[APPLe list] domain name news - June 9

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/

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Don't forget to check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, including an RSS feed - it will be online soon - slight hiccup today!


Headlines from today's news include:
Berners-Lee: Challenge of the Web is 'creative connectivity' | How Many TLD Applications Will ICANN Receive? | Consultation on Proposals to Reform ICANN Meetings | ICANN Launches Subscription-Based Policy Update | CIRA Creates Backdoor WHOIS Exceptions for Police and IP Owners | .ES Approaches One Million Domain Names | Dot-What? Will_This_Name_Happen.nyc? | MP appointed to head internetNZ board | Russia's president calls for Cyrillic Internet domain


And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings.


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nz: Authorisation of Registrars (AOR) Policy Review
http://dnc.org.nz/story/30310-29-1.html

McAfee names '.hk' world's most dangerous domain [IDG]
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=534A7CB0-17A4-0F78-31CC53E9319EDA8D

Hong Kong is most dangerous place on the web
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4065819.ece

McAfee, Inc. Names Most Dangerous Domains to Surf and Search on the Web [news release]
http://mcafee.com/us/about/press/corporate/2008/20080604_181010_g.html

Online brand-jacking increasing
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1240

MarkMonitor Examines Online Risks in Travel Including Scams Aimed at Online Shoppers and Sales of Questionable Aircraft Parts [news release]
http://markmonitor.com/pr080602

NZ Web host shuts off suddenly
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1501833&objectid=10514026

Excluding Keyword Categories From Your Parked Pages In Order To Avoid Cybersquatting Violations
http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/06/excluding-keywo.html

Israel.com Has NOT Sold: Erroneous reports suggested domain name sold over the weekend.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/06/02/israelcom-has-not-sold/


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GOVERNANCE
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Policy brief: The future of the Internet economy
Major changes are affecting the scope and scale of the Internet. As a result, the Internet is increasingly high on the policy agenda in many OECD and non-OECD countries. This policy brief reviews likely future developments in the Internet economy and how policy-makers can help the Internet to adapt to evolving requirements caused by convergence, continue to drive innovation, and be trustworthy.
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/20/41/40789235.pdf

Who will pay as the Internet grows?
Last Christmas, the BBC started an online service called iPlayer that streams live television programs and a backlog of shows from the previous week to online audiences. Through April, Britons had watched 75 million episodes of programs like "Doctor Who" and "The Apprentice."
http://iht.com/articles/2008/06/08/technology/neutral09.php

Tim Wu: iPhone central to "future of the Internet"
At a conference this weekend, Tim Wu, the Columbia Law School prof who has done so much to popularize ideas about wired and wireless network neutrality, called Apple's iPhone the device "at the center of the battle for the future of the Internet."
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080608-tim-wu-iphone-central-to-future-of-the-internet.html

Upcoming Event: GigaNet Workshop on Global Internet Governance by Brenden Kuerbis
Initiated in spring 2006 in conjunction with the UN Internet Governance Forum, the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) is hosting several events this year, including an upcoming international workshop on "Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction" in Paris, 23 June 2008, from 08:30 to 13:30, concurrent with the ICANN-Paris meeting.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/6/5/3730236.html

Zittrain's "Future of the Internet" Reviewed by Milton Mueller
This is a book about Internet governance, despite the fact that the author refuses to use that term and, near the end of the book, rather testily distances himself from the Internet Governance Forum and related attempts to develop and reform global Internet governance. Despite that, the book is a well-researched and well-constructed analysis of the architectural issues underlying some of the policy problems (and opportunities) facing the Internet. It is worth reading – and worth critiquing – for the debate will shed light on some of the key choices we have to make regarding the governance of the Internet. Although Zittrain inevitably couches his argument in terms of technical architecture, “tools” and “code,” the problems the book raises are often more political than technical. His analysis suffers a bit from the lack of a more sustained and self-conscious engagement with the political, international and institutional aspects of Internet
 governance. This blog post conducts a full review.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/6/2/3725290.html

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ICANN Seeks Expressions of Interest from Registrars to Receive Names from Two De-Accredited Registrars
Request For Information: ICANN Seeks Expressions of Interest from Registrars to Receive Bulk Transfer of Names from De-Accredited Registrars Best Registration Services, Inc. dba Bestregistrar.com and DotForce Corp. dba DotForce.com
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-06jun08-en.htm

ICANN Opens Public Comment Period for Draft/Interim Terminated Registrar Transition Procedure
0.1 In consultation with the community, ICANN has developed this draft/interim procedure for managing transition of gTLD domain name registrations from a de-accredited registrar to an accredited gaining registrar. This process is currently being used by ICANN staff to facilitate transition of gTLD registrations of de-accredited registrars and is being posted until 7 July 2008 for public comment for further refinement. Along with ICANN’s Registrar Data Escrow, Registry Failover, and Contractual Compliance programs, this procedure is intended to enhance protection of registrants.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-06jun08-en.htm

