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domain name news - 13 September
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Headlines from the 17 September edition of the news include:
China Emerges As Leader In Cyberwarfare | The Politics of DNSSEC: The Light Begins to Dawn at IETF by Milton Mueller | Schedule Posted for ICANN?s 30th International Public Meeting | What do you want to know about ICANN? Online survey | tk: Net gains for tiny Pacific nation | Is the IP address still a personal data in France? | 10 Great SEO Tips, Part 1 & 2 | Radio Interview with Eric Goldman Discusses Domainers and Domaining
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Mediating Distance: Online Tools for Reconciliation? by Ian Macduff [Director, NZ Centre for Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington]
http://ombuds.org/center/adr2002-7-Macduff.html
Internet Governance Forum to meet in Brazil, 12-15 November [news release]
http://egovmonitor.com/node/14230
AFNIC steps up for a transparent Internet
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/098/afnic-steps-up-for-a-transparent-internet.php
PM says foreign spies hacked into New Zealand government computers; no key data lost
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/09/11/1189276677390.html
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/4197227a28.html
China denies role in NZ cyber attack
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/4198376a28.html
Blog: Is Beijing hacking into NZ's computers?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10462932
ICANN Posts Issues Paper for the July 2008 - June 2011 Strategic Plan
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11sep07.htm
ICANN September magazine is out
http://icann.org/magazine/
Paul Twomey on IPv6 and possible cyberattacks down under
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=2635
10,000 .eu names suspended amid cybersquatter allegation
http://out-law.com/page-8457
Chinese woman faces legal action from .eu authorities [AFP]
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/09/11/1189276651151.html
IEDR to relax domain registrations
http://www.rte.ie/business/2007/0912/domains.html
tk: Pacific island cashes in on website domain
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/12/ntokelau112.xml
NZ Disputes Resolution Conference 19-21 Sept [news release]
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0709/S00186.htm
http://www.leadr.co.nz/db/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110&Itemid=81
You Say Hulu. I Say Lulu. Let?s Take the Thing to Court.
http://nytimes.com/2007/09/10/business/media/10hulu.html
Bin Ladin domain up for grabs
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=2644
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RESEARCH PAPER
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Mediating Distance: Online Tools for Reconciliation? by Ian Macduff [Director, NZ Centre for Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington]
Conclusion: The aim of this note has been to consider the potential for developing the resources and insights of online dispute resolution into the typically more fraught domain of intra-state and violent conflicts. To the extent that we gather experience in ?mediating distance? in specifically online settings, and to the extent that there is a willingness and need to explore new resources in the management and transformation of intense conflict, it seems realistic to anticipate the adoption of online strategies in such conflicts. Unlike the currently familiar online settings of the virtual community and e-commerce, however, the use of online resources is likely to be only a part ? perhaps only a small part ? of the tool kit of third parties in intense conflicts. ...
http://ombuds.org/center/adr2002-7-Macduff.html
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GOVERNANCE
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Internet Governance Forum to meet in Brazil, 12-15 November [news release]
Representatives of government, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, the Internet community and the media will converge in Rio de Janeiro for the second meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, to be held from 12 to 15 November. The conference will focus on the overall issue of ?Internet Governance for Development?. Five main themes will be addressed ? access, diversity, openness, security and critical Internet resources.
http://egovmonitor.com/node/14230
African Voices to Be Heard Loud And Clear at IGF meeting in Brazil
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on the continent have advanced plans to send a 20-member delegation to the Internet Governance Forum to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in November to ensure that African voices are heard. At a roundtable session on internet governance organised by the Open Society Institute for Southern Africa (OSISA), at the ongoing 11th annual Highway Africa conference in Grahamstown this week, CSOs resolved to ensure that Africa is not relegated at the global meeting.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200709120242.html
http://bizcommunity.com/Article/196/16/17979.html
http://allafrica.com/stories/200709130084.html
Brazil hosts governance forum
Representatives of government, the private sector, non-governmental organisations, the Internet community and the media will converge in Rio de Janeiro for the second meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, to be held from 12 to 15 November, reports eGovmonitor.
