[APPLe list] domain name news - 5 January

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

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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Headlines from the latest edition of the news include:
US security braced for 'cybergeddon' | Ruling Due on Kentucky Effort to Seize Domain Names | Verizon's Cybersquatter Based in China | CheckFree warns 5 million customers after hack | AT&T builds $23M IPv6 network for U.S. military


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Reboot the FCC by Lawrence Lessig
http://www.newsweek.com/id/176809

Internet needs global regulation, says researcher
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=108714

ICANN 2008 Annual Report Published
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-31dec08-en.htm

U.S. Commerce Dept. criticizes Internet plan [AP]
http://news.smh.com.au/technology/commerce-dept-criticizes-internet-addressing-plan-20081223-741m.html

With Gaza conflict, cyberattacks come too [IDG]
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124658

Israeli domain registration server hacked
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3649281,00.html

Researchers devise undetectable phishing attack [IDG]
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/12/30/Researchers_devise_undetectable_phishing_attack_1.html

Obama Gov. Website Illegally Approved
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2008/dec/obama-gov-website-illegally-approved

Court Awards Verizon Largest-Ever Judgment In a Cybersquatting Case [news release]
http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/court-awards-verizon.html

Verizon Wins $31 Million Judgment in Cybersquatting Case [IDG]
http://www.pcworld.com/article/156076/.html

Domain name disputes have doubled since 2003
http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/12/30/domain-name-disputes-have-doubled-since-2003/


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RESEARCH PAPERS
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Linking Governance and Performance: ICANN as an Internet Hybrid by Lee, Maeng Joo
Abstract: ... The dissertation (a) systematically assesses ICANN’s overall performance based on a set of evaluative criteria drawn from its mission statements; (b) explores possible factors and actors that influence ICANN’s overall performance by tracing the governance processes in three cases based on a preliminary conceptual framework; and (c) suggests practical and theoretical implications of ICANN’s governance and performance in its broader institutional context. The study finds that although differing governance processes have led to different performance outcomes (Lynn et al. 2000), “stability” has been the defining value that has shaped the overall path of ICANN’s governance and performance. The study characterizes ICANN as a conservative hybrid captured, based on specific issues, by the technical and governmental communities. It also proposes the concept of “technical capture” to suggest how technical experts can have significant,
 but often implicit, influence over the policy development process in organizations.
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06172008-202220/

Deconstructing an Experiment in Global Internet Governance: The ICANN Case by Slavka Antonova [International Journal of Communications Law & Policy]
Abstract: This paper examines what was lost during the four years of experimenting with “multistakeholderism” in ICANN and what the stakes of the parties that influenced the policymaking process the most were. Building on Governmentality Studies’ understanding of the neo-liberal project of self-governance and Organization Studies’ collaboration theory, the document and discourse analysis of ICANN’s practices deconstructs the original model of a collaborative policymaking process conducted by a private multistakeholder corporation and formulates the expectations, stakes and strategies of the participating parties. Thus, it is suggested in the paper that, because the Internet technical elite was granted the managerial role in ICANN, the experts were able to influence the agenda of the policymaking process and its pace, and ultimately to take over the policy-proposal accumulation task and eliminate the working groups, which were open to all
 participants.
http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_1-12-2008.pdf

The New Network Neutrality: Criteria for Internet Freedom by Sascha D. Meinrath & Victor W. Pickard [International Journal of Communications Law & Policy]
The meteoric rise of network neutrality’s prominence as a crucial Internet policy debate has led to current events far outpacing theoretical and historical analyses. This paper addresses this lag in scholarship by contextualizing recent events in relation to historical telecommunications antecedents. In doing so, we critically evaluate the current network neutrality debate and offer a set of technical and policy guidelines for a new, more broadly defined network neutrality. Specifically, we submit that beyond redefining network neutrality, we must connect issues usually dealt with separately – issues that are actually a subset of one overarching concern: Internet freedom. We conclude with an exploration of the social and political impacts of this broader conception of network neutrality and suggest that this “new network neutrality” provides a proactive foundation for supporting the goal of creating a more open and participatory Internet.
http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_10-12-2008.pdf

A Tale of Two Protcols: IPv6, IPv6, MTUs and Fragmentation by Geoff Huston
I have seen a number of commentaries and presentations in recent times that claim that IPv6 is identical to IPv4 in every respect except one: namely more addresses. But there is one more rather critical difference, and that is the deliberate change in the IPv6 with respect to MTU handling and packet fragmentation, and this relatively minor change in IPv6 has some really quite critical implications. In this article I'd like to illustrate some of the implications of this change with respect to the IPv6 treatment of packet fragmentation by taking an in-depth look at the IPv6 packet flows and why and how this change to packet fragmentation management can cause service-level disruption.
http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2009-01/mtu6.html

Address Transfers and Markets by Geoff Huston
The RIRs' policy forums are now considering what the appropriate registry policies should be when the allocation function for IPv4 addresses has terminated. Attempting to apply the same policy principles that were used to guide the address allocation function to the registry function is causing some level of confusion. Here previous practice becomes confused with the generic principles, and the differing characteristics of allocation and registry functions are not being clearly distinguished.
http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2008-11/transfers.html

