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Headlines from the 4 October edition of the news include: Microsoft-loving (former) security czar calls for closed internet | Cerf on the future of the Net | How to Trace a DDOS Attack | Short Domain Names Threatened by Proposed Policy on IGO Dispute Resolution Procedure by George Kirikos | Local .city TLDs as an Opportunity for City Portals by Dirk Krischenowski | ph: Domain prices should go down, not up | Griping, with an audience: Malcontents criticize companies online | Cybersquatters Threaten Consumers and Harm Businesses | U.S. urges U.N. patent agency chief to consider quitting | Swim.com sold for US$214,500 And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Internet pipes not ready to burst, researcher says http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/091907-internet-burst.html Mouse click could plunge city into darkness, experts say http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/27/power.at.risk/index.html The Race to Stay Ahead of Internet Demands http://technewsworld.com/story/dH9dc2zaEMWfRC/The-Race-to-Stay-Ahead-of-Internet-Demands.xhtml Another National Internet Threatened: Russia by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/9/24/3250527.html ICANN after Vint Cerf http://domainesinfo.fr/english/107/icann-after-vint-cerf.php Kiwi may be in running to head the global internet http://stuff.co.nz/4218747a13.html Who will replace Vint Cerf? An Italian, Kiwi or American? http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=2836 APNIC: Apster September edition now avalable http://www.apnic.net/docs/apster/index.html Dot-Name Becomes Cybercrime Haven http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2007/09/dot_name .Name Registrar Defends Pay for Whois Policy http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/09/name-registrar-.html Advocates: Time to get .nyc domain name http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-nyc0928,0,5285161.story Every Domainer Is Subsidizing Tasting... Abolish Registration Grace Period by Alex Tajirian http://www.circleid.com/posts/792713_domainer_subsidizing_tasting_grace_period/ Televisions.com sells for US$215,000 In last week's Top Reported Sale http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales09-25-07.htm ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Getting It Right: Protecting American Critical Infrastructure in Cyberspace by Sean M. Condron [Harvard Journal of Law & Technology] ... It may thus be preferable to approach cyber security as a threat to national security rather than as a criminal matter. This change would raise at least three issues. First, it may be necessary to revisit and clarify the governments current distinction between homeland security and homeland defense as applied to cyberspace. Second, this change requires consideration of the jus ad bellum paradigm that controls a states self-defense response against a cyber attack. Finally, the delicate balance between national security interests and civil liberties should be considered in developing a strategy for responding to cyber attacks. This Article presents a framework for addressing these issues. http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/articles/pdf/v20/20HarvJLTech403.pdf Internet domain names and the interaction with intellectual property by Abida Chaudria [sub req'd] Abstract: This is the first in a series of articles looking at the interaction between domain names and intellectual property. This article defines and summarises the various types of domain names, how they are registered, the legal effects of registration, the WHOIS databases and, briefly, the interaction between domain names and intellectual property. Subsequent articles will consider the preferential sunrise periods for registration of certain domains by trade mark owners, the various kinds of disputes that arise in relation to domain names, dispute resolution procedures and legal proceedings for registered trade mark infringement and passing off in the UK. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VB3-4MTD8G5-8&_user=10&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=01a8908b0435612faa0a4d1955dff80c The Internet and Global Governance: Principles and Norms for a New Regime by Milton Mueller, John Mathiason & Hans Klein [sub req'd] Abstract: Since the mid-1990s, efforts have been under way to construct an international regime for global Internet governance. Beginning with the formation of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, efforts at regime construction were a main focus of the 20012005 UN World Summit on the Information Society. However, little progress was made toward an international agreement. This reflected policymakers' illadvised attempt to shortcut regime construction: they attempted to define regime rules and procedures without first defining underlying principles and norms. This article offers example sets of principles and norms of the type that are missing and that could provide