[APPLe list] domain name news - 8 June

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

Hi all,

As the ICANN Sydney meeting is less than 2 weeks away, for those who are coming, you can check out http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN10064.txt for a 7 day forecast to help prepare.

Also, anyone who considers themselves pretty good in the water, there is a 1.2km ocean swim that I’m doing on Sunday June 21. It’s like a fun run, but obviously in the water, so it doesn’t matter how fast or slow you are. See http://www.oceanswims.com/nsw89/nswcalendar89.html#june09 for more information. The ocean temperature is currently 19 degrees, but it could be around 18 by the time the swim comes.

If anyone wants some information on Sydney – such as places to eat, swim, walk, sleep, drink, transport etc – let me know and I’ll do my best to help. And come join me for breakfast one morning in a cafe overlooking the big blue Pacific in the sunshine (weather permitting). Prior swimming in the ocean baths (see http://wylies.com.au/) is optional. The beach, Coogee Beach, is about 6km east of the city centre.

Cheers
David


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Don't forget to check out http://www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, already online!


Headlines from today's of the news include:
Two-Week Countdown to Sydney! | Sydney meeting guide | Will Rod Beckstrom replace Twomey? by Milton Mueller | Cheerleader for New Domain Names Defends ICANN Plan | Most firms unaware of Web domain changes: survey | New top-level domains could cause .trademark chaos | Confused Survey Finds Consumers Confused About New gTLDs | Paying too much for .com domains? One group blames VeriSign | Who Will Buy Wealth.Com? | Are You Rich Enough To Buy Wealth.com? | Netfleet Reports .AU Domain Trading Market Develops Slowly


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New gTLDs – Final Reports Available on Competition and Pricing
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-06jun09-en.htm

Public Comment: Proposed City Top-Level Domain (CTLD) Constituency
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05jun09-en.htm

Whois Accuracy Study Launches
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-05jun09-en.htm

Lawmakers: Keep ICANN oversight with US [IDG]
http://www.pcworld.com/article/166145/.html

New Domain Names In The Future? Call It a Definite.maybe
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2009/06/new_domain_names_in_the_future.html

Verizon Urges Caution In Expanding Names Of Web Site Domains [Dow Jones - sub req'd for WSJ]
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090604-711793.html
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200906041259DOWJONESDJONLINE000844_FORTUNE5.htm

Internet Group Skewered By Lawmakers
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/06/internet-group-skewered-by-hou.php

New Top Level Internet Domains - To Be Or Not To Be?
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/06/06/new-top-level-internet-domains-to-be-or-not-to-be/

OK to sue VeriSign, appeals court rules
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/06/BUQI181P2R.DTL

Ninth Circuit Breathes New Life Into Antitrust Action Against VeriSign
http://bnablog.bna.com/techlaw/2009/06/ninth-circuit-breathes-new-life-into-antitrust-action-against-verisign.html


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New gTLDs – Final Reports Available on Competition and Pricing
ICANN posted today two reports relating to the introduction of new gTLDs, both by Dr. Dennis Carlton:
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-06jun09-en.htm

Public Comment: Proposed City Top-Level Domain (CTLD) Constituency
The ongoing GNSO Improvements process has created significant community interest in the formation of new GNSO constituencies and several groups have stepped forward to begin the process of forming a new GNSO constituency.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05jun09-en.htm

Whois Accuracy Study Launches
ICANN in coordination with the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago ("NORC") has undertaken a study of domain name Whois contact data accuracy.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-05jun09-en.htm

Public Comment: Fast Track Implementation (3rd Revision)
One more paper is being included in the Fast Track Implementation package, Cost Analysis of IDN ccTLDs: Focus on Program Development and Processing Costs [PDF, 148K]. This paper provides cost analyses of the IDN ccTLDs including the costs to process a request for a new IDN ccTLD as well as the development costs associated with IDN policy and the Fast Track process. Ongoing support costs for TLDs are covered in the EAG paper published last week.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-31may09-en.htm

Call for Expressions of Interest for 2010 Nominating Committee Chair
ICANN is immediately seeking expressions of interest for the 2010 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Chair.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-05jun09-en.htm

Congressional Hearing on ICANN
A Congressional Hearing is taking place in Washington this morning concerning ICANN and the conclusion of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) that ICANN has with the US government.
http://blog.icann.org/2009/06/congressional-hearing-on-icann/

Agenda for the AC/SO joint meeting in Sydney
Starting in Cairo in November 2008, the chairs of the different supporting organizations (SOs) and advisory committees (ACs) have held a joint meeting.
http://blog.icann.org/2009/06/acso-sydney/

Lawmakers: Keep ICANN oversight with US [IDG]
Several U.S. lawmakers and an executive with the world's largest domain-name registrar called on the U.S. government to maintain oversight of ICANN after a major agreement between the two expires in September.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133972
http://www.pcworld.com/article/166145/.html
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/netw/B35ED4A14A3585FFCC2575CB0073BBB7
http://www.cio.com.au/article/306363/
http://techworld.com.au/article/306363/
http://computerworld.com.au/article/306363/
http://www.infoworld.com/t/networking/lawmakers-keep-icann-oversight-us-295
http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/feature/33F6917907D51DAACC2575CB00764B12
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/06/04/lawmakers-keep-icann-oversight-us
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/060409-lawmakers-keep-icann-oversight-with.html
http://www.computingsa.co.za/article.aspx?id=1012953
http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/online/e-business/news/index.cfm?newsid=15100

New Domain Names In The Future? Call It a Definite.maybe
The non-profit corporation responsible for overseeing the Web's domain-naming rules came to the Hill today, partly to push forward an agenda that it's time to expand the type of Web addresses beyond the familiar ".com" and ".org." But don't expect to be able to register "your.name" as a Web address anytime soon.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2009/06/new_domain_names_in_the_future.html

Verizon Urges Caution In Expanding Names Of Web Site Domains [Dow Jones - sub req'd for WSJ]
Verizon Communications Inc. Thursday told a House panel that Web site domains shouldn't be expanded to include things like dot.green or dot.phone until it is certain there is a market demand for the names and the Internet is secure and stable.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090604-711793.html
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200906041259DOWJONESDJONLINE000844_FORTUNE5.htm
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=446182

ICANN makes new "tribunal" proposal by Brenden Kuerbis
On Jun 1, timed for the NTIA proceeding and Thursday's hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, ICANN released a report of the President's Strategy Commission (PSC), "Improving Institutional Confidence: The Way Forward," that discusses some of the new accountability measures PSC has been considering, and makes some specific proposals. Three of note:
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/6/3/4209505.html

