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[APPLe list] domain name news - 11 May
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Headlines from today's of the news include:
ICANN: Community Comment Invited on "Final Version" of GTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Petition and Charter | Things you didn’t realize were on the ICANN site: Part 4 | Agassi, Graf file suit over Internet domain names | Apple VP Ive Loses Domain Name Bid | Pay-Per-Click Web Advertisers Combat Costly Fraud
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So where are we up to with these new Internet extensions?
http://blog.icann.org/2009/05/so-where-are-we-up-to-with-these-new-internet-extensions/
World will change ICANN's future, CEO says
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/10/BU0117E65J.DTL&feed=rss.business
Chronicle Radio: On The Record with Paul Twomey of ICANN [audio]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/chroncast/detail?entry_id=39589
ICANN Heading to a Fork in the Road
http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3819556
IP Clearinghouse Recommended for New gTLD Trademark Protection
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=8090
New gTLDs: final guidebook expected before the end of 2009
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/273/new-gtlds-final-guidebook-expected-before-the-end-of-2009.php
.unlimited? Pros and cons of the new generic TLDs [IDG]
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/07/unlimited-pros-and-cons-new-generic-tlds
ICANN's New gTLD Timetable: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly by Michael D. Palage
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090508_icanns_new_gtld_timetable_good_bad_ugly/
European agency stresses IPv6 co-operation
http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=115558
Economy Is Down but Domain Business Is Up
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3819491
Google heading for global trademark storm
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6250503.ece
Google lets advertisers buy rivals' trade marks as keywords in 194 countries
http://out-law.com/page-9997
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RESEARCH PAPERS
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Convergence and Incongruence: Trademark Law and ICANN's Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains by Christine Haight Farley [John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law]
Abstract: This paper demonstrates how problematic the convergences between Internet technology, the demands of a burgeoning e-market and trademark laws have created myriad issues in international governance of domain names. ICANN, the body that governs internet’s infrastructure, recently approved a new policy that would allow it to accept applications for additional generic top-level domains (“gTLDs”). What ICANN contemplates is a uniform system to approve generic top level domains that is expected to have profound implications. Under this new plan anyone can apply for a new gTLD at any time and it could be literally dot anything. However, the new gTLD policy imports certain concepts and doctrines from trademark law that will result in long-term problems both for domain name policy and for trademark law jurisprudence. A major problem with this policy is that it equates domain names with trademarks as legally protectable properties. But they are not
equivalent. While ambitiously trying to resolve some of the most problematic information ownership issues in e-commerce, ICANN has not carefully considered the appropriateness of importing trademark law concepts into domain name policy.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1400304
Online.br: Current Challenges for Internet Governance and Digital Inclusion in Brazil by Daniel Oppermann [Observatorio Politico Sul-Americano, Observador On-Line]
Abstract: Over nearly 20 years, Brazil has shown constant efforts to develop the Internet not just on a national scale, but in Latin America as a whole. It became one of the most important promoters and financial supporters of the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) and also hosted the UN Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro in 2007. Today it has the biggest IT market of the continent and still a lot of challenges to accomplish. This article presents a historical introduction about the development of the Internet in Brazil and also focuses on current tasks to participate in the global Internet Governance process and to further digital inclusion.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1400282
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GOVERNANCE
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Now the EU wants to run the Internet
So now the EU wants to get its hands on the Internet. Viviane Reding, bonsai Commissioner from the bonsai state of Luxembourg, wants ICANN, the company that allocates Internet addresses, to be taken over by an international consortium: what she calls "a G12 for Internet governance".
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/daniel_hannan/blog/2009/05/07/now_the_eu_wants_to_run_the_internet
EU to US government: let go of ICANN by the end of the year!
In a video message posted on her website this morning, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media Viviane Reding asks the US government to cut ICANN loose at the end of the current JPA.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/272/eu-to-us-government-let-go-of-icann-by-the-end-of-the-year.php
EU wants 'Internet G12' to govern cyberspace
The European Commission wants the US to dissolve all government links with the body that 'governs' the internet, replacing it with an international forum for discussing internet governance and online security.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13537
EU commissioner calls for ICANN changes
The governance of the web by ICANN needs to be overhauled to promote greater transparency and accountability, it has been claimed.
http://www.globalgold.co.uk/web-hosting-news/domains-news/eu-commissioner-calls-for-icann-changes-19156995.html
EU Calls for “Internet G12″ for Global Internet Governance
As the EU Observer reports, Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding has called on President Obama to fully privatize the California based ICANN, which manages the web address system for the internet, and build a “multilateral forum for governments to discuss general internet governance policy and security issues.” The international group would in turn “make recommendations” with regards to global internet governance.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/eu-calls-for-internet-g12-for-global-internet-governance.html
JPA: EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media's point of view
In a video posted today (May 4, 2009), Viviane Reding makes the case for a new governance model for the internet, with a "fully private and accountable ICANN, accompanied by an independent judicial body, as well as a "G12 for Internet Governance" – a multilateral forum for governments to discuss general internet governance policy and security issues".
http://domaine.blogspot.com/2009/05/jpa-eu-commissioner-for-information.html
EU wants to run the internet
Daniel Hannan MEP, has informed us all that the EU seems rather upset that the US "runs" the internet and is keen to do something about it. They want ICANN to be taken over by the G12 so that they can run it "for everyone".
http://adamsmith.org/blog/regulation-and-industry/eu-wants-to-run-the-internet-200905113457/
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DOMAIN NAMES
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- ICANN
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Public Comment: Single, Two and Select Three Character Names in Dot-pro
A new public comment period opens today for 30 days on a proposed amendment from RegistryPro to Appendix C and K of the dot-pro Registry Agreement. On 8 April 2009, ICANN posted for public information a request submitted by RegistryPro through the Registry Services Evaluation Process (RSEP). The request calls for a phased allocation process for single, two and select three character names in dot-pro.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-06may09-en.htm
So where are we up to with these new Internet extensions?
