domain name, WSIS & governance news - 28 November

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

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au: auDA signs new Registry Licence Agreement with
AusRegistry (news release)
Future profits from org.au and asn.au sales to fund
Australian Internet user organisations
 http://auda.org.au/news.php?newsid=51

At last, Iraq finds a Web designation: Domain name .iq
is set for Internet
It was a tiny electronic victory after years of
frustration and defeat. Yesterday, Iraqi officials
announced the launch of .iq, Iraq's identity on the
World Wide Web.
 http://www.kurdmedia.com/articles.asp?id=10682
 http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=54&u_sid=2071436

http://boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/11/24/at_last_iraq_finds_a_web_designation/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+World+News

cn: BOOC Says It Will Punish Domain Name Squatters
The Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee has
announced on its website that the China Internet
Network Information Center (CNNIC) will retain the
domain names for the Friendlies, the new Beijing 2008
Olympics mascots, and those who violate the rule to
register or sell the domain names will be
administratively punished or face legal quandries.

http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=3226

http://www.interfax.cn/showfeature.asp?aid=7771&slug=OLYMPICS

ICANN creates advisory committee for foreign-language
net
ICANN has created a new advisory group to cover the
complex and controversial of internationalised domain
names (IDNs) - domain names in foreign languages.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/24/icann_idn_committee/

http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=13398

ICANN President's Advisory Committee for IDNs
ICANN is pleased to announce the launch of the
President's Advisory Committee for IDNs. The committee
will provide the Board and the ICANN community with
advice on issues that relate to IDN policies. The
first tasks of the committee will include analyzing
various issues and implementation opportunities for
internationalized top level domains.

http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23nov05.htm

ICANN ALAC Statement on the Introduction of
Internationalized Domain Names
This document represents a proposal by ICANN?s
At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) for global policies
to be introduced regarding internationalized domain
names (IDNs). It does not, however, represent the
unanimous views of the ALAC members. The ALAC will
continue to discuss the principles enumerated below,
and will provide additional comments and statements on
IDNs.

http://alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-23nov05.htm

The Coalition for ICANN Transparency
The Coalition for ICANN Transparency (CFIT; pronounced
See-Fit) is a group of individuals, organizations and
companies concerned about the lack of visibility into
the activities and operations of the internet
governing body. Without such a renewed commitment to
transparent operations, ICANN risks undermining its
internet governance role. It is our belief that this
commitment can be encouraged best by the internet
community itself.
 http://cfit.info/

The ''?uf de Colomb'' in the internet (news release)
On 1 December 2005 at 8.00, the character '?' will be
making its debut in the internet ? or, to be more
precise, SWITCH will be permitting the use of this
character in domain names ending in .ch and .li too.
 http://www.switch.ch/about/news.html?id=112

ICANN still rules the Internet roost
US agrees to an Internet governance compromise at
WSIS, leaving ICANN free to manage domain names for
another five years

http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020457,39237486,00.htm

Peace reigns between net authorities
It's business as usual for the international and local
organisations that manage the internet domain name
system as ICANN meets in Vancouver, Canada, to thrash
out a range of technical issues.

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/peace-reigns-between-net-authorities/2005/11/25/1132703364425.html

http://theage.com.au/news/breaking/peace-reigns-between-net-authorities/2005/11/25/1132703364425.html

Dutch tech firm wants to rid the Web of the .com
A Dutch technology company has breathed life into a
project to rid the Internet of suffixes such as .com,
and instead offer single names which can be countries,
company names or fantasy words.

http://news.com.com/Dutch+tech+firm+wants+to+rid+the+Web+of+the+.com/2100-1038_3-5972183.html

uk: Scots join the dots online
For those Scots internet users who grit their teeth
while having to type out the suffix .uk, help may soon
be at hand.
 http://www.sundayherald.com/53050

Use of ".US" Domain Name Extension Rises Sharply
"Many organizations, especially those based overseas,
are strengthening their identity in American markets
with a .US domain," said Christian Zouzas, one of the
largest .US domain holders. "As the extension grows in
popularity, the value of owning a .US domain increases
dramatically."
 http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/47456.html

uk: Battle for iTunes.co.uk is over
Ben Cohen, former teenage dot-com millionaire, has
given up his fight to regain the itunes.co.uk domain,
according to .uk registry Nominet.