Internet Group Skewered By Lawmakers
A chorus of House Energy and Commerce Communications Subcommittee members today called for an extension of the U.S. government's formal oversight agreement with the nonprofit that administers the Internet domain name system, citing concerns about the 11-year-old organization's transparency, accountability, budget processes, and stakeholder affairs.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/06/internet-group-skewered-by-hou.php

Agencies will team up with ICANN to raise Web security
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology announced Wednesday that they will work with ICANN, a nonprofit group that administers the Internet addressing system, to enhance Web security and stability in the face of increasing global threats.
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090604_5533.php

Lawmakers Press ICANN Chief on Accountability
Members of a House panel grilled the head of the organization responsible for assigning Internet names today, airing complaints about the group's lack of accountability and its efforts to combat cyber-squatting.
http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3823536

New Top Level Internet Domains - To Be Or Not To Be?
Now even trademark owners and large businesses do not really agree on the planned extension of the internet domain name system to include hundreds of new TLDs like .com.
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/06/06/new-top-level-internet-domains-to-be-or-not-to-be/

USA fears unfriendly nation might take control of ICANN after agreement expires
America needs to keep its oversight of ICANN, thinks Christine Jones, general counsel and corporate secretary for The Go Daddy Group, a huge registrar based in Scottsdale, Arizona. A number of lawmakers also called upon the US authorities to maintain oversight of the corporation after the agreement between the government and ICANN expires in September this year.
http://www.ecommerce-journal.com/news/15997_usa_fears_unfriendly_nation_might_take_control_of_icann_after_agreement_expires

Congressional ICANN Oversight Hearing Has A Bipartisan Theme – It’s Too Soon To End U.S. Oversight
On Thursday, June 4th the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet held an oversight hearing on “Issues Concerning ICANN”.
http://www.internetcommerce.org/node/190

IRT Issues Final Report – Christmas in June Down Under?
The Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) created by ICANN’s Board to allow its Intellectual Property Constituency to propose “solutions” for whatever trademark threat they believe is posed by new gTLDs has issued its final report.
http://www.internetcommerce.org/node/189

Congress Beats Up ICANN (Part 1) - Members of the House rip into ICANN over pricing, transparency, and security.
It wasn’t pretty. For better than two hours today, members of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet took turns ripping into ICANN and its President/CEO Paul Twomey. If nothing else, ICANN’s experience on Capitol Hill today will give it all the more reason to try to get out of U.S. oversight. In addition to discussing the Joint Project Agreement, members also discussed the introduction of new TLD names.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/04/congress-beats-up-icann-part-1/

Congress Beats Up ICANN (Part 2) - Twomey gets his turn to talk; Verizon shows concerns about new TLDs.
In the first part of Domain Name Wire’s coverage of today’s congressional hearings on ICANN I summarized some of the committee members’ opening remarks. Now let’s turn to the witnesses’ opening remarks.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/04/congress-beat-up-icann-part-2/

Congress Beats Up ICANN (Part 3) - Question and answer period at hearing gets testy
In part 1 of our coverage of today’s U.S. House of Representatives hearing on ICANN, DNW covered committee member’s opening remarks. Part two covered witnesses’ opening testimony. The real fireworks started when the committee members asked questions of the witnesses. Committee chairman Rick Boucher (D-Virginia) started the questioning by following up on Verizon’s comments about cybersquatting.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/04/congress-beats-up-icann-part-3/

Technology Policy Institute To Speak at ICANN Hearings
Thomas Lenard of Technology Policy Institute and co-author of a recent study about ICANN’s structure will provide testimony at today’s congressional hearings on ICANN.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/04/technology-policy-institute-to-speak-at-icann-hearings/

Dennis Carlton Agrees with Dennis Carlton About New Domain Names
Surprise! When you pay the same person to evaluate critical comments about his original work, he decides that his original work was correct.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/07/dennis-carlton-agrees-with-dennis-carlton-about-new-domain-names/

ICANN Hearing Focuses on Security
In a lengthy hearing held Thursday, members of a House panel criticized the CEO of ICANN, the group that oversees the assigning of domain names, for the organization's lack of accountability and its efforts to combat cyber-squatting.
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/060409_ICANN_Hearing_Focuses_on_Security

Verizon Testifies To Congress Against the New gTLD’s
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon, testified in front of the House Energy and Commerce Internet Subcommitteepanel, which is holding hearings on ICANN, that new gTLD’s shouldn’t be allowed unless there is a proven market demand for the names and the Internet is secure and stable.
http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/04/verizion-testifies-to-congress-against-the-new-gtlds/

Go Daddy Joins White House Call For Stronger Internet Security
There’s nothing more important to most Americans than the nation’s security and a strong economy. The key to both – agree President Barack Obama and Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons – is a safe and secure Internet. That’s why Go Daddy, a global leader in the Internet industry, testified today in front of a Congressional subcommittee about the critical need for a continued relationship between the U. S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and ICANN.
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%5Fid=247&se=%2B&app%5Fhdr=

Commerce Department to Work with ICANN and VeriSign to Enhance the Security and Stability of the Internet’s Domain Name and Addressing System
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that the two agencies are working with ICANN and VeriSign on an initiative to enhance the security and stability of the Internet.
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/06/04/commerce-department-to-work-with-icann-and-verisign-to-enhance-the-security-and-stability-of-the-internet%E2%80%99s-domain-name-and-addressing-system/

Go Daddy and White House Call for Better Internet Security
There's nothing more important to most Americans than the nation's security and a strong economy. The key to both -- agree President Barack Obama and Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons -- is a safe and secure Internet.
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/showNews.aspx?ID=33060

IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns
Remember the draft IRT report? Well they've published the final version after supposedly taking into consideration comments and feedback. However you'd be forgiven for thinking that their view on the feedback process was ever so slightly biased.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2009/05/31/irt-final-report-ignores-end-user-concerns/

Everyone is copying the domain name system
Read a story somewhere that Facebook will soon allow users to register their own "vanity URLs". From what I understand, anyone with a Facebook account will be able to request a correspond Facebook.com URL, with a key word of their choosing. So I could have facebook.com/stephane for example.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/282/everyone-is-copying-the-domain-name-system.php

A deluge of ICANN documents and reports
Several major documents have been published by ICANN in the last few days. There's an analysis of the second Draft Applicant Guidebook comment period and corresponding changes made by ICANN staff to the DAG v2.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/281/a-deluge-of-icann-documents-and-reports.php

US govt, Icann, VeriSign to work on net security [sub req'd]
The US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have agreed to work with ICANN.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/

