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Headlines from the April 10 edition of the news include:
DARPA: The Idea Factory That Spawned the Internet Turns 50 | Denmark has world's best IT networked economy: WEF | Study Gives High Marks to U.S. Internet | ICANN Posts Schedule for Paris Meeting 22-26 June | International domains to debut next year? | Com.au - a rich resource for domainers | au: Beat the domain name gold rush | Lessons from Cyber Storm II | Better co-ordination the key to fighting cyber-attacks: Cyber Storm II Outcome | RSA: Cyber Storm II Builds Network To Defend Against Cyber Crisis | Internet Error: Baidu Will Welcome Bad Internet Requests In China | .net Interview: Vint Cerf | Yahoo! Gets In Bed With Google
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Video boom threatens to gridlock the internet
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/06/internet.digitalmedia
Web could collapse as video demand soars
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/07/nweb107.xml
Coming soon: superfast internet
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3689881.ece
Australian broadband network soon to be obsolete
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23496663-15306,00.html
ICANN Issues Advisory Regarding the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-03apr08.htm
NTIA Shrugs by Milton Mueller
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/4/2/3617576.html
Happy second birthday .eu!
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4508
Estonia prepares for repeat of cyberattacks on anniversary
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/07/hitechcrime.internet
The evolution of CyberCrime Inc.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/04/04/technology/cybercrime07.php
US Cyberwarfare Prep Includes Offense [AP]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/06/financial/f103540D82.DTL
nz: Extra cyber defence team considered
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/4468208a28.html
Craigslist bullies unofficial blog over domain, trademarks
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080406-craigslist-bullies-unofficial-blog-over-domain-trademarks.html
Are Domain Name Registrars Ready for IPv6? by Patrick Vande Walle
http://www.circleid.com/posts/84410_domain_registrars_ipv6/
Pizza.com cooked for $2.6m
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4489
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RESEARCH PAPERS
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Sealing the cracks: a proposal to update the anti-cybersquatting regime to combat advertising-based cybersquatting by Christopher T. Varas [Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice]
Legal context: Recent years have seen a resurgence in the practice of cybersquatting, and in particular cybersquatting that monetizes domain names through pay-per-click advertisements. Existing statutory and administrative anti-cybersquatting tools were not designed to cope with the advertising-based model of cybersquatting. As a result, brand owners lack effective tools to combat modern cybersquatting.
http://jiplp.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/3/4/246
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GOVERNANCE
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Video boom threatens to gridlock the internet
They are calling it the broadband crunch. Experts have warned that the amount of data travelling across the internet is growing so fast that the network could become overloaded and grind to a virtual standstill.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/06/internet.digitalmedia
Web could collapse as video demand soars
The internet could grind to a halt within two years under the pressure of booming demand for online video, experts have warned. Soaring visitor numbers to video websites such as YouTube and the BBC's iPlayer are putting the copper wires, which underpin parts of the internet, under severe strain.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/07/nweb107.xml
Coming soon: superfast internet
The internet could soon be made obsolete. The scientists who pioneered it have now built a lightning-fast replacement capable of downloading entire feature films within seconds. At speeds about 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection, “the grid” will be able to send the entire Rolling Stones back catalogue from Britain to Japan in less than two seconds.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3689881.ece
Australian broadband network soon to be obsolete
By the time Australia upgrades its broadband, the network could be obsolete - thanks to a high-speed internet network developed in Geneva. The new network, called "the grid", is more than 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23496663-15306,00.html
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DOMAIN NAMES
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- ICANN
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ICANN Launches Contractual Compliance Newsletter
ICANN launched the Contractual Compliance Newsletter, a newsletter that offers a snapshot of the wide range of compliance work being done by ICANN. Each issue of the newsletter will cover enforcement statistics, an in-depth look at part of the compliance process, information about audits and studies, and upcoming events. The Newsletter will also include new advisories for registries and registrars to help them understand and continue to improve their compliance with ICANN contracts.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-03apr08.htm
ICANN Issues Advisory Regarding the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy
Due to perceived confusion within the registrar community concerning the circumstances under which registrars may validly deny transfer requests pursuant to the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy, on 19 September 2007, ICANN issued a Notice of Intent to Issue Advisory Regarding the Inter-Registrar Transfer (Notice).