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2007/0709111332.asp?S=IT%20Governance&A=GOV&O=FPWW
Guardian Leader: In praise of... a freely available internet
Anything that unites the Gun Owners of America, the inventor of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, and corporate arch-enemies Google and Microsoft must be worth a second look. At stake is a vital principle: whether the web should continue as Sir Tim always envisaged it - owned by no one and open to all comers on equal terms - or whether it should become a two-tier system with extensive users (such as YouTube or even Wikipedia) paying more for privileged access and heavy data use.There ought to be no argument about this.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,2166474,00.html
APC launches new book on WSIS, developing countries and civil society: Time for lessons learned
WSIS has been roundly criticised in the past and this new study from APC concludes that the summit ?is not the best starting point for new action.? So, what is the point of looking at how developing country delegations and civil society fared at the summit? Because, says the author ?it is always important to learn from experience ? particularly where it did not deliver up to expectations.? The book ?Whose Summit? Whose Information Society? Developing countries and civil society at the World Summit on the Information Society?, commissioned by APC and written by David Souter draws on participants? observations, detailed interviews with forty key actors and case studies of experiences rooted in five developing countries.
WSIS holds many lessons for developing countries and civil society organisations aiming to exert greater influence in international ICT decision-making fora. Some lessons demonstrate what worked well ? such as the highly successful, multi-stakeholder IGF. The majority illustrate what did not work so well ? not least, holding a four-year long meeting on such a fast-changing topic. Read a one-page introduction:
http://apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=5202193
Download the full book here [in English; pdf format]:
http://rights.apc.org/documents/whose_summit_EN.pdf
Interview with David Souter: Learning from the WSIS Experience
APCNews interview with David Souter, author of ?Whose Summit? Whose Information Society? Developing countries and civil society at the World Summit on the Information Society?
http://apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=5202194
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DOMAIN NAMES
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AFNIC steps up for a transparent Internet
Seeing national registries speak up for the good of the whole Internet is actually quite rare. Although behind the scenes, most of the major ccTLD registries do involve themselves in a lot of technical issues that can impact our daily use of the Net, they rarely come out with public warnings.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/098/afnic-steps-up-for-a-transparent-internet.php
WIPO?s Gurry Details Efforts On International Patent Needs
... WIPO to Address Internal Problems ?Soon?: Gurry also addressed several organisational challenges WIPO is facing. Saying he hopes many ?transient? problems will be fixed ?soon,? there are other institutional challenges that are more long-term in nature. ?WIPO, I think, is a unique organisation in that it has two very distinct and different roles,? he said. Those roles are: as a service provider to an international economy, given that 92 percent of its revenue is generated from fees and services rendered, including its arbitration centre, which has handled over 11,000 domain name disputes; and as a classical intergovernmental organisation involved in treaty-making and with development assistance.
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=736&res=&res=1920_ff&print=0
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DNS issues could leave users in a BIND
Migrating from the long-outdated Berkeley Internet Name Daemon (BIND) 8 to the improved BIND 9 might be easier with the availability of an upgrade guide designed to educate remaining BIND 8 users of the inherent security risks of using the old version. BIND is the open source reference implementation of the DNS, much like a network phone book that translates computer hostnames into IP addresses.
http://itworldcanada.com/a/Daily-News/29f1f70c-5265-42e5-8f51-6a7d5aa8ca8b.html
PM says foreign spies hacked into New Zealand government computers; no key data lost
Foreign spies have hacked into New Zealand government computers in recent months but no classified information was stolen, Prime Minister Helen Clark said Tuesday. Clark's attempt to reassure followed revelations by the country's top spy, Security Intelligence Service head Warren Tucker, that foreign sources had hacked into government computer systems and stolen information.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/09/11/1189276677390.html
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/4197227a28.html
China denies role in NZ cyber attack
The Chinese Government denies it is involved in attempts to hack into New Zealand Government computer systems - despite strong hints that its spies' activities had been detected.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/4198376a28.html
China's cyber raid on NZ/Aust agencies
China has allegedly tried to hack into highly classified government computer networks in Australia and New Zealand as part of a broader international operation to glean military and commercial secrets from Western nations.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22404605-15306,00.html
Chinese Official Accuses Nations of Hacking
A senior Chinese official has accused foreign intelligence agencies of causing "massive and shocking" damage to China by hacking into computers to ferret out political, military and scientific secrets.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/12/AR2007091200791.html
China: Net spy damage has been 'massive' [Reuters]
A senior Chinese official says his country has suffered "massive" losses of state secrets through the Internet.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6207467.html
France blames China for hack attacks
Three more western nations have blamed China for an upsurge in hacking attacks against government computers.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/12/french_cyberattacks/
Blog: Is Beijing hacking into NZ's computers?