Congress Finally Calls ICANN Out On It’s Finances
Florida Republican Cliff Stearns (a fellow Gator) called ICANN out on its finances , noting that the last balance sheet the nonprofit group showed a $7 million surplus.
http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/04/congress-finally-calls-icann-out-on-its-finances/

ICANN To Work With NTIA, NIST, Verisign On Interim Solution To Core Internet Security Issue
ICANN will work with the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and VeriSign on the goal of an operationally Signed Root Zone as soon as feasible in 2009.
http://www.darkreading.com/security/government/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217701894

ICANN JPA nears end, but legislators concerned
The expiration of the Joint Project Agreement that allows the U.S. Commerce Dept. accountability over ICANN--a situation that many people around the world find unfair--is scheduled for this September.
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/icann-jpa-nears-end-legislators-concerned/2009-06-07

Will ICANN Drop Its Most Revolutionary Idea?
ICANN, the Internet naming authority, is up against the wall. It may simply drop its greatest revolutionary idea of offering a brand new type of designer domain name to accommodate the cyberrealities of the widely expanded Internet of tomorrow.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/67245.html

ICANN to Work with US Gov and VeriSign on Interim Solution to Core Internet Security Issue
ICANN will work with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and VeriSign on the goal of an operationally Signed Root Zone as soon as feasible in 2009.
http://www.namesmash.com/?p=292

Interview: Karla Valente, ICANN New gTLD Program Director
Karla Valente is the New gTLD Program Director for ICANN and veteran of the domain business. She recently sat down with us to discuss New gTLDS, IDNs and Women in DNS.
http://www.namesmash.com/?p=288

Cyber crime headache for banks to worsen
Australian banks are facing an even greater threat from cyber criminals following plans by ICANN, the internet's domain name system manager, to dramatically expand the number of TLDs ('.com', '.gov' etc) beyond the current 21 generic names.
http://www.brokernews.com.au/contents/news/cyber-crime-headache-for-banks-to-worsen/35507

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CIRA Announcement: CIRA elicits feedback on the WHOIS Disclosure Policy
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will be conducting a public consultation on the WHOIS disclosure policy, beginning June 4, 2009. The new policy, launched in June 2008, protects the privacy of individual Registrants by restricting personal information, including registrant name, home address, phone number and email address, from the public.
http://www.cira.ca/feedback-WHOIS/

International influence of Chinese website increases
China's Internet identifier-- .CN has become the country code Top-Level Domains (TLDs) name with the largest number of registration in the world. This is what reporters learned on the first China Domain Name Seminar held in Beijing today. The scale of relevant industries for the domain name has exceeded 4.2 billion yuan with employment of over 100 thousand people.
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6672766.html

AFNIC makes an initial assessment two months on from the EPP launch
As part of its aim to constantly simplify and streamline procedures, AFNIC implemented a new operational interface on 30 March 2009 for its registrars, accompanied by new administrative and technical rules.
http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/221/afnic-makes-an-initial-assessment-two-months-on-from-the-epp-launch

IEDR Attempts Transparency
The IEDR, the body that is responsible for .ie domains (Ireland), is currently consulting with its resellers about introducing a greater level of transparency.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2009/06/02/iedr-attempts-transparency/

IQ Domain For Iraq?
The nation of Iraq may make a leap into the Internet community with the extension .iq. Iraqi chairman of The National Communications & Media Commission (Siyamend Othmend) said the domain name would allow Iraqis to “stake a virtual flag” in the world of the Web.
http://www.ozelwebtasarim.com/index.php/web-haberleri/14930-iq-domain-for-iraq

Welcome to the dotNYC Neighborhood
On a Wednesday evening in early May, a group of residents from Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn gathered at a meeting hall in the East Village to brainstorm how New York’s more than 300 neighborhoods could exist on the Internet.
http://nyfi.observer.com/tech/77/welcome-dotnyc-neighborhood

Rome aims for a Dot Roma
CityTLDs are fast becoming a major new type of TLD as is shown by the announcement that Italian capital Rome wants a .ROMA and that 5 CityTLD initiatives have petitioned ICANN for the creation of their own constituency.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/283/rome-aims-for-a-dot-roma.php

New .rs domain registration prices
The Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names (RNIDS) would like to inform the general public that .rs domain registration prices for registrants are reduced as of today, 1 June 2009. RNIDS has reduced domain prices by approximately 10 percent.
http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en

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Crypto project to lock down net security
VeriSign will administer encryption for the internet's Domain Name System, according to the organisation that oversees the fundamental internet address system.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39660347,00.htm

Lawmakers question whether DHS cybersecurity role will be undercut by White House appointment
Just days after President Obama announced his plan to appoint a new White House cybersecurity coordinator, lawmakers are questioning the impact the move might have on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's role in cybersecurity.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133992
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/060509-lawmakers-question-whether-dhs-cybersecurity.html

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Austrian Supreme Court rules domain name containing another person's trademark does not infringe trademark owner's rights 
The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that a domain name containing another person's trademark does not infringe on the trademark owner's rights as such (17 Ob 2/09g), in a case in which the domain name was made of the words "unhappy-users-of" preceded by a trademark (aquapol-unzufriedene.at). There was clearly no risk of confusion, the court said.
http://domaine.blogspot.com/2009/06/austrian-supreme-court-has-ruled-that.html

us: South Dakota college sues porn site over name [AP]
National American University, which has campuses in several states, is suing a pornography site, claiming trademark violations and cyber piracy for its use of Naughty American University and the acronym NAU.
http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2009/06/04/business/216biz10nau.txt

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Not much planning for IPv6 migration
Humans and electronic devices have some things in common. Like humans, the devices do have their own identities and talk to each other, albeit in the language of binary digits. The only difference is that humans share names, but the devices can’t.
http://www.thehindu.com/2009/06/07/stories/2009060760161300.htm

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OK to sue VeriSign, appeals court rules
The Bay Area company that holds exclusive rights to the registry of dot-com domain names can be sued under antitrust laws for allegedly conspiring to set prices above market rates by several dollars per consumer, and hundreds of millions of dollars overall, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/06/BUQI181P2R.DTL

Appeals court puts VeriSign and ICANN back on the antitrust hook by Brenden Kuerbis
One of the better side stories of yesterday's Congressional hearing on ICANN concerned Congressman Dingell's 5-minute intervention (see ~1:49:00 into the video) during witness questioning. In addition to raising the expected inquires into the expiration of the JPA, he also asked the witnesses their opinions concerning the 2006 ICANN-VeriSign negotiation of the .com contract.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/6/5/4211910.html

