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The big Jolie domain grab
http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/the-big-jolie-domain-grab/2006/06/03/1148956574137.html
uk: Nominet warns on Whois data mining
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/01/nominet_whois_warning/
Domain Tasting Target of US Federal Cybersquatting
Lawsuit By Ram Mohan
http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_tasting_target_of_us_federal_cybersquatting_lawsuit/
ca: Campaign gets tangled in website spoof
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060602.LIBERALSWEB02/TPStory/National
Expanding the Internet in Latin America: Step Inside
the World of .ORG
http://www.circleid.com/posts/step_inside_the_world_of_org/
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RESEARCH PAPER
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Jefferson Rebuffed - The United States and the Future
of Internet Governance by Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger
and Malte Ziewitz
In Part I we briefly recount the current structure of
naming and numbering governance on the Internet
through ICANN. In Part II we describe the main
elements of the European proposal. Part III analyzes
why and to what extent the proposal would have enabled
a unique ?constitutional moment? for Internet
governance. Part IV explores why the proposal failed
to persuade the United States government despite its
own constitutional history. Examining four sets of
potential reasons ? federalism, individual rights,
public choice, and international law ? we find that a
combination of differently aligned economic interests
and a reluctance to delegate even self-constrained
power to an international regime explains why 2005
will not be remembered as the Internet?s 1789.
http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/Research/wpaper.nsf/rwp/RWP06-018
http://www.circleid.com/posts/united_states_future_internet_governance/
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GOVERNANCE
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What's the Internet2 connection? by Susan Crawford
Internet2 documents refer to the internet that you and
I access as the "commodity internet." What does that
mean? It could mean that it's what was left when the
National Science Foundation dismantled its backbone
and had private parties operate it. On this reading,
"commodity" just means "commercial."
http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/6/3/2004393.html
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DOMAIN NAMES
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The big Jolie domain grab
Actress Angelina Jolie has reserved 24 domain names
featuring various versions of her daughter Shiloh
Nouvel's name.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/the-big-jolie-domain-grab/2006/06/03/1148956574137.html
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,19171,00.html
http://www.entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,19348352-10431,00.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexd?blogid=7&year=2006&month=05&day=29
http://www.newswire.co.nz/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=320159&catid=3008
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1033107
http://defamer.com/hollywood/angelina-jolie/jolies-lawyers-give-little-shiloh-her-own-domain-name-177760.php
http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3274488
uk: Nominet warns on Whois data mining
Nominet has issued a warning about commercial
companies that are swiping copyrighted information on
domain name owners from its Whois database.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/01/nominet_whois_warning/
http://www.out-law.com/page-6971
Domain Tasting Target of US Federal Cybersquatting
Lawsuit By Ram Mohan
So Domain Tasting, where registrants (who may also be
registrars) taste names and keep only those that have
economic value, is now the target of a federal
cybersquatting lawsuit, brought about by lawyers for
major brand name retailers Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf
Goodman against major domain name registrar Dotster.
This Dotster lawsuit involves allegations of
cybersquatting by registrars who use the Create Grace
Period, which is mandated by ICANN for global
registries.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_tasting_target_of_us_federal_cybersquatting_lawsuit/
ca: Campaign gets tangled in website spoof
It was all the buzz in official Ottawa yesterday -- a
hilarious political whodunit in this age of websites,
platforms and templates. Overnight, someone built a
website spoofing Liberal leadership candidate Joe
Volpe and his acceptance of thousands of dollars in
campaign donations from children, including the
11-year-old twins of a former vice-president of a
generic drug company.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060602.LIBERALSWEB02/TPStory/National
ca: CIRA RESPONDS TO HYPE ABOUT YOUTHFORVOLPE.CA
CIRA issued a statement in which it clarifies
erroneous information referencing its part in shutting
down youthforvolpe.ca.