An official update on the new gTLD program / Applicant Guidebook process has just been published. Most of you reading this will immediately know what that means but I’m going to use a third label which isn’t ICANNese to talk about it: Internet extensions.
http://blog.icann.org/2009/05/so-where-are-we-up-to-with-these-new-internet-extensions/
ICANN is on Twitter
There’s always another buzz website or application that everyone is using to share information and at the moment it is Twitter.
http://blog.icann.org/2009/05/were-on-twitter/
World will change ICANN's future, CEO says
Almost from the first day it was created in 1998, ICANN, has been at the heart of a worldwide controversy over who should control the Internet.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/10/BU0117E65J.DTL&feed=rss.business
Chronicle Radio: On The Record with Paul Twomey of ICANN
This is a Chronicle On the Record Interview with Paul Twomey, outgoing CEO of ICANN. ... Twomey plans to step down from ICANN this year after more than six years of being in charge. He stopped by The Chronicle to talk about how the Internet will continue to change as ICANN opens it to millions of new users outside the United States - a job that he said is like going through "a 15-story building that had red brick columns, and changing all those red bricks to multicolored bricks, and doing it in a way that makes certain the door is still open and the windows still work." He spoke with Chronicle business reporters Deborah Gage, Verne Kopytoff, Andrew Ross and Benny Evangelista.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/chroncast/detail?entry_id=39589
Pual Twomey Discussing the Future of ICANN in SFGate Interview
San Francisco Chronicle has published an interview with ICANN President and CEO Paul Twomey in which he discusses the organization, its future, and the release of new top-level domains.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/pual_twomey_future_of_icann/
ICANN Heading to a Fork in the Road
ICANN's got some decisions to make. The organization responsible for assigning Internet names, known in longhand as ICANN, will see its agreement with the U.S. Commerce Department expire at the end of September, and its fate going forward has been the subject of escalating debate.
http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3819556
IP Clearinghouse Recommended for New gTLD Trademark Protection
The fear trademark holders have about having to spend significant amounts of time and money countering cybersquatting upon the introduction of new gTLDs has been addressed by the Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) formed by ICANN as a result of discussions at their last meeting in Mexico City in March.
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=8090
http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/05/10/ip-clearinghouse-recommended-for-new-gtld-trademark-protection/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/ip-clearinghouse-recommended-for-new-gtld-trademark-protection.html
http://www.ozelwebtasarim.com/index.php/web-haberleri/8878-ip-clearinghouse-recommended-for-new-gtld-trademark-protection-
New gTLDs: final guidebook expected before the end of 2009
During today's GNSO Council teleconference, ICANN Senior VP Kurt Pritz outlined the timetable he and the rest of the ICANN's new gTLD team are working on. In short, there is to be a 3rd version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG) in September and a final version before the end of the year.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/273/new-gtlds-final-guidebook-expected-before-the-end-of-2009.php
.unlimited? Pros and cons of the new generic TLDs [IDG]
Beginning in the last quarter of 2009, and after three years of drafting and discussing proposals, ICANN, which is the governing body for Internet domain names, will receive the first applications to sell an unlimited number of new generic top-level domain names, or gTLDs, those letters that come after the dot in a Web address, such as .com, .org and .net.
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/07/unlimited-pros-and-cons-new-generic-tlds
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132662
http://www.infoworld.com/%5Bprimary-term-alias-prefix%5D/%5Bprimary-term%5D/unlimited-pros-and-cons-new-generic-tlds-702
ICANN's New gTLD Timetable: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly by Michael D. Palage
ICANN staff recently posted on its website an updated timeline on the new gTLD process. Attempting to be "fair and balanced," I see some good, some bad, and some potential ugly in this timeline.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090508_icanns_new_gtld_timetable_good_bad_ugly/
New gTLDs: final guidebook expected before the end of 2009
During today's GNSO Council teleconference, ICANN Senior VP Kurt Pritz outlined the timetable he and the rest of the ICANN's new gTLD team are working on. In short, there is to be a 3rd version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG) in September and a final version before the end of the year.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/273/new-gtlds-final-guidebook-expected-before-the-end-of-2009.php
New Top Level Domain Names Delayed
ICANN has pushed back its estimated time frame to start accepting applications for new top level domains. ICANN had hoped to accept applications by December 2009, but now admits the process won’t start until first quarter of 2010.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/08/new-top-level-domain-names-delayed/
ICANN says gTLD scheme is moving forward
ICANN has said that it is moving forward with its plans to launch a new range of gTLDs.
http://www.globalgold.co.uk/web-hosting-news/domains-news/icann-says-gtld-scheme-is-moving-forward-19159620.html
New TLDs Need Sanity
The much vaunted launch of the new TLDs as announced at the ICANN Paris meeting last year is probably a bit of a damp squid in many respects. Don't expect to see any actual progress there until next year at the earliest.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2009/05/05/new-tlds-need-sanity/
Brand Protection Under New Generic Top-Level Domain Names
As recent media has reported, the organisation who administers the Internet's system of unique identifiers, ICANN, is proposing to expand the Internet's addressing system to a large number of new Generic Top-level Domain Names (gTLDs), which are expected to become available for registration in 2010. This means there will be much greater scope for the creation of domain names outside those with the more common domain names ending in identifiers such as .com, .gov, .org and .net.
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=79264
Domain names and Generic Top Level Domain Names in 2010.