Internet and Governance: Focusing on the role of ccTLDs in the formation of ccNSO of ICANN by Kim Eui Young & Lee Young-eun
This paper analyzes a case of internet governance on the formation of ccNSO of ICANN, focusing on political dynamics among ICANN, ccTLD forces, GAC, and ITU. This study sheds light on the limits of two competing theories of international relations: realism and global governance, particularly a variant of global governance that emphasizes private authority in global politics. The case illustrates that internet governance does not center around politics among non-state actors such as ICANN, the e-commerce force, and NGOs; nor can it be reduced to politics among major states over their national interests. This research demonstrate that the reality of internet governance is far more complex than depicted by the two dominant theories, which presents a theoretical implication in support of the complex system theory or network theory.
http://www.dbpia.co.kr/view/ar_view.asp?arid=1025254

The Empire of Mind: Digital Piracy and the Anti-Capitalist Movement by Michael Strangelove [Canadian Journal of Communication]
http://www.cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/1935/1979

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Reboot the FCC by Lawrence Lessig
We'll stifle the Skypes and YouTubes of the future if we don't demolish the regulators that oversee our digital pipelines.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/176809

Internet needs global regulation, says researcher
The Internet needs to be globally regulated if it is to have any chance of stopping scams such as security "scareware," a researcher has suggested.
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=108714
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124179
http://computerworld.com.au/article/271661/
http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/271661/

ITU: The Communication Wonderland by Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
I kept wondering if all that I had said about Dr Toure was fair—I hadn't met him before and had written so much to comment on the transcript of his speech at ICANN, Cairo . My discomfort was short-lived and even before a month elapsed I met him at the Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad. Exchanged pleasantries before saying "I wrote some strong comments about your speech at Cairo". Dr Toure looked happy to see me, beamed with a bit of surprise and said he read my comment, he tried to find me and I was charmed by his unassuming manners and the spontaneity and the responsiveness with which he offered to clarify a few points about his speech and the ITU.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090101_itu_communication_wonderland/

'Father Of The Internet' Seeks Expansive Role For CTO [National Journal]
As the tech community eagerly awaits more details on President-elect Obama's proposed chief technology officer post, many have made wish lists of what they would like to see come of the first-of-its-kind job. In a recent interview with NationalJournal.com's Theresa Poulson, Google's vice president and "chief Internet evangelist," Vinton Cerf, who has been rumored to be on the short list for the job, outlined what he might include on the CTO's agenda and how the position could invigorate the economy by creating jobs through investments in infrastructure.
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20081222_1469.php

Barack Obama's Internet Agenda
Obama has also been a strong supporter of "network neutrality," the principle that service providers should not be able to discriminate against any of the data that they carry. Net neutrality laws are necessary to ensure that Internet service providers do not block content they disagree with or give financial breaks to big tech companies.
http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=63680

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ICANN 2008 Annual Report Published
The 2008 Annual Report for ICANN has been published online today. The report covers in detail the organization's achievements and progress during 2008, including three major initiatives ICANN has undertaken this year: the process for introducing new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to the Internet; the introduction for the first time of internationalized domain names (IDNs); and an extensive Improving Institutional Confidence consultation, to enable the conclusion of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the United States government in September 2009.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-31dec08-en.htm

What changes do you want to see to the ICANN magazine in 2009?
The monthly magazine was first published in August 2007 in order to give the community a monthly update of what ICANN was working on and what had happened recently. At the time, it was very difficult to follow what the organization was actually doing unless you attended phone conferences and scoured the website for information.
http://blog.icann.org/2008/12/what-changes-do-you-want-to-see-to-the-icann-magazine-in-2009/

Applicant Guidebook comment period update
The first comment period for the Applicant Guidebook has now closed for English speakers, and will close on 7 January for those responding in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish.
http://blog.icann.org/2008/12/applicant-guidebook-comment-period-update/

Joint AC/SO chairs meeting video
For the first time at an ICANN meeting, we held a joint Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee chairs public meeting. The idea was to get the different arms of ICANN to cover the topics and areas that most concerned them and to have their different viewpoints on the same topics outlined and discussed.
http://blog.icann.org/2008/12/joint-acso-chairs-meeting-video/

WIPO eUDRP Initiative (24p, 12.3mb)
http://wipo.int/export/sites/www/amc/en/docs/icann301208.pdf

Domain name reform to open up Internet wider
The Internet is virtually everywhere on the planet. For people who want to connect with the modern world, there is no choice but to use it. But recently one such Beijing resident Wu Xian met with some Internet troubles. The 65-year-old bought a computer two months ago, but it was difficult for her to navigate the Internet because Wu, who knows no English, can't read foreign letters on the keyboard and many of the screen commands and domain names are equally alien to her.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-12/29/content_7349450.htm
http://english.rednet.cn/c/2008/12/29/1675454.htm

US questions net overhaul plans
Plans to offer hundreds of new web addresses as alternatives to .com have been criticised by the US government. ... But the US Commerce department has questioned both the benefits and the costs of such a scheme.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7797206.stm

U.S. Commerce Dept. criticizes Internet plan [AP]
A proposal to create hundreds of new Internet domain names as alternatives to ".com" has suffered a setback as a key U.S. government agency warned that the plan might not benefit consumers or promote competition.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081223/commerce_internet_081223/20081223
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/12/22/financial/f152447S28.DTL
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/22/commerce-dept-criticizes-internet-addressing-plan/
http://news.theage.com.au/technology/commerce-dept-criticizes-internet-addressing-plan-20081223-73y3.html
http://news.smh.com.au/technology/commerce-dept-criticizes-internet-addressing-plan-20081223-741m.html

US to ICANN: plan to sell new gTLDs is a real stinker
The United States government has issued its own response and evaluation of ICANN's impending plan to open between 200-800 gTLDs for sale at $185,000 per domain and $60,000 per year. Many of the government's concerns (the report contains statements from both Merideth Baker, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Deborah A. Garza, Acting Assistant Attorney General) mirror those we raised last week.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081222-us-to-icann-plan-to-sell-new-gtlds-is-a-real-stinker.html