The Security Intelligence Service's claims that foreign governments are hacking its network aren't surprising given the stir created in the last couple of weeks at news that the Chinese People's Liberation Army allegedly hacked the Pentagon's network.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10462932
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ICANN Posts Issues Paper for the July 2008 - June 2011 Strategic Plan
ICANN posted the Issues Paper summarizing comments received during the initial phase of consultation on the July 2008-June 2011 Strategic Plan. Members of the community are invited to review the issues and comment on ICANN's priorities for the Strategic Plan.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11sep07.htm
ICANN September magazine is out
Kieren McCarthy writes the September issue of the ICANN magazine is out. This month it includes interviews with ALAC chair Jacqueline Morris, as well as CEO Paul Twomey. Recent Board meeting are covered, and the policy issues reviewed are: IDNs, Registry and Registrar contracts, and IPv6. Also, covered - has been happening in the past month on the blog and the public participation site, give a rundown of recent public comment periods, and upcoming outreach programmes. And a small piece on the freeing up of the 14.0.0.0/8 IP address block bring a bit of Net history to life. Plus plenty more.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=188
http://icann.org/magazine/
Paul Twomey on IPv6 and possible cyberattacks down under
Paul Twomey addressing the Influence Forum 2007 in Australia?s Hunter Valley, says Australian government and CIO?s must do more in moving to IPv6 and Australia must do more to prepare itself for possible cyberattacks such as those experienced recently by Estonia, and which Australia might struggle to survive according to recent articles in TechTarget.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=2635
ICANN Boss; Australia must improve cyber-terror readiness
Australia might struggle to survive a cyber-attack of the type recently experienced by Estonia and must increase preparations to deal with online threats, according to Dr. Paul Twomey, CEO and president of ICANN.
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/topics/article.asp?DocID=6100810
ICANN Boss: CIOs must plan IPv6 move now
CIOs must pay more attention to IPv6 migration, as the work required to make the move is more complex than is apparent and will required input from across a business and its stakeholders, Dr. Paul Twomey, CEO and president of ICANN. Citing an example of a business where migration to IPv6 saw cusotmers, applications and even desktop browsers disconnected from networks due to unforseen consequences of the move, Twomey urged CIOs to make IPv6 a priority and to start planning so such disruption can be avoided.
http://www.searchcio.com.au/topics/article.asp?DocID=6100812
ICANN Boss: Government should lead IPv6 push
Government agencies should make migration to IPv6 a priority, according to Dr. Paul Twomey, CEO and president of ICANN. "Many departments and agencies I have spoken to suggest that migration is something they will consider in their next three-year planning cycle," he said, before urging them to instead make the move a more immediate priority to lead the IT community into the new standard.
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com.au/topics/article.asp?DocID=6100811
ICANN Begins To Add Yet Another Layer of Complexity by Karl Auerbach
ICANN put out a request for a contractor to add yet another layer of complexity, expense, delay, and unnecessary bureaucracy to the ICANN's "new Top Level Domain" process. One can only wonder how the statement of work for this contactor was generated in advance of ICANN completing its new TLD criteria project. Is this yet another instance of ICANN's "staff" simply doing what it wants to do and ignoring ICANN's board and the community of internet users? There is definitely more than a hint of that smell.
http://cavebear.com/cbblog-archives/000324.html
More New TLDs That You Don't Need
The .post proposal is up...