ICANN proposes to expand the internet's addressing system to a large number of Generic Top Level Domain Names (gTLD). This will lead to a change in the dispute resolution procedures in 2010 because the proposals by ICANN will widen the scope for domain names outside the common .com and .org names.
http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room/room/view_article.asp?name=../articles/04-may-(3)domainnames2010.htm
Demand Media to ICANN: Hurry Up
Demand Media has been transparent about its desire to launch new top level domain names and to move the process along quickly. So it doesn’t come as any surprise that it wants ICANN to push forward through recommendations from the Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) in a swift fashion.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/07/demand-media-to-icann-hurry-up/
Independence or Continued Partnership? -- Department of Commerce Solicits Comments on ICANN’s Future
On Friday, April 24th the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration posted a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) requesting comment on the upcoming September 30, 2009 expiration of the current Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with ICANN.
http://www.internetcommerce.org/node/180
ICANN Now Plans to Begin Application Process for New gTLDS in Q1 of 2010
ICANN continues to move forward in the implementation of the new gTLD Program while balancing and addressing community concerns on specific aspects of the program. The public comment period on the second version of the applicant guidebook recently closed and work continues to proceed regarding the discussion of overarching issues.
http://www.namesmash.com/?p=281
ICANN's Poor Governance Disappoints CADNA [news release]
The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) regards tomorrow's deadline for public comments to the ICANN Implementation Recommendation Team's (IRT) interim report as one more example of poor governance by ICANN. The IRT, which was established by ICANN to propose remedies to potential intellectual property violations caused by ICANN's pending decision to issue new gTLDs, presented its report on April 24. ICANN only allowed the IRT to provide 12 days for public comment. While the IRT report contains many thoughtful and potentially useful comments, ICANN has not given the general public enough time to respond.
http://www.cadna.org/en/newsroom/press-releases/icanns-poor-governance-disappoints-cadna
Top Level Domain Names: Round Two [sub req'd]
ICANN has issued a second draft of the Applicant Handbook for public comment in its initiative to expand gTLDs from the 21 that currently exist (e.g., .com, .biz, .net, .org) to potentially many thousands more.
http://ip.law360.com/registrations/user_registration?article_id=95972
Beyond the Generic: InterNetX on ccTLDs by Petra Stubenrauch
Two hundred and forty-eight. That’s the current number of existing ccTLDs. 242 of them are in regular use. Three, .EH (West-Sahara), .MF (Saint Martin) and .BL (Saint Bart’s), have not yet been delegated. One, .GB, is reserved. ccTLDs are an essential part of the InterNetX portfolio. There are 356 altogether, including all second level domains. The German company InterNetX is one of the largest registrars in the international Business-to-business domain industry, located in Regensburg, Germany. “Hitting the leading track not only required a lot of technical know-how and marketing expertise, but also cool-headed company policy and a lot of enthusiasm for the domain business”, says Thomas Moerz, CEO of InterNetX. “In 1998, when domain hosting was still in its infancy, InterNetX set foot into the B2B domain business using simple technical devices.”
http://domainersmagazine.com/
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Promotion of Chinese domain name ".中国 (China)" starts
The nation-wide popularization campaign for the use of the Chinese-language domain name ".中国 (China)" was launched in Beijing on May 7. People's Daily Online, Xinhuanet.com, Sina.com and QQ.com have taken the lead in registering under the domain name ".中国."
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90781/90877/6654063.html
CZ.NIC Association Organizes the Second Edition of the Conference on the Internet and technologies
On Thursday 4 June, the second edition of the specialist conference called Internet and Technology 09 will take place in Klub Lávka at Novotného lávka in Prague. The meeting of Czech experts in the field of the Internet and Internet technologies is organized by the association CZ.NIC, administrator of the top level domain .CZ.
http://www.nic.cz/page/644/cz.nic-association-organizes-the-second-edition-of-the-conference-on-the-internet-and-technologies/
DoT to set up Net Registry to create more Web addresses
The Department of Telecom will set up a National Internet Registry to create more Web addresses as the country's existing resources will run out of capacity in one year.
http://www.thehindu.com/holnus/006200905082012.htm
in: DoT wants control over India's internet registry
Over three years after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) issued its recommendation on transition to the next generation internet protocol in India (from IPv4 to IPv6), the Department of Telecom (DoT) has said that a National Internet Registry (NIR) should be set up under its own purview for the purpose.
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1253959
Find The .ME That’s Just Right For You
More than 240,000 Internet users know the power of .ME domains. Do you? .ME domain extensions are one of the most memorable ways to promote yourself or your business online.
http://www.nic.me/news.php?news=167
uk: Nominet Search DRS decisions
We have launched a new search function for expert decisions from the Dispute Resolution Service. For the first time, it is now possible to search through the text of published decisions using a free-text search or more specific search criteria.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=6429
Nominet Introduces Phishing Lock and Other New Features
Nominet maybe attracting some undue attention due to behind the scenes squabbles, governance reviews and proposed policy changes, but the registry is also developing new features and services.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2009/05/06/nominet-introduces-phishing-lock-and-other-ne/
Registration renewal for .YU domains has ended
The additional period of time during which it was possible to renew the registration of .YU domains ended today. A total of 4,051 .YU domains were renewed. Renewed .YU domains will be active on the Internet until 30 September 2009.
http://www.rnids.rs/en/node/67
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- DNS SECURITY
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US Army Cadets Trade the Trenches for Firewalls
The Army forces were under attack. Communications were down, and the chain of command was broken. Pacing a makeshift bunker whose entrance was camouflaged with netting, the young man in battle fatigues barked at his comrades: “They are flooding the e-mail server. Block it. I’ll take the heat for it.”
http://nytimes.com/2009/05/11/technology/11cybergames.html
Cyber criminals' methods revealed by University of California study
The scale of the threat posed by cyber-criminals has been revealed after researchers took over a network of computers for ten days, gaining unrestricted access to thousands of bank and credit card accounts.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article6251026.ece
Hackers Temporarily Seize Control Of Google Morocco Domain Name
Google.co.ma, the domain name for Google Morocco’s search portal, was taken hostage by hackers earlier today reportedly for several hours before the problem got fixed (it’s working fine again now). We got a bunch of tips about it, and the situation lasted long enough for lots of people to take screenshots of the website the domain name briefly pointed to due to the hack.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/09/hackers-temporarily-seize-control-of-google-morocco-domain-name/
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'Cybersquatting' crooks profit on marketers' brand names
As advertisers spend more online, brand name firms increasingly are seeing their names, customers and millions of dollars in sales hijacked by shady marketers.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-05-10-cybersquatting-brands_N.htm
Ky. attorney general warns of swine flu scams [AP]
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway says scam artists may be using the swine flu to swindle people. Conway says there's been a recent uptick in Internet domain names related to the swine flu. Conway says some of the sites are advertising ways for people to protect themselves or their families from the recent swine flu outbreak.
