domain name & governance news - 6 March

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Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:07:49 +1100 (EST)
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Annan to establish international forum on internet
governance

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=17681&Cr=internet&Cr1=

Registrar Firms Oppose ICANN-VeriSign Agreement

http://informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=V3J4HWPXO2NEQQSNDBECKICCJUMEKJVN?articleID=181500549&subSection=

Chinese walls: China threatens to fracture the
internet

http://economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=5582257

ICANN disputes China domain report

http://infoworld.com/article/06/03/01/76004_030106HNicannchina_1.html

ICANN board approves settlement, price hikes
 http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6044587.html

A Day Which Will Live in Infamy: ICANN Board Approves
VeriSign Settlement By George Kirikos

http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_board_approves_verisign_settlement/

eu: More than 3,000 .eu domain names already in use

http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/news/more-than-3-000-eu-domain-names-already-in-use

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WSIS & GOVERNANCE
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Annan to establish international forum on internet
governance
Following up on an agreement reached on the
contentious topic of internet governance at the
November WSIS in Tunis, United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to start
creating a forum for a more inclusive dialogue on
internet policy.

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=17681&Cr=internet&Cr1=

The "Golden Book": commitments made during the Tunis
Phase of WSIS
The Golden Book ? a record of work undertaken to
implement the goals of the World Summit on the
Information Society and build the future Information
Society ? was launched on 24 February 2006 during the
Consultation Meeting of WSIS Action Lines
Facilitators/Moderators, convened by ITU, UNESCO and
UNDP in Geneva.

http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2006/NP02.html

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DOMAIN NAMES
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Registrar Firms Oppose ICANN-VeriSign Agreement
Domain registrars are seeking to derail the new
agreement between VeriSign and ICANN before the U.S.
Department of Commerce approves the deal. Opposition
is already mounting in Congress.

http://informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=V3J4HWPXO2NEQQSNDBECKICCJUMEKJVN?articleID=181500549&subSection=

http://webhosting.info/news/1/go-daddy-opposes-icann---verisign-agreement_0302061197.htm

http://cheaphostingdirectory.com/news-go-daddy-is-outraged-by-icann-and-verisign-com-pact-1849.html

What Could You Do With Your Own Root Server? -
CaveBear Blog by Karl Auerbach
And I mean by this, suppose you had one of the
[A-M].root-servers.org addresses? What could you do? -
Probably a lot more than you think. You could make a
lot of people angry; you could make a smaller number
people very angry; and you could really hose a number
of selected targets. Please read this note with a bit
of humor - it is not intended to be a deep study,
perfect in all details. Rather, it is merely the
result of a bit of conjecture about what might be
possible.
 http://cavebear.com/cbblog-archives/000232.html

Chinese walls: China threatens to fracture the
internet
THE internet is supposed to be strong enough to
survive a nuclear war, but nothing can protect it from
politics. Since its inception, its technical
underpinning?the handling of addresses such as .com or
.org?has been based on an informal consensus among
(mainly American) engineers. Yet as governments have
come to appreciate the importance of the internet,
those delicate agreements are starting to unravel.

http://economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=5582257

ICANN disputes China domain report
A report on an official Chinese news site that China's
government has established its own Internet top-level
domain names is not true, says ICANN.

http://infoworld.com/article/06/03/01/76004_030106HNicannchina_1.html
 http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=18305
 http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=18289
 http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-6045396.html

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124922,00.asp

http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/CC837A7E72BF55FFCC257125000EF58A

http://www.commentwire.com/article_news.asp?guid=5ED9C6E7-B128-4CEC-BFD9-A86456D858BB

China denies creating its own TLDs
China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) as
the registry of .CN ccTLD has issued a statement on
recent report that China had created its own Top Level
Domains, and might be planning to break away from
ICANN and the DNS.

http://english.people.com.cn/200603/03/eng20060303_247684.html

http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/business/userobject1ai1890762.html

Chinese control of domain names
It is rumored that China has recently created its own
top-level domain root servers for .cn, .com and .net
extensions, ostensibly in order to avoid having to
"surf the Web via the servers under the management of
ICANN of the U.S."  I somehow doubt that is the real
reason. China is not known for its respect for a free
press, and it occurs to me that "American control" is
a useful fig leaf to hide an attempt to grab even more
control over where a link takes you.
 http://blogs.zdnet.com/carroll/index.php?p=1546