http://frankschilling.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/09/more-new-tlds-t.html
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China's Keyword Dispute Resolution Centre
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre's (HKIAC) established the Internet Keyword Dispute resolution Centre. As its name infers, this arbitration centre solves Internet keyword disputes in China. Disputes are governed by China Internet Network Information Center- CNNIC- Internet Keyword Disputes Resolution Policy which sets the legal framework for these disputes. China's Internet keyword dispute process is totally written; parties must submit written arguments and documents to HKIAC via fax, e-mail, or post; in exceptional cases, hearings may be conducted. Following, you may find the legal text of the CNNIC Internet Keyword Dispute Resolution Policy.
http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=1853
de: More than eleven million domains moving [news release]
More than 11 million .de domains are getting a new home. On 11 September 2007, DENIC officially puts into operation the first of two new computer centres, from where .de domains will be administered in the future. The change-over to the new computer centre is the first essential step within the scope of a comprehensive infrastructure project, which is designed to adapt the complete network and computer centre structure of the German domain registry to the growing demands of the coming years. The domain holder will not notice anything of the change-over. All .de domains can be fully used throughout the whole procedure.
http://www.denic.de/en/denic/presse/press_84.html
Domain name registrar DENIC opens new data centre [sub req'd]
http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=183500
10,000 .eu names suspended amid cybersquatter allegation
EURid, the Belgium-based registry for .eu domain names, has blocked the names and has the right to strip the woman, Zheng Qingyin, of the names. EURid legal manager Herman Sobrie told OUT-LAW, though, that the organisation wanted to have a court strip Qingyin of the addresses. He said that case would take around a year. Qingyin has filed a separate suit objecting to the blocking of the domains in the Court of First Instance in Brussels. This is a fast-track case whose result should be known in a month, Sobrie said.
http://out-law.com/page-8457
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/10/eu_domain_cybersquatting_allegation/
http://euobserver.com/9/24735
Chinese woman faces legal action from .eu authorities [AFP]
Chinese woman who registered 10,000 .eu domain names faces a lawsuit from the domain organisers Eurid and has retaliated by bringing her own legal complaint, Eurid's legal adviser said Monday.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/09/11/1189276651151.html
http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070910172210.tftuazd9
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iZC3m0gc6ebm6zBgUFr6iWVrUOrQ
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/210382.asp
IEDR to relax domain registrations
The IE Domain Registry has announced the relaxation of registering personal '.ie' domain names for individuals. Therefore, from Wednesday, October 31, individuals will be able register their personal domains, as long at they can prove a claim to the domain name and have a 'substantive connection to the island of Ireland'.
http://www.rte.ie/business/2007/0912/domains.html
http://www.rte.ie/business/2007/0913/MIBUSINESS.html
http://www.businessworld.ie/livenews.htm?a=1834578
http://www.finfacts.com/irelandbusinessnews/publish/article_1011132.shtml
http://siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single9196
tk: Pacific island cashes in on website domain
Tokelau ? comprised of three coral atolls that lie about 500 miles north of Western Samoa, halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii ? has licensed the website domain extension assigned to the island, and is using the money it earns from the project to pay for computers and internet access.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/12/ntokelau112.xml
ZADNA Domain name board appointed
Communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri has appointed new .za Domain Name Authority board members. The appointment went into effect at the beginning of September. The board is chaired by Dr Hasmukh Gajjar, deputy CEO of Faritec, and an executive of the J&J Group.
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2007/0709111034.asp?S=Legal%20View&A=LEG&O=FRGN
http://www.doc.gov.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=157&Itemid=434
dotMobi Strengthens Senior Management Team with Appointment of Two Senior Executives [news release]
dotMobi has appointed Trey Harvin, longtime Internet and technology veteran, as CEO of dotMobi and David Ryder as VP of Marketing and Sales. In their respective roles, Harvin and Ryder will be charged with building on the success of dotMobi to date and taking the company forward with more innovative products for expanding the use of the mobile web.