http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/health/index.ssf?/base/national-13/1241773917158530.xml&storylist=health
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European agency stresses IPv6 co-operation
European companies are not being pressed to accelerate IPv6 deployment according to the European Internet registry.
http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=115558
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/050909-european-agency-stresses-ipv6.html
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/302624/
FutureNet 2009: IPv6 coming, ready or not [IDG]
Although many businesses say they see no economic advantage to deploying IPv6 over their networks, several panelists at this year's FutureNet said that they soon may not have a choice.
http://nytimes.com/external/idg/2009/05/07/07idg-futurenet-2009-ipv6-coming-ready-or-not-19116.html
http://www.itworld.com/networking/67632/futurenet-2009-ipv6-coming-ready-or-not
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Economy Is Down but Domain Business Is Up
While most technology vendors are seeing revenue declines as a result of the recession, VeriSign is reporting a revenue gain for its first quarter of 2009. It's secret? Growth in domain name sales.
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3819491
VeriSign Reports 13% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in First Quarter 2009
... VeriSign's Naming business ended the quarter with approximately 92.4 million active domain names in the adjusted zone for .com and .net, representing a 9% increase year-over-year.
https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=499055&releasejsp=custom_97
Man Claims Rights to .NYC, .Movies, and More
I thought I had heard it all about new TLDs until I read this article in The Villager. Now that a new process for top level domain names is underway, Paul Garrin and his company Name.Space claims that it already “owns” many top level domain names including .nyc, .food, .sex, .movies, and .hotel.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/08/man-claims-rights-to-nyc-movies-and-more/
Demand Media: Start-Up's Algorithm for Success
There's no formula to make sure a sitcom, a magazine article or a movie will draw audiences, let alone ad dollars. Figuring out what to write or produce often comes down to a crapshoot.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124173784714798437.html
Q&A: Afilias SVP and CMO Roland LaPlante
In an email Q&A with the WHIR, Afilias senior vice president and chief marketing officer Roland LaPlante explains Afilias' long history of supporting online safety and its recent participation with new organizations and initiatives.
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/050809_QA_Afilias_SVP_and_CMO_Roland_LaPlante
Afilias Joins MAWWG and Online Safety Group
Domain name registry operator Afilias announced on Tuesday that Brian Cute, vice president of discovery services has been named to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Online Safety and Technology Working Group.
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/042809_Afilias_Joins_MAWWG_and_Online_Safety_Group
ARIN XXIII Meeting Report Now Available
From 26-29 April, the ARIN community took part in the ARIN XXIII Public Policy and Members Meeting, held in San Antonio. The report of that meeting, which includes presentations, summary notes, and transcripts of the entire meeting, is now available on the ARIN website.
https://www.arin.net/announcements/2009/20090508.html
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Google heading for global trademark storm
The internet search engine giant Google has announced that it will extend to 194 countries a scheme that allows companies to use their rivals' trademarks for online advertising. Google will no longer consider requests from brand owners to take down “Sponsored Links” that use their trademarks to sell rival or even counterfeit goods.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6250503.ece
Google lets advertisers buy rivals' trade marks as keywords in 194 countries
Google has increased by 190 the number of countries in which advertisers will be able to pay for their ads to appear when a rival's trade mark is typed into its search engine. That policy previously only applied in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland.
http://out-law.com/page-9997
Google's Big Fat Looming Antitrust Problem
Google which has never been one to show much regard for Microsoft, could well be feeling sympathetic toward Redmond now that it finds itself under the antitrust gun.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/67024.html
Domain aftermarket rebounds
The domain aftermarket staged a strong rebound in the opening quarter of 2009 compared to the previous quarter (4Q-2008). We just sent all of the details to opt in subscribers to our In a nutshell, total sales reported to us in 1Q-2009 came in at $28.3 million, a 32% jump from the $21.5 million reported in the closing quarter of 2008. The 1Q-2009 total was also better than the quarterly average for all of 2008 (which was $27.3 million).
http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/05-08-09.htm
Study: Ads featuring generic domain names attract more clicks
Using a generic domain name in PPC ads attracts more clicks than when a non-generic domain name is used, according to a recent study by U.K.-based domain retailer Memorable Domains.
http://bizreport.com/2009/05/study_ads_featuring_generic_domain_names_attract_more_clicks.html
Sedo Spanish-themed Auction Starts Today
Sedo has launched its first Spanish-themed auction today, May 7, to take advantage of the growing interest in domain names in the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish domain name market grew by a “staggering 30 per cent in 2008” says Sedo, and with 400 million people speaking Spanish around the world, making it the world’s third most spoken language, there are great opportunities to be had.