Appeals Court Revives the CFIT Anti-Trust Suit Against VeriSign by John Levine
Back in 2005 an organization called the Coalition for Internet Transparency (CFIT) burst upon the scene at the Vancouver ICANN meeting, and filed an anti-trust suit against VeriSign for their monopoly control of the .COM registry and of the market in expiring .COM domains. They didn't do very well in the trial court, which granted Verisign's motion to dismiss the case. But yesterday the Ninth Circuit reversed the trial court and put the suit back on track.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090605_appeals_court_revives_cfit_anti_trust_suit_against_verisign/

ICA Brief Is Decisive Factor in CFIT's Successful Win Appeal Against VeriSign on .Com Pricing
A judge for the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court's decision on Friday after hearing the appeal from plaintiff Coalition for ICANN Transparency (CFIT) and considering an amicus (friend of the court) brief submitted by the Internet Commerce Association (ICA. The district court had ruled against plaintiff in the original proceeding, finding that CFIT had failed to state a valid antitrust claim against VeriSign in relation to its role as registry for .COM domain names.
http://www.internetcommerce.org/node/191

Ninth Circuit Breathes New Life Into Antitrust Action Against VeriSign
The Ninth Circuit today reversed the district court's dismissal of antitrust claims against registry operator Verisign Inc., holding that the Coalition for ICANN Transparency had alleged viable causes of action for predatory pricing in the .com top-level domain and for attempted monopolization of the market for expiring domain names.
http://bnablog.bna.com/techlaw/2009/06/ninth-circuit-breathes-new-life-into-antitrust-action-against-verisign.html

VeriSign Gets Walloped in Court, .Com Domain Prices Could Fall
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a lower court decision throwing out an antitrust lawsuit by Coalition for ICANN Transparency (CFIT) against VeriSign. This means an antitrust lawsuit against VeriSign can go forward, which may eventually mean lower .com domain name registration prices.
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/05/verisign-gets-walloped-in-court-com-domain-prices-could-fall/

SF Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against VeriSign
A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Friday reinstated an antitrust lawsuit filed against a Mountain View company that operates the registry of ".com" domain names on the Internet.
http://cbs5.com/local/verisign.antitrust.lawsuit.2.1033619.html

Appeals court reinstates antitrust case against VeriSign
A federal appeals court Friday reinstated a lawsuit against Mountain View-based VeriSign that alleges the company violated antitrust laws through its grip on the .com and .net domain name registration system.
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_12528570
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/06/06/4214605.htm

India: Brands – Registration, Anti-Counterfeiting And Online Issues
I. PROLOGUE: Perfidious imitation of a brand by traders to sell their own products and services, generally understood as counterfeiting or piracy, can have a detrimental and even serious effect on not only the profitability of a company but also to public health and safety. Pirated or counterfeit products, which more often than not are substandard, effect the goodwill and reputation of rights holders, expose consumers to safety and health hazards and have a deleterious impact on Government revenues.
http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=80836

The Dot Coms Are Booming Again (Domain Registrations, That Is)
VeriSign has just put out its quarterly report on the web domain industry stating that there are now just about 183 million domain names in existence.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/04/the-dot-coms-are-booming-again-domain-registrations-that-is/

Unique web domain total tops 180 million
The total number of unique domain names on the internet has reached more than 180 million, according to recent figures from VeriSign.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2243510/web-domain-total-tops-180
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=104884

Is the Domain Name Biz Recession Proof?
The domain name business is still adding new registrations even in the midst of the worst recession in at least 50 years.
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3823776

ARIN: New Policy Implemented (Transfers)
A new version of the ARIN Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM) has been published to the ARIN website. NRPM version 2009.3 contains the implementation for the following policy:
https://www.arin.net/announcements/2009/20090601_nrpm.html

Kashmiri Engaged In Cyber-Fight Against Anti-Islam Sites
A Dubai-based Kashmiri engineer has launched a cyber and legal campaign against websites targeting the Prophet of Islam (pbuh) with unfounded derogatory and slanderous content. ... Mushtaq, whose drive is supported by a number of high-profile professionals from several fields, has sought the assistance of the cyber crime section of the British police apart from contacting international organizations like WIPO, ICANN and Nominet UK in his fight against reviling of the Prophet (pbuh).
http://www.kashmirobserver.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1763:kashmiri-engaged-in-cyber-fight-against-anti-prophet-sites&catid=3:regional-news&Itemid=4

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Diamond Rings are a Domainer’s Best Friend at Rick Latona T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs Auction
While it was a live auction at the inaugural T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs meeting held in Amsterdam, it was a .com name that snared the highest price at Rick Latona’s auction on Thursday.
http://www.domainnews.com/en/diamond-rings-are-a-domainers-best-friend-at-rick-latona-t.r.a.f.f.i.c.-cctlds-auction.html
http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/06/05/diamond-rings-rick-latona-traffic-cctlds-auction/

Shows.com Leads the Cast on This Week's DN Journal Top 20 Domain Sales Chart 
Sales from the two live domain auctions at last month's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Silicon Valley conference started closing in large numbers this week to dominate our latest weekly Top 20 sales chart. Shows.com brought down the house with a $102,000 sale made in RickLatona.com's live sale at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Three of this week's top four sales come from the Latona auction and they accounted for six chart entries overall.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2009/06-02-09.htm

RickLatona.com's live domain auction
The final business event at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs conference, RickLatona.com's live domain auction, is underway as I write this from the front row of the auction venue at the NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam. We have already seen one blockbuster sale, DiamondRings.com at €162,000 ($230,179 at today's exchange rate). In a solid ccTLD sale, Houses.co.uk just went for €51,000 ($72,429). There is a very good crowd in the room that includes domain investors from all over the world.
http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/06-04-09.htm

Dan Warner Sails From Dark Blue Sea
Dan Warner, one of the most public faces of Dark Blue Sea has left his position as COO of DBS (parent company of Fabulous.com). Warner had been with DBS for over 7 years.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/ppc-industry/dark-blue-sea-coo-dan-warner/5285

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ICANNs schwerer Weg in die Unabhängigkeit
Die Internet-Adressverwaltung ICANN möchte aus dem Aufsichtsvertrag mit dem US-Handelsministerium entlassen werden. Dazu betont ihr Geschäftsführer Paul Twomey anlässlich einer Anhörung, dass sich nach Ablauf des entsprechenden Vertrags nur wenig ändern werde. Vertreter der Registrare und Provider fordern mehr Kontrolle. Sie kritisieren den Prozess zur Einführung neuer gTLDs als intransparent.
http://futurezone.orf.at/stories/1603996/

