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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Google Balks at EU Take on IP Addresses http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=57964 Europe: Your I.P. Address Is Personal http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/europe-your-ip-address-is-personal/index.html Is your Internet address "personal information"? http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/01/22/google_ip_address/ The IGF and Networked Internet Governance by Brenden Kuerbis http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/1/18/3473217.html The Future of ICANN (Again) by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/1/17/3470996.html What Every Domainer Needs to Know About Trademarks before Registering Domain Names by Enrico Schaefer http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/ Are domain names real property? Thoughts from Domainfest 2008 http://www.thewhir.com/blogs/David-Snead/index.cfm/2008/1/22/Are-domain-names-real-property--Thoughts-from-Domainfest-2008 Sedo report on growth of secondary domain name market in 2007 http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3810 Sedo Nearly Doubles Domain Name Sales Revenues in 2007 http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2008/01/23/businesswire20080123005747r1.html ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Google Balks at EU Take on IP Addresses IP addresses should be classified as personally identifiable information, the head of the European Union's data-privacy regulators said on Monday. Google begs to differ. http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=57964 Europe: Your I.P. Address Is Personal At a hearing yesterday, a top privacy regulator in Europe said something that needs to be said: I.P. addresses need to be treated as personal information. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/europe-your-ip-address-is-personal/index.html Is your Internet address "personal information"? Every computer on the Internet, like every dwelling in a city, has an address. Your computer's address -- called the Internet Protocol address, or IP -- is presented during any online interaction. It may sometimes seem possible that nobody knows what you're doing online. Don't believe it. Your IP can almost identify your machine or, at least, your home network: Go to a Web site, send an e-mail, trade files on BitTorrent, chat on IM, whatever -- your IP is shuttling all over. http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/01/22/google_ip_address/ Ground Shakes Beneath Google as EC Debates IP Privacy European approval of Google's $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick may be in doubt as privacy hearings held by the European Commission get underway. The hearings are focusing on whether Internet protocol, or IP, addresses should be considered personally identifiable information. The risk to the pending deal, which has been approved in the United States, is that the European antitrust authority may decide to put privacy back on the table as it weighs its decision. It has previously said it would not consider it. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Ground-Shakes-Beneath-Google-as-EC-Debates-IP-Privacy-61325.html European Regulators Mull Protecting IP Addresses The proposal suggests that when a person can be identified by an IP address, that information should be treated as personal information. http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205916731 The IGF and Networked Internet Governance by Brenden Kuerbis The European Parliament has issued a resolution which illustrates the growing interplay of global Internet governance and domestic or regional polities. It also hints at how we might begin to incorporate the broad array of interests affected by global Internet policies. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/1/18/3473217.html Russia Obliterates its Internet While Vladimir Putin is building a Golden Bunker through his stand-ins [TN: a $50 million residence known as "Villa Konstantin" which is rumored being built for him in Switzerland], the Kremlin administration has come up with a new way of interfering in citizens’ private lives and isolating the country from the rest of the world. In the best traditions of the Cold War, the Special Services will have the exclusive means to deprive all those living in the Russian Federation of the right to read and write. http://publiuspundit.com/articles/2008/01/russia_obliterates_its_interne.php ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN Formalizes Relationships with ccTLD Manager for Niue ICANN announced it has signed an exchange of letters with the ccTLD manager for .nu--Niue, Internet Users Society Niue (IUS-N). http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-22jan08.htm