http://www.domainnews.com/en/sedo-spanish-themed-auction-starts-today.html
http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/05/07/sedo-spanish-themed-auction-starts-today/
Thoughts on the Toys "R" Us Acquisition of Toys.com
Using the purchase by Toys "R" Us of Toys.com as an example, I outline the problems that come with using the popular ascending auction design and point out some of the potential strategic uses and signals of the domain name acquisition. Toys “R” Us paid $5.1 million in February 2009 for Toys.com.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/toys_r_us_acquisition_of_toys_com_domain/
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Kritik an Redings ICANN-Plänen
Die Erklärung von EU-Kommissarin Viviane Reding zur Zukunft der Internetverwaltung ICANN erntete bei einem zweitägigen Treffen der europäischen "High Level Group on Internet Governance" (HLIGG) in Brüssel viel Kritik. Nach Informationen von heise online verlangen Vertreter der Mitgliedsstaaten von Reding eine Klarstellung gegenüber den USA. Redings Aufforderung an die Amerikaner, sich aus der alleinigen Aufsicht der privaten Netzverwaltung zurückzuziehen, könne missverstanden werden, heißt es aus dem Kreis der Regierungsvertreter.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Kritik-an-Redings-ICANN-Plaenen--/meldung/137554
http://www.heise.de/ct/Kritik-an-Redings-ICANN-Plaenen--/news/meldung/137554
VeriSign soll DNS-Schlüsselwächter werden
Das US-Unternehmen VeriSign soll für die Signatur der zentralen Rootzone des Domain Name System (DNS) auf der Basis des DNSSEC-Protokolls werden. Laut Informationen von Insidern am Rande der Konferenz der europäischen IP-Adressverwaltung RIPE hat die National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) ihre Entscheidung für das von VeriSign im Rahmen einer Konsultation im vergangenen Jahr vorgeschlagenen Modell getroffen.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/VeriSign-soll-DNS-Schluesselwaechter-werden--/meldung/137429
http://www.heise.de/ct/VeriSign-soll-DNS-Schluesselwaechter-werden--/news/meldung/137429
Europäischer IP-Adressverwalter RIPE wird 20
Vierzehn Leute in einem kleinen Raum in Amsterdam, die das Internet in Europa organisieren wollten und dafür einen halben Tag einplanten – so beschreibt der RIPE-Mitgründer und -Vorsitzende Rob Blokzijl die Anfänge des Réseaux IP Européens (RIPE): Der Terena-Vorläufer RARE bot das organisatorische Dach, das Amsterdamer Institute for Subatomic Physics lieferte den Kaffee für das erste Treffen der Organisation, die heute auf dem 58.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Europaeischer-IP-Adressverwalter-RIPE-wird-20--/meldung/137534
http://www.heise.de/ct/Europaeischer-IP-Adressverwalter-RIPE-wird-20--/news/meldung/137534
IP-Adressverwaltung empfiehlt rasche Einführung von DNS Security
Die Mitglieder der IP-Adressverwaltung Reseaux IP Europeens (RIPE) befürworten eine rasche Signierung der Rootzone des DNS mittels DNSSEC (DNS Security Extension).
http://www.heise.de/netze/IP-Adressverwaltung-empfiehlt-rasche-Einfuehrung-von-DNS-Security--/news/meldung/118185
IT-Branchenverband fordert massive Änderungen bei Kinderporno-Sperren
Der Branchenverband Bitkom macht sich in einer umfangreichen Stellungnahme für massive Korrekturen am Gesetzesentwurf der Bundesregierung für die Zugangserschwernis zu kinderpornographischen Angeboten stark. ... Durch die Verwendung schwammiger Begriffe wie "Zieladressen" oder "vollqualifizierte Domainnamen" lasse der Entwurf ferner offen, "ob nur ein Host oder eine ganze Domain zu sperren ist". Eine Blockade ganzer Server wäre aber unverhältnismäßig und sollte ausgeschlossen sein.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/IT-Branchenverband-fordert-massive-Aenderungen-bei-Kinderporno-Sperren--/meldung/137558
Frontrunning – NSI zahlt Tasting-Lehrgeld
Der Ex-Monopolist Network Solutions (NSI), einer der fünf weltweit grössten Domain-Registrare, zahlt für die "Frontrunning"-Praktiken Lehrgeld: bis zu US$ 1 Mio. kostet NSI die gütliche Beilegung einer Sammelklage vor einem US-Gericht.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/frontrunning-nsi-zahlt-tasting-lehrgeld-id667439.html
BMI – Bedenken gegen Homepage-Überwachung
Das Bundesministerium des Innern und das Bundesministerium der Justiz haben Fragen der Zulässigkeit der Homepageüberwachung geprüft und kommen zu dem Ergebnis, die Homepageüberwachung begegne durchgreifenden Bedenken. Nun plant man ein Gesetz, das die Aufzeichnung der Zugriffe legitimiert.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/bmi-bedenken-gegen-homepage-ueberwachung-id667440.html
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Résumé de l'actualité de la semaine précédente
Parmi les faits qui ont marqué l'actualité de la semaine précédente, on rappellera l'accès non autorisé à l'interface d'administration de Twitter qui a compromis les données de dizaines de comptes de célébrités. Sans oublier la demande pour l'indépendance de l'ICANN exprimée par la Commission européenne, l'adoption par le Parlement européen de l'amendement Bono du Paquet Télécom et le licenciement d'un employé de TF1 à cause d'un e-mail marquant son opposition au projet de loi HADOPI.
http://www.generation-nt.com/resume-actualites-faits-marquants-informatique-nouvelles-technologies-actualite-736431.html
Loic Damilaville, Afnic : "La supervision de l'ICANN ne peut être que collégiale"
Adjoint au Directeur général de l'AFNIC, Loic DAMILAVILLE rappelle le rôle stratégique de l'ICANN dans la gestion des noms de domaines sur internet et évoque les positions européennes vis à vis de cette organisation, contrôlée par les Etats-unis mais qui pourrait s'engager dans un certain multilatéralisme.
http://www.neteco.com/275086-loic-damilaville-afnic-supervision-icann-collegial.html
Litiges en .fr, la solution alternative
Depuis l'été dernier, l'Afnic propose une procédure spécifique permettant la résolution des cas de violation manifeste des dispositions du décret du 6 février 2007. L'article R. 20-44-45 du Code des postes et des communications électroniques stipule que ne peut être choisi comme nom de domaine un nom protégé par un droit de propriété intellectuelle, sauf à ce que le demandeur dispose d'un droit ou d'un intérêt légitime et qu'il soit par ailleurs de bonne foi.
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/12/20090507/ttc-litiges-en-fr-la-solution-alternativ-549fc7d.html
L'indépendance de l'Icann est-elle possible?
