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From: David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:55:53 -0800 (PST)
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Headlines from the February 10 edition of the news include:

2nd Summer School on Internet Governance, Germany, July 2008 | ICANN
31st International Public Meeting in New Delhi [This] Week | Conclusion
of JPA: ICANN CEO's message | ICANN Recovers Large Block of Internet
Address Space | Update on the 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee | What is
the JPA? by Bret Fausett | .Asia Sunrise Completed with Over 30,000
Domain Applications | Chinese hackers attack Australian govt networks |
Ricky Ponting settles fake website case | Beware of Fake Domain Name
Renewal Notices by Tucows' James Koole | Domain Name Game Still Going
Strong; Tad Less Secretive

And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings.

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International Domain Name Law - new book released
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3913

ICANN Posts Initial Operating Plan and Budget Framework for Fiscal Year 2009
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-04feb08.htm

ICANN: Public Comments Requested on DNS Stability: The Effect of New gTLDs on the DNS
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-06feb08.htm

When can I register domain names under IDN TLDs? by Tina Dam
http://blog.icann.org/?p=272

Reforming ICANN Oversight: A Historic Opportunity by Milton Mueller
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/2/5/3507194.html

.ASIA auctions deadline extended
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/166/asia-auctions-deadline-extended.php

Domain bureaucrats: Bungling the .gov.au space
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Domain-bureaucrats-Bungling-the-gov-au-space/0,130061791,339285698,00.htm

dotMobi Brings Highly Desired Adult and Entertainment Domain Names to Market [news release]
http://mtld.mobi/node/950

Dell suit reveals lucrative trade in domain names [IDG]
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1249031456

Who's afraid of IPv4 address depletion? Apparently no one.
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;668329166;fp;2;fpid;1

NIST Releases a Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government for Comment - Comments Due Feb. 29 by Robert Cannon
http://www.circleid.com/posts/82065_nist_ipv6_us_government_comments/

IPv6 Address Added for Root Servers in the Root Zone
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-04feb08.htm

Overhaul of net addresses begins
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7221758.stm

IPv6 Address Added for Root Servers in the Root Zone
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3909

Go Daddy provides excitement of Super Bowl
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3910

Domainer Meeting - Paris; June 2008
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/05/domainer-meeting-paris-june-2008/

What's in a (domain) name? Some serious cash.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0207/p13s01-stct.html

Shopping.de sells for €1.5m
http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2008022416/shoppingde-sells-for-e15m/

Cruises.co.uk sets .uk domain sale record
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/05/cruisescouk-sets-uk-domain-sale-record/

Rejected: $6M Offer for Cricket.com
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/04/rejected-6m-offer-for-cricketcom/

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GOVERNANCE
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Call for Applications - Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme 2008
DiploFoundation, in cooperation with various partners, is currently accepting applications for the 2008 Internet Governance Capacity Building Training Programme. This online programme is designed to improve Internet governance (IG) related knowledge and skills for participants mainly from developing countries and to facilitate community-building among individuals with different national, cultural, and professional backgrounds. The deadline for applications is 14 February 2008.
http://diplomacy.edu/ig/

The Fragility of the Information Age
Our brave new infrastructure is failing around us even as we claim that it offers a shining path to the future.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/76238/

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International Domain Name Law - new book released
A new book by David Lindsay, an academic at Monash University’s Law School and a widely published expert on internet law, intellectual property law and privacy, has recently been published. The book is called International Domain Name Law.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3913
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/06/international-domain-name-law-new-book-released/
http://www.domainnews.com/general/2008022400/international-domain-name-law-new-book-released/

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ICANN Posts Initial Operating Plan and Budget Framework for Fiscal Year 2009
The Initial Operating Plan and Budget Framework kicks off the operational planning process for ICANN, providing the community with a first look at planned work and costs for fiscal year 2009. The planning approach this year accelerates the date when information is available to the community, and extends the review period, so the community has the maximum opportunity to provide input and help mold the fiscal year 2009 budget.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-04feb08.htm

ICANN: Public Comments Requested on DNS Stability: The Effect of New gTLDs on the DNS
The ICANN community has recently completed a policy development process regarding the introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This effort took place within ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization and resulted in a set of recommendations to guide ICANN in introducing new gTLDs to the namespace.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-06feb08.htm

When can I register domain names under IDN TLDs? by Tina Dam
ICANN hears this question all the time at meetings, events, in different online forums, on the idn.icann.org wiki, and in emails and phone calls. The great challenge is it the answer isn’t the specific “as of this date” answer so many people want to hear. Because of the nature of some critical functions that still needs to be finalized, such as for example the policy process, we’re only able to provide an estimate.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=272

Recovering IPv4 Address Space by Leo Vegoda
More IPv4 /8s returned to an “IANA – Reserved” status in 2007 then ever before. With help from the Regional Internet Registries, three /8s were returned in 2007 and last month we recovered one more. We now have 43 unallocated /8s. Here’s a table showing the details of the returned blocks.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=271

Reforming ICANN Oversight: A Historic Opportunity by Milton Mueller
IGP today responded to a U.S. Department of Commerce proceeding seeking comment on the future of its political oversight over ICANN. The proceeding is part of a mid-term review of ICANN's 3-year Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with U.S. Commerce Department NTIA. In a move that is likely to attract attention and debate we called for ICANN and the IGF to forge an agreement to institute a bi-annual review and public consultation concerning ICANN’s record and accountability. These ideas will be raised both at the U.S. Commerce Department public meeting February 28 and at the public consultation of the U.N. Internet Governance Forum in Geneva February 26.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/2/5/3507194.html

ICANN Wants $61,000,000 of Your Money by Bret Fausett
The new ICANN Budget for the next fiscal year has been posted. ICANN wants to collect $61,000,000 from your domain name registration fees to keep it going for the next year.
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2008/2/5/3507023.html

Neustar and Afilias Jump on the No-Tasting Bandwagon by John Levine
In a message posted to the ICANN GNSO list, Avri Doria forwarded along a most interesting document from Neustar, who runs the .biz domain. Currently, registrars get full credit for all domains deleted during the Add Grace Period (AGP). Neustar proposes to change their registrar agreement so that each registrar will only get credit for deletions of 10% of their new domains, with a few minor exceptions for tiny registrars and bulk registrations due to one-time mistakes. They say they expect Afilias to propose the same change for .info.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/82680_neustar_afilias_no_domain_tasting/

ICANN Ends Domain Tasting?
... ICANN’s move against Domain Tasting was long over-due. The move by Google against monetising domains less than five days old was, perhaps, the trigger that kicked ICANN into bothering to take action.
http://blog.whoisireland.com/2008/01/29/icann-ends-domain-tasting/