ICANN will Root Zone noch 2009 signieren
Die Internet-Adressverwaltung ICANN hat am Mittwoch (Ortszeit) bekanntgegeben, ihre Bemühungen zur Etablierung einer signierten Root Zone im Adressverwaltungssystem (DNS) des Internets stark beschleunigen zu wollen. Das System soll noch 2009 verfügbar sein.
http://futurezone.orf.at/stories/1603961/

Was die ICANN gegen Kinderpornopgraphie im Netz tun könnte
DNS-Sperren sollen nach dem Willen der Bundesregierung zum Kampf gegen kinderpornographische Seiten im Internet eingesetzt werden - doch das wird nichts nützen: Wer will, kann sich für Ermittler im Netz unsichtbar machen. Wie das geht, das erklärt der Artikel „Adressen mit Wartezeit” in der Süddeutschen Zeitung:
http://www.telemedicus.info/article/1345-Was-die-ICANN-gegen-Kinderpornopgraphie-im-Netz-tun-koennte.html

Unberechtigter "Dispute"-Eintrag bei der Denic ist eine Rechtsverletzung
Das Landgericht Köln hat jetzt im Streit zwischen einem Domain-Vermarkter und einer Gemeinde entschieden, dass ein ungerechtfertigter "Dispute"-Eintrag bei der DENIC das Recht des Domain-Inhabers verletzt.
http://www.zdnet.de/it_business_strategische_planung_unberechtigter__dispute_eintrag_bei_der_denic_ist_eine_rechtsverletzung_story-11000015-41004902-1.htm

"IPv4 wird irgendwann nicht mehr da sein"
Das Problem ist bekannt und es gibt eine allseits anerkannte Lösung: Ipv6 soll das bisherige Internet-Protokoll IPv4 ablösen, damit es auch in Zukunft genügend IP-Adressen für alle Menschen und Geräte im globalen Datennetz gibt. Die Einführung des neuen Standards kommt aber nur langsam in Gang, wie eine Fachkonferenz in Frankfurt am Main deutlich gemacht hat. Trotz EU-Vorgabe, das neue Protokoll bis zum nächsten Jahr bei 25 Prozent aller Unternehmen, Privatanwender und Behörden einzuführen.
http://derstandard.at/?id=1244116994268

Neue TLDs – IRT legt Abschlussbericht vor
Das von der Internet-Verwaltung ICANN installierte Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) hat knapp einen Monat vor dem wegweisenden ICANN-Meeting in Sydney seinen Abschlussbericht vorgelegt. Vor allem das "IP Clearinghouse" soll helfen, den Inhabern von Kennzeichenrechten das Domain-Leben leichter zu machen.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/neue-tlds-irt-legt-abschlussbericht-vor-id667460.html

Top Level Domains - Der Siegeszug geht weiter
China Domains „cn.“ liegen vor „.com“ und Deutschland „.de“ Domains – bereits 183 Millionen Domains registriert.
http://www.be24.at/blog/entry/623991/top-level-domains-der-siegeszug-geht-weiter

Keine Angst vor IPv6 [AP]
Bei der geplanten Einführung eines neuen Internet-Protokolls können Privatanwender ganz gelassen bleiben. Bei der Anschaffung ihres nächsten DSL-Routers sollten sie darauf achten, dass dieser mit IPv6 umgehen kann. Da es eine längere Übergangszeit geben wird, muss aber niemand damit rechnen, mit der Nutzung des bisherigen Protokolls IPv4 aus dem Internet ausgesperrt zu werden.
http://www.net-tribune.de/nt/node/2293/news/Keine-Angst-vor-IPv6

Einführung von IPv6 kommt nur langsam voran [AP]
Das Problem ist bekannt und es gibt eine allseits anerkannte Lösung: Ipv6 soll das bisherige Internet-Protokoll IPv4 ablösen, damit es auch in Zukunft genügend IP-Adressen für alle Menschen und Geräte im globalen Datennetz gibt. Die Einführung des neuen Standards kommt aber nur langsam in Gang, wie eine Fachkonferenz in Frankfurt am Main deutlich gemacht hat.
http://www.net-tribune.de/nt/node/2228/news/Einfuehrung-von-IPv6-kommt-nur-langsam-voran

ahd.de – BGH veröffentlicht Urteilsgründe
Die im Februar dieses Jahres getroffene und durch eine Pressemitteilung bekannt gemachte Entscheidung des Bundesgerichtshofes hinsichtlich der Domain ahd.de (Urteil vom 19.02.2009, Az. I ZR 135/06) liegt nun vor. Dem Domain-Inhaber ist einiges untersagt worden, aber die Domain darf er behalten.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/ahd-de-bgh-veroeffentlicht-urteilsgruende-id667461.html

183 Mio. Domains registriert - China vor Deutschland
Die Zahl der weltweit registrierten Domainnamen hat kürzlich die 180-Millionen-Grenze überschritten. Dies geht aus Zahlen des Registrars VeriSign hervor. Nach Schätzung von Forschern sind derzeit rund 183 Millionen Domains registriert.
http://winfuture.de/news,47624.html

183 Millionen Domains weltweit, .de auf Platz drei
Der amerikanische Registrar VeriSign hat die aktuelle Ausgabe seiner vierteljährlichen Studie "The Domain Name Industry Brief" veröffentlicht. Aus den Untersuchungen des Unternehmens geht hervor, dass im ersten Quartal 2009 deutlich mehr Domains als im Vorjahr registriert wurden.
http://www.chip.de/news/183-Millionen-Domains-weltweit-.de-auf-Platz-drei_36787372.html

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A Sydney, participez à l’évolution du GNSO
Encore un acronyme barbare dont les habitués de l’ICANN raffolent. Le GNSO, qu’est-ce que c’est ? Pour résumer, ce Generic Names Supporting Organization regroupe les acteurs concernés par les extensions génériques. Six collèges (appelés “constituencies” en Anglais) forment cet ensemble et permettent aux entités commerciales, aux registres, aux FAI, aux entités non commerciales, aux registrars et au secteur de la propriété intellectuelle d’y être représentés.
http://blog.icann.org/2009/06/a-sydney-participez-a-levolution-du-gnso/

CorpTLD, l'urgence
La décision pour une entreprise de créer sa propre extension (CorpTLD, soit un .votresociete) s'accélère. Au début de l'année 2010, les dossiers devront être soumis à l'Icann. Quand on sait qu'une étude de faisabilité pour un projet de cette importance nécessite au moins quatre mois de travail, on comprend que la pression monte pour les sociétés qui souhaitent tenter ce pari audacieux.
http://pro.01net.com/editorial/503051/corptld-lurgence/
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/12/20090604/ttc-corptld-l-urgence-549fc7d.html

