Hi all, The end of the year is nigh, and I would like your comments on the news. So if you have any suggestions about format, content, layout or anything else, it would be great to hear from you. Maybe you know of some sources I don't regularly find.
So do get in touch if you have any comments, and make sure my email address is included in the reply. Also, following one more news this week, the news will take its regular two week hiatus over the christmas/new year period, and resume on the week commencing January 7. However I will continue to post stories on to my website during this period, and if there is anything I think of particular importance to you, then I will make sure I post it to the list. To see my website, now or over the christmas/new year period, see http://technewsreview.com.au/ Cheers David ********************************************************** 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/ ********************************************************** 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 December 17 edition of the news include: 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee Issues Invitation for Statements of Interest in ICANN Leadership Positions | auDA board accepts 2007 Names Policy Panel's final report | Cracking open the cybercrime economy | Job.at sells for €408,000 | Australian city domain name sales highlight sales last week And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Internet Co-founder, Vint Cerf, Calls For New Environment to protect society from abuses http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=302354 How next billion will shape net by Michael Geist http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2377/196/ CEOs and Directors Need to Tackle Cyber Security Threats http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-12dec07.htm CEOs urged to make infosecurity a priority http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2205709/ceos-urged-infosecurity Are domain name registrars responsible for intellectual property infringement? http://www.thewhir.com/blogs/David-Snead/index.cfm/2007/12/11/Are-domain-name-registrars-responsible-for-intellectual-property-infringement 'AKILL' investigation continues http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/3F3AABA1ACEFD29ACC2573AF000D4002 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Internet Co-founder, Vint Cerf, Calls For New Environment to protect society from abuses Vinton G. Cerf, an American computer scientist who co-founded the internet, today called for the creation of a new internet environment to protect the society from abuses. In a 15-minute recorded video message to the participants of the Third Global Knowledge Conference (GK3) here, he said: "The internet is for everyone, but it is up to the users to decide how to get around it. "What we need is a new internet environment in order for us to defend against abuses." http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=302354 How next billion will shape net Internet law professor Michael Geist looks at what doubling the number of users will mean to the net: Last month hundreds of people descended on Rio de Janiero, Brazil, for the second annual Internet Governance Forum. Sponsored by the United Nations, the IGF attracted politicians, business leaders, technologists, and others interested in the global issues facing the internet. While media coverage of the forum focused primarily on domain name issues, those concerns were overshadowed by a far more important and challenging question - what will the next billion users mean to the internet itself? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7138350.stm http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2377/196/ Save Internet freedom--from regulation perspective: Rep. Edward Markey is preparing to reintroduce legislation that would prohibit Internet access providers from offering priority service to content providers--known as the Net neutrality principle. Similar legislation has failed in both the House and Senate in the past, but proponents of Net neutrality haven't given up. If only they would. The Internet has thrived in large part because it has managed to sidestep a barrage of efforts to regulate it, including laws to ban indecent material, levy sales tax on e-commerce, require Web sites to provide "zoning" tags, and to criminalize spam, file sharing, and spyware. http://www.news.com/2010-1028_3-6222385.html http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9588_22-6222385.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Nii Quaynor Awarded Postel Award 2007 Former ICANN Board member Nii Quaynor has received the Internet Society's Jonathan B. Postel Service Award, better known simply as the Postel Award, for his pioneering work in Africa. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11dec07.htm Multilingual Internet Gets Go-Ahead The International Telecommunication Union, UNESCO and ICANN will collaborate on global efforts to forge universal standards towards building a multilingual cyberspace. The three agencies organized a workshop on this subject during the second Internet Governance Forum (IGF) taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 12 to 15 November 2007. http://www.screenafrica.com/news/new_med/725260.htm ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** .eu officially opens regional office in Prague [news release] EURid, the organisation in charge of the Internet top-level domain .eu, will today toast the success of its recently established third regional office, in Prague, the Czech Republic. The office officially opens today in the presence of Mr Alexandr Vondra, the Czech Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs. The successful Internet top-level domain .eu now has close to 2.7 million registered domain names, and it is growing. http://eurid.eu/content/view/238/33/lang,en/ Serbia –Receives .rs Domain Extension Serbia is able to register websites with .rs domain extension, replacing the old .yu: Priority for registering with the new domain will be given to those who already own .yu addresses, and will cost about RSD 2000 (about EUR 25). http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=23412 tk: Reinventing the domain registry business Tokelau isn't the first small country to entrust the management of its Internet extension to an outside firm. But the unusual business model chosen for .TK by registry Dot TK has seemingly yielded impressive results. http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/147/reinventing-the-domain-registry-business.php .TK – Very Impressive Results Tokelau’s domain extension is managed in Europe, even though the geographic location of the islands are off New-Zealand. The way Dot TK has gone about that task is said to have done wonders for the local economy. "Dot TK operates a unique business model which makes it very distinct in the domain name market," Dot TK Business Development Manager Matt Kelly told Domaines.Info during an exclusive interview. http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=23416 .travel to make policy changes The Travel Partnership Corporation (TTPC), the company that oversees the .travel top level domain registration process, has approved some very important policy changes to take effect December 21, 2007 that may affect the companies and organizations of .travel names. According to TTPC, these changes are being made to improve and speed up the registration process for use of .travel Internet addresses. http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/23786 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** CEOs and Directors Need to Tackle Cyber Security Threats This event was hosted and organized by the Atlantic Council at which ICANN's CEO was asked to speak. It is presented for information. CEOs must make cyber security a top priority or their businesses could fall victim to industrial espionage similar to recent cyber attacks on such large companies as Rolls-Royce and Royal Dutch Shell. That’s the conclusion the report Cyber Attack: A Risk Management Primer for CEOs and Directors released today by the British-North American Committee (BNAC) and the Atlantic Council of the United States, a U.S. sponsor of the Committee. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-12dec07.htm CEOs urged to make infosecurity a priority Chief executives and directors were this week urged to make information security one of their top priorities and do more to engage with their IT departments, as yet another report predicted more serious threats for 2008. The call came from business leader organisation the British-North American Committee (BNAC), which released a new document outlining the steps chief executives should be taking. http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2205709/ceos-urged-infosecurity http://www.computing.co.uk/itweek/news/2205709/ceos-urged-infosecurity http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2205709/ceos-urged-infosecurity Are domain name registrars responsible for intellectual property infringement? A recent case filed by Dell against a number of domain tasters and their registrars attempts to hold the registrars liable for infringing some of Dell’s intellectual property. The claims that are relevant to domain name registrars allege that at least 3 registrars created a chain of registrars who took advantage of the ICANN 5 day redemption period to profit off Dell’s trademarks. Dell alleges that these registrars allowed domain tasters to redeem domain names at one registrar and subsequently register it at an affiliated registrar. This would preserve the taster’s interest in the domain name, and allow the affiliated registrars to share in any click through revenue created by the registration of the name. http://www.thewhir.com/blogs/David-Snead/index.cfm/2007/12/11/Are-domain-name-registrars-responsible-for-intellectual-property-infringement 'AKILL' investigation continues Police are still examining the computer equipment seized from the Coromandel home of the alleged botmaster known online as "AKILL". The raid — a joint effort by New Zealand Police and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation — was conducted late last month. AKILL, an 18-year-old from Whitianga, has not been arrested. The forensic analysis of the computers is expected to be finished later this week, says Waikato Police detective inspector Peter Devoy. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/3F3AABA1ACEFD29ACC2573AF000D4002 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** MarkMonitor Web Seminar Signup: Defending Your Brands Online: Learn from Liberty Mutual and Managing IP Magazine The inherent openness and anonymity of the Internet are creating unprecedented challenges for enterprises. Attacks on corporate brands – including typo-/cyber-squatting, false associations on third-party websites, sponsored link abuse, disparaging content, and phishing – are rampant and put company revenue, reputation and customer trust at risk. Fortunately, protecting your brand in cyberspace is not impossible. Hear how one leading financial institution – Liberty Mutual – is waging the battle against a broad range of online attacks. http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/12/markmonitor-web-seminar-signup-defending-your-brands-online-learn-from-liberty-mutual-and-managing-ip-magazine/ Domain Name Issues And Related Business Risks COMMENT: I have learned a lot about domain name maintenance and management issues over the past week! As a follow-up to my blog post yesterday, I have since discovered that as a result of a divestiture *two* registrars claim control of my domain (that I created and have owned and used since 2002); one in Australia has primary control, and the one I have always communicated with in Washington state has secondary control...I never knew this before. http://www.realtime-itcompliance.com/miscellaneous/2007/12/domain_name_issues_and_related.htm ********************** - AFTERMARKET ********************** Sedo announces launch in the UK Sedo’s wish to increase focus on the .uk market and to provide local dedicated client services for customers across UK and Ireland, has resulted in the decision to launch a new office in the UK. The office will be first located in Reading, Berks, where Sedo will build and train the UK team and will then relocate to London mid-2008 to share office space with our sister company, AdLink. http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1617&tracked=1&partnerid=21172 SoccerTV.com sells for $80,000 at PubCon [news release] Moniker have announced they have sold more than US$325,000 in premium domain names at PubCon Las Vegas 2007 on Wednesday, December 5 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. SoccerTV.com was the night’s biggest seller fetching $80,000. Grandpa.com and FamilyServices.com were among the evening’s other top sales going for $55,000 and $45,000.00 respectively. http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/12/soccertvcom-sells-for-80000-at-pubcon/ Save Internet freedom--from regulation perspective: Rep. Edward Markey is preparing to reintroduce legislation that would prohibit Internet access providers from offering priority service to content providers--known as the Net neutrality principle. Similar legislation has failed in both the House and Senate in the past, but proponents of Net neutrality haven't given up. If only they would. The Internet has thrived in large part because it has managed to sidestep a barrage of efforts to regulate it, including laws to ban indecent material, levy sales tax on e-commerce, require Web sites to provide "zoning" tags, and to criminalize spam, file sharing, and spyware. http://www.news.com/2010-1028_3-6222385.html http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9588_22-6222385.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Nii Quaynor Awarded Postel Award 2007 Former ICANN Board member Nii Quaynor has received the Internet Society's Jonathan B. Postel Service Award, better known simply as the Postel Award, for his pioneering work in Africa. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11dec07.htm Multilingual Internet Gets Go-Ahead The International Telecommunication Union, UNESCO and ICANN will collaborate on global efforts to forge universal standards towards building a multilingual cyberspace. The three agencies organized a workshop on this subject during the second Internet Governance Forum (IGF) taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 12 to 15 November 2007. http://www.screenafrica.com/news/new_med/725260.htm ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** .eu officially opens regional office in Prague Prague December 11, 2007—EURid, the organisation in charge of the Internet top-level domain .eu, will today toast the success of its recently established third regional office, in Prague, the Czech Republic. The office officially opens today in the presence of Mr Alexandr Vondra, the Czech Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs. The successful Internet top-level domain .eu now has close to 2.7 million registered domain names, and it is growing. http://eurid.eu/content/view/238/33/lang,en/ Serbia –Receives .rs Domain Extension Serbia is able to register websites with .rs domain extension, replacing the old .yu: Priority for registering with the new domain will be given to those who already own .yu addresses, and will cost about RSD 2000 (about EUR 25). http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=23412 tk: Reinventing the domain registry business Tokelau isn't the first small country to entrust the management of its Internet extension to an outside firm. But the unusual business model chosen for .TK by registry Dot TK has seemingly yielded impressive results. http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/147/reinventing-the-domain-registry-business.php .TK – Very Impressive Results Tokelau’s domain extension is managed in Europe, even though the geographic location of the islands are off New-Zealand. The way Dot TK has gone about that task is said to have done wonders for the local economy. "Dot TK operates a unique business model which makes it very distinct in the domain name market," Dot TK Business Development Manager Matt Kelly told Domaines.Info during an exclusive