Hi all, I know I have said there would be no more domain news till early January, but there was just becoming too much news, so here is the domain name news. It's now my intention the news will recommence in the week commencing January 7. And as I previously mentioned, updates will be added to my website at http://technewsreview.com.au/ on a daily basis.
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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 my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** ICANN Posts 2007 Annual Report http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23dec07.htm Update: ICANN Projects Underway to Improve Whois Accuracy http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-21dec07.htm ICANN Calls for Expressions of Interest from Potential Dispute Resolution Service Providers for the New gTLD Program http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-21dec07.htm DotAsia Sunrise Period to January 31 & appoints Dispute Resolution Provider for .Asia Sunrise Challenge Process http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122043/dotasia-sunrise-period-to-january-31-appoints-dispute-resolution-provider-for-asia-sunrise-challenge-process/ nz: AKILL controlled a botnet of 1.3 million PCs, says OPTA http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/64482C4D3AAB769ACC2573B7007419F7 Obama Camp Registers Anti-Clinton Web Sites http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=4036024 Clinton-Obama Feud Moves to Domain Names http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/12/clinton_domains Verizon and Internet REIT Settle Lawsuit http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3526 Microsoft Sues Domain Name Registrar for Typosquatting [IDG] http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140813-pg,1/article.html ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Judicial Review of ICANN Domain Name Dispute Decisions by David E. Sorkin [Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal] Abstract: Since late 1999 more than 3,000 quasi-arbitral proceedings have been conducted to address disputes involving Internet domain names. These proceedings are governed by ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). A UDRP order to transfer a domain name will be implemented unless the domain name registrant promptly commences a lawsuit against the trademark owner. Domain name registrants have taken advantage of this right to judicial review in a small number of cases. At least two U.S. courts thus far have held that they are not bound by UDRP decisions, although the legal effect of these decisions remains unclear. This Article contends that a de novo standard of review is warranted in such cases. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1057761 Internet Governance Models: An International Perspective by David E. Sorkin [Internet Law Bulletin] Abstract: The Internet grew up without a formal governance structure, contributing to its once-popular characterization as an uncharted electronic frontier unburdened by regulation, taxes, scarcity, or strife. Of course this description is exaggerated; there have always been rules of some sort in cyberspace. But governing structures rooted in the physical world have struggled to adapt to the online world, and the legitimacy of new structures created for the Internet has been rightfully challenged. These problems have been particularly acute in instances of great international diversity of law or culture - a diversity that may be difficult to preserve in a world without borders. Yet even the most fundamental questions, like whether to apply real-world laws to the Internet in the first place, remain controversial. The Article explores three areas in which various forms of Internet governance have been attempted: content regulation, spam, and the domain name system; and concludes that no one method of governance is likely to solve the problems of cyberspace. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1061341 "Can You Do a Wayback on That?” The Legal Community’s Use of Cached Web Pages in and out of Trial by Matthew Fagan [Boston University Journal of Science & Technology Law] Can cached web sites be introduced as evidence at trial in civil and criminal cases, and, more pointedly, should they be? ... In Part II, I describe webcaching technology and the different kinds of webcaching services to provide a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of this technology. Following this is an overview of how caching is currently used in the legal community and a discussion of representative cases where the issues prevalent in caching arise. Parts III and IV discuss the strengths and weaknesses, respectively, of caching services. Next, in Part V, I review the admissibility of cached web pages under the Federal Rules of Evidence. Finally, Part VI presents recommendations on how the legal community can effectively use cached web pages while avoiding some of the major pitfalls of archived web sites. http://www.bu.edu/law/central/jd/organizations/journals/scitech/volume131/documents/Fagan_WEB.pdf ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Milton Mueller Named First XS4ALL Professor IGP Partner Milton Mueller, a scholar known for his work on global Internet governance and professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) at Syracuse University, has internationalized his academic post and strengthened ties to the Internet industry by accepting a chair at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The three-year research position was created by the Dutch Internet service provider XS4ALL, and will be located in the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) section. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/24/3427826.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN: New gTLDs - the latest There are a number of new developments with respect to the new gTLD program. Firstly, we have put out a request for organizations interested in acting as dispute resolution providers for the new gTLD process to contact us. An important component of the proposed system for approving new top-level domains is the ability for people to register objections to others' applications for particular strings, so those chosen to act as dispute resolvers will play a vital role. A "statement of work" [pdf] covers what exactly is required, and there is a deadline of 18 January. In expectation of far wider and greater interest in the new gTLD program as the policy development process draws to a close, we have also reformatted the dedicated webpage for the process to make it easier for people to follow events. You should be able find all you want to know about the new gTLD process there. If you find you still have questions, please feel free to contact us and ask. http://icann.org/ ICANN Posts 2007 Annual Report ICANN has released its second annual report, covering in detail the organization's achievements and progress over the past 12 months. "I am delighted to announce the release of our second annual report," said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN's President and CEO. "As an organization we have made great progress this year, both in terms of policy work and in the quality of our operations. We have also made great efforts in relation to transparency and accountability". http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23dec07.htm Update: ICANN Projects Underway to Improve Whois Accuracy ... Over the years ICANN constituencies and others have observed apparent inaccuracies in Whois contact information provided by registrants when registering and maintaining their domain names. In an attempt to contribute to community discussion regarding Whois policy, ICANN has undertaken a study of domain name Whois contact information accuracy. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-21dec07.htm ICANN Calls for Expressions of Interest from Potential Dispute Resolution Service Providers for the New gTLD Program ICANN is calling for Expressions of Interest from potential Dispute Resolution Service Providers (DSRP) for the new gTLD Program. The statement of work may be viewed at http://icann.org/topics/drsp-call-for-expressions-of-interest.pdf. The provider will administer the resolution of disputes arising under implementation of the Generic Names Supporting Organization’s (GNSO) policy recommendations. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-21dec07.htm Bulgarian Group Challenges IDN ccTLD Policy by Milton Mueller Adding to the growing questions about the wisdom of giving incumbent country code registries a “fast track” to new IDN top level domains, a Bulgarian registrar has sent a letter to ICANN claiming that it should receive the new TLD rather than the current country code manager. The Bulgarian company, UNINET, has already launched a local version of '.??' and claims that it resolves in Bulgaria through many “DNS patches” supported by national Internet service providers. UNINET criticizes the policies, prices and sluggishness of the Bulgarian ccTLD administrator (Register.bg), which has registered only 7500 names after more than 12 years of operation. In contrast, Bulgarians have registered around 180,000 domains in generic TLDs such as .com, .net, .org and .info – a clear indication of the inadequacy of the current ccTLD manager in meeting the needs of the local market. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/18/3416813.html ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** Apster December edition now available The December edition of Apster, APNIC's newsletter for the Asia Pacific Internet community, is now available. Topics covered include APNIC policy proposal updates; global policy proposal update on IANA policy for the allocation of ASN blocks to Regional and IPv4 countdown; and an article on IPv6 local addresses by Geoff Huston. http://www.apnic.net/docs/apster/issues/apster24-200712.pdf VeriSign Digital Branding Bulletin ccTLD updates The latest VeriSign Digital Branding Bulletin includes the following ccTLD updates: Registrations Available Again for .GY, Registrations Available for .LC, Sunrise Period for 2nd-Level .MY Domains Begins November 1 and Legal Experts Attack Nominet Plan for Domain Name Disputes. http://www.verisign.com/Resources/Digital_Brand_Management_Services_Resources/Digital_Branding_Bulletin/page_042945.html DotAsia Sunrise Period to January 31 & appoints Dispute Resolution Provider for .Asia Sunrise Challenge Process DotAsia has extended the Sunrise period for .ASIA domain names January 31 2008. This Sunrise period is for Sunrise 2b (General Marks), Sunrise 2c (Extended Protection) and Sunrise 3 (Registered Entity Names). The original closing date was January 15. This provides tardy brand owners with the last chance to protect their brand names in .Asia before the Landrush begins on February 20, 