http://mtld.mobi/node/805
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NZ Disputes Resolution Conference 19-21 Sept [news release]
... Dispute resolution in .com industries is just one of many topics to be debated at Te Papa next week during the 9th International Dispute Resolution Conference. Domain Names Commissioner Debbie Monaghan will join key speakers from the UK and US to discuss mediation in cyberspace with an audience from around the Asia Pacific.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0709/S00186.htm
http://www.leadr.co.nz/db/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110&Itemid=81
Chinese cybersquatter ordered to relinquish domains
A Chinese cybersquatter who preemptively registered trademarked domains in the hope of selling them to the trademark's owner was recently ordered to give up her claim, a state newspaper reported yesterday. According to Legal Daily, The Intermediate People's Court of Changsha, Hunan Province, ordered the cybersquatter, surnamed Yao, to return two domains to the trademark holder, Guizhou Tongjitang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., a privately owned enterprise that has used the Tongjitang trademark since 1888.
http://www.interfax.com/4/312192/news.aspx
You Say Hulu. I Say Lulu. Let?s Take the Thing to Court.
NBC Universal and the News Corporation can?t seem to catch a break when it comes to a name for their new video-sharing service. At first, a name was not a priority. The companies, saying they were fed up with piracy of their movies and television programs on YouTube, unveiled plans for the Web site in March and simply called the venture ?New Site.? A formal name would come later. That antiseptic moniker bored reporters and bloggers, who make up their own name: ?YouTube Killer.? Catchy, but much too aggressive, the two companies warned.
http://nytimes.com/2007/09/10/business/media/10hulu.html
ph: NBI studying case vs forum owner allegedly peddling porn
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is now studying the evidence it confiscated from a raid of the house of a Filipino allegedly behind an online forum that was singled out by a Senator as peddling pornographic materials on the Internet.
http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=190&a=22858
http://catanduanestribune.com/Sep-12-2007/TopStory/Detail.aspx?newsID=3152
us: Internet domain name outlaw faces 20 years in federal prison
A Las Vegas man faces about 20 years in prison today after he agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud for impersonating an intellectual property lawyer and threatening lawsuits against the owners of Internet domain names.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/19284
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/11/typo-squatting_grifter/
http://lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-other/2007/sep/11/566627228.html
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9035678
us: Medical group fights it out in court
... The motion also argues that Daryll Prescott registered the domain names of riverfrontmedicalgroup.org and riverfrontmedicalgroup.net knowing the name Riverfront Medical Group is the corporate name of Hare's practice and that he no longer had the legal authority to use the name without her consent. On Aug. 24, the court ordered "all parties are restrained from interfering with other parties' websites."
http://citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070911/CITIZEN_01/709110037/-1/CITIZEN
us: Candidates locked in name game over Web domains
The wife of a candidate for city councilor owns the Web site names of four of her husband's competitors in the race. Debra Trahan, member of the city's Zoning Board of Appeals and wife of City Council candidate Barry Trahan, has a business that purchases Web site names and sells them back to people interested in creating a site in that name. Her Web site is called YourNameProtected.com, and she also has an agreement with GoDaddy.com to sell Web site names.
http://southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070912/NEWS/709120369
us: MainStrasse group sues over Web site
The MainStrasse Village Association has sued the former operator of its Web site - who also was once a member of the organization - claiming he used the MainStrasse name for his own benefit. Among other things, Shawn Masters and his Merlot Group are accused of "cybersquatting", trademark infringement, engaging in unfair competition and creating confusion among people who are trying to gather online information about Covington's entertainment district.
http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070912/NEWS02/709120348
http://news.kypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070912/NEWS02/709120348/1014
National Arbitration Forum Resolves Univision, Webkinz and Hershey's Kisses Domain Name Disputes
The National Arbitration Forum recently issued decisions on the rights to Univision.tv, Webkinzz.com, Webkniz.com, Weblinz.com and ChocolateKiss.com.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/9/prweb553421.htm
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- MISCELLANEOUS
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Go Daddy Go! ... Now Expanding Into Denver Area [news release]
GoDaddy.com is opening a new facility in Denver. The move means immediate employment opportunities for software developers and gives Go Daddy the benefit of tapping the Denver community?s renowned talent pool.
