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Headlines from the March 3 edition of the news include: The FCC, Comcast, and Net Neutrality | Holes in the net make 'cloud computing' pie in the sky | Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement : Comments of CENTR | Karl Auerbach's comments to NTIA's "mid-term review" of its ICANN "JPA" agreement | Network Solutions Presents at NTIA Mid-Term Review of ICANN | auDA introduces new rules to block domain hogs | rs: Start of .rs domain names registration | YouTube Hijacking: A RIPE NCC RIS case study | Researchers Name Top Six Spamming Botnets | Six botnets behind 85% of all spam, says Marshal | Judge Reverses His Order Disabling Wikileaks Web Site | Wikileaks Ruling Leaves Big Questions Unanswered | us: ICA Posts Position Paper and Analysis of Snowe “Anti-Phishing” Legislation And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Registration Now Open for ICANN's 32nd International Public Meeting to be held in Paris, France http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-25feb08.htm Network Solutions sued over domain name policy [IDG] http://www.itworld.com/Net/3499/network-solutions-sued-080226/ New .au registrant transfers policy - implementation update 26/02/08 [news release] http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-26022008/ The coming dot AU property boom http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/02/26/1203788290820.html How Pakistan knocked YouTube offline (and how to make sure it never happens again) by Declan McCullagh http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9878655-7.html Cybersquatting and Abuse to Mainstream Consumer Brands Intensified in 2007, According to Year-Long Trend Report by MarkMonitor [news release] http://www.markmonitor.com/pressreleases/press-080225f.php E-scammers trashing reputations http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/25/E-scammers-trashing-reputations_1.html CADNA Supports Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act [news release] http://www.cadna.org/en/press-release-february-26-2008.html ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Lessig Decides Against Run for Congress at Internet Speed Just like any good Web story, this one took just five days to go from tantalizing to nothing more than that. Silicon Valley will not be represented by an Internet icon in the House of Representatives, not for a couple of years anyway. http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/lessig-decides-against-run-for-congress-at-internet-speed/index.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Registration Now Open for ICANN's 32nd International Public Meeting to be held in Paris, France ICANN’s next meeting will be held 22 – 27 June 2008 in Paris, France at Le Méridien Montparnasse. The meeting is free to attend, and open to any interested person. ICANN encourages broad participation in its bottom-up consensus-development processes. You can participate in these meetings in person, through the webcast or other remote participation opportunities, and/or by joining one of the various ICANN-related mailing lists. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-25feb08.htm IPv6 Addresses for the Root Servers On or about 4 February 2008, for the first time AAAA records for some of the authoritative name servers for the DNS root zone will be introduced. These records will provide for access to the root servers over IPv6 transport, and will be implemented in both the root zone data, and the root hints file. We are providing this advanced notification in case unexpected network events occur that might be related to this change. http://www.iana.org/reports/2008/root-aaaa-announcement.html Lawsuit targets Network Solutions, ICANN over the 'front running' of domain names This one was as predictable as lawsuits ever get: A Los Angeles firm this afternoon has announced a class action against Network Solutions and ICANN over the former's practice of locking up domain names as soon as they are searched for on its site, which means the party searching can buy the name only from Network Solutions. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/25376 Network Solutions sued over domain name policy [IDG] A class-action lawsuit filed on Monday against Network Solutions alleges the company has unfairly profited from its domain name registration business. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, takes issue with a policy Network Solutions implemented in December. The company says the policy is intended to protect people trying to reserve a domain name, but others say steers business to Network Solutions. http://www.itworld.com/Net/3499/network-solutions-sued-080226/ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/142858/network_solutions_sued_over_domain_name_policy.