Le vol AF 447 n'est pas perdu pour tout le monde
Le métier de domainer consiste à enregistrer des noms sur Internet qui ont trait à l'actualité et ses drames, soit en temps réel, soit par anticipation.
http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/expert/39632/le-vol-af-447-n-est-pas-perdu-pour-tout-le-monde.shtml

L'ICANN sur le grill
En prévision de la fin possible du JPA, le contrat liant l'ICANN au département du commerce américain, ce dernier a organisé ce jour une audition de l'ICANN.
http://stephane-vangelder.fr/archives/246-LICANN-sur-le-grill.html

Le gouvernement américain veut sécuriser l'Internet
L'administration de Barack Obama va travailler avec Verisign et l'ICANN à l'implémentation de DNSSEC. Bon, d'accord, dit comme ça, l'info peut paraître un peu… comment dire… excitante. Mais en fait, c'est une info primordiale pour tous ceux qui utilisent l'Internet. C'est à dire, vous qui lisez ces lignes.
http://stephanevangelder.fr/archives/245-Le-gouvernement-americain-veut-securiser-lInternet.html

Rome veut son extension : le .ROMA !
Les projets de cityTLDs se multiplient et une société italienne vient d’annoncer son intention de postuler pour un .ROMA.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1897/extension-de-ville-rome-veut-son-extension-le-roma.php

Statistiques DomainesInfo Juin 2009 : plus de 180 millions de noms enregistrés
Le marché des noms de domaine affiche une progression d'environs 14% sur un an. Certaines extensions comme le .EU et le .CN affichent cependant une légère baisse.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1900/statistiques-domainesinfo-juin-2009-plus-de-180-millions-de-noms-enregistres.php

L'AFNIC dresse un premier bilan deux mois après le lancement d'EPP
Avec la volonté de continuer à simplifier et à automatiser ses procédures, l'AFNIC a mis en œuvre le 30 mars 2009 une nouvelle interface opérationnelle pour ses bureaux d'enregistrement, accompagnée de nouvelles règles administratives et techniques.
http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/221/afnic-makes-an-initial-assessment-two-months-on-from-the-epp-launch

Une adresse Email en .tel, c’est désormais possible
Telnic vient de l’annoncer aujourd’hui, il est désormais possible d’avoir une (ou plusieurs) adresse(s) Email associée à son domaine .tel, c’est-à-dire une adresse du type moi@mondomaine.tel.
http://www.toutpointtel.fr/index.php/1291/une-adresse-email-en-tel-cest-desormais-possible/

Quelles perspectives d’avenir pour le .TEL ? La réponse du registre
Fabien Chalandon, co-fondateur et Vice-Président de Telnic, le registre des noms de domaine en .TEL répond à la chronique du domaineur rédigé par David Chelly sur les perspectives d’avenir du .TEL.
http://www.mailclub.info/article.php3?id_article=1092

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Domini Internet a quota 180 milioni
A tanto ammontano i domini unici Web: VeriSign registra una crescita del 12%. Il suffisso .com ancora il più popolare, ma crescono anche quelli nazionali
http://www.vnunet.it/it/vnunet/news/2009/06/04/domini_internet_a_quota_180_milioni

Domini .tel: ‘Superbook .tel’ disponibile anche per iPhone. Ogni utente potrà creare la sua rubrica 2.0
Sbarcano anche su iPhone i nuovi domini .tel. A due mesi dal lancio internazionale, il servizio messo a punto da Telnic ha già superato la soglia delle 200 mila registrazioni nel mondo e si appresta ora a conquistare il nutrito popolo degli utenti dello smartphone di Apple.
http://www.key4biz.it/News/2009/06/04/Tecnologie/domini_tel_Superbook_tel_iPhone_web_20_Telnic.html
http://www.bitcity.it/news/8703/anche-l-iphone-apre-ai-domini-tel.html

Rogue provider, ancora server all'aria
Procede la controffensiva internazionale nei confronti dei rogue provider, infrastrutture e servizi di rete i cui amministratori di mestiere fanno i fiancheggiatori o i complici di ogni genere di nefandezza telematica. Dopo la dura presa di posizione di ICANN nei confronti del registrar EstDomains e la chiusura di Atrivo e McColo tocca ora a Pricewert LLC pagare pegno per tutti i danni provocati dall'host volontario e consapevole di materiale illecito, pericoloso o malevolo.
http://punto-informatico.it/2638549/PI/News/rogue-provider-ancora-server-all-aria.aspx

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Ya hay más de 300 mil dominios .mx
NIC México (Network Information Center México), responsable de administrar los nombres de dominio .mx en Internet anuncia que se ha superado la cifra de los 300 mil dominios registrados con la terminación .mx (incluye las clasificaciones .com.mx, .net.mx, .org.mx, .edu.mx, .gob.mx y .mx).
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulos/54158.html
http://www.lacronica.com//EdicionEnLinea/Notas/CienciayTecnologia/05062009/380399.aspx

En Junio, al registrar dominios directamente bajo .MX ahorra 11 dólares en el precio de un año de cobertura.
NIC México Registrar reconoce la lealtad de sus clientes, por lo que quienes registren nombres de dominio directamente bajo .MX en el mes de Junio de 2009, recibirán una compensación en el precio, por el tiempo en que el nombre registrado permanecerá inactivo; ya que éstos se activarán a partir del 1 de Septiembre de 2009.
http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=335
http://www.registry.mx/jsf/news_list/search/info.jsf?Id=34&type=1

Recibirán compensación en el precio de registro, quienes registren dominios directamente bajo .MX en Junio
NIC México (Network Information Center México), reconoce la lealtad de los usuarios de dominios .MX, por lo que quienes registren nombres de dominio directamente bajo .MX en el mes de Junio de 2009, recibirán una compensación en el precio por el tiempo en que el nombre registrado permanecerá inactivo.
http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=334

Dominio flight447.com fue registrado dos años antes del accidente aéreo
El registro, hace dos años, del dominio en Internet flight447.com, idéntico al número del vuelo de Air France que el lunes pasado cayó al océano Atlántico frente a la costa brasileña, ha dado pie a especulaciones en EEUU.
http://www.eluniversal.com/2009/06/04/int_ava_dominio-flight447.co_04A2366947.shtml

