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domain name news - December 11
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Headlines from the December 13 edition of the news includes:
Internet Co-founder, Vint Cerf, Calls For New Environment to protect
society from abuses | How next billion will shape net by Michael Geist |
CEOs and Directors Need to Tackle Cyber Security Threats | CEOs urged
to make infosecurity a priority | Are domain name registrars responsible
for intellectual property infringement? | 'AKILL' investigation
continues
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Web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee warns of short-termism
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51c753fe-a43f-11dc-a28d-0000779fd2ac.html
The Team That Put the Net in Orbit
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/business/09stream.html
NZ Internet Domain Name Disputes - Roundtable Discussion by Philip Greene
http://www.cyberlaw.org.nz/?p=30
What's up with 'whois'?
http://iht.com/articles/2007/11/14/business/PTEND15.php
Land Grab? ccTLDs and multilingual names by Milton Mueller
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/5/3392238.html
SWITCH is reducing the price for SWITCHbasic domain names from CHF 22 to CHF 17 on 1 February 2008 [news release]
http://switch.ch/about/news.html?id=155
Internationalised Domain Names (IDN) in .nz - Consultation
http://dnc.org.nz/story/30294-29-1.html
Brits lag behind European rivals in online brand protection
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2205410/brits-lag-european-online-brand
nz: Bot-boy caught in his own net
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10481058
NZ banks told to 'do their bit' to fight phishing attacks
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/6236AF0C78E98F34CC2573A9007438C5
DNSSEC: Once More, With Feeling! by Geoff Huston
http://www.circleid.com/posts/dnssec_once_more_with_feeling/
DNS attack could signal Phishing 2.0 [IDG]
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9052198
au: ANZ takes aim at cyber squatters over use of websites
http://business.theage.com.au/anz-takes-aim-at-cyber-squatters-over-use-of-websites/20071207-1fqw.html
Microsoft Vista's IPv6 Raises New Security Concerns
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/140387/microsoft_vistas_ipv6_raises_new_security_concerns.html
Seussical-Sounding Web Site Names
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/technology/personaltech/06pogue-email.html
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/the-dr-seuss-jumble-naming-web-sites/
dotMobi auction points to directions in online mobile entertainment
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3424
Mobile to account for 30% of music retail value by 2011, leading to increased demand for .mobi domains
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3427
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GOVERNANCE
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Web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee warns of short-termism
Internet companies are taking a dangerously short-term view and
ignoring big potential risks and opportunities as the online medium becomes a
more central part of everyday life, according to the man who invented
the worldwide web. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who now oversees the development
of new technology standards for the web as head of the World Wide Web
Consortium, also criticised the lack of support for long-term research
into these issues, which he said marks a break from the traditional
approach technology companies have taken.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51c753fe-a43f-11dc-a28d-0000779fd2ac.html
The Team That Put the Net in Orbit
As a young NASA engineer during the 1980s, Milo Medin liked to irritate
his managers by building scientific computer networks using freely
available Internet software that outperformed more costly commercial
systems. He was a member of a rebel generation of engineers and scientists
that created what would become the commercial Internet during a
tumultuous decade. And this group did so by ignoring conventions and adopting a
cooperative spirit that turned into the hallmark of the open source
software movement.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/business/09stream.html
NZ Internet Domain Name Disputes - Roundtable Discussion by Philip
Greene
On Thursday 6 December 2007, Victoria University’s School of Law
hosted a seminar titled, “Internet Domain Name Disputes: A Roundtable
Discussion.” The 90-minute event, hosted in partnership with the Office
of the Domain Name Commissioner and InternetNZ, was chaired by Philip
Greene, InternetNZ’s Senior Research Fellow in Cyberlaw. Greene was
joined by Debbie Monahan, the .NZ Domain Name Commissioner, and Sir Ian
Barker, a world renowned domain name dispute expert, and a .NZ and WIPO
UDRP domain name arbitration panelist.
http://www.cyberlaw.org.nz/?p=30
DNSSEC-Deployment Group Now Discussing Distributed Root Signing by
Brenden Kuerbis
DNSSEC and the issue of signing the root have been hot topics in
Internet governance over the past year. Most recently, the IGP co-sponsored
workshop at IGF-Rio saw several interested parties (see the workshop
writeup) vigorously debating if the root should be signed. Perhaps
anticipating that discussion, ICANN released a ccNSO survey of 61 ccTLD
operators on DNSSEC just before IGF-Rio. It highlighted that the majority of
interviewed operators preferred ICANN/IANA sign the root, but numerous
other arrangements were identified as well. In Rio, the CEO of the
largest ccTLD argued that deploying DNSSEC at the root entails making a
decision about whether to dedicate trust to one or multiple entities. She
and a representative of CGI.br openly expressed concern about a single
entity controlling such a critical piece of the DNS.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/5/3393603.html
Overlapping Sets: From Rio to Delhi by John Mathiason
The second Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro continued the
slow but steady movement to clarify the critical Internet governance
issues. The Forum discussed, for the first time, the initial issue that
prompted the international focus on Internet governance, critical Internet
resources. It also explored the other clusters that had been
identified: openness, diversity, access and security and further refined these.
But the main result, not as well noticed, is a growing recognition that
the key issues have less to do with the clusters than with where they
overlap and conflict.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/5/3393601.html
IGF Workshop Summary: DNSSEC: Securing a Critical Internet Resource by
Brenden Kuerbis
This informative workshop, co-sponsored by the Internet Governance
Project, CGI.br, and EuroISPA, drew approximately 80-90 attendees from
government, civil society, the private sector and technical communities.