The Internet's in trouble
You can do just about anything and everything online these days. Most companies have Web sites where you can peruse and buy their products. More and more TV and movie companies are posting their videos online for people to buy and watch. You can even order food for delivery from the comfort of your computer. All of these services are based on a highly successful Internet system that is both worldwide and affordable. However, the Internet we have known and grown to love may not be around for much longer. The first problem involves a dispute between nations. Most people do not realize that the addresses for the “.com’s” and “.org’s” that they regularly visit are organized by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). This nonprofit corporation was created by the United States. government in 1998 to ensure that each Web site had a unique domain name. For example, ICANN ensures that the domain name
“thedaily.washington.edu” only refers to the The Daily’s Web site.
http://thedaily.washington.edu/2008/2/7/internets-trouble/

No more domain tasting says ICANN
The controversial practice of domain tasting may soon lose much of its flavour, thanks to a new ICANN proposal to impose an up-front annual fee on domain name registrations
http://www.managingip.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=1859505

ICANN’s Performance Under the Joint Project Agreement To Be Addressed
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will be holding a public meeting to address ICANN’s performance under the current Joint Project Agreement (JPA) on February 28, 2008 at the Department of Commerce building in Washington, DC.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/icann-policy/icanns-performance-under-the-joint-project-agreement-to-be-addressed/1424

ICANN considers fast track for some international TLDs
ICANN has proposed a schedule for the fast-tracking of non-contentious IDN ccTLDs that would allow for new non-Latin Alphabet top-level domains as early as Summer '08.
http://www.betanews.com/article/ICANN_considers_fast_track_for_some_international_TLDs/1202174357

ICANN considers new charging structure [sub req'd]
ICANN wants to change the charging structure for global domain names to put an end to a multi-million pound business that takes advantage of a loophole in its rules.
http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20080206101243715

Google Tells Domain Tasters to Go Fly a Kite – An Exercise in Ethics-over-IP
Internet domain registrants usually are given a five-day grace period between the time a web domain is registered and the time that payment for owning the domain is due. It was a noble idea designed to enable registrants to fix mistakes – such as when accidentally misspelling a new domain name. This five-day window of opportunity, however, led to the rise of “domain tasting” whereby computer users sample large numbers of domain names, placing Google AdSense for Domains or Yahoo’s Domain Match advertisements the otherwise empty website, and testing to see how much ad revenue each name generates.
http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/Analysis/articles/20157-google-tells-doma-tasters-go-fly-kite-an.htm

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.ASIA auctions deadline extended
The closing date for .Asia's sunrise auctions has been extended by a week for auctions scheduled from February 4 to 11, 2008.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/166/asia-auctions-deadline-extended.php

Domain bureaucrats: Bungling the .gov.au space
Australia's second level domain name system for government may have an air of legitimacy, but bureaucratic bungling is confusing Web administration between levels of government, according to one German researcher. ... Brett Fenton, chief operating officer of domain name registering service NetRegistry, said opportunities remain to hijack government domains: "There's been some cases where someone will register a third level domain name attached to a .gov.au space and use it to direct traffic to all kinds of things."
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Domain-bureaucrats-Bungling-the-gov-au-space/0,130061791,339285698,00.htm

co: Procedure to register a trademark in Colombia
In the cyberspace world, trademarks are closely related to domain names. Most companies seek to register their trademarks as domain names so their clients easily remember and access their websites. Indeed those who love other’s property, are eager to register well-known trademarks as domain names so they can later sell it to the trademark owner. E-commerce businesses, even those in their initial stage, should start the simple process of registering their trademarks in foreign countries. Having a registered trademark certificate from a foreign country might prove valuable in any domain name litigation or arbitration process.
http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=16D92064-72D6-44D6-8739-F0A02CDD4976

Only 13.37% .eu Websites Active/Unique - .eu is a disaster zone
The latest WhoisIreland.com .eu web survey shows that the .eu ccTLD is in serious trouble. Out of 1723638 websites checked, only 13.37% of sites were active/unique. As a ccTLD for Europe, it is a disaster zone. Brand registrations accounted for 7.78% of registrations. The percentage of duplicate content sites was 6.02%. The percentage of websites that redirected elsewhere was 16.68%. The percentage of PPC/warehoused websites was 14.22%. The percentage of holding page sites was 16.79%
http://blog.whoisireland.com/2008/01/29/only-1337-eu-websites-activeunique-eu-is-a-disaster-zone/

Eurid Opens Pisa office - fourth and final .eu registry office [news release]
EURid, the organisation in charge of the .eu top-level domain on the Internet opens its fourth and thereby final .eu office, in Pisa, Italy. EURid previously has opened offices in Prague, the Czech Republic, Stockholm, Sweden and has its headquarters in Diegem outside of Brussels in Belgium.
http://eurid.eu/content/view/242/33/lang,en/

Eurid Drops The Ball on EPP
Eurid's EPP service has been offline or unstable for most of today.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/02/04/eurid-drops-the-ball-on-epp/

Mobile porn gets its own domain name [news release]
'Adult' entertainment delivered to mobile phones is tipped to be a big dollar earner and one lucky content provider will be able to lay claim to the porn.mobi domain name, which is coming up for auction on 20 February.
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16464/532/

dotMobi Brings Highly Desired Adult and Entertainment Domain Names to Market [news release]
14 .mobi premium names to be made available at Moniker's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West Live Auction on Feb. 20, 2008
http://mtld.mobi/node/950
http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2008022398/dotmobi-premium-adultentertainment-domain-name-auction/
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/05/dotmobi-premium-adultentertainment-domain-name-auction/

Irish headquartered.Mobi targets the adult market
The mobile domain name provider headquartered in Dublin and backed by Microsoft, Nokia and Vodafone, is to begin auctioning domain names aimed at the mobile adult market, estimated to be worth US$3.3bn by 2011.
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single10209

ng: NIRA goes tough on fraudulent domain perpetrators
With the number of fake website growing by the day in the Nigerian Internet community and across the globe, the regulatory agency for the management of the Nigerian ccTLD, dot ng., the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has vowed to bring to book fraudulent domain registrants in their current process for the accreditation of Domain Registrars which has already commenced.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/5832/

‘90% Internet Fraud Targeted
Mr Kalu Ndukwe of the Nigerian Internet registration Association, NIRA has stated that over 90% of internet scams in the country is targeted at the financial sector. Ndukwe who made the disclosure in Lagos while unveiling the policies and structures that will guide the Nigerian Internet community. reiterated that NIRA holds every domain in trust for Nigerians.
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=102563

org: Internet Society Announces New Board Members for Public Interest Registry [news release]
The Internet Society (ISOC) announced the appointment of Mr. Maarten Botterman and Mr. Kuo-Wei Wu to the Board of Directors of the Public Interest Registry (PIR).
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/media/releases/080204pr.shtml