ICANN Board Approves Historic F-Root Agreement ICANN has formally approved the Mutual Responsibilities Agreement with the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), the operators of F-Root. "The security and stability of the domain name system are at the heart of ICANN’s core mission, and the formal approval of this agreement is a key component in meeting that mission," said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN’s President and CEO. "One of ICANN’s responsibilities under the Joint Project Agreement with the U.S. Government is to work to formalize relationships with root server operators, so this is a real milestone." http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23jan08.htm ICANN Formalizes Relationship With Niue's ccTLD Manager [sub req'd] ICANN on Tuesday announced that it had signed an exchange of letters with the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .nu -Niue, the Internet Users Society Niue. http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/ICANN_Formalizes_Relationship_With_Niues_ccTLD_Manager_xxxx29715.html Things you didn’t realize were on the ICANN site: Part 2 by Kieren McCarthy It is very inconsiderate of five-sixths of the world to fail to speak English, but then we are reliably informed that they feel pretty much the same way. And so while the Internet has done an extraordinary job of transcending physical borders, language remains a pretty significant issue if you want to actually communicate with your new online neighbour. http://blog.icann.org/?p=270 The Future of ICANN (Again) by Milton Mueller ICANN is lobbying hard to bring an end to its “Joint Project Agreement” (JPA) with the US Commerce Department. (The JPA is one of two tethers that ties ICANN to the US government.) Key ICANN management personnel are in Washington today and meetings are being held with industry stakeholder groups. Feelers are being sent out to other stakeholders. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/1/17/3470996.html ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** Record year for .be domain registrations There were 193,648 new .be domain registrations in 2007, the fifth year running the record has been beaten, with there now being 736,498 .be domain names registered. This was 46,626 more paying domain names than at the end of 2006, a growth of 31.7 per cent. http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2008012265/record-year-for-be-domain-registrations/ 2007 sees the record beaten for registering new ".be" domain names for the 5th year in a row [news release] To mark the beginning of the new year, DNS BE, the Belgian registration body for all domain names ending in “.be”, presented positive preliminary results for the previous year. http://www.dns.be/pdf/Pressrelease_en_20080121.pdf Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Names New President and CEO The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced today that Byron G. Holland has been named its new President and CEO. CIRA is the not-for-profit organization responsible for operating Canada’s dot-ca (.ca) Internet domain name registry. http://cira.ca/en/media-room/news/216.html Media Advisory – edstelmach.ca and Domain Name Registration Policy The controversy over the registration of edstelmach.ca by an outspoken online critic has increased attention on the registration of domain names. http://cira.ca/en/media-room/news/215.html Chinese domain name campaign extended To cope with increased demand for the .cn domain name, the Experience .CN Domain Name campaign is to be extended until 31st December 2008. Since the campaign introduction in March, domain name registrations have surpassed the 8.4 million barrier. http://www.melbourneitcbs.com/news.php?article=6&title=Chinese%20domain%20name%20campaign%20extended&year=2008&month=01 The AFNIC chooses anycast for the .fr ccTLD [news release] The AFNIC wishes to equip itself with technologies that will reinforce its service level on the French country-code Top Level Domains it administrates. http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/general/NN20080121 The AFNIC celebrates one million .fr domain names registered since the creation of the ccTLD on September the 2nd, 1986 [news release] Domain names in .fr have strongly increased over the last few years. In October 2002 they had reached 100,000 domain names, in July 2006 they had reached 500,000 domains. Today in January 2008 they have reached one million domain name after a 40% growth in 2007. This success is owed notably to the suppling up of the .fr domain name registration procedures until the opening to individuals in June 2006. http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/general/CP20080114 Help.me, love.me: new registry for Montenegro domain Once again, Afilias has won out over its major competitors VeriSign and Canada's eNOM in the battle for backend operation of new registries. Montenegro's governmental council for the top level domain (ccTLD) .me has opted for a consortium of US registrar GoDaddy, Afilias, and the local ME-Net. http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/102198 SGNIC Tender: provision of a Registry-Registrar Domain Name system SGNIC is pleased to announce the Invitation To Tender for the provision of a Registry-Registrar Domain Name system (19 Jan 08 - 8 February 08). http://nic.net.sg/newsroom/20080119152450.