While the multi-stakeholder panel brought a diversity of opinions
regarding DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), they agreed that improving the
security of the Internet’s infrastructure is an important activity which
should be pursued.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/5/3393475.html
An IG Research Home: A Long Term Role for IGF? by Brenden Kuerbis
It is quickly becoming apparent that an important function of the UN's
Internet Governance Forum could be to serve as a long term
clearinghouse for knowledge acquisition and assessment concerning Internet
governance. Despite its structural imperfections, the IGF is becoming a magnet
for the academic community to discuss Internet governance ideas. As
such, it may be finding its role in the global Internet governance regime.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/5/3393138.html
Land Grab? ccTLDs and multilingual names by Milton Mueller
The introduction of internationalized domain names (IDNs) offers the
world one of the best opportunities it will ever have to introduce more
diversity and competition into the domain name registry market.
Unfortunately, the politics within ICANN are threatening that opportunity.
There is a move afoot to give country code TLD registries a free gift of an
IDN top level domain. Did I say "a" free gift? That implies only one.
But as I will explain later, it may turn out to be two, or three, or
maybe six or even twenty free gifts by the time ICANN's Governmental
Advisory Committee and CCNSO gets done with it.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/5/3392238.html
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DOMAIN NAMES
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- ICANN
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If you have the technical ability to manage a top-level domain, then
Icann will give you the right to do it by Guy Kewney
Imagine that you’re a programmer. You speak Korean, not English, and
all your life you’ve never used a Roman alphabet; instead you’ve
used characters, ideograms. Suddenly, you have to get your head around
words such as ‘centre’ and ‘double precision’ written in the
Roman script.
http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/comment/2205375/dot-squiggle-breakthrough-3569719
http://www.whatpc.co.uk/personal-computer-world/comment/2205375/dot-squiggle-breakthrough-3569719
ICANN CEO Congratulates Community Member on Honor [news release]
Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN's President and CEO, congratulated former board
member and current At-Large Advisory Committee member Vanda Scartezini
on being named Brazil's most influential woman in information and
communications technology.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-10dec07.htm
Paul Twomey speech at Vint Cerf Gala event, October 2007
Speech by ICANN CEO Paul Twomey at Gala event to Vint Cerf on Tuesday
30 October 2007 at Sony Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver
City, Los Angeles.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=254
ICANN's Nom Com needs help!
The group in charge of recruiting the best candidates for ICANN's top
jobs is seeking the help of an outside organisation to cope with its
increasing workload.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/144/icann-s-nom-com-needs-help.php
Application Round Opens for Paris ICANN Meeting Fellowships
ICANN is putting out the call for fellowship program applications for
its 32nd International Public Meeting to be held in Paris from 22-27
June 2008. "The fellowship program plays a key role in making sure that
global voices are heard at the ICANN meeting and in our various public
forums," said Theresa Swinehart, ICANN's Vice President, Global and
Strategic Partnerships.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-07dec07.htm
Making the Internet truly local
IDNs are the Internet's real star at the moment. But why do they
matter? And why is ICANN putting so much effort into them? We asked Tina Dam,
Director of ICANN's IDN program, to enlighten us.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/145/making-the-internet-truly-local.php
Technical Community Networking in the Middle East by Baher Esmat
Last month, I had the opportunity to participate in two consecutive but
separate gatherings in the Middle East targeting the technical
community of this region. The first was the second meeting of the Middle East
Network Operators Group (MENOG), hosted by Q-tel and held in Doha,
Qatar on 19-21 Nov. The other meeting was a technical training for ccTLD
managers organized by ISOC and NSRC and hosted by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
College of Business in Amman, Jordan on 26-29 Nov. Although the audience of
both events was different, the aim was to get the techies of this
region together so they could exchange views, share knowledge, and learn
from experts as well as from each other’s experiences. Ultimately, the
aim is to see networks of expertise in the Middle East actively engaged
in discussions and participating in work taking place at various
international fora.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=255
ICANN Blog en francais by Michele Neylon
In a multi-lingual and multicultural internet society it's nice to see
that the ICANN blog is publishing content in languages other than
English.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2007/12/06/icann-blog-en-francais/
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Domain names show sustained growth
With a 31% increase year over year, the domain name market remains
buoyant. There are now 146 million names registered worldwide. .COM and
.NET registry Verisign has just published its latest "Domain Name Industry
Brief", showing unabated growth for domain names in the third quarter
of 2007. The new total of 146 million registered names is a 6% increase
over 2007's second quarter and a 31% increase over the third quarter
of last year.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/146/domain-names-show-sustained-growth.php
SWITCH is reducing the price for SWITCHbasic domain names from CHF 22
to CHF 17 on 1 February 2008 [news release]
It is the continuing stable growth in the number of domain names that
has made a further price reduction possible. SWITCH reduced the price
from CHF 27 to CHF 22 in September 2007 already. There were 1,046,387
domain names ending in .ch (Switzerland) and 50,379 domain names ending in
.li (Principality of Liechtenstein) registered with SWITCH as per 6
december 2007.