the foundation for an Internet governance regime. The authors conclude that a framework convention would be the appropriate institutional mechanism for advancing regime construction. http://www.atypon-link.com/LRP/doi/abs/10.5555/ggov.2007.13.2.237 Foreword: Internet Governance by Joseph A. Cannataci & Jeanne Pia Mifsud-Bonnici [sub req'd] http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a778586173~db=all The Early Ground Offensives in Internet Governance by Kevin M. Rogers [sub req'd] Abstract: The second stage of the WSIS in Tunisia in November 2005 saw the long-standing debate over who should govern the Internet reach an apparent culmination. The vast majority of parties involved (over 10,000 people from over 170 countries) announced their acquiescence to the final agreement, which allowed ICANN to maintain responsibility for domain name allocation, while introducing a non-binding multi-stakeholder IGF to be set up alongside. However, this current paper will show that the agreement provides limited assistance to the ongoing discussion and resolution on Internet Governance, and furthermore that unless the key players - particularly the USA - alter their stance, the Internet is in danger of fragmentation and gridlock, which is a genuine possibility unless the governance of the Internet moves to an International level away from exclusive US control. The conclusions made in Tunisia are not fully representative and the perception of US control has not been removed. Until this is revisited and altered, the Internet remains in considerable threat of break-up and potential gridlock. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a778585567~db=all ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Internet pipes not ready to burst, researcher says Despite the fact that more people are dishing up video and other bandwidth-saturating content, Internet traffic growth rates are actually slowing down, according to a new Web site at the University of Minnesota. The Minnesota Internet Traffic Studies (MINTS) site, which we first learned about late last year, shows that Internet traffic growth rates have settled in at about 50% to 60% in the U.S. and worldwide as the Internet matures. That's a far cry from the doubling rates every year or even every 100 days that some like WorldCom claimed in the mid-to-late 1990s. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/091907-internet-burst.html http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9039778 National Archives Hosts Internet Pioneers Cerf And Kahn: William G. McGowan Forum to focus on the Debate Over Internet Governance [news release] The National Archives will host the third annual William G. McGowan Forum on Communications, Technology, and Government. Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein will introduce the program and Tom Wheeler, President of the Foundation for the National Archives will moderate the debate over Internet governance with Internet founding fathers Vinton G. Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, and Robert E. Kahn, chairman and CEO of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives. http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-141.html 'Founding Father of the internet' to visit Seoul Vint Cerf, known for his leading role in creating the Internet, will visit Seoul next month to attend an international forum, informed sources said Friday. http://au.biz.yahoo.com/070928/17/1f2d2.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - DOMAIN SECURITY ********************** Mouse click could plunge city into darkness, experts say Researchers who launched an experimental cyber attack caused a generator to self-destruct, alarming the government and electrical industry about what might happen if such an attack were carried out on a larger scale, CNN has learned. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/27/power.at.risk/index.html West is taking fight against terrorism online In the name of counterterrorism, Western countries are moving to erect online security borders with aggressive proposals to block Web sites and to unleash Trojan e-mails containing spyware that would monitor jihadists. Critics warn that the security measures could lead to censorship and privacy invasion, but governments are pressing for legislation aimed at thwarting attacks and walling off Web sites that espouse illegal activities or are "likely to have the effect of facilitating" crime. http://iht.com/articles/2007/09/30/business/net01.php The Race to Stay Ahead of Internet Demands "If the Internet infrastructure is not continually fortified and strengthened, then we run the risk that it will be unable to support the growing and dynamic needs of users, businesses and governments that rely on that infrastructure every day for commerce, communications and operations," said Ken Silva, chief security officer for VeriSign. http://technewsworld.com/story/dH9dc2zaEMWfRC/The-Race-to-Stay-Ahead-of-Internet-Demands.xhtml