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au: auDA looks to expand its turf
http://zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/auDA_looks_to_expand_its_turf/0,2000061791,39263773,00.htm
340,282,366,920,938,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
new web addresses created by internet chiefs ... so we
won?t run out of space soon, then
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2270472,00.html
us: FTC Calls for Openness, Accessibility in Whois
Database System
http://ftc.gov/opa/2006/07/whoisdb.htm
Domains: A Swiss solution
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060716/BIZ01/607160337
au: Calendar girl website survives attack
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,0a28,00.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/07/17/1152988460039.html
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au: auDA looks to expand its turf
The Australian domain name regulator will seek to
expand its powers beyond basic domain administration
in an extraordinary general meeting to be held in
mid-August.
http://zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/auDA_looks_to_expand_its_turf/0,2000061791,39263773,00.htm
http://www.optusnet.com.au/news/story/zdnet/20060718/14/tech/0,2000061791,39263773,00.inp
340,282,366,920,938,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
new web addresses created by internet chiefs ... so we
won?t run out of space soon, then
TO THE lay observer it seems like an infinite network
of computers, servers and cables stretching around the
globe. But the worldwide web is filling up. So
quickly, it turns out, that programmers have had to
devise a new one. Of the internet addresses available,
more than three quarters are already in use, and the
remainder are expected to be assigned by 2009. So,
what will happen as more people in developing
countries come online? The answer is IPv6.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2270472,00.html
http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_21228496.shtml
http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20060716/392927.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=396103
http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=26043
http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=25969
http://agonist.org/20060716/340_282_366_920_938_000_000_000_000_000_000_000_000_new_web_addresses_created_by_internet_chiefs
us: FTC Calls for Openness, Accessibility in Whois
Database System
The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House
of Representatives that access to Whois databases ?
the directories that contain information about Web
site operators ? are "critical to the agency?s
consumer protection mission, to other law enforcement
agencies around the world, and to consumers.? In
Commission testimony before the Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the
House Committee on Financial Services, Eileen
Harrington, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer
Protection, said improvements should be made to the
current Whois database system and the databases should
be ?kept open, transparent, and accessible.?
http://ftc.gov/opa/2006/07/whoisdb.htm
Domains: A Swiss solution
When companies and people bicker over ownership of Web
site names, where better to settle the dispute than in
a country that hasn't fought a battle since 1602.
Switzerland, that is. Specifically the World
Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva. On
nearly a dozen occasions in the past six years,
Greater Cincinnati companies have gone before to the
organization to resolve domain name wars.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060716/BIZ01/607160337
Belgium registers over 1 million .be domain names (sub
req'd)
http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=135119&nr=
Google And 520 Domain Names
The list of domain names owned by the Googleplex
consists of the expected, the unexpected, and the
gmmgjd too. Nope, that's not a typo. On Neil Patel's
of domain names owned by Google, gmmgjd appears five
times in the list. An acronym with a top-secret
meaning? An odd misspelling of Google?
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20060718GoogleAnd520DomainNames.html
au: Calendar girl website survives attack
A targeted denial-of-service attack from the US failed
in its mission over the weekend to shut down an
Australian website promoting a controversial calendar
showcasing the sexy side of women who work in the IT
sector.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,0a28,00.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/07/17/1152988460039.html
Deal for CD.com Closes at More Than $277,000 To Top
This Week's Domain Sales List
CD.com was sold during a live auction conducted by
Moniker.com at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West Domain
Conference in Las Vegas in May, but the exchange of
funds for the domain was just completed this week. The
final tab hit $277,750 to rank among the 12 highest
sales reported this year.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/domainsales07_18_06.htm
Generic domain names new search engine gold mine
Search engines use mathematical algorithms to perfect
the accuracy of their listings. But a much less
high-tech search method is growing in popularity:
typing a query with a ''.com'' in a browser's address
bar, a process known as direct navigation.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/technology/15060562.htm
uk: easyGroup wins easy.com appeal
The London High Court has upheld a previous ruling
that gave multi-national conglomerate easyGroup
intellectual property rights to the easy.com trade
mark.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/19/easygroup_wins_trademark_again/
uk: Wanted: Protector of the (easy) faith
...The other main role of eGIP is to "protect the
'easy' brand by companies who aim to mislead the
public by inferring [sic] that they are members of
easyGroup". This suggests that Stelios's campaign to
wrest domain names with "easy" in them will continue
at full pelt.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/17/easygroup_ip_md_advert/
GNSO Issues Report Policy Issues Relating to IDN at
the Top-level
As requested by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 2
December 2005 and during subsequent discussions, in
particular during the ICANN meeting in Wellington (25
¡V 31 March, 2006), this document sets out policy
issues involved with the potential introduction of
IDNs into the root zone of the DNS, provides relevant
references, and suggests how to proceed. The issue
areas are related to the issues identified in the
ongoing policy development process on introduction of
new gTLDs.
It is recommended that the GNSO launch a focused
policy development process, in close consultation with
the ccNSO and the broader ICANN community including
the Government Advisory Committee (on the public
policy aspects). The proposed terms of reference for
this policy development process are based on
suggestions by the GNSO working group established for
this purpose.