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-03apr08.htm
Public Comments Requested on Discussion Draft of Fast Track Mechanism for Introduction of a Limited Number of IDN ccTLDs
The first Discussion Draft of the Interim Report of the IDNC Working Group (IDNC WG) has been published for comment and input from the ICANN community. This document has not been signed-off on by the IDNC Working Group whose members will continue to provide their own comments and input during this consultation period which is scheduled to end on 25 April 2008.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-04apr08.htm
ICANN organizational structure image conspiracy uncovered by Kieren McCarthy
One of the most difficult things about working at ICANN is keeping all the conspiracies under wraps. With an eagle-eyed community keeping tabs on the organisation’s every move, the tiny tweaks that, left noticed, would irreversibly alter the entire domain name system keep getting picked up before they can work their magic.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=294
NTIA Shrugs by Milton Mueller
The NTIA has released a short announcement about the mid-term review of ICANN. The announcement tells us very little except that the administration hasn't changed its position on anything important regarding its supervisory relationship to ICANN. The US is reasonably comfortable with the status quo and won't move until someone makes them very uncomfortable. Nothing they heard in February did so. Clearly, NTIA was not looking for information about what needs to be done, but seeking confirmation of its prior tendency to do nothing. It will leave to a future Presidential administration the issue of whether to continue to be the unilateral "ruler of the root"
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/4/2/3617576.html
Revisiting the Registry-Registrar Split? by Bret Fausett
I found this bit from the most recent Board minutes intriguing: "Charles River Associates has been commissioned to undertake a study on....the market of maintaining or not maintaining the separation between registrars and registries." I didn't think the issue of "not maintaining" the registry-registrar split was even on the table for discussion.
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2008/4/3/3618519.html
Tucows continues fight for domain name portability
After a long wait, ICANN has issued a much needed clarification describing how it interprets its domain name portability policy. Tucows has been an advocate of strong domain name portability policy since the early days of ICANN. We believe that consumer choice is a fundamental element of a healthy market. Without strong domain name portability policies the domain market will never be as strong as it should be.
http://about.tucows.com/2008/04/04/icann-clarifies-domain-portability-rules/
NomCom seeks nominees into ICANN
Independent entity in the Internet community, the Nominating Committee (NomCom) is seeking for nominees into the various leadership positions in ICANN and its subsidiary agencies.
http://itrealms.blogspot.com/2008/04/nomcom-seeks-nominees-into-icann.html
ICANN's meeting in UAE to discuss Arabic domain names
The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is co-hosting the ICANN Regional Meeting in cooperation with ICANN.
http://bi-me.com/main.php?id=18695&t=1&c=33&cg=4
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Domain names for .arabia
Internet users in the Middle East may be able to petition to have domains names that end regionally specific, such as .arab, by the end of the year. If things go according to plan, those domain names may even be in Arabic.
http://www.gulfnews.com/technology/internet/10203231.html
US domain name costs rise as Australian regs loosen
The US domain name registry VeriSign has announced an increase to the cost of domain names sold on its behalf by smaller registrars. ... Brendan Lewis, Executive Director of the Churchill Club innovation forum, doesn’t expect the announced increases will have a big effect on local Australian business as most local domain names are registered as ’dot au’. He says the retail end of the internet hosting business is highly competitive and many domain names are offered free of charge in a package.
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20080404-Costs-rise-yet-domain-dollars-remain.html
Excellent results of DNS BE satisfaction survey
You can find the results of the DNS BE satisfaction survey, in Dutch and in French, at:
http://www.dns.be/en/home.php?n=414
.BIZ and INFO's anti-tasting measures okayed
ICANN has just approved modifications requested a few weeks ago by the .BIZ and .INFO registries to limit domain tasting. From now on, no registrar will be able to freely delete more than 10% of the names it registers monthly.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/187/biz-and-info-s-anti-tasting-measures-okayed.php
Happy second birthday .eu!
The .eu TLD is celebrating its second birthday and over 2.8 million registrations, 300,000 of these in 2007, the European Union said on Saturday. It is also the fourth most popular TLD in Europe and ninth worldwide. The announcement of the milestone notes Milka, Bridgestone and Versace all are using the .eu TLD.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4508
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/05/happy-second-birthday-eu/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/.eu-celebrates-second-birthday.html
Europe's .eu domain celebrates second birthday [AFP]
The European .eu web domain has picked up 2.8 million customers in its first two years of existence and ranks in the global cyber top ten, the EU commission said Saturday.
http://news.theage.com.au/europes-eu-domain-celebrates-second-birthday/20080405-23u3.html
http://news.smh.com.au/europes-eu-domain-celebrates-second-birthday/20080405-23u3.html
http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?from=rss_IOLTechHome&iSectionId=2883&iArticleId=4341368
Europe's .eu domain celebrates 2nd birthday in world top ten
The European .eu web domain has picked up 2.8 million customers in its first two years of existence and ranks in the global cyber top ten, the EU commission said Saturday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1207319772.74
.eu web domains - guide
During the past two years, businesses, NGOs and EU residents have secured over 2.8 million European internet identities, making .eu, at its second birthday today, the fourth most popular Top Level Domain in Europe and the ninth worldwide. By promoting an online identity that is distinctly European, .eu helps citizens and businesses to reap the full benefits of the single market and the freedoms that this provides.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Internet/.eu-web-domains-guide
Over 300,000 .eu web domains created in 2007: Frequently Asked Questions
What is .eu? .eu is the European Union's Top Level Domain (TLD) that has been available since 7 April 2006 to all organisations with a seat in the EU and to every person resident in the EU. It does not replace the existing national country code TLDs in the EU (such as .de, .uk or .fr), but complements them and gives users the option of having an EU-wide identity for their ‘online presence’ – such as websites and email addresses.