http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/enterprise/59525.html Another National Internet Threatened: Russia by Milton Mueller First it was China, experimenting with its own special DNS name space and its own Great cyber-Wall to guard what content can and cannot enter the country. Now, Putin's Russia is said to be planning to give it a try. From IGP's extensive network of spies in Moscow (well, ok, it's actually from a two month-old Russian newspaper), we learn that the Security Council of the Russian Federation has declared that Russia will create its own Web, in Cyrillic, "completely independent from the traditional WWW." Several reasons were cited for the creation of an independent network. One was -- surprise -- "information safety and security." The newspaper writes: "Today it is a matter of fact that Russian users are accessing the internet via channels which are in the control of the US government." http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/9/24/3250527.html Crime wave: Hijackers swipe Internet domains Like real-world theft, the hijacking of an Internet address can happen quickly and with little warning. New York computer consultant Ronen Inowlocki knows firsthand. In July, a thief took control of the yyy.com address Inowlocki has owned for years. He still is fighting to get it back, and can't access the "yyy.com" e-mail addresses he had used to communicate with clients. Meanwhile, the thief shifted the Internet address to a service in Germany and lists a mailing address in Iceland as his contact info. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070930/BUSINESS/709300343 Virtually clean: Putting a stop to online infection Hacking used to be done by kids for kicks or bragging rights. Nowadays, its big business for organised crime, often out of reach of the law, on the far side of the world. Connect an unprotected personal computer to the internet for more than 15 seconds and it will almost certainly be attacked by a virus or worse. Thats how ruthlessly effective the army of malicious robots, dispatched by criminals to scour the net for vulnerable computers, has become. http://economist.com/daily/columns/techview/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9869417 ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN after Vint Cerf Vint Cerf, the chairman of the ICANN board, will step down next month in Los Angeles, at the corporation's annual meeting. We look at how he could be replaced, and by whom. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/107/icann-after-vint-cerf.php Kiwi may be in running to head the global internet Wellington barrister Peter Dengate Thrush, 51, who specialises in internet law, may have the inside running to replace a "father of the internet" , Vint Cerf, as chairman of cyberspace. http://stuff.co.nz/4218747a13.html http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/3/story.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10466900 Who will replace Vint Cerf? An Italian, Kiwi or American? The debate over who is in the running to take over as chair of ICANN is the focus of a story of DomainesInfo and picked up in the New Zealand press. There are three candidates listed: Roberto Gaetano, current vice-chair, Peter Dengate Thrush and Steve Crocker. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=2836 http://domainpulse.com/2007/09/28/who-will-replace-vint-cerf-an-italian-kiwi-or-american/ http://domainnews.com/general/2007092823/who-will-replace-vint-cerf-an-italian-kiwi-or-american/ Have ICANN's directors placed their personal assets on the IRS chopping block? by Karl Auerbach At the August 14 meeting of ICANN's board ICANN's board agreed to cover the expenses of the soon-to-be former Chairman of the Board to attend the IGF meeting in Rio de Janeiro. That former Chairman will have no legal relationship to ICANN; neither a director nor an officer nor an employee. Yet ICANN's voted to give this former chairman the power "to speak on behalf of ICANN". Absent a legally cognizable relationship this power is a non sequitur, an oxymoron. http://cavebear.com/cbblog-archives/000325.html Irish Internet pioneer joins board of ICANN An Irishman, Dennis Jennings, whose strategic decision in the 1980s with the US National Science Foundation led to the creation of the internet as we know it today has been nominated to the Board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single9317 http://www.enn.ie/article/133456.html Reaching out to university students by Patrick Jones In advance of the ICANN Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, ICANN is conducting a number of events with area universities. Yesterday two sessions were conducted with the University of Southern California, a morning session with USCs Information Sciences Institute and an afternoon session at USCs Viterbi School of Engineering. Tina Dam was the featured speaker at each session, and she provided a summary of ICANNs Internationalized Domain Name efforts. Students had an opportunity to learn more about the upcoming