US.gov questions DNS liberalisation plans
The US government has criticised an ICANN plan to allow many more top level domain extensions, raising questions once again over the organization's independence from political interests in Washington.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/23/icann_liberalisation_ntia/

ICANN's gTLD Proposal Hits a Wall: Now What? by Michael D. Palage
ICANN's plan to begin accepting applications for new gTLDs in mid-2009 may have been derailed by last week's outpouring of opposition from the global business community and the United States Government (USG). Having been involved with ICANN for over a decade and having served on its Board for three years, I've never seen such strong and broad opposition to one of ICANN's proposals.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_gtld_proposal_hits_wall_now_what/

Commerce Dept. Criticizes Internet Addressing Plan
The NTIA argues that before introducing new domain names, ICANN needs to ensure that the plan would not jeopardize the stability and security of the Internet addressing system. And it says ICANN needs to examine whether companies operating the new domain name registries would have too much market power, including the power to raise prices.
http://www.cio-today.com/news/Commerce-Dept--Criticizes-ICANN/story.xhtml?story_id=1200044YX4CO
http://www.data-storage-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=63719

FastCompany And TechCrunch On New TLDs and Cybersquatting
Chris Dannen of FastCompany blogged his thoughts on the pending release of new TLDs . Dannen feels that the release of the new domain extension will spur a rebirth of cybersquatting.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/news/fastcompany-and-techcrunch-on-new-tlds-and-cybersquatting/3608

ICANN ad for new TLDs
Reading through the current issue of The Economist magazine, my jaw dropped as I turned to page 155 and saw an advert for ICANN! Focussed on the new TLD program which, I quote, "could produce a new wave of innovation – innovation for business and billions of non-English speakers," this looks like a determined step by ICANN to stay ahead of the criticism that is being levelled at it for trying to usher in an ear of new TLDs on the Internet too quickly.
http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/177-ICANN-ad-for-new-TLDs.html

Call for Nominations for Seat 9 on the ICANN Board
In line with the ASO Memorandum of Understanding and ICANN Bylaws, the Address Council calls for nominations for Seat Number 9 on the ICANN Board.
http://aso.icann.org/index.html

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500,000 .cz Domain Names Registered
In late December, CZ.NIC announced there were now 500,000 .cz domain names registered. The registration of .cz domain names has risen rapidly since October 2007, with the increase attributed to their then new registration system called FRED with more than 200,000 domains have been registered since its introduction.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/01/02/500000-cz-domain-names-registered/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/500-000-.cz-domain-names-registered.html

The half-milionth domain .CZ has been registred [news release]
The registration of .CZ domain names has become significantly faster and simpler since October 2007 when CZ.NIC commenced the operation of its own registration system FRED. Thanks to the latter, more than 200,000 domains have been registered since its introduction.
http://www.nic.cz/page/621/the-half-milionth-domain-.cz-has-been-registred/

How .Edu Domain Names Work
.Edu has strict eligibility requirements for post secondary education institutions.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/23/how-edu-domain-names-work/

Domain Name Update: EU Registrations And Cybersquatting On The Increase
A record number of .eu domain names have been registered as the number of complaints filed with WIPO under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) has soared.
http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=71342

How .Gov Domain Names Work
.Gov domain names are highly restricted domains. Here’s how they work.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/26/how-gov-domain-names-work/

.IN Registry Seeks Arbitrators for Domain Name Disputes
The National Internet Exchange of India, which operates the .IN ccTLD Registry, is inviting proposals from interested individuals who wish to apply as Arbitrators for the .IN Registry, and who have proven expertise in this area as per the Eligibility Criteria. The positions are for three years.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/01/02/in-registry-seeks-arbitrators-for-domain-name-disputes/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/.in-registry-seeks-arbitrators-for-domain-name-disputes.html

.KE Domain Names Hit 10,0000
.KE domain names hit the 10,000 mark on the 19th of December, 2008.
http://www.kenic.or.ke/

.LY Team announces domain price reductions
.LY domains have been discounted from 120 L.D. to 40 L.D. that is a reduction of over 60%. .com.ly .net.ly and other domains reduced from 35 L.D. to 15 L.D.
http://nic.ly/news_details.php?action=fullnews&id=17

SIDN fraud warning regarding coweto.nl
SIDN, the .nl registry, has received a number of complaints regarding www.coweto.nl. On this website, the registrants of .nl domain names are asked to pay a “web levy”.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,6020,,,,Fraud_warning_regarding_coweto_nl.html

rs: Invitation to municipalities to register domains
The Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names (RNIDS) and the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities have initiated a joint public campaign to remind more than a hundred municipalities to register their .rs domains.
http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en

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With Gaza conflict, cyberattacks come too [IDG]
The conflict raging in Gaza between Israel and Palestine has spilled over to the Internet. Since Saturday, thousands of Web pages have been defaced by hacking groups operating out of Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran, said Gary Warner, director of research in computer forensics with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124658
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/010109-with-gaza-conflict-cyberattacks-come.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/156246/.html
http://computerworld.com.au/article/271961/

Domain hacked in protest to ongoing Gaza offensive
Israeli sources reported on Friday that an Israeli domain server was hacked on Friday and the main pages of major Israeli websites were replaced with images of the casualties of the ongoing Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip.
http://www.imemc.org/article/58292

Israeli domain registration server hacked
Gaza offensive prompts Islamic group Team Evil to 'hijack' Israeli domain names by hacking into registration server, rerouting users of Ynetnews, Bank Discount to hostile webpage. Original sites were not hacked
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3649281,00.html