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Domínio "flight447.com" gera polêmica [EFE]
O registro feito há dois anos do domínio na internet "flight447.com", idêntico ao número do voo da Air France que na segunda-feira passada caiu no oceano Atlântico, gerou especulações nos Estados Unidos.
http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/tecnologia+link,dominio-flight447com-gera-polemica,2589,0.shtm
http://gazetaonline.globo.com/_conteudo/2009/06/96437-dominio+flight447+com+foi+registrado+2+anos+antes+de+acidente.html
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u576801.shtml

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Internet krijgt beveiligd DNS-protocol
De root van de DNS wordt voor het einde van dit jaar met DNSsec beveiligd. Dat maken de NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) en het NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) bekend. De rootzone is het hoogste niveau binnen de hiërarchische DNS-structuur. Eerder deze week voerde the Public Internet Registry DNSsec in voor het .org domein terwijl in februari al bekend werd dat Verisign DNSsec binnen twee jaar in gaat voeren voor de top-level domeinen die dit Amerikaanse bedrijf beheert: .com en .net.
http://www.computable.nl/artikel/ict_topics/security/2963580/1276896/internet-krijgt-beveiligd-dnsprotocol.html

Internet krijgt beveiligd DNS-protocol
DNSsec is te vergelijken met een lakzegel. Via dat lakzegel kun je de afzender authenticeren en kun je garanderen dat de inhoud van het informatiepakket onderweg niet gewijzigd is.
http://geknipt.nieuws.nl/875037

Hele DNS-root versneld over op DNSSEC
Domeinorganisatie ICANN en de Amerikaanse standaardenorganisatie NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) laten weten dat het Domain Name System (DNS) nog voor het einde van 2009 geheel overgaat op DNSSEC. De versnelde invoering van die DNS-beveiliging betreft echter een tussenoplossing, meldt de ICANN.
http://techworld.nl/article/6902/hele-dns-root-versneld-over-op-dnssec.html

Gehele DNS-root versneld over op DNSSEC
Het cruciale internetsysteem DNS krijgt dit jaar nog betere beveiliging. De root zone gaat versneld over op DNSSEC, zij het als tussenoplossing.
http://webwereld.nl/nieuws/59245/gehele-dns-root-versneld-over-op-dnssec.html

Domeinnaam Candy.com voor 3 miljoen verkocht
Iemand had wel trek in de domeinnaam candy.com en heeft er maarliefst 3 miljoen dollar voor betaald. Het bedrijf G&J Holdings heeft de domeinnaam in bezit gekregen na een veiling. Wat gaan ze doen met de domeinnaam? Tja: snoep verkopen. Dagelijks zou er 800.000 keer met het zoekwoord “candy” gezocht worden en daarom wilde het bedrijf miljoenen neerleggen voor de mooie domeinnaam. De verkoper is een man die zichelf de “domain king” noemt.
http://www.hyped.nl/details/20090606_domeinnaam_candycom_voor_3_miljoen_verkocht

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Война со многими неизвестными
В апреле-мае сразу несколько высокопоставленных лиц из разных властных структур США выступили с важными заявлениями на тему, которую условно можно обозначить одним словом - "кибервойна".
http://www.computerra.ru/own/431445/

Интернет изложение на пловдивския панаир
Първото в България уеб експо изложение, насочено към интернет бизнеса, беше открито в Пловдивския панаир. То е в рамките на Международната изложба за печатна комуникация „Принт Ком 2009".
http://bnt.bg/bg/news/view/9807/internet_izlojenie_na_plovdivskija_panair

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「.中国」ドメイン、中国国内ではほぼ利用可能に
2008年7月にICANNの決議で利用可能となった「.中国」ドメインのサイトを、中国インターネット利用者の8割以上が利用できる状況になったと、 CNNIC（China Internet Network Information Center）は発表した。テストは中国国内で行ったが、外国からのアクセスに対しては、アクセスできるかどうかは不明、とコメントしている。 
http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/static/column/m_china/2009/06/05/

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Số lượng tên miền web đạt mức 180 triệu
Theo số liệu thống kê mới đây từ Verisign, tổng số tên miền trên mạng Internet đã đạt trên 180 triệu.
http://www.thongtincongnghe.com/article/11189

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天地互連劉東：呼籲全球攜手建設綠色互聯網
2009年的6月2日至3日，國際電信聯盟(ITU)在日本東京舉行了“國際網絡環境安全大會”。天地互連總裁劉東代表中國互聯網産業，應邀出席大會。會上，劉東以《構建綠色安全的網絡環境》為題，向世界各國關注網絡發展和安全的專家，彙報和傳達了我國在下一代互聯網、移動互聯網和建設綠色安全的互聯網等方面做出的不懈努力和堅定決心。
http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/news/usa/ussiliconvalley/sinacn/20090604/1906325719.html

CNNIC:域名相关产业规模超42亿 从业人数超10万
摘要：中国互联网络信息中心（CNNIC）发布的《中国域名产业报告》显示,截至 2008 年底，我国的域名总量达到1680多万个，较2007 年增长了41%。基于域名的建站、虚机、邮箱等各项互联网应用发展迅猛。国内从事域名服务的从业人员超过10万人，2008年域名的直接消费规模超过 8.4亿，带动建站、虚拟主机托管等信息化基础服务超过33亿的产值。
http://www.cnw.com.cn/news-china/htm2009/20090605_175279.shtml

视频：CNNIC信息中心副主任刘志江发布报告
2009年中国首届域名大会于6月4日在北京召开，本次大会将发布我国首个《域名产业报告》。此次大会由中国互联网络信息中心将联合国内域名服务机构主办。新浪科技对此次会议进行全程直播。
http://video.sina.com.cn/tech/i/v/2009-06-05/11396269.shtml

首届域名大会召开 产业规模超42亿
【IT168 资讯】IT168记者我国域名相关产业规模超过42亿元，从业人数超过了10万人，在刚刚召开的我国首届域名大会上，中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)发布的《中国域名产业报告》显示，经过十余年的发展，我国的域名产业已经初具规模，在国际互联网领域异军突起，备受世界瞩目。
http://safe.it168.com/a2009/0605/584/000000584094.shtml

我国首届域名大会召开 域名相关产业规模逾40亿元 从业人数超10万
记者从6月4日召开的我国首届域名大会上获悉，我国域名相关产业规模超过42亿元，从业人数超过10万人。
http://news.dili360.com/rollnews/2009/060520278.shtml

Google前主管入閣 惹非議
... 儘管身份惹爭議，但他曾擔任眾議員亨利維克曼（Henry Waxman）的助理，又長期與哈佛大學的貝克曼網路與社會中心合作，協助成立國際網域名稱與位址管理機構（ICANN），有豐富人脈，其資歷足以擔任副科技長一職，因此被認為任職的機會相當高。
http://news.chinatimes.com/CMoney/News/News-Page-content/0,4993,11050701+122009060500231,00.html