IDN .test evaluation plan and ask questions about ICANNs structure and procedures. http://blog.icann.org/?p=200 ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** APNIC: Apster September edition now available The September edition of Apster, the quarterly newsletter for APNIC members and the Internet community, is now available. Topics covered include The Internet in India (feature article), Policy proposals under discussion in the APNIC community, How APNIC policies are developed, History of SANOG (South Asian Network Operators Group), RIPE requests ICANN sign DNS root, IANA update, Responses to IPv4 address space consumption, Analysis of Asian earthquake disruption of submarine cable system and more. http://www.apnic.net/docs/apster/index.html ca: Identifying domain owners spurs debate A debate has been raging within both CIRA and ICANN about just what information should be available using a WHOIS search to see who owns a domain name. Some cite privacy concerns and argue that as little information as possible should be available. Others fear the lack of accountability that may occur should the contents of a WHOIS search be curtailed. http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Business/Columnists/Canton_David/2007/10/01/4540112-sun.html cn: New Domain Names in Chinese [Merkina.com news release] ... The addressing and programming system has remained in western writing to this day, but now the Chinese have announced that they will release a domain name system that uses Chinese characters in late October this year. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0709/S00386.htm Ibercom offers Spanish domain names an accent [sub req'd] http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=185727 EURid hosts registrar lunches this autumn Wednesday's registrar lunch in Rome (Italy) kicked off the series of such events that EURid will be hosting for its registrars throughout Europe this autumn. The registry aims to enhance its services based on the useful input registrars will provide during these meetings. http://eurid.eu/content/view/223/33/lang,en/ Combating Phishing and Spamming Sites by HKDNR - Towards a More Secured Local Internet Community! With the mission to promote the use of Internet in a robust and stable environment for the local Internet community, HKDNR is dedicated to implementing all possible measures to strike .hk domain names that are related to phishing or spamming sites. https://www.hkdnr.hk/hkdnr/20070928/web-content/index.html Montenegro ready to go live The local registry has just put up its new website and hopes to start registering .ME domains in the first quarter of next year. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/108/montenegro-ready-to-go-live.php .my Price and Anjung Internet JARING Update [news release] MYNIC have announced the maximum cap for new registration and renewal fees of .com.my, .net.my, org.my, .gov.my, .edu.my and mil.my will remain at RM80 and RM32 for .name.my in order to encourage .my domain name registrations. http://mynic.net.my/newhp/announcements/mynic-24Sept07.html Dot-Name Becomes Cybercrime Haven The company that controls the .name registry is charging for access to domain registration information, a step that security researchers say frustrates their ability to police the internet and creates a haven for hackers who run internet scams. When security researchers investigate spam and phishing activity on the internet, they rely on special Whois directories, which list the owner of a domain name, their hosting service and their contact information. http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2007/09/dot_name .Name Registrar Defends Pay for Whois Policy Security researchers are frustrated that they need to pay money to learn details about domain names ending in .name, as reported in today's Wired News, but the company in charge says the policy doesn't stymie security researchers and protects anonymous internet speech. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/09/name-registrar-.html http://www.circleid.com/posts/dot_name_domain_whois_access/ Advocates: Time to get .nyc domain name Is it time for the big city to start cornering a piece of the Internet? A growing grassroots movement says yes, and is trying to create a ".nyc" domain name to go alongside the dot coms and dot orgs of the World Wide Web. http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-nyc0928,0,5285161.story .NYC on the Horizon? Group in New York wants a .nyc domain. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/09/29/nyc-on-the-horizon/ Nominet looking for more dispute resolution experts Nominet's Dispute Resolution Service provides alternative dispute resolution for .UK domain names. New experts are being sought to help maintain the quality of this service. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/106/nominet-looking-for-more-dispute-resolution-experts.php ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Whois Directory, a Tool for Brand Defenders, May Be Veiled The Whois directory can be a critical tool for companies to identify and shut down typo squatters, cyber squatters and phishers. The immediate access it grants to a site registrant's information, brand stewards say, can reduce the time it takes to shut down a harmful Web site from days to hours. http://clickz.com/3627161 ca: John Tory, domain-name hijacker? Could the Liberal Party of Ontario have a claim against the Conservatives for "domain-name hijacking?" ... If you go to daltonmcguinty.ca, which you might think would be the personal site of Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty, you see a website that looks virtually identical to the one at dalton.ca (which is Mr. McGuinty's real website): it has a white background with a simple text menu and a black box with short, declarative sentences written in it -- except for the fact that it says the exact opposite of what the text on the real Dalton McGuinty website says (it also has a prominent red stamp that says "Not the real thing"). http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070928.WBingramontelection20070928154905/WBStory/WBingramontelection A new face for small claims courts ... Around the world, there are far better models of systems to resolve disputes. Thousands of domain name disputes have been resolved without the parties traveling anywhere. New York City recently announced that it is implementing a program to resolve sidewalk, school, roadway, city property, and other personal injury cases using the Internet. Disputes with insurance companies in Great Britain are resolved this way. Israel is planning a "paperless court system." http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/09/29/a_new_face_for_small_claims_courts/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** CADNA Responds to ICAs Adoption of a Member Code of Conduct [news release] CADNA welcomes the Internet Commerce Associations (ICA) recently announced adoption of an eight-point member code of conduct detailing best practices designed to promote fair and ethical business conduct in the domain name industry. On behalf of the Internet community, CADNA also welcomes the potential benefits of the member code of conduct adopted by the ICA, and we are encouraged by the proactive measures their member organizations are taking to combat and deter domain name abuse. http://www.cadna.org/press-release-september-27.html The word farms of the web The growing number of websites that mix and match low-quality articles produced by amateurs in order to generate traffic is causing concern, reports Danny Bradbury from The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/27/guardianweeklytechnologysection.internet NameMedia Selected as "Fast 50" Company By Deloitte & Touche NameMedia has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for New England, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services organizations. Rankings are based on the percentage revenue growth over five years from 2002-2006. http://namemedia.com/about/releases/09-20-07.html High-tech companies put 'zazzle' into names Ooma, Yoomba, Oodle and Noosh. New Dr. Seuss characters? Hardly. These fanciful-sounding nonsense words are company names. When it comes to choosing a moniker for a high-tech business these days, the quirkier, the better. "We've seen a massive migration toward whimsical names in the last few years," said Jason Baer, director of verbal identity at Interbrand, a New York-based branding consultancy. The trend is particularly noticeable with Internet companies and Web 2.0 businesses, Baer said. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2007/09/30/name_whimsy_0930.ART_ART_09-30-07_D3_G981K1N.html http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1191126310132200.xml&coll=7 ********************** - DOMAINING ********************** Every Domainer Is Subsidizing Tasting... Abolish Registration Grace Period by Alex Tajirian One issue that a large number of domainers agree on is that domain tasting under the current ICANN-approved policy is bad for the industry. For one thing, a healthy portion of the practice involves trademark use that not only is illegal but also destroys value. Of course, particular segments of the domain name ecosystem can suffer value destruction because of tasting that doesnt infringe trademarks. But most criticism is directed, and rightly so, at tasting that raises trademark issues. http://www.circleid.com/posts/792713_domainer_subsidizing_tasting_grace_period/ The Web's local mogul The two Web multimillionaires had never crossed paths, but when Russell C. Horowitz and Frank Schilling finally met to talk business three years ago, the summit began in style - sipping soft drinks poolside at the Four Seasons Las Vegas and chatting about private jets. Horowitz, a ponytailed 38-year-old at the time, had made his fortune as the founder of a bubble-era darling called Go2Net, which he sold for $1.6 billion. Schilling, whose regular attire is designer surfwear, made his mint in secrecy