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Headlines from the June 19 edition of the news include: OECD proposes roadmap for the future of the Internet economy | Governments give consumers a boost at high-level OECD meeting on the future of the Internet | No Vacancy: Make Room for New Internet Addresses by Dr Paul Twomey | EU speaks out about seizing opportunities in the global internet economy | au: Conroy Hints At International Web Security Pact | ICANN: Improving Institutional Confidence consultation launched | ICANN: Proposed Global Policy for Autonomous System Numbers - Final Call for Comments and Background Report | VeriSign builds out DNS security defences | In First Quarter of 2008, Internet Keeps Pace with Quarterly Growth Rate Set in 2007 | VeriSign: Domain-name Registrations Keep Growing | US FTC Halts Domain Name Registration Scam | us: FTC Halts Cross Border Con Artists: Thousands of Small Businesses and Nonprofits Billed for Domain Registrations They Didn't Get | au: Lawsuit against AdultShop.com settled - DBS subsidiary settles mutual lawsuit with AdultShop And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** us: Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic http://nytimes.com/2008/06/15/technology/15cable.html ICANN Solicits Public Comment on Single Character Name Allocation Framework http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-13jun08-en.htm Draft Final Report of Recommendations for IDN ccTLD Fast Track Mechanism Made Available http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-13jun08-en.htm Canadian Internet Registration Authority ends free-for-all over personal information [news release] http://cira.ca/en/media-room/news/225.html Lewis estate takes on 11-year-old in new battle of Narnia http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/16/intellectualproperty.news ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** us: Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic Some people use the Internet simply to check e-mail and look up phone numbers. Others are online all day, downloading big video and music files. For years, both kinds of Web surfers have paid the same price for access. But now three of the country’s largest Internet service providers are threatening to clamp down on their most active subscribers by placing monthly limits on their online activity. http://nytimes.com/2008/06/15/technology/15cable.html http://iht.com/articles/2008/06/15/technology/online.php AT&T looking at charging heavy Internet users extra AT&T Inc., the country's largest Internet provider, is considering charging extra for customers who download large amounts of data. http://businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D918P12O0.htm ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN Solicits Public Comment on Single Character Name Allocation Framework In response to community comment and interest, ICANN has developed a proposed allocation framework and use of funds from the allocation of single-character second-level domain names (SC SLDs) in existing gTLDs. ICANN is proposing an auction mechanism and disbursement of funds toward areas of public good for the Internet community. Discussion of proposed allocation methods will involve consultation with gTLD registries. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-13jun08-en.htm Update on 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee This is an update on the 2008 ICANN Nominating Committee. The nomination period closed on 15 April 2008. Since then, the Nom Com has been working with its assessment provider, Ray & Berndtson, to review statements of interest, candidate information, and assess candidates based on the job descriptions developed in consultation with the Board, ALAC, ccNSO and GNSO. The Nom Com has conducted four conference calls since 15 April in order to extensively review candidate information and refine its selection processes for the 2008 Nom Com cycle. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13jun08-en.htm Draft Final Report of Recommendations for IDN ccTLD Fast Track Mechanism Made Available Summary: The IDNC Working Group (IDNC WG) is currently working to develop and report on feasible methods that would enable the timely and efficient ("fast track") introduction of a limited number of non-contentious IDN ccTLDs, while an overall long-term IDN ccTLD policy is being developed. The IDNC WG has created a Draft Final Report designed to highlight the latest topics and issues that need to be considered in developing (1) a mechanism for the selection of the IDN ccTLD string and (2) a mechanism to designate an IDN ccTLD manager. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-13jun08-en.htm Review of the At-Large Advisory Committee Independent reviewer, Westlake Consulting, has submitted a *draft* final report for review and comment. Westlake will present the draft report at a workshop on Monday, 23 June, at the Paris ICANN meeting, and it also has been posted for public comment. The BGC ALAC Review Working Group will discuss the draft report at a workshop on Wednesday, 25 June, at the Paris ICANN meeting. This draft report has not been reviewed by the ICANN Board or the Board Governance Committee. It is being shared for public information prior to it being finalised by Westlake. The final report will be submitted to the Board after the ICANN Paris meeting. Opportunity for public comment on the final report also will be provided. http://icann.org/reviews/alac-28feb07.htm ICANN Paris: Seeking Comments from Internet Users in North America by Robert Guerra Ahead of next week’s ICANN meeting in Paris, I would like to consult users, At-Large Structures (ALSs) and others involved in internet governance in North America. As one of the three regional representatives on the ICANN At-Large Advisory committee, I want to make sure individuals, users and ALS’s are given the chance to summit their own questions, suggestions and items to the agenda of the upcoming meeting. http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_paris_comments_internet_users/ Upcoming Event: Civil Society Meeting at ICANN-Paris to discuss representative structure reforms by Brenden Kuerbis At the the upcoming Paris meeting of ICANN June 23 - 28 some reforms may be made which could greatly improve ICANN's representative structure. In a nutshell, representation of noncommercial users (public interest groups, NGOs, and individuals of a public interest bent) will be increased from its current 14%, possibly to 25% or one-third. This will also involve a change in the nature of noncommercial interest representation in ICANN. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/6/13/3743193.html ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Canadian Internet Registration Authority ends free-for-all over personal information [news release] The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced today that it has launched a new privacy policy and WHOIS search tool to protect the privacy of dot-ca domain name registrants. The new policy limits public access to personal information except under extraordinary circumstances or through explicit consent of the registrant. http://cira.ca/en/media-room/news/225.html New CIRA WHOIS Policy Goes Live The new WHOIS Policy is now in effect at the Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA). That means the contact information for individual registrants of .ca domain names is now hidden by default. Registrant information for non-individuals is exposed by default. http://about.tucows.com/2008/06/10/new-cira-whois-policy-goes-live/ CZ.NIC Enables Domain Holders to Block Their Data in the Central Registry The CZ.NIC association, administrator of the top-level .CZ domain, today announced extension of their domain administration system (DSDng) which can now be used by domain holders to block data on their respective domains, contacts and name server sets. The purpose of this system improvement is, among other things, to further increase the security of holder information as well as the entire .CZ domain registration and administration system. http://www.nic.cz/page/458/cz.nic-enables-domain-holders-to-block-their-data-in-the-central-registry/ 80000 .lt domains [news release] On 2008-06-13 number of registered .lt domain has reached 80000. During last 8 months the .lt registry has grown by 20000 domain names. http://nic.lt/public?pg=85D44E&loc=en Now Is The Time For .ME –– Landrush Underway The .ME Registry Landrush is underway, which means for the first time anyone can apply for names with the new .ME domain name extension. The Landrush process began Friday and is a 20-day period in which the public can "put a stake in the ground" for .ME names they want to register. http://www.nic.me/index.php?page=12&news=90 Worldwide Study Indicates Strong Consumer Demand for a Better Mobile Web [news release] dotMobi and AKQA Mobile, the mobile division of the global independent creative agency, announced the results of an extensive consumer study of mobile Internet usage and attitudes. Conducted by the AKQA’s Research & Insights department in conjunction with dotMobi, the survey reveals key insights into the importance of a better mobile Web for consumers in the U.S. and U.K. http://mtld.mobi/node/1051 Misleading marketing from Norsk Internett Register (in Norwegian only) [news release] http://www.norid.no/nytt/dad.html nz: InternetNZ appoints Paul Swain as Chair of Executive Board [news release] InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce it has appointed Paul Swain as Chair of the Society’s newly-established Executive Board. http://www.internetnz.net.nz/media/2008/paulswain100608 RegistryPro Announces “Third Level Transition” Initiative [news release] RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .Pro top-level domain (TLD) on the Internet, announced today it will begin accepting pre-orders for second-level domains from current .Pro registrants who use any of the registry’s 11 profession-specific third-level designations. The pre-orders are being accepted as the first step