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%5Fid=112&app%5Fhdr=
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- DOMAINING
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Auto-Generated Web Sites: The Future of Domain Parking?
Domain name parking companies continue to innovate with the goal of creating parked web sites that look more like real web sites. DomainEmbarking.com, one such service, is now in Beta 2.0 and appears to be on the right track.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/09/11/auto-generated-web-sites-the-future-of-domain-parking/
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- DOMAIN SALES
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Bin Ladin domain up for grabs
If you have ever wanted to own your very own piece of US history now is your chance. A website once owned by the bin Laden family that expired on September 11, 2001, has been listed for auction on eBay.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/09/12/1189276767333.html
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=2644
http://cgi.ebay.com/Binladin-historical-domain-name-expires-on-9-11-01_W0QQitemZ330164895202QQihZ014QQcategoryZ11153QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem
Over 160 One-of-a-Kind Commercial Real Estate Domain Names for Sale [news release]
Some valuable commercial real estate has just come up for grabs. There is room for expansion; the new owners can build to suit. And it is entirely online. The high-end addresses becoming available today from SmallBizRealty, Inc. (see them all at http://www.OfficeSpace911.com) include Subleases.com, MedicalOfficeSpace.com, MedicalRealEstate.com, LosAngelesOfficeSpace.com, MiamiOfficeSpace.com, and about 160 other unique commercial real estate domain names.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070912/new010.html
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- NON-ENGLISH NEWS
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Leben ohne Sex.com
Wer aktuell als Kunde des Internet-Anbieters Arcor versucht, eine von mehreren populären schlüpfrigen Web-Angeboten in seinem Browser aufzurufen, stößt auf eine virtuelle Mauer im Netz: Die Porno-Seiten, darunter die enorm bekannte Adresse "Sex.com", wurden Provider-seitig gesperrt, sind zwar weiter im Internet erreichbar, nur eben nicht über Arcor.
http://taz.de/index.php?id=start&art=4506&id=internet-artikel&src=SZ&cHash=fb6d0180a2
Schäuble isoliert: Innenminister verweist auf Localhost
Der Webauftritt des CDU-Politikers und derzeitigen Innenministers ist seit dem heutigen Mittwoch nicht mehr erreichbar. Ursache ist eine falsch aufgelöste IP-Adresse, die der Nameserver der CDU zurückliefert: 127.0.0.1. Damit richten sich Anfragen an www.wolfgang-schaeuble.de nicht an dessen Webserver, sondern auf das Loopback-Interface des Rechners des jeweiligen Besuchers. Sofern dieser auf seinem Rechner keinen eigenen Webserver betreibt, kommt nur eine Fehlermeldung im Browser.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/95894
Porno-Anbieter kämpfen gegen Web-Konkurrenz
Auf Antrag eines deutschen Porno-Portals sperrt Arcor für 2,4 Millionen Nutzer US-Sexseiten. Begründung: Die Angebote missachten deutsche Jugendschutz-Regeln. Hintergrund: Etablierte Erotik-Anbieter leiden weltweit unter zwielichtiger Web-Konkurrenz - und wehren sich.
http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/0,1518,505122,00.html
http://www.zdnet.de/security/news/0,39029460,39157606,00.htm
http://www.welt.de/webwelt/article1175254/Internet-Anbieter_Arcor_sperrt_Sex-Seiten.html
DENIC zieht 11 Millionen .de-Domains um
Am 11. September 2007 zieht die DENIC die mehr als 11 Millionen registrierten .de-Domains in ein neues Rechenzentrum um. Die Umschaltung ist der erste große Teilschritt innerhalb eines umfassenden Infrastrukturprojektes, mit dem die Netzwerk- und Rechenzentrumsstruktur der DENIC an künftige Anforderungen angepasst werden soll.
