[APPLe list] domain name news - June 23

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

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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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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, already online!


Headlines from the June 26 edition of the news include:
The Future of the Internet: A Political View by Geoff Huston | How Global Should the Internet Be? | Debate Over New Top-level Domains Drags on | 'Shake-up' for internet proposed | ICANN to vote on relaxing rules for top-level domain names | Net redirection insecure, admits ICANN | Govt assist Links Our Partners New Products | Domain Name Change Set To Trigger Web Explosion | $1B market for meddling with DNS poses security problem | Google to Offer a Tool To Measure Web Hits | New Google public Web tracking tool shrouds its own sites


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


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European IT chief backs Net neutrality
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62042868,00.htm

We need to embrace peer-to-peer, says VeriSign
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4174709.ece

The race is on: Get your own Internet domain
http://iht.com/articles/2008/06/22/business/net23.php

Network Solutions Suddenly Opposed To Domain Hijacking
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/20/network-solutions-suddenly-opposed-to-domain-hijacking/

Internet domain name for China surpasses '.net' [AP]
http://businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91CJSFO0.htm

VeriSign expands internet infrastructure in Europe
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=58302BED-4679-47FB-902C-42FCA3F780B8

Volkswagen allowed to register VW.de
http://www.dmueller.com/2008/06/19/domain-names-domains/volkswagen-allowed-to-register-vwde/

Domainer's Trademark Interests Focus of Paris Domainer Meeting
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5285

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RESEARCH PAPERS
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ICANN Can: Contracts and Porn Sites - Choosing 'to Play Internet Ball in American Cyberspace' by Cheryl B. Preston & Brent A. Little [Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal]
Abstract: We argue in this article that the history and structure of ICANN illustrates that, despite its claims to the contrary, ICANN does now make and implement policy in non-technical areas of Internet governance. This article examines how ICANN-imposed obligations within the Domain Name System (DNS) have been used to implement those policy objectives. Efforts at protecting children from age-inappropriate sexually explicit material online should be as important a policy for ICANN as is protecting the economic value of big corporations trademarks. Terms within ICANN's Uniform Domain-name Dispute-resolution Policy (UDRP) can be meaningfully engaged in helping countries carry out reasonable pornography regulation. This approach does not require radical changes in law or structure; instead, it enables governments to enforce Internet pornography and obscenity laws that have been difficult to enforce because of the Internet's borderless nature. This Article
 describes how UDRP language, and the even more extensive language adopted by many ICANN-authorized registrars, registries and Internet service providers, gives the legal basis for removing Internet sites that violate the law. We then detail how this approach can be implemented in the United States under existing rules on jurisdiction and the reach of injunctions.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1146646

Offshore Porn is a Flimsy Excuse by Cheryl B. Preston
Abstract: ... Seventh, Congress may include in a pornography regulation a provision similar to that in the Cybersquatting statute, which further facilitates broad international enforcement. Eighth, the architecture of the Internet and the popularity of top level domains administered in the United States present various options for U.S. Courts to require the removal from the Internet of content that is in violation of U.S. laws, even if served offshore. Finally, the U.S. government has continuing lucrative contracts with the International Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the entity that controls the allocation and assignment of domain names, IP Addresses, AS numbers, and protocol port and parameter numbers. Government influence could be employed to encourage ICANN to include violations of pornography laws in the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) now used to enforce trademark laws internationally.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1146653

The Internet and Pornography: What If Congress and the Supreme Court Had Been Comprised of Techies in 1995-1997? by Cheryl B. Preston [Michigan State Law Review]
Abstract: ... The Article surveys what happened in terms of age-inappropriate sexually explicit content online: the increase in the quantity, ease of access by children, and availability of more graphic, more intense, and more dangerous images. In addition, if an appropriate regulation were in place, perhaps the U.S. government and the public would have made different choices in spinning off Internet root control to a private corporation, ICANN.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1147142

Zoning the Internet: A New Approach to Protecting Children Online by Cheryl B. Preston [Brigham Young University Law Review]
Abstract: ... The bulk of the Article discusses the constitutional implications of ICPA and how it will survive even strict scrutiny. Finally, it responds to a variety of other issues, such as market disincentives to separating content, the failed Dot Kids approach, the risk of chilled speech, stigma, and over-blocking, and the problems with filters.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1147163

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GOVERNANCE
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European IT chief backs Net neutrality
The European Commission appears to have thrown its weight behind the principle of Net neutrality, after the telecommunications commissioner told a global Internet forum that the issue was "a political question to be answered by the people".
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62042868,00.htm

Memorandum on the Future of the Internet in a Global Economy [news release]
The Internet technical community released a Memorandum on the Future of the Internet in a Global Economy at the Ministerial Meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on 16 June 2008 in Seoul, Korea.
http://arin.net/announcements/20080617.html

We need to embrace peer-to-peer, says VeriSign
Having once been brought to its knees by Napster, the entertainment industry may have to look to the site for its future.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4174709.ece

The Internet Technical Community Issues Memorandum on the Future of the Internet in a Global Economy [news release]
The Internet technical community today issues a memorandum to Governments, civil society and the private sector to ensure that human capacities are enhanced or enabled through creativity and confidence and that the convergence of Internet technology is preserved.
http://ripe.net/news/ITC-memorendum.html

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ICANN: French Minister Besson to Attend Paris Opening Ceremony
French Minister of State Eric Besson will attend the opening ceremony of ICANN’s 32nd international public meeting in Paris on Monday 23 June. The Minister is responsible for Forward Planning, Assessment of Public Policies and Development of the Digital Economy and will join ICANN’s Chairman in officially opening the meeting Le Meriden Montparnasse at 9.30am.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20jun08-en.htm

ICANN Paris Meeting Official Shuttle Service Launches
ICANN is glad to announce a free shuttle service for attendees of its Paris meeting. INDOM has partnered with ICANN to provide the service, and the idea is to provide ICANN meeting attendees with a convenient and fun way to take in some of the famous landmarks Paris has to offer.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21jun08-en.htm

ICANN: Call for Expressions of Interest for 2009 Nominating Committee Chair
ICANN is immediately seeking expressions of interest for the 2009 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Chair.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18jun08-en.htm

ICANN: New gTLD Program
Introducing new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) is central to fostering choice and competition in domain registration services, and as such is significant to the promotion of ICANN’s core values. The evolution of the namespace towards an enhanced diversity of services and service providers must be planned and managed effectively to preserve the security, stability, and global interoperability of the Internet. 
http://icann.org/topics/new-gtld-program.htm

