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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for recent updates with RSS feeds. ********************************************************** Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Sponsored by EuroDNS and AsiaDNS - for your domain name registration http://www.eurodns.com/?refid=57d25a87c8bffdc565a16a5bf01e8825 ********************************************************** Internet Governance Debate Poses Unique Global Challenges (CDT Policy Post July 2006) http://cdt.org/publications/policyposts/2006/13 ICANN chief warns of domain name chaos http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/11/21/1163871392720.html Internationalizing the Internet by Geoff Huston http://www.circleid.com/posts/internationalizing_the_internet/ Guess Whois Going to Lose the Privacy Debate by Larry Seltzer http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2061642,00.asp Taiwan hosts over 9 million Internet domain names in July 2006 http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20061121PR201.html ***************** GOVERNANCE ***************** Internet Governance Debate Poses Unique Global Challenges (CDT Policy Post July 2006) To that end, it may be useful to discuss whether the goals and milestones established nearly a decade ago for ICANN on its path to full autonomy remain adequate in the face of a drastically different global environment. Certainly the goals of fostering stability, competition, representation and private, bottom-up coordination remain as relevant today as they were eight years ago, but in light of recent developments it is important for the Internet community to at least ask whether reaching all of those milestones (something ICANN has yet to accomplish) would be sufficient cause to cut the tether between ICANN and the US Government. http://cdt.org/publications/policyposts/2006/13 el IGF desde la perspectiva de Oscar Robles Oscar Robles, CEO del NIC Mexico, y ex-presidente de LACTLD, hace un análisis profundo de lo ocurrido en la pasada reunión del IGF y da luces de lo que se nos viene. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1404 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ICANN chief warns of domain name chaos Plans to fast-track the introduction of non-English characters in website domain names could "break the whole internet", warns ICANN chief executive Paul Twomey. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/11/21/1163871392720.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/11/21/1163871392720.html http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/21/1448218 http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3873647a28,00.html http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=26187&in_page_id=34 Internationalized domain names coming next year The recent Internet Governance Forum in Athens featured lots of talk about the way that the 'Net is run, but nothing generated more discussion than IDNs. In many parts of the world, frustration has built up for years over the need to use Latin characters to access most TLDs, even when they reference sites that are in languages like Tamil, Farsi, or Mandarin. Change is coming, but it's slower than many would like. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061121-8266.html Internationalizing the Internet by Geoff Huston One topic does not appear to have a compellingly obvious localization solution in the multi-lingual world, and that is the Domain Name System (DNS). The subtle difference here is that the DNS is the glue that binds all users' language symbols together, and performing localized adaptations to suit local language use needs is not enough. What we need is a means to allow all of these language symbols to be used within the same system, or "internationalization". http://www.circleid.com/posts/internationalizing_the_internet/ Guess Whois Going to Lose the Privacy Debate by Larry Seltzer Opinion: If you own a domain, your privacy is probably being needlessly compromised as a result. But nobody who can do anything about it cares. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2061642,00.asp Taiwan hosts over 9 million Internet domain names in July 2006 Taiwan hosted 9.07 million Internet domain names in July 2006, according to the Focus on Internet News & Data and Innovation Diffusion Enabler & Activator of the Advanced e-Commerce Institute (ACI-IDEA-FIND) under the government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry. http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20061121PR201.html Something's phishy about these domain names (IDG) What's in a [domain] name? Probably a few million dollars if you've bothered to register a highly bankable one. For instance, Diamonds.com fetched a cool US$8.5 million this year. http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1376608423;fp;4194304;fpid;1 http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1376608423 Why is .EU Trying to Destroy the Internet? by Antony Van Couvering With Eurid cutting its wholesale price from 10 Euros to 5 Euros, Van Couvering asks "Is Eurid crazy?" He further says "Eurid is acting as if unit cost should go down as sales increase!" I can't work out if he's being serious or not! http://www.circleid.com/posts/eu_trying_to_destroy_internet/ .IN registrations double this year The most well-known internet domain extension is .COM. However, .IN - the allocated ccTLD for India - is fast catching the fancy of the internet businesses and users as the numbers show with 200,000 domains registered, almost double that of last year. http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=265403 STATE OF THE ART; A Web Site To Call Your Own The New York Times writes about the pitfalls of the non-technical trying to establish their presence online. Your website may have multiple e-mail addresses and phone extensions, but maybe the domain name gives it away. So to get your own domain name, one buys a domain name, and then organises hosting, and then someone to develop the website. Now Microsoft is launching Office Live that will be a package of domain name, website and hosting - all free of charge on their Basics plan. But there's a catch - this includes AdManager. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/02/technology/02pogue.html ae: TRA yet to approve VoIP Deep within this article it says "The TRA has also announced that it is developing a new .ae industry framework to enhance governance and technical delivery. Currently, a paper-based system is used for registering domain names, explained a consultant working on the project. There are about 30,000 domain names registered. Once a domain management system is in place there is potential for the number of domain names to increase to some 200,000 in the next 18-24 months, he said." http://khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/business/2006/November/business_November603.xml§ion=business ie: Porn is a four letter word Stephen Ryan Setting up a porn site in Ireland is harder than you might think. Especially if you want to use the word ‘porn’ in your web address. http://www.hotpress.com/features/interviews/2894576.html No monkey business Infinite Monkeys claimed that Global Resources and its e-mail marketer clients violated California law prohibiting the unsolicited dispatch of commercial e-mail. As many know, California’s laws are tougher than the CAN-SPAM Act. Despite that, the defendants prevailed on summary judgment. Judge Neil A. Cabrinha of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, ruled for the defendants on all counts. Judge Cabrinha specifically rejected Infinite Monkeys’ business model of buying Web domain names and redirecting e-mails sent to those addresses to itself so that it could file lawsuits for the alleged receipt of unsolicited commercial e-mail. The judge ruled that Infinite Monkeys was not a “recipient” under the California statute because it was “not the addressees of the subject e-mails. They were not intended for plaintiff.” http://www.dmnews.com/cms/dm-opinion/editorials/39064.html in: Domain theft spurs concern THE CID (Crime) that busted the cyber-crime racket on Friday has a piece of advice for those running online businesses. The online traders should be extremely careful in revealing the username and password of a domain to their employees. The CID’s advice is based on fears that the employees, when they leave the company, might misue them to their advantage. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=210057 VeriSign plans to restate earnings VeriSign announced Tuesday it expects to restate its historical earnings over a five-year period, as well as the first quarter of this year, as a result of its internal investigation into past stock options practices. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6137740.html NAF Issues Three Decisions on Internet Trademark Domain Name Disputes (news release) The National Arbitration Forum (NAF) recently issued decisions on three separate domain name disputes filed by Vin Diesel, Louis Vuitton and the New York Yankees during the month of September; each was settled within two months, a press release by the Forum stated. http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=3861〈=en Sale of 32.com Domain name journal reports on a quiet week last week with the top sale of domain names being US$50,000 for 32.com. Other notable sales were NetMovie.com ($31,500), MasterTemplates.com ($25,000) and WifiAccess.com ($21,200). http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/domainsales11_21_06.htm Domain Name Dispute Between Epson and Action Office Supplies, Goes Before ICANN (news release) A domain name dispute between Epson and Action Office Supplies, Inc., will be presented before the National Arbitration Forum of ICANN. The arbitration papers allege that Epson attempted to take the domain "EPSONUSA.com" name away, in a reverse cyber-hijacking case. http://cheaphostingdirectory.com/news-domain-name-dispute-between-epson-and-action-office-supplies-goes-before-icann-2568.html eu: Price of .eu domains slashed EURid, the registry for .eu domain names, is halving the cost of registering and renewing .eu domain names http://managingip.com/default.asp?page=9&PubID=198&SID=663124 http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/061121EURid.html Guillaume.net : suppression des noms à la demande du Registrar Nouveau rebondissement dans l’affaire des dépôts en masse de noms patronymiques. L’AFNIC vient d’annoncer la suppression des noms incriminés… à la demande du prestataire déposant. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1057/france-guillaume-net-suppression-des-noms-a-la-demande-du-registrar.php La seconde phase Sunrise coréenne c'est aujourd'hui Le .KR qui s'ouvre actuellement aux enregistrements en caractères latins entre aujourd'hui dans sa seconde période Sunrise. Elle est dédiée aux détenteurs de noms enregistrés dans une sous-extension du .KR et donc notamment aux titulaires de .CO.KR. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1058/coree-du-sud-la-seconde-phase-sunrise-coreenne-c-est-aujourd-hui.php el IGF desde la perspectiva de Oscar Robles Oscar Robles, CEO del NIC Mexico, y ex-presidente de LACTLD, hace un análisis profundo de lo ocurrido en la pasada reunión del IGF y da luces de lo que se nos viene. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1404 NIC.br anuncia resultados da pesquisa sobre o uso da internet no Brasil O Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto br - NIC.br (www.nic.br), entidade civil sem fins lucrativos criada para implementar as decisões e projetos do Comitê Gestor da Internet no Brasil, o CGI.br (www.cgi.br), anuncia os resultados iniciais da 2ª Pesquisa Sobre Uso da Tecnologia da Informação e da Comunicação no Brasil, a TIC Domicílios 2006. Realizado entre os meses de julho e agosto deste ano em todo o território nacional, o estudo apresenta os números referentes ao acesso às tecnologias de comunicação e informação em domicílios, o acesso individual a computadores e à Internet, atividades desenvolvidas na rede e acesso sem fio. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1403 Logra Internet el mayor avance de los últimos cuatro años Difunde la Conferencia de Naciones Unidas para el Comercio y desarrollo su informe anual sobre "La economía de la información"; México y Brasil aglutinan 60% de los usuarios en LA http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1402 Repercusiones de Prensa por la Intervención en el Foro de Gobernanza de Internet de Raul Echeberria "Vamos en una dirección correcta pero tal vez no en la velocidad deseada", dijo Raúl Echeberría, Director Ejecutivo de LACNIC y que forma parte del grupo asesor especial para la puesta en marcha del Foro para la Gobernanza de Internet, cuya primera edición finalizó el pasado viernes 4 de Noviembre, en Atenas la capital griega, bajo los auspicios de la ONU. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1401 Story on domain names in Arabic http://www.hamshahri.org/News/?id=9341 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! 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