http://news.com.com/Battle+for+iTunes.co.uk+is+over/2100-1014_3-5968957.html

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,39237481,00.htm
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/25/cohen_itunes/
 http://www.macobserver.com/article/2005/11/23.7.shtml

First dispute resolution case under the  .PS  
For all of the foregoing reasons, the Panel decides
that the domain name registered <ilea.ps> by
respondent is identical to the trademark and service
mark in which the complainant has rights, and that the
respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in
respect of the domain name.
 http://www.pnina.ps/pscase/eng.html

eu: Why you should register a .eu domain name
EDITORIAL: You probably know that .eu domain names
will be available soon. If you have a collection of
domain names already but use only one or two of them,
it may seem pointless to register another one. But
there are good reasons why you should.
 http://www.out-law.com/page-6383

DNS Root Name Servers Explained For Non-Experts - ISOC
MEMBER BRIEFING #19
Dear non-Experts, This is for you who always wanted to
know what the DNS root name servers actually do and
how they are operated. These servers are a small but
esential part of the Internet Domain Name System
(DNS), a part that is often talked about these days
but little understood and sometimes even mysticised.
After reading this briefing DNS root name servers will
be no mystery to you any more and you will also
understand what these servers are not involved in.
 http://isoc.org/briefings/019/

DNS Root Name Server FAQ - ISOC MEMBER BRIEFING #20
This is Daniel Karrenberg's personal FAQ about the
root name server system. It is based on questions he
had to answer over the past few years of "Internet
Governance" debate.
 http://isoc.org/briefings/020/

es: Instruction from the Director General establishing
the Regulations for the out-of-court conflict
resolution procedure
Instruction from the Director General of the Red.es
public business entity establishing the Regulations
for the out-of-court conflict resolution procedure for
domain names under the country code for Spain (?.es?)

https://www.nic.es/ingles/avisos/resolucion_conflictos_en.pdf

eu: Domain Name Registration in the New .eu Top Level
Domain (reg req'd)
Beginning December 7, 2005, certain holders of rights
in trademarks registered in nations within the
European Union will be able to file applications for
domain names in the new .eu top level domain

http://www.mondaq.com/article_preview.asp?a=36202&e=on

Culminación del proceso de migración del Sistema de
Nombres de Dominio (NIC-VE)
Tal como se esperaba, se culminó satisfactoriamente,
la migración de 37.124 nombres de dominio, 16.708
contactos y 4.597 nombres de servidores, al nuevo
sistema de registro diseñado e implementado utilizando
herramientas de software libre, por el Centro Nacional
de Tecnologías de Información.

http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1152&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

El NIC-VE ha registrado 483 nombres de dominio bajo
GOB.VE
A un año de publicada la Resolución No. 240 del
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, la cual estable la
creación de un nuevo nombre de dominio de segundo
nivel "gob.ve" para organismos, órganos, entes y demás
entidades dependientes de los poderes públicos del
Estado venezolano, el Centro Nacional de Tecnologías
de Información (CNTI) a través del Centro de
Información de Red (NIC-VE) ha registrado un total de
483 nombres de dominio bajo este dominio de Internet
de segundo nivel.

http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1151&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Uruguay, satisfecho por los acuerdos alcanzados para
gobernar Internet
La Cumbre Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información
comenzó a sesionar el pasado miércoles en Túnez y se
extendió hasta ayer. Una de las cuestiones que
concentró la atención internacional fue el debate
acerca de a quién debe pertenecer el control de
Internet.

http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1150&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Chinese story

http://www.zaobao.com/special/newspapers/2005/11/others051126l.html

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WSIS & GOVERNANCE
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Internet governance: A tale of community structure and
individual initiative by David Allen.
On one side, the Internet community argues for the
informality and flexibility necessary for innovation ?
that is, for individual initiative ? to flourish. On
the other side, some governments call for more
formality and the stable base ? that is, for community
structure ? upon which ongoing operations and change
can both occur.