Update: Draft Final Report of IDNC WG on Fast Track Process for IDN ccTLDs Now Available
On 13 June 2008 the IDNC WG published its draft Final Report. The IDNC WG now publishes now an update of its first draft to include the results of the various face-to face meeting discussions of the first draft. Public Comments welcomed by 23 June 2008
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22jun08-en.htm

ICANN: Draft Proposed Changes to Registrar Accreditation Agreement
This announcement describes fifteen draft amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for consideration and discussion by the ICANN community. The amendments were developed through a community consultation process and then a discussion between registrars and ICANN taking that comment into account. The draft amendments are presented here to facilitate further community discussion with the objective of implementing a set of contract changes to enhance registrant protections. ICANN staff will be available to facilitate discussions with constituency groups at ICANN’s meetings in Paris and afterwards.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18jun08-en.htm

IANA Update to the Autonomous System Number Registry
The five Regional Internet Registries and the IANA have cooperated to provide an update to the IANA Autonomous System (AS) Numbers Registry. The updated registry keeps the same format but includes more detailed and accurate information about the whois servers providing registration information for individual AS Numbers.
http://www.iana.org/reports/2008/asn-registry-improvement.html

The race is on: Get your own Internet domain
When Internet regulators started gathering in the French capital last week for a global conference that starts here Monday, the marquee event was a quirky catwalk for cities and regions competing for domain names like .berlin, .paris, .quebec and even .cat - for Catalonia.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/06/22/business/net23.php

Potential Danger Ahead for Registrants: dot-info Abusive Domain Use Policy by George Kirikos
ICANN has posted a request by Afilias for a new registry service in relation to "abusive" domains in dot-info. While in general the proposal is motivated by good intentions, the devil is in the details. While most folks (including myself) probably care very little about the .info TLD, my concern is that any bad implementation in .info might be copied or used as a precedent in other more important TLDs, in particular .com run by VeriSign.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/86215_potential_danger_ahead_dot_info_policy/

Unforeseen Legal Consequences of Implementing Internationalized Top-Level Domains
ICANN is currently analyzing technical and policy implications regarding the introduction of Internationalized TLDs into the root. This is an important step in the continued evolution of the Internet by enabling language communities of the world that write non-Latin and extended Latin scripts (i.e. use languages that cannot be directly represented with the US-ASCII character set) to utilize their languages on the Internet. To date, the ICANN staff and Board have elected to focus their policy discussion primarily on ccTLDs through a fast-track ccTLD only IDN initiative.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/86198_legal_consequences_internationalized_domains/

An interview with GAC chairman Janis Klarklins
On the eve of a crucial meeting for ICANN, the chairman of its Governmental Advisory Committee tells us what he expects the Paris meeting's main topics of discussion will be.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/210/an-interview-with-gac-chairman-janis-klarklins.php

Network Solutions Suddenly Opposed To Domain Hijacking
Hypocrisy alert: Domain name registrar Network Solutions, which earlier this year adopted the questionable practice of registering on its own behalf any domain name searches done on its site, today urged the industry to abandon the practice.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/20/network-solutions-suddenly-opposed-to-domain-hijacking/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/20/AR2008062001687.html

Network Solutions Encourages ICANN to Adopt Transaction Fee to End Domain Tasting and Front Running [news release]
On June 26, 2008, ICANN Board of Directors will consider adoption of its FY09 Budget. This budget includes a provision to make the non-refundable 20 cent per-transaction ICANN fee applicable to domain names deleted during the Add Grace Period (AGP) once the level of deletions exceeds 10 percent of a registrar’s net new registrations in that month. In advance of this important vote, Network Solutions strongly encourages ICANN to enact this important provision as part of its budget.
http://newsroom.networksolutions.com/2008/network-solutions-encourages-icann-to-adopt-transaction-fee-to-end-domain-tasting-and-front-running/

Network Solutions writes hypocrisy into press release
After spending the last six months front-running internet domains, Network Solutions has announced that ICANN should prevent people from front-running internet domains.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/21/network_solutions_opposes_domain_front_running/

Fees Proposed To Embitter Domain Tasting
Network Solutions suggested to ICANN the adoption of a per-transaction fee to try and rein in the practices of domain kiting and front running domain names in volume.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/06/20/fees-proposed-to-embitter-domain-tasting

Network Solutions: “We’ll Stop Reserving if ICANN Adds Fee”
Next week the ICANN board will vote on its 2009 budget. The budget includes the much-talked-about provision to make the ICANN registration fee (currently 20 cents) non refundable once a registrar’s deletions during the five day grace period exceed 10% of new registrations during a month.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/06/20/network-solutions-well-stop-reserving-if-icann-adds-fee/

NetSol Pushes ICANN to Adopt Fee
Domain registrar and web hosting provider Network Solutionsannounced on Friday it is supporting ICANN's stipulation to applying the non-refundable 20 cent per-transaction ICANN fee to domain names deleted during the Add Grace Period.
http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/062008_NetSol_Pushes_ICANN_to_Adopt_Fee.cfm

Network Solutions Encourages ICANN to Adopt Transaction Fee
Network Solutions, an ICANN accredited registrar and web hosting provider, today announced its support for ICANN's provision to make the non-refundable 20 cent per-transaction ICANN fee applicable to domain names deleted during the Add Grace Period. The company states that this fee is applicable once the level of deletions exceeds 10 percent of a registrar's net new registrations in that month. The provision for this fee has been included in ICANN's FY09 Budget, it adds.
http://www.webhosting.info/news/1/network-solutions-encourages-icann-to-adopt-transaction-fee_0620087488.htm

ICANN to Add Anti Front Running Charge?
... ICANN is considering a new $0.20 per-transaction fee for large numbers of domain registrations in order to curtail domain tasting abuse. Network Solutions, previously accused of front-running, is offering their support of the new approach and promises to remove the security measures that caused such a commotion back in January.
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/20/1929205
http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/06/20/1929205.shtml

Will ICANN take action against "worst" Chinese registrar?
Last month, ICANN was the target of a public complaint that it wasn't doing enough to fight spam and bogus websites. The complaint was made by anti-spam service Knujon (see disclosure at the bottom of this post), which suggested that most spam-related websites were funneled through 20 ICANN-approved registrars based in the United States and overseas. The company said that ICANN, despite being repeatedly notified that the registrars' WHOIS records were filled with false address and contact information for millions of spam sites, did not follow its own mandate to force WHOIS compliance among the worst offenders.
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/20/will-icann-take-action-against-worst-chinese-registrar

ICANN’s GNSO asks for yet other reports
At the GNSO Council meeting today in Paris, the Council asked again for additional reports, despite the 1500 pages or so that have already been produced. These delaying tactics will further slow down a process that has been on the ICANN table for 8 years.
http://patrick.vande-walle.eu/internet/icanns-gnso-asks-for-yet-other-reports/