2008. http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/29/dotasia-sunrise-period-to-january-31-appoints-dispute-resolution-provider-for-asia-sunrise-challenge-process/ http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122043/dotasia-sunrise-period-to-january-31-appoints-dispute-resolution-provider-for-asia-sunrise-challenge-process/ New features for .ASIA The folks at DotAsia are working hard to make their launch a success. In the next few weeks, timetables will be updated and new features introduced. DotAsia CEO Edmon Chung remains a very busy man as .ASIA enters the final stages of its pre-launch process. Under the slogan "global recognition, regional significance", Chung and his team are being as dynamic and flexible as they can to make sure that .ASIA continues to meet the expectations of the marketplace. http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/148/new-features-for-asia.php More Canadians buying up personal domain names Think of it as you.ca. Personalized web domain names with the .ca tag have become vanity licence plates of the web. "It doesn't cost much money, considering the disappointment when you might find out in the future: `oh God, I made it into law school, I wish I had bought (the name) years ago,''' said Tim Richardson, who teaches e-commerce at the University of Toronto and Seneca College. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071226/domains_names_071226/20071226 http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2007/12/27/4741289-sun.html http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/071226/technology/technology_cyberfile_personal_domain_1 1 and 2 digits numerical domain names available for .GP 1 and 2 digit numerical domain names will soon be available for registration soon in .GP. One hundred domain names are available from 00.gp to 99.gp and ten domain names from 0.gp to 9.gp. http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/29/1-and-2-digits-numerical-domain-names-available-for-gp/ http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122040/1-and-2-digits-numerical-domain-names-available-for-gp/ id: Internet charges may drop by half in 4 years The telecommunications regulatory body is preparing a number of policies in order to gradually lower Internet charges, currently among the highest in the world, by 50 percent within four years. ... Aside from introducing new regulations and holding tenders for the development of the network, the government also plans to make a number of technical improvements next year, including better Internet protocol (IP) address and Internet exchange (IX) management, improved domain-name service administration, and migration from IP version 4 to IP version 6. http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailbusiness.asp?fileid=20071226.G01 Afilias to launch domain names in Indian languages Afilias, a player in the advanced back office and Internet domain name registry services space, will launch domain names in Indian languages in 2008. Roland LaPlante, vice president and chief marketing officer, Afilias said that the strategy was to attract more local content and to address the growing Internet market in India. http://www.ciol.com/content/201207102388.aspx http://www.chennaionline.com/technology/details.aspx?sectid=itnews&linkid=%2fcontent%2f201207102388.aspx Invitations called for .ME registry manager The Republic of Montenegro’s government has called for tenders for the managing of the .ME ccTLD. http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122041/invitations-called-for-me-registry-manager/ http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/29/invitations-called-for-me-registry-manager/ Corporate Statement in Regards to December 2007 Sedo Premium Name Online Auction [news release] Over the past couple of weeks, we have reviewed the Sedo auction which closed on December and spoken with many members of the dotMobi community – developers, brands, and domainers. Sedo's systems problems at the end of the auction created confusion for everyone (including dotMobi) and the result was unsatisfying for us and community participants. The question is, “What is the fair and right course of action for the good of the whole community and everyone collectively involved?” Permitting the auction to stand, whichever ending time was validated, would invariably disadvantage some auction participants. Therefore, we are supporting the rights of everyone involved by exercising our own rights to void the auction results of December, and plan to conduct a new auction beginning January 23, 2008. http://mtld.mobi/node/911 Shorter .my Internet Addressing for Priority Customers MYNIC have announced they are taking registrations of .MY domain names at the second level for existing .MY registrants with COM.MY, NET.MY, ORG.MY and EDU.MY domain names. http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122032/shorter-my-internet-addressing-for-priority-customers/ http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/27/shorter-my-internet-addressing-for-priority-customers/ http://mynic.net.my/newhp/announcements/mynic-12dec07.html .NL Sunrise period for numeric domain names has ended The Sunrise period for numeric domain names has now ended SIDN has announced. From 1 to 14 December, trademark and trading name rights owners had the opportunity to ask to reserve the corresponding numeric domain names. During this period, SIDN received 114 reservation requests. http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/28/nl-sunrise-period-for-numeric-domain-names-has-ended/ http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122036/nl-sunrise-period-for-numeric-domain-names-has-ended/ .NL Sunrise period for numeric domain names has ended [news release] The Sunrise period for numeric domain names has now ended. From 1 to 14 December, trademark and trading name rights owners had the opportunity to ask to reserve the corresponding numeric domain names. During this period, SIDN received 114 reservation requests. The numeric domain names concerned are listed opposite. http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,5472,,,,Sunrise_period_for_numeric_domain_names_has_ended.html Norid has taken over the administration of PRIV.NO NORID logoNominet have taken over the management of the PRIV.NO domain after the Ventelo group signalled they no longer wished to manage it. PRIV.NO domains are for private individuals in Norway. It appears registrations of PRIV.NO domains are currently on hold, with a group being formed to look at policies. http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/28/norid-has-taken-over-the-administration-of-privno/ http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122034/norid-has-taken-over-the-administration-of-privno/ Norid has taken over the administration of priv.no [news release] Under the current rules, private individuals in Norway can register domain names within the generic domain priv.no. Norid wants to maintain this option and has therefore taken over the management of priv.no after the Ventelo group signalled that they no longer wished to administer it. http://www.norid.no/regelverk/priv.en.html New Policies Regarding ".pe" Domain Names Ruddy Medina writes "Beginning December 8th 2007, the new policies regarding .pe domain names will come effective. Among the most important changes there are the chance for registration and payment on-line for the domain name, the supressing of the 10-day period for new solicitations publicity, the chance por transfering the domain to a new owner and the reduction and supressing of several previous restrictions, as were the peruvian toponymics and surnames, among others. http://icannwatch.org/articles/07/11/12/1440246.shtml Update on transition from .YU to .RS RNIDS .RS English logoThe Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names (RNIDS) announced recently that it would begin testing of the 24 local companies who applied to perform registrar services for .rs domains. The testing was scheduled to commence on December 10 and conclude on December 20. It has also been announced the process of entering .RS domains into the central registry of RNIDS and the process of transition from .YU to .RS domains have not been yet officially opened. It is expected that by early-January, RNIDS will announce a process for moving from .YU to .RS as well as a process for registering domain names in the new ccTLD. http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/28/update-on-transition-from-yu-to-rs/ http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122039/update-on-transition-from-yu-to-rs/ http://rnids.rs/?lang=en No January 10 launch for .RS Despite Internet rumours to the contrary, no date has yet been set for the launch of Serbia's Internet domain. http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/149/no-january-10-launch-for-rs.php Yandex: Runet grows by 66% in 2007 The company Yandex has published its survey regarding the internet development in Russia as of Fall – Winter 2007. The number of sites in Runet in 2007 has grown by 66%. The number of domains registered in the regions is increasing a little bit slower (57% over the past year). According to the survey, Moscow and St. Petersburg are the leaders regarding the internet penetration and activity of the internet users. http://eng.cnews.ru/news/line/indexEn.shtml?2007/12/25/281014 Domain ‘.рф’: countdown underway Open Cyrillic domain ‘.??’ testing might be launched by 2008 end. The body to administer the domain has not been determined yet. Experts have various opinions regarding such a domain emergence. http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007/12/24/280987 Domain ‘.рф’ to Emerge in Russia’s Internet Next Year The first domain with Cyrillic letters in its name will be probably registered in Russia by late 2008, said Andrei Romanov, head of the ‘ru’ domain coordination center. http://www.kommersant.com/p-11809/%D1%80%D1%84_domain/ Russian Cyrillic domain to be launched A Russian Cyrillic domain is expected to be launched in 2008. Market participants think that the domain will be popular among Internet users and is even likely to outpace the .ru domain, the RBC Daily newspaper reported today. http://www.rbcnews.com/free/20071225105817.shtml ru: Medvedev domains speculated on The pre-election campaign has aroused great interest to domain names related to the last name Medvedev. Medveded’s image popularity has resulted in the domain zamedveda.ru to be put up for sale. http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007/12/26/281436 .TRAVEL policy changes .TRAVEL have announced policy changes that were approved by their board on November 14, 2007. These policies took effect on December 21, 2007. Some of these new policies give the Registry discretion to implement procedures and rules for authentication or name use. In the event that the Registry puts such procedures and rules in place these changes will be announced in advance with a 30-day comment period prior to their effective date. http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122046/travel-policy-changes/ http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122046/travel-policy-changes/ uk: Nominet EPP live launch Following the successful beta testing phase, we are pleased to announce that the live version of EPP will be launched on 4 February 2008. We are grateful to all of our registrars who have been involved in the testing phase. We will continue to operate the beta system as an EPP Testbed. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=4675 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Homeland Security Department was warned about DNSSEC key ownership and trust issues by Brenden Kuerbis A consulting group (DNK LLC) report to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated clearly that the problems of who would own the DNSSEC keys and mistrust of the U.S. government's intentions could be barriers to DNSSEC deployment. While the August 2006 report covers developments only from March 2005 to July 2006, it makes two important points that are relevant and timely today. First it makes clear, if it weren't already, that the issue of root signing and key management has been recognized as a political issue for long time. It also offers some interesting insights on how DHS has approached the politics of DNSSEC and Internet security. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/19/3419292.html Cyber cold war a threat to all Governments worldwide are preparing for an increase in attacks on crucial services, writes Conrad Walters: ... The war of the future, according to an international look into cyber crime, could well be waged online. And the dangers are magnifying as governments and organised groups hone their abilities to spy on each other and attack critical pieces of public infrastructure with an arsenal of e-weapons. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/12/23/1198344874193.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/12/23/1198344874193.html Estonia: Cyber Superpower During a November visit to the United States, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip comapared his country's success in combating a massive cyber attack earlier this year to Bruce Willis in the recent fourth Die Hard film. http://businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/dec2007/gb20071217_535635.htm nz: AKILL controlled a botnet of 1.3 million PCs, says OPTA The Dutch telecommunications regulator OPTA has fined the two companies behind the DollarRevenue adware program €1 million (NZ$1.89 million), reports InfoWorld Nederland. A tip from abroad put OPTA on the trail of several online criminals, including alleged botnet herder AKILL, 18-year-old Owen Walker from Whitianga, whose house was raided last month, says OPTA's lead investigator, Daan Molenaar. AKILL controlled a botnet of 1.3 million PCs, he says. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/64482C4D3AAB769ACC2573B7007419F7 Ad hijacking Trojan targets Google Security researchers have identified a Trojan that hijacks Google text advertisements, replacing them with "ads" from a different provider that are likely to be laced with spyware. The Qhost-WU modifies an infected computer's hosts file, thereby poisoning systems with bogus DNS lookup records. The hosts file matches domain names of websites with corresponding IP addresses. By corrupting the file hackers can redirect surfers to domains controlled by hackers even when users visit a trusted location. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/21/ad_hijacking_trojan/ GMail Exploit Leads to Domain Theft David Airey, a popular logo designer, was the unfortunate victim of an unusual domain name theft. While on vacation in India his GMail account was compromised through the use of a malicious injection of a filter which forwarded important messages to the hacker’s email and then deleted the messages permanently from David’s inbox. http://www.dotsauce.com/2007/12/26/gmail-exploit-leads-to-domain-theft/ Gmail Hack Leads to Domain Theft Gmail flaw leads to theft of domain name; GoDaddy steps in to return domain. A “cracker”* used a deficiency in Gmail to steal a domain name this month. The theft was of DavidAirey.com, a popular graphic designer’s personal site that attracts a couple thousand unique visitors a day. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/12/27/gmail-hack-leads-to-domain-theft/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Obama Camp Registers Anti-Clinton Web Sites The campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has registered an Internet domain name that seems to attack the former First Lady personally, ABC News has learned. Though Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has pledged to keep criticisms of his rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, focused on the issues, ABC News has learned that his campaign secretly registered an internet domain name called desperatehillaryattacks.com, a Web site that may seem to insult the former First Lady personally. The domain name -- and another one, Desperationwatch.com -- connects to a known Web site where the Obama campaign catalogues Clinton's attacks on the Illinoisan, hillaryattacks.barackobama.com But DesperateHillaryAttacks.com has not been known until now. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=4036024 Clinton-Obama Feud Moves to Domain Names It's come to this: a Democratic primary race so close and heated that a fierce battle of rhetoric has begun playing out in domain-name registrations. Hillary Clinton's campaign quietly registered VotingPresent.com and VotingPresent.org in early December. Though no websites have gone up on the domains (which were first reported by ABC News), it's a fair bet the sites won't be promoting election-themed Christmas gifts: "Voting present" refers to a parliamentary maneuver in the Illinois Legislature that allows a lawmaker to abstain from voting on a particular measure. http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/12/clinton_domains Clinton Web sites to attack Obama ABC News reported that the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton registered two Web sites apparently to attack Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/12/20/clinton_web_sites_to_attack_obama/2765/ http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/162298.html http://politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/82483/ Report: Obama readies web attack on Clinton Yesterday, we told you about ABC News' report that Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign had registered a couple of web-site names it could use to publicize Sen. Barack Obama's habit of voting "present" on difficult votes that could harm him politically when he was an Illinois legislator. Today, we learned, once again from ABC News, that Obama's campaign has also registered web sites that could be used against Clinton. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/by_frank_james_yesterday_we_1.html http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/by_frank_james_yesterday_we_1.html Verizon and Internet REIT Settle Lawsuit Verizon and Internet REIT have announced an amicable resolution of the lawsuit filed by several Verizon companies against Internet REIT claiming violations of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3526 http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/24/verizon-and-internet-reit-settle-lawsuit/ http://www.domainnews.com/litigation/2007122023/verizon-and-internet-reit-settle-lawsuit/ Verizon and Internet REIT settle cybersquatting suit [Reuters] Verizon Communications Inc said on Friday it has settled its lawsuit against Internet REIT, a seller of domain names. http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKWNAS525420071221 http://www.examiner.com/p-92589~Verizon_and_Internet_REIT_Settle_Lawsuit.html Verizon and Internet REIT Settle Lawsuit [news release] Verizon and Internet REIT today announced the amicable resolution of the lawsuit filed by several Verizon companies against Internet REIT claiming violations of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2007/verizon-and-internet-reit.html Microsoft Sues Domain Name Registrar for Typosquatting [IDG] Microsoft has sued domain name registrar Red Register claiming that it is illegally profiting from Microsoft's trademarks. In a lawsuit filed in Seattle earlier this month Microsoft alleges that Red Register snatched up 125 domain names, all "confusingly similar to Microsoft's Marks" in order to profit from Web advertising, a practice known as typosquatting and cybersquatting. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140813-pg,1/article.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/24/Microsoft-sues-domain-name-registrar-for-typosquatting_1.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/122407-microsoft-sues-domain-name-registrar.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/24/AR2007122401379.html us: eBay Sues CoinBay.biz for Trademark Infringement eBay sued the owner of the CoinBay.biz website for trademark infringement and unfair competition on December 5, 2007, in US District Court in the Northern District of California. The complaint alleges that the CoinBay.biz website name, logo and its "Buy Now" feature infringes on eBay's copyright. eBay asked for injunctive relief enjoining the defendant from using the name and marks; cancellation of the coinbay.biz domain name registration; and treble damages and legal expenses. http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m12/i21/s03 us: Site owner says he didn't cybersquat A Web site that references Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory no longer redirects visitors to a potential rival's site. Until recently, visitors to www.mccroryforgovernor.com were sent automatically to the site of Bill Graham, one of three Republicans seeking their party's nomination for N.C. governor in 2008. http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/413390.html Nunavut Tourism sues over website ownership A messy legal dispute over the rights to a web site has landed two prominent Iqalummiut in court as defendants against a legal action mounted by the territory's tourism trade group. Nunavut Tourism is suing Madeline Redfern, executive director of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association's truth commission on the dog slaughter, and Kirt Ejesiak, the Liberal Party's candidate in the next federal election. http://www.nunatsiaq.com/news/nunavut/71221_816.html Avoiding Infringing on Trademarks when Buying Domains Okay, you have a great idea for a website. Something hot, new, sticking with the market. Now you need to buy a domain name. However, if you wish to avoid being up to your knee’s in some pretty hot water, you might want to know some things first. http://blog.indiegaming.org/marketing/4 ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** us: Sprint Gears Up to Deploy IPv6 by 2008 Sprint is gearing up for deploying the next generation IPv6 (define) Internet protocol with new IPv6 services. The effort by the national carrier is being driven by a June 2008 US federal government mandate for IPv6. http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3717426 http://www.circleid.com/posts/sprint_deploy_ipv6/ IPv4 Address Exhaustion and a Trading Market by Jay Daley There are discussions starting within the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) about the creation of trading market in IPv4 addresses as we approach the inevitable exhaustion of unallocated addresses. The view being put forward is basically “this is likely to happen anyway and by discussing it now, we can ensure it happens in an orderly way”. http://www.circleid.com/posts/712279_ipv4_address_exhaustion_market/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Go Daddy Gives Millions To Charities & Employees [news release] What’s good for Go Daddy is good for the community. This year’s financial success for the world’s largest provider of Web site addresses is translating into big dollars for charities and for the company’s own employees. For the year, Go Daddy’s philanthropic works totaled $1.4 million in donations alone. The Scottsdale-based company helped organizations dedicated to a variety of causes, including domestic violence, child abuse, blind children, unwed mothers, homelessness, as well as Parkinson’s disease, Juvenile Diabetes, food banks and animal shelters. https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%5Fid=137&isc=bowlgame07&app%5Fhdr= ********************** - DOMAINING ********************** Unique Google Query Finds Quality Expired Domains By chance and a stroke of inspiration, I have discovered an advanced Google search query which allows me to find lists of recently expired domains. I was quite excited and spent about an hour using my new found expired search technique. Within that hour I found several hundred available domains that had just recently expired. http://www.dotsauce.com/2007/12/24/unique-google-query-finds-quality-expired-domains/ You're only as good as Google says you are Who's Scott Burkett? A small-time actor; a family lawyer; a techie at the University of North Carolina. But if you Google "Scott Burkett," eight of the top 10 results, and most of the next 20, point to the 38-year-old chief executive of PlayMotion, a small video-game company. http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/24/pf/google.moneymag/ Domaining is Bloggers New Pastime For some blogging has become more and more about making money and turning a profit. For the most part, bloggers have been able to turn a profit from their blogs. Domains are cheap and hosting can be found at bargains. Since bloggers have been able to turn a profit on one blog, they use that formula to double that with another. Now seemingly bloggers are collecting domains like baseball cards. Domaining has reached the blogosphere. http://blogaboutyourblog.com/2007/12/24/domaining-is-bloggers-new-pastime/ White Oak grad a finalist for best domain publication When Sally Letzer and Donna Mahony set out to begin the Domainer’s Choice Awards, they had one thing in mind: hearing what the people truly thought. http://www.jdnews.com/news/fulton_54012___article.html/domain_web.html ********************** - AFTERMARKET ********************** .Mobi domains Sold at Sedo Don’t Comply Review has shown that Sedo’s .Mobi auctions have been very successful, however the sold domains don’t comply with the auction rules. http://uk.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=23533 Domaining, Internet Marketing & SEO - DomainerSEO Building a website is just the first step. Search engine optimization (SEO) will get your site listed in Google and other search engines. That’s a good start, but marketing and promotion will bring in even more traffic. http://domainerseo.com/post/22089948 Webhostdirectory chose Sedo for a prestigious award as the #1 e-commerce host Sedo is happy to announce that we were recently voted as the #1 “E-commerce Host” by Webhostdirectory, an online leader for comparing and purchasing hosting products. Webhostdirectory has announced Sedo as the winner of this month’s Ecommerce Host award after tabulating the votes received from their online community and the Webhostdirectory Review Board. Awards are given to the best Web Hosts in each of Webhostdirectory’s seven hosting categories (Shared, Ecommerce, Dedicated Server, Reseller, Unix, Windows and Budget hosting) by rating each host in six areas of performance, including cost, features, support, reliability and speed. http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1627&tracked=1&partnerid=21172&language=us US$900,000 Auction Sale Soars to #1 On This Week's Domain Top 40 A trio of six-figure sales from Moniker.com's live auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in October closed this week to take the first three spots on our weekly top sellers list. To make room for the latest wave of auction sales and a slew of solid five-figure transactions we doubled the size of our usual Top 20 chart to 40 positions. Investment.com yielded the highest return - a whopping $900,000 that ranks as the 11th biggest sale reported this year. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales12-19-07.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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