as a domain-name investor working out of an ocean-front condo in the Caymans. Horowitz owned a share of a Citation X, the fastest personal aircraft in the sky. Schilling, who pulls in $20 million a year from his domain business, coveted one for himself. "At the time," he says, "I was planeless." http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/technology/marchex.biz2/ Network Solutions Announces Premium Resale Domain Service for .com and .net Domain Name Registration [news release] Network Solutions now makes it possible to acquire premium domains that are currently registered by another registrant and available for purchase. Premium Resale Domain Service allows a buyer to securely purchase domains at a fixed price so there is no long negotiation process between the buyer and seller. http://vocuspr.vocus.com/VocusPR30/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=NetworkSolutions&Entity=PRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=209344&XSL=PressRelease&Cache=True&Merge= Network Solutions Presents Search Engine Optimization Seminar at ECMTA/PeSA Fall Summit 2007 [news release] Network Solutions is partnering with ECMTA and PeSA to present a Search Engine Optimization Seminar on October 3, 2007 in San Francisco, California. This seminar will educate small business owners on the importance of SEO and how it benefits their online business. http://vocuspr.vocus.com/VocusPR30/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=NetworkSolutions&Entity=PRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=209033&XSL=PressRelease&Cache=True&Merge= Moniker.com Enters New Strategic Partnership with NameMedia to Expand Premium Domain Names Inventory [news release] Moniker.com announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with NameMedia to provide premium domains for purchase at Moniker's MarketPlace, a full-service online domain transaction platform. http://domainpulse.com/2007/09/28/monikercom-enters-new-strategic-partnership-with-namemedia-to-expand-premium-domain-names-inventory/ ********************** - DOMAIN SALES ********************** Kashmir up for sale, virtually While India and Pakistan have been fighting over Kashmir for decades, they seem to be apathetic when it comes to owning the domain name in cyberspace. http://www.business-standard.com/economy/storypage.php?leftnm=3&subLeft=1&chklogin=N&autono=299682&tab=r http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/sep/29com.htm Televisions.com sells for US$215,000 In last week's Top Reported Sale Two Las Vegas men, seller Tom Carr and buyer Nathan Allen got together to exchange Televisions.com for $215,000 in the top domain sale reported last week. Second was Cadilac.com for $68,000. Hot.tv was equal third selling for $35,000. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales09-25-07.htm ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** DoS-Attacken könnten das Internet lahm legen Den meisten Ottonormal-Surfern ist das US-Unternehmen VeriSign, Inc. kein Begriff. Dabei spielt es im Internet eine wesentliche Rolle: Die kalifornische Firma ist für die Verwaltung der .com-Domain zuständig, die mit derzeit fast 72 Millionen angemeldeten Adressen größte Top Level Domain der Welt laut aktueller DENIC-Statistik. http://dslteam.de/news/artikel/27055/0/DoS-Attacken_k%f6nnten_das_Internet_lahm_legen Schäuble: "Ich mache den Menschen gar keine Angst." Bundesinnenminister Wolfgang Schäuble hat seine heftig umstrittenen Pläne für heimliche Online-Durchsuchungen nachdrücklich verteidigt. Als Argument für die Netzbespitzelungen führte er einmal mehr die "geradezu flehentlichen" Bitten unter anderem des Präsidenten des Bundeskriminalamtes (BKA), Jörg Ziercke, sowie von Generalbundesanwältin Monika Harms an. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/96769 Österreicher sind begeisterte Internet-Nutzer Österreicher tratschen gern, zumindest im WorldWideWeb. Rund 78 Prozent der heimischen User nutzen das Internet für Chatten oder das Versenden von E-Mails. Der Austausch mit anderen Menschen ist damit klare Nummer Eins und die wichtigste Internetanwendung. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine aktuelle Online-Umfrage der österreichischen Domain-Registrierungsstelle nic.at. http://www.salzburg.com/nwas/index.php?article=DText/-_kj2a6u61_7ngqlje266ce&img=&text=&mode=§ion=hitec&channel=nachrichten Qui, après Vint Cerf? L'emblématique président de l'ICANN va quitter ses fonctions lors de la prochaine réunion de Los Angeles, début novembre. Comment le remplacer? http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1317/qui-apres-vint-cerf.php L'Angleterre se cherche des experts en litiges noms de domaine Le service de résolution des litiges du registre britannique lance un appel à candidatures pour élargir la liste de ses experts en contentieux des noms de domaine. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1314/grande-bretagne-l-angleterre-se-cherche-des-experts-en-litiges-noms-de-domaine.php Le Monténégro se lance sur Internet Le registre du .ME vient de mettre son site en ligne et vise des premiers enregistrements de noms au premier trimestre 2008. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1315/montenegro-le-montenegro-se-lance-sur-internet.php Fast-track, la riposte anglaise au cybersquatting Le registre anglais envisage d'ajouter une option traitement rapide "fast-track" à son service de résolution des litiges. Le but : faciliter la récupération de noms cybersquattés. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1310/grande-bretagne-fast-track-la-riposte-anglaise-au-cybersquatting.php Par qui remplacer le père de l'internet ? ICANNLe siège de l'ICANN à Marina Del Rey en Californie LInternet a beau être un espace de liberté, il nen est pas moins régulé par plusieurs organismes. Parmi ceux-là, lICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) est un des plus importants puisque responsable de la stabilité de linternet, et de lintroduction de nouveaux domaines entre autres. Cet organisme a actuellement à sa tête Vint Cerf, lemblématique Père de lInternet. http://www.presence-pc.com/actualite/icann-cerf-25363/ Internet, l'Italia lancia la Carta dei Diritti Si è svolto a Roma il Dialogue Forum on internet rights, un vertice per rilanciare la proposta italiana di un Bill of Rights della rete in vista dell'Internet governance forum di Rio del Janeiro. Presenti Gentiloni, Veltroni, Casini. Il ministro Nicolais propone: "Un altro garante Onu per internet" http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/index.asp?Pagina=speciali%5cspeciale2.asp&ID=233 Dialogue Forum on Internet Rights Iniziativa allinterno del processo dellInternet Governance Forum, per aprire un dibattito internazionale sullopportunità di definire un insieme di diritti comuni e condivisi, che garantiscano lapertura e il carattere multilaterale di Internet. http://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/236040/dialogue-forum-on-internet-rights Internet e diritti, consulto a Roma Trovare un punto d'accordo su diritti condivisi garantendo il carattere aperto e multilaterale della Rete. E' l'obiettivo del Dialogue Forum on Internet Rights, vertice organizzato dal governo italiano nell'ambito dell'Internet Governance Forum, in corso oggi a Roma. All'incontro partecipano rappresentanti internazionali di governi, società civile, settore privato, università e comunità internet. http://www.repubblica.it/2007/09/sezioni/scienza_e_tecnologia/diritti-web/diritti-web/diritti-web.html A Igf segue Forum internazionale sui diritti di Internet Oggi a Roma in Campidoglio si tiene un'iniziativa nell'ambito del processo dell'Internet Governance Forum http://www.vnunet.it/it/vnunet/news/2007/09/27/igf-segue-forum-internazionale http://www.i-dome.com/flash-news/pagina.phtml?_id_articolo=11865-Forum-internazionale-sui-diritti-di-internet.html Revisione del copyright e Diritti della Rete al centro del Forum di Roma Walter Veltroni propone di rivedere le normative a tutela dei diritti di proprietà intellettuale: nel nome di Wikipedia, del software libero e del giornalismo dal basso. Il ministro Nicolais propone la Carta dei Diritti: la Rete deve essere di tutti per tutti http://www.vnunet.it/it/vnunet/news/2007/09/27/revisione-copyright-diritti NICOLAIS, ITALIA CALDEGGIA CARTA INTERNAZIONALE DIRITTI RETE Contribuire a riaffermare la natura di Internet come bene pubblico e l'accesso alla conoscenza come diritto fondamentale; far proseguire il dibattito internazionale finalizzato a decidere se individuare chiaramente un set di diritti della rete e come identificare le aree e i diritti piu' rilevanti da prtendere in esame; infine, dare il via ad una discussione su come garantire i diritti su Internet. http://asca.it/ascanew/moddettnews.php?idnews=697610 http://mytech.it/mytech/news/articolo?ix=A006012013748 Los dominios .ar serían arancelados en marzo de 2008 Así lo afirmó Alberto Solanas, titular de la Dirección General de Tecnología Informática y Comunicaciones de la Cancillería Argentina en una entrevista realizada en Acortando la Brecha, el programa institucional de radio de CABASE http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1551 Story in Chinese mentioning Vint Cerf http://www.zaobao.com/special/newspapers/2007/09/ft070928b.html Story in Russian mentioning ICANN http://www.smi.ru/go/908022337/www.smi.ru/07/09/24/908006450.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. For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. Also see http://technewsreview.com.au/ for recent updates. Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2007 --------- David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David @yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile); +61 2 9665 5773 (home) "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery Sick of deleting your inbox? Yahoo!7 Mail has free unlimited storage. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/unlimitedstorage.html Sick of deleting your inbox? 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