.PT launch postponed
Relaunch of the Portuguese domain, initially scheduled for a sunrise this month, is delayed.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/167/pt-launch-postponed.php

uk: Generic top level domain names not necessarily more reputable
Country code top level domain names are not necessarily less reputable than generic top level domains. That is according to internet registry Nominet, which said that domains such as .com, .net and .org are "different" rather than better.
http://www.equimedia.co.uk/Generic-top-level-domain-names-not-necessarily-more-reputable-2008-02-05.htm
http://www.ihotdesk.com/article.asp?ID=18454103

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Dell suit reveals lucrative trade in domain names [IDG]
A civil suit filed in Florida by Dell and its Alienware subsidiary is giving insight into the enormous sums of money that can be made by creating Web pages full of advertising links. In October, Dell sued a group of domain registrars, alleging the companies bought more than 1,100 domain names with trademark-infringing characteristics, such as "dellbatterrogram.com" in order to put advertising links on the pages.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/05/Dell-suit-reveals-lucrative-trade-in-domain-names_1.html
http://www.itworld.com/Man/2681/dell-domain-name-trade-suit-080205/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,142181-c,sites/article.html
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1249031456
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1249031456
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1249031456

Dell sues domain name 'scammers'
DELL and its Alienware subsidiary have sued a bunch of domain floggers who it says are making cash on the back of its name.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/02/06/dell-sues-domain-name-scammers

au: 'WOMADelaide' porn site domain dispute
A pornographic website which exploited the name of the WOMADelaide festival has been removed thanks to the work of a South Australian legal team. People who didn't put the .au at the end of www.womadelaide.com had been directed to a website selling pornographic DVDs. Arts Projects Australia, manager of the three-day event, enlisted Kelly and Co Lawyers to transfer the offending domain name to WOMADelaide.
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23165007-5003680,00.html

au: Howzat?! Ponting Appeals Unauthorised Website
Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting is suing the owner of an unauthorised website that allegedly claimed to be "The Official Ricky Ponting Site". Background: On 24 December 2007, Ricky Ponting filed a claim in the Federal Court seeking a declaration that Kevin Leonard Consulting Pty Limited (KLC), the licensee of the domain name www.rickyponting.com.au (Domain Name), has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in contravention of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (TPA). Mr Ponting has also sought a declaration that the director of KLC, Kevin Leonard, was "knowingly concerned" in KLC's alleged breaches.
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=56838

au: Web fraud links Townsville Mayor's name to porn
Police say discovering who set up a web address linking the Townsville Mayor's name with a pornographic website could prove a challenge. Townsville deputy Mayor Jenny Hill says the north Queensland council's name was illegally used to register the domain name tonymooney.com with a company based in the United States.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/07/2156668.htm

au: Mayor smeared by porn website [AAP]
A North Queensland council has uncovered an online smear campaign against the city's mayor ahead of the Queensland council elections.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23175548-29277,00.html

au: Animal sex attack on mayor
A cyber pervert has launched a sickening attack against Townsville Mayor Tony Mooney after extreme pornographic images were posted on an internet site in his name.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,23174912-3102,00.html

in: Combating domain name infringement workshop
Cyberspace and Intellectual Property Foundation (CIPFO) announces its first workshop on ‘Combating Domain Name Infringement’ in its Cyberspace and Intellectual Property Workshop Series, 2008 on Friday, February 22, 2008 at the Indian Law Institute, Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi, from 5 pm onwards.
http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=129967

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Who's afraid of IPv4 address depletion? Apparently no one.
Who's afraid of IPv4 address depletion? Not IT professionals, according to a new survey due this week by BT INS, a Californian consulting firm.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/020608-ipv4-address-depletion.html
http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;668329166;fp;2;fpid;1
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;668329166;fp;2;fpid;1
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;668329166;fp;2;fpid;1

NIST Releases a Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government for Comment - Comments Due Feb. 29 by Robert Cannon
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a second draft of a proposed standards profile to support the implementation of IPv6 by government agencies. “NIST developed the ‘profile’ to help ensure that IPv6-enabled federal information systems are interoperable, secure and able to co-exist with the current IPv4 systems.”
http://www.circleid.com/posts/82065_nist_ipv6_us_government_comments/

IPv6 Address Added for Root Servers in the Root Zone
ICANN took another step along the path of deployment for the next-generation IPv6 Internet addressing system. IPv6 addresses were added for six of the world’s 13 root server networks (A, F, H, J, K, M) to the appropriate files and databases. This move allows for the possibility of fuller IPv6 usage of the Domain Name System (DNS). Prior to today, those using IPv6 had needed to retain the older IPv4 addressing system in order to be able to use domain names.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-04feb08.htm

Overhaul of net addresses begins
The first big steps on the road to overhauling the net's core addressing system have been taken. On Monday the master address books for the net are being updated to include records prepared in a new format known as IP version 6.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7221758.stm
http://www.tamilstar.com/news/publish/article_4439.shtml

Q&A: IP Version 6
On 4 February a milestone was reached in the net's move to a new addressing system based on a technology known as IP Version 6 (IPv6). Here we attempt to explain what it is and why it is important.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7220116.stm

IANA Introduces AAAA Record For K-root
Yesterday, 4 February 2008, at around 17:00 (UTC), IANA introduced AAAA records for six of the root servers in the root server system. One of these servers is the K-root, k.root-servers.net (2001:7fd::1), which is managed by the RIPE NCC. This change allows the root zone to be queried over IPv6.
http://ripe.net/news/k-root-aaaa-announcement.html

Switch to IPv6 on Internet's root servers begins
The switch to a new Internet address format has begun, as Web overseers look to provide a pool of virtually unlimited addresses to support the growing number of Internet-connected devices.
http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206103903
http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206103935

IPv6 Address Added for Root Servers in the Root Zone
ICANN announced that IPv6 addresses were added for six of the world's 13 root server networks (A, F, H, J, K, M) to the appropriate files and databases, the first big steps on the road to overhauling the internet's core addressing system. This move allows for the possibility of fuller IPv6 usage of the Domain Name System. Prior to February 4, those using IPv6 had needed to retain the older IPv4 addressing system in order to be able to use domain names.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3909
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/05/ipv6-address-added-for-root-servers-in-the-root-zone/
http://www.domainnews.com/icann/2008022395/ipv6-address-added-for-root-servers-in-the-root-zone/