Real war spawns virtual battle
The all-too-real war in the Gaza Strip has spilled over to virtual reality. From Saturday thousands of Israeli Internet pages were accessed and despoiled by hacker attacks originating from Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey and Iran, says Gary Warner of the University of Alabama in an interview with NetworkWorld.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1052631.html

URL redirects open scareware loophole at major sites
Combine open redirect web pages with search engine optimizations and you get a new twist on Google Bombing, now with extra malware. Attackers have begun using this new method, which presents consumers with infected options from supposedly secure companies.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081224-url-redirects-open-scareware-loophole.html

Researchers devise undetectable phishing attack [IDG]
With the help of about 200 Sony Playstations, an international team of security researchers have devised a way to undermine the algorithms used to protect secure Web sites and launch a nearly undetectable phishing attack.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/12/30/Researchers_devise_undetectable_phishing_attack_1.html
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=knowledge_center&articleId=9124558
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/271901/

Budget constraints might hamper DNS security
With the year coming to a close, DNS experts worry that security projects aimed at fixing critical flaws with take a backseat to cost-cutting measures
http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/News/e98d2e30-593a-4873-968d-b9afd93ff5a4.html

Researchers Hack Internet Security Infrastructure
An international team of computer security researchers demonstrated today a key weakness in the Internet infrastructure that could let hackers launch virtually undetectable attacks aimed at intercepting secured online communications when consumers visit bank and e-commerce Web sites.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/30/AR2008123001056.html

Experts uncover weakness in Internet security
Independent security researchers in California and researchers at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands, EPFL in Switzerland, and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands have found a weakness in the Internet digital certificate infrastructure that allows attackers to forge certificates that are fully trusted by all commonly used web browsers.
http://www.physorg.com/news149860866.html

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Web site uses MLK name to attack Martin Luther King
Type the name “Martin Luther King” into the popular Google Internet search engine, and find a surprise: among the expected university and newspaper links, one site — the third highest ranked link — stands out. ... The King family could try to unplug Stormfront by filing an Internet domain name complaint or a lawsuit, lawyers said. But they said it would not be an easy case. “As vile, reprehensible, ignorant and horrible as that Web site is, one could argue that it’s political comment,” said Pete Wellborn, an Atlanta lawyer who specializes in Internet law and has taught at Georgia Tech. Still, Wellborn said the Kings could succeed, especially if Stormfront is making any money off King’s name.
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/12/29/king_web_site.html

Obama Gov. Website Illegally Approved
Barack Obama’s transition website was illegally authorized to register as an official U.S. government domain and Judicial Watch has exclusively obtained documents to prove it, including evidence that the authorization was initially denied.
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2008/dec/obama-gov-website-illegally-approved

Court Must Vacate Kentucky Court's Baseless Domain Name Seizure [news release]
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) urged a Kentucky Court of Appeals Wednesday to vacate a lower court's order authorizing the seizure of more than 100 Internet domain names associated with websites operating around the globe. The seizure, and the lower court's exercise of jurisdiction over global domain names, threatens free speech across the Internet. In a move to combat what it viewed as illegal online gambling, the Commonwealth of Kentucky convinced a state court to "seize" 141 domain names because the names allegedly constituted "gambling devices" that are banned under Kentucky law -- even though the sites were owned and operated by individuals outside of the state, and in many cases even outside of the country. Unless the sites screened out Kentucky users, the court held, the seizure order was proper.
http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/11/13

A Kentucky Court Approves the Seizure of Out-of-State Companies’ Domain Names: A Dangerous Precedent that May Chill Free Speech and Impede Global Internet Communications
Does a government or court have the right to seize a domain name when a website's activities are illegal where the government or court sits, but legal elsewhere?
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/ramasastry/20081222.html

Court Awards Verizon Largest-Ever Judgment In a Cybersquatting Case [news release]
In the largest cybersquatting judgment ever, a federal court in the Northern District of California has awarded Verizon $33.15 million in a case in which an Internet domain registration company tried to take advantage of Verizon and Verizon customers by using Internet names chosen to be easily confused with legitimate Verizon names. The default ruling came in a case filed by Verizon against OnlineNIC, a company based in San Francisco that had unlawfully registered at least 663 domain names that were either identical to or confusingly similar to Verizon trademarks.
http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/court-awards-verizon.html

Verizon awarded 'largest-ever' cybersquatting judgment
A federal court in Northern California has awarded Verizon $33.15 million in what the company is calling the largest cybersquatting judgment ever, Verizon announced Wednesday.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10128852-93.html
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62049560,00.htm
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39586130,00.htm

Verizon Wins $33 Million in Cybersquatting Case
Customers of OnlineNic, Inc., a top 15 domain registrar with over 1,000,000 domains registered, should be concerned about the state of the registrar after a judge ordered the company to pay $33 million to Verizon
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/24/verizon-wins-33-million-in-cybersquatting-case/

Verizon Wins $33 Million in Suit Over Domain Names [Bloomberg]
Verizon Communications, the telecommunications company, has been awarded $33.2 million in a lawsuit against an Internet services company that it claimed had registered hundreds of domain names with Verizon trademarks.
http://nytimes.com/2008/12/25/technology/companies/25verizon.html

Verizon claims $33.2M victory in domain name case
Verizon Communications Inc. said Wednesday a U.S. District Court in California has awarded it $33.2 million in a suit against a San Francisco company accused of registering hundreds of Internet addresses similar to Verizon's to attract Web users.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/12/24/verizon_claims_332m_victory_in_domain_name_case/