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/218
"Application Evaluation Report Regarding IDN TLD" Posted
JPRS has published on its website "Application Evaluation Report Regarding IDN TLD" which was co-authored by CNNIC, NIDA (KRNIC), TWNIC and JPRS. This report consists of the results of the tests carried out by each of these co-authors on a voluntary basis. The objective of the report is to provide with common criteria for the evaluation of IDN TLDs on applications and to encourage relevant entities to join the evaluation.
http://jprs.co.jp/en/topics/080402.html
nl: Many numeric domain names returned to SIDN for reissue
SIDN, the dot-NL registry, has today published the results of its review of the numeric domain name introduction process implemented on 28 and 29 February, and its outcome. The study revealed that there was a great deal of activity in the first hour of the landrush, but that two registrars in particular had monopolised much of the available registration capacity. SIDN has since taken the matter up with the parties concerned, with the result that many of the numeric domain names registered by them have now been relinquished. SIDN will therefore be able to make the names in question available again for general registration.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,5577,,,,Many_numeric_domain_names_returned_to_SIDN_for_reissue.html?ACE_Id=751345be9cd9b696a281bb4218ed872c
Cooperation Continues Between ICANN and Coordination Center for TLD RU
ICANN and the Coordination Center for TLD RU (the manager of the .RU Internet country code top level domain) have been working over the past year to make sure Russian Internet users are aware of and a part of Internet development. "Our aim is to assure that the Russian Internet community is a part of the global processes defining how the Internet develops," said Veni Markovski, ICANN’s Manager of Regional Relations for Russia and the CIS region. "Our work with the Coordination Center for TLD RU is living proof of the success of the bottom-up, consensus driven model ICANN uses to develop policies. The Coordination Center has been a valuable participant in different levels of the ICANN work".
http://cctld.ru/en/news/index.php?id20=120
Request to allow an AXFR query from Nominet
We have joined up with RIPE NCC in running their Hostcount++ project. Hostcount is a project coordinated by RIPE NCC to count all hosts and effectively measure the breadth and depth of the Internet.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=4903
Over 62,000 .vn domain names granted
The number of websites with the .vn domain name is rapidly increasing, according to the Viet Nam National Internet Centre (VNNIC) under the Ministry of Information and Communications.
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01INF050408
First domain names created by the AFNIC under .wf (Wallis and Futuna)
The AFNIC recently registered the first thirteen domain names under .wf, upon request from the French Government and Wallis & Futuna local Authorities. Within the context of broadband now being available in Wallis & Futuna, this move aims at supporting the development of local Internet use.
http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/general/CP20080404_en
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Estonia prepares for repeat of cyberattacks on anniversary
Estonia is bracing itself for a repeat of the internet attacks which nearly brought its government to a halt last year, the Guardian has learned. ... With the anniversary of the attacks looming, senior officials are preparing for a repeat performance. One official said there had been many smaller attempts to hack into government systems during the last 12 months but they were not as organised or successful as last year's attacks.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/07/hitechcrime.internet
The evolution of CyberCrime Inc.
Electronic crime is maturing, and with its evolution, criminals are adopting conventional approaches like supermarket-style pricing and outsourcing to specialists.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/business/worldbusiness/07cyber.html
http://iht.com/articles/2008/04/04/technology/cybercrime07.php
US Cyberwarfare Prep Includes Offense [AP]
U.S. military officials seeking to boost the nation's cyberwarfare capabilities are looking beyond defending the Internet: They are developing ways to launch virtual attacks on enemies. But first the military will have to figure out the proper boundaries.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/06/financial/f103540D82.DTL
http://www.thestate.com/technology-wire/story/367523.html
http://news.smh.com.au/us-cyberwarfare-preparations-include-offensive-measures-not-just-defense-of-networks/20080407-245b.html
http://news.theage.com.au/us-cyberwarfare-preparations-include-offensive-measures-not-just-defense-of-networks/20080407-245b.html
nz: Extra cyber defence team considered
The New Zealand government is considering establishing a national Computer Emergency Response Team to plug a gap in cyber defences. The Government Communications Security Bureau says its role would be to improve the security of Internet and computer networks. Teams have been set up in many countries, including Australia, Britain and the United States. Their functions include identifying and addressing cyber threats, issuing alerts and receiving incident reports. An Asia- Pacific cert coordinates the activities of teams in the region.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/4468208a28.html
New FTC Videos Help Consumers Spot Phishing Scams
The Federal Trade Commission has released three 60-second videos to help alert consumers to phishing scams. Phishing uses deceptive spam to trick consumers into divulging sensitive or personal information, including credit card numbers and other financial data, through an email or a link to a “copycat” site. The goal of the videos is to offer practical, useful, and memorable messages.
http://ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/vids.shtm
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- DOMAIN DISPUTES
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Where Have All the Good Domain Names Gone?