http://cira.ca/news-releases/176.html
ICANN announces formalisation of relationship with
German ccTLD manager (news release)
ICANN announced that it has signed and exchanged
letters with German Country Code Top-Level Domain
(ccTLD) manager DENIC. This marks the mutual
recognition of ICANN and DENIC, the registry
responsible for the German ccTLD .de ? the world's
largest ccTLD. The exchange of letters goes back to
the Accountability Framework program announced by
ICANN in February.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement1-31may06.htm
Study Group 17 Questionnaire on information about
experiences on the use of IDN
To recognize national, regional and international
issues concerning IDNs, Study Group 17 prepared a
questionnaire (see Annex 1) on information about
experiences on the use of IDNs.
http://www.itu.int/md/T05-TSB-CIR-0096/
http://www.circleid.com/posts/itu_launches_idn_survey_and_cctld_outreach/
Expanding the Internet in Latin America: Step Inside
the World of .ORG
In many developing regions, a digital divide separates
wealthy citizens from those with lower incomes.
Closing this gap means more than providing low-cost
access to technology; it also means providing
education about the benefits of technology and
overcoming deeply ingrained fears.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/step_inside_the_world_of_org/
CENTR, the Council of European National Top Level
Domain Registries held its 30th General Assembly
General Assembly in Madrid on 25th & 26th May, hosted
by the Spanish registry, RED.ES. There were 42
participants at the meeting representing 24
registries. One of the highlights was announcing CENTR
now has 50 members.
http://www.centr.org/docs/2006/05/GA30_Communique_from_the_30th_GA-fin.pdf
The Spirit of Frankfurt
The first preparatory meeting for building a European
Regional At-Large Organisation (EURALO) took place in
Frankfurt on Sunday 28 May. About 20 civil society
representatives from accredited At-Large Structures in
Belgium, Luxembourg, Finland, Germany, Italy and
Switzerland assembled and committed to begin the
pioneer work.
http://icannalac.org/content/view/97/37/
.ORGanize 2006: Expanding the Internet in Latin
America
In many developing regions, a digital divide separates
wealthy citizens from those with lower incomes.
Closing this gap means more than providing low-cost
access to technology; it also means providing
education about the benefits of technology and
overcoming deeply ingrained fears.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/step_inside_the_world_of_org/
us: Law firm accused of cybersquatting
An anti-piracy trade body is taking a law firm to
court for trade mark infringement. The Software and
Information Industry Association (SIIA) is suing Scott
& Scott LLP for service mark infringement and
cybersquatting in the US.
http://www.out-law.com/page-6963
us: Dotster named in massive cybersquatting suit
A new federal lawsuit charges that Dotster, one of the
largest domain name registrars, has unlawfully
participated in a massive cybersquatting campaign
targeting companies such as Cingular Wireless, Disney,
Ikea, Google, Neiman Marcus, Playboy and Verizon.
http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-6079567.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6079567.html
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/6/3/2004116.html
(155 page copy of the complaint)
Tom Cruise continues net crusade
Tom Cruise has embarked on a crusade to win back his
name right across the net. Not content with taking
notorious cybersquatter Jeff Burgar to WIPO for
control of TomCruise.com, the diminutive film star has
sent in the lawyers to get hold of other domains
sporting his name.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/31/tom_cruise_crusade/
Morgan Stanley takes domain name from cat
A cat has lost its bid to retain a controversial
domain name after a multinational investment bank took
it to the National Arbitration Forum.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/02/morgan_stanley_cat_domain_dispute/
http://www.circleid.com/posts/royal_cat_loses_icann_udrp_action/
http://www.out-law.com/page-6973
uk: Council loses control of web domain name
A town council has found itself tangled up in the
worldwide web - after finding its address had been
sold to someone else.
http://business.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=BIZOnline&category=Business&tBrand=bizonline&tCategory=business&itemid=NOED29%20May%202006%2016:50:02:423
Cybersquatting on the increase: report
Website owners need to be more vigilant in monitoring
the use of their domain names, a leading Irish
solicitors firm has warned.