http://switch.ch/about/news.html?id=155
Switch to lower annual fee for .ch, .li domains by CHF 5 [sub req'd]
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?id=195732
.NL sunrise for numerical domains commences
The sunrise period for numerical only domain names began for .NL SIDN,
the .NL registry, announced. In the next five days 56 numerical only
domain names were registered. The sunrise period finishes on 14 December,
when the applicants of the numerical domain names will be assessed to
ensure they meet the requirements by Deloitte. It is anticipated a
landrush for numerical domain names will commence in late January or early
February.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/09/nl-sunrise-for-numerical-domains-commences/
Internationalised Domain Names (IDN) in .nz - Consultation
Currently, domain names in the .nz space only allow the 26 basic
English (Latin) alphabet characters a-z, digits and the '-' hyphen. The Maori
alphabet has an additional five characters, the macronised vowels a,
e, i, o, and u, which are currently not allowed in .nz domain names.
http://dnc.org.nz/story/30294-29-1.html
Brits lag behind European rivals in online brand protection
UK businesses are at major risk of brand damage online because of poor
domain name registration practices, according to a new report from
domain name management specialist NetNames reveals.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2205410/brits-lag-european-online-brand
http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2205410/brits-lag-european-online-brand
http://www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/2205410/brits-lag-european-online-brand
http://www.netimperative.com/news/2007/december/3/uk-brands-neglecting-brand-protection-online
British brands lag behind European rivals in online brand protection
stakes
British businesses are at major risk of brand damage online because of
poor domain name registration practices, the Cyberdaq report from
domain name management specialist NetNames reveals. Leading UK brands are 24
per cent less protected online than their German rivals.
http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/071207NetNames.html
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nz: Bot-boy caught in his own net
For a young man who has been described by a seasoned cyber policeman as
bordering on genius, Owen Walker's immediate prospects are bleak.
Extradition to the United States is a distinct possibility for the software
whiz who was bullied at Mercury Bay Area Primary, home-schooled from
age 13, and five years later finds himself the centre of attention of
FBI and Dutch investigators.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10481058
NZ banks told to 'do their bit' to fight phishing attacks
New Zealand banks could protect customers from phishing attacks by
making a simple change to their internet address protocols at little or no
cost, says Thom Hooker, director of operations at SMX, an Auckland
based anti-spam and anti-virus email service provider. “They’re putting
a lot of onus on the users but they should be doing their bit at their
end,” he says. The owner of an internet domain address can specify
who is allowed to send email using that domain address. Internet service
providers such as Xtra can then identify and reject as spam emails
which purport to be from banks.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/6236AF0C78E98F34CC2573A9007438C5
DNSSEC: Once More, With Feeling! by Geoff Huston
After looking at the state of DNSSEC in some detail a little over a
year ago in 2006, I've been intending to come back to DNSSEC to see if
anything has changed, for better or worse, in the intervening period... To
recap, DNSSEC is an approach to adding some "security" into the DNS.
The underlying motivation here is that the DNS represents a rather
obvious gaping hole in the overall security picture of the Internet,
although it is by no means the only rather significant vulnerability in the
entire system. One of the more effective methods of a convert attack in
this space is to attack at the level of the DNS by inserting fake
responses in place of the actual DNS response.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/dnssec_once_more_with_feeling/
DNS attack could signal Phishing 2.0 [IDG]
Researchers at Google Inc. and the Georgia Institute of Technology are
studying a virtually undetectable form of attack that quietly controls
where victims go on the Internet. The study, set to be published in
February, takes a close look at "open recursive" DNS servers, which are
used to tell computers how to find each other on the Internet by
translating domain names like google.com into numerical Internet Protocol
addresses. Criminals are using these servers in combination with new attack
techniques to develop a new generation of phishing attacks.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9052198
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140465-c,onlinesafety/article.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/11/DNS-attack-could-signal-Phishing-2.0_1.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/11/AR2007121100722.html
Top 10 Best & Worst Anti-Phishing Web Registrars
Web site domain name registrars are increasingly finding themselves at
the forefront of the never-ending slog against online con artists and
phishers. But there is little consensus on how far registrars should go
to police their pool of names for fraudulent activity, and the
performance of registrars in decommissioning domain names connected to fraud
scams is all over the map. Such was one of the many findings in a
"brandjacking" report released last month by brand security firm MarkMonitor.
November's report, which detailed online fraud trends for Q3 of 2007,
was the first to include a list of the top 10 best and worst lists of
registrar performance in revoking domain names connected to phishing
scams.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/12/top_10_best_worst_antiphishing.html
China Link Suspected in Lab Hacking
A cyber attack reported last week by one of the federal government’s
nuclear weapons laboratories may have originated in China, according to
a confidential memorandum distributed Wednesday to public and private
security officials by the Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/us/nationalspecial3/09hack.html
http://www.news.com/2100-7349_3-6222069.html
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/121107-dns-attack-could-signal-phishing.html
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au: ANZ takes aim at cyber squatters over use of websites
ANZ Bank has taken action to reclaim two websites from Asian cyber
squatters who used the bank's name to attract visitors, but made money by
selling links to the ANZ's competitors and pornography.
http://business.theage.com.au/anz-takes-aim-at-cyber-squatters-over-use-of-websites/20071207-1fqw.html
WIPO End Report on Case Administration under the Sunrise Challenge
Policy for .mobi and the Premium Name Trademark Application Rules for .mobi
Between September 2006 and March 2007, the WIPO Arbitration and
Mediation Center processed 18 challenges under the Sunrise Challenge Policy
for .mobi ("Sunrise Policy") and the Rules for Sunrise Challenge Policy
("Sunrise Rules"), and 105 applications under the Premium Name Trademark
Application Rules for .mobi ("Premium Name Rules"). The present WIPO
Report provides a resume of the Center's administration of challenges
under the Sunrise Policy and Rules and of applications under the Premium
Name Rules. Both of these mechanisms were created by the Center in
collaboration with the .mobi registry operator.