Tucows Heads to the City of Lights for ICANN
Next week, several of us will be in Paris for the 32nd Annual International Public ICANN meeting. As I’ve mentioned before, ICANN meetings afford us a unique opportunity to meet registries, vendors, customers and other registrars, all in one central location. A great deal of policy discussion also takes place, as does a meeting of the ICANN Registrar Constituency, of which Tucows is a member and is heavily involved.
http://about.tucows.com/2008/06/18/tucows-heads-to-the-city-of-lights-for-icann/

ICANN Paris Domainer Guide
This guide is intended as a helpful overview of the activities scheduled during the ICANN meeting in Paris for members of Internet Commerce Association (ICA) as well as for other domain name registrants attending the meeting. We hope it will prove useful, especially for those who have not previously attended an ICANN meeting.
http://www.internetcommerce.org/Paris_ICANN_Domainer_Guide

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.Asia Auctions Fetches Over US$3 Million [news release]
DotAsia Organisation announced today total registration for .Asia domains are expected to exceed a quarter of a million by the end of the first quarter after its public launch . Proceeds from the .Asia Sunrise and Landrush auctions have already exceeded US$3M and rising, demonstrating strong demand and growth value for .Asia domains.
http://dotasia.org/pressreleases/DotAsia-PR-2008-06-16_EN.pdf

au: Domain name policy change good for businesses
The value of a key asset for many businesses – their domain name – is on the rise, thanks to policy changes to allow the sale of domain names introduced this month. Changes to the .com.au policy by Australia’s Internet Domain Authority, which came into effect on 1 June, enable businesses to sell their registered domain name licenses directly to eligible third parties.
http://smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20080620-Domain-name-policy-change-good-for-businesses.html

auDA Foundation opens third round of grants [news release]
The auDA Foundation is calling for submissions from eligible applicants to receive funding in the third round of grants
http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-20072008/

Holders of .ca domain names gain privacy
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), a non-profit corporation that handles .ca domain names, announced some big changes today. Before today, detailed -- and most would agree, preferably private -- information has been easily available via a WHOIS command. The acces to this information has now been greatly curtailed.
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/8254-holders-of-ca-domain-names-gain-privacy/

Internet domain name for China surpasses '.net' [AP]
Registrations for Internet addresses ending in China's ".cn" have surpassed those for the global ".net," showing the continued rapid rise in Internet use in the country.
http://en.ce.cn/Life/society/200806/19/t20080619_15890372.shtml
http://businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91CJSFO0.htm
http://www.telecomasia.net/article.php?type=article&id_article=9133
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/06/18/financial/f095313D66.DTL
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/18/ap/hightech/main4191162.shtml

China Web Boom: .CN Now More Popular than .Net
China's top-level domain has now surpassed .net as the web's third most popular top-level and second most popular country-specific domain, according to a study by VeriSign says the Associated Press. VeriSign said that registrations of .cn domains had surged 23% in the first quarter of this year, and tripled year-over-year. China's domain boom is a sign of the country's growing importance on the web and rapidly expanding Internet user base.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/china_web_boom_cn_domain.php

AFNIC General Assembly of June 19th, 2008: status modifications and presentation of the 2007 activity report [news release]
AFNIC has presented its activity report during its General Assembly that took place on June 19th, 2008. AFNIC members, then gathered in an extraordinary General Assembly have passed the modifications to the status, as proposed by the Board of Directors.
http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/general/CP20080620_en

Recruiters Leveraging Internet, .jobs Domain [news release]
Company recruiters are leveraging new online search techniques, such as the .jobs domain, to find and lure job candidates, according to a recent study by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
http://accounting.smartpros.com/x58150.xml

Registering .nl domain names
SIDN, the .nl registry, today announced that, with effect from 14 July 2008, the 'Regulations on the Registration of .nl Domain Names' will be replaced by two sets of general terms and conditions: one for registrars, and the other for registrants. The change will help .nl registrants by giving SIDN the scope to respond promptly to market developments. It will be possible, for example, for SIDN to update its registration procedures without the formality of regulatory changes.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,5692,,,,Registering_nl_domain_names_small_print_made_easier.html

Application for a new 2LD - health.nz
An application has been received to create a new, moderated second level domain (2LD) - .health.nz.
http://dnc.org.nz/story/30308-29-1.html

.Info Abusive Domain Use Policy
George Kirikos has always done an excellent job spotting potential dangers for the domain community. Now he has found a new request by Afilias for a registry service relating to the “abusive” use of .info domain names. DotInfo has been a popular top-level domain with spammers, because the .info annual registration fee has usually been lower than the renewal fee of other TLDs.
http://www.dmueller.com/2008/06/22/domain-names-domains/info-abusive-domain-use-policy/

RegistryPro Announces “Third Level Transition” Initiative [news release]
RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .Pro TLD on the Internet, announced today it will begin accepting pre-orders for second-level domains from current .Pro registrants who use any of the registry’s 11 profession-specific third-level designations. The pre-orders are being accepted as the first step in the registry’s highly anticipated transition to new registration parameters, slated for July 14, 2008.
http://registrypro.pro/pressreleasses/2008/0612.html

Cyrillic names many enlarge number of Russian Internet domains
The number of Russian Internet domains may rocket if it is permitted to give Cyrillic names to domains, a member of the Russian delegation to the Paris meeting of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) on internationalized domain names told Itar-Tass on Sunday.
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12800557

Facebook Tries to Blaze a Path in Russia
And Russian politicians have their eyes on expanding Russia’s role in the Internet. Russia’s new President, Dmitri A. Medvedev, appealed to the International Congress of Russian Press in Moscow last week for the creation of a Cyrillic Internet domain name for Russia. Mr. Medvedev, in fact, has shown himself to be pretty computer literate. In April, he even gave a speech at Russia’s Internet Forum where he revealed that he had been surfing Odnoklassniki, Russia’s answer to Classmates.com.
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/facebook-tries-to-blaze-a-path-in-russia/

.TEL launch dates released
Telnic chose the Paris ICANN meeting to disclose the definitive launch timetable for .TEL.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/211/tel-launch-dates-released.php

Telnic Announces .tel Sunrise Opens on December 3rd 2008 at ICANN Paris [news release]
Telnic Limited, the Registry Operator and Sponsoring Organization for the new sponsored top level domain (sTLD) .tel, today announced details for launch at the ICANN meeting in Paris. Sunrise applications from national trademark owners will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis as of Wednesday, 3rd December 2008.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/06/22/telnic-announces-tel-sunrise-opens-on-december-3/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/telnic-announces-.tel-sunrise-opens-on-december-3.html