STEP Report on PIR's Request to Implement DNSSEC in .ORG
On 21 April 2008, ICANN referred Public Interest Registry (PIR)'s proposed implementation of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in .ORG to the Registry Services Technical Evaluation Panel (RSTEP). In accordance with the Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP), the RSTEP had 45 calendar days to review the proposal and prepare a written report on whether the proposed Registry Service creates a reasonable risk of a meaningful adverse effect on Security or Stability.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-05jun08-en.htm

Internationalized Domain Name Program Adds Two Languages
Thai and Urdu are the newest languages available on ICANN wikipages set up for the global testing of IDNs.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05jun08-en.htm

IDN wiki - adding Urdu and Thai by Tina Dam
As you may know by now ICANN has launched an IDN wiki, with fully localized addresses, which is managed by a GREAT wiki team (consultants to ICANN) and a GREAT group of moderators that have volunteered to assist is supporting the various languages that the wiki currently is enabled in.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=326

UNESCO encourages Governments to participate in the next meeting of ICANN [news release]
UNESCO encourages Governments to participate in the next meeting of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of ICANN, to be held in Paris from 22 to 26 June 2008, in Le Meridien Montparnasse (19, rue du Commandant Mouchotte, 75014 Paris).
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27011&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
http://egovmonitor.com/node/19269

New ICANN process for de-accreditation of Registrars
Under the light of the recent de-accreditations for registrars Bestregistrar.com and DotForce, where ICANN is looking for a new home for it’s 5,800 registrants, a proposal for an Interim Terminated Registrar Transition Procedure has now been published for comments.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/icann-policy/new-icann-process-for-de-accreditation-of-registrars/1637

ICANN Makes Urdu Available!
“As of today, June 5, 2008,” writes Khalil Ahmad, CEO & Chairman PakNIC Limited, “we are proud to let you know that ICANN has officially announced the availability of URDU on the ICANN wikipages setup for global testing of IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names) today!.”
http://netxpress.com.pk/index.php?s=icann+makes+urdu&x=0&y=0

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ccTLD Spotlight: .AE United Arab Emirates - A look at the .AE country code domain name.
Overview: United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven states in the middle east, including Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. This oil-rich territory uses the country code domain name .AE.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/06/05/cctld-spotlight-ae-united-arab-emirates/

The dotCoop Global Awards for Cooperative Excellence Announced [news release]
Today, at the conclusion of the ICA Extraordinary General Assembly in Rome, Paul Hazen, President of dotCooperation LLC announced plans for the dotCoop Global Award for Cooperative Excellence to be awarded for the first time next year (2009) at the ICA GA in Glasgow, Scotland in October.
http://www.nic.coop/news/display.asp?id=124

EURid launching ad campaign and IDNs
The .EU registry will run a new advertising campaign in selected European countries at the end of June and is working on introducing accented domains next year.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/206/eurid-launching-ad-campaign-and-idns.php

FICORA introduces new .fi root name server [news release]
FICORA has introduced a secondary name server for the .fi country code. The new name server is distributed on ten name servers in Europe, Asia and the United States by using anycast technology. FICORA intends to increase the number of name servers to 16 by the end of the year.
http://www.ficora.fi/en/index/viestintavirasto/uutiset/2008/P_11.html

fi: Unusual amounts of malware in networks [news release]
There is currently more malware than usual in Finnish networks. The malware in question allow unauthorized remote access to the user's computer.
http://www.ficora.fi/en/index/viestintavirasto/uutiset/2008/P_10.html

ie: A registrar who reigns as king of his domain
In recent weeks, the IE Domain Registry (IEDR) passed the 100,000 mark in the number of .ie domains registered. David Curtin is chief executive of the IEDR.
http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/a-registrar-who-reigns-as-king-of-his-domain-1398734.html

Now, China pounces on Indian domains
After flooding Indian market with cheap goods, Chinese companies are waging a war of another kind. This time, they are registering Indian domain names to bank upon brand recall from Indian customers.
http://infotech.indiatimes.com/News/Now_China_pounces_on_Indian_domains_/articleshow/3102480.cms
http://infotech.indiatimes.com/News/China_pounces_on_Indian_domains_/articleshow/3102480.cms

MYNIC Whois Service
MYNIC has announced they will upgrade their Whois Service on 4th June 2008 at 8.30 am.
http://mynic.net.my/newhp/announcements/mynic-03Jun08.html

.NU Domain to launch numbers-only domain names
.NU Domain, the registry for numbers-only domain names, will begin accepting registration of numeric domain names on 10 June.
http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31608

Register your favorite digits now as a URL in the .NU domain
While numerically-named sites such as 123.net and 1337.com already exist, on June 10 the landrush will begin for the .NU domain which is being marketed in the US as the "number domain."
http://www.betanews.com/article/1212786642