While President Bush's advisers were taking offers on an ideal spot for his library and museum, they probably should have paid more attention to the virtual real-estate market. Officials finally settled on Southern Methodist University in Dallas to house the US$250 million complex.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/62424.html
Why GoDaddy Spent Lobbying Money on Pharmacy Issues
In February I wrote about GoDaddy and its 2007 $580,000 lobby bill on capitol hill. One thing struck me as odd: one of the issues GoDaddy spent money on was pharmacy.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/04/03/why-godaddy-spent-lobbying-money-on-pharmacy-issues/
Go Daddy Cheers Passage of Online Pharmacy Legislation [news release]
Go Daddy applauds this week's Senate passage of "The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008.” The legislation, introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is key to reducing the proliferation of illegitimate pharmacies on the Internet. The bill, which is now awaiting action in the House of Representatives, would amend the federal drug law by requiring that Web-based companies only dispense controlled substances to individuals who have a valid prescription and have been examined at least once by a health care provider.
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%5Fid=152&app%5Fhdr=
Sk*rt Skirts Losing Its Domain
I wrote about Sk*rt, pronounced skirt, and its horrible domain name sk-rt.com last November. I don’t need to go into the details about why this is such a bad name, but I hypothesized that the owners of Skirt.com would go after Sk-rt.com:
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/04/03/skrt-skirts-losing-its-domain/
YouTube Chases Down YouTube.net
Google and its YouTube division have filed for arbitration under UDRP to get control of the YouTube.net domain name.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/04/04/youtube-chases-down-youtubenet/
Craigslist bullies unofficial blog over domain, trademarks
Not everyone is fond of the flaky characters who make or respond to posts on Craigslist, but the company itself has a fairly clean, people-friendly reputation. It's certainly not typically known for going on bullying sprees around the 'Net in an attempt to protect its own trademarks, ala Apple and the use of the word "pod" or, say, logos that also happen to contain representations of apples. But that reputation could be changing, as Craigslist recently issued legal threats against a blogger over trademark infringement.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080406-craigslist-bullies-unofficial-blog-over-domain-trademarks.html
Craigslist demands surrender of URL
Craigslist has served a takedown notice on the fan website Craigslist Blog. Craigslist fan Tim White launched his Blog last month but is not employed there. At that time, Craigslist did not have a blog site of its own. That's since changed, as Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster now writes an official Craigslist blog. Now he wants White to surrender his fan website domain name.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/05/craigslist-demands-fan-blog
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Cisco Speaks at FOSE on IPv6 Enterprise Architecture Transition by Dan Campbell
"The world is flattening," says Dave Rubal at the FOSE Conference and Exhibition this week in Washington, DC. "The race for IT dominance is on, and it is coming west." Mr. Rubal, Cisco's Worldwide Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Task Force Lead, spoke of the tremendous race in IT dominance that is occurring, stating that the "mainstay technologies at the Beijing Olympics will be IPv6-powered." IPv6 is in line to replace version 4, but Rubal hinted that China and other Far East countries may be adopting the new version faster than the United States.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/84410_cisco_ipv6_enterprise_architecture_transition/
Are Domain Name Registrars Ready for IPv6? by Patrick Vande Walle
Now that ICANN has added IPv6 name servers for the root zone, and that many registries have enabled IPv6 on their DNS servers, I thought it would have been easy to update the DNS records pointing to my domain to mention a IPv6-only DNS server. This way, we could have native name resolution end-to-end in IPv6. We are not there yet, it seems.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/84410_domain_registrars_ipv6/
U.S. carriers quietly developing IPv6 services
For a decade, IPv6 has been the classic chicken-and-egg conundrum: There has been little North American demand for IPv6, so U.S. carriers haven't introduced IPv6 services; without commercial IPv6 services available from carriers, U.S. government agencies and businesses can't migrate to the next-generation Internet technology.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/040208-ipv6-carrier-services.html
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Domain Name Price Jump: Moore’s Law or Parkinson’s Laws? by Antony Van Couvering
As expected, VeriSign raised the price of domain names, effective in October. New prices wholesale prices (to the registrar) for .com domain names are going from $6.42 to $6.86, while .net will increase from $3.85 to $4.23. This news came a few days ago in a letter to registrars. (Hint to consumers: renew your domains now.)
http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_price_jump_moores_law/
10 Ways the Internet (As We Know It) Will Die
We often think of the Internet as a platform for unfettered global communication, where information flows freely, innovators can launch new applications at will, and everyone can have a voice. But it’s unlikely that our children’s Internet will look anything like what we have now.
http://gigaom.com/2008/04/06/10-ways-the-internet-will-die/
Netcraft March 2008 Web Server Survey
In the March 2008 survey, we received responses from 162,662,052 sites. Growth has continued to rise over the past few months, with this month seeing a gain of four and a half million new sites.