ICANN flips switch on IPv6 DNS root servers
IPv6 took another significant step forward yesterday, as the root DNS zone was updated with IPv6 addresses for six of the 13 root servers. Most root servers are "anycasted:" physical machines are placed in different locations, but share an address. Requests are automatically routed to the closest server.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080205-icann-flips-switch-on-ipv6-dns-root-servers.html

ICANN turns on next-gen IP addresses
The great migration from Internet Protocol version 4 to IPv6 has officially begun, after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers added the first addresses to its root servers that conform to the new version.
http://www.news.com/2100-1033_3-6229218.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6229218.html

IPv6 internet overhaul begins
The internet's master address books are being updated to include records in IP version 6 (IPv6), a new format which forms part of a major overhaul of the net's core address system.
http://www.computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=7537&pubid=3&tab=Home&issueid=124
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Internet/2804.html

IPv6 tries, tries again
Today is the big day for IPv6. OK, that's been predicted for a long, long time. But really, today is the day when ICANN made the necessary adjustments to let users of version 6 of the Internet Protocol use the domain name system.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/ipv6_tries_tries_again

IPv6 roots planted on the net
Monday marks a red-letter day for the internet, with the introduction of services that allow IPv6-based IP addresses to translated into domain names and vice versa.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/04/ipv6_milestone/

Web address system faces changes
The way the internet handles website domains is going to change, following an update to the core "addressing system".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/02/04/dladdress104.xml

As IPv6 Deploys, Will We Look Back on NAT as the Ugly Step Sister or Unsung Hero? by Dan Campbell
The debates are raging over whether or not we should migrate to IPv6. The strongest argument is the enormous address space that will allow for everyone and everything to have a unique public address, many addresses actually. It is often said that the shortage of public IPv4 addresses has limited our capabilities because it led to the pervasive use of private addressing, Network Address Translation (NAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT). Though these technologies remain critical, they are often regarded as stop-gap measures, and they sometimes create problems. In some circles, NAT has acquired a very bad name. But is that a fair perspective of the technology? Let’s review the positives and negatives.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/ipv6_address_deployment_and_nat/

Massive internet switchover begins
The internet passes a major milestone today in a transition designed to stop it running out of addresses. Hoever, one service provider warned that the industry needs to do more to avoid big problems in two to three years.
http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/news/2208720/massive-internet-switchover

IPv6 internet overhaul begins
The internet's master address books are being updated to include records in IP version 6 (IPv6), a new format which forms part of a major overhaul of the net's core address system.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=12023
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;284260264
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;284260264;fp;2;fpid;1
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;284260264

The IPv6 Revolution is Nigh
Out of the UK this week comes word that, for the first time, root-and-master level domain name servers are returning addresses records that have the ability to map domain names to IPv6 addresses. This means that the foundation blocks are in place for all domain names to directly map to IPv6 addresses, essentially paving the way for machines across the planet to use IPv6 to reach a significant portion of the Internet.
http://gigaom.com/2008/02/05/the-ipv6-revolution-is-nigh/

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Interview: Firefox in the hunt for mobile users
Mozilla Europe’s Tristan Nitot discusses Firefox 3 and developments in the mobile arena ... Are the browser and domain names still relevant now that many people use search engines to find the web site they want?
Mozilla recognised some time ago that search was a very important activity for a web browser user. That is why, by default, we have a search page open whenever a user opens a new window. We then introduced a search box in the top right-hand corner. Google does a great job of giving relevant links, but the type of behaviour we are now seeing in customers is that they have a lot of favourite sites so you can use your browser history in this case.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/features/2208864/firefox-hunt-mobile-users-3754961

Go Daddy provides excitement of Super Bowl
Go Daddy must be enjoying the publicity of their television advertisement during the Super Bowl. First they were told by Fox they couldn’t use their original “Exposure” ad featuring Danica Patrick and featuring animatronics beavers in a spoof of the paparazzi and certain female celebrities. The reason – the word “beaver”. It’s hardly surprising.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3910
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/05/go-daddy-provides-excitement-of-super-bowl/
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2008022397/go-daddy-provides-excitement-of-super-bowl/

Go Daddy's Super Bowl ad sends Web traffic soaring
Go Daddy Group Inc.'s single Super Bowl "ad within an ad" drew nearly four times the Internet traffic of its three ads last year. The Scottsdale-based domain name registrar said Monday that its "Spot On" ad, which directed viewers to the Go Daddy Web site to see its censored ad featuring auto racer Danica Patrick, generated 2 million site visits by late Sunday evening.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/0204biz-godaddy0205-ON.html

Super Bowl ads: Giant cost, mixed returns
... "We had a mixed bag of commercials this year. Some were really strong and some hard to follow," said Tim Calkins, a clinical professor of marketing at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. ... When it comes to cross-platform advertising, or Internet tie-ins, Go Daddy was one of the most effective. The Internet domain name company, which has developed a reputation for pushing risqué ads, produced a spot called "Exposure" that Fox deemed inappropriate. Go Daddy decided to use its 30-second Super Bowl spot to inform viewers that "Exposure" was posted on its Web site.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/04/news/companies/superbowl_ads/index.htm

Super Bowl Proves Meager Meal for Web
Super Bowl XLII may have been an historic upset, but the Internet traffic driven by the multimillion-dollar advertising largely held true to form. Web hosting and domain registration company GoDaddy.com appeared to have once again stirred up the most excitement, using a tried-and-true formula -- a tantalizing, suggestive ad -- and a new twist to drive millions of users to its Web site.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Super-Bowl-Proves-Meager-Meal-for-Web-61511.html

Super Bowl Go Daddy Beaver Ad Draws 2 Mil Hits
Domain company Go Daddy single Super Bowl "ad within an ad" drew nearly four times the Internet traffic of its three ads last year, the company said.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080205/super-bowl-danica.htm

In Spite of Fox - Go Daddy "Beaver" Builds Tremendous Web Traffic
You could use the phrase “busy as a beaver” to describe the Go Daddy Web site during this year’s Super Bowl. More than one million video views were tracked to GoDaddy.com Sunday and that was before the dramatic game even ended. It’s believed to be one of the largest spikes in Super Bowl advertising history.
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%5Fid=143&isc=superbowl&app%5Fhdr=

Free DNS: Is it worth the cost?
If there’s no such thing as a free lunch, how can there be a free service that handles a network management function as critical as DNS? That’s what corporate IT executives are wondering as they consider two vendors touting free DNS services that are supposedly ready for the enterprise.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/020508-free-dns.html