.NU Domain Launches Numeric Domain Names [news release]
.NU Domain -manager the .nu top level domain name- will begin accepting registration of Numeric Domain Names on June 10, for the first time allowing registration of numbers-only .nu domain names - such as 247.nu, 123.nu and 3663.nu (the English word "food" on a phone keypad.) Initial registration - the "Landrush" - for .NU Domain's numbers-only domain names will start at 12:01 UTC on June 10, on a first-come, first-served basis.
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/.nu-domain-launches-numeric-domain-names.html
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/06/06/numeric-domain-names/

20,000 .rs domains registered
Belgrade, 22nd May 2008 – A total of 20,134 .rs domains have been registered until 20th May 2008, at 01:00 pm, i.e. 72 days from the beginning of the registration of the new national Internet domain of Serbia. This data shows a large interest of the Internet community to start using the new national domain as soon as possible. This trend is expected to continue. The statistics on the number of registered domains, which is updated on a daily basis, can be found at www.rnids.rs.
The beginning of operation of the new .rs domain and the replacement of the old national domain began on 10th March. Six months from this date, the owners of old .yu domains have the priority right to register the same domain name with .rs prefix.
http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en

ISP Opens the .SL Domain Registration
Freetown-based wireless Internet service provider AFcom Wednesday opened registration for the .sl Sierra Leone domain name.
http://www.cio.com/article/384414/ISP_Opens_the_.SL_Domain_Registration

su: It's back in the USSR with domain names [AP]
Web sites ending in the Soviet '.su' have been rising -- in nostalgia or with eye toward profit.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080606/BIZ04/806060308

Connecting .NYC: What Is it? – Community Presentation by Tom Lowenhaupt
For those wanting to know more about the .nyc proposal, Tom Lowenhaupt gives a video presentation in this ISOC New York public forum where he explains all you need to know about the proposed gTLD.
http://domainpulse.com/2008/06/08/connecting-nyc-what-is-it-%e2%80%93-community-presentation-by-tom-lowenhaupt/
http://domainnews.com/en/general/connecting-.nyc-what-is-it-community-presentation-by-tom-lowenhaupt.html

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Hong Kong Tops McAfee's Riskiest Web Domains Chart
In an effort to illuminate the Web's darkest, most dangerous back alleys, security firm McAfee has released a report warning consumers to steer clear of sites with domain name extensions that are havens for scammers. Hong Kong's .hk domain topped the list of undesirables, but the group responsible for registering .hk sites claims it has already improved safety practices there.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/63274.html

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ARIN Caribbean Sector Meeting Report [news release]
On 21 May, ARIN held a Caribbean Sector Meeting in Kingston, Jamaica. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the active policy proposals in the ARIN region in order to gain a Caribbean perspective on ARIN policies and procedures. ARIN members in the Caribbean and other interested Caribbean Internet stakeholders were invited to the event. The report of that meeting, which includes presentations and summary notes, is now available.
http://www.arin.net/announcements/20080602.html

In Appeal to Angry Clinton Voters, Republicans Prep ClintonsForMcCain.com
The Republican National Committee appears ready to roll out the red carpet for Hillary Clinton supporters, over a newly-registered internet domain ClintonsForMcCain.com.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/republican-nati.html

Republican National Committee Launches ClintonsforMcCain.com
Even as Hillary Clinton prepares to endorse Barack Obama on Saturday, the Republican National Committee is throwing open its doors to her supporters.
http://www.gaywired.com/Article.cfm?ID=19212

VeriSign dips following analyst downgrade [AP]
Shares of VeriSign Inc., which runs some of the Internet's core systems, moved lower Thursday after an analyst downgraded the stock, citing its recent gains and predicting not enough new catalysts on the horizon to drive it up further.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/06/05/ap5087209.html

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How Much Is a Top Level Domain SEO Worth?
Registering a domain name is the first thing to do when starting a website. And yet even here we come across a very controversial issue: which TLD to choose? We do not want to make a mistake at the very start, so we should consider each point.
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-much-is-a-top-level-domain-seo-worth/7053/

Sumo.com Wrestles Its Way to the Top of DN Journal's Expanded Two-Week Domain Sales Chart
If you feel like you are seeing double this week - you are. There was no sales column last week because we were away covering the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in Orlando (our comprehensive show review will be published this weekend). To bring you back up to speed this week's report includes all sales reported to us since the last report two weeks ago. We've also expanded all of our charts from 20 to 40 positions to make sure the top sellers don't get lost in the flood of sales data. 
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales06-03-08.htm

Register.com and SnapNames.com Renew Exclusive Agreement for Domain Name Auction Services [news release]
SnapNames®, an Oversee.net™ company and the world’s largest source of expired and deleting domain names, and Register.com, a leading provider of domain registration and web services for small business, today announced the renewal of their exclusive agreement. Under the terms of the deal, domain names registered with Register.com but surrendered by their previous registrants are made available exclusively on the SnapNames auction platform at www.snapnames.com.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080605/20080605005373.html