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/03/26/march_2008_web_server_survey.html
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Pizza.com cooked for $2.6m
The Sedo auction for pizza.com has finished with the domain name selling for a hot and spicy US$2.6 million. The domain was originally registered 14 years ago by Charles Clark from North Potomac in Maryland, the United States. "It's crazy, it's just crazy," Clark, who recently launched a software company, told The Baltimore Sun. "That amount of money is significant. It will make a significant difference in my life, for sure."
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4489
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/pizza.com-goes-for-a-hot-and-spicy-2.6m.html
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/04/03/pizzacom-cooked-for-26m-2/
Marylander gets big slice of Web pie
Fourteen years ago, Chris Clark shelled out 20 bucks to register the domain name "pizza.com." This afternoon, he sold it for $2.6 million.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-pizza0403,0,2593624.story
http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=6d1ffa28-44f4-47a6-ad86-c1a1346302f2
US man gets $2.6m for domain name
A US man has sold the domain name pizza.com for $2.6m (£1.3m) - after maintaining the site for just $20 a year since 1994. Chris Clark, 43, accepted the offer from an anonymous bidder after a week-long online auction.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7331042.stm
Auction nets $2.6 million for domain name
The investment of $20 a year to maintain ownership of the Internet domain name "pizza.com" netted the U.S. owner a hefty return of $2.6 million Thursday.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Business/2008/04/03/auction_nets_26_million_for_domain_name/7433/
Parking Pages Can Create Risk Of A Finding Of Bad Faith Under the UDRP
Auto-generated websites equal bad faith under the UDRP: This lack of direct control is often a central theme in a cybersquatter’s response to a UDRP complaint. At least one UDRP panel bought this argument. See Admiral Insurance Services v. Dicker, WIPO Case No. D2005-0241 (“the Panel accepts that the terms under which Google makes its Adsense advertisements available do not permit the Respondent to control them . . .”). However, that panel included David Sorkin, which makes its findings suspect. (He rules for complainants less than 1/3 of the time, and has earned more than $100,000 in UDRP panelist fees. Do the math).
http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/04/parking-pages-c.html
Media agencies attack Google's trademark plans
Google is planning to allow any online advertiser to bid for trademarked names on its UK and Irish search sites, in a move that has been attacked by digital media agencies as a cynical attempt to raise revenues that could ultimately confuse consumers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/apr/04/google.google
Roundtable Session - Emerging Trends, Emerging Companies
The domain industry consistently improves - adapting to latest trends, technologies and changes. This is evidenced in the relentless emergence of new companies with improved products and fresh perspectives and existing companies enhancing their platform and tool offerings to better serve their customer. A panel session at the Domain Roundtable Conference emphasizes this very topic. Guaranteed to be interesting. This is a valuable panel you will not want to miss.
http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/04/roundtable-session-emerging-trends-emerging-companies/
Yahoo Promises to 'Amp' Up Ad Platform [AP]
Yahoo Inc. believes it's poised to revolutionize online advertising after years of being outmaneuvered by rival Google Inc. But the slumping Internet pioneer might not get the chance to show off the latest improvements to its online advertising platform unless it can convince increasingly impatient investors that the new approach will produce a bigger payoff than Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited offer to buy the Sunnyvale-based company for more than $40 billion.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Yahoo-Advertising.html
http://news.theage.com.au/yahoo-promises-to-amp-up-ad-platform/20080407-249t.html
http://news.smh.com.au/yahoo-promises-to-amp-up-ad-platform/20080407-249t.html
Yahoo Reveals Some Details of Its New Ad Sales System
Yahoo is beginning to pull the wraps off an online advertising system that the company said would help it and its partners drive sales of graphical and other premium ads.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/business/media/07yahoo1.html
Internet advertising: The case of the missing clicks
What does it mean when people click on Google's ads less often? Did Google, the world's largest web-search engine, peak last November 6th, when its share price hit an all-time high of $742? Some people on Wall Street seem to think so. They now value the firm at around 40% less. Part of the blame belongs to the general turmoil in the stockmarket. But the bigger part, investors fear, is that Google, at the ripe old age of nine, might already be over the hill.
http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10962700
Trio of Six Figure Sales Reign Over This Week's Expanded Domain Sales Chart
A huge wave of completed sales from last month's Moniker/SnapNames Live domain auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West hit this week's chart so, as we have done in the past, we are expanding our usual Top 20 chart to 40 positions. That keeps the everyday venues from getting lost among the many special event sales. All told, Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. sales accounted for 20 of the 40 chart entries with another auction sale from Moniker's live event at the Affiliate West Summit also making a big impact as it hit the Big Board in the #1 position. That name was Offer.com, a domain that commanded $180,000.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales04-01-08.htm
At 25, Sean Stafford is transforming the world of Internet domain names
Sean Stafford was a support representative at Louisville-based Modern Gigabyte when his idea led to the founding of the domain name platform company DNZoom (Domain Name Zoom) in June 2007.