Nominet Domain name sales scam [news release]
A domain name sales scam has been brought to our attention. A company called Domain Name Registrar (UKDNR) are telephoning UK based .uk and .com domain name holders. They claim to be a Nominet member. Their high pressure sales technique centres around claims that someone is attempting to register .uk domain names relating to the victim's business. UKDNR then offer to register the .uk names on their behalf.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5148

Call for Reporting Disputable .yu Domains
The Transition Commission of RNIDS invites Registrars and the Internet community to take a more active part in reporting disputable .yu domains. Fast reporting and solving problems regarding .yu register will ensure that there are no damaged parties on 10th September, when all unregistered .yu domains become available for registration. The sessions of the Transition Commission are held at least twice a week. The aim of the Commission and RNIDS is to enable pre-registration for the largest possible number of disputable .yu domains before the final deadline.
http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en

Amendments to the .za DNA Memo & Articles. new
For ease of reference at the special general meeting of 18 June 2008, the proposed amendments to the .za DNA Memo & Articles of Association have been revised based on the submissions received, and they include recommendations on way forward. The revised document is available here. The recommendations will be considered at the special general meeting.
http://zadna.org.za/

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VeriSign expands internet infrastructure in Europe
VeriSign, a provider of internet infrastructure services, has announced additional infrastructure deployments in Europe with new sites in Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium to fortify its internet infrastructure.
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=58302BED-4679-47FB-902C-42FCA3F780B8

VeriSign builds out DNS security defences
VeriSign is pushing ahead with plans to make the internet's Domain Name System (DNS) more resilient to internet attacks. But although it will make its upgraded server infrastructure IPv6 and DNSSec ready, the net infrastructure giant reckons the touted performance improvements promised by the protocols have been delivered by other means.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/18/verisign_project_titan/

VeriSign expands infrastructure in Europe
VeriSign Inc. said Thursday it expanded its Internet infrastructure with new sites in Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium.
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/06/16/daily56.html

VeriSign promises to ease DNS issues
Web infrastructure services provider VeriSign has opened two new European centres which should help improve internet traffic management through faster domain name system (DNS) resolution and improve supervisors' ability to tackle region-specific domain attacks.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2219544/verisign-promises-ease-dns

VeriSign Expands in Europe
As part of its $100 million "Project Titan" initiative, Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign (verisign.com) announced on Thursday it has expanded its infrastructure in Europe with the deployment of two new "Regional Internet Resolutions Sites" in Paris and Brussels.
http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/062008_VeriSign_Expands_in_Europe.cfm

The Internet needs more redundancy
A couple of weeks ago my website went down. Nine thousand other Web servers also died when The Planet, a large hosting service, experienced an electrical explosion and fire in one of its facilities. Because it was an electrical fire, the local fire department refused to let the company activate their backup generators for fear of further damage.
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/18/internet-needs-more-redundancy

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21st-century trend: solving conflicts on the Internet
... As the world economy changes and more people conduct business over the Internet, disputes increasingly get resolved on the information highway instead of main street at high noon. The rapidly growing field of online dispute resolution, which is the focus of a two-day forum in Victoria this week, now tackles everything from battles between states to disagreements between buyers and sellers on eBay, said Frank Fowlie, an ombudsman for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=b032b5d9-a949-476e-83a7-f3b86afe16eb

The Insurgence Of A Fraudulent Domain Name Solicitation Scheme In Various CcTLDs
"Mark Jones is attempting to register your company's mark as a keyword and domain name for , , and , and we thought you should know. We would rather you register it with us instead. This is urgent and we need your response by April 1, 2008." In the past couple of months, we have been barraged with emails from somewhat frantic clients who have received a version of this bulk email solicitation. No, this is not an April Fool's Day joke gone bad, but it certainly could be.
http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=61118

Goal: stop cybersquatters
The Over-the-Rhine-based advertising firm metaphor went to buy an Internet domain name last winter after a preliminary search found it to be available, but before they could buy it, the name was snatched away by an outfit based in the Bahamas with links to China.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080622/BIZ01/306220006

Volkswagen allowed to register VW.de
Volkswagen gets VW.deFrankfurt-based domain registry Denic does not allow the registration of two-letter .de domain names. But German carmaker Volkswagen has always wanted to own VW.de, because the company is widely known under this acronym and thus wants to protect its brand on the Internet.
http://www.dmueller.com/2008/06/19/domain-names-domains/volkswagen-allowed-to-register-vwde/

Court orders Denic to register vw.de domain for Volkswagen [sub req'd]
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=624188
http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=219519

Facebook wins the right to use facebook.com.au
Social networking site Facebook has successfully acquired the rights to its Australian domain name, facebook.com.au, after the World Intellectual Property Organisation stripped the address from another business.
http://smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Trends/20080619-Facebook-wins-the-right-to-use-facebookcomau.html

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us: DHS behind on IPv6 work, IG says
The Homeland Security Department has more work to do to meet a deadline in less than two weeks to be ready for the next generation Internet, known as Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), a new inspector general audit shows.
http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3586563

Regional Internet Registries Appeal for IPv6 Investment at OECD Conference
Ministers from more than 40 countries are discussing the future of Internet economy at OECD meeting in Seol, Korea, 17-18 Jun. Discussions include security, competition, and strengthening the role of the Internet economy in enhancing social and economic development as well as agreement on new ways to improve global co-ordination and co-operation.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/86179_rir_appeal_ipv6_investment_oecd/

Regional Internet Registries to Appeal for IPv6 Investment at OECD Conference on “The Future of the Internet Economy” [news release]
The Number Resource Organization (NRO), which is made up of the world’s five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), AfriNIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and the RIPE NCC, has issued an appeal for investment in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) infrastructure. The global RIR community will be represented by the NRO at the June OECD Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Korea, where it will support this urgent call.
http://nro.net/news/RIR_release_final_2.html
http://ripe.net/news/RIR-appeal-ipv6-investment.html

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 - MISCELLANEOUS
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Register.com investigating Photobucket DNS hijack
Register.com is looking into the hijack of Photobucket's DNS records that redirected customers to an unrelated Web page this week.
http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9973345-2.html

PRO celebrates first ever French registrar
The .PRO domain is set to open up to prospective registrants worldwide. As part of its drive towards greater international presence, the PRO registry has just announced its first registrar in France.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/209/pro-celebrates-first-ever-french-registrar.php

AfriNIC to engage mobile phone companies [IDG]
After witnessing rapid growth in mobile phone usage in Africa, Africa Network Information Center (AfriNIC) plans to work with GSM companies on issues of Internet development.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062008-afrinic-to-engage-mobile-phone.html