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** What Every Domainer Needs to Know About Trademarks before Registering Domain Names by Enrico Schaefer I was recently interviewed by Modern Domainer Magazine about trademark issues. In this article, I discussed a variety of trademark issues for domainers who wish to extend their domain name value by also registering trademarks and as due diligence prior to registering domains in order to avoid trademark infringement threat letters and lawsuits. http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/ http://tcattorney.typepad.com/ModernDomainerMagazineInterview.pdf us: Mizzou licensing rep threatens suit against Web site operator Seven years ago, Richard Lozano registered the Internet domain name missouritigers.com and began often satirical blogs on all things athletic involving Mizzou. ... Flash forward now to December 2007, and to as recently as last week, when Lozano was threatened with a lawsuit by the MU-employed Collegiate Licensing Company of Atlanta. The suit demanded he give up use of the Web site, and provide CLC with financial records of T-shirts sold wholesale on missouritigers.com and cafepress.com bearing what has for years been known to MU fans as the Kitty Logo. He claims he did not use any of Missouri’s registered logos. http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/456605.html Vodafone secures domain rights Telephony provider Vodafone is among the latest firms to make use of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre. In the latest published rulings from the organisation, vodafoneracing.com has been ordered to be transferred to Vodafone. All three necessary defining characteristics of an abusive registration are fulfilled in this case, appointed panellist Knud Wallberg explains. http://www.melbourneitcbs.com/news.php?article=3&title=Vodafone%20secures%20domain%20rights&year=2008&month=01 Colorado no stranger to Web domain disputes Vail Resorts, Crocs, Young Life and Allos Therapeutics probably have nothing in common other than a Colorado mailing address, but they have shared a similar experience. Each has filed a domain name dispute in the past year. Conflicts over Web addresses are on the rise. One organization dealing with the cases, the National Arbitration Forum, handled 1,658 disputes in 2006, a 21 percent increase from the prior year, and next month expects to report a gain for 2007. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/16/paton-colorado-no-stranger-to-web-domain/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** What will IPv6 do for you? The applications aren’t clear Agencies appear on track toward upgrading their information systems to a new, more advanced Internet standard — known as Internet Protocol version 6, or IPv6 — but just how they’ll be using it is still a mystery. http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3327556 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Are domain names real property? Thoughts from Domainfest 2008 The second day of domainfest 2008 concluded with a two hour live auction of domain names. At the start of today’s auction “sex.la” had the highest minimum required bid (surprise surprise). This auction in particular, and domainfest in general, got me to thinking about whether domain names should be considered to be real property, similar to real estate, or intellectual property, similar to trademarks and copyrights. Based on the chats I’ve had in the exhibit hall, and at other conferences, it seems that domainers like the idea of giving domain names some, if not all, of the attributes of real property. On the other hand, Big IP has been firm in its assertion that domain names should be considered to be intellectual property only. While using either of these analytical frameworks would add a certain amount of legal certainty, I think that using either framework, exclusive of the other would be a missed opportunity to create law that reflects the particular place that the Internet occupies in society. http://www.thewhir.com/blogs/David-Snead/index.cfm/2008/1/22/Are-domain-names-real-property--Thoughts-from-Domainfest-2008 FBI requests spawn network forensics startup Startup Packet Analytics today is announcing