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Headlines from the February 21 edition include:
Internet Law Expert Larry Lessig Is Considering Run for Congress | Eeny, meeny, 
miny, moe. Will VeriSign control the root? by Brenden Kuerbis | '.Asia' web 
addresses fail to connect with firms | Wikileaks domain name yanked in spat 
over leaked documents | Claimed ignorance of magazine foils Economist over 
domain name | Melbourne IT upbeat on earnings | Melbourne IT posts 118% profit 
lift


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What will the Net bring to the developing world? OECD discussion by Kieren 
McCarthy
http://blog.icann.org/?p=277

Your Internet: Open or Closed?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/your-internet-open-or-cl_b_86972.html

Global Net Blackout No Easy Feat for Potential Saboteurs
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Global-Net-Blackout-No-Easy-Feat-for-Potential-Saboteurs-61697.html

Unclogging the Tubes: ISPs Search for Solutions to Overburdened Lines
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Unclogging-the-Tubes-ISPs-Search-for-Solutions-to-Overburdened-Lines-61658.html

ICANN panel questions Network Solutions on frontrunning by Jacqui Cheng
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080217-icann-panel-questions-network-solutions-on-frontrunning.html

Panel: No evidence of domain snatching [AP]
http://news.smh.com.au/panel-no-evidence-of-domain-snatching/20080216-1skr.html

Non-English domains still unsettled [AP]
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/02/15/non_english_domains_still_unsettled/

.Asia Sunrise Completed with Over 30,000 Domain Applications [news release]
http://dotasia.org/pressreleases/DotAsia-PR-SunriseComplete-2008-02-06_EN.pdf

Regensburg is the New German Domain Stronghold according to Denic analysis
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4005

.nz Dispute Resolution Service - Policy Review
http://dnc.org.nz/story/30298-29-1.html

Google finds evil all over the web
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/9D7013EA5389746BCC2573F20072B151

Athletes allowed to blog at Olympics [AP]
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/02/15/blogging.olympics.ap/


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What will the Net bring to the developing world? OECD discussion by Kieren 
McCarthy
ICANN is not responsible in any way for the expansion or promotion of the 
Internet as a network but inevitably the organisation is asked what it can do, 
and philosophically at least, we are dedicated to ensuring the network’s many 
benefits are enjoyed by as many people around the globe as possible. It is also 
in our interests to make sure that the organisation is in a position to 
effectively engage the “next billion users”.
http://blog.icann.org/?p=277

Your Internet: Open or Closed?
During a Friday briefing in the chambers of the House Commerce Committee Tim 
Wu, Ben Scott, Marvin Ammori, Jef Pearlman and Markham Erickson laid out the 
central struggle in our campaign to save a free-flowing Internet. At stake is 
whether the Internet will be open, neutral and accessible to all or a closed 
network -- controlled by a handful of gatekeepers with monopoly tendencies.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/your-internet-open-or-cl_b_86972.html

Global Net Blackout No Easy Feat for Potential Saboteurs
Evildoers disrupt communications by cutting undersea cables that crisscross the 
waters of the Earth. Suddenly, the 21st century wired world goes silent. 
Millions of people have no Internet connection; telephones go dead. Sounds like 
Hollywood, doesn't it?
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Global-Net-Blackout-No-Easy-Feat-for-Potential-Saboteurs-61697.html

Unclogging the Tubes: ISPs Search for Solutions to Overburdened Lines
Why are our Internet lines in danger of jamming up? One way of looking at it is 
this: ISPs have been serving us an all-you-can-eat buffet for years. That has 
worked great, because they've had more food than they knew what to do with and 
we've enjoyed the simplicity of a flat price and our pick of the dishes.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Unclogging-the-Tubes-ISPs-Search-for-Solutions-to-Overburdened-Lines-61658.html

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ICANN Concludes Successful India Meeting
ICANN put the wrap on its 31st International Public Meeting in New Delhi today 
after five days of discussions about the future of the Internet. "These 
meetings are vital to ICANN's model of bottom-up, consensus driven policy 
making in action," said Peter Dengate Thrush, ICANN's Board Chairman. A total 
of 720 participants from 76 countries, including 290 participants from the host 
country India, took part in the meeting, and helped ICANN move forward on a 
number of discussions.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-15feb08.htm