http://wipo.int/amc/en/domains/reports/mobi
'Freedom Of Speech' Domain Names Acceptable - WIPO [AHN]
"Freedom of speech" domain names are acceptable, says the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), citing a person's right to register
a company's name as a domain name to voice negative opinions about
that company.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009382355
Bodog Foils Legal Ploy in Latest Ruling
Bodog was the winner in the latest ruling in a patent-infringement
lawsuit that has developed more twists and turns than San Francisco's famed
Lombard Street. On August 31, 1st Technology Inc. filed an Ex-Parte
Application for Order Allowing Examination of Judgment Debtor, which
would have compelled Bodog owner Calvin Ayre to appear at their US
attorney's offices. Knowing anything about the current legal climate for
principals of online sports betting sites might have lead them to believe
that Calvin Ayre would be hard pressed to make a scheduled appearance in
the US. If the court sided with 1st Technology and Ayre failed to show,
they were ready with a motion for contempt.
http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/12/bodog-foils-latest-legal-ploy.htm
Vegas judge in favour of Bodog Entertainment S.A.
A federal judge In Las Vegas has ruled in favour of a motion presented
by Bodog Entertainment S.A. in their ongoing case with 1st Technology.
The motion initiated by the defence team stated that as the company is
not resident in Nevada, it should not be subject to examination under
Nevada law.
http://www.casinowire.com/?p=367
uk: New row over Mathew Street Festival - this time over a domain
ONE of the men primarily blamed for the cancellation of the Mathew
Street Festival has become embroiled in a row over the ownership of the
domain names for the event’s website.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2007/12/07/new-row-over-mathew-street-festival-this-time-over-a-domain-64375-20215934/
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The Year IPv6 Made it to Major League By Yves Poppe
May 6th 2007: ARIN board of trustees passes a resolution advising the
Internet community that migration to a new version of the internet
protocol, IPv6, will be necessary to allow continued growth of the internet.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/71269_year_ipv6_made_major_league/
Microsoft Vista's IPv6 Raises New Security Concerns
Members of the Internet engineering community have raised several new
security concerns about Teredo, a mechanism for sending IPv6 traffic
over IPv4 networks that comes turned on by default in Microsoft's Vista
software.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/140387/microsoft_vistas_ipv6_raises_new_security_concerns.html
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Seussical-Sounding Domain Names
Could it possibly be true? Has all wit and cleverness already dried up
in the naming of Web sites, less than 15 years after the Internet was
opened to the public? In the beginning, Web sites announced their own
names. You pretty much know what you’re going to find at Sears.com,
Staples.com, McDonalds.com and Microsoft.com.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/technology/personaltech/06pogue-email.html
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/the-dr-seuss-jumble-naming-web-sites/
Coming up short in domain name game
When the Hollywood studios say they don't know enough about the
Internet to pay writers what they seek for the streaming and downloading of
their shows, they might not be kidding. That was made embarrassingly
clear Monday when a group of opportunistic writers unveiled a website
lampooning the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which
represents the studios in labor negotiations. The alliance neglected to
register two key domain names, an oversight seized upon by the writers,
who are now in the sixth week of a strike.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-strike11dec11,1,3597536.story
First Passport, now fraud: ex-MS employee charged [IDG]
The former Microsoft employee associated with the company's notorious
December 1999 Hotmail outage has been charged with fraud. Carolyn
Gudmundson was indicted Thursday on charges that she raked in more than $1
million during a four-year period by falsifying expense reports she filed
for domain name registration charges.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/07/First-Passport-now-fraud-ex-MS-employee-charged_1.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140415-pg,1/article.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/08/AR2007120800729.html
Ex-Microsoft manager faces 20 years for doctoring expense reports
A former Microsoft manager who acquired, registered and retired the
company's Internet domain names was arrested Thursday and charged with
stealing more than $1 million from Microsoft Corp., travel site
Expedia.com, and a California company, federal prosecutors said Friday.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9051878
VeriSign Releases Q2 Domain Brief
VeriSign announced on Wednesday it released its third quarter 2007
Domain Name Industry Brief, revealing some 12 million new domain names were
added over the past quarter. The total number of domain name
registrations worldwide across all TLD names is 146 million, showing a 31
percent increase over the same quarter last year.
http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/120607_VeriSign_Releases_Q2_Domain_Brief.cfm
ENUM Summit Raises Questions, Concerns
ENUM is rolling right along with a conference here and a discussion
panel there. The most recent was the ENUM Summit in Boston. It was a well
attended and professionally structured conference with a mix of
theorists, scientists, and some people with real revenue generating service
awareness to bring to the party. This combination of elements created an
interesting reaction.