La Commission européenne vient d'appeler les Etats-Unis à renoncer à leur contrôle direct de l'Icann, l'organisme de régulation de l'Internet. Décodage sur une prise de position pas tout à fait innocente.
http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/expert/38819/l-independance-de-l-icann-est-elle-possible.shtml
Nouveaux gTLDs : planning complet d'ici à la fin 2009.
Lors de la réunion du Conseil du GNSO qui a eu lieu par téléconférence aujourd'hui, le planning prévisionnel d'ici à la fin de l'année a été présenté. Une 3e version du manuel du candidat devrait sortir en septembre et la version définitive avant la fin 2009.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1871/nouveaux-gtlds-planning-complet-d-ici-a-la-fin-2009.php
AFNIC : « construire un mode de gouvernance du Web plus équilibré »
Alors que la fin du contrat unissant l’Icann et le DoC approche, l’Europe et d’autres pays comme la Chine ou la Russie, souhaitent mettre en place un système qui ne lèse ni n’avantage personne. Une gouvernance en « G12 » organisée, comme l’a récemment exprimé Viviane Reding, Commissaire Européen à la Société de l’Information.
http://www.linformaticien.com/Actualit%C3%A9s/tabid/58/newsid496/6277/afnic-construire-un-mode-de-gouvernance-du-web-plus-equilibre/Default.aspx
L’appel de Viviane à Barack
Bruxelles presse Barack Obama de transférer la gouvernance d'Internet à un organisme multilatéral
http://www.mitinews.info/L-appel-de-Viviane-a-Barack_a2307.html
http://www.universalpressagency.com/L-appel-de-Viviane-a-Barack_a17557.html
http://www.francematin.info/L-appel-de-Viviane-a-Barack_a18807.html
Vers une privatisation de l'Icann?
ITRManager.com fait un point sur la gouvernance d'Internet par Icann. En effet, le 30 septembre prochain, l'accord entre l'Icann et le ministère américain du commerce encadrant le travail de l'Icann, prendra fin.
http://www.itrnews.com/articles/90879/vers-privatisation-icann.html
Internet : Quel avenir pour l’ICANN ?
La Commission européenne milite actuellement pour l’instauration d’un « G12 de la gouvernance de l’Internet. » © Tanguy Cadieu /Naja
Alors que l’accord entre l’ICANN, organisme de gestion de ressources Internet, et le gouvernement américain arrivera à expiration le 30 septembre, le débat sur la gouvernance de l’Internet est relancé. Pour la Commission, l’échéance est une «porte ouverte à la privatisation complète de l’ICANN.»
http://www.innovationlejournal.com/spip.php?article4218
Noms de domaine : l’Europe ne veut plus de la tutelle américaine
Bruxelles réclame une transparence et une responsabilité accrues en matière de gouvernance de l'internet. Les décisions clés dans ce secteur, telles que les domaines de haut niveau et la gestion du répertoire principal de l'internet, sont actuellement prises par l'ICANN, une entreprise privée à but non lucratif établie en Californie.
http://www.dslvalley.com/noms+de+domaine++leurope+ne+veut+plus+de+la+tutelle+americaine-11-05-2009.html
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ICANN torna indietro, prima del 2010 nessuna novità per i gTLD
ICANN rivede il proprio progetto di introduzione delle nuove estensioni generiche, a fronte della complicata situazione della associazione, esposta a diversi problemi negli ultimi mesi, sembra che la via più semplice per placare anche le numerose lamentele sul nuovo progetto, sia rinviare l'applicazione del nuovo progetto di introduzione di nuovi tld generici nella registrazione domini.
http://hostingtalk.it/news/domini-e-registrazioni/3844/icann-torna-indietro-prima-del-2010-nessuna-novita-per-i-gtld
I problemi di ICANN e il difficile sviluppo del sistema domini
Volevo portare all'attenzione dei nostri lettori le numerose notizie che in queste settimane giungono a proposito di ICANN, l'associazione no-profit che si occupa della gestione dei TLDs e dei domini a livello globale.
http://blog.hostingtalk.it/2009/05/3845/i-problemi-di-icann-e-il-difficile-sviluppo-del-sistema-domini
Europa: ICANN indipendente e connessione inviolabile
Il commissario Europeo Viviane Reding chiede un ICANN privato e indipendente. Il Parlamento europeo sentenzia: solo i giudici stacchino la spina a Internet
http://www.pcworld.it/showPage.php?template=attualita&id=9352&sez=in
Viviane Reding torna alla carica: «voglio un G12 per un Internet davvero di tutti»
Il commissario responsabile delle telecomunicazioni della Commissione Europea Viviane Reding è passata agli onori della cronaca per una serie di dichiarazioni, rilasciate durante l’abituale videomessaggio settimanale, che hanno fatto discutere, e non poco, i vari attori del Web: «propongo la creazione di un G12 per l’Internet Governance», ha dichiarato la Reding. «e che ognuno possa avere il diritto di rivolgersi ad un piccolo tribunale internazionale ed indipendente che possa vagliare le azioni di milioni di cittadini e compagnie del mondo».
http://www.capitoloprimo.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2067
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Esta subasta servirá para tomar el pulso al mercado de internet hispanohablante
Desde este jueves y hasta el próximo 14 de mayo se desarrolla la mayor subasta de dominios de internet en español.
http://www2.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/ciencia-y-tecnologia/noticias/061583/subastan-dominios-internet-espanol
http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=188259
A Reding le estalla el ‘paquete telecom’
Ha agotado sus batallas. Quiso forzar su consuelo por las costuras antipiratas, sintonizar con el pulso de Sarkozy en la contención al P2P y compensar en brazos de internet lo que no ha podido.
http://www.capitalnews.es/articulo.php?n=090507013200
Cuba: Nota al margen para The New York Times
Gracias a esta nota de The New York Times y a la opinión de los especialistas que su reportero consultó, existen 3 719 posibles demandas por censura de EE.UU. a la vista. ¿Quién empieza?