One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop
You can't really argue with that. However a lot of registries don't allow them for a variety of reasons. The Isle of Man is one of the few exceptions that springs to mind, as they allow pretty much any length, but charge more for the shorter ones.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/06/16/one-and-two-character-domains-dotmobi-and-dot/

Netcraft June 2008 Web Server Survey
In the June 2008 survey we received responses from 172,338,726 sites. The total number of sites has increased by 3.9 million this month, with the largest gain being seen at ThePlanet.com, where 632,000 new sites maintain its position as the 6th largest hosting company in the world.
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/06/22/june_2008_web_server_survey.html

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Domainer's Trademark Interests Focus of Paris Domainer Meeting
The Domainer Meeting in Paris has got underway with wide ranging discussions on a wide range of issues affecting domainers. Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) got things underway with a passionate presentation on the state of domaining, and in particular focussing on trademark issues and how these domainers.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5285
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/domainers-trademark-interests-focus-of-paris-domainer-meeting.html

Domainers of Europe Unite! And the Registrars?
Domainnamenews reports today about the foundation of the European branch of the Internet Commerce Association, sponsored by the domainer-friendly Registrar EuroDNS. ICA´s objective is to promote and protect the interests of the domainers community, in particular when they are threatened by more restrictive trademark regulations or in the usage of geographical references in their domains.
http://www.dedominibus.com/2008/06/20/domainers-d%C2%B4europa-unitevi-e-i-registrars/

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

Domain Kiting, PPC Abuse Dropping In Tandem
Through a subtle change in policy for displaying AdSense on domains, Google managed to reduce the impact of domain kiting and pay per clicks associated with misused brand names.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/06/19/domain-kiting-ppc-abuse-dropping-in-tandem

June 2008 GreatDomain Auction
This month's GreatDomains Premium Auction is gearing up to be another exciting event. The auction starts Thursday June 19, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. EST and ends Thursday June 26, 2008, at approximately 2:00p.m. EST. There are nearly forty stellar names from which to choose, and several share common themes: Pasta.com and Pizza.net are appetizing choices for anyone in the food or restaurant business. The environmentally-conscious domainer can take their pick of Coralreef.com and Eco.org. And the business mogul has the opportunity to make Worldwide.com and Success.net part of their ever-expanding domain portfolio.
http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1766

Canadian Auction Update
The second MyID auction completed successfully with three 5-figure sales: Interview.ca for $30,000, Bond.ca $19,100, and Gamble.ca $15,000. In all, 33 domains were sold.
http://www.domainbits.com/dot-ca-auctions/

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Gericht erzwingt deutsche Zweibuchstaben-Domains
Die deutsche Domainverwaltung Denic weigert sich wegen technischer Bedenken, Domains wie vw.de zu registrieren. Richter haben Denic nun dazu verdonnert, vw.de für Volkswagen freizuschalten. Außerdem im Überblick: TDSL-Untreue wird teurer und Sevenload ein wenig rosa.
http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/0,1518,560403,00.html

Nimm zwei
Zweistellige Domains sind in Deutschland nicht zugelassen. Dagegen klagte der Volkswagen-Konzern - und bekam recht. Die deutsche Registrierungsstelle Denic (Deutsches Network Information Center) ist nach einem aktuellen Urteil des Oberlandesgerichts Frankfurt verpflichtet, dem Volkswagenkonzern die zweistellige Domain "vw.de" zuzuteilen. 
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/computer/artikel/695/181136/

2008 bisher 14 Millionen neue Domains
In den ersten drei Monaten dieses Jahres ist das Wachstum des Internets stabil geblieben. Das belegt der jetzt von Verisign veröffentlichte Domain-Name-Industry-Bericht. Ihm zufolge gibt es nun 14 Millionen weitere Domainnamen.
http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39192413,00.htm

VeriSigns Titan-Projekt soll für mehr Sicherheit sorgen
Kurz vor dem Treffen der Internetverwaltung ICANN vom 22. bis 26. Juni in Paris bekommen Frankreich und Belgien "Ableger" der zentralen Server des Domain Name Systems (DNS). Rund 100 sogenannte Anycast-Instanzen hatte VeriSign im Rahmen seines Projekts Titan bis zum Jahr 2010 angekündigt. Das Projekt liege voll im Zeitplan, sagte VeriSigns CTO Ken de Silva im Gespräch mit heise online. Nachdem die DNS-Infrastruktur in der ersten Phase vor allem um "zusätzliche Boxen" erweitert worden sei, werde man sich nun verstärkt um zusätzliche Sicherheit der DNS-Infrastruktur kümmern. Die wird auch ein Thema beim Pariser ICANN-Treffen in der kommenden Woche sein.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/VeriSigns-Titan-Projekt-soll-fuer-mehr-Sicherheit-sorgen--/meldung/109700

OECD-Mitgliedsländer wollen bei IPv6 mehr Dampf machen
Die Vertreter von 42 Mitgliedsländern der Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD) haben mit ihrer Erklärung am heutigen Mittwoch in Seoul auch ein Bekenntnis für das Internet-Protokoll der nächsten Generation abgelegt. Die Unterzeichner werden angesichts der rasch fortschreitenden Abnahme der IPv4-Adressreserven "zur Einführung der neuen Version des Internetprotokolls (IPv6) ermutigen, besonders durch eine rasche Nutzung durch die Regierungen selbst und durch Privatunternehmen, die viele IPv4-Adressen nutzen", heißt es in einem der wenigen technisch doch recht spezifischen Punkte der Abschlusserklärung.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/OECD-Mitgliedslaender-wollen-bei-IPv6-mehr-Dampf-machen--/meldung/109662

Workshop zur europäischen Internetverwaltung
Auf einem Workshop wollen EU-Parlamentarier gemeinsam mit Vertretern von Nichtregierungsorganisationen und Unternehmen die Pläne für ein europäisches Internet Governance Forum (IGF) besprechen. Das sagte die französische EU-Parlamentsabgeordnete Catherine Trautmann heute auf einer Konferenz der Internet Society (ISOC) in Paris. EU-Parlamentarier hatten die Initiative bereits beim zweiten Internet Governance Forum im vergangenen Jahr in Rio de Janeiro angekündigt. Beim IGF in Hyerabad Ende des Jahres soll die Debatte fortgeführt werden, möglicherweise im Rahmen einer dynamischen Koalition.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Workshop-zur-europaeischen-Internetverwaltung--/meldung/109768