Verizon wins cybersquatting case [AFP]
A California court has awarded US telecom firm Verizon 33.15 million dollars in the largest cybersquatting judgment ever, the company said Wednesday.
http://news.smh.com.au/technology/court-awards-verizon-33-mln-dlrs-in-cybersquatting-case-20081225-74wm.html
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20081225-179911/Verizon-wins-cybersquatting-case

Verizon claims $33.2M victory in domain name case [AP]
Verizon Communications Inc. said Wednesday a U.S. District Court in California has awarded it $33.2 million in a suit against a San Francisco company accused of registering hundreds of Internet addresses similar to Verizon's to attract Web users.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28380105/

Verizon Wins Record Cybersquatting Judgment
Telecommunications giant Verizon has won a record $33.15 million judgment against Internet domain registrar OnlineNIC for cybersquatting.
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3793381

Verizon Wins $31 Million Judgment in Cybersquatting Case [IDG]
Verizon Communications has won USD$31.15 million in damages in a cybersquatting case it brought against domain registry OnlineNIC, while Microsoft is seeking judgment against the same company and Yahoo has recently filed similar charges.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/156076/.html
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124378
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/122608-verizon-wins-31-million-judgment.html
http://nytimes.com/external/idg/2008/12/26/26idg-Verizon-wins-3.html

Verizon awarded $33.15m against cybersquatter
Verizon has been awarded $33.15m in a cybersquatting lawsuit against a shady domain aggregator that registered hundreds of websites using the telco's name and trademarks.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/26/verizon_awarded_33mil_against_onlinenic/

A Kentucky Court Approves the Seizure of Out-of-State Companies’ Domain Names: A Dangerous Precedent that May Chill Free Speech and Impede Global Internet Communications
Does a government or court have the right to seize a domain name when a website's activities are illegal where the government or court sits, but legal elsewhere? This is the question raised in a recent Kentucky dispute over online gambling websites. Online gambling is legal in many places in the world, but illegal in the United States. Thus, the State of Kentucky – in an effort to impede online gaming by state residents – went to court to seize 141 domain names as a means of shutting down many popular online casinos. All of the domain-name owners likely reside out-of-state.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/ramasastry/20081222.html

German police have seized two Internet gambling domains
Mainly German reports over the weekend raise the alarming prospect that the Internet is under further assault - this time from German authorities.
http://www.recentpoker.com/news/german-internet-police-1685.html

HC directs pirates to pay damages to T-Series
Two Chinese "cyber pirates" and a US company have been restrained by the Delhi High Court from using the name 'supercassettes' for their pornographic website and have been directed to pay Rs 5,00,000 compensation to music label T-Series.
http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/hc-directs-pirates-pay-damages-t-series

Squatters Are Screwed; Nobody Cares If Your Domain Has That Hot New Suffix
Quick, name three significant web sites that have domain extensions that end in .me or .tv. Having trouble? Sure, there are a few of them out there (kyte.tv and Buddy.tv come to mind, but I can’t think of any major .me’s). For all of the hype surrounding these extensions at launch, they’ve largely failed to deliver.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/30/squatters-are-screwed-nobody-cares-if-your-domain-has-that-hot-new-suffix/

Domain name disputes have doubled since 2003
Every year, companies find that someone has registered domain names involving their trademarks, or variations of their domain names that are confusingly similar to the original. If a solution can’t be found by talking to the registrant of the offending domain name(s), a formal dispute usually follows.
http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/12/30/domain-name-disputes-have-doubled-since-2003/

Pingdom.com analyses upsurge in WIPO disputes
Pingdom.com just published an interesting article analyzing the upsurge in WIPO disputes over the past five years. They found that the number of WIPO cases has doubled since 2003. That reversed a trend from 2000-2003 that saw disputes dropping each year.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/12-30-08.htm

Domain Name Disputes Handled By WIPO Continue To Rise
DN Journal just noted that WIPO disputes have continued to increase over the past five years, linking to an article at pingdom.com. Pingdom notes that domain disputes have doubled since 2003 and that the United States is the origin of most of the domain name disputes handled by WIPO. Forty percent of the defendants are U.S.-based, despite the fact that the U.S. only has 15% of the world’s internet population. Here is the chart posted on Pingdom.
http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/12/domain-name-disputes-handled-by-wipo-continue-to-rise.html

Bodybuilder ordered to pay in cyber-piracy dispute with Miccosukee Tribe
A Miami bodybuilder has been ordered to pay $3,000 in damages plus attorney's fees after he was found liable for cyber-piracy and trademark dilution in a domain-name dispute with the Miccosukee Tribe.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/830786.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/460/story/830786.html

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IANA: New IPv6 address for “L” DNS Root Service
The set of DNS root servers served under the hostname l.root-servers.net now have IPv6 capability, and have been added to the DNS root zone. We encourage operators of DNS infrastructure to update their DNS software to the most-updated IP addresses for the root servers. In particular, many DNS resolvers have a DNS root “hints” file. This should be updated with the revised set of IP addresss.
http://www.iana.org/reports/2008/l-root-ipv6.html

The year in IPv4 addresses: almost 200 million served
One of the first things I do every year on the first of January is have a look at what happened with the IP address stockpile during the previous year. We started 2008 with 1,122.85 million unused addresses left and we ended it with 925.58 million. So the world used up 197.27 million IPv4 addresses in 2008, increasing use of the total address space from 69.7 percent a year ago to 75.3 percent now.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090102-the-year-in-ipv4-addresses-almost-200-million-served.html