http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia/92244/cuba-nota-margen-para-the-new-york-times
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Nieuwe curatele door VS dreigt
De kans is groot dat op 1 oktober de Verenigde Staten opnieuw een belangrijke vinger in de pap krijgen bij het beheer van internet.
http://www.automatiseringgids.nl/artikelen/2009/19/nieuwe%20curatele%20door%20vs%20dreigt.aspx
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EU volá po nezávislosti organizace ICANN
ICANN je v současné době nezisková organizace se sídlem v Kalifornii, která spadá pod americké ministerstvo obchodu. Byla založena v roce 1998 a zodpovídá například za přidělování doménových jmen či IP adres a dohlíží na operační stabilitu internetu. Podle Evropské komise je takové fungování naprosto nevyhovující a volá po privatizaci organizace. Internet je totiž globální médium a jeho spravování pouze jednou zemí tak nedává smysl.
http://www.itbiz.cz/eu-nezavislost-icann
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באזז השבוע: התאבדות מייספייס וגוגל הפיראטית
מה דינה של מתעללת-רשת שגרמה להתאבדות ילדה, האיחוד האירופי מזכיר שארה"ב בעצם עדיין שולטת ברשת, עד כמה צר ההבדל בין הפיראטים ובין גוגל, וקנאת גיקים מרבה צרות
http://www.calcalist.co.il/internet/articles/0,7340,L-3280822,00.html
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ICANN nedir?
ICANN, İnternet Protokolü(IP) adresi alanı tahsisi, protokol tanıtıcı ataması, genel (gTLD) ve ülke kodu (ccTLD) Üst Düzey Alan İsmi sistemi yönetimi ve kök sunucu
http://teknoloji.haber.pro/haber-ICANN-nedir-17663.html
İnternetin G12'si
Geçtiğimiz günlerde Brüksel'de yapılan bir toplantıda internetin G12'si masaya yatırıldı. Avrupa Birliği Komisyonu'nun masaya yatırdığı proje hayata geçirilirse internet 12 devletten sorulacak. Yeni projeyle, 12 devlet sanal güvenlik birimleri ve sanal hukuk kanunları ile san...
http://www.haberalemi.net/96717_Internetin-G12-si.htm
http://yenisafak.com.tr/Dunya/?t=11.05.2009&i=185600
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Неизвестный Интернет 6: Можно ли его отключить?
Большая часть инфраструктуры – серверы, кабели и спутники, а так же провайдеры интернет услуг (ISPs) – находятся в частных руках. Правительство имеет возможность издать распоряжение о приостановлении работы провайдеров на их территории, но люди всё равно смогут получать данные через спутники, которые контролируются компаниями, не несущими ответственности перед данным правительством.
http://www.infuture.ru/article/2033
Регтайм позволит защитить данные доменов
Компания Регтайм начала предоставление новой услуги для владельцев доменов COM NET TV CC WS - Защита регистрационных данных. Услуга предназначена для пользователей, которые не желают раскрывать свою контактную информацию.
http://www.bybanner.com/article/10226.html
Быстрый Интернет кончится в 2012 году
Согласно результатам исследования, проведенного американской компанией Nemertes Research, к 2012 году темпы развития сетей доступа станут отставать от потребностей. Напомним, что ранее специалисты этой же компании пророчили трудности провайдерам уже в 2010 году.
http://pc.km.ru/magazin/view.asp?id=8B48AE1ABE2E4AA381F13DDC405A2FCB
ЕВРОСОЮЗ ДАЕТ ЗЕЛЕНЫЙ СВЕТ ЭЛЕКТРОННЫМ ПЛАТЕЖАМ
Парламент Евросоюза собирается упростить электронные платежи. Это предложение было озвучено в докладе англичанина Джона Парвиса на заседании 24 апреля в Страсбурге.
http://www.businesspress.ru/newspaper/article_mId_21961_aId_473799.html
ЕС хочет контролировать Интернет
ЕС выступил с инициативой созвать в октябре международную конференцию по формированию новых высших органов по управлению всемирной сетью Интернет.
http://ru.podii.com.ua/business/2009/05/10/070000.html
http://news.finance.ua/ru/~/1/0/all/2009/05/10/159772
Verisign показала неожиданно сильные финансовые показатели первого квартала
Компания Verisign накануне отчиталась за первый квартал 2009 года. Крупнейший мировой регистратор доменов к удивлению рыночных аналитиков сообщил о росте финансовых показателей на фоне падающего интернет-рынка и ИТ-сектора в целом. По словам представителей компании, секрет здесь прост - растут продажи доменных имен.
