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Headlines from the March 31 edition of the news include: The big internet land grab - domaining down under | Seminars to debate .au domain policy changes | No new .Au domain name registrars until after ad ban ends | VeriSign increases .com and .net fees | Scotland seeks its own internet domain name| Europe poised to bolster Web shield | DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns | WIPO says unprecedented number of cybersquatting cases in 2007 | Network Solutions’ Statement Regarding the Suspension of Fitnathemovie.com | Systematic.com sold for $400,000 | Pizza.com going for a tasty $2,505,000 | Google suffers from weak growth in ad clicks And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** .Asia Go Live kicks off: Millions of High Value Domains Still available on First-Come-First-Served basis [news release] http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/03/25/asia-go-live-kicks-off/ us: Parody of Wal-Mart Trumps Its Trademark http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1206441810175 TRAFFIC Down Under Preview http://domainnamewire.com/2008/03/26/traffic-down-under-preview/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN proposes new tasting solution [sub req'd] Unscrupulous operators are using that grace period to test domain names to see if their advertising income exceeds their registration costs for a year. http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20080326083042339 Interview: ICANN Official On The Domain Name Infrastructure ICANN coordinates the domain name system globally. ICANN was created in 1998 to perform various Internet administrative tasks previously done by a range of bodies including universities, private companies and the U.S. government. These tasks involve ensuring the domain name system functions properly and that individuals and companies can easily obtain and use domain names for their lawful purposes. We asked Jason Keenan, Media Advisor with ICANN, how it all works. http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/703/Interview-ICANN-Official-On-The-Domain-Name-Infrastructure/ ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** .Asia Go Live kicks off: Millions of High Value Domains Still available on First-Come-First-Served basis [news release] DotAsia Organisation announces Go Live of the “.Asia” registry, signifying the start of first-come-first-served registrations, allowing anyone around the world to get their .Asia domain instantaneously. “With over 10 million domains registered in China alone and over 150 million worldwide, the potential for .Asia is only now starting to be realized. There are millions of great .Asia domains still available on a first-come-first-served basis,” says Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia. http://dotasia.org/pressreleases/DotAsia-PR-GoLive%202008-03-26_HK_EN.pdf http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2008032901/asia-go-live-kicks-off/ http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/03/25/asia-go-live-kicks-off/ nl: Domain hijackers forced to return numeric names Two Dutch companies must return thousands of numeric domain names they got on a first-come-first-served basis from SIDN, the Dutch .nl registry. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/26/domain_hijackers_forced_to_return_names/ SIDN says .nl Domains Hijacked SIDN announced on Tuesday that it has taken a closer look at the results of its landrush for numerical domain names in February following some alleged irregularities in the process. http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/032608_SIDN_says_nl_Domains_Hijacked.cfm ICANN Proposes to Remove Restrictions for Dot-Pro [news release] EnCirca announces it is accepting advance orders from all businesses slated to become eligible for the dot-pro domain. After months of negotiation, the dot-pro registry and ICANN have proposed to eliminate many of the restrictions for dot-pro domain names. These changes enable all professionals from anywhere in the world to register dot-pro domain names that work just like dot-com domain names. http://www.encirca.com/html/press/icann_proposes_to_remove_restrictions_for_dot_pro.pdf http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/03/26/icann-proposes-to-remove-restrictions-for-dot-pro/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Cybercrime is in a state of flux In the recently released internet thriller Untraceable, starring Diane Lane, a criminal uses advanced technology to ensure that his own macabre website remains "untraceable" to FBI agents trying to close him down. Cybercriminals in the real world have their own version, "fast flux", to hide the location of phishing and spamming sites and illegal malware. The technique was first recognised in March 2007 by security companies monitoring criminal botnets like Storm and Nugache. By January, it had become a standard weapon of choice for phishers and spammers. Robert McCardle, from security firm Trend Micro, says: "Fast flux is one of the biggest tools being used by criminal botnets today. They are definitely on the rise, and make it even more difficult for web users to be protected." http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/27/security.hacking Massive rise in phishing attacks in 2008 The number of phishing attacks on financial services customers has increased dramatically this year, with fraudsters focusing on three banks whose customers they have judged to be particularly vulnerable, says a security report. http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/25/229966/massive-rise-in-phishing-attacks-in-2008.htm NIST unveils tool to foil attacks via DNS Network researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have unveiled a method that federal systems administrators can use to protect their systems from increasingly complex attacks launched via the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet and private IP networks. http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46004-1.