How to Buy Expired Domains at Afternic
Afternic’s new expired domain service provides opportunity to get expired domains without much competition.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/06/how-to-buy-expired-domains-at-afternic/

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Domainer Meeting - Paris; June 2008
A meeting for domainers will take place in Paris Thursday, June 19 to Friday, June 20, 2008, immediately prior to the Paris ICANN meeting and in the same hotel. Not a lot of information is available to date, but Dan Warner of Fabulous has been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers, and the meeting will include a SnapNames auction.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/05/domainer-meeting-paris-june-2008/

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What's in a (domain) name? Some serious cash.
Candy.com is not a particularly attractive site; experienced Web surfers would probably move on to a different page after first glance. The site is not backed by any major confectionery companies; in fact, it doesn't even sell desserts. The only thing going for Candy.com is its wonderfully generic Web address – one so simple that it was appraised last week for about $2 million. Rick Schwartz, the entrepreneur who owns the site, says he's holding out for more.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0207/p13s01-stct.html

Shopping.de sells for €1.5m
Shopping.de sold for €1.5million on Sedo according to a report in OnlinePC.ch. The seller, Andreas Malek, bought the domain name five years ago, along with a number of others including einkaufen.de (the German word for “shopping”).
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/06/shoppingde-sells-for-e15m/
http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2008022416/shoppingde-sells-for-e15m/

Cruises.co.uk sets .uk domain sale record
Cruises.co.uk sold for £560,000 (US$1m) in a sale that sets a record for the sale of a .uk domain name. The purchase by www.CRUISE.co.uk of the plural version of its website from German travel company Nees Reisen, shatters the previous record for a .co.uk domain name set in October 2007 when venture capital firm ASAP Ventures acquired the domain recycle.co.uk for £150,000.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/05/cruisescouk-sets-uk-domain-sale-record/
http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2008022394/cruisescouk-sets-uk-domain-sale-record/

Porn? Sex? Britons value cruises much more
It used to be sex that mattered most, but the world of internet domain names was rocked by a more genteel pleasure yesterday as a tour operator made cruises.co.uk the UK's most expensive piece of dotcom property.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/feb/06/travelnews.news

560,000 pounds adds S to an Internet address [Reuters]
It may be the most ever paid for a single letter of an Internet address.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKL0684480720080206
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/02/07/1202234010533.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/02/07/1202234010533.html
http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=457514
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=137&objectid=10491072

Cruise.co.uk stumps £560k to add 's' to domain
British "cruise community" website cruise.co.uk has set a new price record for a .co.uk domain, stumping a cool £560k to secure cruises.co.uk from German travel outfit Nees Reisen, the company announced today.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/06/record_uk_domain/

Sedo to Host ”Around the World in 7 Days” Online Auction Focusing on Geodomains [news release]
Sedo, the leading online marketplace for the buying and selling of domain names, today announced it will host an online auction of sought after global and travel-related domain names starting February 13. The “Around the World in 7 Days” auction will be hosted on the Sedo website (www.sedo.com) and will run from 2:00 pm EST (8 pm CET) on February 13 to approximately 2:00 pm EST (8 pm CET) on February 20.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/07/sedo-to-host-around-the-world-in-7-days-online-auction-focusing-on-geodomains/
http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2008022423/sedo-to-host-online-geodomains-auction/

Get your filthy hands on the porn.mobi and naked.mobi domain names
Are you an entrepreneur on the rise looking to make a name for yourself in the thrusting world of mobile adult content? You'll be wanting to go to the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West Live domain name auction later this month then. They're flogging two sex-related domain names: porn.mobi and naked.mobi.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/techdigest/20080204/ttc-get-your-filthy-hands-on-the-porn-mo-e870a33.html

iReport.com Rockets to Top Spot on the 2008 Domain Sales Chart After $750,000 Sale to CNN by Ron Jackson
By now you have almost certainly heard the news that we broke on January 17 when we reported that Rick Schwartz had closed a deal with the Cable News Network to sell them iReport.com for $750,000.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales02-05-08.htm

If the Number ‘5’ License Plate is Worth $6.8 Million, What is Your Domain Name Worth? by Enrico Schaefer
Domainers can learn from what is happening in a similar market for—of all things—vanity license plates. The number “5” license plate sold for $6.8 million dollars in Saudi Arabia and another 300 vanity plates sold for another $56 million at last week’s auction. It is estimated that the number “1” will be auctioned next month for up to $20 million dollars.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/number_5_license_plate_68_million/

If The Number '5' License Plate is Worth $6.8 Million, What Is Your Domain Name Worth?
Domain names and license plates share some common characteristics. Both allow only one person to own a particular word or number. The supply of good words, vanity words and generic words is finite. Demand for those strong generic or descriptive words is high. Where does supply meet demand on the price curve? Domainers can learn from what is happening in a similar market for - of all things - vanity license plates.
http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/02/if-the-number-5.html

Rejected: $6M Offer for Cricket.com
Domain name company Communicate.com rejected a $6M offer for the domain name Cricket.com, according to an article in Kiplinger magazine. The article by columnist Andrew Feinberg picks Communicate.com as a “smart speculation” but also uncovers more details about the growing company. The article is likely the reason Communicate.com’s stock price soared 38% last week to close at $2.70 per share. With microcap stocks, a little bit of buying activity can move stocks quickly.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/04/rejected-6m-offer-for-cricketcom/

Cricket can’t park at Cricket.com
Here’s an interesting tidbit: Cricket recently bid $6 million for the domain name Cricket.com…and were rejected. The domain is owned by communicate.com, a company which owns roughly 1,100 domain names. They plan a name change soon, since they deal more in website development now. And that’s just what they plan to do with Cricket.com, which claims to be “The number one destination for cricket lovers, worldwide…Coming soon!” Either that, or they’re just trying to pump up the bid.
http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/cricket/cricket-cant-park-at-cricketcom-35150/

Sedo Wins Two Domainers' Awards
Sedo on Thursday that it has won two Domainers' Choice Awards at the DOMAINfest Global conference, which was held from January 21 to 23 in Hollywood, California.
http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/020408_Sedo_Wins_Two_Domainers_Awards.cfm

Owners test value of montana.com name [AP]
A top bid of more than $300,000 was a no-sale in an online auction for the Internet domain name montana.com that ended Monday.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/NEWS01/80205007
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/02/06/news/state/55-domain.txt
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/02/06/news/local/46-dotcom.txt

Montana.com - Fishing For Offers on Ebay
An eBay auction for the domain name Montana.com ended Monday afternoon with a bid of $310,000, but there was no sale yet.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-auction/montanacom-fishing-for-offers-on-ebay/1422