http://www.cybersecurity.ru/consulting/69929.html
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中國域名覆蓋所有省份：超過80%國內網民可用
新浪科技訊 5月7日下午消息，中國互聯網絡信息中心(CNNIC)今日在北京宣佈“.中國”域名全國應用普及行動正式啟動。CNNIC調查數據指出，“.中國”域名已覆蓋中國內地所有省份，有超過80%國內網民可使用該域名系統。
http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/fin/chinamkt/sinacn/20090506/2330236998.html
http://www.jmnews.com.cn/c/2009/05/08/09/c_5913175.shtml
“.中国”域名全国普及行动启动
“.中国”域名全国应用普及行动今天在北京启动。人民网、新华网、新浪网、腾讯网率先注册使用了“.中国”域名，至今已经有90%国家省部级政府机构、95%传统媒体网站、90%以上“211”工程大学、超过五成的中国百强企业、超过四成的中国500强企业都已经注册使用“.中国”域名。据预测，未来两年内，国内的主流网站都将使用“.中国”域名。
http://www.ce.cn/cysc/tech/07hlw/guonei/200905/08/t20090508_19018921.shtml
中国域名发展获政府部门支持
“.中国”域名全国应用普及行动昨日已在北京正式启动。该域名体系的发展得到了有关主管部门的大力支持，中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)预计它在未来两年将走向主流。
http://888.taihainet.com/1348/090508/5849171,00.php
http://stock.eefoo.com/jjgs/zhgng/200905/08-1368140.html
http://www.wabei.com/news/200905/199956.html
http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2009-05-08/15463075954.shtml
http://www.diggsoft.com/news/200905/08-45679.html
http://www.it.com.cn/news/hlw/cn/2009/05/08/13/522820.html
http://news.ccw.com.cn/internet/htm2009/20090508_624033.shtml
两年内国内主流网站都将拥有“.中国”域名
中国互联网络信息中心昨天透露，“。中国”域名普及的步伐将继续加快，未来两年内，国内的主流网站都将拥有“。中国”域名，方便国内网民用母语上网。
http://it.hexun.com/2009-05-08/117490750.html
http://news.ccidnet.com/art/11097/20090508/1761083_1.html
http://www.cnstock.com/08haiwaigs/2009-05/08/content_4270805.htm
http://news.hnce.com.cn/c/2009-05-08/35382.shtml
http://server.zol.com.cn/132/1325464.html
“.中国”域名覆盖全国 两年内普及到主流网站
信报讯（记者贺文华）昨天，中国互联网络信息中心（CNNIC）宣布，经过公测，“中国”域名已覆盖我国所有省份，现在国内超过80%的网民可以使用“.中国”域名访问互联网，“.中国”是互联网历史上首个中文后缀的域名。
http://it.hexun.com/2009-05-08/117486733.html
http://www.wlmqwb.com/2815/200905/t20090508_610078.shtml
欧盟呼吁美国交出互联网管理权
欧洲联盟官员４日呼吁美国总统贝拉克·奥巴马移交全球互联网管理机构国际互联网名称和编号分配公司（ＩＣＡＮＮ）管理权。
http://www.sdrt.com/news/inter/zonglan/200905/281987.htm
逾8成国内网民可使用“.中国”域名访问互联网
核心提示：【导读】：中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)在京主办了“ 。中国”域名全国应用普及行动新闻发布会，工业和信息化部、中国科学院和国务院新闻办公室等部委领导出席会议并致辞。中国”域名全国应用普及行动新闻发布会，工业和信息化部、中国科学院和国务院新闻办公室等部委领导出席会议并致辞。
http://www.wabei.com/news/200905/199563.html
http://www.jmnews.com.cn/c/2009/05/08/09/c_5913184.shtml
http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2009-05-08/09153074276.shtml
两年内“.中国”普及主流网站
核心提示：(记者 章迪思)中国互联网络信息中心昨天透露，“。中国”域名普及的步伐将继续加快，未来两年内，国内的主流网站都将拥有“。中国”域名，方便国内网民用母语上网。中国”域名访问互联网，另有94.35%的网民愿意使用“。中国”域名。
http://www.wabei.com/news/200905/199522.html
http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2009-05-08/08533074186.shtml
作者： CNET科技资讯网
发展中文域名是加快互联网在中国应用普及、更好地发挥互联网对国民经济支撑推进作用、弘扬中华民族优秀文化的一种重要途径。我国政府高度重视中文域名发展工作，鼓励和支持中文域名系统的技术研究和逐步推广应用。
http://www.cnetnews.com.cn/2009/0507/1367263.shtml
http://news.zdnet.com.cn/zdnetnews/2009/0507/1367263.shtml
加快互联网发展 中国普及应用".中国"域名
为加快互联网在中国的应用普及，中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)今天在北京启动“.中国”域名全国应用普及行动。
http://news.ccidnet.com/art/1032/20090508/1760725_1.html
http://news.cbbn.net/kj/650767.shtml
http://www.zj.chinanews.com.cn/detail/1121133.shtml
http://article.pchome.net/content-876861.html
http://it.hexun.com/2009-05-08/117484402.html
两年内主流网站将普及“.中国”
核心提示：中国互联网络信息中心昨天透露，“.中国”域名普及的步伐将继续加快，未来两年内，国内的主流网站都将拥有“.中国”域名，方便国内网民用母语上网。
http://news.ename.cn/yuming_xinwen_2009_05_08_14221
CNNIC启动".中国" 全国应用普及行动
中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)在京主办了“ .中国”域名全国应用普及行动新闻发布会，工业和信息化部、中国科学院和国务院新闻办公室等部委领导出席会议并致辞。
http://safe.it168.com/a2009/0507/275/000000275327.shtml
http://www.ce.cn/cysc/tech/07hlw/guonei/200905/07/t20090507_19015945.shtml
http://it.hexun.com/2009-05-07/117456435.html
http://news.ename.cn/yuming_xinwen_2009_05_07_14066
CNNIC与新华网等合作推动“.中国”域名普及
网易科技讯 5月7日消息，CNNIC今日下午宣布授予新华网、人民网在内的多家网站以“.中国”域名应用示范单位，这是该机构首次展开“.中国”域名的普及活动。
http://www.it.com.cn/news/scroll/2009/05/07/15/522343.html
".中国"域名全国应用普及行动于昨天在北京启动
“.中国”域名全国应用普及行动昨天在北京启动。人民网、新华网、新浪网、腾讯网率先注册使用了“.中国”域名，至今已经有90%国家省部级政府机构、95%传统媒体网站、90%以上“211”工程大学、超过五成的中国百强企业、超过四成的中国500强企业都已经注册使用“.中国”域名。据预测，未来两年内，国内的主流网站都将使用“.中国”域名。
http://sci.ce.cn/yjjj/it/itxw/200905/08/t20090508_19020473.shtml
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インターネットガバナンス議論再燃？ ICANNの米国支配にEUが異議
“インターネットの管理機関”であるICANN は、米商務省の管理下にある。この現状に対して欧州連合（EU）が、多国間の取り組みを呼びかけて、一石を投じた。今秋、ICANNと米商務省の契約が更新期を迎えるのをにらんだもので、まずEUが提案しているのが“インターネットのG12”だ。
http://enterprise.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/series/infostand/20090511_168224.html
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