Hecta Media announces domain portfolio acquisition
Hecta Media Inc (HCTA.L: News, Chart, Quote ), the web consolidator, said it has exercised its option to acquire the first of two additional portfolios of domain names for a cash consideration of US$734.8 thousands to be financed from existing cash balances.
http://rttnews.com/Content/QuickFacts.aspx?Node=B1&Id=624793

Second MyID .CA auction to start today
The second MyID .CA domain auction starts today at 1pm EDT and will run until June 12th. The auction features 101 .CA domains. In the first auction 24 (out of a total of 77) names were sold for a total of $158,000.00 CAD. Also Pool.com will start the premium auction for betting.ca today.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/cctlds/second-myid-ca-auction-to-start-today/1634

Selling Domain Names to Maintain Cash Flow
At the last TRAFFIC conference in Orlando I had a conversation with one of the more successful domainers. We chatted about parking and the drop in parking revenue, and also discussed sales. He told me he is starting to sell some of his portfolio:
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/06/06/selling-domain-names-to-maintain-cash-flow/

33 Great Marketplaces for Selling Your Domain Names (and Websites)
Are you ready to market your domain names to the whole world? Here are the most popular forum communities, online auctions and social networks to maximize exposure to your domain and website sales.
http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/06/04/domain-marketplaces/

Over 200,000 Domains Added to Afternic
The inventory at Afternic is constantly changing. Thousands of new expiring domains are listed in the Afternic Auctions section and there are always new portfolios being added by our members. Just in the past week several substantial portfolios were added that should keep you busy looking for the best deals.
http://afternicdlsblog.com/2008/06/04/over-200000-domains-added-to-afternic/ 

Everything is A- OK.net at Afternic
OK.net is in auction right now - closing at approx. 10 AM EST Tuesday June 3.
http://afternicdlsblog.com/2008/06/02/everything-is-a-oknet-at-afternic/

Advisory: Sell Your 3 Letter Domains
There is a mantra among domainers: "shorter is better." And to a large extent, when speaking about domain names, this is true (although some say that it's not how short your domain is, but what you do with it, that matters).
http://www.domainbits.com/3-letter-domains/

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Deutschland ist Domain-Europameister
Einen Tag vor Beginn der Fußball-Europameisterschaft in Österreich und der Schweiz hat Deutschland den Titel als Domain-Europameister bereits sicher. Mehr als zwölf Millionen Domains mit dem für Deutschland stehenden Kürzel .de stellen nicht nur in Europa, sondern auch im weltweiten Vergleich einen unerreichten Spitzenwert für Länderkürzel dar. Dies bestätigen aktuelle Zahlen von United Domains.
http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39191856,00.htm

BGH kippt Monopol auf Begriff "Post"
Die "City Post AG" und "Die Neue Post" dürfen ihren Namen behalten und auch weiter für Domain-Namen im Internet und als E-Mail-Adresse nutzen. Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) erklärte, es verstoße nicht gegen die guten Sitten, wenn die beiden Firmen das Wort "Post" in ihrem Namen verwenden.
http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,557899,00.html

Gericht: Deutsche Post AG hat kein Monopol auf Wort "Post"
Die Deutsche Post AG hat kein Monopol auf das Wort "Post". Dies entschied der Bundesgerichtshof. Damit dürfen die Wettbewerber "City Post AG" und "Die Neue Post" die Namensbestandteile weiter für Domainnamen im Internet und als E-Mail-Adresse nutzen.
http://www.wlz-fz.de/newsroom/wirtschaft/art161,609711
http://www.haz.de/newsroom/wirtschaft/art161,609711
http://www.neuepresse.de/newsroom/wirtschaft/art161,609711

Abmahnung – erst kommt die Inkenntnissetzung!
Die Euphorie über den schnellen Euro treibt Blüten unter den Abmahnanwälten - das muss nicht sein. Das Landgericht Düsseldorf tritt dem mit einer aktuellen Entscheidung entgegen, in der es wiedermal vor Augen führt, dass man unter Umständen gewisse Störer erst in Kenntnis setzen muss, sonst wird es teuer für die liebe Mandantschaft.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/abmahnung-erst-kommt-die-inkenntnissetzung-id667205.html

IPv6 – EU-Kommision warnt vor Adressverknappung
Die EU-Kommission macht angesichts zunehmender Adressverknappung im Internet weiter Druck: durch konzertierte Maßnahmen auf europäischer Ebene soll das neue Internet-Protokoll IPv6 bis 2010 in 25 % der Unternehmen, öffentlichen Einrichtungen und Haushalten nutzbar sein.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/ipv6-eu-kommision-warnt-vor-adressverknappung-id667204.html