ICANN in New Delhi - what happened
As ICANN calls a close to its meeting this week in Delhi, we can look back at 
the major happenings there. domain name front running, domain tasting and 
Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) were the main some of the main issues 
discussed. The meeting was attended by 720 participants from 76 countries, 
including 290 participants from the host country India.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4007
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/16/icann-in-new-delhi-what-happened/

ICANN panel questions Network Solutions on frontrunning by Jacqui Cheng
ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) was unable to find a 
single shred of evidence on domain name frontrunning as a result of the 
organization's call for community feedback last October. The committee met last 
week in New Delhi, India, to discuss SSAC's recent report on the topic, which 
found that practically all instances that users had perceived to be domain name 
frontrunning were either just misunderstandings about how domain registrations 
work or mere coincidence. As a result, the committee took Network Solutions to 
task for its own controversial practices that the company claims are meant to 
protect users from frontrunning. SSAC demanded further evidence to support the 
reasoning behind the company's actions.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080217-icann-panel-questions-network-solutions-on-frontrunning.html

Panel: No evidence of domain snatching [AP]
An Internet committee investigating suspicious domain name transactions has 
found no evidence that insider information is being used to snatch desired 
Internet addresses to make money off the individual or business that actually 
wants to register them. The committee said the 120 claims of "domain name front 
running" it reviewed generally resulted from misunderstandings about how the 
domain name industry works.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/02/15/panel_no_evidence_of_domain_snatching/
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0208/496385.html
http://news.theage.com.au/panel-no-evidence-of-domain-snatching/20080216-1skr.html
http://news.smh.com.au/panel-no-evidence-of-domain-snatching/20080216-1skr.html

Non-English domains still unsettled [AP]
Weeklong discussions in India about the creation of online domain names 
entirely in languages other than English led to greater understanding but no 
major decisions, the chief executive of the Internet's key oversight agency 
said Friday. At issue is a proposed "fast-track" mechanism for specific 
countries to get non-English suffixes -- the ".com" part of Internet addresses. 
For example, many Internet users in China would like to see a Chinese-character 
equivalent of the ".cn" suffix.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/02/15/non_english_domains_still_unsettled/
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/15/financial/f100139S32.DTL
http://www.thestate.com/technology-wire/story/318261.html
http://news.smh.com.au/progress-but-no-decision-on-nonenglish-domain-names-as-internet-meetings-end-in-new-delhi/20080216-1sks.html
http://news.theage.com.au/progress-but-no-decision-on-nonenglish-domain-names-as-internet-meetings-end-in-new-delhi/20080216-1sks.html

No More Tasting: It’s a Bad Year To Be a Registrar
The companies that handle domain registrations have built businesses around 
hosting, domain speculation and wholesale billing. Domain squatters, meanwhile, 
make millions with the right URL. But despite the huge growth of Internet sites 
and the brave face they put on, registrars face hard times. Regulatory changes, 
price increases and free hosting offerings from Google mean the future looks 
rough.
http://gigaom.com/2008/02/16/google-apps-no-more-tasting-it%E2%80%99s-a-bad-year-to-be-a-registrar/

Live from ICANN by Tucows' James Koole
The Internet co-operated this morning and I was able to get a Skype call going 
between Toronto and New Delhi, India where Adam Eisner, our Product Manager, 
Domains, has been participating in the 31st ICANN General Meeting. Adam and I 
had a brief chat about what’s been going on at the meeting this week including 
a bit about the experience of being in New Delhi.
http://about.tucows.com/2008/02/14/live-from-icann/

Soon, the net could get a truly Hindi identity
Come year-end and India could be among the first few countries in the world to 
have internationalized, or multilingual, Internet domain names represented by 
local language characters such as those from the Devanagari script on which 
Hindi is based instead of widely used Latin characters such as in English.
http://www.livemint.com/2008/02/18001305/Soon-the-Net-could-get-a-trul.html

ICANN to Allow Domain Extension ‘.PDF’
Web addresses, ending in ‘.mp3’ and ‘.pdf’ will become very familiar soon, 
following a new report by ICANN.
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=24299

The Complete Guide to IDNs (International Domain Names)
Just a quick note before I tell you about the IDN guide... I just got over a 
terrible case of the flu. Maybe it was all that rain in Hollywood? Anyway, I am 
back from my extended break and ready to get the DotSauce gears turning as 
before.
http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/02/15/guide-to-idn/

