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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for regular updates. ********************************************************** 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/ ********************************************************** Internet Governance Forum: Is It More Than Talk? by Monika Ermert http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=533&res=1280_ff&print=0 Its Tax Time for Domain Name Owners - Domain names are uncharted territory for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service http://domainnamewire.com/2007/02/14/its-tax-time-for-domain-name-owners/ Picking Domain Names by Search Results http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_names_by_search_results/ Israeli Court Holds that a DNS Definition may be Retained as Security for Payment of Debts http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_index.aspx?s=Domain+Names ICANN U-turn over outdated domains http://www.multilingual-search.com/icann-u-turn-over-outdated-domains/11/02/2007/en/ organic-spintronics.eu becomes .eu domain name number 2,500,000 (news release) http://www.eurid.eu/content/view/187/33/lang,en/ Rules and Procedures for .eu Code of Conduct have been established (news release) http://www.eurid.eu/content/view/188/33/lang,en/ ***************** GOVERNANCE ***************** Internet Governance Forum: Is It More Than Talk? by Monika Ermert Multi-stakeholder dynamic coalitions of the UN IGF are pushing to have privacy, intellectual property, open standards and freedom of expression on the agenda of the second meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil next autumn. At a 13 February IGF stocktaking meeting in Geneva, several of the coalitions formed at the first IGF (in Athens in October-November 2006) presented short progress reports. Agenda-setting, the role of the coalitions, the IGF as a whole and the IGF output are still to be debated. IGF activists and organisers also look to New York where the new UN Secretary General has yet to make his first comments on Internet governance issues. http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=533&res=1280_ff&print=0 Pro und Contra zur Internationalisierung der DNS-Aufsicht Die Frage nach der Internationalisierung der DNS-Aufsicht ist noch lange nicht ad acta gelegt und kocht auch beim Internet Governance Forum immer wieder hoch. Das Forum war nach Vereinbarungen zwischen Regierungsvertretern auf dem Weltgipfel der Informationsgesellschaft (WSIS) erstmals im vergangenen Herbst zusammengetreten, um sich über Fragen globaler Netzpolitik zu verständigen zuvor hatte es im Verlauf des Weltgipfels heftigen Zoff um die Internet-Verwaltung, ihre Internationalisierung und das Beharren der USA auf die Internet-Oberaufsicht gegeben. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/85281 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** Its Tax Time for Domain Name Owners - Domain names are uncharted territory for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Tax time creates headaches for domain name owners, especially those with large portfolios. Sure, we know we need to report parking income on our tax returns, but how do we account for purchases, registrations, and sales? If you ask your CPA youll probably get a blank stare. CPA Sandra K. Brooks has released a new guide called The Domain Tax Guide, 2007 Edition. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/02/14/its-tax-time-for-domain-name-owners/ Picking Domain Names by Search Results There is a definite advantage to knowing what users look for when typing in domain names that they think should work. This article from Government Computer News shows an excellent example in .gov. "600,000 visitors a year to FirstGov try to find the federal government's Web site by typing USA.gov into their browser", so they switched from firstgov.gov to usa.gov. It wasn't mentioned in the article, but firstgov.gov redirects automatically; this is more intelligence than I normally expect from US government web sites. http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_names_by_search_results/ Israeli Court Holds that a DNS Definition may be Retained as Security for Payment of Debts The Israeli Magistrates Court of Tiberias held on December 17, 2006 that DNS (Domain Name Server) definition is an asset which may be retained by a creditor as means to persuade a debtor to pay its debt. The Court stated that even if seemingly intangible, the DNS requires physical maintenance work and therefore can be said to be "physically held" and thus capable of being retained as security for ensuring payment. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_index.aspx?s=Domain+Names ICANN U-turn over outdated domains According to Cnews, plans by ICANN to delete some of the more outdated domain extensions in their index have been derailed. They had opened a public discussion in San Paulo with a view to removing these extensions, which ended last month. Top of their list of their list for deletion was the Russian .su (Soviet Union) extension and the former Yogoslav Republics .yu. http://www.multilingual-search.com/icann-u-turn-over-outdated-domains/11/02/2007/en/ Original CNews story in Russian http://www.cnews.ru/news/top/index.shtml?2007/02/07/234517 organic-spintronics.eu becomes .eu domain name number 2,500,000 (news release) .eu passed the 2.5 million mark with the registration of the domain name organic-spintronics.eu by the Italian company Organic Spintronics Srl via the Italian registrar Tuonome.it. http://www.eurid.eu/content/view/187/33/lang,en/ Rules and Procedures for .eu Code of Conduct have been established (news release) After the introduction of the draft version of the .eu registrar Code