Europäische Internet Society gegen Bestrafung von Piraten
Die Internet Society in Frankreich (ISOC France) bekommt Unterstützung in ihrem Kampf gegen das geplante französische Gesetz zur Sperrung ihres Internetzugangs mutmaßlicher Piraten. ISOC-Organisationen in Polen, Bulgarien und England haben sich nach Informationen der ISOC Frankreich dem Protest der französischen Kollegen gegen das so genannte Hadopi-Gesetz angeschlossen, das nach Ansicht des ISOC-Juristen Charles Simon eine Abkehr von fundamentalen Grundrechten bedeutet.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Europaeische-Internet-Society-gegen-Bestrafung-von-Piraten--/meldung/109795

Volkswagen bekommt zweistellige Domain
Das gab ein Rauschen im Bloggerwald: VW kämpft seit Jahren um die zweistellige Domain vw.de. Solche Bezeichnungen werden an sich von sämtlichen Internet-Registraren der Welt grundsätzlich verweigert. Vor allem aus technischen Gründen, da zweistellige Bezeichnungen die Nameserver verwirren können.
http://www.wienerzeitung.at/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3931&Alias=wzo&cob=356865

Volkswagen erkämpft vw.de
Wie die Online-Ausgabe der Süddeutschen Zeitung berichtet, hatte VW gegen die Denic geklagt, weil diese abgelehnt hatte, die Domain vw.de für den Autobauer zu registrieren, berichtet PC Professionell. Bisher hatte es die Denic ausgeschlossen, Domains mit nur zwei Zeichen zu registrieren. Doch da gab es nun einen Rückschlag. Die Denic würde ihre marktbeherrschende Stellung missbrauchen, um den Autohersteller zu diskriminieren, stellte das Gericht fest, und damit im Wettbewerb behindern.
http://www.barebonecenter.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8768&Itemid=139

Urteil: Denic muss Domains mit zwei Buchstaben zulassen
Volkswagen hat sich die Domain vw.de erklagt. Die ist laut den Vergaberichtlinien der Denic nicht zugelassen, doch das OLG Frankfurt sah das anders.
http://magazine.web.de/de/themen/digitale-welt/internet/6135934-Urteil-Denic-muss-Domains-mit-zwei-Buchstaben-zulassen.html

LG Köln – Domain schlägt (manchmal) Marke
Das Landgericht Köln hat in einer Entscheidung von Ende 2007 einer älteren, ungenutzten Domain den Vorzug vor einer Marke gegeben; allerdings weil die Domain einem noch aktiven Dienstleister zugeordnet wurde.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/lg-koeln-domain-schlaegt-manchmal-marke-id667215.html

ISPs – Justizminister fordern Auskunftsanspruch
Den Inhabern von Urheberrechten soll künftig ein zivilrechtlicher Auskunftsanspruch gegen Internet Service Provider (ISPs) zustehen. Mit einem entsprechenden Beschluss forderte die Justizministerkonferenz, die vergangene Woche in Celle stattfand, die Bundesregierung zu einem Gesetzesvorschlag auf.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/isps-justizminister-fordern-auskunftsanspruch-id667213.html

Starke Akzeptanz für .Asia-Domains
Aus dem Verkauf der neuen .Asia-Domains seien bereits 3 Millionen US-Dollar erwirtschaftet worden. Bis zum Ende des ersten Quartals 2009 sollen mehr 250.000 Asia-Endungen veräußert worden sein.
http://www.pcwelt.de/start/dsl_voip/online/news/167458/starke_akzeptanz_fuer_asia_domains/

Gmail-URL aus Deutschland nicht mehr erreichbar
In Deutschland kann die Gmail-URL nicht mehr aufgerufen werden. Denn Google darf aufgrund der Markenrechte von Daniel Giersch seinen E-Mail-Dienst in Deutschland nicht unter der Bezeichnung Gmail anbieten und vermarkten. Daher heißt der Dienst seit Juli 2005 hierzulande Google Mail.
http://www.golem.de/0806/60507.html

L'Icann à Paris : quatre jours de débats sur le futur d'internet
À partir du 22 juin, l'Icann et les acteurs internationaux de la gestion technique d'internet seront à Paris pour traiter de dossiers sensibles : la gourvernance de l'internet, la création de nouvelles extensions et la migration vers l'IPv6.
http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39381876,00.htm

Réunion mondiale autour de l'Internet à Paris
L'Icann, l'organisme responsable des noms de domaine sur Internet, tiendra sa 32e réunion internationale publique la semaine prochaine à Paris. L'entrée est gratuite et ouverte à tous.
http://www.01net.com/editorial/382880/reunion-mondiale-autour-de-l-internet-a-paris/

Sexe.org s'adjuge à une start-up française pour 151 000 dollars
La start-up française GN Multimédia a annoncé avoir acheté le nom de domaine Sexe.org pour un montant de 151 400 dollars, ce qu'elle présente comme une somme record pour la vente d'un nom de domaine en .org.
http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/france/28440/sexe-org-s-adjuge-a-une-start-up-francaise-pour-151-000-dollars.shtml

Les pointures de l'UDC sont à vendre sur internet
Un groupuscule de trublions neuchâtelois met aux enchères dès ce soir 48 noms de domaine relatifs à des cadors du parti agrarien.
http://www.24heures.ch/pages/home/24_heures/l_actu/suisse/suisse_detail/(contenu)/238489

Réunion Icann à Paris : les enjeux dévoilés par l'Afnic
Paris, capitale du nommage Internet pendant une semaine. Entre le 22 et le 26 juin, la capitale accueille la 32ème réunion internationale publique de l'Internet Corporation for Assigned and Numbers (Icann). Sachant qu'il n'existe que trois forums de ce type par an qui se veulent très ouverts.
http://www.vnunet.fr/fr/news/2008/06/21/reunion_icann_a_paris_les_enjeux_devoiles_par_l_afnic

La pétition en faveur du .bzh atteint 17 000 signatures
Tout à commencé en juin 2006. Le Conseil régional de Bretagne avait alors voté une motion en faveur de la création de l'extension .bzh. Un coup médiatique sans grand espoir de résultat à l'époque.
http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/france/28496/la-petition-en-faveur-du-bzh-atteint-17-000-signatures.shtml

Assemblée générale de l'AFNIC du 19 juin 2008 : modifications des statuts et présentation du rapport d'activité 2007 [news release]
Lors de son assemblée générale, le 19 juin 2008, l'AFNIC a présenté son rapport d'activité 2007. Les membres de l'association, réunis en assemblée générale extraordinaire, ont ensuite voté la modification des statuts proposés par le conseil d'administration. Détails.
http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/general/CP20080620_fr