L’UNESCO encourage les gouvernements à participer à la prochaine réunion de l’ICANN [news release]
L’UNESCO encourage les gouvernements à participer à la prochaine réunion du Comité consultatif gouvernemental (GAC) de l’ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), qui se tiendra du 22 au 26 juin 2008 au Méridien Montparnasse (19, rue du Commandant Mouchotte, 75014 Paris).
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=27011&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Le .EU fait sa pub et prépare les IDN
EURid, le registre du .EU, prépare une campagne publicitaire ciblant notamment la France pour la fin juin. Il peaufine également son projet de proposer les noms avec accents dès l'année prochaine.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1550/europe-le-eu-fait-sa-pub-et-prepare-les-idn.php

.HK et .CN : deux "zones à risque" sur le web
Un classement des extensions les plus "piratées" du web vient d'être publié : le .HK et le .CN arrivent en tête.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1551/hk-et-cn-deux-zones-a-risque-sur-le-web.php

Hong Kong es el dominio más peligroso
McAfee analizó 9,9 millones de sitios Web con gran cantidad de visitas ubicados en 265 distintos dominios de país (con terminaciones con las letras del país, como Brasil .br, por ejemplo) y dominios genéricos (que terminan en .net o .info).
http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=17925

Los dominios más peligrosos de la Web
El .hk de Hong Kong ocupa el primer lugar por delante de otros como el .cn de China o el .ph de Filipinas.
http://www.vnunet.es/es/vnunet/news/2008/06/05/dominios_mas_peligrosos_de_la_web

Los sitios web de China son los menos seguros para navegar
Las páginas web que terminan en ".hk" (Hong Kong) y ".cn" (China) se colocan entre las más peligrosas a la hora de navegar dada la baja seguridad de la que adolecen ambos dominios, según la firma de software antivirus McAfee Inc.
http://www.eluniverso.com/2008/06/05/0001/1064/7C5240D6FE6E43EFB9B5A6E94CC2B398.html

Dominos bajo .hn de Oferta
Del 1 al 30 de Junio hay oferta para el registro de nombres de dominio bajo el ccTLD .hn
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1648

Anuncio Becas LACNIC-CARIBE 2008, Curazao (Antillas Holandesas)
LACNIC, en el marco de su política de apoyo a la comunidad regional, ofrece un número limitado de becas de asistencia financiera dirigidas a miembros de la comunidad de Internet del área de servicio de LACNIC que estén interesados en asistir al encuentro LACNIC-CARIBE. El evento se realizará en esta oportunidad en Curazao Antillas Holandesas) del 21 al 22 de julio de 2008.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1647

Encuentro LACNIC-CARIBE 2008, Curazao (Antillas Holandesas)
LACNIC tiene el placer de anunciar e invitarles a participar del encuentro LACNIC-CARIBE que se realizará en Curazao, Antillas Holandesas del 21 al 22 de julio de 2008.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1646

Domisfera lanza una plataforma de subastas y compra/venta de dominios: DnFolder.com
Ayer lanzo DnFolder.com que es una plataforma de subastas y compra/venta de dominios orientada a usuarios finales.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1645

Primer caso de Resolucion de Disputas bajo el ccTLD .pe
Hace unos días se presentó, ante el Cibertribunal Peruano, la primera solicitud de resolución de controversias de nombres de dominio bajo el ccTLD .Pe. Se trata del Expediente Nº 001-2008-CRC cuyo reclamante, Unión Peruana de Cervecerías Backus y Johnston S.A.A., ha interpuesto en contra el titular del nombre de dominio “cusqueña.pe”, a fin de que de dicho nombre de dominio sea transferido al demandante quien es la titular de la marca “cusqueña” en nuestro país.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1644

Story in Japanese mentioning ICANN
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/enterprise/articles/0805/30/news026.html

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Berners-Lee: Challenge of the Web is 'creative connectivity'
The challenge of the Web is to build a system that enables people to creatively solve problems that they couldn't solve on their own, said Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and director of the World Wide Web Consortium.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9096878

Action urged on broadband future
Moving to the next generation of broadband technology could deliver huge economic rewards, says a report. The Broadband Stakeholder Group report said the benefit could be in excess of £16bn - the estimated cost of upgrading the UK's net infrastructure.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7440246.stm

ISOC-Bulgaria Asks Worldwide Internet Community to Bring Top Priorities During the Coming IGF by Veni Markovski
Internet Society Bulgaria being an active participant at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and Internet Governance Forum (IGF), expresses their views for the coming IGF in Hyderabad, India.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/861012_isoc_bulgaria_internet_community_igf_wsis/

Comcast's Bandwidth-Throttling Experiment: Wave of the Future?
Comcast has launched a trial this month in parts of Pennsylvania and Virginia to see how well its new approach to bandwidth management works. If the pilot is successful, the ISP's customers nationwide may find themselves consuming bandwidth under new business rules. Essentially, Comcast is reducing the bandwidth and speed available to customers downloading large amounts of data during peak usage times.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/63331.html