New .cn Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Makes
Recovery More Difficult (reg req'd)
On 14 February 2006, China Internet Network
Information Centre ("CNNIC") published a new dispute
resolution policy ("2006 Policy") for .cn domain
names, which will come into force on 17 March 2006.
The purpose of the amendments to the current .cn
dispute resolution policy is to balance the benefits
of trade mark owners with those of domain name
registrants

http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=37902&email_access=on

Board Statements Regarding VeriSign Settlement
Agreements

http://icann.org/topics/vrsn-settlement/board-statements-02mar06.html

ICANN board approves settlement, price hikes
In a rare show of internal discord, the group that
sets domain name regulation has approved a
controversial proposal extending VeriSign's lucrative
.com monopoly and allowing for price increases for
those domains.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6044587.html

http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2151227/icann-gives-thumbs-verisign
 http://www.out-law.com/page-6693

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/01/dotcom_contract_approved/
 http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1932708,00.asp

http://www.cw360asp.com/Articles/2006/03/02/214539/IcannhandsovercomdomaintoVeriSign.htm

A Day Which Will Live in Infamy: ICANN Board Approves
VeriSign Settlement By George Kirikos
ICANN's Board voted to accept the latest settlement
proposal by a vote of 9 to 5: "Today, ICANN's Board of
Directors approved, by a majority vote, a set of
agreements settling a long time dispute between ICANN
and VeriSign, the registry operator for the .COM
registry. These settlement documents include a new
registry agreement relating to the operation of the
.COM registry.

http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_board_approves_verisign_settlement/

ICANN, At the Crossroads, Gets Run Over by Verisign -
a podcast by Bret Fausett 
Did you see that the ICANN Board approved the proposed
Verisign settlement and .COM renewal? Of course, you
did. Did you know that this means billions of dollars
of revenue for Verisign? Of course, you did. Did you
know I would spend 13 minutes and 20 seconds talking
about it all today? Yup, you probably knew that too.
On today's show, ICANN, at the Crossroads, gets run
over by Verisign.

http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/1/1789917.html

VeriSign Statement on ICANN Board Approval of
Settlement (news release)
VeriSign announced it is pleased at the ICANN Board?s
approval and looks forward to working with the
Department of Commerce towards final approval of the
new .com registry agreement.

http://www.verisign.com/press_releases/pr/page_037109.html

RIPE NCC to Review Secondary DNS Service to TLDs
Since its inception in 1992 the RIPE NCC has provided
free of charge secondary DNS name service to any TLD
that requests it. The membership of the RIPE NCC
provides funding for this service because the
stability of the DNS is important for everyone using
the Internet.
 http://ripe.net/news/review-secondary-dns.html

CNNIC: China's IPv6 Application Still Lags Behind Of
Developed Countries
The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
has disclosed that China has had only 27 registered
IPv6 addresses, which is far less than those of
developed countries like Germany, Japan and South
Korea.

http://chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=3629

eu: More than 3 000 .eu domain names already in use
More that 3 000 .eu domain names have already passed
the validation procedure and been activated, many of
them are already used for web sites and email.

http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/news/more-than-3-000-eu-domain-names-already-in-use

eu: EURid receives 300,000 applications for unique
domain names (sub req'd)

http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=119624&nr=

fi: Private persons apply for 2,000 fi-domain names
(sub req'd)

http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=119517&nr=

us: Local flower shop files suit over domain name
A Sudbury-based marketing and flowers sales business
filed a complaint and federal court lawsuit last week
against a Michigan flower grower and distributor it
claims infringes on its name, marketing and sales of
flowers nationally.

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=123540

Big push for Chinese net domains
China is ramping up creation of a parallel system of
net domains to tempt more Chinese people to go online.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4767972.stm
 http://www.silicon.com/0,39024729,39156904,00.htm

http://infoworld.com/article/06/03/02/76024_HNchinasplitnet_1.html
 http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7002635576

China sets up system for Internet domains
The Internet authorities in China have set up a new
family of Chinese-language alternatives to .com and
other popular Internet address domains. It is a move
that bypasses the U.S.-sponsored organization that
controls address information for the global Internet,
and some analysts fear that it could enhance China's
ability to censor its citizens' access to the
Internet.

http://iht.com/articles/2006/03/01/business/chinet.php

Wine Domain Name Sales Are Hot Again
With state wine shipping laws relaxing, wine retailers
are excitedly returning to the internet in steadily
increasing numbers, looking forward to unobstructed
access to wine consumers nationwide. Along with this
new found excitement is the unintended effect of wine
related domain names being purchased at an accelerated
pace and at ever increasing prices.
 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/3/prweb352950.htm