http://davidallen.org/papers/Internet_Governance-A4.pdf

An Assessment of the WSIS-2/Tunis ?05 Outcomes"
The outcomes of WSIS are significant -- and rather
surprising. ICANN emerges from the summit both
unchanged and significantly different. After WSIS it
has a stronger claim to legitimacy.

http://www.ip3.gatech.edu/images/Significance_of_WSIS-II_Tunis-05.pdf

Voice of innovation at net summit
At WSIS, international diplomats turned their
attention to the most important question yet to face
the net: who should control it?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/4470036.stm

Eleventh hour Internet deal paves way for summit focus
on digital divide
A potentially damaging rift over US control of the
Internet has been averted hours before a key summit
beginning on Wednesday in Tunis tries to spread the IT
revolution to poor countries.

http://metimes.com/articles/normal.php?StoryID=20051116-041820-6890r

Internet Society welcomes WSIS proposal to build on
existing Internet governance mechanisms (news release)
Delegates meeting at WSIS in Tunis have affirmed their
commitment to build on the governance mechanisms that
have enabled the Internet's incredibly successful
growth.
 http://isoc.org/isoc/media/releases/051117pr.shtml

Civil Society Statement on WSIS
The WSIS Civil Society Plenary on 15th November
decided to draft a statement which would assess the
summit outcomes, based on the alternative declaration
civil society had produced during the first summit in
Geneva in 2003. During the three days of WSIS an
open-ended drafting group met in the NGO space at the
summit. The first draft of the statement was presented
to the last Civil Society Plenary on 18 November,
which decided that the work should continue online for
w few weeks. If you wish to make contributions, send
your "tracked changes" on the document to
cs-dec@wsis-cs.org by 27 November. We are also looking
for voluntary translators to produce French and other
versions soon.
 http://www.csbureau.org/cs-declaration-DRAFTv11.rtf

Civil Society Best Practices to bridge the digital
divide
Now that the World Summit on the Information Society
has come to an end in Tunis, civil society
organisations evaluate their involvement in the
process to learn from the experiences made. Several
side events of WSIS addressed examples of best
practices of civil society participation. In sharing
good experiences, while not neglecting challenges,
civil society organisations may improve their
performance in the future. WSIS is not the end, but
the starting point for the implementation process in
which civil society is supposed to play a crucial role
as partner to governments and the private sector.
Putting for once aside debates on the lack of
influence and experiences of repression, some positive
vibes seem to be appropriate, to shape this future
process in an effective and fruitful way.
 http://worldsummit2005.de/en/web/839.htm

us: Sen. Coleman at front of WSIS fight
... I must give kudos once again to Senator Norm
Coleman. He is leading the fight to limit the
authority WSIS will have. ... I applaud Senator
Coleman's fight to stand up to the WSIS and not allow
control of the single most important invention of
humankind to fall into the hands of tyrannical
dictators and repressive regimes through the guise of
United Nation. Allowing countries like China, Vietnam,
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Eritrea and
Syria to take control of the Internet would be as
silly as having these same countries sit on the United
Nations Coun-cil on Human Rights.

http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/articles/2005/11/25/news/news5.txt

The Winners and Losers of the Internet Break-Up | By
Naseem Javed
Why should Internet break and how ridiculous is this
issue? Imagine if a few printers around the globe got
together and jointly decided to replace all our
current currencies and their value and choose brand
new colors, designs and new values all own their own.

http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4025419.html

WSIS - Net governance: Will anything change?
Let's call it a clash of cultures: engineers who know
the Internet inside out on the one side and government
policy makers grappling to understand it on the other.

http://infoworld.com/article/05/11/23/HNwsisnet_1.html

Internet anytime, anywhere, by anyone -- except
Tunisia
Something quite quaint happened in Tunis last week. It
was triggered by an alliance of freedom of expression
groups withdrawing from WSIS.

http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=257469&area=/insight/insight__converse/