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.Asia Sunrise Completed with Over 30,000 Domain Applications [news release]
Application periods for .Asia Sunrise successfully completed according to 
schedule last week on January 31, 2008. At the time of closing, DotAsia 
received a total of 30,780 domain name applications. These include domain names 
received through Pre-Sunrise, Sunrise 1, Sunrise 2, Sunrise 3, as well as the 
Pioneer Domains Programs. .Asia Landrush (open public registration) is set to 
launch at 12:00 noon UTC, February 20, 2008.
http://dotasia.org/pressreleases/DotAsia-PR-SunriseComplete-2008-02-06_EN.pdf

Kapil Dev Snares .asia Domain Name
Kapil Dev, legendary former Indian cricket captain, has snared the .asia 
version of his domain name, as part of Dot Asia Organisation’s Celebrity 
Pioneer Programme. In cricket mad India, this will give great publicity to the 
.asia TLD. Kapil Dev was unable to register his name as a domain name in the 
.in and .com TLDs due to previous people having registered them, although one 
would think if he challenged the registration it is likely he could recover the 
name.
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2008022532/kapil-dev-snares-asia-domain-name/
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/15/kapil-dev-snares-asia-domain-name/

.Asia helps celebrities protect their cyber identity, as rush for domains set 
to begin [news release]
In the backdrop of ICANN’s 31st International Public Meeting in New Delhi in 
association with Department of IT and National Internet Exchange of India 
(NIXI), the DotAsia Organisation announced signups from India for its 
groundbreaking Celebrity Pioneer Program. ... Early adopters of the Program in 
India include Indian cricket hero legendary cricketer Kapil Dev, pop diva 
Shibani Kashyap, TV star Rakshanda Khan, ‘Indian Idol’ fame Rahul Vaidya, 
Anoushka - pop artist & a VJ at ‘Channel V’ amidst many others.
http://dotasia.org/pressreleases/DotAsia-PR-2008-02-11_EN.pdf

de: Regensburg is the New German Domain Stronghold
With 380 .de domains per 1,000 inhabitants, Regensburg has scored the first 
place among German cities and administrative districts. This is the result of 
the 2007 annual regional domain statistics implemented by the German registry 
DENIC. Munich with 317 domains per 1,000 inhabitants must put up with the 
sec-ond place this time. On the federal-state level, Berlin (plus 10.3 
percent), Hesse (plus 9.8 percent) and Bavaria (plus 9.6 percent) scored the 
highest growth rates in domain numbers. Then follows Thuringia as the federal 
state with the best result in the eastern part of Germany, with an increase of 
8.8 percent. All in all, you can still perceive a pronounced difference between 
domain usage in the old and the new federal states.
http://www.denic.de/en/denic/presse/press_88.html

Regensburg is the New German Domain Stronghold according to Denic analysis
With 380 .de domains per 1,000 inhabitants, Regensburg has scored the first 
place among German cities and administrative districts according to Denic's 
2007 analysis of regional domain name statistics that it publishes each year. 
Munich with 317 domains per 1,000 inhabitants is second while at the state 
level, Berlin (plus 10.3 percent), Hesse (plus 9.8 percent) and Bavaria (plus 
9.6 percent) scored the highest growth rates in domain numbers. Then follows 
Thuringia, the state with the best result in the eastern part of Germany, with 
an increase of 8.8 percent.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=4005
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/02/16/regensburg-is-the-new-german-domain-stronghold/
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2008022540/regensburg-is-the-new-german-domain-stronghold/

.nz Dispute Resolution Service - Policy Review
On 1 June 2006, the .nz Dispute Resolution Service came into effect. Its 
implementation followed a public consultation on the options for resolving 
disputes over who should be the registrant of a .nz domain name (refer 
www.dnc.org.nz/ldrp-consultation). The intention in establishing the DRS was to 
provide parties with a low cost alternative to the Courts to resolve .nz domain 
name disputes.
http://dnc.org.nz/story/30298-29-1.html

uk: Half of small businesses still unrepresented online
Only half of the 4.3 million businesses in the UK with fewer than 10 staff have 
a website, new research has revealed. The figure is reduced to 28% when sole 
traders are included, according to a poll by Jupiter Research on behalf on 
Microsoft.
http://www.startups.co.uk/6678842910943018666/half-of-small-businesses-still-unrepresented-online.html