ICANN vergibt .com-Registry erneut an VeriSign
Entgegen aller Kritik hat sich der ICANN-Vorstand
mehrheitlich für eine erneute Vergabe der
.com-Registry an VeriSign entschieden. Noch bedarf die
Vereinbarung der Zustimmung durch das
US-Handelsministerium. Dann werden zugleich sämtliche
Rechtsstreitigkeiten zwischen ICANN und VeriSign
beigelegt.
 http://golem.de/0603/43681.html

L'ICANN valide l'accord Verisign
Le Conseil d'administration a voté en faveur de
l'accord. Un vent de tempête s'annonce pour l'ICANN.
 http://domaines.info/article.php?art_id=860

http://permanent.nouvelobs.com/multimedia/20060302.ZDN9315740.html

http://benefice-net.branchez-vous.com/nouvelles/06-03/10-171704.html

http://www.vnunet.fr/actualite/tpepme_-_business/vie_publique/20060302009

http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news.php?id=27014-Nom-de-domaine-LICANN-valide-son-accord-avec

La Cina dichiara guerra all?Icann? Al via i domini in
mandarino
La Cina potrebbe presto affrancarsi dall?Icann e dal
sistema DNS, dopo aver creato una propria versione di
tre domini top level (TLD) basata sui caratteri
cinesi.

http://www.trend-online.com/?stran=izbira&p=pmi&id=115170

Des précisions sur les nouvelles extensions chinoises
L'arrivée de trois extensions chinoises provoque un
certain malaise eu sein de la communauté du nommage.
Pourtant, les extensions en question existent depuis
deux ans. Décodage.

http://www.domainesinfo.fr/vie_extensions.php?vde_id=862

ICANN e VeriSign firmano l'accordo sui .com
Arriva da Marina del Rey, in California, l'annuncio
dell'approvazione da parte della Board di ICANN, dopo
anni di VeriSign. Accordi che mettono la parola fine
anche ai procedimenti legali in corso.
 http://punto-informatico.it/p.asp?i=58166&r=PI

Dominios oportunistas
La última y fenomenal iniciativa (léase con ironía) de
la Ministra de Vivienda está dando la vuelta a
Internet, sí, hablo de www.kelifinder.com, que como su
propio nombre indica, es un buscador de viviendas
(keli - finder, así de enrollados son los del
ministerio). Muchos ya han hablado del proyecto, que
como no es propiedad intelectual, pues no me mete, no
porque no tenga opinión (que la tengo), sino porque
creo que ese off topic no merece la pena ser comentado
aquí.

http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1228&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

En la web, una letra cambia todo
La Cámara Criminal y Correccional Federal revocó el
procesamiento y dictó la falta de mérito de un hombre
que había registrado una página de internet muy
similar a otra que era propiedad de la empresa Banelco
S.A. Los jueces recordaron que ninguna regla impide la
utilización de un nombre que resulte ?similar? a uno
ya inscripto.

http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1227&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

ICANN resolvió su disputa con Verisign?
Una votación apretada si se quiere llamar, 9 contra 5
y una abstención, para tratar de llegar a un acuerdo
en la larga disputa entre el ICANN y Verisign, pero
aún hay que esperar que el Departamento de Comercio de
USA, lo acepte.

http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1226&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

LACNIC anuncia: Apertura de solicitudes para su
Programa de Becas LACNIC IX / LACNIC anuncia: Abertura
de Solicitações para seu Programa de Bolsas de
financiamento para LACNIC IX.
LACNIC ofrecerá en esta ocasión un número limitado de
becas de financiamiento dirigidas a miembros de la
comunidad de Internet del área de servicio de LACNIC
que estén interesados en asistir a su evento LACNIC
IX, a realizarse en la ciudad de Guatemala del 22 al
26 de mayo de 2006.

http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1225&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Un estudio asegura que el euskera encontraría
dificultades para obtener el dominio .eus
El euskera tendría dificultades para conseguir un
dominio .eus, fundamentalmente porque la población que
lo habla no supera el millón. Así lo asegura un amplio
estudio del australiano Peter Gerrand sobre el .cat
catalán, concedido en setiembre de 2005 por la ICANN,
la organización norteamericana encargada de estos
menesteres.

http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1224&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Rechazan la demanda de una cooperativa de MCC para
obtener su dominio .com
El Tribunal de Arbitraje de la OMPI ha rechazado la
demanda de la cooperativa guipuzcoana Lana, integrada
en MCC, para obtener el dominio Lana.com. Esta
dirección había sido registrada en 1997 por una
empresa canadiense que la emplea como web
pornográfica, lo que a juicio de la compañía vasca
"daña su imagen".

http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1223&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

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