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50 Jahre (D)ARPA
Am heutigen 7. Februar vor 50 Jahren wurde mit dem Befehl 5105.15 des US-amerikanischen Verteidigungsministeriums "The Advanced Research Projects Agency" (ARPA) gegründet, eine der einflussreichsten Forschungsgesellschaften der Welt. Aus der ARPA ging später die NASA hervor und mit ihr die bemannte Weltraumfahrt. Die ARPA entwickelte die Messmethoden, mit denen jeder Atombombentest weltweit aufgespürt werden konnte. Das GPS mit dem unsere Navigationssysteme ihre Position bestimmen, ist ein ARPA-Baby. Und natürlich darf das Internet nicht vergessen werden, das als ARPAnet begann.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/103048

US-Präsidentschaftskandidaten und die IT
Die Frage, welcher US-Präsidentschaftskandidat ein IT-Profi ist, lässt sich schnell beantworten: keiner. Nach einem IDG-Bericht haben sie sich allesamt nicht mit Ruhm bekleckert, wenn es um die Betonung von Technologiethemen in ihrem Wahlkampf geht. Sie äußerten sich zwar zu Themen wie Netzneutralität oder die Rolle, die die US-Politik in Gremien wie der ICANN spielen soll, auch zu Visa für Fachkräfte sagte wohl jeder von ihnen ein paar Sätze.
http://www.silicon.de/enid/cio/33437

Shopping.de bringt über 1,5 Mio. Euro
Wenn Sie 1995 50.000 Mark in Porsche-Aktien investiert hätten, dann wären Sie heute Millionär. Mit Domains kann das schneller gehen. Wie, das zeigt uns Andreas Malek. Andreas Malek, Geschäftsführer der kleinen, aber feinen Softwareschmiede Cosoba in Darmstadt, hat Weitsicht bewiesen:
http://www.onlinepc.ch/index.cfm?CFID=5704007&CFTOKEN=79356017&page=104029&artikel_id=15906

Von Neuseeland bis Saudi-Arabien: Über 60 geografische Premium-Internetadressen zu versteigern [news release]
Am 13. Februar startet Sedo, die weltweit führende Domain-Handelsbörse, unter dem Motto "In 7 Tagen um die Welt" die einwöchige Versteigerung von über 60 geografischen Internetadressen. Zur Auktion stehen u.a. Premium-Namen wie z. B. urlaub.com, saudiarabien.de, neuseeland.net oder kosovo.com.
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2008-02/artikel-10048179.asp

OGH-Urteil – Österreichs Domain-Recht kippt!
Der Oberste Gerichtshof in Österreich (OGH) hatte als Revisionsgericht über die Frage zu entscheiden, ob eine Domain, deren Inhalte zeitweise Markenrechte verletzte, zu löschen ist. In Abkehr zur bisherigen eigenen Rechtsprechung geht der OGH davon aus, dass, soweit die Nutzung einer Domain nach materiellem Recht nicht gänzlich untersagt werden könne, in der Regel auch kein Anspruch auf Einwilligung in deren Löschung bestehe.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/ogh-urteil-oesterreichs-domain-recht-kippt-id667134.html

IPv6 für Root-Zone-Server
Die ICANN hat am Montag bekanntgegeben, dass in sechs der weltweit 13 DNS-Root-Zone-Serversysteme IPv6 erfolgreich implementiert wurde.
http://futurezone.orf.at/hardcore/stories/254549/

ICANN: Mehr IP-Adressen für das Internet
Sechs der weltweit 13 Root-Server-Netzwerke haben jetzt IP-Adressen nach dem Schema IPv6 in ihren Datenbanken. Das hat am Montag, die ICANN bekannt gegeben. Der Übergang zu IPv6 erhöht die Anzahl möglicher IP-Adressen von derzeit rund vier Mrd. IPv4-Adressen auf über 340 Sextillionen, die im Domain Name System (DNS) mit Domänen-Namen identifiziert werden können.
http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=3212218
http://www.epochtimes.de/articles/2008/02/05/235195.html
http://www.nachrichten.ch/detail/300265.htm
http://www.news.ch/ICANN+Mehr+IP+Adressen+fuer+das+Internet/300265/detail.htm
http://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachrichten/nachricht/2258727.html

Icann führt neue Generation von IP-Adressen ein
Icann hat bekannt gegeben, erstmalig IPv6-Adressen an die entsprechenden Dateien und Datenbanken von sechs der weltweit 13 Root-Server-Netzwerke hinzugefügt zu haben. Somit hat der Übergang vom Internetprotokoll Version 4 auf IPv6 nun offiziell begonnen.
http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39185846,00.htm

ICANN läutet IPv6-Zeitalter ein
Die ICANN hat die ersten sechs der insgesamt 13 Root-Server-Netzwerke des Internets um IPv6-Adressen erweitert.
http://www.silicon.de/enid/it_services/33425

IPv6 für DNS-Rootserver
Sechs der insgesamt 13 Server für die Root-Zone des DNS bekommen am heutigen 4. Februar 2008 AAAA-Records, die für Namensauflösung von IPv6-Adressen in lesbare Hostnamen und umgekehrt zuständig sind, gab die IANA in einer Mitteilung bekannt. DNS-Abfragen, die ausschließlich über IPv6 liefen, waren bislang auf der Root-Ebene nicht möglich. So besaßen zwar einige der DNS-Rootserver bereits IPv6-Adressen, doch konnte man die IPv6-Adresse eines anderen DNS-Rootservers bislang von einem DNS-Rootserver nur auf dem Umweg über IPv4 erfahren. Das ist aber erforderlich, wenn der erste Root-Server die gewünschte Information nicht parat hat.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/102933

DNS-Root-Server sprechen IPv6
Ab heute werden die ersten maßgeblichen DNS-Server der Root-Zone mit AAAA-Einträgen ausgestattet. Damit sind diese Root-Server dann via IPv6 erreichbar.
http://www.pc-magazin.de/common/nws/einemeldung.php?id=56769
http://www.internet-magazin.de/common/nws/einemeldung.php?id=56769

TLD-Update – Neues von .no, .be und .cy
Quer durch den ccTLD-Garten geht diesmal unser Ausflug in die Welt der Domains. Der Trend, Domain-Namen durch Vergaberegelungen und Preisgestaltung nutzerfreundlich zu gestalten, erhält auch diesmal Bestätigung.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/tld-update-neues-von-no-be-und-cy-id667135.html