UK Internet Governance Forum and Best Practice Challenge launch [news release]
Nominet will be hosting a UK Internet Governance Forum event on Thursday 6 
March 2008 in the Atlee Suite, Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament. This 
event has All-Party Parliamentary support from PITCOM, Eurim and ApComm and is 
presented in collaboration with the Department for Business, Enterprise and 
Regulatory Reform (BERR) and Rt Hon Alun Michael MP.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=4804

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Google finds evil all over the web
The web is scarier than most people realise, according to research published 
recently by Google. The search engine giant trained its web crawling software 
on billions of web addresses over the past year looking for malicious pages 
that tried to attack their visitors. They found more than 3 million of them, 
meaning that about one in 1,000 web pages is malicious, according to Neils 
Provos, a senior staff software engineer with Google.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/9D7013EA5389746BCC2573F20072B151

Afilias and CERT-In Sign MoU to Improve Internet Security in India [news 
release]
Afilias, a global provider of registry services, today announced that it has 
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Computer Emergency 
Response Team (CERT-In) to share critical information and resources to enhance 
cyber-security in India and world-wide, increase awareness of important 
security issues, and to cooperate in emergency response to critical threats.
http://www.afilias.info/news/press_releases/pr_articles/2008-02-12-01

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Registrant View on Domain Typo Tool by Jay Westerdal
We have a brand new tool! We just released “Registrant View” on Typo domains. 
Our current view on the typo tool only showed what typos existed, our new view 
now shows who owns them rather then having to click through to view the owner’s 
name and then separately track the results in excel. It literally takes hours 
to perform that step manually. Our users have been asking for more transparency 
and easier access to typo reports which don’t require so much manual work.
http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/02/registrant-view-on-domain-typo-tool/

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Comments on an IP Address Trading Market by Dan Campbell
With IPv4 addresses becoming scarcer, there has been talk that a trading market 
will develop. The idea is that those holding addresses they do not really need 
will sell them for a profit. More alarming is that there have been a few 
articles about how the Regional Internet Registries (RIR) are contemplating 
creating such a market so that they can regulate it, conceding that it will 
happen anyway and taking the "if you can't be 'em, join 'em" attitude. This is 
all a bit disturbing. Maybe I'm naïve, but it's a little unclear to me how an 
unsanctioned trading market could really operate without the RIRs at least 
being aware.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/82159_ip_address_trading_market/

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Athletes allowed to blog at Olympics [AP]
Let the blogging begin. The IOC has given athletes the right to blog at the 
Beijing Games this summer, a first for the Olympics, as long as they follow the 
many rules it set to protect copyright agreements, confidential information and 
security. ...  Domain names for blogs should not include any word similar to 
"Olympic" or "Olympics." Bloggers are, however, urged to link their blogs to 
official Olympic Web sites.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/02/15/blogging.olympics.ap/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-080215-blogging-olympics-ioc,1,7510480.story
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/5545584.html

Aussie Olympian blogs muzzled, not censored
Australian athletes' blogs will not censored during the Beijing Olympics, 
according to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) president, but the 
International Olympic Committee is preventing them from profiting from the 
games' name. ... Under the IOC guidelines, athletes are prohibited using the 
word "olympics" in their blog's domain name. Athletes are also banned from 
selling advertising on their personal blogs, and from working as journalists 
for media outlets.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Aussie-Olympian-blogs-muzzled-not-censored/0,130061791,339286027,00.htm

Should Registries Contact Registrants About Renewals? by Michele Neylon
I've always had mixed feelings about registries contacting registrants 
directly. On one level it doesn't bother me in the least, but on another I can 
see how it causes confusion.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/02/16/should-registries-contact-registrants-about-r/

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Regensburg ist die neue deutsche Domainhochburg [Pressemitteilungen]
Mit 380 .de-Domains pro 1.000 Einwohner hat Regensburg den Spitzenplatz unter 
den deutschen Städten und Kreisen errungen. Dies ergab die jährliche regionale 
Domainstatistik der deutschen Registrierungsstelle DENIC für 2007. München muss 
sich mit 317 Domains pro 1.000 Einwohner diesmal mit dem zweiten Platz 
zufrieden geben. Auf Bundesländerebene können Berlin (plus 10,3 Prozent), 
Hessen (plus 9,8 Prozent) und Bayern (plus 9,6 Prozent) mit den höchsten 
Zuwachsraten bei der Domainzahl punkten.
http://www.denic.de/de/denic/presse/press_88.html