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How Many TLD Applications Will ICANN Receive? by Antony Van Couvering
This post could be subtitled: "The Wisdom of Elites." I polled some people I know in the domain field (plus Andrew Goodman, who wondered what the hell I was going on about). I asked them a simple question: "For the record, how many new TLD applications do you think there'll be?" Most of these people know the domain name world very well, but from different perspectives. Journalists, registrars, intellectual property attorneys, domainers, registry operators, TLD aspirants, entrepreneurs, domain aftermarket auctioneers, civil society activists.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/how_many_tld_applications_icann/

Consultation on Proposals to Reform ICANN Meetings
At its meeting on May 29, 2008 the Board agreed to the release of a paper on the reform of ICANN meetings that has been prepared by staff. The paper asks the community to consider changes to the number of meetings that ICANN holds and the location.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09jun08-en.htm

ICANN Launches Subscription-Based Policy Update
ICANN today announced the launch of a new subscription-based ICANN Policy Update that will highlight on a monthly basis key Internet policy issues being addressed by its bottom-up, consensus-based policy development structure.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11jun08-en.htm

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What is Afghanistan? by Kim Davies
Tonight on American television quiz show Jeopardy, a piece of IANA-esoterica was the “Final Jeopardy” question of the night: On March 10 2003 this nation got control of the .af internet domain.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=328

Is it impossible to register in “.by” zone? важная новость? 1
The State Center of Information Security under the auspices of the Belarusian president has temporarily suspended issuing certificates of domain names’ ownership to their owners. Requests for registration in by zone are declined as well.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/6/11/7346/

CIRA Creates Backdoor WHOIS Exceptions for Police and IP Owners by Michael Geist
Earlier this year, I wrote glowingly about the new CIRA whois policy, which took effect today and which I described as striking the right balance between access and privacy. The policy was to have provided new privacy protection to individual registrants -- hundreds of thousands of Canadians -- by removing the public disclosure of their personal contact information... Apparently I spoke too soon.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/86103_cira_backdoor_whois_police/

ca: WHOIS Bashing Your Company Online? Why it will soon be harder to find out [reg req'd]
Right now, someone is operating a website called [name-of-your-company-or-product-here] sucks.ca. Someone else has registered the name of a dot-ca website that is deceptively similar to your trade-mark. Still another person has anonymously published defamatory statements about you or your company on a dot-ca website. How do you identify the perpetrator so that you can take action?
http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=61736

.ES Approaches One Million Domain Names
With 973,894 domain names registered at the beginning of June, .ES is the latest ccTLD to be approaching the magical one million mark. In the first five months of 2008 registrations have increased 20 per cent.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5218
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/06/10/es-approaches-one-million-domain-names/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/.es-approaches-one-million-registrations.html

David Curtin, IEDR
In recent weeks, the IE Domain Registry (IEDR) passed the 100,000 mark in the number of .ie domains registered. David Curtin is chief executive of the IEDR.
http://blog.siliconrepublic.com/2008/david-curtin-iedr/
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single11195

Get .ME Now! .ME Landrush Underway
The .me landrush is now underway with allegations a number of organisations are hoarding domain names. One proponent is Apple who has applied for a number of names. The landrush began last Friday and runs for 20 days. Anyone can participate and apply for the .me domain name they want.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/06/11/get-me-now-me-landrush-underway/

.ME landrush underway
The .ME landrush is underway, announced the .ME Registry, the registrar for the Montenegrin domain name extension .ME.
http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31620

Is it really about .Me or Montenegro?
The land rush for the .Me domain is underway and the usual domain name shenanigans are here–especially with speculation that Apple is hoarding these digital monikers to rebrand its .Mac service.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9051

Dot-What? Will_This_Name_Happen.nyc?
Maybe — just maybe — dot-nyc will be coming soon to your browser. A small group of New Yorkers, led by Tom Lowenhaupt of Queens, are organizing for a .nyc domain — as in joining the ever-dominant .com, .org and the more unwieldy .mobi and .aero.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/dot-what-will_this_name_happennyc/

MP appointed to head internetNZ board [NZPA]
Retiring MP Paul Swain has been appointed to head internetNZ's board.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10515471

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us: Wolf Warns Of Foreign Attacks on Computers-Va. Lawmaker Suspects China Targeted Office
Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) called yesterday for better measures to protect government computers and cellphones from cyber-attacks after revealing that computers in his office and several others on Capitol Hill had been targeted in recent years by hackers thought to be based in China.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/11/AR2008061102790.html

Hong Kong spam, phishing cases down 92 per cent, says HKDNR
The Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company (HKDNR) has announced that the daily average number of .hk domain name spam and phishing cases have dropped 92 per cent year-on-year.
http://www.misweb.com/magarticle.asp?doc_id=26462&rgid=5&listed_months=0