http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2008/04/07/story13.html
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DENIC tarnt Vertragsangebote als Rechnung
Jetzt bin ich aber sehr enttäuscht über die DENIC. Reihen die sich jetzt in die dunklen Gefilde der Adressbuchverlage ein? Habe vor einigen Tagen einen Brief bekommen, eine Rechnung über Domainpflege. Nun habe ich einige Domains, diese aber definitiv nicht beantragt.
http://www.123recht.net/DENIC-tarnt-Vertragsangebote-als-Rechnung__f111466.html
".eu" feiert zweiten Geburtstag [dpa]
Unter dem Internet-Domainnamen ".eu" sind im vergangenen Jahr 300.000 Adressen neu hinzugekommen. Insgesamt hätten damit seit der Einführung der Domain vor zwei Jahren gut 2,8 Millionen Privatpersonen, Unternehmen und Organisationen ".eu"-Seiten registriert.
http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/stn/page/detail.php/1676754
http://www.rnz.de/zusammen6/00_20080405125030_eu_feiert_zweiten_Geburtstag.html
http://www.teltarif.de/arch/2008/kw14/s29512.html
http://www.an-online.de/sixcms/detail.php?template=an_detail&id=480594&_wo=Nachrichten:Computer&_g=%c2%ab.eu%c2%bb-feiert-zweiten-Geburtstag
http://www.n-tv.de/944275.html?040420081726
http://de.news.yahoo.com/dpa2/20080404/tbs-eu-feiert-zweiten-geburtstag-0e25ddc.html
http://mainz-online.de/a/service/computer/t/rzo414966.html
http://www.net-tribune.de/article/050408-57.php
http://www.pcwelt.de/start/dsl_voip/online/news/154918/
Zweiter Geburtstag für .eu
Zwei Jahre nach deren Einführung gibt es rund 2,8 Millionen .eu-Domains, wie die EU-Kommission in Brüssel am Freitag bekanntgab.
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/268405/
Deutschland führt bei europäischer Web-Domain ".eu" - zweijähriges Jubiläum
Die Domainkennung ".eu" feiert ihren zweiten Geburtstag. Im vergangenen Jahr wurden damit insgesamt 300.000 neue Internet-Adressen angemeldet.
http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=35140
Illegale Registrierungen von Domains explodieren
Das Arbitration and Mediation Center der WIPO musste im Jahr 2007 insgesamt 2.156 Schiedsgerichtsverfahren rund um so genanntes "Cybersquatting" führen. Das waren fast 18 Prozent mehr als noch 2006 und die höchste Zahl seit Einführung der Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) im Jahr 1999. "Diese Steigerung zeigt, dass Cybersquatting ein wichtiges Thema für Rechteinhaber bleibt", meint Francis Curry, WIPO Vize-Generaldirektor. Mit der geplanten Einführung neuer generischer Top-Level-Domains (gTLDs) könnte das Problem des Cybersquattings noch verschärft werden, vermutet der Experte.
http://www.computerpartner.at/cgi-bin/dynamic?id=20080401072840005
naeher.de – Name vs. Gattungsbegriff
Die Problematik ist nicht neu, und es gibt bereits Entscheidungen. Nichtsdestotrotz macht die Entscheidung des LG Berlin (Urteil vom 21.02.2008, Az.: 52 O 111/07) nochmals deutlich, wie Gattungsbegriff und Nachname sich ins Gehege kommen können und wie man damit umzugehen hat.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/naeher-de-name-vs-gattungsbegriff-id667165.html
DDoS-Angriffe versursachen 5 Prozent des Internetverkehrs
Bei der Analyse des Datenverkehrs von 68 Internet-Service-Providern (ISP) weltweit haben Sicherheitsforscher von Arbor Networks einen Traffic-Anteil von bis zu 5 Prozent festgestellt, der auf DDos-Attacken entfällt. E-Mail-Spam war über den untersuchten Zeitraum von 18 Monaten für ein weiteres Prozent des Traffics verantwortlich.
http://www.zdnet.de/security/news/0,39029460,39189161,00.htm
Fusu – erstmals Aktionärsdomain verkauft
Die slowakische Domain-Börse Fusu darf sich über ihren ersten Meilenstein freuen: mit dem Verkauf von kpy.com an einen US-Investor fand erstmals eine Aktionärsdomain einen neuen Inhaber. Jubeln dürften wohl auch die Aktionäre, sie erhalten Gewinne von bis zu 80 Prozent.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/fusu-erstmals-aktionaersdomain-verkauft-id667164.html
Confidentiel : Faible succès pour le nouveau service de l'AFNIC
Pour protéger l'identité des déposants de noms de domaine en .FR, l'Afnic avait décidé en 2007 de ne plus publier les listes de nouveaux noms de domaine déposés.
