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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for regular updates and also with RSS feeds. ********************************************************** Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre Nanyang Technological University, Singapore http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ ********************************************************** U.S.: No Net governance changes expected http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6150613.html Triple X, Internet Content Regulation and the ICANN Regime Drafted by Milton Mueller http://internetgovernance.org/pdf/new-xxx-contract.pdf Push resumes for new .xxx domain for Internet pornography, but opposed by Christians http://sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=24776 au: Tennis Australia plays with domain 'scalper' http://www.cnet.com.au/software/internet/0,239029524,339273096,00.htm Breach of .eu domain rules may trigger instant cancellation http://out-law.com/page-7666 ***************** GOVERNANCE ***************** U.S.: No Net governance changes expected Are tensions related to the United States' historic influence over key Internet management functions a thing of the past? At a meeting in Washington DC organized by the Federal Communications Bar Association, U.S. Ambassador David Gross and Assistant Secretary of Commerce John Kneuer said they view the question as settled: no United Nations body will be exercising additional control over tasks like handing out numeric Internet addresses or operating the root servers that power the Internet anytime soon. http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6150613.html http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6150613.html The Road to Rio and Beyond: Results-based Management of the UN Internet Governance Forum The IGF was given a five-year charter by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005. In 2010 the Forums effectiveness in implementing the objectives of the World Summit on the Information Society will be assessed by the Assembly. This paper argues that the road to the 2007 meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro and beyond must be paved with effective management practices. Results-based management principles employed elsewhere in reform of United Nations agency practices provide that base. http://internetgovernance.org/pdf/roadtorio.pdf ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** Triple X, Internet Content Regulation and the ICANN Regime Drafted by Milton Mueller The backers of the controversial .xxx domain have negotiated a new contract with ICANN. Final approval of the contract is still vehemently opposed by an amusing alliance of anti-pornography conservatives and pornographers with investments in existing adult domain names. Nevertheless, chances are now good that it will finally succeed in gaining the approval of the ICANN Board. What are the implications of this probable resolution of the .xxx drama for the Internet and Internet governance? They are major. But no one seems to be talking about them. The paper begins with the most direct implication. The .xxx contract sets an important precedent by giving ICANN policy making and enforcement responsibility over web site content. The paper concludes "the Internet Governance Project has long maintained that ICM's .xxx application deserved to be successful. We took this position because we don't believe ICANN should discriminate among TLD applications on the basis of the content or m! eaning of the string, and because we believe that ICANN (and its oversight authority, the US Government) should not arbitrarily change the rules in the middle of the game. If there are problems here, they are not problems with the .xxx gTLD application. They are problems inherent in ICANNs institutional structure. http://internetgovernance.org/pdf/new-xxx-contract.pdf Push resumes for new .xxx domain for Internet pornography Efforts to create a .xxx domain name for pornographic websites have resumed, and conservative leaders are urging citizens to speak out against the proposal while the agency in charge is taking public comments through Feb. 5. ... The Family Research Council is opposed to the .xxx domain name. FRC opposed this action the first time around, on the grounds that it would be unenforceable -- and grant a legitimizing status to the porn industry, Jared Bridges, web editor for FRC, wrote on the groups blog Jan. 9. While there have been a few revisions to the initial proposal, they don't appear to offer much incentive for pornographers to leave the .com domain. http://sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=24776 au: Tennis Australia plays with domain 'scalper' Tennis Australia has admitted it paid a "hefty fee" to a scalper of the domain name kind in order to obtain the Web address it wanted as part of a rebranding campaign. http://www.cnet.com.au/software/internet/0,239029524,339273096,00.htm http://zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Tennis_Australia_plays_with_domain_scalper_/0,130061791,339273096,00.htm Breach of .eu domain rules may trigger instant cancellation The administrators behind .eu domain names will gain new powers to block, suspend and even cancel domain names that break its rules. The new rules will come into effect on 19th February. http://out-law.com/page-7666 IPv6 offers data packet security and quality of service but so does IPv4 One frequently claimed benefit of IPv6 is that it is inherently superior to IPv4 in two areas: quality of service and security. Although true enough when comparing the basic IPv4 protocol to IPv6, the picture this paints is very far from complete. http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/01/17/221230/ipv6-offers-data-packet-security-and-quality-of-service-but-so-does.htm Second Highest .Mobi Sale To Date Heads New DN Journal Top 20 A lot of jaws hit the floor when Flowers.mobi sold for $200,000 in an auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in October. This time it was Sportsbook.mobi commanding the big bucks - a whopping $129,800 in a private sale. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales01-23-07.htm VeriSign Helps Market .TV Domain VeriSign announced it has joined with Demand Media to market the .tv top level domain name as the preferred Web address for rich media content. http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/011707_VeriSign_Helps_Market_.TV_Domain.cfm DigitalTown buys 8,000 more domain names BDC Capital Inc. said Friday it completed the acquisition of 8,000 domain names for its DigitalTown social network portal. The portal, still in development, consists more than 30,000 domains such as www.burnsvilleblaze.com and www.edinahornets.com. http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2007/01/08/daily41.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! The domain name news is supported by auDA. 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