Mocking the Knowledge Society
The second WSIS concluded in Tunis last week.
Thousands of participants descended on Tunis from
around the world - to the confusion of airline and
baggage handling companies and the delight of local
hotels and restaurants.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200511230140.html

Social Movements Gained Much At WSIS
The WSIS was important for social movements to help
them develop a better understanding of communication
issues and it allowed different groups and different
struggles to network. Terra Viva asked Sally Burch
from the Communication Rights in the Information
Society campaign to comment on how the summit helped
social movements to mobilise around communications.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200511230070.html

Keep U.N.'s mitts off the Internet
They came, they saw, they coveted. But since delegates
to last week's World Summit on the Information Society
in Tunisia couldn't agree on how to wrest control of
the Internet from a U.S.- based private group, they
put off further discussion until next year.

http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/editorials/article/0,2777,DRMN_23964_4264936,00.html

Summit in Tunis rejects blockade and radio/TV
aggression against Cuba
WSIS rejected unilateral measures that violate
international law by impeding the development of
countries and damaging the well-being of their
citizens, reported PL.

http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2005/noviembre/juev24/48tunez.html

Tejari CEO outlines Middle East's e-commerce potential
for members of global information society
As part of the company's ongoing relationship with
WSIS, executives from Tejari, the Middle East's
premier business-to-business electronic marketplace,
recently led discussions on the opportunities and
challenges facing e-business adoption in the region at
the WSIS gathering in Tunis.
 http://www.ameinfo.com/72607.html

AZERBAIJAN?S ROLE IN WSIS HIGHLY APPRECIATED
Secretary General of the International
Telecommunication Union Yoshio Utsumi emphasized the
role of Azerbaijan in holding of the Summit and
expressed his gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev, for
his personal assistance in organization of the Summit,
Tair Mirkishvili, Director General of ULRTA Company
?representative office of Intel Corporation in
Azerbaijan, said.

http://azertag.com/en/index.shtml?language=english&catid=&news_year=&news_month=&news_day=&newsid=147877&themes_viewing=&themes_page=&themeid=&news_page=

Internet, un bien público
Se celebró la semana pasada en Túnez la Cumbre Mundial
sobre la Sociedad de la Información para discutir el
acceso general a Internet y a otras tecnologías
informáticas y de telecomunicaciones.
Desafortunadamente, el debate político sobre la
gobernanza y el control de la Red desplazó el tema de
la brecha digital que existe entre los países
desarrollados y los del llamado Tercer Mundo.

http://www.tdm.com/Opinion/2005/11/20051124-480731.htm

Control de Internet
El ciudadano de a pie pensaría que el ?www? es un
ciberespacio indefinido e irreal, una malla intangible
de neuronas virtuales que no están en ninguna parte
pero envuelven el planeta con una tela de araña tan
sutil como las fuerzas centrales del universo. Pero si
uno lo piensa bien, Internet es real: tecleamos en un
aparato eléctrico que está conectado a la línea
telefónica y ésta lleva el envío a cualquier sitio del
mundo donde haya línea telefónica, incluso se puede
transmitir sin hilos vía satélite.

http://www.estrelladigital.es/articulo.asp?sec=opi&fech=26/11/2005&name=racionero

Democracia en el control de Internet
Ignacio Ramonet compara el control de Internet con el
de las vías de navegación planetarias en el siglo XIX
que consolidó a Inglaterra como la primera potencia.
No es para menos si se tienen en cuenta la cantidad de
información y los millonarios flujos de dinero que
viajan gracias a la Red.
 http://www.bolpress.com/sociedad.php?Cod=2005004704
 http://www.bolpress.com/opinion.php?Cod=2005004694

México, en favor de que Internet sea patrimonio de la
humanidad
El gobierno de México rechazó las intenciones de
Estados Unidos para mantener el control de la
administración de direcciones de la red mundial
Internet y consideró que deben ser los organismos
internacionales, como Naciones Unidas o la Unión
Internacional de Telecomunicaciones, las que se
encarguen de esa tarea para asegurar el acceso a todos
los países.
 http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/11/25/035n3eco.php

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