interview. http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=23416 .travel to make policy changes The Travel Partnership Corporation (TTPC), the company that oversees the .travel top level domain registration process, has approved some very important policy changes to take effect December 21, 2007 that may affect the companies and organizations of .travel names. According to TTPC, these changes are being made to improve and speed up the registration process for use of .travel Internet addresses. http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/23786 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** CEOs and Directors Need to Tackle Cyber Security Threats This event was hosted and organized by the Atlantic Council at which ICANN's CEO was asked to speak. It is presented for information. CEOs must make cyber security a top priority or their businesses could fall victim to industrial espionage similar to recent cyber attacks on such large companies as Rolls-Royce and Royal Dutch Shell. That’s the conclusion the report Cyber Attack: A Risk Management Primer for CEOs and Directors released today by the British-North American Committee (BNAC) and the Atlantic Council of the United States, a U.S. sponsor of the Committee. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-12dec07.htm CEOs urged to make infosecurity a priority Chief executives and directors were this week urged to make information security one of their top priorities and do more to engage with their IT departments, as yet another report predicted more serious threats for 2008. The call came from business leader organisation the British-North American Committee (BNAC), which released a new document outlining the steps chief executives should be taking. http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2205709/ceos-urged-infosecurity http://www.computing.co.uk/itweek/news/2205709/ceos-urged-infosecurity http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2205709/ceos-urged-infosecurity Are domain name registrars responsible for intellectual property infringement? A recent case filed by Dell against a number of domain tasters and their registrars attempts to hold the registrars liable for infringing some of Dell’s intellectual property. The claims that are relevant to domain name registrars allege that at least 3 registrars created a chain of registrars who took advantage of the ICANN 5 day redemption period to profit off Dell’s trademarks. Dell alleges that these registrars allowed domain tasters to redeem domain names at one registrar and subsequently register it at an affiliated registrar. This would preserve the taster’s interest in the domain name, and allow the affiliated registrars to share in any click through revenue created by the registration of the name. http://www.thewhir.com/blogs/David-Snead/index.cfm/2007/12/11/Are-domain-name-registrars-responsible-for-intellectual-property-infringement 'AKILL' investigation continues Police are still examining the computer equipment seized from the Coromandel home of the alleged botmaster known online as "AKILL". The raid — a joint effort by New Zealand Police and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation — was conducted late last month. AKILL, an 18-year-old from Whitianga, has not been arrested. The forensic analysis of the computers is expected to be finished later this week, says Waikato Police detective inspector Peter Devoy. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/3F3AABA1ACEFD29ACC2573AF000D4002 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** MarkMonitor Web Seminar Signup: Defending Your Brands Online: Learn from Liberty Mutual and Managing IP Magazine The inherent openness and anonymity of the Internet are creating unprecedented challenges for enterprises. Attacks on corporate brands – including typo-/cyber-squatting, false associations on third-party websites, sponsored link abuse, disparaging content, and phishing – are rampant and put company revenue, reputation and customer trust at risk. Fortunately, protecting your brand in cyberspace is not impossible. Hear how one leading financial institution – Liberty Mutual – is waging the battle against a broad range of online attacks. http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/12/markmonitor-web-seminar-signup-defending-your-brands-online-learn-from-liberty-mutual-and-managing-ip-magazine/ Domain Name Issues And Related Business Risks COMMENT: I have learned a lot about domain name maintenance and management issues over the past week! As a follow-up to my blog post yesterday, I have since discovered that as a result of a divestiture *two* registrars claim control of my domain (that I created and have owned and used since 2002); one in Australia has primary control, and the one I have always communicated with in Washington state has secondary control...I never knew this before. http://www.realtime-itcompliance.com/miscellaneous/2007/12/domain_name_issues_and_related.htm ********************** - AFTERMARKET ********************** Sedo announces launch in the UK Sedo’s wish to increase focus on the .uk market and to provide local dedicated client services for customers across UK and Ireland, has resulted in the decision to launch a new office in the UK. The office will be first located in Reading, Berks, where Sedo will build and train the UK team and will then relocate to London mid-2008 to share office space with our sister