.post - Neue Domainendung für Postdienstleister
Die Postdienstleister dieser Welt sollen künftig Domainnamen mit einer neuen, eigenen Endung registrieren können. Die Einführung von ".post" soll vor allem dafür sorgen, dass Internetkriminelle nicht mehr so leichtes Spiel haben.
http://www.winfuture.de/news,37317.html

IPv6 prend racine dans les DNS d'Internet
Depuis le 4 février, six des treize serveurs DNS racines qui ont en charge la redirection des requêtes vers les serveurs DNS qui gère les TLD (Top Level Domain, comme .com, .fr etc) admettent le protocole IPv6, alias IPng pour IP New Generation. Autrement dit, ils sont capables de recevoir une requête au "format" IP en version 6 et de la traduire en un nom de domaine.
http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-ipv6-prend-racine-dans-les-dns-d-internet-25265.html

L'Icann commence à convertir les serveurs DNS à l'IPv6
Les serveurs root, rouages clés du Net, passent à la version 6 du protocole IP ; six des treize serveurs DNS ont déjà migré. Une étape indispensable pour multiplier le nombre d'adresses uniques IP disponibles. Avec l'IPv4, la pénurie était proche.
http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39378221,00.htm

Usage frauduleux de noms de domaine : l'inventivité ne faiblit pas
Le réenregistrement des noms de domaine .com et .net peut être une source de revenus abusive. C'est en tout cas la conclusion de l'étude réalisée par la CADNA (Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse). L'investissement dans les noms de domaine arrivés à expiration est aujourd'hui une opération lucrative pour certaines sociétés spécialisées qui profitent de cette situation. Appelée "drop catching", cette technique de récupération des URL permet de se servir du trafic drainé par certains mots clefs achetés dans des moteurs de recherche pour profiter des visites des internautes.
http://www.atelier.fr/sante/10/01022008/noms-de-domaine-vers-une-nouvelle-piraterie-web-35925-.html

L’ICANN commence depuis hier l’introduction universelle d’IPv6
L’instance qui régit l’accès à Internet et ses protocoles, ICANN, a démarré hier l’enregistrement dans ses serveurs racines de noms de domaines au format Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
http://www.theinquirer.fr/2008/02/05/licann_commence_depuis_hier_lintroduction_universelle_dipv6.html

L’Union Européenne obtient un centre d’arbitrage pour les litiges de noms de domaine en .COM
Le conseil d’administration de l’Icann a validé la demande de la cour d’arbitrage tchèque (CAC) pour devenir un centre habilité à gérer les litiges de noms de domaine selon les principes UDRP. La CAC va désormais pouvoir gérer les conflits liés aux .COM, .NET et consors.
http://mailclub.info/article.php3?id_article=705

DNS : l'Icann entame la transition vers l'IPv6
L'Icann, organisation à but non lucratif chargée de l'adressage des noms de domaine et de leurs extensions, annonce cette semaine le passage de six des treize « serveurs racine » de l'Internet vers le protocole IPv6. Ces six machines, qui sont chargées de rediriger les requêtes vers les serveurs en charge de la gestion des noms de domaine de type .com, .fr ou .org, sont donc maintenant capables de gérer de traduire un nom de domaine en une adresse au format IPv6 et inversement, alors qu'il était auparavant nécessaire de conserver une adresse au format IPv4.
http://www.neteco.com/93596-dns-icann-entame-transition-ipv6.html

ICANN : l'IPv6 pour 6 des 13 serveurs DNS racines
L'IPv6 signe son arrivée au coeur du système mondial de l'Internet en étant mis en oeuvre dans six des treize serveurs DNS racines (root server).
http://www.generation-nt.com/icann-serveur-dns-ipv6-domain-tasting-actualite-67818.html

Opinion dissidente et reverse domain name hijacking
A l'issue d'une procédure UDRP pour le nom de domaine liquidnutrition.com, la décision prononcée a montré un double visage, une opinion dissidente venant fort légitimement contester la position majoritaire adoptée sur le terrain du reverse domain name hijacking.
http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/181/opinion-dissidente-et-reverse-domain-name-hijacking.php

L’ICANN veut en finir avec le Domain Tasting
L’ICANN envisage de taxer l’enregistrement d’un nom dès son premier jour de réservation pour lutter contre le Domain Tasting. Une mesure qui fait déjà réagir.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1413/l-icann-veut-en-finir-avec-le-domain-tasting.php

Enchères en .ASIA prolongée
Le registre du .ASIA a décidé de prolonger d’une semaine la période des enchères de sa période Sunrise.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1418/asie-encheres-en-asia-prolongee.php

L’ICANN veut étrangler le domain tasting à coup de taxe
Google n’est pas le seul à vouloir plomber la pratique du domain tasting. Dans un récent communiqué, l’ICANN souhaite également mettre son grain de sel pour participer à la dératisation. Domain Tasting ? Il s’agit d’un manœuvre qui consiste à détourner la période transitoire de cinq jours qui s’ouvre après l’achat d’un nom de domaine (add grace period, ou AGP).
http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/41613-domain-tasting-icann-taxe-bureaux-noms-de-do.htm

IPv6 comincia a farsi strada
La prossima versione di IP, conosciuta come IPv6 e di cui si è parlato ampiamente anche su questo sito, é destinata a sostituire, in modo lento e graduale, la ormai ventennale versione 4; si tratta di un passaggio necessario, in primo luogo a causa della crescita esponenziale della fame di indirizzi internet, dovuta al sempre maggior numero di computer connessi alla rete.
http://www.programmazione.it/index.php?entity=eitem&idItem=38515

IP versione 6, parte l'aggiornamento della rete
Il tradizionale spazio di indirizzamento IPv4, ribadiscono gli esperti, potrebbe esaurirsi entro il 2011
http://www.nwi.it/showPage.php?template=notizie&id=10242

Il protocollo IPv6 è finalmente realtà
Dopo alcuni tentennamenti, ICANN ha finalmente adottato anche nella pratica lo standard IPv6. Il protocollo appena introdotto consentirà di aumentare considerevolmente gli indirizzi univoci disponibili per la Rete
http://www.webnews.it/news/leggi/7668/il-protocollo-ipv6-e-finalmente-realta/

Inizia l’era dell’IPv6
Se ne parlava oramai da tempo: la grande migrazione che porterà tutti gli indirizzi della grande rete da IPv4 a IPv6 sta per cominciare. Come forse la maggior parte dei lettori saprà, tutti gli indirizzi di rete attuali sono in formato IPv4. Il problema è che si tratta di indirizzi a 32 bit e prima o poi verranno tutti esauriti. Si pensa infatti che entro il 2011 non esisteranno più indirizzi in formato IPv4 disponibili. La soluzione è allora l’IPv6, con i suoi indirizzi a 128 bit.
http://www.tuxjournal.net/?p=2461
http://www.tomshw.it/news.php?newsid=12894