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/idn-tlds/issues-report-17jul06.htm
ICANN Community Appoints President's Strategy
Committee
At its December 2005 meeting, the ICANN Board noted
that the ICANN community could also 'benefit from the
advice of a group responsible for making observations
and recommendations concerning strategic issues facing
ICANN.'
http://cheaphostingdirectory.com/news-icann-community-appoints-presidents-strategy-committee-2213.html
us: Internet pioneers debate net neutrality
A net neutrality law isn't needed because the U.S.
already has antitrust laws that would keep broadband
carriers from acting in an uncompetitive manner,
Internet pioneer David Farber said Monday in a debate
against TCP/IP co-creator Vinton Cerf.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9001821
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6094954.html
jp: Master of your cyber domain
If you run your own small business, or even a larger
sized one, protecting your brand in cyberspace is not
getting easier. All the good dot-com domain names are
taken, and these days you need to do so much more to
promote yourself and make sure that you have all your
bases covered. So let's outline what is involved, and
hopefully you will get a few practical ideas here.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/culture/20060718TDY14002.htm
http://tools.devshed.com/c/a/Domain-Name-Tips/Choosing-an-Effective-Domain-Name/
Wie unabhängig ist ICANN? by Wolfgang Kleinwächter
Bei der 27. ICANN Tagung in Marrakesch drehte sich
Diskussion zu Streitfragen wie Datenschutz und
internationalisierte Domainnamen im Kreis und alle
warten darauf, ob der im Oktober 2006 auslaufende
Vertrag mit dem US Handelsministerium verlängert wird
http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/23/23134/1.html
Internetpioniere debattieren über Netzneutralität
Nutzer müssen vor möglichen Einschränkungen ihres
Internetzugangs geschützt werden, aber bedarf es dazu
staatlicher Regeln? Darüber stritten am gestrigen
Montag zwei US-Pioniere des Internets:
TCP-IP-Mitentwickler, "Internet-Vater" und jetzt
Google-Vizepräsident Vint Cerf traf im Center for
American Progress auf Dave Farber, von manchen als
"Internet-Großvater" bezeichneter Professor für
Computer Science an der Carnegie Mellon Universität.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/75626
US-Regierung soll Internet-Kontrolle abgeben
Gut zwei Wochen ist es her, da rief die rief die NTIA
(National Telecommunications and Information
Administration), eine Abteilung des
US-Wirtschaftsministeriums, die Internet-Nutzer auf,
sich zur Zukunft des Internet zu äußern. Dabei sollten
Kommentare zur Zukunft der
Internet-Verwaltungsorganisation ICANN gesammelt
werden.
http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/technologie/0,1518,427067,00.html
Registro abusivo de dominios '.es'
La facilidad para acceder al registro de dominios en
internet ha dado lugar a prácticas de competencia
desleal y de uso indebido de marcas con el fin de
sacar provecho de la similitud de denominaciones. La
autora analiza este fraude, que afecta sobre todo a
las grandes compañías, y cómo se le puede poner coto
http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/opinion/Registro/abusivo/dominios/cdsopi/20060717cdscdiopi_6/Tes/
.cl: Nuevas oficinas para el ccTLD
El ccTLD .cl se muda de local, por lo cual habra
atención restringida el día 21 de Julio desde las
13.00 horas.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1311
Comité de Estrategia del Presidente: Consultas con la
Comunidad de ICANN para Mejorar las Fuerzas Inherentes
al Modelo de Múltiples Partes Interesadas
En su reunión de Diciembre de 2005, la junta directiva
de ICANN enfatizó la importancia de los procesos ?de
abajo hacia arriba? de ICANN, haciendo notar que la
comunidad de ICANN podría también ?beneficiarse del
consejo de un grupo responsable de hacer observaciones
y recomendaciones sobre asuntos estratégicos que
enfrenta ICANN?. A la luz de este hecho, la junta
directiva aprobó una resolución para que el Presidente
de ICANN designe a un Comité de Estrategia del
Presidente. Este Comité desempeña un papel importante
al proveer de observaciones y recomendaciones a ICANN
sobre aquellos asuntos estratégicos a los que se
enfrenta. Así mismo contribuye al proceso de
planeación estratégica que se alimenta de las
consultas con la comunidad.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1310
"Il est clair que la création du «.cat » a provoqué
beaucoup d'intérêt"
Interview de Karen Lentz, chargée des relations avec
les sociétés d?enregistrements (registres) des gTLD
?generic top level domaine?, extensions internet à
caractère générique.
http://www.20minutes.fr/articles/2006/07/17/high_tech_Il_est_clair_que_la_creation_du_cat_a_provoque_beaucoup_d_interet.php
fi: 10 000 .FI en sursis jusqu'à l'automne
10 000 noms de domaines en .FI expirent d'ici Octobre
2006 : la période de 3 ans fixée par le "Domain Name
Act" Finlandais s'achève.
http://domaines.info/vie_extensions.php?cahier=eu&vde_id=969
Affiliation à l'ICANN : et maintenant la Norvège!
Norid, le registre norvégien, annonce avoir à son tour
procédé à un échange de courriers avec l'ICANN. Et une
extension nationale de plus dans l'escarcelle du
régulateur !
http://domaines.info/vie_extensions.php?vde_id=974
«Il y a encore peu de recours contre le cybersquatting
en Russie»
Andrei M. Mincov, juriste PI à Moscou, nous livre une
analyse franche et passionnante sur le droit des noms
de domaine et la question plus large de la défense de
la propriété intellectuelle en Russie.
http://www.domaines.info/interview.php?cahier=national&inter_id=64
ICANN 2006 Marrakesh?deydi
Internetin teknik koordinasyonunu küresel çapta
gerçeklestiren bir kurulus olma özelligi tasiyan
ICANN, bu yilki ilk toplantisini Fas?in Marakes
kentinde düzenledi. Internet?in babasi olarak bilinen
Vint Cerf?in de bulundugu ICANN Marrakesh 2006?ya
Türkiye?den Türkticaret.Net katildi.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/teknonet/4772845.asp?m=1&gid=69&srid=3053&oid=3
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