http://www.tmcnet.com/news/2007/12/06/3145987.htm
Internet Society Honours Nii Quaynor No Category
The Internet Society delivered it's most prestigious award to Nii
Quaynor for his groundbreaking work in launching the earliest Internet
technologies in Ghana, turning them into a powerful force throughout Africa
and creating an entire movement of technologists who continue to drive
Internet innovation and represent Africa's interests globally.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200712070425.html
http://hana.ru.ac.za/article.cfm?articleID=1802
Striking Writers Use Domain Name to Lampoon Studios
Writers acquire .com version of studios’ domain name.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/12/11/striking-writers-use-domain-name-to-lampoon-studios/
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New Domain Name Generator Lets You Find Available .com Domains [news
release]
The domain name ideas generator at randomainer.com uses word proximity
search and semantic analysis to find unregistered domain names
instantly. MakeWords, a New York company, announced today the launch of its
innovative domain name generator and search engine at available domains
and see if any of the names suit their needs, or they can continue their
search by clicking on the related words. Depending on the requirements,
you may come up with a perfect match in a mere few minutes.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/11/new-domain-name-generator-lets-you-find-available-com-domains/
http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2007121202/new-domain-name-generator-lets-you-find-available-com-domains/
ExpiredDomainSecret.com Teaches How to Grab Profitable Expired Domains
[news release]
Everybody is after the proverbial 'golden niche' when it comes to
online businesses. And for the past three years, the expired domain names
market has been this niche. It is the most comprehensive guide on
purchasing expired available domains ever compiled. It covers the most basic
questions one can have about expired domains so it’s for beginners,
and then the eBook shares insider strategies for maximum profits so
it’s also for the more advanced expired domain buyer too In 2005, sales of
5,851 domain names generated almost US$29 million. In 2006, sales
surpassed the US$100 million mark. To date, there have already been six
expired domains bought for over US$1 million each (one of them was sold
for almost US$10 million!). And these statistics cover just the public
domain name aftermarket. Private sales of expired domains are said to be
bring in higher figures.
http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2007121114/expireddomainsecretcom-teaches-how-to-grab-profitable-expired-domains/
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/11/539/
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The US$345 million web address
Jake Winebaum surprised many when he paid $7.5 million for a web
address in 1999 – but business.com has grown into a successful company
Back in 1999, the internet entrepreneur Jake Winebaum and his
associates paid $7.5 million for the domain name business.com – a seemingly
crazy price for a simple web address. But the company Winebaum built with
the name – a business-to-business directory and advertising network
- was recently sold for an impressive $345 million, which shows at the
very least that paying a lot of money for a web address can sometimes
be worthwhile. In fact, web addresses have turned out to be a windfall
for shrewd speculators, as we predicted in the very first cover story of
the Industry Standard back in 1997. The world of "domainers," as such
speculators are known, is secretive, and the terms of most domain
transactions are never known publicly. But a public company called Marchex
has revealed that it acquired more than 100,000 addresses from a
secretive Chinese-Canadian domainer for an incredible $160 million.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article3018769.ece
dotMobi auction points to directions in online mobile entertainment
dotMobi logoDotMobi are especially pleased with their recent auction of
dotMobi names with a record-breaking auction that generated
approximately US$2.3 million in domain name sales.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3424
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/11/dotmobi-auction-points-to-directions-in-online-mobile-entertainment/
http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2007121122/mobile-to-account-for-30-of-music-retail-value-by-2011-leading-to-increased-demand-for-mobi-domains/
Mobile to account for 30% of music retail value by 2011, leading to
increased demand for .mobi domains
Mobile music is on the rise, currently representing around 13% of
global recorded music retail value according to a new industry report from
Understanding & Solutions. The report forecasts an increase to almost
30% by 2011, amounting to US$11 billion and helping to offset some of the
decline in packaged music revenues. This rapid growth is no doubt
reflected in the recent sale of music.mobi for US$616,000.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3427
http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2007121122/mobile-to-account-for-30-of-music-retail-value-by-2011-leading-to-increased-demand-for-mobi-domains/
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/11/mobile-to-account-for-30-of-music-retail-value-by-2011-leading-to-increased-demand-for-mobi-domains/
Irish business chamber launches .mobi websites
Chambers Ireland logoMobile communications are striding ahead, and the
demand for dotMobi domain names with subsequent websites seems to be on
a strong upward curve. The recent dotMobi auction where music.mobi and
games.mobi sold for US$616,000 and $401,500 respectively are strong
indicators of this. Now Ireland’s largest business network Chambers
Ireland has launched 23 websites using the .mobi Internet address created
specifically for mobile phones.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/11/irish-business-chamber-launches-mobi-websites/
http://www.domainnews.com/general/2007121118/irish-business-chamber-launches-mobi-websites/
http://www.techcentral.ie/article.aspx?id=11603
Music.mobi “Winner” Vows Lawsuit Against Sedo
Constantine Giorgio Roussos thought he was the winner of Music.mobi in
yesterday’s .mobi auction at Sedo. He bid $66,000. The auction ended
and he received an automated invoice from Sedo. He then received a
“personal” e-mail from a Sedo employee (which also may have been
automated).