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/26/Network-Solutions-sued-over-domain-name-policy_1.html http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9064685 Network Solutions sued for price fixing In early January, the well-known domain registrar started self-registering domains that customers search for but don't immediately buy. The company insists it's merely trying to crackdown on so-called "domain front running," but at least one customer is clever enough to realize this argument makes no sense. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/26/network_solutions_sued_for_front_running/ From the "Bad-Analogy-Department".... by Bret Fausett Comes this press release about a new lawsuit filed here in Los Angeles against Network Solutions: "Imagine if you asked a car dealer if they had a black convertible and were then forced to buy the car from them. Would you get a good deal? Each time someone asks Network Solutions about a domain name, the firm creates a monopoly for itself, forcing consumers to pay the price they demand," said Brian Kabateck, lead counsel in the class action and Kabateck Brown Kellner's Managing Partner. Imagine? Isn't that exactly what happens when you go into a car dealership and ask to buy one of their cars? You have to buy that car on their lot from them. http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2008/2/25/3545023.html Network Solutions Is Sued Over Sale Of Domain Names [sub req'd] A Los Angeles law firm filed a lawsuit Monday against Network Solutions LLC, one of the biggest sellers of domain names, alleging the Herndon, Va., company improperly profits from the way it reserves a domain name after a potential customer searches for it. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120398856637292331.html Bad flavor: ICANN, Network Solutions sued for domain tasting A class-action lawsuit has been launched against domain registrar Network Solutions and ICANN over the controversial practice of domain tasting. The suit was initiated on behalf of Chris McElroy, a search engine optimization specialist who goes by the handle NameCritic. McElroy has long been an extremely vocal critic of ICANN and is a regular participant on the organization's mailing lists. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080226-bad-flavor-icann-network-solutions-sued-for-domain-tasting.html Class Action Suit Against Network Solutions and ICANN Underway According to a press release from the law firm Kabateck Brown Kellner, a federal class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court, Central District of California against domain name registrar Network Solutions and ICANN. The suit clam that the NSI has forced customers into buying domains from the company rather than through potentially cheaper avenues, in effect netting the company millions of dollars. http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/class-action-suit-against-network-solutions-and-icann-underway/1450 Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Network Solutions, ICANN Lawsuit stems from “customer protection measure”. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/25/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-network-solutions-icann/ Network Solutions named in class action suit Network Solutions has been named in a class action suit alleging that it "forced" millions of people to buy internet domain names from the company instead of from cheaper competitors. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2210484/network-solutions-slammed-class http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2210484/network-solutions-slammed-class Network Solutions, ICANN Sued Over Domain Front Running Network Solutions and ICANN are being sued over the “front running” domain registration practices that we covered last month. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/network-solutions-icann-sued-over-domain-front-running/ Network Solutions Suit Clarified The information below also appeared as an update to an earlier article about the class-action lawsuit against Network Solutions filed by Kabateck Brown Kellner. ... [Brian] Kabateck said it was unclear how many plaintiffs would ultimately particapate in the lawsuit and therefore damages sought at this point are unknown. He estimates, though, that the number of plaintiffs is potentially in the thousands, and that the suit will seek a refund of about $25 per plaintiff, or the amount they allegedly were overcharged. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/02/25/network-solutions-suit-clarified Network Solutions Sued For Registration Practices Whether ICANN officially acknowledges the existence of domain front-running, the international organization is named in a class-action lawsuit against Network Solutions. The litigants architecting the suit claim ICANN's return policy allowed Network Solutions to register searched-for domains and then raise the price. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/02/25/network-solutions-sued-for-registration-practices Network Solutions sued for domain registration practices Network Solutions is now facing a class-action lawsuit which claims that the company unfairly profit by forcing customers to buy domains from them for high prices compared to rival domain sellers. http://news.techwhack.com/7183/network-solutions/ Network Solutions Sued For Defrauding Millions Network Solutions has forced millions of people to buy Internet domain names from them instead of cheaper competitors through a scheme that's netted the firm millions of dollars, a federal class action lawsuit filed today by Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP states. ICANN, whose policies facilitate the scheme, is also named in the suit, filed in U.S. District Court, Central District of California. http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/453565.html http://www.wdtv.com/news/technology/?feed=bim&id=15946332 Network Solutions, ICANN Sued Network Solutions and has been hit with a federal class action lawsuit on Monday for allegedly front-running domain names. ICANN was also named in the lawsuit because "its policies facilitated the scheme." http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/022608_Network_Solutions_ICANN_Sued.Cfm Network Solutions is Being Sued for Front-Running Domains Carolina-based domain registrar Network Solutions is being sued for registering internet domains that customers search for but don’t buy. http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=24495 Network Solutions Sued Over Domain Tasting A class action lawsuit has been filed against Network Solutions and ICANN over NSI's policy of temporarily registering domains as soon as someone searches for them. http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/15871/network_solutions_sued_over_domain_tasting Trademark Owners Question Efficacy Of ICANN's Domain Registration Fee Scheme [news release] Imposing a small fee on all domain registrations, as recently recommended by the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, may act as a first step to curbing domain tasting, but it is not an adequate solution to the tasting problem, trademark owners and cyberlaw attorneys say. http://www.cadna.org/en/pdf/icanns-domain-registration-fee-scheme.pdf Canadian Government on ICANN The Canadian government has submitted to comments to the U.S. government on the continuing ICANN oversight. http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2713/196/ ICANN Midterm Review The following is Internet Commerce Association's comments to NTIA for ICANN's Midterm review. http://www.internetcommerce.org/ICANN_midterm_review ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** Quarter of a million .asia domain names wanted DotAsia, the organisation responsible for the new .asia top level Internet domain says it has received 266,000 applications for registration of .asia domain names in the first 24 hours of its 'landrush' phase. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16850/53/ Stake a claim to your Asian domain ... But the times are possibly changing. The BBC reports that just 30,780 applications have been filed for .asia domain names so far, compared with 330,000 at the same point in the launch of the .eu domain name. Instead of lining up for a slice of cyber real estate, are circumspect internet users choosing to ignore the latest virtual land grab? No one would be surprised if IT leaders, bombarded and bamboozled by a series of suffix releases, are struggling to see the point of yet another domain registration. http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/analysis/2210515/stake-claim-asian-domain-3850804 DotAsia LandRush Offers by Michele Neylon As dotasia is currently in landrush you can expect to see plenty of special offers from the various registrars. Eurodns, for example, are running a special which is quite attractive for the first two years. The only downside is that it's not that clear how the local presence will be charged thereafter. http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/02/25/dotasia-landrush-offers/ New .au registrant transfers policy - implementation update 26/02/08 [news release] In December 2007, the auDA Board approved a recommendation from the 2007 Names Policy Panel that the Transfers (Change of Registrant) Policy be relaxed to allow a registrant to transfer their domain name licence to another eligible entity, for any reason. The auDA Board has approved an implementation plan for the new transfers policy. http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-26022008/ The coming dot AU property boom "The auDA board has recently accepted the recommendations of our review panel to lift the ban on advertising Australian domain names for sale," he says. Work on implementing the change in policy has already begun and could be finished by as early as June this year. "We've got some administrative bits and pieces to work out first, and then there'll need to be some changes made to the software and systems used at the registrars. We're also mindful there'll need to be a program of public education so the general public is aware of the new policy. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/02/26/1203788290820.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/02/26/1203788290820.html http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/02/26/1203788290820.html No country code for Catalonia Spain's politicians have shelved plans for a .CT country code domain for the Catalan region, which already has a .CAT generic domain. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/172/no-country-code-for-catalonia.php .nl Brings Numeric Domains .nl will see the beginning of numeric domains, Secura has announced that they are offering free pre-registration. http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=24462 pe: New Policies On Registration Of Domain Names From December 8th 2007, it is in force the registration of the second level domains (eg. xxxxx.pe), apart from being shorter, easier to remember, the new domains ".pe" are faster to prosecute and can be traded by any one who wishes to do so. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=57494 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** How Pakistan knocked YouTube offline (and how to make sure it never happens again) by Declan McCullagh This graph that network-monitoring firm Keynote Systems provided to us shows the worldwide availability of YouTube.com dropping dramatically from 100 percent to 0 percent for over an hour. It didn't recover completely until two hours had elapsed. A high-profile incident this weekend in which Pakistan's state-owned telecommunications company managed to cut YouTube off the global Web highlights a long-standing security weakness in the way the Internet is managed. After receiving a censorship order from the telecommunications ministry directing that YouTube.com be blocked, Pakistan Telecom went even further. By accident or design, the company broadcast instructions worldwide claiming to be the legitimate destination for anyone trying to reach YouTube's range of Internet addresses. http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9878655-7.html http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62038171,00.htm http://businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/feb2008/gb20080226_603535.htm Cybersquatting and Abuse to Mainstream Consumer Brands Intensified in 2007, According to Year-Long Trend Report by MarkMonitor [news release] MarkMonitor, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, today released the company’s latest Brandjacking Index, which finds that cybersquatting is the most common form of brand abuse—with a 33 percent jump in one year—and that brandjackers are abusing an expanding range of brands that consumers use everyday. The report also shows recent and significant drops in domain kiting and related pay-per-click fraud, indicating that aggressive legal action on the part of brandholders as well as ICANN scrutiny are proving effective in deterring specific brandjacking techniques. In addition, phishing techniques and targets continued in 2007 to evolve with a 533% increase in phish attacks against the retail and services sector. http://www.markmonitor.com/pressreleases/press-080225f.php Cyber-squatters reaping rich rewards Cyber-squatting continues to be the most prevalent form of online brand abuse after a 33 percent jump in the past year, new research reveals.. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2210422/cyber-squatting-rise http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=70830 http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2210422/cyber-squatting-rise Brands online face more assaults Whether it's cybersquatters selling fake iPods or porn purveyors perverting Disney cartoons, 2007 was another tough year for companies trying to defend their brands online, according to MarkMonitor Inc.'s Brandjacking Index report released this week. http://blogs.computerworld.com/brands_online_face_more_assaults E-scammers trashing reputations Phishers, cyber-squatters, and other online fraudsters continued their assault on well-known corporate brands over the last 12 months, increasing the burden on the companies being targeted and further frustrating consumers. According to MarkMonitor's annual "brand-jacking" report -- which attempts to gauge the level of damage being extracted on corporate reputations by online scammers via schemes like phishing -- problems only intensified last year for businesses in defending their public images online. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/25/E-scammers-trashing-reputations_1.html http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;61433912;fp;4194304;fpid;1 Why LLL.coms are no longer "safe" bets I do not consider LLL.com "risk free" bets anymore. While LLL.coms used to be a great way to flip a domain and make a pretty penny, that is increasingly no longer the case due to the increased risk. Now, there is greater risk putting large sums of money into a domain that could quite easily be taken from you in a UDRP. While 3L domains used to be sacred (e.g. assuming the registrant wasn't stupid, no one would be able to take the domain from him/her in a UDRP process). However, the sad fact is that WIPO and NAF have increasingly been willing to allow 3L domains to be taken away from the registrant. http://www.namepros.com/short-domain-discussion/436568-why-lll-coms-no-longer-safe.html#post2569188 ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** CADNA Supports Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act [news release] The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA), comprised of ten globally recognized brand-name companies, strongly supports the Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act (APCPA), introduced today by Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and cosponsored by Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ted Stevens (R-AK). http://www.cadna.org/en/press-release-february-26-2008.html Snowe Introduces Bi-Partisan Legislation Aimed At Protecting Nation’s Internet Users [news release] A bi-partisan group of Senators from the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee led by U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Bill Nelson (D-Florida) and the Committee’s Ranking Member Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), introduced today bi-partisan legislation aimed at ending the deceptive practice known as phishing. http://www.politickerme.com/snowe-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-aimed-protecting-nation%E2%80%99s-internet-users-949 us: Boehner Won’t Give Up Earmark Reform Website House Republicans aren’t giving in to order from the chief administrative officer to remove a website devoted to earmark reform. The site, earmarkreform.house.gov, remained active today despite an order from Dan Beard last week to shut it down. http://blog.heritage.org/2008/02/25/boehner-wont-give-up-earmark-reform-site/ us: Boehner defends anti-earmark site House Minority Leader John A. Boehner has refused to find a new home for his anti-earmark Web site after the House administrative officer said it violated chamber rules. http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080226/NATION/345424337 ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** IPv6 Service at k.root-servers.net and IPv6 Glue for Root Name Servers On 4 February 2008 the IANA added IPv6 glue to the DNS root zone. This is a first quick look at measurement data for K-root, k.root-servers.net. It is based on data taken with the DNS Statistics Collector (DSC) tool, which we highly recommend. http://ripe.net/news/k-root-service-IPv6-glue.html ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Go Daddy Is A Trailblazer in Safeguarding Customer Data [news release] The Go Daddy Group, Inc. network of registrars are the first to back-up all of their customer information with an outside data storage firm under new regulations set forth by ICANN. https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%5Fid=145&app%5Fhdr= Go Daddy Protects Domain Data Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Go Daddy (godaddy.com) announced on Monday that its network of registrars have become one of the first to back-up all of their customer information with an outside data storage firm under new regulations set forth by ICANN. http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/022508_Go_Daddy_Protects_Domain_Data.cfm Learn To Speak German For Five Reasons There are many reasons why someone would want or need to speak another language. Let's take German for example--why is German a good language to learn to speak? ... Second, the number of German websites is 2nd in popularity next to English speaking websites. You will have access to a lot more information online by speaking German. http://www.articlexplosion.com/articledetail.php?artid=53213 us: The IRS Cares What Type of Domainer You Are Guest author Sandy K. Brooks, CPA writes about tax implications for domainers. When discussing the tax implications of domaining, the first question that is often asked is, “Are domain names property?” Yes, domains are property. Not only have they continually been proven to be property, they should be considered assets. An asset is anything with economic value. The domain name business would not be the successful, growing industry that it is today if domains had no economic value. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/26/the-irs-cares-what-type-of-domainer-you-are/ ********************** - AFTERMARKET ********************** Affiliate Summit Live Domain Auction Results Live blogging the Affiliate Summit Domain Auction Results - no guarantees on accuracy etc. The list below only contains sold domains. http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-auction/affiliate-summit-live-domain-auction-results/1453 Leap day auction - $250 reserves on new domains Leap Day AuctionWe’ve finalized the list of domains and activated bidding for the Leap Day Auction that will close on February 29 at 11am PST. We also put a few of the January domains back up and lowered the reserves on those domains 10%. Our review team selectively focused and added new domains to the auction list. All of the new domains have a reserve price of $250 or less, so if high reserves on names have prevented you from jumping into the domain business, this is a great time to get in the game. Those who have an appetite for domains with lots of potential should also be pleased with this list. http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/02/leap-day-auction-250-reserves-on-new-domains/ The Big List of Domain Auctions Domain auctions are one of the most important market venues for a domainer - whether you are a buyer or a seller. If you are a seller, they offer immediate liquidity for your domains - you don't need to wait for an end user (or another domainer) to show an interest in your domain. If you are a buyer, you have a choice of a number of often high quality domains available for purchase at wholesale levels. Even if you aren't buying or selling, the results of major domain auctions provide a good barometer of the health and direction of the domain market. http://www.domainbits.com/auctions/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Klage gegen Network Solution und ICANN Der Domain-Registrar Network Solution (NSI) sieht sich einer Sammelklage gegenüber. Eine Anwaltkanzlei aus Los Angeles wirft dem Unternehmen Betrug im Zusammenhang der Vergabe von Domains vor. http://www.golem.de/0802/57983.html ICANN und Network Solutions wegen angeblichen Betrugs verklagt Die kalifornische Anwaltskanzei Kabateck Brown Kellner wirft dem Domain-Anbieter Network Solutions vor, Domain-Anfragen dafür auszunutzen, die Adressen selbst zu registrieren und für einen überhöhten Preis weiterzuverkaufen. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/104063 Kanzlei verklagt Icann und NSI Wie die Network World berichtet, hat die Anwaltskanzlei Kabateck Brown Keller aus Los Angeles eine Sammelklage gegen Network Solutions (NSI) und die Internet-Verwaltung Icann beantragt. Die Kanzlei wirft NSI vor, von Kunden bei der Whois-Suche gefundenen freien Domains selbst zu registrieren, um sie ihnen überteuert zu verkaufen. http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39187622,00.htm Klage gegen NSI und ICANN Eine Anwaltskanzlei aus Los Angeles hat Klage gegen den Ex-Monopolisten Network Solutions (NSI) und die Internet-Verwaltung ICANN beantragt. Das als Sammelklage angelegte Verfahren richtet sich gegen die vor Wochen bekannte gewordene Praxis des Domain Registrars, die von potentiellen Kunden bei der Whois-Suche gefundenen freien Domains zu "Schutzzwecken" selbst zu registrieren. http://www.intern.de/news/neue--meldungen/--200802263364.html Icann sucht Freiwillige Die ICANN sucht für ihr oberstes Gremium, das Board of Directors, zwei neue Direktoren. Außerdem sollen in den unterstützenden Gremien diverse Schlüsselpositionen besetzt werden. http://www.computerwoche.de/nachrichten/1855382/ Domainnamen-Betrug wird vielfach unterschätzt Einer neuen Studie zufolge ist jedes zweite Unternehmen in Deutschland bereits Opfer von Wirtschaftskriminalität geworden. Deutsche Firmen seien zudem ungenügend auf Domainnamen-Betrug, Cybersquatter & Co vorbereitet. http://www.pcwelt.de/start/sicherheit/sonstiges/news/148630/ .asia ab sofort allgemein verfügbar Die zuständige Registrierungsstelle DotAsia hat die freie Vergabe von Domains mit der Endung .asia an alle Interessenten gestartet. Die generische Top-Level-Domain (TLD) soll als panasiatische Plattform für insgesamt 73 Staaten dienen, ähnlich der .eu-TLD für die Europäische Union. Der Start der Asian-TLD erfolgt mit prominenter Unterstützung und dürfte Vorreiterrolle für das Internet haben. http://www.computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=114492 Domainnamen-Betrug wird vielfach unterschätzt Einer neuen Studie zufolge ist jedes zweite Unternehmen in Deutschland bereits Opfer von Wirtschaftskriminalität geworden. Deutsche Firmen seien zudem ungenügend auf Domainnamen-Betrug, Cybersquatter & Co vorbereitet. http://www.pcwelt.de/start/sicherheit/sonstiges/news/148630/ LG Hamburg – "gleitende Haftung" für Foren? Das Landgericht Hamburg hat am 04.12.2007 (Az.: 324 O 794/07) eine einstweilige Verfügung gegen den Blogger Stefan Niggemeier bestätigt, wonach diesem untersagt wird, einen bestimmten Kommentar zu veröffentlichen. Wir hatten Ende des letzten Jahres bereits darüber berichtet. Nun liegen die Entscheidungsgründe vor, und Stefan Niggemeier hat Auszüge daraus veröffentlicht. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/lg-hamburg-gleitende-haftung-fuer-foren-id667144.html .asia – Startschuss für Landrush-Phase! DotAsia, Verwalter der neuen Asien-Domain .asia, hat die Sunrise-Phase mit Erfolg abgeschlossen: über 30.000 Vormerkungen sind bei der Registry in den vergangenen viereinhalb Monaten eingegangen. Für die Landrush-Phase, deren Startschuss am gestrigen Mittwoch gefallen ist, rechnet DotAsia ebenfalls mit starkem Andrang. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/asia-startschuss-fuer-landrush-phase-id667145.html 1,5 Millionen für Shopping.de? Manche sammeln Briefmarken, manche sammeln Domains. Beides kann als Kapitalanlage gesehen werden. Oder als sinnlose Zeitverschwendung. http://www.visualblog.de/?p=1098 shopping.de erzielt Höchstwert einer .de- Domain Der Verkauf der Internet-Domain shopping.de markiert den bisher höchsten Verkaufspreis, der je für eine Domain mit dem deutschen Länderkürzel .de erzielt wurde. Sedo.de, die weltweit führende Handelsplattform für Domains, hat die Verhandlungen geführt und erfolgreich zum Abschluss gebracht. http://w3news.de/news/artikel1092.html http://www.supportnet.de/newsthread/3778 Frische Impulse für die Domain-Branche Frische Impulse für die Domain-Branche gibt es derzeit beim Domain Pulse in Wien. Die zweitägige Veranstaltung findet bereits zum vierten Mal statt und zählt mit rund 300 Teilnehmern zu den wichtigsten Kongressen rund um das Thema Internet-Domains im deutschsprachigen Raum. Als Ausrichter der Veranstaltung treten im jährlichen Wechsel die Domain-Registrierungsstellen in Österreich, Deutschland und der Schweiz auf. http://www.onlinekosten.de/news/artikel/28767/0 Sarkozys Beschimpfung als Web-Adresse Der französische Präsident Nicolas Sarkozy hat sich dafür entschuldigt, einen Messebesucher als «Deppen» beschimpft zu haben. Jetzt gibt es den Spruch bereits als Adresse einer Website. http://www.20min.ch/news/ausland/story/30629875 Nicolas Sarkozy : petites phrases et longs discours sur le Net Rarement petites phrases prononcées et écrites – ou non – par un chef de l'Etat sont devenues aussi rapidement populaires. "Casse-toi, pauvre con" n'en finit plus de faire le tour de la Toile. Chansons, noms de domaine, articles, sites, parodies, vidéos, t-shirts, tout y passe. Depuis la publication de la vidéo du rituel bain de foule présidentiel au Salon de l'agriculture sur le site Internet du Parisien samedi, et après presque 3 millions de visionnages en trois jours, c'est au tour des noms de domaine "Cassetoipauvrecon", d'être l'objet de toutes les spéculations. http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2008/02/26/nicolas-sarkozy-petites-phrases-et-longs-discours-sur-le-net_1015956_651865.html 'Casse-toi pauvre con' de Sarkozy inspire les noms de domaine La vidéo de Sarkozy au Salon de l’Agriculture a été vue par plus de 3 millions de personnes indique aujourd’hui le Parisien. La petite phrase « casse-toi, pauvre con » lâchée par le Président de la République Française à un simple badaud qui l’invectivait n’a pas laissé insensible le marché des noms de domaine. http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/42024-casse-toi-pauvre-con-sarkozy.htm http://fr.news.yahoo.com/pcinpact/20080226/ttc-casse-toi-pauvre-con-de-sarkozy-insp-c2f7783.html Quand une réplique créé du nom de domaine La réplique de Nicolas Sarkozy à l’encontre d’un visiteur du salon de l’agriculture plait aux internautes. Déjà 11 noms de domaine "Cassetoipauvrecon" enregistrés sous 8 extensions différentes. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1434/quand-une-replique-cree-du-nom-de-domaine.php Sarkozy: 'cassetoipauvrecon.com' est à vendre La désormais célèbre phrase prononcée par le président au salon de l'agriculture (voir la vidéo) a inspiré des petits malins qui vendent le nom de domaine http://fr.news.yahoo.com/actudestars/20080226/ten-sarkozy-cassetoipauvrecon-com-est-ve-bc0f742.html Sunshine : les conséquences inattendues du décret du 6 février 2007 Le 16 janvier 2008, la cour d'appel de Paris a privé le titulaire d’un nom de domaine du bénéfice de ce nom au motif qu’il ne serait pas titulaire d’une marque. Une décision dommageable. http://www.journaldunet.com/expert/le-net/23349/sunshine-les-consequences-inattendues-du-decret-du-6-fevrier-2007.shtml "Cassetoipauvrecon", nom de domaine prisé L'insulte lancée samedi par Nicolas Sarkozy à un visiteur du Salon de l'agriculture a franchi une nouvelle étape dans l'engouement des internautes qui ont réservé en série des noms de domaine "cassetoipauvrecon". http://www.lejdd.fr/cmc/scanner/media/20089/cassetoipauvrecon-nom-de-domaine-prise_98087.html Prague candidat à l'ICANN 2009 La capitale tchèque serait candidate pour recevoir la manche européenne des réunions internationales de l'ICANN en 2009. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1429/prague-candidat-a-l-icann-2009.php Pas de .CT pour la Catalogne Le parlement espagnol a renoncé au .CT, extension géographique désignant la Catalogne sur Internet. A ne pas confondre avec le .CAT qui lui existe toujours. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1433/communaute-catalane-pas-de-ct-pour-la-catalogne.php Le .TRAVEL revendu L'actuel propriétaire du .TRAVEL TheGlobe.com est sur le point de revendre Tralliance, le registre du .TRAVEL, à une société contrôlée par Michael S. Egan, le PDG de TheGlobe.com. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1432/professionnels-du-tourisme-le-travel-revendu.php Le Registre Internet français récidive Cette société, dont nous avions déjà dénoncé la démarche douteuse, incite à nouveau les propriétaires de .FR à s’inscrire à un annuaire non officiel pour une somme de 960 euro! http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1419/le-registre-internet-francais-recidive.php La ciberocupación aumentó un 33% en 2007 El nuevo informe Brandjacking Index de MarkMonitor revela que los ciberocupas se centran en nuevos sectores, atacan a más empresas y perfeccionan sus tácticas. http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=16632 Piratas de dominios pierden ante Warner Time Warner ganó esta semana un litigio sobre la propiedad de dominios de Internet relacionados con el nombre Harry Potter, con un fallo en su favor emitido por WIPO, la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual. http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=2779 Perú recibe la asignación del nombre de dominio 'piscoperuano.cl' tras una disputa en Chile. El Estado de Perú recibió la asignación del nombre de dominio 'piscoperuano.cl' en una reciente disputa legal en Chile contra un ciudadano de ese país, informó hoy la Cancillería en Lima. http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/peru_chile_recibe_asignacion_nombre_2274679.htm http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/02/disputa-entre-los-gobiernos-de-chile-y.html Perú recibe la asignación del nombre de dominio 'piscoperuano.cl' tras una disputa en Chile El Estado de Perú recibió la asignación del nombre de dominio 'piscoperuano.cl' en una reciente disputa legal en Chile contra un ciudadano de ese país, informó hoy la Cancillería en Lima. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1600 Los andalucistas crearán el dominio ‘and’ para aumentar la presencia en la Red Coalición Andalucista (CA) propone en su programa para las elecciones autonómicas del próximo 9 de marzo crear el dominio ‘.and’ en Internet y portales andaluces en español alternativos a ‘MySpace’ y ‘Youtube’. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1599 La organización de Red.es en un interesante video. Recomendamos este video en el que se explican los aspectos que rodean la organización de Red.es, entidad encargada de la gestión de los dominios en España. http://carrero.es/organizacion-dominios-es/1685 http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/02/la-organizacin-de-redes-en-un.html Los andalucistas crearán el dominio ‘and’ para aumentar la presencia en la Red. Coalición Andalucista (CA) propone en su programa para las elecciones autonómicas del próximo 9 de marzo crear el dominio ‘.and’ en Internet y portales andaluces en español alternativos a ‘MySpace’ y ‘Youtube’. http://www.ideal.es/granada/20080224/mas-actualidad/andalucia/andalucistas-crearan-dominio-para-200802241554.html http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/02/los-andalucistas-crearn-el-dominio-and.html El comercio de dominios empieza a ser respetado. El año pasado, 106 dominios ganaron más de 68.000 euros cada uno con la especulación. porn.com, se vendió por 6,5 millones de euros. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internet/comercio/dominios/empieza/ser/respetado/elpeputec/20080224elpepunet_2/Tes http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/02/el-comercio-de-dominios-empieza-ser.html Ta ikke for lett på overgang til IPv6! I begynnelsen av februar meldte ICANN at de har tatt et viktig skritt i retning av å rulle ut neste generasjons adresseringssystem for Internett, kjent som IPv6: IPv6-adressene til seks av verdens 13 rotserver-nettverk for oversettelse mellom IP-adresser og verts- og domenenavn er nå blitt lagt til i de nødvendige filene og databasene. http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=511742 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! 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