http://golem.de/0709/54662.html
DeNIC migriert elf Millionen .de-Domains in neues Rechenzentrum
Die DeNIC eG, Betreiberin (Registry) der Registrierungsdatenbank für die Länderdomain .de, nimmt am morgigen Dienstag das erste von zwei neuen Rechenzentren in Betrieb, von denen aus in Zukunft die Verwaltung der .de-Domains erfolgt. Damit bekommen die inzwischen über 11 Millionen .de-Domains ein neues Zuhause, teilt die DeNIC mit.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/95762
http://pc-magazin.de/common/nws/einemeldung.php?id=54257
http://www.testticker.de/news/netzwerke/news20070910018.aspx
http://internet-magazin.de/common/nws/einemeldung.php?id=54257
http://www.net-tribune.de/article/120907-103.php
Mehr als elf Millionen Domains ziehen um [Pressemitteilung]
Die mehr als 11 Millionen .de-Domains bekommen ein neues Zuhause. Am 11. September 2007 nimmt die DENIC eG offiziell das erste von zwei neuen Rechenzentren in Betrieb, von denen in Zukunft aus die Verwaltung der .de-Domains erfolgt. Das Umschalten auf das neue Rechenzentrum ist der erste große Teilschritt innerhalb eines umfassenden Infrastrukturprojektes, mit dem die komplette Netzwerk- und Rechenzentrumsstruktur der deutschen Domainregistrierungsstelle an die wachsenden Anforderungen der kommenden Jahre angepasst wird. Für die Domaininhaber vollzieht sich der Wechsel unbemerkt. Alle .de-Domains können uneingeschränkt genutzt werden.
http://www.denic.de/de/denic/news/news_72.html
10 Jahre Crea Swiss AG, Wil - Branchenportal suche.ch mit über 5000 Domain-Namen
Dieser Tage feiert die in Wil SG ansässige Crea Swiss AG ihr zehnjähriges Bestehen. Crea Swiss AG ist Betreiberin des meistbesuchten Internet-Branchenportals www.suche.ch mit über 5'000 Domainnamen sowie des Vergleichsdienstes www.preise.ch für den Elektronikmarkt. Gemäss einer Studie der Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz erreicht nur jedes zweite Jungunternehmen das fünfte Geschäftsjahr.
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2007-09/artikel-8992543.asp
at: Internet-Summit in der Wiener Hofburg
Am Mittwoch lädt die Assoziation österreichischer Internet-Service-Provider [ISPA] zu ihrem jährlichen Internet-Summit in der Wiener Hofburg.
http://futurezone.orf.at/tipps/stories/221047/
"Formule1.com" marque similaire à "formula 1"
Dans le litige opposant "Formule1.com" à "Formula 1" la Cour d'Appel de Paris a refusé l'enregistrement de la marque "Formule1.com" évoquant la confusion possible entre ces deux marques. Les juges ont appliqué la règle selon laquelle le suffixe d'un nom de domaine est écarté pour apprécier le risque de confusion.
http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/158/formule1-com-marque-similaire-a-formula-1.php
Dans le secret des enchères du .ASIA
Le .ASIA s?ouvre aux marques dans un mois. Pour départager les demandes multiples sur un même nom, DotAsia a prévu de désigner le propriétaire final du nom ciblé via une procédure d?enchères. Explications.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1296/asie-dans-le-secret-des-encheres-du-asia.php
Protéger ses noms de domaines, oui, mais aussi ses marques
Le nom de domaine, à l?instar du nom commercial, est protégé par les règles qui régissent et prohibent la concurrence déloyale. Dès lors, que se passe-t-il lorsque deux entreprises se dispute un nom de domaine ? Le point.
http://www.journaldunet.com/expert/15730/proteger-ses-noms-de-domaines-oui-mais-aussi-ses-marques.shtml
10.000 .eu suspendus pour cause de cybersquattage
L'EURid vient d'annoncer l?ouverture d?un procès pour un cybersquatting record de près de 10.000 noms de domaines en .eu
http://www.silicon.fr/fr/silicon/news/2007/09/10/10-000-suspendus-cause-de
http://www.zataz.com/news/15015/eurid-site-web-eu.html
http://benefice-net.branchez-vous.com/nouvelles/07-09/11-293901.html
http://www.generation-nt.com/eurid-nom-domaine-cybersquatt-actualite-45010.html
Marianne a dû racheter son nom de domaine
Le site Internet de Marianne ne répond plus. Depuis lundi matin, l'adresse marianne-en-ligne.fr renvoie vers un site commercial qui n'a pas grand chose à voir avec celui du journal.