Gros plan sur le .SPORT
Entretien avec Patrick Vande Walle, promoteur du .SPORT, sur son projet mais aussi sur les difficultés liées au montage d'un projet d'une nouvelle extension.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1569/les-sports-gros-plan-sur-le-sport.php

L'AFNIC change ses statuts
Lors de son assemblée générale ce matin à Paris, le registre du .FR a présenté de nouveaux statuts permettant de clarifier ses relations avec ses prestataires.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1565/france-l-afnic-change-ses-statuts.php

INDOM partenaire GOLD de l'ICANN
Le leader français des noms de domaine pour les entreprises est fortement impliqué dans la réunion ICANN de Paris, qui commence dès ce dimanche.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1566/indom-partenaire-gold-de-l-icann.php

INDOM 1er bureau d’enregistrement français accrédité en .PRO
INDOM 1er bureau d’enregistrement français accrédité pour l’attribution des noms de domaine en .PRO.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1564/professionnels-indom-1er-bureau-d-enregistrement-francais-accredite-en-pro.php

L'ICANN à Paris, c'est parti !
Domaines.Info sera présent tout au long de cette semaine de l'Internet à Paris. Pour en saisir les points forts. Pour en décoder les évènements importants. Et pour s'y entretenir avec les personnes clefs du nommage sur Internet.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1568/l-icann-a-paris-c-est-parti.php

Sunrise du .TEL le 3 décembre 2008
A l'occasion de la réunion ICANN de Paris, Telnic dévoile les dates définitives du lancement de son extension.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1570/telephone-sunrise-du-tel-le-3-decembre-2008.php

Facebook.com.au, nom naturel de Facebook Inc.
Facebook Inc. multiplie les actions extrajudiciaires pour réunir dans son portefeuille les noms de domaine qu'elle estime devoir lui revenir.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1562/facebook-com-au-nom-naturel-de-facebook-inc.php

Les enchères en .ASIA ont rapportées plus de USD 3 millions
Les enchères permettant d'attribuer les noms demandés plusieurs fois en Sunrise et Landrush sont un vrai succès pour le registre, avec une moyenne de USD 10 000 pour les 100 meilleures ventes.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1563/asie-les-encheres-en-asia-ont-rapportees-plus-de-usd-3-millions.php

Des serveurs à Paris et à Bruxelles pour renforcer Internet
L'ouverture par VeriSign de deux nouveaux centres régionaux en Europe fait partie du projet Titan, qui devrait permettre à Internet de résister à l'explosion du trafic.
http://www.01net.com/editorial/382905/des-serveurs-a-paris-et-a-bruxelles-pour-renforcer-internet/

Giugno a Parigi
E cosí sabato é di nuovo ora di fare la valigie e prepararsi ad una settimana molto intensa a Parigi per un Meeting ICANN con un calendario pienissimo.
http://www.dedominibus.com/2008/06/19/giugno-a-parigi/

Network Solutions: basta domini parcheggiati
Sembra passato un secolo da quando Network Solutions, tra i nomi più noti nel campo della registrazione dei domini negli USA, spiegava senza battere ciglio che la sua attività non aveva proprio nulla del domain tasting, vale a dire della poco ortodossa usanza di registrare al volo un dominio per poi disdirlo nel giro di poche ore dopo averne valutato la bontà ai fini commerciali. Ora, il registar statunitense è schierato dalla parte opposta e, anzi, suggerisce a ICANN di darsi una mossa: bisogna imporre delle penali per chi si dedica a questa pratica.
http://punto-informatico.it/p.aspx?i=2329178

Hong Kong posee el dominio de país en Internet más peligroso y Finlandia el más seguro
El dominio de Hong Kong .hk es el lugar más peligroso para navegar y buscar en Internet, según se desprende de un estudio publicado hoy por el fabricante de productos de seguridad informática McAfee, que identifica al de Finlandia (.fi) como el más seguro.
http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=2008062100_40_462836__Tecnologia-Hong-Kong-posee-dominio-pais-Internet-peligroso-Finlandia-seguro

Sexe.org a été vendu pour 150.000 dollars
Le français GN Multimédia, vient d'acquérir « sexe.org » pour exactement 151.400 dollars. « Un record mondial de vente pour un domaine en .ORG » , selon ce spécialiste du référencement naturel et l'exploitation commerciale de noms de domaine. Le site ne contient pour le moment qu'une seule page, mais arbore déjà des bannières publicitaires.
http://www.clubic.com/actualite-144994-sexe-org-vendu-150-000-dollars.html

NIC Chile: Claves para "nombrar" a su sitio en la web.
Tener un sitio en internet es hoy prácticamente un imperativo para toda empresa que desee desarrollarse en un mundo globalizado y competitivo. Para tener un espacio en la web, ya sea para comercializar productos o servicios o simplemente como una ventana de su empresa, el primer paso será registrar el nombre de dominio bajo el cual operará su página en internet.
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/06/nic-chile-claves-para-nombrar-su-sitio.html
http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/mis_finanzas/detalles/detalle_emp.asp?id=1138

En plena era digital, pocos políticos tienen un dominio en internet
De los de primera línea, sólo un puñado registró un sitio a su nombre. Ningún funcionario posee un blog activo. En La Plata se da un hecho insólito: aunque tener un portal es gratuito, el intendente contesta mensajes desde la página de un diario. En la red navegan 16 millones de argentinos
http://www.diariohoy.net/notas/verNoticia.phtml/html/268573052/0859/En-plena-era-digital,-pocos-pol%C3%ADticos-tienen-un-dominio-en-internet-/?1024

Vols treballar a puntCAT? [news release]
Busquem una persona dinàmica i amb perfil tècnic per incorporar-se com a becari o becària al nostre equip i treballar a les oficines de la Fundació puntCAT a Barcelona. Si estàs interessat/da i compleixes els requisits envia el teu Curriculum a info@domini.cat fins el divendres 4 de juliol. Estarem encantats de treballar amb tu!
http://www.puntcat.cat/noticies/index.php

Snart tomt for nettadresser
Samtlige internettsider har sin egen unike IP-adresse, som peker til et spesielt domenenavn. Dette gjøres via Internet Protocol versjon 4 (IPv4). Denne er nå i ferd med å fylles opp, og snart er alle de 4,3 milliarder variantene brukt opp.
http://www.oa.no/article3616150.ece
http://www.siste.no/Innenriks/itmagasin/article3616150.ece

Kinesisk domene-boom
Det kinesiske toppnivådomenet (.cn) har nå gått forbi .net, og er dermed webens tredje mest populære domene. Det viser tall fra domeneadministratoren VeriSign Inc.
http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=776775