company, AdLink. http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1617&tracked=1&partnerid=21172 SoccerTV.com sells for $80,000 at PubCon [news release] Moniker have announced they have sold more than US$325,000 in premium domain names at PubCon Las Vegas 2007 on Wednesday, December 5 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. SoccerTV.com was the night’s biggest seller fetching $80,000. Grandpa.com and FamilyServices.com were among the evening’s other top sales going for $55,000 and $45,000.00 respectively. http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/12/soccertvcom-sells-for-80000-at-pubcon/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Die wertvollste Domain Österreichs Dass ein unverwechselbarer Name im Domain-Geschäft sehr wertvoll ist zeigte der diese Woche besiegelte Verkauf der österreichischen Domäne Job.at. Der Verkaufserlös von 408.000,- Euro ist fast sechsmal höher als der Verkehrswert der bisher teuersten österreichischen Domäne Mozart.at, die im Jahr 2000 für rund 70.000 Euro den Besitzer wechselte. http://www.computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=113539 Job.at wechselt Besitzer Die österreichischen Domäne Job.at wurde Anfang dieser Woche verkauft, der Erlös von 408.000 Euro ist fast sechsmal höher als der Verkehrswert der bisher teuersten österreichischen Domäne Mozart.at, die im Jahr 2000 für rund 70.000 Euro den Besitzer wechselte. Ex-Domain-Inhaber ist Markus Ertler, der bereits 1994 gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Alexander die bis dato größte heimische Immobilienplattform im Internet, immobilien.net startete. Job.at wurde im Februar 1997 registriert, in den Jahren darauf sicherte sich Ertler vorausschauend für zukünftige Projekte noch über 1.000 weitere Domänen. http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=3147792 http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=3149079 Job.at wechselt um 408.000 Euro den Besitzer 408.000 Euro brachte der Verkauf der österreichischen Domäne Job.at Anfang dieser Woche, teilte der Ex-Besitzer der begehrten Internet-Adresse, Markus Ertler, mit. Der bisher höchste Verkaufspreis für eine Domain war 70.000 Euro - und zwar für die Domain mozart.at. http://www.horizont.at/topnews/pages/show.prl?params=recent%3D1%26type%3D0&id=28280&currPage=&type=0 Dot-o-mator – neues Tool hilft bei Domain-Suche Dass bei inzwischen etwa 150 Millionen Domain-Namen die Suche nach guten freien Adressen immer schwieriger wird, wissen nicht nur Domain-Spezialisten zu beklagen. Mit dem "Dot-o-mator" ist jetzt ein neues Tool angetreten, das für Abhilfe sorgen will. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2007/dot-o-mator-neues-tool-hilft-bei-domain-suche-id667113.html Neue exotische Top-Level-Domains bei 1blu Für alle Kunden, denen der gängige Adressraum für Domain-Endungen zu eng geworden ist, bietet jetzt der Berliner Webhoster 1blu eine Lösung: Anstelle der Registrierung einer .de- oder .com-Domain können über das Unternehmen jetzt auch exotischere Top-Level-Domains registriert werden. http://www.dslteam.de/news/artikel/27924/0/Neue_exotische_Top-Level-Domains_bei_1blu Près de 8 millions de noms de domaine pour la Chine Le nombre de noms de domaine enregistrés s'élève en décembre à 146 millions selon Domaines Info, soit une progression de 12 % en 5 mois. 13 extensions géographiques dépassent désormais le million de noms. http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/international/20124/pres-de-8-millions-de-noms-de-domaine-pour-la-chine.shtml Une employée de Microsoft poursuivie au pénal Une employée de Microsoft responsable d’un portefeuille de noms de domaine poursuivie pour escroquerie, détournement de fonds, faux et usage de faux. http://www.domainesinfo.fr/chronique/174/une-employee-de-microsoft-poursuivie-au-penal.php Le .TK, une extension à part En sous-traitant la gestion de son extension à une société européenne, l'île de Tokelau a fait parler d'elle. Notamment parce que cette extension fonctionne d'une manière totalement inédite. Voici les chiffres officiels du .TK. http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1380/tokelau-le-tk-une-extension-a-part.php Free passe à la nouvelle génération d'internet Free propose à ses abonnés de passer à l'IPv6, une nouvelle norme de connexion censée éviter l'engorgement de l'internet. Coup de pub ou innovation ? Détail des avantages. http://www.lexpansion.com/economie/actualite-high-tech/free-passe-a-la-nouvelle-generation-d-internet_136385.html Disponibili sei milioni di domini con l'estensione '.travel' Tralliance, il registry del dominio '.travel' annuncia che oltre sei milioni di nomi saranno presto disponibili per la registrazione nel dominio esclusivo del turismo '.travel'. http://www.pubblicitaitalia.it/news.asp?id_news=45878 Registro de Nombres de Dominio en America Latina - Estadisticas al 30 de Noviembre del 2007 LatinoamerICANN presenta el reporte de estadisticas de nombres de dominio en LAC al 30 de Noviembre del 2007. Dicha recopilación es parte del estudio iniciado por LatinoamerICANN para medir la incidencia de políticas de Sociedad de la Información en el desarrollo de los ccTLD's de la región, así como analizar el impacto de las políticas de los ccTLDs en las politicas de Sociedad de la Informacion nacionales. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1574 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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. 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