Regensburg ist die deutsche Domain-Hauptstadt
Der Domain-Statistik des deutschen Registrars Denic zufolge hat im Schnitt 
jeder achte Bundesbürger eine ".de"-Domain. Insgesamt waren 2007 knapp 10,2 
Millionen Adressen bei der Denic registriert. Im Vergleich zum Vorjahr wuchs 
die Anzahl der Registrierungen im Bundesdurchschnitt um sechs Prozent. Im 
europäischen Vergleich belegt Deutschland damit nach Denic-Angaben den dritten 
Rang hinter den Niederlanden und Dänemark.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/103601

Regensburg ist die neue deutsche Domain-Hochburg
Mit 380 .de-Domains pro 1.000 Einwohner hat Regensburg den Spitzenplatz unter 
den deutschen Städten und Kreisen errungen. Dies ergab die jährliche regionale 
Domain-Statistik der deutschen Registrierungsstelle DENIC für 2007, die man 
heute in Frankfurt präsentierte. München muss sich mit 317 Domains pro 1.000 
Einwohner diesmal mit dem zweiten Platz zufrieden geben. Auf Bundesländerebene 
können Berlin (plus 10,3 Prozent), Hessen (plus 9,8 Prozent) und Bayern (plus 
9,6 Prozent) mit den höchsten Zuwachsraten bei der Domainzahl punkten. Dahinter 
folgt Thüringen als bestes östliches Bundesland mit einer Steigerung von 8,8 
Prozent.
http://de.internet.com/index.php?id=2054630
http://www.computerbase.de/news/internet/2008/februar/regensburg_domainhochburg/
http://www.muepe.de/index.php?itemid=1322

Regensburg hat die meisten Domains
In der nordbayerischen Stadt kommen 380 Domains mit der Endung «.de» auf 
tausend Einwohner. Damit liegt Regensburg klar vor München und Nürnberg. Die 
Statistik weist außerdem ein West-Ost-Gefälle auf.
http://www.netzeitung.de/internet/903558.html

Konstanz hat die meisten .de-Domains
Bei der Präsenz mit .de-Domains im weltweiten Web liegt Regensburg in 
Deutschland ganz vorn. Im Vergleich der Webadressen pro Einwohner kommt 
Regensburg auf 380 derartige Domains pro 1000 Einwohner und lässt damit München 
und Nürnberg auf den Plätzen zwei und drei hinter sich.
http://www.suedkurier.de/nachrichten/click/art4250,3059850

Regensburg hat die meisten Domains pro Einwohner
In den bevölkerungsreichsten deutschen Städten Berlin, Hamburg und München sind 
zwar die meisten de-Domains registriert. Auf die Einwohnerzahl gerechnet, ist 
jedoch die Domain-Dichte in Regensburg am höchsten.
http://www.testticker.de/news/netzwerke/news20080218005.aspx

Über 20 000 Solinger Seiten
20 274 Domains (Homepages und Internetadressen) gibt es mindestens im Solinger 
Stadtgebiet. Damit liegt Solingen im Bundesvergleich an 141. Stelle. In 
Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut für Wirtschafts- und Kulturgeographie der Uni 
Hannover veröffentlicht die Denic, die für die Vergabe von Domains zuständig 
ist, eine jährliche Auswertung der regionalen Verteilung der Domains auf Stadt- 
und Kreisebene.
http://www.solinger-tageblatt.de/index.php?redid=197507

Nürnberg top bei Internet-Präsenz [dpa]
In Sachen Internet-Präsenz ist Regensburg Deutschlands Nummer eins - Nürnberg 
liegt auf Platz drei.
http://www.nn-peg.de/artikel.asp?art=771618&kat=5&man=7

Jena führt bei .de-Adressen
In Jena sind pro Kopf die meisten .de-Internetadressen in Thüringen angemeldet. 
Die Stadt führt nach Auskunft der Registrierungsbehörde DENIC knapp vor dem 
Saale-Holzland-Kreis, der Thüringens höchste Steigerungsrate ausweisen kann.
http://www.otz.de/otz/otz.nachrichten.volltext.php?kennung=on3otzHOMHomNational39492&zulieferer=otz&kategorie=HOM&rubrik=Homepage&region=National&auftritt=OTZ&dbserver=1