http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/france/25271/confidentiel-faible-succes-pour-le-nouveau-service-de-l-afnic.shtml
Paris joue l'intimidation pour protéger ses noms de domaine
Si vous avez l'intention de déposer un nom de domaine contenant le mot « paris », réfléchissez-y à deux fois... Ou vous pourriez bien connaître la mésaventure de cette jeune société décidée à lancer un site de paris en ligne. Au mois de décembre dernier, Stéphane Nachez et son associé déposent un nom encore disponible et qu'il considère à fort potentiel : paris-fr.biz.
http://www.01net.com/editorial/377151/paris-joue-l-intimidation-pour-proteger-ses-noms-de-domaine/
Noms de domaine en .eu : la Commission ravie pourtant...
La Commission européenne s'est fendue d'un communiqué claironnant 2,8 millions de domaines .eu; seulement serait-on tenté de dire.
http://www.generation-nt.com/nom-domaine-europe-eu-commission-anniversaire-actualite-72851.html
2,8 millions de domaines ".eu" créés sur l'Internet depuis deux ans
A l'occasion du deuxième anniversaire du domaine ".eu", la Commission européenne a fait savoir que ce domaine compte aujourd'hui plus de 2,8 millions d'identités internet, ce qui le classe à la 5ème place au niveau européen et à la 9ème au niveau mondial.
http://www.french.xinhuanet.com/french/2008-04/05/content_609259.htm
Le ".eu" a 2 ans et 2,8 millions de sites Internet
Le nom de domaine ".eu" fête ce vendredi son deuxième anniversaire. L'Union européenne indique à cette occasion qu'au cours de ces deux dernières années, entreprises, organisations et résidents communautaires ont obtenu plus de 2,8 millions d'identités internet européennes.
http://www.leberry.fr/loisirs/technos/le_eu_a_2_ans_et_2_8_millions_de_sites_internet@CARGNjFdJSsDFh8ACw==.html
L'AFNIC crée les premiers noms de domaine en .wf (Wallis et Futuna)
À la demande des autorités locales et du Gouvernement, l'AFNIC a récemment créé les 13 premiers noms de domaine en .wf.
http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/general/CP20080404
2 projets d’extension pour l’Ecosse et le pays de Galles
Plusieurs partis indépendants écossais soutiennent la création du .SCO, une extension géographique régionale représentant l’Ecosse. Une organisation indépendante du pays de Galles fait aussi campagne pour un .CYM, extension dédiée à la culture galloise.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1478/ecosse-2-projets-d-extension-pour-l-ecosse-et-le-pays-de-galles.php
Le .PR ouvert aux IDN
L’extension nationale de Puerto Rico est désormais ouverte aux caractères multilingues français, espagnols, allemands et portugais.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1477/porto-rico-le-pr-ouvert-aux-idn.php
Le plan anti-tasting accepté sur .BIZ et .INFO
Les registres des deux extensions viennent de recevoir le feu vert de l'ICANN. Il devient donc impossible pour un registrar de supprimer gratuitement plus de 10% des noms qu'il enregistre.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1479/le-plan-anti-tasting-accepte-sur-biz-et-info.php
Sono oltre 2,8 milioni i domini '.eu'
Il dominio ".eu", l'identità online delle imprese, delle organizzazioni e dei cittadini degli stati membri dell'Unione Europea, compie due anni collocandosi al quarto posto nella classifica dei domini di primo livello piu' popolari in Europa e al nono nel mondo. Sono infatti oltre 2,8 milioni le identità europee presenti in rete.
http://www.pcself.com/primopiano/flash/news_item.asp?NewsID=10172
IPv6, chi rimarrà senza spazio IP per primo?
L'Office of Management and Budget (OMB) della Casa Bianca ha rinnovato a tutte le agenzie governative statunitensi l'invito a prepararsi al passaggio a IPv6 entro il 30 giugno 2008.
http://punto-informatico.it/p.aspx?i=2244788
Los dominios relacionados con bodas arrasan entre los jóvenes [EFE]
Los dominios relacionados con las bodas y los de nombres y apellidos son los más solicitados por más de 18.000 jóvenes que se han acogido a una iniciativa de Red.es, entidad empresarial pública de Industria. El programa ofrece el pago gratuito de un dominio por persona durante el primer año a menores de treinta años y para ello ha habilitado la web específica jovenesenlared.es.