ICT: bold growth in '09
... Increased demand for Internet bandwidth will be another major factor, believes Mark Reid, chief executive officer of Jamaica Network Access Point (JNAP). Reid said that JNAP was still confidently going ahead with its US$1.8-million expansion to offer the new IPV6 protocol that is being utilised to provide new IP addresses, which the Internet was running out of.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Business/html/20081227T180000-0500_144167_OBS_ICT__BOLD_GROWTH_IN_____.asp

IPv6... The Dangers of Prolonged Inter AS Tunnel Vision by Yves Poppe
Tunnel vision is a rather serious medical condition and the Internet or at least a number of service providers could be at risk if not treated soon enough. Symptoms of inter AS (Autonomous System) tunnel vision are many slower connections with IPv6 compared to IPv4 with some failing all together. Reason is that tunnels, especially inter-AS tunnels, can lead to long paths and non-optimal routing.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090101_ipv6_inter_as_tunnel_vision/

RIPE NCC Online Services Now IPv6 Enabled
All of the RIPE NCC's major online services are now accessible via IPv6. These services include the web servers, FTP servers, DNS, the LIR Portal and mail system as well as the RIPE Database and all of the RIPE NCC's Information Services - Test Traffic Measurement (TTM) service, the Routing Information Service (RIS), DNS Monitoring (DNSMON) service and Hostcount.
http://ripe.net/news/ripe-ncc-v6-enabled.html

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Netcraft December 2008 Web Server Survey
In the December 2008 survey, we received responses from 186,727,854 sites. This total has grown by 1.56 million sites since last month.
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/12/24/december_2008_web_server_survey.html

Brand Your Business Online
Here are some ideas for branding your business online: 1. Protect Your Name. As an entrepreneur, your name is vital to your brand and the identity of your business. Be sure to secure a domain name in your name. It’s usually a good idea to register multiple domains in case someone types the wrong extension, so that you can be found despite the mistake. Network Solutions and GoDaddy are two places you can use to register a domain name.
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/tips/archives/2008/12/brand_your_busi.html

Go Daddy 2008 Charity Donations Hit $1.7MM [news release]
When GoDaddy.com CEO and Founder Bob Parsons does something, he usually does it BIG – which is exactly how you could describe his company’s charitable donations this year. Go Daddy’s 2008 philanthropic contributions to local, regional, national and international charities have reached $1.7 million for the year. That tops Go Daddy’s own company record, set last year with $1.4 million to charity.
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news_item_id=200&app_hdr=

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Domain Name Scam Warning : Pumping and Dumping Domains
Pump my dollarIn a fashion reminiscent of investment pump and dump scams, domain sellers list domain names for sale and pump cheap traffic to the names to make them look appealing and then dump the names on unsuspecting buyers.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/domain-name-scam-warning-pumping-and-dumping-domains/3632

Crisis or no crisis for domain names?
There's no real suspense here: yes domain names are also being hit by the current economic downturn. Aftermarket domain sale volumes may not be falling too much, but transaction values are certainly down as sellers adapt to the end of the "anything sells (even a dud domain)" era by dropping their prices.
http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/174-Crisis-or-no-crisis-for-domain-names.html

Netregistry deal with local domain name aftermarket
Netregistry has inked a deal with a new local domain aftermarket website, Netfleet, in a move the latter hopes will position it as an Aussie version of international domain selling giants like Sedo.
http://itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=91831

Mystery Domain Auction Isn’t About Domain Names
John Motson of DNxpert.com launched his MysteryDomainAuction.com web site yesterday, and a blogging firestorm ensued.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/01/02/mystery-domain-auction-isnt-about-domain-names/

Innovative Mystery Domain Auction Site Launches
John Motson, the domainer behind DnXpert.com and the ebook Domaining Manifesto has concocted a new domain auction site with a twist that should get people talking.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/innovative-mystery-domain-auction-site-launches/3614

First Three Names on This Week's Top 20 Domain Sales Chart Total a Cool $1 Million
Retailers may be suffering through a dismal Christmas season but domains had a banner sales week with five names cracking the six-figure barrier. The first three names on our new Top 20 chart banked a total of $1 million on the dot. The top two, FinancialAid.com ($480,000) and FinancialAide.com ($320,000) were sold as a set at Moniker's live auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales12-30-08.htm

GreatDomains Auction Sales and Dominate This Week's Expanded Leader Board
Sedo's GreatDomains.com premium auction site runs a week long sale once a month. A fresh batch of completed transactions from that high end venue dominates this week's all extension Top 40 sales chart (it actually wound up being 41 due to a tie for the final position). As we always do when a wave of special event sales comes in, we doubled the length of the usual 20-position all-extension leader board to insure results from the everyday venues are not overlooked.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales12-23-08.htm

The Royal Treatment: How Acquiring and Developing High Quality Domain Names Gave Warren Royal Control Over His Own Destiny
The precipitous plunge in parking revenue over the past year has left many domain owners looking for lifejackets. They find themselves fighting a powerful undertow generated by Google and Yahoo's desire to fatten their own margins by cutting payouts to their partners. Finding themselves in this subservient situation has made freedom from the kings of PPC the #1 item on the domain commoner's Christmas wish list this year.
http://dnjournal.com/cover/2008/december.htm

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Internet-Hochburg Lüneburg
Vom Leben der Familie Jahnke verpassen Freunde nichts - selbst wenn sie Hunderte oder Tausende Kilometer entfernt sind. Vater Ralf Jahnke sitzt regelmäßig vor seinem Computer, stellt Fotos und Neuigkeiten über sich, seine Frau Petra und die Söhne Christoph, Lukas, Benjamin und Alexander ins Internet. Menschen wie die Jahnkes tragen dazu bei, dass die Region als Internet-Hochburg gilt.
http://www.landeszeitung.de/start.phtml?fdat=result&idx=504795&tid=5&ir=lok

