.e-commerce-magazin.de/index.php3?page=news-show_neu.php3&naechster=11916
Fast 300.000 Anträge für „.asia“-Domain
Für die neue generische Top-Level-Domain „.asia“ begann die Echtzeit-Registrierung. Anmeldungen kamen nicht nur aus den asiatischen Ländern, sondern auch aus Europa und Nordamerika. Auf Asien entfielen 35 Prozent aller Anmeldungen, auf Europa 40 Prozent und auf Nordamerika 24 Prozent. Noch bis zum 12. März werden Anträge auf die Domain entgegengenommen.
http://de.wikinews.org/wiki/Fast_300.000_Antr%C3%A4ge_f%C3%BCr_%E2%80%9E.asia%E2%80%9C-Domain
Domainhandel im Januar/Februar
Zwei sechsstellige Verkäufe mit dem Kürzel .com bilden die Highlights der Domainverkäufe in den letzten vier Wochen: Tees.com ging für 252.200 US$ über den Ladentisch, gefolgt von unet.com für 100.000 US$. Höchster .de-Verkauf war scheibenwischer.de für 27.000 EUR. Auffallend war, dass viele Domainverkäufe eher im mittleren bis oberen vierstelligen Bereich als im Niedrigpreissegment angesiedelt waren.
http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1664&tracked=&partnerid=&language=d
Sohu steigt aus dem Register-Geschäft aus
Das chinesische Internet-Portal Sohu.com will aus dem Domain-Registrierungsgeschäft aussteigen. Wie das Unternehmen mitteilt, sei der Kontrakt mit dem China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) im Jahre 2007 ausgelaufen und Sohu.com werde den Kontrakt im Jahr 2008 nicht mehr erneuern.
http://www.it-times.de/news/nachricht/datum/2008/02/26/sohu-steigt-aus-dem-register-geschaeft-aus/
Domainnamen aus Zahlen bleiben tabu
Neue Internetadressen mit Endungen wie .pdf oder .mp3 könnten bald schon möglich sein, wie aus einer Erklärung der Organisation zur Verwaltung der Domainnamen (ICANN) (http://www.fnp.de/icann) hervorgeht. Endungen, die nur aus Zahlen bestehen, sollen aber weiter nicht zugelassen werden. ICANN wartet nach seinen Vorschlägen nun auf Reaktionen vor allem zu Fragen der Sicherheit und der Handhabung der neuen Web-Adressen, die schon dieses Jahr eingeführt werden könnten.
http://www.rhein-main.net/sixcms/list.php?page=fnp2_news_article&id=4347736
Personality – It´s a people´s business
"It´s a people´s business" – ein Grundsatz, der für zahlreiche Geschäftsbereiche gilt, hat auch in der Welt der Domain-Namen seine Geltung. Doch wer zählt zu den einflussreichsten Playern im Domain-Geschäft? Das Magazin domainnamewire.com wirft einen Blick hinter die Kulissen.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/personality-its-a-peoples-business-id667146.html
.asia – Startschuss für Landrush-Phase!
DotAsia, Verwalter der neuen Asien-Domain .asia, hat die Sunrise-Phase mit Erfolg abgeschlossen: über 30.000 Vormerkungen sind bei der Registry in den vergangenen viereinhalb Monaten eingegangen. Für die Landrush-Phase, deren Startschuss am gestrigen Mittwoch gefallen ist, rechnet DotAsia ebenfalls mit starkem Andrang.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/asia-startschuss-fuer-landrush-phase-id667145.html
Rekord: Internet-Domain shopping.de für Höchstbetrag verkauft
Der Verkauf der Internet-Domain shopping.de markiert den bisher höchsten Verkaufspreis, der je für eine Domain mit dem deutschen Länderkürzel .de erzielt wurde. Sedo.de, die weltweit führende Handelsplattform für Domains, hat die Verhandlungen geführt und erfolgreich zum Abschluss gebracht.
http://www.brokerage.de/brokerageadhoc_full.cfm?ID=67652
„Shopping.de“ zu unbekanntem Preis von Sedo veräußert
Die Internet-Adresse „www.shopping.de“ ist nach einer Mitteilung des Domain-Handelsunternehmes Sedo zu einem unbekannten Preis Verkaufspreis an die Leipziger Unister GmbH veräußert worden.
http://www.infosat.lu/Meldungen/?srID=55&msgID=45310
Le cybersquatting de marques en hausse de 33%, selon MarkMonitor
Le cybersquatting a enregistré une augmentation de 33% en 2007, d'après la quatrième édition du Brandjacking Index publié par MarkMonitor, une société spécialisée dans la protection des noms d'entreprise. Le cybersquatting est la pratique la plus courante d'abus de marque. Elle consiste à enregistrer un nom de domaine proche, voire quasi similaire, d'une marque dont la notoriété n'est plus à faire, afin d'en détourner le trafic.