a tool for searching aggregated log data to analyze traffic activity between IP-based host computers. Net/FSE, which stands for Network Forensic Search Engine, is Linux-based server software that provides a Web interface for network managers to easily see an analytical profile of host-to-host activity based on NetFlow router data as well as log information related to the organization's firewall, intrusion-detection systems and security-information management. http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;2113131704;fp;2;fpid;1 Domain name gaffe launches Clearswift clients into e-mail panic A domain name snafu at Clearswift, a company that filters email and web pages for objectionable content, wreaked havoc on some of its business customers when admins awoke to find their organizations were unable to send or receive email. The outage was caused when mimesweeper.biz, the domain where customers' email is routed before being filtered, went off line. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/23/domain_name_snafu/ Five ho-hum domain names and their curious stories In this brave new Web 2.0 world, it's almost a badge of honor to have a Web site name that only hints at what the user will find there (see Flickr) or is so opaque as to offer no clue at all as to what the Web site is about (see del.icio.us). It's easy to forget the first Internet gold rush of the mid-to-late '90s, when dot-com domain names based on ordinary (and, investors hoped, marketable) nouns and verbs were snapped up by hopeful companies from the humble geeks who had purchased them (often ironically) in the early '90s. The weird and wooly history of the Web can best be traced through some of its most generic domains. Here's a sampling that trace the arc from the geeks to the entrepreneurs and into a more staid corporate world. As with all voyages into the misty pasts of the Internet, we've made copious use of the invaluable Internet Archive Wayback Machine. http://www.itworld.com/Net/3589/five-generic-domain-names-history-080123/ Wrestling with Network Solutions' E-commerce by Mark Gibbs Last week in I began to relate my quest for an online e-commerce solution, a saga that makes "War and Peace" seem short and pithy. I discussed my exploration of osCommerce and then my evaluations of shopping cart solutions recommended by Intuit, which included Go Daddy, ProStores and Homestead. By this time I was feeling somewhat disheartened. Thus it was I turned to the last of the Intuit-recommended services: Network Solutions. I have never been a fan of this company, my opinion shaped by its outrageous service pricing, the various dubious business practices it has indulged in over the years and its recent ethical lapse in holding unregistered domain names hostage. But I needed a shopping cart and my assumption was that I'd be making a safe choice as Network Solutions was, in effect, vouched for by Intuit. http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1595927085 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1595927085 The Internet Commerce Association – Promoting and Protecting the Interests of Domain Name Entrepreneurs: An Overview for Members The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) was established in September 2006 following the .com settlement between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and VeriSign. After reviewing that back room-negotiated no-bid perpetual contract, domain name (DN) monetization industry leaders concluded that permanent representation within ICANN, in Washington, and in other critical decision-making arenas was needed to protect its collective interests. http://www.internetcommerce.org/member_benefits ********************** - AFTERMARKET ********************** DOMAINfest Day One by James Koole I managed to get in touch (via instant messaging) with a very busy Bill Sweetman in Hollywood, California early this morning. He’s taking in the sights and sounds of DOMAINfest 2008 He gave me a bit of a rundown on what’s happened so far, as well a what to expect in the coming days. Bill has also been talking with some of the domain industry heavyweights about where the industry is, where it’s headed, and specifically in terms of the growing domain name aftermarket. http://about.tucows.com/2008/01/22/domainfest-day-one/ Sedo report on growth of secondary domain name market in 2007 Sedo has released its latest report, “Sedo’s Secondary Domain Market Study for 2007,” on the secondary domain name market. In 2007 Sedo, through its online marketplace, sold 27,270 domains with a value of £37,048,960, a 60 per cent increase on 2006. The most expensive of these was chinese.com for US$1,100,000 followed by li.com for $500,000. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3810 http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2008012270/sedo-report-on-growth-of-secondary-domain-name-market-in-2007/ http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/01/24/sedo-report-on-growth-of-secondary-domain-name-market-in-2007/ Sedo Nearly Doubles Domain Name Sales Revenues in 2007 Demand for aftermarket domain names grew substantially in 2007, setting yet a new record-setting benchmark for the market, according to an annual report conducted by Sedo. The continued increase in domain name value was spurred by the necessity for organizations and businesses to secure quality domain names that are no longer available through traditional registrars, as well as the greater ability to generate search engine optimization through targeted domain names. http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2008/01/23/businesswire20080123005747r1.html Sedo Shares Domain Study Results Sedo announced on Wednesday that the demand for aftermarket domain names grew substantially in 2007, setting a new benchmark for the market in the coming years. Sedo also topped the $70 million mark in domain sales in 2007, almost two times that of its 2006 total. http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/012308_Sedo_Shares_Domain_Study_Results.cfm Secondary Domain name Sales Total £37 Million in 2007 According to SEDO, internet domain name sales in the secondary market totaled GBP37 Million. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/01/23/secondary-domain-name-sales-total-gbp37-million-in-2007 SnapNames Live Auction Enters Day 2 The first day of SnapNames’ live domain auction at DomainFEST appears to have been a success. The first day included lower priced domains. Big ticket domains — including invitro.com, track.com, and athlete.com — go on auction today. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/01/23/snapnames-live-auction-enters-day-2/ Is Sedo Worth $350M? We know Sedo is a behemoth in the domain industry. But just how big is it and what is the company worth? Sedo’s latest domain market study, along with majority owner AdLINK’s financial reports, sheds some light. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/01/23/how-much-is-sedo-worth/ No slump in online real estate The real estate investors packing the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles this week don't have to worry about interest rates, exploding mortgages and foreclosures. The addresses they buy and sell are on the Internet, where a good name might attract millions of people and pull in big bucks from advertising. http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-domain24jan24,0,5056598.story SEO and Understanding Your Brand by Richard Burckhardt I always recommend that folks optimizing their web sites take great care to not confuse the name of their company with what the searchers are actually trying to find, which is frequently the brand. http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2008/01/22/seo-and-understanding-your-brand Gents.com Joins Six-Figure Club and Tops Final Weekly Domain Sales Chart for 2007 The 2007 domain race is now over and it was certainly a year to remember. The final week, as expected, was a slow one as it fell within the year's busiest holiday season but that didn't stop the annual totals from hitting heights we have never seen before. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales01-09-08.htm Green.co.uk; Indian.com up for sale on Sedo Sedo have announced the domain name green.co.uk is now up for sale. Registered by a Mr Green twelve years ago, it appears to be an original owner domain with a reserve price range of £50,000 to £199,999. The current bid is for £3,500. The Sedo news release announcing the sale is below. Meanwhile the domain Indian.com is currently up for sale, also on Sedo, with a reserve of between US$200,000 to 499,000. The current bid is US$150,000 less than two days to go of the auction. Click here for more information on the Indian.com auction. Other domains up for auction on Sedo at the moment with five-figure bids are 49.com (currently US$73,000) and sit.com (currently US$60,000). http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/01/22/greencouk-indiancom-up-for-sale-on-sedo/ http://www.domainnews.com/aftermarket/2008012261/greencouk-indiancom-up-for-sale-on-sedo/ http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1640 Owner puts up green.co.uk for auction Search Engine for Domain Offers (Sedo), a US-based online market for the purchase and sale of internet domain names and websites, has announced that the domain name green.co.uk has been put up for auction by its owner, Mr Green. http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=7FAD1986-6554-4A4E-9AD2-BC400DD37193 bookmarks.com sells for 300k! Bookmarks.com just went under the hammer for $300k http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/01/24/bookmarkscom-sells-for-300k/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Domains sollen unter den Hammer kommen Die Domainverwaltung ICANN sucht erfahrene Auktionatoren. Gleich in mehreren Bereichen trägt sich die private Netzverwaltung nach entsprechenden Empfehlungen aus dem ICANN-Umfeld mit dem Gedanken, besonders begehrte Domains per Auktion zu vergeben. Gesucht werden daher Experten für die Planung und Umsetzung von Versteigerungen. Erfahrungen im Bereich Telekommunikation, im Internet-, Domain oder Energiegeschäft seien von Vorteil, schreibt das US-Unternehmen. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/102241 Help.me, love.me: Neue Registry für Montenegro-Domain Im Rennen um den Backend-Betrieb einer neuen Registry hat sich wieder einmal Afilias gegen den großen Konkurrenten VeriSign und gegen die kanadische eNOM durchgesetzt. Der von der Regierung von Montenegro eingesetzte Rat für die montenegrinische Länderdomain (ccTLD) .me wählte ein Konsortium aus dem US-Registrar GoDaddy, Afilias und der lokalen ME-Net aus. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/102185 Webadressen sollen lokal werden Die Bundesregierung fordert regionale Endungen von Internetadressen. Neben .de gäbe es dann auch .duesseldorf. Transparenter und übersichtlicher wird das Internet laut Experten damit nicht. http://www.ngz-online.de/public/article/aktuelles/digitale/524147 Domain-Name darf keine Markenrechte verletzen Beim Auswählen von Domain-Namen für neue Websites sollten Netz-Nutzer möglichst keine Namen von Marken oder auch Bands verwenden. http://www.pcwelt.de/start/dsl_voip/online/news/143394/ Einstellige Domains kommen unter den Hammer Die ICANN will sogenannte Single-Character-Domains und begehrte TLDs per Auktion verkaufen. Dazu sucht die Organisation derzeit erfahrene Auktionatoren, die ICANN mit der Planung und Durchführung der Versteigerung beauftragen will. Unter den Hammer sollen bislang zurückgehaltene Domains wie a.com oder 1.com kommen. Ebenfalls viele Interessenten erwartet die Internetverwaltung auch bei der Vergabe bestimmter neuer TLDs. "Die technischen Probleme, die früher die Freigabe von einstelligen Domains verhinderten, gibt es seit einiger Zeit nicht mehr", erläutert Richard Wein, Geschäftsführer der österreichischen Domainverwaltung nic.at, im Gespräch mit pressetext. http://www.silicon.de/enid/cio/33088 http://www.epochtimes.de/articles/2008/01/23/228477.html http://www.klamm.de/partner/unter_news.php?l_id=17&news_id=20080123LL002271 Skandal - Domains in Geiselhaft Das Domain-Jahr 2008 hat seinen ersten handfesten Skandal: der Ex-Monopolist Network Solutions (NSI), einer der fünf weltweit grössten Domain-Registrare, nutzte die Suchanfragen seiner Kunden für das heftig umstrittene Domain-Tasting. http://www.automobilsport.com/multimedia-domains-in-geiselhaft-skandal-nsi-domain-tasting---32072.html Einstellige Domains kommen unter den Hammer Die Icann will sogenannte Single-Character-Domains und begehrte TLDs per Auktion verkaufen. http://www.silicon.de/enid/cio/33088 http://www.epochtimes.de/articles/2008/01/23/228477.html ICANN will Domains versteigern Die ICANN hat verschiedene Bereiche ausgemacht, in denen sie sich die Versteigerung von Domains vorstellen kann, und sucht nun nach Auktionsexperten. http://www.testticker.de/news/netzwerke/news20080123013.aspx ICANN will besonders beliebte Domains versteigern Die ICANN denkt darüber nach, besonders begehrte Domains zu versteigern. Deshalb sucht man jetzt erfahrene Auktionatoren, die Wissen aus den Bereichen Telekommunikation sowie Internet-, Domain- und Energiegeschäft mitbringen. http://www.winfuture.de/news,37049.html Berlin, Berlin überall Berlin - die Berlins dieser Welt im Berlin Plaza Hotel-Weblog Die Hauptstadbewohner sind einzigartig, ihre Stadt nicht. Ungefähr 75 Berlins gibt es weltweit. In einer Plaza-Weblog Extrareihe „Berlin“ sind sie alle unter der Kategorie „Berlin worldwide“ vorgestellt, ohne dabei Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit für sich zu behaupten. Kurioses findet sich: Zum Beispiel die Isla Berlin, genau 1m groß und irgendwo vor der mexikanischen Küste (Berlin 1. Teil) bis hin zu den Berlins irgendwo im „wilden Westen“ in den vereinigten Staaten. Das sind oftmals Gemeinden mit nicht mehr als 200 Einwohnern, die von deutschen Einwanderern in Gedenken an ihre Heimat als „Berlin“ bezeichnet sind. Und natürlich auch ein zweites Berlin in Deutschland, in Holstein (Berlin 2. Teil). Beim Stöbern lassen sich Geschichten und interessante Landstriche finden, von denen so manch einer sicherlich noch nie etwas gehört hat. http://openpr.de/news/183445/Berlin-Berlin-ueberall-Berlin-die-Berlins-dieser-Welt-im-Berlin-Plaza-Hotel-Weblog.html Frankreich erreicht 1 Million registrierte .fr-Domains [Pressemitteilung] Eine Neuauflage des kalten Krieges, nur diesmal im Internet - mit dieser und ähnlichen Schlagzeilen weckten internationale Medien zuletzt die Furcht vor dem Gerücht, Russland wolle ein eigenes Domain Name System etablieren. Was es sonst noch an wichtigen TLD-Meldungen gab - hier der Überblick aus der Sicht von domain-recht.de. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1639 Schmidt.de – wenn der Spaß aufhört [Pressemitteilung] OLG Celle entscheidet für SAT 1 Ein Berliner Webdesigner namens Schmidt hatte vor einigen Jahren vor dem Landgericht Hannover auf die Freigabe der Domain „schmidt.de“ gegen den Sender SAT 1 geklagt. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1638 Domainrechtliche Verfahrensarten - Teil 3 [Pressemitteilung] Die Abmahnung nach Deutschem Recht Teilweise aus Unwissenheit oder Ignoranz der rechtlichen Lage lauern gerade bei der Nutzung des Internets immer noch Gefahren, welche straf- und zivilrechtliche Konsequenzen nach sich ziehen können. Die erste böse Überraschung ist dann meist eine Abmahnung des seitens des Rechteinhabers beauftragten Anwalts, verbunden mit der Aufforderung, dessen Kosten zu übernehmen. Gerade wegen letzterem sind Abmahnungen schnell verschickt, oft aber auch unbegründet oder juristisch fehlerhaft gestaltet. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1637 Wissenswertes zu Domain-Parking [Pressemitteilung] Auf das relevante Keyword kommt es an! Der erste Schritt, um das Beste aus Ihren Domains rauszuholen, ist die Domain bei Sedo zu parken. Aber wussten Sie schon, dass die Wahl des richtigen Keywords Einfluss auf Ihre geparkte Seite hat? http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1636 Domainhandel im Dezember/Januar - Knapp 2000 Domainnamen wechselten in den letzten vier Wochen über Sedo ihren Besitzer [Pressemitteilung] Knapp 2000 Domainnamen wechselten in den letzten vier Wochen über Sedo ihren Besitzer. Spitzenreiter war die Endung .com. Auch beim deutschen Länderkürzel gab es drei fünfstellige Verkäufe zu vermelden. Insbesondere Domainnamen, die aus 2 Begriffen bestehen, wurden gut gehandelt. Wie bereits prognostiziert, befinden sich länderspezifische Länderendungen wie .fr und .nl weiter auf dem Vormarsch. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1634 Die Top 3 der Online-Betrügereien mit Domains [Pressemitteilung] Domain-Inhaber sind häufig betroffen Inhaber von Internetadressen werden immer häufiger Opfer von Online-Betrügern. Damit Sie auch in diesem Jahr sicher durch die Domainwelt navigieren können, möchten wir Sie vor den drei häufigsten Betrugsformen warnen und gleichzeitig informieren, wie man vermeiden kann, in die Fallen der Betrüger zu tappen. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1633 La justice ne plaisante pas avec l'attribution du .fr Leurs dénominations sont explicites, souvent triviales, parfois injurieuses. Ils sont actuellement hébergés sur des plates-formes comme Blogspot, Over-blog, ou Canalblog. Aujourd'hui, ces sites consacrés au président de la République (sarkozynews, sarkostique, nicolas.sarkozy, fucksarkozy...), ne peuvent plus prétendre décrocher un nom de domaine en .fr. La raison ? Un arrêt rendu par la cour d'appel de Paris, le 16 janvier dernier. Celle-ci était saisie d'un litige opposant la société Sunshine à un particulier, qui avait enregistré le 7 avril 2005 le nom de domaine sunshine.fr, une appellation que l'entreprise souhaitait récupérer. En l'espèce, la juridiction a décidé d'appliquer un décret du 6 février 2007 qui restreint considérablement le périmètre d'attribution des .fr, et de lui conférer un champ d'application rétroactif. http://www.01net.com/editorial/369949/la-justice-ne-plaisante-pas-avec-l-attribution-du-.fr/ L’adresse IP, une affaire personnelle ? L’adresse IP, l’adresse numérique qui identifie chaque dispositif connecté à un réseau (sous la forme “213.251.178.122”), est-elle une donnée personnelle et privée ? Oui, a répondu un groupe de travail européen. Auditionné hier par le Parlement Européen, ce « groupe de l’article 29 » a rendu les conclusions de son rapport sur la protection des données, notamment sur la compatibilité des politiques sur la vie privée des moteurs de recherche (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, etc.) aux lois européennes. http://www.ecrans.fr/L-adresse-IP-une-affaire,3057.html L'Europe veut faire de l'IP une donnée personnelle Dans le cadre d'une réflexion relative à la protection de la vie privée sur Internet, un groupe de travail formé par la Commission européenne est arrivé à la conclusion que l'adresse IP relevait des informations personnelles. A ce titre, son utilisation par les sociétés de l'Internet doit être réglementée, a estimé lundi Peter Scharr, commissaire européen en charge de la protection des données, dont les travaux sont motivés par la concentration