Invasion der TLDs
Seit die Internetbehörde ICANN im Juni grünes Licht für die Einführung hunderter neuer Internet-Adressbereiche als Alternativen zu den bestehenden TLDs (Top Level Domains) wie .de, .eu oder .com gegeben hat, reißt die Kritik nicht ab. Große Sorgen macht sich auch die US-Behörde für Telekommunikation und Information (NTIA).
http://www.wienerzeitung.at/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3931&Alias=wzo&cob=389381

Freigabe von Top Level Domains stößt auf Kritik
Die geplante Einführung hunderter neuer Internet-Adressbereiche ist in den USA auf gewichtige Kritik gestoßen. Die Behörde für Telekommunikation und Information (NTIA) erklärte in einer Stellungnahme zu dem Vorstoß der Internet-Verwaltungsorganisation ICANN, bei der Einführung beliebig vieler Top Level Domains (TLD) als Alternative zu bestehenden Adressbereichen wie .de, .eu oder .com sei unklar, ob die potenziellen Risiken nicht höher seien als der Nutzen.
http://www.net-tribune.de/article/301208-21.php
http://www.rp-online.de/public/article/digitale/internet/655623/Freigabe-von-Top-Level-Domains-stoesst-auf-Kritik.html
http://www.bbv-net.de/public/article/digitale/internet/655623/Freigabe-von-Top-Level-Domains-stoesst-auf-Kritik.html

40 Jahre ARPAnet
1969 hat das ARPAnet, der direkte Vorläufer des Internets, seinen Betrieb aufgenommen. Obwohl es 1989 offiziell deaktiviert wurde, bestimmen viele Ideen, die in diesem frühen US-Forschungsnetzwerk entwickelt wurden, noch heute unseren Alltag am Computer.
http://futurezone.orf.at/stories/1500769/

L'ICANN freinée par le gouvernement américain
L'ICANN a décidé de libéraliser les TLD (Top Level Domain) des noms de domaine afin de permettre aux entités commerciales de créer elles-mêmes leur extension. Aux côté des traditionnels .com et .fr, ce sont donc entre 200 et 800 nouvelles TLD qui devraient être disponibles dès l'année prochaine.
http://www.neteco.com/247756-icann-tld-gouvernement-americain.html

Noms de domaines : les 100 vétérans du Web
Le magazine américain PC World s’est penché sur les plus vieux noms de domaine commerciaux du Web et a dressé une liste, par ordre d’apparition, des 100 pionniers de l'internet graphique, dont certains sont toujours en activité.
http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39385778,00.htm

Revente de domaines en .fr : 270% de hausse chez Sedo
Selon Sedo, une des plates-formes spécialisées dans la revente de noms de domaine (second marché) , l’année 2008 aura été marquée par une augmentation record de 270% pour les 10 plus importantes ventes de noms de domaine en .fr.
http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/48082-domaine-nom-sedo-revente-autofr.htm

Victime de cybersquatting, Verizon obtient 33 millions de dollars
Le jugement est considéré comme l’un des plus importants au monde jamais prononcé en matière de cybersquatting. Le FAI américain Verizon vient de se voir attribuer par une cour de district de Californie pas moins de 33,15 millions de dollars!
http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/48103-onlinenic-verizon-cybersquatting-nom-domaine.htm
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/16/20081226/ttc-victime-de-cybersquatting-verizon-ob-c2f7783.html

Victime de "cybersquatting", Verizon gagne 33 millions de dollars
Verizon Communications vient de remporter 33,2 millions de dollars dans un procès contre une société de services Internet qui avait, d'après l'opérateur, enregistré des centaines de noms de domaines correspondant à des marques déposées de Verizon.
http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/international/34812/.shtml

Cyber-squatting: Verizon obtient $33,15 millions
Il s'agirait de la plus grosse affaire de cyber-squatting et, aux Etats-Unis, un juge de la cour fédérale de Californie vient de trancher en faveur de la société Verizon, spécialiste des télécommunications.
http://www.neteco.com/248336-verizon-cyber-squatting.html

Cybersquattage: condamnation de 33,15 M$
Bien que la plupart des entreprises aient déjà enregistré les noms de domaines correspondant à leurs marques de commerce, des cas de cybersquattage font toujours rage. À preuve, Verizon a récemment obtenu 33,15 M$.
http://techno.branchez-vous.com/actualite/2008/12/cybersquattage_condamnation_de.html

33 millions de dollars pour cyber-squattage
On parle de temps en temps du «squat» d'un nom de domaine, visant soit au détournement de trafic, soit à la revente. Verizon, victime de ce phénomène, vient de remporter une importante victoire judiciaire : son squatteur a été condamné à 33 millions de dollars de dédommagement.
http://www.lesnumeriques.com/news_id-7076.html

Cybersquatté, Verizon gagne le gros lot à 33 M$!
Dans une affaire de cybersquatting l'opposant au registrar OnlineNIC, Verizon Communications a obtenu 33 millions de dollars de dommages-intérêts. Jamais somme aussi importante n'avait été demandée par la justice US.
http://www.generation-nt.com/verizon-cybersquatting-justice-onlinenic-actualite-209081.html