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/12/07/musicmobi-winner-vows-lawsuit-against-sedo/
Third .mobi 'Premium Domain Name' Online Auction Shatters Existing
Price Records [news release]
dotMobi closed its 2007 online auction series on December 5 with a
record-breaking auction that generated approximately $2.3 million for the
continued creation of mobile content tools like dotMobi's popular
http://ready.mobi/ and http://site.mobi/ tools and its forthcoming
device database.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,239487.shtml
Grandpa.com Sells for US$55,000 to Lead WebmasterWorld PubCon Auction
Moniker’s live auction at WebmasterWorld PubCon brought in $245,500
in sales. 60 lots sold with a median price of $1,100 and an average
price of $4,092.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/12/06/grandpacom-sells-for-55000-to-lead-webmasterworld-pubcon-auction/
Computer.com Closes at US$2.1 Million in 2nd Largest Deal Reported This
Year and Another Sale Hits the Million Dollar Mark
Another big wave of completed sales from last month's
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East auction were closed this week, including the auction's Big
Kahuna - Computer.com at $2.1 million. That's the second largest sale
reported so far in 2007, trailing only Porn.com (a name Moniker sold for
$9.5 million in May). You may recall that the high bid for Computer.com
was $2.2 million but the foreign investment group that placed that bid
was unable to get the cash transferred in a timely manner so the
runner-up bidder took the opportunity to take the name for $100,000 less.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales12-05-07.htm
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Switch senkt Domain-Preise
Ab Februar 2008 kostet eine Domain bei Switch noch 17 statt 22 Franken
- und für 34 Franken gibt es ein Angebot mit zusätzlicher Sicherheit.
http://www.infoweek.ch/news/NW_single.cfm?news_ID=17199&sid=0
.ch-Domains werden nochmal billiger
Nach der letzten Preisrunde im September senkt Switch, die offizielle
Schweizer Registrierungsstelle für .ch- und .li-Domain-Namen, die
Preise für "SWITCHbasic" Domain-Namen ab dem 1. Februar ein weiteres Mal,
nun auf 17 Franken. Anfangs September hatte Switch den Preis von 27 auf
22 Franken gesenkt, im letzten November von 35 auf 27 Franken.
http://www.inside-it.ch/frontend/insideit?_d=_article&news.id=12770
Schweizer Internetadressen nochmals billiger
Die Registrierungs- Monopolistin Switch senkt die Preise für .ch- und
.li-Adressen von 22 auf 17 Franken pro Jahr.
http://www.toponline.ch/area-1.rub-41.art-75964.tce
Günstigere .ch-Domain-Namen ab 1. Februar 2008
Switch, die Registrierungsstelle für .ch und .li Domain-Namen, senkt
die Preise für Switschbasic Domain-Namen per 1. Februar 2008 von 22
Franken auf 17 Franken.
http://www.persoenlich.com/news/show_news.cfm?newsid=72425
Switch senkt die Preise
Schweizer und Liechtensteinger Internetadressen werden per 1. Februar
2008 erneut billiger.
http://www.heute-online.ch/news/digital/switch-senkt-die-preise-78237
Switch senkt die Preise für Domain-Namen
Switch, Registrierungsstelle für .ch und .li Domain-Namen, senkt die
Preise für Domain-Namen per 1. September von 27 Franken auf 22 Franken.
http://www.netzwoche.ch/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=31563&Digest=NIQJXs0OCYJFg6+4daZ2pA
Schweizer Internetadressen werden erneut billiger
Schweizer und Liechtensteinger Internetadressen werden per 1. Februar
2008 erneut billiger. Die Registrierungs- Monopolistin Switch senkt die
Preise für .ch- und .li-Adressen von 22 auf 17 Fr. pro Jahr.
http://www.baz.ch/news/index.cfm?keyID=6BF9B4A6-7C45-4B8B-AAC0F6F27F40F7A6&startpage=1&ObjectID=C389BA2A-1422-0CEF-707C54AEFD12A63B
SWITCH senkt den Preis für SWITCH [news release]
Das anhaltend stabile Wachstum des Domain-Namen-Bestandes macht diese
erneute Preissenkung möglich. Bereits im September 2007 hatte SWITCH
den Preis von 27 Franken auf 22 Franken gesenkt. Am 6. Dezember 2007
waren 1'046'387 Domain-Namen mit der Endung .ch (Schweiz) registriert.
50'379 waren es bei .li (Fürstentum Liechtenstein).
http://www.switch.ch/de/about/news.html?id=155
IETF sucht nach Übersetzungswegen zwischen IPv4 und IPv6
IPv4-Adressen werden in den kommenden Jahren knapp. Daher drängte das
Internet Architecture Board (IAB) jüngst die Entwickler, sich auch mit
der Frage möglicher Übersetzungsmechanismen zwischen beiden Welten
zu widmen. Vorige Woche wurde bei der Internet Engineering Task Force in
Vancouver überlegt, inwieweit Network-Adress-Translation-Verfahren
für die Übersetzung zwischen beiden Protokollen (Network Address
Translation – Protocol Translation, NAT-PT) nötig sind. Von einer
früheren Variante von NAT-PT hat die IETF vor Kurzem Abstand genommen. Sie
bereite zu viele Probleme.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/100323
Weihnachten - der Wunschzettel eines Domainers
Noch 17 mal schlafen, dann ist Weihnachten. Haben Sie Ihre
Weihnachtsgeschenke schon zusammen – vielleicht für Papa eine neue Krawatte,
für die Mama eine elektrische Zahnbürste und für Freund oder Freundin
ein iPhone. Doch was schenkt man einem Domainer?