Researchers Link Storm Botnet to Illegal Pharmaceutical Sales
That's the conclusion of a new report being issued by researchers at IronPort, Cisco Systems's email security unit, who have identified a link between originators of malware, such as the Storm botnet, and illegal pharmaceutical supply chain businesses that recruit the botnets to send spam promoting Viagra and many other prescription drugs on their Websites.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=156139

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Domain Name Protection Through Arbitration
Arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution mechanism ("ADRM") used to solve domain name and any other legal disputes. Even though arbitration has been an established ADRM, the Internet has intensified its use due to the physical location of the parties and the high costs of litigation in foreign forums. In domain name disputes, arbitration determines who has the rights to a Domain Name through rules promulgated by ICANN for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution also referred to as UDRP. ICANN currently has four approved providers for dispute name resolutions. This article provides information on the issue of arbitration as alternative to domain name disputes.
http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=B4215B15-DA54-43F3-90A0-6DA96704BA4A

ie: Dispute over ownership of website and hotel domain
A dispute over ownership of the D4hotels.com domain name and website has come before the Commercial Court. MJBCH Ltd, the leaseholder of the former Berkeley Court Hotel and the former Jury's hotels in Ballsbridge and The Towers, claims exclusive entitlement to the operation and management of the domain name and website.
http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/dispute-over-ownership-of-website-and-hotel-domain-1403736.html

Canadian Broadcaster CTV Loses Battle for CTV.com
CTV goes after valuable generic domain name through UDRP and loses.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/06/11/canadian-broadcaster-ctv-loses-battle-for-ctvcom/

Single Use of Trademark May Be Okay
On April 30, 2008, a Federal District Court in New Jersey held that a trademarked term placed in a single meta tag constitutes fair use, and therefore does not infringe upon that trademark.
http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1754

Dublin Hotels Row Before Court
The Irish Independent reports that a dispute over ownership of the D4hotels.com domain name and website has come before the Commercial Court. The paper says MJBCH Ltd, the leaseholder of the former Berkeley Court Hotel and the former Jury's hotels in Ballsbridge and The Towers, claims exclusive entitlement to the operation and management of the domain name and website.
http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/0610/presswatch.html

Tucker Carlson Gets His Domain Name
Celebrity wins decision for TuckerCarlson.com.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/06/10/tucker-carlson-gets-his-domain-name/
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2008/d2008-0474.html

CADNA's London Forum: Curbing International Domain Name Abuses [news release]
This past Thursday, the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) held its London Online Brand Abuses and Internet Governance Education Forum. Broad in its geographical scope, the forum welcomed companies from the US, UK, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland, with half of the attendees representing Global 500 companies. These attendees came together because of concerns over issues such as online brand dilution and the often-ineffective governance of ICANN. This was the first of two international Online Brand Abuses & Internet Governance Education Forums to be hosted by CADNA, both aimed at creating a global network of brand owners in order to share the latest in proactive, reactive and preventative domain name strategies.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/06/11/cadnas-london-forum-curbing-international-domain-name-abuses/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/cadna-london-meeting-aims-at-curbing-international-domain-name-abuses.html

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za: Industry focuses on IPv6
The impact and benefits of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) will top the agenda at the seventh annual iWeek conference and exhibition, to be held from 17 to 19 September, at The Forum, in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2008/0806091400.asp

KENIC waives IPv6 annual fees [IDG]
Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC), the administrator of .ke top-level domains, has waived the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) annual fees.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061008-kenic-waives-ipv6-annual.html

ISPA iWeek 2008 Stands On Sale - 3 June 2008 [news release]
The impact and benefits of IPv6 will top the agenda at the seventh annual iWeek conference and exhibition to be held from 17 - 19 September at The Forum in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
http://www.ispa.org.za/news/press030608.shtml

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Russia's president calls for Cyrillic Internet domain
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called for Russia to be assigned an Internet domain name in the Cyrillic script on Wednesday as part of a Kremlin drive to promote Russian as a global language.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKL1117371420080611
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=137&objectid=10515938
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Hosting/Russias-President-Calls-for-Cyrillic-Internet-Domain/
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23851496-15306,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7578263

Russia wants web name in Cyrillic
RUSSIAN president Dmitry Medvedev called for Russia to be assigned an internet domain name in the Cyrillic script, as part of a Kremlin drive to promote Russian worldwide.
http://news.scotsman.com/world/Russia-wants--web-name.4176998.jp

Kremlin calls for Russian-language web [AFP]
For Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an avowed computer addict who came to power in May, it's a matter of national importance.
http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2891&iArticleId=4449914

Russian President Wants Cyrillic Internet Domain
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia needs to be assigned an Internet domain name in the Cyrillic script in an effort to promote Russian as an international language.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/06/11/russian-president-wants-cyrillic-internet-domain