Hessen bei Internetadressen vorn
Bei der Internet-Präsenz gehört Hessen zur Spitzengruppe deutscher Bundesländer.
http://www.hr-online.de/website/rubriken/nachrichten/index.jsp?key=hessen_vtx_meldung_33835622&rubrik=1987

US-Verbände und Verbraucherschützer gegen privatisierte ICANN
Mehrere große US-Verbraucherschutz- und Industrieverbände haben sich klar 
dagegen ausgesprochen, dass die US-Regierung ihre einseitige Aufsichtsrolle im 
System der Internetadresszonen (DNS) beendet. In ihren schriftlichen 
Stellungnahmen im Vorfeld der mündlichen Konsulation zur Zukunft der privaten 
Netzverwaltung, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), 
sprachen sich das Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), die US Consumers 
Union und Verbände wie der Information Technology Industry Council oder die 
International Trademark Association dagegen aus, dass die US-Regierung den im 
September 2009 endenden Vertrag mit der ICANN einfach auslaufen lässt und ICANN 
damit zu einer rein privaten Organisation wird.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/103621

Zahl der neuen Internetadresszonen ungewiss
Ab Oktober 2008 will die ICANN zum dritten Mal Bewerbungen um neue 
Internetadresszonen entgegennehmen, dann in einem Standardverfahren, das für 
die kommenden Jahre eine regelmäßige Einführung neuer Adresszonen erlauben 
soll. Nach .biz, .museum, .info oder zuletzt .asia und .tel sollen .com, .net 
und .org weitere Konkurrenten bekommen.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/103611

Sterben war früher
Die Nachricht war ein Schock für den Bildungsbürger: Der "Brockhaus" erscheint 
bald nicht mehr in gedruckter Form, sondern nur noch im Internet. Online statt 
Print - beinahe eine kulturelle Revolution. Doch der Lexikon-Riese bestätigt 
nur eine allgemeine Entwicklung.
http://www.tagesspiegel.de/medien-news/Internet;art15532,2477721

EGMR – .de-Domains sind ein geschütztes Recht
Dem Europäischen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte (EGMR) lag ein Antrag einer 
deutschen Domain-Inhaberin vor, die sich von den deutschen Gerichten nicht fair 
behandelt sah. Der Gerichtshof beurteilte die Sach- und Rechtslage und hat eine 
gute und eine schlechte Nachricht.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/egmr-de-domains-sind-ein-geschuetztes-recht-id667140.html

TLD-Update – Neues von .pt, .cr und .tr
Bis nach Costa Rica in Zentralamerika führt uns unsere ccTLD-Reise dieses Mal, 
doch auch Europa trägt dank .pt und .nl ebenso wie die Türkei zur aktuellen 
Nachrichtenlage bei.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/tld-update-neues-von-pt-cr-und-tr-id667141.html

Domain-Tasting wird von ICANN der Kampf angesagt
Die Internet-Verwaltung ICANN verschärft den Kampf gegen Domain-Tasting: die 
Abschaffung der Erstattung von Registrierungsgebühren soll den Anreiz stoppen, 
registrierte Domains kurzfristig wieder zu löschen.
http://www.automobilsport.com/domain-tasting-kampf-angesagt-add-grace-period-parking-programme-domain-namen---32973.html

ICANN: in arrivo i domini .exe e .jpg?
L'ICANN è prossima alla attivazione di una nuova policy riguardante i domini di 
primo livello (TLD, top level domain - le stringhe come ".it" e ".com") e sta 
risolvendo i problemi tecnici che potrebbero presentarsi una volta avviata la 
fase di applicazione che verrà aperta più avanti nel corso dell'anno.
http://www.hwupgrade.it/news/web/icann-in-arrivo-i-domini-exe-e-jpg_24278.html

Avremo anche domini .exe o .mp3?
L'ICANN valuta la possibilità di introdurre nuovi domini di primo livello che 
faccino riferimento alla estensioni dei file.
http://www.azpoint.net/internet/tecnologie/15720/Avremo-anche-domini-exe-o-mp3.asp

.cat, 2 anys i creixent amb força
El 13 de febrer de 2006 va començar el període de registre dels dominis .cat. 
Des de llavors hem anat creixent (un 35% en 2007) i ja som més de 27000 dominis 
.cat El proper dimarts 19 ho celebrarem amb una roda de premsa i una jornada de 
portes obertes, on donarem a conèixer les últimes novetats del puntCAT, amb 
alguna sorpresa.
http://www.puntcat.cat/noticies/index.php

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