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2007/weihnachten-der-wunschzettel-eines-domainers-id667110.html
Update – Neues von .bb, .berlin und .md
Auf traumhaft schöne Inseln führt uns diesmal die Reise durch die
Welt der ccTLDs. Aus deutschen Landen hört man dagegen altbekanntes –
Streitigkeiten in der Politik. Gut, dass .asia da für Transparenz
sorgt.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2007/update-neues-von-bb-berlin-und-md-id667112.html
dotBerlin kämpft für eigene Top-Level-Domain
In einigen Internet-Adressbereichen ist es inzwischen so richtig eng
geworden. Mehr als elf Millionen .de-Domains und mehr als 73 Millionen
registrierte Domainnamen unter den Top-Level-Domains .com und .net lassen
kaum noch Spielraum für sinnvolle Namen. Ein Beleg dafür sind
beispielsweise die extrem hohen Preise, die bei Domain-Auktionen und
Verkäufen erzielt werden.
http://www.dslteam.de/news/artikel/27775
Deutsches IPv6-Gremium trommelt für künftigen Internet-Standard
Das IPv6-Forum, dem mehr als 50 nationale Gremien angehören, bekommt
Zuwachs aus Deutschland: Das German IPv6 Council, das von Professor
Christoph Meinel, Direktor des Potsdamer Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPI)
geleitet wird, engagiert sich für die zügige Einführung von IPv6 als
Internet-Standard.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/100184
Deutscher IPv6-Council gegründet
Ein am Hasso-Plattner-Institut [HPI] in Potsdam gegründeter Rat will
die Einführung der verbesserten Internet-Version IPv6 in Deutschland
beschleunigen. Die bisher verwendete Internet-Protokoll-Version 4 [IPv4]
sei schon 25 Jahre alt, betonte Prof. Christoph Meinel, der Direktor
des HPI am Donnerstag in Potdam. "Ihre größten Nachteile sind die immer
stärkere Verknappung von Internet-Adressen und signifikante
Sicherheitsdefizite."
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/241153/
Deutscher Rat will verbesserte Internet-Version vorantreiben
In Deutschland ist heute ein Rat gegründet worden, der der Version 6
des Internet-Protokolls zum Durchbruch verhelfen will. Das von Professor
Christoph Meinel, dem Direktor des Potsdamer Hasso-Plattner-Instituts
geleitete Gremium nennt sich "German IPv6 Council". Der aus Vertretern
aus Politik, Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft gebildete deutsche IPv6-Rat
werde einen Fahrplan entwickeln, wie das neue Internetprotokoll in die
nationalen Strategien im Bereich der Informations- und
Kommunikations-Technologien eingebunden werden könnte, sagte Meinel wenige Tage vor dem
nationalen IT-Gipfel der Bundesregierung.
http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39159540,00.htm
Deutscher IPv6-Rat gegründet
In Deutschland ist ein IPv6-Rat gegründet worden, der der neuen
Version des Internet Protokoll zum Durchbruch verhelfen will. Das von Prof.
Christoph Meinel, dem Direktor des Potsdamer Hasso-Plattner-Instituts,
geleitete Gremium nennt sich "German IPv6 Council", gab die Organisation
heute in Potsdam bekannt. Der deutsche Rat ist Mitglied im weltweiten
IPv6-Forum. Diesem gehören mehr als 50 nationale Gremien an.
http://de.internet.com/index.php?id=2053362
http://www.umweltjournal.de/fp/archiv/AfA_technik/13403.php
http://www.uni-protokolle.de/nachrichten/id/148460/
Will neue Internet-Generation in Deutschland vorantreiben
Ein am Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPI) in Potsdam gegründetes Gremium
möchte einer deutlich verbesserten Internet-Version in Deutschland zum
Durchbruch verhelfen. Die bisher verwendete Internet-Protokoll-Version 4
(IPv4) sei schon 25 Jahre alt, sagte Professor Christoph Meinel in
Potsdam.
http://www.pcwelt.de/start/dsl_voip/sicherheit/news/139521/
http://www.computerwoche.de/produkte_technik/1850094/
http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=28676
Neue Sicherheitslecks in Vistas Webstack
Auch wenn das Netzwerkprotokoll IPv6, quasi das 'neue' Internet, noch
mehr oder weniger in den Sternen steht, unterstützt Microsoft diese
Technologie bereits.
http://www.silicon.de/enid/antivirus/32052
www.domain-recht.de: Marlene Dietrich gewinnt Domain-Streit [news
release]
Nach den US-Schauspielern Marlon Brando, Julia Roberts und Tom Cruise
hat nun auch der deutsche Filmstar Marlene Dietrich ihren Domain-Namen
marlenedietrich.com zurück gewonnen: Wie das Online-Magazin
www.domain-recht.de berichtet, konnte sich die Marlene Dietrich Collection GmbH
aus München mehr als 15 Jahre nach dem Tod der als "Blauer Engel"
weltberühmt gewordenen Schauspielerin vor einem Genfer UN-Schiedsgericht mit
Erfolg gegen einen mutmaßlichen südafrikanischen Domain- Spekulanten
durchsetzen.
http://www.presseecho.de/computer%20&%20it/PB141048.htm
City-Domain .berlin erhält keine offizielle Berliner Unterstützung
Die Berliner dotBerlin GmbH kann weiterhin nicht auf offizielle
Unterstützung für ihren Plan bauen, eine Top Level Domain .berlin
einzuführen. Einen Antrag der CDU, mit dem eine entsprechende "Weiterentwicklung
des Adressraums Internet" gefördert werden sollte, hat der Ausschuss
für Informationstechnik im Berliner Abgeordnetenhaus am heutigen
Donnerstag mit den Stimmen der rot-roten Regierungskoalition abgelehnt. Es
sei kompliziert genug gewesen, das Stadtportal berlin.de für die
Berliner "zugänglich zu machen", begründete Robert Schaddach von der
SPD-Fraktion die Zurückweisung der gesonderten Städte-Domain. Nun habe man
dort "super viele Zugriffe", sodass man von dem zentralen Portal für
die Vermarktung der Stadt sprechen könne. Bei einer zusätzlichen Top
Level Domain mit zahlreichen Einzeladressen für die Stadtverwaltung
werde die Angelegenheit nur komplizierter, meinte der ehemalige Leiter
Geschäftsentwicklung der berlin.de new media
GmbH.
http://www.ecomm-online.de/aktuelles/aktuell+M5c967e9f64a.html
ISPA erwirkte Entschärfung des SPG
Die am Donnerstagabend vom Nationalrat angenommene Novelle des
Sicherheitspolizeigesetzes wurde nach einer Intervention des Verbands der
heimischen Internet-Provider [ISPA] geringfügig entschärft.