圖文：香港國際仲裁中心秘書長蘇格良發言
2009年中國首屆域名大會於6月4日在北京召開，本次大會將發布我國首個《域名産業報告》。此次大會由中國互聯網絡信息中心將聯合國內域名服務機構主辦。新浪科技對此次會議進行全程直播。
http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/fin/chinamkt/sinacn/20090603/2357323352.html

钱华林：中国域名发展历史与展望
6月4日（易名中国）独家消息，6月4日上午，全国首届域名大会在北京嘉里中心大酒店正式召开。会上，ICANN专家、海外域名服务机构代表将来到北京，与国内的主管部门领导、学术界、企业、法律界人士和主流注册商等共同探讨我国域名产业发展的现状和未来。
http://news.ename.cn/yuming_xinwen_2009_06_04_17358

首届域名大会备受瞩目
... 未来增长空间广阔: 与会各国专家对我国域名产业的发展成就给予了极高评价。ICANN高级副总裁表示，作为国内的主流域名，CN域名的价值逐渐得到国际上的认可；与此同时，“.中国”域名即将在今年写入全球根域名系统，也成为大会上热议的焦点。
http://www.gmw.cn/content/2009-06/07/content_931010.htm
http://news.domain.cn/html/yumingzixun/2009/0607/2435.html

规模超过42亿 CNNIC发布我国域名产业报告
我国域名相关产业规模超过42亿元，从业人数超过了10万人，在刚刚召开的我国首届域名大会上，中国互联网络信息中心（CNNIC）发布的《中国域名产业报告》显示，经过十余年的发展，我国的域名产业已经初具规模，在国际互联网领域异军突起，备受世界瞩目。
http://news.dili360.com/rollnews/2009/060720486.shtml

美消费者权益组织呼吁奥巴马不要让“谷歌牌天
两家消费者权益组织Consumer Watchdog和数字民主中心（Center for Digital Democracy）近日联名上书美国总统奥巴马，要求他不要任命谷歌前公共政策主管Andrew McLaughlin为美国政府的副总技术官（Deputy CTO）。
http://www.diggsoft.com/news/200906/07-47021.html

首届域名大会备受瞩目
在刚刚召开的我国首届域名大会上，中国互联网络信息中心（CN-NIC）发布的《中国域名产业报告》显示，我国域名相关产业规模超过42亿元,从业人数超过10万人。经过十余年的发展，我国的域名产业已经初具规模，在国际互联网领域异军突起，备受世界瞩目。
http://www.gmw.cn/01gmrb/2009-06/07/content_930975.htm

美国已建立成“网络战”部队 空前网战威胁中国
暴风影音公司在京召开“5·19事件说明会”，公司宣布将召回1.2亿播放软件。这是中国首例软件召回事件。据悉，引发涉及6省大面积断网、近半数网络受影响这一重大网络故障的原因是，一家私服网站打算攻击其竞争对手,黑客从域名下手，对国内最大的免费域名服务商DNSPOD的服务器进行了狂轰滥炸。暴风影音也因此受牵连，继而导致网络大瘫痪。
http://b2b.netsun.com/detail--4617184.html

美国“网络司令部”战火烧到了“网络控制权”
据《纽约时报》报道，美国国防部计划成立网络司令部，为网络战做好准备。全球首位“网络总统”奥巴马表示，网络空间以及它带来的威胁都是真实的，保护网络基础设施将是维护美国国家安全的第一要务，美国将成立白宫网络安全办公室。
http://b2b.netsun.com/detail--4617191.html

微软关闭5国MSN服务 引发“信息主权”担忧
北美东部时间5月30日中午，微软在公司网站发布一则消息：微软公司已经切断了古巴、朝鲜、叙利亚、伊朗和苏丹等5个国家的MSN服务。微软公司表示，此决定是为了遵守美国政府制裁这些国家的禁令。
http://it-hzrb.hangzhou.com.cn/system/2009/06/08/010064902.shtml

获颁“五星”35互联域名大会倍受热捧
中国互联网络信息中心（CNNIC）在北京举行了我国首届域名大会，政府主管部门、互联网权威机构、海内外域名服务商、企业界等出席大会，会上就新形势下域名产业发展的新途径、新思路进行了探讨，为中国域名产业趋势明确了发展方向，ICANN和CNNIC认证金牌服务商35互联参展此次大会，并获颁“五星级中国互联网地址注册服务机构”称号。
http://article.pchome.net/content-897422.html

微软关闭5国MSN服务 引发"信息主权"担忧
... 在目前的互联网格局中，互联网的“主权”其实一直被美国所掌握。1998年10 月，ICANN(互联网域名与地址管理机构)成立时，美国商务部授权其管理这13台根服务器。但美国商务部在协议备忘录中强调，其拥有随时对ICANN这一管理权的否决权。美国商务部还曾宣布，将坚持保留对互联网域名根服务器的监控权，这一声明的隐含信息是：美国将继续掌握全球互联网的最终控制权。
http://scitech.people.com.cn/GB/9430931.html

ORG首家成功在域内实施域名安全扩展
ORG域名支持公司。ORG，The Public Interest Registry（ www.pir.org ）今天成为首个与域名安全扩展（DNSSEC）成功签署。ORG区域文件的通用顶级开放域。。ORG区域是迄今为止实施该项安全措施的最大的域名
http://news.domain.cn/html/yumingzixun/2009/0607/2431.html

新网数码获被授予五星级注册服务机构称号
今天，中国首届域名大会在京召开，受到了国内外互联网业界的广泛关注。北京新网数码信息有限公司等9家信息服务商被授予信誉度评级五星级注册服务机构荣誉称号。 新网公司成立于1993年
http://news.domain.cn/html/yumingfuwushang/2009/0607/2413.html

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عموميتها أقرت عدم توزيع أرباح عن 2008 وانتخبت مجلس الإدارة
http://www.alwatan.com.kw/Default.aspx?tabid=206&article_id=512692

أكد خلال الجمعية العمومية أن الشركة ستنافس في قطاع الاتصالات
أكد رئيس مجلس الادارة العضو المنتدب في شركة الديرة القابضة عبد الوهاب النقيب ان المركز المالي للشركة قوي، اذ يبلغ اجمالي قروض الشركة اقل من 15 في المئة من استثماراتها، مشيرا الى ان «الديرة» لا تحتاج الى الدخول تحت مظلة قانون تعزيز الاستقرار المالي.
http://www.alraimedia.com/Alrai/Article.aspx?id=136600

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