http://www.abc.es/20080405/tecnologia-internet/dominios-relacionados-bodas-arrasan_200804051202.html
http://www.ideal.es/granada/20080405/tecnologia/dominios-relacionados-bodas-arrasan-200804051159.html
http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/efe/20080405/tsc-los-dominios-relacionados-con-bodas-9af5f2c.html
http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=90820
http://www.cadenaser.com/tecnologia/articulo/dominios-bodas-arrasan-jovenes/csrcsrpor/20080405csrcsrtec_1/Tes
El dominio europeo '.eu' cumple dos años
El dominio europeo '.eu' cumple este mes dos años de actividad ocupando el cuarto puesto en el ranking de dominios de primer nivel en Europa y el noveno puesto a escala mundial. Tras recibir más de 300.000 nuevos registros a lo largo 2007, este dominio suma ya 2,8 millones de identidades europeas en Internet entre residentes de los Veintisiete, ONG y empresas con sede social en la Unión Europea.
http://www.madridpress.com/noticia.asp?ref=72365
Más de 300.000 dominios ".eu" creados en 2007.
A lo largo de 2007, empresas, ONG´s y residentes en la UE se han hecho con 300.000 identidades europeas en Internet, pasando de los 2,5 millones de euros del año anterior a los 2,8 millones actuales, convirtiendo a ".eu", que celebra su segundo aniversario, en el cuarto dominio de primer nivel de Europa y el noveno del mundo.En el segundo aniversario de su puesta en marcha, ".eu" ha consolidado holgadamente su posición entre los 10 principales dominios de primer nivel del mundo, compitiendo con identidades establecidas desde hace tiempo, como “.com”, “.net” o “.org”.
http://euroalert.net/news.aspx?idn=6860
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/04/ms-de-300000-dominios-eu-creados-en.html
Dominio ".eu" llegó a 2,8 millones de nuevos usuarios
El dominio de internet europeo ".eu" sumó durante 2007 alrededor de 300.000 nuevos usuarios y acumula un total de 2,8 millones de nombres registrados en sus dos años de existencia, según datos de la Comisión Europea (CE).
http://www.eluniversal.com/2008/04/04/tecno_ava_dominio-.eu-llego_04A1491283.shtml
http://www.terra.com.ar/canales/tecnologia/178/178598.html
Venden dominio “Pizza.com” en U$S 2.6 millones.
El neoyorquino Chris Clark logró vender por 2.6 millones de dólares en una subasta el dominio de internet pizza.com, que había comprado en 1994 por 20 dólares, informó el diario “New York Post”.
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/04/venden-dominio-pizzacom-en-us-26.html
NIC Chile participa en DITL 2008
"Un día en la vida de Internet", o DITL (A Day In The Life por sus siglas en inglés), es un experimento que busca recopilar en un esfuerzo coordinado la mayor cantidad de información fluyendo por Internet (consultas DNS, paquetes de datos, registro de visitas a sitios web, etc.), con el fin de proveer a investigadores con la información necesaria para entender y modelar el estado actual de Internet, y fomentar su desarrollo futuro.
http://nic.cl/anuncios/2008-04-01.html
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1616
NIC Chile aclara situación de dominio salvadorallende.cl
Diversos medios de prensa han informado que un tercero habría inscrito a su nombre el dominio salvadorallende.cl, publicando durante algunas horas en el sitio web respectivo información contraria al ex mandatario. También se ha informado que NIC Chile habría corregido esta situación, redirigiendo dicho sitio hacia otro favorable al ex presidente.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1617
IPv6, chi rimarrà senza spazio IP per primo? [ANP]
Een 43-jarige Amerikaan heeft de domeinnaam pizza.com verkocht voor ruim 1,5 miljoen euro. Hij kocht de site in 1994 voor slechts 13 euro. Chris Clark bood de site ruim een week geleden te koop aan. Het eerste bod was krap 65 euro, meldden Amerikaanse media.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/3726650/_Pizza.com_verkocht_voor_1_5_miljoen__.html
http://www.ad.nl/multi-media/2200762/Pizzacom_verkocht_voor_15_miljoen.html
http://www.parool.nl/nieuws/2008/APR/06/buit1.html
http://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/article523608.ece/Pizza.com_verkocht_voor_1,5_miljoen
http://www.limburger.nl/article/20080406/CULTUURENMEDIA06/804060305/1008
http://www.trouw.nl/laatstenieuws/ln_enieuws/article959386.ece/Pizza.com_verkocht_voor_1,5_miljoen
13 mill. for domenenavn
Auksjonen gikk helt av hengslene, og Chris Clark ble søkkrik etter å ha solgt Pizza.com. I 1994 opprettet Chris Clark nettstedet Pizza.com. Siden har han vedlikeholdt nettstedet med stadige oppdateringer om pizzaens historie, pizzaspill, filmsnutter med mer.
http://www.nettavisen.no/skraablikk/article1736782.ece
Story in Russian about the sale of pizza.com
http://lenta.ru/news/2008/04/07/pizza/
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