Evènement 2008 : l’ICANN Paris et de nouveaux TLD pour 2009
Evènement marquant de 2008 : la conférence ICANN qui s’est déroulé début juin à Paris. L’ICANN y a entre autres annoncé sa décision d’autoriser courant 2009 la création de nouvelles extensions TLD. Une révolution en marche!
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1750/evenement-2008-l-icann-paris-et-de-nouveaux-tld-pour-2009.php

Evènements 2008 : le .PRO ouvert à tous les professionnels
Longtemps limité à 5 pays et à des secteurs d’activités précis, le .PRO s’est ouvert en 2008 à l’ensemble des professionnels du monde entier.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1743/professionnels-evenements-2008-le-pro-ouvert-a-tous-les-professionnels.php

Evènement 2008 : l’ascension fulgurante du .CN
En l’espace d’un an le .CN est devenu l’extension géographique la plus populaire du net, dépassant le .DE (Allemagne) de plus de 1 million de noms. On compte à ce jour 13 millions de .CN enregistrés.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1748/chine-evenement-2008-l-ascension-fulgurante-du-cn.php

Le Ministère de la santé devancé par les cybersquatteurs
Le Ministère de la Santé annonce le lancement d’un portail du médicament sous le sous domaine SANTE.GOUV.FR au premier trimestre 2009… et fait déjà face à du cybersquatting en .FR.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1747/le-ministere-de-la-sante-devance-par-les-cybersquatteurs.php

La gratuité de la beDRP
A partir du 15 février 2009, la demande beDRP qui aura été jugée fondée sera gratuite et les frais recouverts auprès du cybersquatteur défait.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1744/la-gratuite-de-la-bedrp.php

Le .KE atteint les 10 000 enregistrements
L’extension géographique du Kenya a atteint le 19 décembre dernier les 10 000 enregistrements. Une avancée modeste dans la moyenne de celles des extensions africaines.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1746/kenya-le-ke-atteint-les-10-000-enregistrements.php

Evènements 2008 : l’ouverture définitive du .ASIA
L’année 2008 aura été marquée par la fin de la sunrise et l’ouverture générale du .ASIA, extension régionale et commerciale identifiant plus de 73 pays d’Asie.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1745/asie-evenements-2008-l-ouverture-definitive-du-asia.php

Le Ministère de la santé devancé par les cybersquatteurs
Le Ministère de la Santé annonce le lancement d’un portail du médicament sous le sous domaine SANTE.GOUV.FR au premier trimestre 2009… et fait déjà face à du cybersquatting en .FR.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1747/le-ministere-de-la-sante-devance-par-les-cybersquatteurs.php

Verizon recibirá más de 33 millones dólares en un litigio por los dominios de internet
Verizon Communications, una de las mayores proveedoras de servicios de telefonía e internet en Estados Unidos, deberá ser compensada con más de 33 millones de dólares por otra empresa que registró dominios de internet muy similares al suyo, informó hoy la primera de ellas.
http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/verizon-recibira-dolares-litigio-dominios-2973512.htm

Las 100 direcciones web más antiguas de la red.
Internet cuenta con nuevos nacimientos resultones y viejas enseñas: Un site ha hecho el histórico de los dinosaurios de la red.
http://www.siliconnews.es/es/news/2008/12/23/las_100_direcciones_web_mas_antiguas_de_la_red
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/12/las-100-direcciones-web-ms-antiguas-de.html

Un regalo en forma de página web
Estas Navidades es posible regalar páginas webs a amigos y familiares sin gastarse dinero.
http://www.vnunet.es/es/vnunet/news/2008/12/24/un_regalo_en_forma_de_pagina_web

Objeta EU nuevos dominios en internet [AP]
Una propuesta para crear cientos de nombres de dominio para internet como alternativas a la terminación ".com" ha recibido un duro golpe, luego de que una agencia del gobierno advirtió que el plan podría no beneficiar a los consumidores ni promover la competencia.
http://www.lacronica.com//EdicionEnLinea/Notas/CienciayTecnologia/23122008/347796.aspx
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/564604.html
http://www.eluniversal.com.co/noticias/20081228/ctg_act_gobierno_de_eeuu_objeta_nuevos_dominios_.html

Usurpadores de nombres de dominio deberán pagar millonaria indemnización.
La práctica de registrar dominios muy similares al nombre o marca registrada original ha sido altamente lucrativa para sujetos inescrupulosos. Por primera vez, este grupo de estafadores ha sufrido un serio revés mediante un fallo judicial.
http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=20847
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/12/usurpadores-de-nombres-de-dominio.html

Verizon recibirá más de 33 millones dólares en litigio dominios de internet [EFE]
La compañía neoyorquina ganó el litigio que mantenía con OnlineNIC, a la que acusó de aprovecharse de direcciones en la red que podían ser fácilmente confundidas con las legítimas de Verizon.
http://www.emol.com/noticias/tecnologia/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=336718
http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/mundo/2008/12/24/verizon+recebera+us+33+milhoes+de+indenizacao+por+disputa+de+dominios+3225077.html

Domenehai må ut med gigantbeløp
Triksing med domenenavn er utbredt. Nå får en aktør blø skikkelig for praksisen.
http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=799346

Gaza-konflikten spres til internett
Etter at Israel innledet offensiven mot Gazastripen lørdag, har tusenvis av israelske nettsider blitt angrepet av hackere fra blant annet Marokko, Libanon, Tyrkia og Iran.
http://www.aftenbladet.no/utenriks/midtostkonflikt/967720/Gaza-konflikten_spres_til_internett.html
http://www.bt.no/utenriks/midtosten/article683752.ece

Story in Russian mentioning ICANN
http://lenta.ru/articles/2009/01/03/finalweb/

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