http://www.electricnews.net/frontpage/news-9699160.html
http://www.pcw.co.uk/itweek/news/2157217/domain-name-disputes-increase
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2157217/domain-name-disputes-increase
http://www.businessworld.ie/livenews.htm?a=1430840;s=rollingnews.htm
Company appeals decision on porn domain
The battle over a virtual red-light district is
entering another round. Although the Internet's key
oversight agency rejected a proposal to create a
".xxx" domain for porn sites, the domain's chief
sponsor, ICM Registry Inc., is appealing the decision
and began taking reservations from adult sites this
week.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13078776/
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Company-Appeals-Decision-on-Porn-Domain/2006/06/01/1148956462116.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-06-01-porn-domain_x.htm
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2026567
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-06-01-porn-domain_x.htm
Verio Enhances Domain Name Registration Service
Services include a domain name generation tool that
provides suggestions on suitable domain names; also
offers privacy services on registered domains.
http://webhosting.info/news/1/verio-enhances-domain-name-registration-service_0601062584.htm
Neue Unterstützung für Porno-TLD
Die Top-Level-Domain XXX erfährt weitere
Unterstützung, der Regstrar ICM geht gegen die
negative Entscheidung der ICANN vor.
http://www.testticker.de/news/netzwerke/news20060601028.aspx
IPv6 - Die nächste Generation der Internet-Ordnung
Expertenkonferenz in Wien: Umsetzung gehört
vorangetrieben um neue Internet-Möglichkeiten zu
erschließen
http://derstandard.at/?id=2468871
IPv6: Asien setzt auf Anreiz, Europa auf den Markt
Zum Abschluss der zweitägigen IPv6-Konferenz in Wien
präsentierten Franz Morak, Staatssekretär für Kultur
und Medien im österreichischen Kanzleramt, und ein
Vertreter des koreanischen Ministeriums für
Information und Kommunikation (MIC) gegensätzliche
Strategien zum Ankurbeln der nächsten Version des
Internetprotokolls.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/73847
Neuer Schwung für IPv6-Umstellung
Weltweit laufen die Vorbereitungen auf die Migration
zum nächsten Protokoll IPv6 [Internet-Protokoll
Version 6] auf Hochtouren. Doch der
Generationenwechsel kam bisher einfach nicht in Gang.
In Wien fand dieser Tage eine Expertenkonferenz zu dem
Thema statt.
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/113579/
Marrakech accueille EGENI Afrique 2006
Les Etats Généraux du Nommage et de l'adressage sur
Internet « Egeni Afrique » seront les hôtes du Palais
des Congrès de Marrakech qui les accueillera du 26 au
30 juin. "Internet pour tous" est le thème qui a été
choisi pour cette messe high-tech.
http://www.menara.ma/Infos/includes/detail.asp?article_id=11461&lmodule=Technologie
CITEL entra a ver temas de ccTLD's
La Comisión Interamericana de Telecomunicaciones
(CITEL) durante su reciente reunión en Santo Domingo,
ha establecido una nueva estructura, generando un
reordenamiento de sus grupos de Trabajo siendo que se
ha incorporado al "Grupo de Trabajo sobre
consideraciones de Política y Regulación (GTPR)" el
tema de los ccTLDs.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1289&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Relacion ICANN con ccTLDs, donde andamos
A raiz de la reciente noticia de que el DENIC (ccTLD
.DE) y el ICANN habrian llegado a un acuerdo (en base
al Accountability Framework), Elisabeth Porteneuve ha
remitido un email recordando como ha sido la evolución
de estas relaciones (ICANN con ccTLDs) en los ultimos
años. Un mensaje a tomar en cuenta para aquellos
interesados en realizar estudios sobre el tema.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1288&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Y que esta pasando con los IDNs?
La ITU ha lanzado un cuestionario para conocer las
experiencias sobre IDNs.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1287&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Entrevista con el Candidato (o el sitio en el board
del GNSO)
El GNSO se encuentra en la busqueda del representante
del mismo en el sitio que le corresponde dentro del
Board, en dicho proceso ha realizado una serie de
entrevistas a los "finalistas".
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1286&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
NIC México presenta su Proyecto DNSSEC Trial México.
NIC México y el Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios
Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, a través
del proyecto DNSSEC Trial México, se convierten en
pioneros en tecnología DNSSEC, al utilizar,
experimentar y ofrecer una plataforma que utiliza esta
tecnología.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1285&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
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