of Conduct in January this year, EURid now introduces the draft version of the document laying out all rules and procedures surrounding the Code. Amongst other things, this document describes how the Council of Conduct will be elected and the procedures to be followed when complaints against registrars subscribing to the .eu Code of Conduct are filed. http://www.eurid.eu/content/view/188/33/lang,en/ Domain pulse 2007: Captivating internet issues - report Domain Names between Speculation and Benefits. This was the motto of the specialist Domain pulse conference held in Baden on 8 and 9 February, which attracted more than 240 participants from Switzerland and abroad. http://domainpulse.ch/bericht-domainpulse-e.pdf Domain Pulse 2007 presentations Presentations from the recent Domain Pulse are now online, with most presentations in German, at: http://domainpulse.ch/pages/d/programm/index.html UK ENUM Tier-1 RFP Launched The UK ENUM Consortium has launched the RFP/ITT for the UK Tier 1 Registry and it is possible the UK may go commercial with ENUM sometime this year or in 2008. Organizations that would like to respond to the ITT should inform the UKEC of their intentions by 7 February and the response must be submitted before noon on 28 February. http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/UK+ENUM+Tier1+RFP+Launched.aspx Netcraft February 2007 Web Server Survey In the February 2007 survey we received responses from 108,810,358 sites, an increase of 1.93 million from last month. Apache has a decline of 442K sites this month, and sees its share of the web server market slip by 1.47 percent to 58.7 percent. This is the first time Apache's market share has been below 60 percent since September 2002. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2007/02/02/february_2007_web_server_survey.html DomainMart Recommendation: Open Up Domain Names, Don't Litigate (news release) DomainMart released a study recommending that IP owners adopt a cooperative strategy with regard to domain name owners who are potentially infringing on their brand names. The study points out that companies have adopted two diametrically opposite approaches to dealing with domain name owners infringing on their IP, namely, to either take aggressive legal action or do nothing. It argues that both these approaches destroy shareholder value. http://prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb503948.htm PIR seeks President/CEO The Public Interest Registry is seeking to fill the position of President and CEO. More information is available at: http://www.pir.org/PDFs/PIR_CEO_Summary.pdf RealEstate.net Tops Trio of Six-Figure Sales in Big Week for the Domain Market There were three six-figure domain name sales last week - the highest being RealEstate.net for $300,000, acquired by a new Australian company, Real Estate.NET Holdings Pty Ltd. Other six-figure sales were BDSM.com for $295,000 and Yearbook.com for $237,500. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales02-13-07.htm us: Temporary Restraining Orders in Online Advertising Cases must be Obeyed Immediately The United States Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of California issued a preliminary injunction and a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the defendant who was allegedly infringing plaintiff's trademark (trademark owners) through online advertisement. Some weeks after the injunction and TRO were issued, defendant was still using plaintiff's trademark on defendant's website. Trademark owners moved for contempt for failure to comply with the Court's order and the court held, "Persons subject to an injunctive order issued by a court with jurisdiction are expected to obey that decree until it is modified or reversed, even if they have proper grounds to object to the order." http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=1682 us: Cybersquatters Gamble on Possible Web Gold It may not be as sexy as winning the Powerball or Texas Hold 'Em, but there are people who hope to cash in on the famous and possibly soon-to-be famous. In May 2004, Fantasia Barrino was chosen as the next American Idol. But before she sang I Believe on the season finale, someone had already purchased the domain name FantasiaBarrino.com. Someone from Charlotte beat her to the punch. http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=2385290&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 SWITCH confirmed as the registry for .ch domain names (news release) The SWITCH Foundation which operates the Swiss Education & Research Network is extending its contract with OFCOM for a further eight years. This means that SWITCH will be providing valuable services for the public at large in future too. http://www.switch.ch/about/news.html?id=130 SWITCHguard: Maximum security for domain names (news release) As the first registry in the German speaking world, SWITCH is launching high-security domain names. The new product is a solution that is implemented fully electronically and it will be available by the end of 2007. http://www.switch.ch/about/news.html?id=131 Switch to offer secured domain name service (sub req'd) http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=157771&nr= Spezielle Internet-Seiten für das Handy mit ".mobi" Telecom Italia Mobile und dotMobi bieten erste Topleveldomain für Mobilfunk an http://derstandard.at/?id=2765856 Le WHOIS du .SE bloqué Depuis lundi 12 février, les opérations liées aux modifications des coordonnées WHOIS des noms en .SE sont bloquées, suite à la mise en place dune nouvelle plateforme de gestion. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1134/suede-le-whois-du-se-bloque.php +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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