L'ICANN avvia il passaggio ad IPv6
Qualche mese fa abbiamo pubblicato un focus con il quale abbiamo messo in luce quali siano i limiti, ormai di prossimo raggiungimento, del protocollo di indirizzamento IPv4 e come il passaggio alla generazione di protocollo successiva, IPv6, non dovrà essere rimandata a lungo.
http://www.hwupgrade.it/news/web/l-icann-avvia-il-passaggio-ad-ipv6_24159.html

La ICANN comienza a desplegar IPv6 en los servidores Root (¡¡aleluya!!)
Ha estado mucho tiempo en camino, pero ICANN finalmente ha abierto la vía para la adopción plena de IPv6, la siguiente versión del protocolo que sujeta junto el internet.
http://www.faq-mac.com/noticias/node/28620

Se acelera la puesta a punto de Internet para IPv6
Ha comenzado la actualización de las tablas maestras de direcciones de Internet para incluir archivos en el nuevo formato IP versión 6 (IPv6), como parte de una gran puesta a punto del sistema central de direcciones de la Red.
http://www.idg.es/iworld/noticia.asp?id=64472

Un juzgado ordena bloquear el acceso a nueve páginas web críticas con el nacionalismo catalán
El Ministerio de Industria ha dictado el pasado 13 de noviembre una orden, a la que ha tenido acceso Libertad Digital, dirigida a los proveedores de acceso a Internet y transmisión de datos. El Gobierno les insta a bloquear nueve sitios web, alguno de ellos ya inactivo, críticos con el nacionalismo catalán. En algunos se promueve el boicot contra productos de esta región.
http://libertaddigital.com/noticias/kw/bloqueo/boicot/catalan/cataluna/censura/erc/estatut/estatuto/independentismo/nacionalismo/kw/noticia_1276318046.html

La Comisión Europea autoriza la venta de Arsys a Mercapital y Carlyle Group
La Comisión Europea autorizó ayer la compra de la empresa riojana de alojamiento y registro de dominios de Internet. ... Arsys por los fondos de capital riesgo Mercapital y Carlyle, tras concluir que la operación no plantea problemas de competencia en el sector implicado. ... Arsys es líder del mercado español y una de las principales compañías europeas del sector, con 550.000 dominios registrados, 170.000 clientes, presencia en España, Francia y Portugal, y actividades en un centenar de países. Además, la compañía riojana fue la primera de los siete registradores españoles autorizados por el ICANN para asignar un espacio de direcciones IP.
http://www.larioja.com/20080206/rioja-region/comision-europea-autoriza-venta-20080206.html
http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/empresas/Bruselas/aprueba/compra/espanola/Arsys/Mercapital/Carlyle/cdsemp/20080206cdscdiemp_21/Tes/

Un juzgado ordena bloquear el acceso a nueve páginas web críticas con el nacionalismo catalán
Un juzgado de Barcelona ha ordenado bloquear el acceso desde España a diez páginas web críticas con el nacionalismo catalán. El Ministerio de Industria ya ha ordenado aplicar esta medida cautelar contra Stop Nacionalismo, Hasta los Huevos, Catalanes No Gracias, Boicot Ya, Nacionalismo No y Stop Nacionalismos, entre otras. Mientras, en la red operan diversas páginas promovidas por asociaciones independentistas radicales, en las que se denigran símbolos e instituciones españolas, se promueve el boicot a todo lo español e incluso se amenaza a políticos y periodistas que no se pliegan a la imposición nacionalista. No obstante, por razones técnicas es improbable que la orden sea cumplida por los proveedores españoles.
http://www.libertaddigital.com/noticias/kw/bloqueo/boicot/catalan/cataluna/censura/erc/estatut/estatuto/independentismo/nacionalismo/kw/noticia_1276318046.html
http://elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=480073

El valor del canal: Ser alguien en la red
El 1 de mayo de 1997, un centenar de entidades firmaron en Ginebra un acuerdo que significaría uno de los primeros pasos para acabar con el monopolio de Network Solutions en el mercado mundial de registro de dominios de internet. Entre los firmantes del texto estaba Nominalia, empresa fundada hacía apenas unos meses y único representante español. Un año después se creó la ICANN, y el mercado se liberalizó. Nominalia también estuvo allí. Hoy, esta empresa ha registrado 190.000 dominios.
http://elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=480073

Dominios mexicanos en la red
La industria de los dominios en México ha tenido un crecimiento en los últimos años superior al desempeño de la economía nacional y el sector de las telecomunicaciones. Sin embargo, aún hay muchas posibilidades de llegar a una base más amplia de personas y empresas, a través de una comunicación efectiva, para que tengan presencia en internet, asegura Oscar Robles, director de NIC México, empresa encargada de registrar los dominios.com.mx,.edu.mx, gob.mx, net.mx y org.mx en el país.
http://www.diario.com.mx/nota.php?notaid=22cf2d56419978db8c3ac21b837586c9

Demanda de Dell revela las ganancias detrás del typosquatting
Durante la última década el registro de dominios en Internet ha sido abusado y se ha convertido para muchos en una "industria" muy lucrativa. Aunque leyes se han puesto en marcha con el fin de que los propietarios de marcas puedan tener un mayor control sobre determinados derechos relacionados con los nombres de dominio, es muy común hoy en día encontrarse con millones de sitios web que usan una técnica llamada ‘typosquatting’ para lucrar de los errores tipográficos de los usuarios cuando ingresan una dirección web incorrectamente en el navegador.
http://www.techspot.com/espanol/noticias/28895-.html
http://blogdedominios.blogspot.com/2008/02/demanda-de-dell-revela-las-ganancias.html

Nye nettadresser i sikte
Den nye versjonen av internett-protokollen, IPv6, får denne uken et realt løft.
http://www.idg.no/computerworld/article86121.ece

Stadig mer legges til rette for IPv6
Av Harald BrombachInternett denne uken kommet et skritt nærmere innføringen av en oppgradert Internett-protokoll.
http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=508245

Schulman startar fejkad TV4-domän
Alex Schulman och brodern Calle ska busmejla till kändisar från fiktiva TV4-profiler. Därför har de registrerat domänen TV4sverige.se.
http://www.metro.se/se/article/2008/02/05/17/0458-45/index.xml

Stories in Russian mentioning ICANN, IPv4 and IPv6
http://lenta.ru/news/2008/02/05/icann/
http://lenta.ru/articles/2008/02/06/ip/

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