http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-le-cybersquatting-de-marques-en-hausse-de-33-selon-markmonitor-25474.html
Le 'Casse-toi pauvre c...' de Sarkozy casse tout sur le Web
Enchères pour un nom de domaine, explosion de la fréquentation des sites de vidéos, buzz dans tous les sens... merci Nicolas!
http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2008/02/28/le__casse_toi_pauvre_con_de_sarkozy_casse_tout_sur_le_web
Le .PRO veut s'ouvrir aux caractères numériques
Le gestionnaire de l'extension des professionnels souhaite vendre des .PRO numériques à trois caractères, tel 123.PRO.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1436/professionnels-le-pro-veut-s-ouvrir-aux-caracteres-numeriques.php
Gilberto Gil : politiser la culture numérique
Gilberto Gil, ministre brésilien de la culture, chanteur, lauréat de Grammy et fervent défenseur des droits de l’internet et du logiciel libre, était présent à Montréal pour deux rencontres publiques. C’est avec un esprit décontracté et poétique qu’il a consacré plusieurs heures à échanger avec les centaines de citoyens présents à ces événements.
http://www.alternatives.ca/article3484.html
Network Solutions travolta dai domini parcheggiati
"Immaginate di chiedere a un concessionario di automobili una decappottabile nera e immaginate che il concessionario crei un monopolio delle decappottabili nere che vi costringerà a comprarla da lui. Sarebbe un buon affare?"
http://punto-informatico.it/p.aspx?i=2201779
Class action contro Network Solutions e ICANN
Un gruppo di cittadini americani ha intentato causa contro Network Solutions, accusata di bloccare i domini web non ancora registrati per instaurare un monopolio. L'accusa riguarda anche ICANN, che non avrebbe vigilato a sufficienza
http://www.webnews.it/news/leggi/7828/class-action-contro-network-solutions-e-icann/
ccTLD .pe acredita Centro de Resolución de Disputas para nombres de dominio bajo el .pe.
La Red Cientifica Peruana, administrador del ccTLD .pe, ha firmado un convenio con el Centro de Arbitraje de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), para que dicho centro sea un Centro de Resolucion de Disputas en materia de nombres de dominio bajo el ccTLD .pe utilizando la Politica de Resolucion de Disputas denominada peDRP.
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/02/cctld-pe-acredita-centro-de-resolucion.html
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1601
Se acredita primer centro de resolución de controversias entre nombres de dominio .pe
El Nic .Pe, entidad de registro de nombres de dominio bajo el ccTLD .pe, ha firmado un convenio con el Centro de Arbitraje de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual– OMPI, para que dicho centro resuelva las disputas que puedan surgir los titulares de nombres de dominios delegados bajo el ccTLD .pe y titulares de marcas que vean afectados sus derechos.
https://www.nic.pe/novedades.php
Perú recibe la asignación del nombre de dominio 'piscoperuano.cl' tras una disputa en Chile.
El Estado de Perú recibió la asignación del nombre de dominio 'piscoperuano.cl' en una reciente disputa legal en Chile contra un ciudadano de ese país, informó hoy la Cancillería en Lima.
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/02/disputa-entre-los-gobiernos-de-chile-y.html
La ciberocupación aumentó un 33% en 2007
El nuevo informe Brandjacking Index de MarkMonitor revela que los ciberocupas se centran en nuevos sectores, atacan a más empresas y perfeccionan sus tácticas.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1602
El Nord acull molt positivament el puntCAT [news release]
El vespre del 21 de febrer vam presentar públicament el domini .cat a la societat nord-catalana que es va voler acostar al magnífic Palau Pams, seu de l'Institut Font Nova de l'Ajuntament de la fidelíssima vila de Perpinyà.
http://www.puntcat.cat/noticies/view.php?ID=64
nl: Einde landrush numerieke domeinnamen
De landrush van numerieke domeinnamen is op vrijdag 29 februari 18.00 uur afgesloten. SIDN gaat nu alle aanvragen die tijdens de livegang zijn ingediend verwerken in het systeem.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,727,5561,,,,Einde_landrush_numerieke_domeinnamen.html
Presentatie eindrapport ENUM InnovatiePlatform Nederland en Eerste Nederlandse ENUM registratie 26 maart, Den Haag [news release]
Stelt u zich eens een wereld voor waarin u zelf bepaald hoe u benaderd wordt. De technologie is nu zo ver en heet ENUM. Public User ENUM maakt het mogelijk om met één telefoonnummer de gebruiker van dat nummer op diverse manieren te bereiken: per e-mail, instant messaging, VoIP, SMS, enzovoort.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,727,5562,,,,Vooraankondiging_ENUM_Live_.html
Tvilsomme metoder for salg av domenenavn [news release]
Norid har fått en del henvendelser fra abonnenter som har blitt tilbudt domenenavn via metoder som de oppfatter som tvilsomme og useriøse. Problemet er også kjent fra Sverige, og den svenske registreringsenheten har tidligere gått ut med informasjon til sine brukere.
http://www.norid.no/nytt/domenesalg.html
Story in Arabic mentioning ICANN and the ITU
http://www.fasl-almaqal.com/ShowNews.asp?ID=1198
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