croissante observée dans le domaine de la publicité en ligne, illustrée en avril dernier par le rapprochement entre Google et DoubleClick, actuellement étudié par Bruxelles. La question a donné lieu à une discussion publique lundi, à Bruxelles, suite à laquelle le Parlement européen devra prendre une décision. http://www.clubic.com/actualite-91978-europe-ip-donnee-personnelle.html Europe : l'adresse IP est une donnée personnelle Peter Scharr, président du Groupe de travail Article 29 sur la protection des données a été auditionné hier par le Parlement Européen sur le thème de la protection des données sur internet. Risque pour la vie privée, protection des données des internautes, prédominance des moteurs de recherches et rétention des données, sont quelques-uns des points abordés, le tout alors que Google et DoubleClick, l’un des monstres de la publicité en ligne aux États-Unis, sont en plein mariage. http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/41362-adresse-IP-donnee-personnelle-traitement-vie.htm http://fr.news.yahoo.com/pcinpact/20080122/ttc-europe-l-adresse-ip-est-une-donnee-p-c2f7783.html Les points forts de New Delhi by Stephane Van Gelder Dans quelques jours se tiendra la première des trois réunions internationales de l’ICANN de l’année. Jetons un œil sur ce qui devraient être les principaux sujets de New Delhi. http://blog.icann.org/?p=269 Déchéance de marque et preuve d’un usage sérieux La déchéance d’une marque pour défaut d’usage sérieux est un moyen de défense que le titulaire d’un nom de domaine assigné en contrefaçon peut soulever, mais encore faut-il apporter la preuve d’un tel défaut d’usage. http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/179/decheance-de-marque-et-preuve-d-un-usage-serieux.php M6 ne parvient pas à récupérer m6.com Muy interesante decisión! La chaîne de télévision M6, l'une des trois grandes chaînes en France, a échoué dans son action UDRP en récupération de m6.com. http://domaine.blogspot.com/2008/01/m6-ne-parvient-pas-rcuprer-m6com.html Protection des noms de domaine francais J'étais invité hier à présenter le nouveau régime juridique des noms de domaine en .fr, lors d'un colloque organisé par l'ADIJ. Les diapos ci-dessous ont été le support d'une présentation de certaines ambiguités ou dispositions équivoques des règles du code des postes et des communications électroniques... et le point de départ de critiques nombreuses du public! http://domaine.blogspot.com/2008/01/protection-des-noms-de-domaine-francais.html Le .BZH soutenu par la ministre de la culture Christine Aubanel, ministre de la culture et de la communication, a apporté son soutien à la création de noms de domaine en .BZH, lors de questions écrites de députés posés au gouvernement. http://mailclub.info/article.php3?id_article=696 Les caractères espagnols intègrent les .INFO Depuis le 19 janvier, les noms de domaine enregistrés dans l’extension générique .INFO acceptent les caractères accentués relatifs à la langue espagnole. http://mailclub.info/article.php3?id_article=695 2008, une année de millionnaires Le premier classement mensuel 01net / MailClub des enregistrements de noms de domaine de l’année dénombre plus de 150 millions de noms enregistrés et 18 extension millionnaire (dont le récent .FR). En faisant un peu de prospective, cette nouvelle année pourrait consacrer 10 nouvelles extensions millionnaires. De quoi atteindre avec la croissance annuelle de 25 %, la barre des 190 millions de noms de domaine en 2009. http://mailclub.info/article.php3?id_article=693 L’Eurid consulte les internautes pour le lancement des IDN L’Eurid prépare le lancement de noms de domaine contenant des caractères accentués en .EU. Problème, le multilinguisme européen concerne 23 langues officielles. De quoi donner des maux de têtes pour préparer l’introduction de ces nouveaux caractères... http://mailclub.info/article.php3?id_article=694 En España ya se registran más dominios “.es” que “.com” [news release] Los españoles prefieren el dominio “.es” a la hora de crear su propia web. Así lo demuestra el dato ofrecido por red.es, la entidad del Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio que tiene encomendada la gestión del “.es” y que sitúa en un 43% el porcentaje de dominios registrados en nuestro país bajo el “.es” frente al 42% que representan los “.com”. http://red.es/prensa/notas/enero_08/18_01_08_dominios.html .SE arrangerar Internetdagarna 21-22 oktober Internetdagarna, .SE:s årliga konferens om Internet, arrangeras i år för nionde året i följd. Konferensen äger rum 21-22 oktober och platsen blir densamma som föregående år, Folkets Hus i Stockholm. http://iis.se/about/press?id=131 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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. 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