VeriSign spent almost $450K lobbying in 1Q
VeriSign Inc., which runs many of the Internet's core directory systems, spent nearly $450,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure report.
http://news.ino.com/headlines/?newsid=68916757177790
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/06/09/verisign_spent_almost_450k_lobbying_in_1q/
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D916KGMO0

Can fighting registrars win the spam wars?
... But Knujon says it has a way. Police the registrars. Registrars, which register domain names on behalf of individuals and businesses, should be assumed to be following ICANN policy. At minimum they should have verified addresses.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2533

123-reg offer .eu domains for 99p this June
The .eu domain celebrated its second anniversary in April this year, following its launch in 2006. With more than 2.8 million .eu domain names currently registered, .eu has been the biggest domain name launch since .com and is among the ten largest top level domains in the world.
http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/080610123reg.html

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Meet the Realtors of the Web - Andrew Miller and Mike Zapolin
Israel’s Globes Magazine has featured domainers Andrew Miller and Mike “Zappy” Zapolin in an interesting article - “Realtors of the Web” - that focuses on the duos transformation from being suit-and-tie Wall Street brokers to becoming a couple of cool and creative guys that juggle domain names for a living.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/meet-the-realtors-of-the-web-andrew-miller-and-mike-zapolin/1644

Take Five: Quintet of 6-Figure Deals Jazz Up This Week's Domain Sales Chart 
The first wave of completed sales from last month's Moniker live auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in Orlando hit the beach this week. Three of those cracked the 6-figure mark, led by #1 InsuranceRates.com at $225,000. Sedo.com also posted a pair of 6-figure sales including #2 OV.com at $200,000. Moniker's power trio also included a two-letter .com, #4 OW.com at $120,000.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales06-17-08.htm

Wild Week in the Aftermarket With a Trio of Six-Figure Sales and An Avalanche of Big 3-Letter .Com Buys 
We saw something happen in the domain aftermarket this week that we've never seen before. There was a stunning wave of 3-letter .com sales including 15 of them at $40,000 apiece at the AfternicDLS alone! Those totaled a tidy $600,000. All told 18 of the 30 positions on our expanded Top 30 sales chart went to 3-letter .coms including the #1 domain - CPC.com, sold for a whopping $201,750 at Moniker.com.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales06-10-08.htm

Spread the Word: 5 Reasons to Invest in Domain Names
BuyDomains recently sent out an email message to their small business customers. Thanks to DotWeekly for the find. Within the email was a compelling list of reasons to invest in domain names. Every domainer should commit these reasons to memory to share with others.
http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/06/10/spread-the-word/

Cafe.ca to be Re-Auctioned With No Reserve
Cafe.ca, a premium Canadian domain name, will be re-auctioned by Pool with no reserve. But you must backorder the domain name if you want to participate in the auction - which starts tomorrow, June 11, at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-auction/cafeca-to-be-re-auctioned-with-no-reserve/1642

Marchex Releases New Pay-Per-Click Advertising Platform
Marchex, a company already known for its leading local search/advertising network as well as their domain portfolio, has combined Industry Brains and Enhance Interactive to create Marchex Adhere, a new pay-per-click channel that will provide advertisers and agencies with exclusive access to more than 200 premium publishers.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/ppc-industry/marchex-releases-new-pay-per-click-advertising-platform/1641

Sedo Introduces "Auto -Select Best Layout": As a professional domain investor
As a professional domain investor you know by now that optimizing the settings for your parked domains can result in dramatic increases in earnings. For every domain there seems to be a certain magic combination of page layout, photo, keyword, and related links which simply send your RPM through the roof. Sedo has recently introduced a new feature, “Auto-Select Best Layout” as a new option in the Layout pull-down menu on the Domain Optimizer page. Select this option and the system will automatically choose the best-performing layout for each one of your domains! When you select this option we rotate each of our best performing layouts on the domain to find the best performing layout.
http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1756

Setting the Right Price: Many Sedo users contact us with concerns about recieving bids that they consider too low
Many Sedo users contact us with concerns about receiving bids that they consider to be too low. The good news is that there is another option for securing serious offers for domains. Although a Premium Listing is recommended, there is an under-utilized option available that can help: set your own pricing information.
http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1755

GoDaddy Playing Hardball with NeuStar?
In February I wrote about GoDaddy’s price increase for .biz domain names. The registrar was charging $14.99 for .biz domain names, even though its wholesale cost at the registry is about the same as .com domain names (which GoDaddy sells for $9.99). It appeared that GoDaddy was just trying to make some extra profit.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/06/11/godaddy-playing-hardball-with-neustar/

Canadian DOT CA (.ca) Domain Auction Has Great Gems for Grabs [news release]
More than 105 high quality dot ca (.ca) domains are being auctioned at MyID.ca including fabulous rare and previously unavailable gems that were registered as far back as 8 years ago in 2000.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/06/11/canadian-ca-domain-auction-has-great-gems-for-grabs/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/canadian-.ca-domain-auction-has-great-gems-for-grabs.html

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