Krangelen om «Narnia»
På grunn av en bursdagsgave har en skotsk familie viklet seg inn i en akademisk krangel om navnet «Narnia».
http://www1.vg.no/film/artikkel.php?artid=505272

Story in Russian mentioning ICANN
http://www.itar-tass.com/level2.html?NewsID=12798739&PageNum=0

Story in Russian mentioning ICANN and RNIDS
http://www.rian.ru/technology/20080620/111499430.html

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RESEARCH PAPERS
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Offshore Porn is a Flimsy Excuse by Cheryl B. Preston
Abstract: Congress's efforts to protect children from online pornography have been stymied again. On remand from the Supreme Court, the district court in ACLU v. Gonzalez found the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) underinclusive, among other defects, because it was not applicable to a large amount of material that is unsuitable for children which originates overseas but is nevertheless available to children in the United States. (ACLU v. Gonzales, 478 F. Supp. 2d 775, 810 (E.D. Penn. 2007). The problem of offshore porn has been repeatedly raised by legislators and commentators, as well, as an excuse for not taking responsibility for finding a reasonable and constitutional solution in the United States. This paper argues, first, that lack of extraterritorial reach is not a legitimate ground for finding a congressional enactment unconstitutional. Second, Internet service providers (ISP) in the United States may easily employ technology that block IP
 Addresses from countries that fail to regulate sexually explicit content at the request, and only with respect to the accounts, of those customers who wish to avoid the risk. Third, an effective regulatory scheme enforced against all who serve sexually explicit material to minors from within the jurisdiction of the United States and which would curb a sufficiently large segment of the Internet pornography problem can be justified. Fourth, the opportunity to reach U.S. customers and do business in U.S. cyberspace is economically valuable. Many website owners would be willing to comply with U.S. law to be permitted to reach families and children. Moreover, the U.S. government can offer incentives for compliance.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1146653

The Internet and Pornography: What If Congress and the Supreme Court Had Been Comprised of Techies in 1995-1997? by Cheryl B. Preston [Michigan State Law Review]
Abstract: The legislative and political choices at the birth of the information technology society caused and will likely continue to cause significant ramifications in the course of digitizing human culture. This article considers both the positive and negative ways that the crash of the Communications Decency Act (the CDA), as well as Congress and the Supreme Court's understandings of the Internet at the time, may influence subsequent technological, legal, and social developments involving the World Wide Web. This article explores answers to these questions: What we can assume about Congress and the Supreme Court's Internet understanding in 1995-1997? What if the 104th Congress and the Supreme Court that dealt with the CDA had been more tech-savvy? Would Congress have written a better, tighter statute or none at all? What sorts of technological advancements might have been allowed to flourish, and what sorts would have stalled? Would the U.S.
 government have kept a tighter hold on the ability to enforce violations of law in the Domain Name System? Would the Court have framed its analysis differently, even if it ultimately ruled that the CDA was unconstitutional? How might the lives of members of the Net Generation played out differently?
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1147142

Making Family-Friendly Internet a Reality: The Internet Community Ports Act by Cheryl B. Preston [Brigham Young University Law Review]
Abstract: The time has arrived to work together to find a reasonable balance among the values of the First Amendment, the appeal of an unfettered technological frontier, the right to be free of unwanted speech, and the right of parents to have the aid of the government in protecting children from age-inappropriate sexually explicit content online. One objective of this Article is to stimulate the discussion and the innovation necessary to arrive at some solution. In this Article, I provide an overview of one suggestion, the Internet Community Ports Act (ICPA). ICPA is devised to provide nation-wide support for the effective implementation of Internet zoning technology. ICPA allows parents to make meaningful choices concerning their children's access to sexually graphic material, while still allowing adults to publish and access any legal content online. ICPA relies on channeling content among the over 65,000 Internet ports rather than, as is the current
 practice, sending virtually all content together over just a handful of ports. ICPA does not prevent any willing adult from speaking or hearing any legal speech. Rather, it gives citizens the option of requesting from their Internet service provider only those ports on which material that is harmful for minors may not be posted.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1146651

Zoning the Internet: A New Approach to Protecting Children Online by Cheryl B. Preston [Brigham Young University Law Review]
Abstract: This Article considers how Internet architecture can be harnessed to create an online environment where government regulation of material harmful to minors can be effective but not unreasonably burdensome. It proposes a solution that engages technology in refocusing the point of regulation, thereby reducing the burden on speech and increasing the ability to achieve constitutionally recognized governmental objectives. This Article briefly examines failed congressional attempts to restrict children's access to sexually explicit content online, and then introduces the Internet Community Ports Concept, which relies on channeling technology to divide kinds of content among various Internet ports. After briefly outlining the technological workings of the Internet, this Article describes the Internet Community Ports Act (ICPA), which supports and enforces the zoning divisions. Together technology and legislation can create safe places for children and
 families on the Internet. The bulk of the Article discusses the constitutional implications of ICPA and how it will survive even strict scrutiny. Finally, it responds to a variety of other issues, such as market disincentives to separating content, the failed Dot Kids approach, the risk of chilled speech, stigma, and over-blocking, and the problems with filters.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1147163

Self Produced Child Pornography: The Appropriate Societal Response to Self Exploitation by Mary Leary [CUA Columbus School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper]
Abstract: One need only read the newspaper to see a rising dangerous phenomenon among juveniles: the creation and subsequent sharing via the Internet of sexually explicit photographs. This "self exploitation" is not only a tragic social problem, but a growing legal one as well. Judges, attorneys, and legislators, are forced to address this activity because, in addition to being self destructive, it is also a violation of state and federal child pornography laws. Juvenile self exploitation illustrates a clash of two lines of jurisprudence and public policy: the aggressive opposition to child pornography and the more lenient rehabilitative treatment of juvenile self destructive behavior. This article offers an in depth analysis of the appropriate societal and governmental response to this behavior and, specifically, whether juvenile prosecution should remain an option for the state. The article analyzes all the growing number of cases in this area; other
 legal models including criminal child pornography laws, child prostitution laws, and statutory rape laws; the doctrinal bases for governmental intervention in juveniles' lives; as well as numerous social science studies concerning child pornography's effects. Among those most closely examined are the social harms recognized by social science, the courts, and legislatures. The article concludes that, based upon the vast social harms caused by child pornography to children within and exposed to the images, the purpose of the juvenile justice system, and the need for a deterrent to this behavior, juvenile prosecution should remain an option for the state. While prosecution should not be mandatory, policy makers should create a policy and protocol for addressing this self destructive behavior. The article concludes with a proposed protocol offering guidance to policy makers as to when prosecution befits the activity and when it does not.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1147183


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