http://www.lejdd.fr/cmc/scanner/media/200737/marianne-a-du-racheter-son-nom-de-domaine_54092.html
http://jeanmarcmorandini.com/news.php?id=8131
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1298/marianne-contraint-de-racheter-son-nom.php
150 000$ pour Ben Laden sur eBay
En pleine période d'anniversaire des attentats du 11 septembre 2001, un nom ayant appartenu à la famille Ben Laden est mis en vente sur eBay. Débuts des enchères à 150 000$.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1299/150-000-$-pour-ben-laden-sur-ebay.php
Pour que l'Internet reste neutre
L'AFNIC tire la sonnette d'alarme : il faut préserver la neutralité technique d'Internet faute de quoi, un acteur pourrait imposer sa vision à tous les utilisateurs.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1297/pour-que-l-internet-reste-neutre.php
Définir les conditions de création des prochaines extensions
L?ICANN souhaite désigner un prestataire pour rédiger les appels à candidature pour la création d'éventuelles nouvelles extensions génériques.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1295/un-agent-de-validation-pour-les-prochains-gtld.php
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1295/definir-les-conditions-de-creation-des-prochaines-extensions.php
L'e-commerce passa per SIMS e Second Life
"I mondi virtuali rappresentano il futuro del commercio globale". Questo l'affondo di Paul Twomey, CEO di ICANN in occasione del suo intervento all'Influence Forum 2007. La platea forse non si aspettava una tale presa di posizione, ma il gran capo della ICANN ha consolidato la sua tesi con esempi di grande attualità.
http://punto-informatico.it/p.aspx?i=2061703
Renfe abre un portal web accesible a través de dispositivos móviles
Ante los profundos cambios que está viviendo el mercado ferroviario, Renfe ha decidido moverse a alta velocidad, también en lo relativo a las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones. Dentro de la apuesta de Renfe por éstas, destaca el reciente lanzamiento del portal para dispositivos móviles Renfe.mobi y la apuesta por el canal de venta on-line de billetes de tren.
http://www.idg.es/computerworld/articulo.asp?id=182549
Redelegacion del .dm
Con doce votos a favor y ninguno en contra fue aprobada la redelegación del ccTLD .dm, en la pasada teleconferencia del 14 de agosto del Board del ICANN.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1539
.jus.br
El 12 de Junio del 2007, el Conselho Nacional de Justiça de Brasil, "Registrou a aprovação do domínio "jus.br" para os sítios do Poder Judiciário e agradeceu a todos os servidores que trabalham no Conselho Nacional de Justiça"
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1538
Acesso à internet é tema de encontro preparatório para fórum da ONU
O Núcleo de Pesquisa, Estudos e Formação (Nupef) deu início nesta quarta-feira ao segundo encontro preparatório ao Fórum das Nações Unidas sobre Governança na Internet (IGF, do inglês Internet Governance Forum), na Escola de Direito da Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
http://oglobo.globo.com/tecnologia/mat/2007/09/12/297696759.asp
http://www.bluebus.com.br/show.php?p=1&id=79286
Sivilisasjonskamp om nettets sjel
Før sommeren høstet Telenor mediestorm for sin nedkobling fra Norway Internet Exchange (NIX), knutepunktet for norsk internettrafikk. Selskapet var tilsynelatende helt uforberedt på den brede debatten som fulgte, om faren for en framtidig todeling av internett, der innhold fra leverandører som kan betale for seg kjører «motorveien», mens nettets øvrige innhold må nøye seg med «krabbefeltet». ... Som Vint Cerf, mannen bak selve internettprotokollen som styrer all trafikk på nettet, sier det: «Internett ble designet uten portvoktere over innhold og tjenester. Nøytralitet er en forutsetning for at nettet skal fortsette å vokse og utvikle seg.»
http://www.dagbladet.no/dinside/2007/09/11/511699.html
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