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** us: Parody of Wal-Mart Trumps Its Trademark A Conyers, Ga., man has won a two-year legal battle with Wal-Mart, which has demanded he stop making and selling T-shirts, beer steins and other items that sport slogans such as "Wal-ocaust" and "Wal-Qaeda." ... "Although Wal-Mart recognizes that Mr. Smith is entitled to disseminate his opinions concerning Wal-Mart, however misinformed, Wal-Mart will not countenance Mr. Smith's attempt to profit, through merchandise sales on his website under the 'Walocaust' domain name, from wrongfully associating Wal-Mart with the greatest tragedy of the past century," Raskopf wrote. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1206441810175 http://biz.yahoo.com/law/080326/62314fad27f3e79daa417b630a454f84.html Judge blesses "Wal-Qaeda," "Walocaust" anti-Wal-Mart Web sites To put it mildly, Charles Smith, a 50-year-old computer store owner in Conyers, Ga., isn't a fan of Wal-Mart. Indeed he considers the retailing giant to be plying the same moral trade as Adolph Hitler and Osama Bin Laden -- and to prove his seriousness, Smith has gone and done something that requires a good deal of courage. He's designed a few impolite bumper stickers and T-shirts. http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/03/26/walocaust/ us: Court upholds Conyers man's criticisms of Wal-Mart A Conyers man may continue criticizing Wal-Mart with parodies on T-shirts that compare the retail giant to the Holocaust and al-Qaida terrorists, a federal judge has ruled. ... Smith then filed suit against Wal-Mart to seek a judgment allowing him to continue marketing his satirical logos and designs. A month later, Wal-Mart countersued and said the "tasteless" and "repulsive" logos tarnished its trademarks and business reputation. It also objected to Smith's registration and use of the www.walocaust.com Internet domain name. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/03/25/walmart_0326.html In Rem Jurisdiction in Anticybersquatting Cases: Good Solution against Foreign Cybersquatters A recent decision by the United States District Court for the District of Virginia held it had 'In Rem Jurisdiction' over domain name registrants that were located in a foreign country and had been accused of Cyber squatting in Virginia. Even though this was not a contested case and the plaintiff was granted summary judgment, this decision is a great precedent on the interpretation of the US Anti-cybersquatting Act and US Courts" jurisdiction on foreign cybersquatters. This article briefs the case of Atlas Copco v. AtlasCopcoiran.com, et all. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=2020 Czech Far-Right Backs Anti-Quran Film A Czech far-right party has offered to help a Dutch lawmaker distribute an anti-Quran film on the Internet if it is banned from being released in the Netherlands. http://news.smh.com.au/czech-farright-backs-antiquran-film/20080324-2168.html http://news.theage.com.au/czech-farright-backs-antiquran-film/20080324-2168.html Network Solutions Pre-Censors Anti-Islam Site Web site name registrar Network Solutions is blocking access to a site owned by a controversial Dutch politician known for his confrontational views about Islam and Muslim immigrants. The move by one of the largest companies in the domain registration business is notable, experts say, because it may be the first documented case of Internet pre-censorship by a major U.S.-based Web registrar. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/03/networksolutions_precensors_an.html Network Solutions suspends anti-Islamist film Web site Network Solutions LLC has suspended a Web site that a conservative Dutch politician wanted to use to release an anti-Quran video that critics are saying is extremely critical of Islam. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9071659 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1481620534;fp;2;fpid;1 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** VeriSign: Credit Suisse Cuts Estimates, See Google’s Moves Threatening Domain Name Growth Credit Suisse Internet technology analyst Philip Winslow today lowered his estimates on domain name registry operator VeriSign, saying that a group of factors point to a slowing down in the rate at which people rent new Internet addresses, which could cause VeriSign’s growth to slow. http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2008/03/24/verisign-credit-suisse-cuts-estimates-see-googles-moves-threatening-domain-name-growth/ Credit Suisse: Domain Name Parking to Slow Credit Suisse Internet technology analyst Philip Winslow predicts domain name parking will become less profitable, leading to a drop in domain registrations, reports financial publication Barron’s. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/03/25/credit-suisse-domain-name-parking-to-slow/ Pluck: 'Next Step' in Social Networking? Just because Richard Rosenblatt has a couple hundred million dollars of venture capital in his pocket doesn't mean it's burning a hole. The co-founder, chairman and CEO of social networking firm and domain name registrar Demand Media said this week he did not expect acquisitions to be a big part of his company's strategy in 2008. His comments followed Demand's acquisition Tuesday of Pluck, a provider of social networking software, for between $50 million and $75 million. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1206441810381 ********************** - DOMAINING ********************** TRAFFIC Down Under Preview The popular TRAFFIC domain name conference heads to Australia this year for the first TRAFFIC Down Under November 18-20. The event is being promoted by Fabulous.com and TRAFFIC founders Rick Schwatz and Howard Neu. I recently caught up with Fabulous to understand how this show came about and what we can expect. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/03/26/traffic-down-under-preview/ Buy Domain Names Now! Buying domain names is a topic I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. Not only because I’m looking for a couple generic domains to purchase myself, but because I think we’re having quite an interesting market situation right now that is especially advantageous for buyers. http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/03/26/buy-domain-names-now/ ********************** - AFTERMARKET ********************** Redefining the journalist as a news marketer SEO, Search Engine Optimisation, and what it means for the media. It's already quietly changing the way news is presented online and it's redefining the journalist as a marketer. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2198348.htm ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Keine Chance für Cyber- und Typosquatter Ein ausgereiftes Domainnamen-Management ist ein wichtiges Marketing-Instrument: Es unterstützt Corporate Branding und Kundenbindung, reduziert Kosten und schützt vor den Folgen des Cyber- und Typosquatting. http://www.computerwoche.de/it_strategien/it_management/1858900/ .asia-Domains jetzt für Jedermann - Live-Registrierung ist heute gestartet Es ist soweit: Ab sofort kann Jedermann Domains unter der neuen Endung .asia registrieren. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1682&tracked=&partnerid=&language=d Moniker gibt zusätzliche Domainnamen für stille Auktion auf der in Kürze stattfindenden Casino Affiliate Convention 2008 bekannt [news release] Moniker.com, ein zu Oversee.net gehörendes Unternehmen und Anbieter von Domain Asset Management(TM)-Diensten, gab heute bekannt, dass im Rahmen einer Live- und Online-Domainnamen-Auktion auf der Casino Affiliate Convention (CAC) in Amsterdam weitere Premium-Domainnamen versteigert werden sollen. Die exklusive Live-Auktion wird am nächsten Freitag, den 4. April, um 17.30 Uhr (11.30 Uhr US-Eastern-Time, 8.30 Uhr US-Pacific-Time) im NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam stattfinden. http://de.biz.yahoo.com/25032008/27/moniker-gibt-zusaetzliche-domainnamen-stille-auktion-kuerze-stattfindenden-casino-affiliate.html Nom de domaine : Auto IES gagne en appel contre Safenames Le site de vente de voitures en ligne Auto IES voit confirmer le jugement rendu le 22 novembre 2006 par le TGI de Paris à l'encontre de la société Safenames. Le 19 mars dernier, la 4ème chambre de la cour d'appel de Paris a en effet prononcé un arrêt condamnant la société Safenames pour avoir transféré le nom de domaine Autoies.fr à la société Lantec, enregistrée au Belize, alors qu'elle avait reçu une assignation pour contrefaçon sur les marques Autoies et IES et pour usurpation de nom commercial et de nom de domaine, relate Legalis. Le nom de domaine Autoies.fr servait en effet de "page parking", une page référençant des liens vers les sites concurrents de la société Auto IES. http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/france/24793/nom-de-domaine-auto-ies-gagne-en-appel-contre-safenames.shtml Ouverture totale du .ASIA demain à 13h00 Particuliers et entreprises ayant un contact local dans l’un des 73 pays de la zone .ASIA pourront enregistrer dès demain leurs .ASIA selon la règle du "1er arrivé, 1er servi". http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1467/asie-ouverture-totale-du-asia-demain-a-13h00.php Ouverture généralisée du .MY L’extension géographique malaisienne ouvre aujourd’hui son extension principale, le .MY, à l’enregistrement, selon la règle du "1er arrivé, 1er servi". http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1468/malaisie-ouverture-generalisee-du-my.php L’affaire Pages Jaunes (1ere partie) En 1996 et 1997, Xentral enregistrait pagesjaunes.com et pagesjaunes.net. En 2000, Pages Jaunes engageait une bataille juridique qui allait apporter une remarquable contribution au droit des marques et des noms de domaine. DomainesInfo.fr revient sur cette affaire dans un dossier spécial en trois parties. http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/189/l-affaire-pages-jaunes-1ere-partie.php Icann remove restrições a domínios ".pro", diz empresa [Reuters] A entidade encarregada pela organização dos endereços da Internet, Icann, removeu uma série de restrições aos domínios ".pro", permitindo que profissionais possam registrar endereços online que funcionam quase como os famosos ".com", informou a empresa de registros EnCirca. http://br.noticias.yahoo.com/s/reuters/080326/tecnologia/internet_tech_dominio_pontopro_pol_1 Uitgifte numerieke url’s deels opnieuw De SIDN gaat een deel van de ‘gekaapte’ numerieke domeinnamen opnieuw op de markt brengen. Eind februari konden partijen de url’s met cijfers registreren waarbij het principe gold: ‘wie het eerst komt, wie het eerst maalt’. Twee partijen wisten daarbij onevenredig veel namen in de wacht te slepen door grote aantallen servers in te zetten. http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/3629400/_Uitgifte_numerieke_urls_deels_opnieuw__.html Icann remove restrições a domínios ".pro" A Icann removeu uma série de restrições aos domínios ".pro", permitindo que profissionais possam registrar endereços online que funcionam quase como os famosos ".com", informou a empresa de registros EnCirca. http://info.abril.com.br/aberto/infonews/032008/26032008-20.shl Google Adwords under nätfiskeattack De kunder som använder Adwords, ett system för annonsering på nätet via sökmotorn Google, är under senaste dagarna utsatta för nätfiske. Fenomenet är inte nytt, men det senaste e-postutskicket, som riktar sig till engelsktalande är välformulerat och ser legitimt ut. http://sakerhet.idg.se/2.1070/1.152222 Var fjärde domän öppen för attack - dnssec är räddningen För att internet ska fungera måste översättningen mellan domännamn och ip-adresser fungera. Men dns, domain name system, är fullt av brister och fel. Ett angrepp eller ett driftavbrott kan slå ut ett företags e-posttrafik och tillgång till webben helt. http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.146039 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! The domain name news is supported by auDA For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. 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