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/241362/
Die Meister der Nummern
Mit ENUM, dem "Telephone Number Mapping", werden beispielsweise
Telefonnummern bestimmten Internet-Adressen zugeordnet. Dann klingelt auf der
ganzen Welt das Mobiltelefon, wird eine einzigartige Nummer gewählt.
Seit Jahren treibt das Vorhaben die Internationale
Telekommunikationsunion um, doch ENUM macht nur kleine Fortschritte.
http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/computer/708379/
SWITCH réduit au 1er février 2008 le prix pour noms de domaine
SWITCHbasic de 22 francs à 17 francs [news release]
La croissance toujours stable de l'effectif de noms de domaine a permis
cette baisse de prix. En septembre 2007 déjà, SWITCH avait réduit
le prix de 27 francs à 22 francs. Le 6 décembre 2007, 1'046'387 noms
de domaines .ch (Suisse) et 50'379 .li (Liechtenstein) étaient
enregistrés chez SWITCH.
http://www.switch.ch/fr/about/news.html?id=155
Le «cybersquatting» légitimé pour défendre la liberté de
critiquer?
L'Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) tolère
le «cybersquatting» lorsque cette pratique est utilisée à des fins
de liberté d'expression, notamment pour protester contre des services
ou des produits proposés par des entreprises. Selon Erik Wilbers,
directeur du centre d'arbitrage et de médiation à l'OMPI, le jury de
l'organisation est divisé mais penche de plus en plus pour permettre à
ces sites d'exister. Et de citer le cas de l'affaire chelwest.com, un
site créé par un particulier, Frank Redmond, pour dénoncer l'hôpital
public Chelsea and Westminster de Londres, où il estime que sa fille
a été très mal soignée.
http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39376382,00.htm
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/zdnet/20071210/ttc-le-cybersquatting-legitime-pour-defe-6a3d054.html
Marché du nommage : croissance continue
Le secteur des noms de domaine continue d'afficher une croissance à
deux chiffres. On compte aujourd'hui 146 millions de noms enregistrés,
soit 31% de plus par rapport à l'an dernier.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1378/marche-du-nommage-croissance-continue.php
L'ICANN cite Domaines.Info !
Un article de la version anglaise de Domaines.Info a été repris dans
la dernière newsletter hebdomadaire de l'ICANN.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1381/l-icann-cite-domaines-info.php
Gouvernance internationale de l’Internet : un chemin ardu
Le 15 novembre s'est achevé le Forum de Rio sur la gouvernance de
l'Internet. Mais la gestion internationale du Web reste encore à faire.
http://www.journaldunet.com/expert/19857/gouvernance-internationale-de-l-internet-un-chemin-ardu.shtml
Le .ASIA ouvert à tous dès le 20 février 2008
L’extension asiatique ouvrira à tous selon un calendrier en deux
étapes : une landrush à partir du 20 février 2008, puis l’ouverture
totale, prévue le 26 mars 2008.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1377/asie-le-asia-ouvert-a-tous-des-le-20-fevrier-2008.php
Bernard Benhamou (Ministère de la Recherche) : "Nous voulons que la
racine française devienne européenne"
La France vient d'obtenir une partie du contrôle de la toile au forum
des Nations Unies sur la gouvernance de l'Internet. Le délégué aux
usages de l'Internet auprès du ministre de la Recherche revient sur cet
évènement.
http://www.journaldunet.com/solutions/systemes-reseaux/interview/07/1207-benhamou-internet-objet.shtml
Impulsan el lanzamiento del .lat
Antonio Harris, director ejecutivo de la Cámara de Bases de Datos y
Servicios en Línea, aseguró que el desarrollo de este dominio regional
creará una identidad latina en Internet
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1573&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Evite ser estafado a través de Internet
Diariamente nos enteramos sobre los numerosos fraudes a través del
Internet. Las fuentes que usamos para aprender a no ser estafados en la
Internet muchas veces pueden ser abrumadoras o poca concreta dando como
resultado información que no es útil para evitar ser estafado por este
medio. Los fraudes son más fáciles porque los negocios se hacen sin
tener que dar la cara, haciéndolo más riesgoso y que los estafadores
desaparezcan más fácilmente.
http://www.telemundo47.com/noticias/14784507/detail.html
Video explicativo sobre IDNs.
ICANN ha elaborado un video en el que se explican las cuestiones
básicas relativas a los Nombres de Dominio Internacionalizados (IDN).
http://blogdedominios.blogspot.com/2007/12/video-explicativo-sobre-idns.html
Stories in Russian mentioning .SU
http://www.bb.lv/index.php?p=1&i=3891&s=106&a=143297
http://lenta.ru/news/2007/12/06/su/
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