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Sponsored by EuroDNS and AsiaDNS - for your domain name registration http://www.eurodns.com/ ********************************************************** Don't forget to check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! Headlines from the October 28 edition of the news include: Kremlin Seeks To Extend Its Reach in Cyberspace | IGF Rio to be Supported by Online Community by Derrick L. Cogburn | ICANN Ombudsman Releases Annual Report | Internet pioneer Cerf steps down after 7 years heading key Internet oversight group | Vint Cerf has 5 books to write | WHOIS Redux: Demand Privacy in Domain Name Registration by Wendy Seltzer And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Deutsche Telekom Prepares for Two-Tier Internet http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/deutsche-telecom-prepares-for-two-tier-internet/ Insider domain name snatching probed http://www.thestate.com/technology-wire/story/209755.html http://domainesinfo.fr/english/127/is-front-running-a-domain-name-myth.php http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071024-icann-probing-insider-trading-allegations-with-domain-name-registrations.html Venue chosen for ICANN Paris 2008 http://domainesinfo.fr/english/126/venue-chosen-for-icann-paris-2008.php ICANN Releases RAA Public Consultation Comments http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23oct07.htm ICANN Advisory "L Root" changing IP address on 1st November by Kim Davies http://blog.icann.org/?p=227 Review of the ICANN Nominating Committee http://icann.org/reviews/nomcom-28feb07.htm sg: Launch of Pure Numeric Domain Names [news release] http://nic.net.sg/newsroom/20071022092943.html tk: Putting an island in touch with the world http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/25/internet.guardianweeklytechnologysection NeuStar Wins Contract for .US ccTLD [news release] http://neustar.biz/pressroom/announcements/press_release.cfm?press_id=1356 Estonia's CTO speaks out on cyberattacks http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39290289,00.htm China Rejects Renewed Accusations of Cyber Spying http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2836152,00.html Germany accuses China of digital espionage [Reuters] http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39290260,00.htm ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Method and apparatus for DNS resolution by Theodore Thomas Herzog et al Abstract: A method and apparatus for resolving where to forward DNS (domain name service) requests for a user simultaneously logged into more than one service existing on a data communications network utilizes an active service list (ASL) to keep track of the services that the user is currently logged into. The active service list includes a list of services sorted in a particular order based on information about the service and sometimes the order in which the user logged into the services. http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en&lr=&vid=USPAT7177947&id=Se1-AAAAEBAJ&oi=fnd The Brand Wars Are Coming! How to Defend Your Brands on the Internet By Erik J. Heels Cybersquatters, typosquatters, parody domain names, look-alike URLs and competitors purchasing others' keywords-these are the kinds of developments posing threats to brands online. Here are 11 protection tactics. http://www.abanet.org/lpm/magazine/articles/v33/is5/an16.shtml Council of Europe people-centred approach to the Internet and its governance inspires UN Internet Governance Forum discussions The Council of Europe written submission to the next Internet Governance Forum (IGF) taking place from 12 to 15 November in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) has been extensively referred to in the recently finalised UN/IGF synthesis paper (in particular in paragraphs 11, 12, 18, 24, 31, 33, 42, 43 and 46 of the paper) that will serve as an input into this years IGF discussions. The Council of Europe promotes the public service value of the Internet and places users rights, in particular freedom of expression, and safety at the forefront. The Council plays a leading role in the fight against Internet-based crimes drawing its action from key conventions and work on cybercrime, terrorism, sexual exploitation of children, action against trafficking in human beings and counterfeit medicines. Deputy Secretary General Maud de Boer-Buquicchio will take part in the Forum together with several other Council of Europe experts and staff members. http://www.coe.int/t/dc/press/source/CoE%20submission%20to%20IGF_100807FINAL.doc 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 - Author(s): Milton Mueller | John Mathiason | Hans Klein [sub req'd] 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 Internationalized access to domain names: a review of methods and issues - Author(s): Sung J. Shim [sub req'd] Abstract: Purpose This article aims to understand the opportunities as well as the challenges posed by the methods for internationalized access to domain names. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do;jsessionid=1BF78740EF8337BDB1A2FC9AD0AD9E09 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Working with Civil Society at the heart of a UNESCO Forum [news release] Working with civil society will be the theme of the International Forum of Civil Society UNESCOs Partners on 25 October, during the 34th session of UNESCOs General Conference (16 October to 3 November). Hubert Védrine, former French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nitin Desai, President of the Internet Governance Forum and former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs as well as Lindsay Owen-Jones, Chairman of the Board of Directors of LOréal, will give keynote speeches during the meeting. http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=40384&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html http://egovmonitor.com/node/15375 Deutsche Telekom Prepares for Two-Tier Internet In the discussion about net neutrality, the phone and cable companies in the United States never said they would charge some companies more money for better access to their networks. They just said they dont want rules to prevent them from doing so. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/deutsche-telecom-prepares-for-two-tier-internet/ Why a Net Neutrality Law is Not Enough by David Isenberg Once we decide that Network Neutrality is a good thing to (re)enshrine in law, then we need to ask how to do that effectively. One way would be to pass a law saying, Thou shalt not discriminate. Thats the current approach. But network operators will say that they must manage their network, and if, in the course of network management, they were to disadvantage some source, destination, application, service or content, they might be accused of violating the law. http://www.circleid.com/posts/net_neutrality_law_not_enough/ Comcast Traffic Jamming Heats Net Neutrality Debate [AP] Comcast Corp. actively interferes with attempts by some of its high-speed Internet subscribers to share files online, a move that runs counter to the tradition of treating all types of Net traffic equally. The interference, which the Associated Press confirmed through nationwide tests, is the most drastic example yet of data discrimination by a U.S. Internet service provider. It involves company computers masquerading as those of its users. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/ebiz/59914.html http://www.thestate.com/technology-wire/story/205323.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/10/19/financial/f061526D54.DTL Google's Cerf: Deep space Web decades out Internet visionary Vint Cerf predicted on Wednesday that in the coming decades, scientists will have developed an interplanetary Web, or a common set of communications protocols that will allow sensors on spacecraft, satellites and planets to transmit information to each other and back to Earth. Google, of course, would be the search engine to organize all that data. http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9804027-7.html Vinton Cerf Proposes Interplanetary Internet The Internet is now ready to explore new frontiers in outer space, Vinton Cerf, one of its co-creators predicted last week during a news conference (Agence France-Presse). According to Cerf, the Internet service would give people an ability to access information and to control experiments far away, from earth. http://www.profy.com/2007/10/23/vinton-cerf-proposes-interplanetary-internet/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Insider domain name snatching probed [AP] ICANN is investigating suspicions that insider information is being used to snatch desired domain names before an individual or business can register them. The Security and Stability Advisory Committee of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers termed the practice "domain name front running" and likened it to a stock broker buying or selling shares ahead of a client's trade, in anticipation of a movement in price. http://www.thestate.com/technology-wire/story/209755.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/24/AR2007102401108.html http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2007-10-24-domain-name-probe_N.htm http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071024.wgtsnatch1024/BNStory/Technology/ Is front running a domain name myth? ICANN's Security Committee is asking for everyone's help in trying to ascertain whether Domain Name Front Running a domain availability check done by one person means the domain is registered by someone else really does exist. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/127/is-front-running-a-domain-name-myth.php ICANN To Probe Insider Domain Purchases [AHN] Are insiders unfairly profiting from the demand for Internet domains? Although never proven, a group overseeing Internet addresses hopes to prevent speculation becoming accepted fact. http://allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008933439 ICANN probing "insider trading" allegations with domain name registrations ICANN has begun an investigation into accusations that some insiders may be using inside information to collect data and purchase unregistered domain names that get a lot of DNS lookup requestsnonexistent domains that surfers frequently try to access. ICANN refers to the practice as "domain name front running," adding that italong with several registrars and intellectual property attorneyshas received a number of complaints from registrants suggesting that such a thing has occurred. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071024-icann-probing-insider-trading-allegations-with-domain-name-registrations.html Venue chosen for ICANN Paris 2008 Next year's Paris ICANN meeting will be held at one of the city's skyscraper hotels, the Méridien Montparnasse. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/126/venue-chosen-for-icann-paris-2008.php ICANN Releases RAA Public Consultation Comments ICANN released a compilation of the public input received during the public comment period of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) consultation process. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23oct07.htm ICANN makes net global with non-English script domains User-testing is being conducted via a number of wiki pages that have been created with domain names in the 11 languages http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/1AA0D9C778FE26D6CC2573790005A8C6 ICANN Advisory L Root changing IP address on 1st November by Kim Davies This is advance notice that there is a scheduled change to the IP address for one of the authorities listed for the DNS root zone. The change is to L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET, which is administered by ICANN. http://blog.icann.org/?p=227 Review of the ICANN Nominating Committee ICANN has been provided with the Interisle Consulting Group's review of ICANN's Nominating Committee (NomCom). This report will be used to inform ICANN's effort to develop detailed proposals for improving the way ICANN fills leaderhsip positions. ICANN's Board will work with the ICANN community to consider this report, along with public input, in a collaborative process to strengthen this element of ICANN. This independent review of the NomCom is the second in a series of such reviews mandated in ICANN's bylaws as part of ICANN's ongoing commitment to evolve and improve its operations. http://icann.org/reviews/nomcom-28feb07.htm Fellowship Program Brings Global Voices Together at ICANN Global input and ideas will be on the rise at the 30th International Public Meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers thanks to ICANNs on-going fellowship program. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-24oct07.htm Icann posts draft of Strategic Plan for consultation http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=189083 ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** Dot, squiggle, plop: Unencoding the web by Guy Kewney Column: My first response to the idea of a dot-sex web domain was: "Well, that's a rip-off". And when I heard about dot-tv and dot-euro I wasn't the only one to say: "Here we go again..." And I bet most of us were equally cynical about dot-asia. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/23/dot_squiggle/ New DotAsia Domain Launch - Online Registration of Interest via Melbourne IT Corporate Brand Services Melbourne IT Limited announced that it is accepting online expressions of interest for the new .asia domain space that will officially launch to the general public in February 2008. http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=50850 Terms and conditions for domain name registration in Belgium The official .be domain name in Belgium is registered through accredited agents or registrars of the DNS BE on behalf of their individual clients. DNS Belgium is the official organization in charge of registration for .be country code top level domain (cc TLD) names. Certain technical requirements must be met in order to register a domain name, although generally, registration is possible through an automated system. Domain name disputes in Belgium are settled by judicial proceedings, arbitration or other available procedures. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=EDECC552-88CA-4011-8859-B778173D18DF Bulgaria's Uninet Starts Selling Domains in Cyrillic Internet users in Bulgaria can now experiment with their name in their language on their Internet after the launch of the sale of domain names in Cyrillic. The selling company is called Uninet Association in cooperation with i-DNS.net International. http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=86755 EU Domains at Cost - Register a .eu Domain at Rock Bottom Prices Irish domain registrar Blacknight Solutions is offering EU domains (.eu) at 5 per annum. This represents the lowest price available in the market today. http://emediawire.com/releases/2007/10/emw563454.htm German internet users interested in regional TLDs - survey [sub req'd] http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=189438 sg: Launch of Pure Numeric Domain Names [news release] On 22 October 2007, SGNIC announced the launch of pure numeric domain names. The launch will be in 2 phases: Soft Launch from 22 October 2007 to 26 March 2008 and the General Launch from 27 March 2008 onwards. http://nic.net.sg/newsroom/20071022092943.html sg: Pure numeric domain names to be introduced by SGNIC Using only numbers as website addresses will soon be possible. This is because pure numeric domain names will be introduced by the Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC) to link websites to businesses, organisations and even personal pages. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/307175/1/.html http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest+News/Tech+%2526+Science/STIStory_169365.html http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62033738,00.htm tk: Putting an island in touch with the world ... None of this would have been possible six years ago. Then, most communication on Tokelau happened by radio, although there was a basic phone network and internet access at 9.6kbps. That all changed in 2001, when Dutch entrepreneur Joost Zuurbier visited Tokelau with a proposal: he would pay the islanders for the right to sell internet addresses with the Tokelauan .tk domain. "Hotmail had just been sold for a fortune, based on the idea of providing people with free email," says Zuurbier. "I was convinced there was a similar business to be made from providing free web addresses; I just needed to find a country that wasn't using its own domain." http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/25/internet.guardianweeklytechnologysection NeuStar Wins Contract for .US ccTLD [news release] NeuStar announced that it has been awarded the contract to operate and administer the .US Internet domain name registry. The official ccTLD for the United States, .US is overseen by the United States Department of Commerce. http://neustar.biz/pressroom/announcements/press_release.cfm?press_id=1356 Neustar keeps US domain Neustar has been given the contract to run the US's .us domain for the next three to five years, beating competition from Go Daddy and Afilias, the Department of Commerce has announced. http://cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=1ACC290D-0D17-4B5D-B593-BC1E2CD38702 NeuStar wins contract to operate '.us' Internet domain name registry NeuStar Inc. said Monday it won a U.S. Department of Commerce contract to operate the '.us' Internet domain name registry. http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-20400412.htm vn: Domain name disputes Disputes involving domain names happen everyday, including ones involving .vn domain names. The Vietnam Internet Centre (VNNIC) has received many petitions asking it to take back, lock or delete domain names registered at the centre. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2007/10/751120/ ********************** - DOMAIN SECURITY ********************** Estonia's CTO speaks out on cyberattacks Speaking to ZDNet.co.uk at the RSA Conference Europe 2007 in London, Mikhel Tammet, director of the Estonian communication and information technology department, said he believes forces within the Russian government may have initiated and sponsored attacks against his country's critical national infrastructure earlier this year. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39290289,00.htm China Rejects Renewed Accusations of Cyber Spying China has protested against new accusations made by a senior German intelligence official that the Chinese government is behind almost daily Internet espionage attacks on Germany. The Chinese Exterior Ministry said on Tuesday that it was "confused" by the comments made by Hans Elmar Remberg, vice president of the German Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the country's domestic intelligence agency. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2836152,00.html Germany accuses China of digital espionage [Reuters] The Chinese state is behind almost daily internet espionage attacks on German companies and government bodies, a top German intelligence official said on Monday. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39290260,00.htm http://stuff.co.nz/4247790a28.html http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1397,2204563,00.asp ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Library loses right to its Web name Type www.oceancountylibrary.org into your Web browser, and you no longer will be directed to the Web site for the Ocean County Library. http://app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071023/NEWS02/710230375/1070/NEWS02 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Verisign to Profit from Rootserver Data? by Frank Michlick Traffic WatchAccording to sources, Verisign, the operator of the generic TLDs .COM & .NET registry, is considering selling access to selected root dns server lookup data to registrars. The root servers are what make domain names work on the Internet, meaning that many domain queries hit these servers on their way to a site or an email recipient. http://www.domainnamenews.com/editorial/verisign-to-profit-from-rootserver-data/ au: Kevin07 on a mobile near you The Labor Party has taken its election campaign to a new level, launching its first national mobile phone advertising campaign on Telstra's content services. The launch follows the unveiling of a mobile version of the Kevin07 website - www.kevin07.mobi. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22645438-16123,00.html Gowlings Domain Name Portal updated This Portal provides a thorough review of all relevant Canadian Internet Court and arbitration cases relating to domain names and trademarks, while also providing a comparative review of UDRP and U.S. law. Relevant International decisions and laws are also canvassed. We invite you to review our Internet Briefs, our overview of the Key Differences between the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and the Canadian Dispute Resolution Policy, our Case Summaries of all dot-ca arbitration cases and an information update of Dot-EU domain names. http://gowlingsondomains.com/ Dollar Drops, Domain Names Rise U.S. dollars slide creates buying opportunities for domain names. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/10/23/dollar-drops-domain-names-rise/ The Sun launches website for mobiles The Sun has boosted its mobile phone offering to readers today, becoming the first national newspaper to launch a ".mobi" domain name with content tailored to mobile users. http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,,2196788,00.html http://www.itpro.co.uk/wireless/news/132743/the-sun-launches-thesunmobi.html RIMs new domain names - BlackBerry 9100 and 9300 series on the horizon? It seems our friends up north decided to get a little busy in recent weeks, registering a number of new domains in mid-October. It looks as if Research In Motion intend to keep their naming conventions in line with the 8000 series family - at least for now. http://boygeniusreport.com/2007/10/22/rims-new-domain-names-blackberry-9100-and-9300-series-on-the-horizon/ Searcher Beware: Your great idea may get scooped out from under you [news release] Business organizations need to be aware of a new risk when it comes to domain names that might prevent them from registering a new domain for their company, product or brand. The practice has become so widespread that the global domain authority, ICANN, has just issued a global warning about the risk. http://earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,205448.shtml ********************** - DOMAINING ********************** Are Domain Name Portfolios Actually Worth What They Are Touted to Be? by Suresh Ramasubramanian According to a recent article in Domain Name Wire, shares of domain name company Tucows are down over 15% in early trading after announcing earnings. ... This article only reinforces my frequent comparisons of domaining to the Tulip craze or the south sea bubble. http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_name_portfolios_worth/ Mobile Ads are Worth(less) What is a click-through on a mobile phone worth? In November 2006, Sedo announced that it would serve parked pages on .mobi domains. The parked pages are simple, text-based lists of ad links. One of the .mobi parked pages I reviewed showed ads for a credit card. If you clicked the link from your mobile phone, it took you to a credit card application that could not be viewed on most mobile phones and wouldnt work without SSL security. In other words, the clicks were worthless to the advertiser. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/10/24/mobile-ads-are-worthless/ ********************** - AFTERMARKET ********************** ...Now up for bid! - Go Daddy unveils expanded auction lineup [news release] It just may be the hottest ticket on the Net - if you are in the market for a catchy domain name already registered by someone else. GoDaddy.com today revealed its final list of domain names available for the upcoming Go Daddy Signature Auction. The online auction takes place November 6-8. Interest in the event is keen and the sheer number of names up for bid auction grew rapidly in recent days. A complete list of the domains is available at www.GoDaddySignatureAuctions.com. https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%5Fid=122&app%5Fhdr= Godaddy Signature Domain Auction List Announced Godaddy.com has released the final list of domain names to be auctioned off in their new Signature Domain Auctions beginning November 6th. The list of 30 domains was compiled from submissions from the Godaddy website. Godaddy put up a page about the Signature Domain Auctions earlier this year and have been vetting submissions and preparing for the release since the announcement. http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-aftermarket/godaddy-signature-domain-auction-list-announced/929 Go Daddy reveals domain names up for auction Go Daddy Group Inc. Tuesday unveiled 30 domain names that it is putting up for auction next month. http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/1024biz-godaddybrief24-ON.html Dallas Cowboys buy, then pass, on pricey Cowboys.com domain How much is a domain name worth? Apparently not $275,000, at least not to the Dallas Cowboys football organization. Earlier this month, the Cowboys organization decided to bid on the domain name Cowboys.com, which was being sold through domain name register Moniker Online Services LLC. Moniker also holds auctions to sell off domain names owned by others. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9043718 How To Outrank Your Competitor Very Fast by Karl Sultana These steps will allow you to beat a competitor who is in the number one position in Google for a certain keyword. However you still need to find keywords that does not have too many competition if you do not have someone to help you doing optimization. http://promotionworld.com/marketing/online/article/071018HowTo.html Best Approach for Appraising Domain Names by Alex Tajirian There are two types of domain name appraisers, designated here as type 1 and type 0, with the former being appraisers who rely on a scientific approach. A large number of domain owners use the services of type 0the nonscientificor do the appraisal themselves. Approaches used by scientific appraisers include regression-type statistical modeling, discounted cash-flow analysis, and reliance on the Law of Large Numbers. http://www.circleid.com/posts/7102311_appraising_domain_names/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ICANN führt internationale Domainnamen ein Jetzt können erstmalig Domainnamen getestet werden, die auch für die Länderdomain ein nicht-lateinisches Alphabet nutzen. Mit den anlaufenden Tests setzt die ICANN die im Jahre 2003 begonnene Öffnung der Domainnamen fort, die im ersten Schritt nur nicht-lateinische Zeichen für den Domain-Präfix, nicht aber für die Domain-Endung zugelassen hatte. http://www.silicon.de/enid/business_software/30358 Marken- und Urheberlobbys gegen strenge Datenschutzregeln bei .tel-Domains Private Domainnutzer sollen bei den neuen .tel-Domains das Recht erhalten, einer Veröffentlichung ihrer persönlichen Adressdaten in der Whois-Datenbank zu widersprechen. Zu diesem Schritt hatte sich das britische Unternehmen Telnic, Registrierungsdatenbank-Betreiber (Registry) für die neuen .tel-Adressen nach Gesprächen mit den britischen Datenschutzbehörden entschlossen. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/97923 Arcor installiert leicht umgehbare Netzsperre für YouPorn Arcor greift für die Umsetzung der einstweiligen Verfügung zur Sperrung der Site YouPorn.com auf eine Blockade über das Domain Name System (DNS) zurück. Dies bestätigte ein Firmensprecher nun gegenüber heise online. Der DNS-Server des Providers leitet die Anfragen über die URL nicht mehr an das Webangebot weiter. Der Kläger, die Kirchberg Logistik GmbH aus Hannover, habe in ihrem Antrag nicht nur auf die fehlende Alterskontrolle bei der US-amerikanischen Hardcore-Seite im YouTube-Stil abgestellt. Zusätzlich sei etwa auch auf kinderpornographische Inhalte auf dem Portal verwiesen worden, deren Verbreitung auch an Erwachsene verboten sei. Bei der Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien steht das Angebot auf dem Index. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/97889 Internetnutzer wünschen sich einprägsamere Domainnamen Die meisten deutschen Internetnutzer wünschen sich einprägsamere Domainnamen zum Beispiel für Städte und Regionen. Das geht aus einer Umfrage des Marktforschungsinstituts eResult im Auftrag des eco Verbandes der deutschen Internetwirtschaft in Köln hervor. http://szon.de/news/multimedia/aktuell/200710230773.html http://verivox.de/News/ArticleDetails.asp?aid=21538 http://mainz-online.de/a/service/computer/t/rzo372246.html http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2007-10/artikel-9273728.asp Die besten Unternehmen Deutschlands: Sedo ist "Entrepreneur des Jahres 2007" [Pressemitteilungen] Sie gelten als die besten Unternehmen in Deutschland: die Finalisten, die mit dem renommierten Wirtschaftspreis "Entrepreneur des Jahres 2007" ausgezeichnet werden. Am 19. Oktober wurde die Sedo GmbH im Rahmen einer festlichen Gala in der Alten Oper Frankfurt zum "Entrepreneur des Jahres" von einer Jury aus hochkarätigen Wirtschaftsexperten gekürt. http://www.sedo.com/presse/presse_071022.php4?tracked=&partnerid=&language=d Le Méridien Montparnasse choisi pour l'ICANN Paris 2008 L'an prochain, l'hôtel Méridien Montparnasse accueillera la toute première réunion ICANN organisée en France. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1345/le-meridien-montparnasse-choisi-pour-l-icann-paris-2008.php Le délit d'initié existe-t-il en noms de domaine ? Le Comité de Sécurité de l'ICANN s'intéresse à la pratique du "Front Running" consistant à enregistrer un nom immédiatement après une recherche de disponibilité faite sur ce nom par quelqu'un d'autre. La question est : cela existe-t-il vraiment? http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1346/le-delit-d-initie-existe-t-il-en-noms-de-domaine.php Neustar garde le .US Contesté, l'actuel registre de l'extension américaine vient pourtant d'être reconduit pour 3 ans minimum. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1342/etats-unis-neustar-garde-le-us.php Comment être plus visible sur le Web L'Afnic publie un guide expliquant comment être référencé par les moteurs. Place à l'offensive. Pour beaucoup d'entreprises, le nom de domaine est traité uniquement sous l'angle juridique et défensif afin de combattre par exemple le cybersquatting, une pratique déloyale consistant à enregistrer un nom de domaine sans posséder la marque en référence. http://www.lesechos.fr/info/innovation/4637080.htm Le .PE souvre aux noms de second niveau Le registre péruvien autorise désormais lenregistrement de .PE de second niveau, du type nomdedomaine.pe. Une priorité est donnée jusqu'au 7 décembre 2007 aux détenteurs de sous domaines en .PE. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1343/perou-le-pe-s-ouvre-aux-noms-de-second-niveau.php Et l'on reparle des noms de domaine d'un seul caractère LICANN va relancer lidée déjà caressée en 2005, de ladoption de nom de domaines dune seule lettre. Un forum est actuellement organisé au sein de lorganisme avec appel à contribution pour définir une méthode dattribution de ces noms de domaines. Très courts, ils ne représentent pas moins un intérêt important financièrement. Ces domaines à une lettre ou à un chiffre concerneront les gTLD (generic Top Level Domains), extensions internet à caractère générique, formées à lorigine de trois lettres et plus. http://fr.news.yahoo.com/pcinpact/20071019/ttc-et-l-on-reparle-des-noms-de-domaine-c2f7783.html El sistema de Nombres de Dominio Internacionalizados y las razones de su implementación. Si nos detenemos un instante a analizar el actual sistema de nombres de dominio, inmediatamente nos daremos cuenta que está basado en caracteres utilizados en la lengua inglesa. El sistema permite el registro de dominios que contengan caracteres alfanuméricos (a-z, 0-9 y algunos otros caracteres tales como -). http://blogdedominios.blogspot.com/2007/10/el-sistema-de-nombres-de-dominio.html ¿Interesa tener dominios '.es' con tilde? Han pasado ya veinte días desde que Red.es, organismo dependiente del Ministerio de Industria, abriese el plazo de registro de dominios '.es' con caracteres multilingües , esto es, direcciones de Internet con el sufijo identificativo de España que contengan eñes, tildes o cedillas. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/294204/0/limitaciones/dominios/multilingue +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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