in the registry’s highly anticipated transition to new registration parameters, slated for July 14, 2008. http://registrypro.pro/pressreleasses/2008/0612.html Proposal for .sport, a New Top-Level Domain by Patrick Vande Walle OK. Now my lawyer has given me the green light, I can officially announce I am working on a proposal for a .sport TLD, to be submitted to ICANN for consideration as a new TLD next year. There is still a long way to go in terms of getting the proposal ready, but I this this one is a winner. http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_sport_top_level_domain/ Call for Reporting Disputable .yu Domains [news release] The Transition Commission of RNIDS invites Registrars and the Internet community to take a more active part in reporting disputable .yu domains. Fast reporting and solving problems regarding .yu register will ensure that there are no damaged parties on 10th September, when all unregistered .yu domains become available for registration. The sessions of the Transition Commission are held at least twice a week. The aim of the Commission and RNIDS is to enable pre-registration for the largest possible number of disputable .yu domains before the final deadline. http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** EU states extend life of Internet security body European Union telecoms ministers agreed on Thursday to extend the life of the bloc's Internet security watchdog by three years as threats to the Web increase. http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKL1226032820080612 Weak evidence links congressmen's cyberattacks to China, experts say [IDG] U.S. House members who say that China may have been responsible for attacks on their computers have provided little evidence to back up their claims, according to computer security experts. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9097758 Will a Global TAR Make DNSSEC Stick? by Brenden Kuerbis Two US Government contractors and the National Institute of Science and Technology have released a white paper, "Statement of Needed Internet Capability," detailing possible alternatives and considerations for a Trust Anchor Repository (TAR) to support DNSSEC deployment. The document was released through the DNSSEC-Deployment Group this week with a request that it be circulated as widely as possible to gather feedback. A Trust Anchor Repository (TAR) refers to the concept of a DNS resource record store that contains secure entry point keys. http://www.circleid.com/posts/86128_global_tar_make_dnssec_stick/ http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/6/12/3739812.html On Technical (and Political) Risks by Milton Mueller Public Interest Registry wants to implement DNSSEC in the .org zone. According to ICANN's regulations, this is a "new registry service" and it has to be reviewed by a committee of technical experts to assess its impact on the security and stability of the Internet before it can be approved. The expert panel released its report on PIR's proposal June 4. The report, like so many things associated with DNSSEC implementation, has fascinating implications which are buried in technical details that few people will understand. One conclusion that could be drawn from the report is that the US government's insistence on maintaining control of the root zone file is actually decreasing Internet security. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/6/9/3736297.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** eu-domain-names: The battle after sunrise - alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) puts new domains on hold by Attorney Dr. Volker Herrmann The first sunrise period for the registration of the new european domains has come to a provisional end. From 7th December 2005 till 6th February 2006 a large number of applications have been filed to EURid. This institution was installed by the European Union and is acting as the registration agency for the .eu-domain-names. All applicants must now prove their priority rights (e.g. trademarks) on which the registration was based on within a strict deadline of 40 days. http://www.aufrecht.de/news-und-beitraege/eu-domain-names-the-battle-after-sunrise-alternative-dispute-resolution-adr-puts-new-domains-on-hold.html Lewis estate takes on 11-year-old in new battle of Narnia It was meant to be a special 11th birthday present, the perfect gift for a young CS Lewis fan. Instead, the £70 purchase of the domain name Narnia.mobi has pitted the boy's family against the author's literary estate just before the UK premiere of the new Narnia film and sparked a legal war involving one of the world's largest law firms and UN intellectual property regulators. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/16/intellectualproperty.news Family in battle over web address An Edinburgh father who bought a website domain name for his son is facing a battle with the estate of Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis. Richard Saville-Smith paid £70 for the name www.narnia.mobi so his son Comrie, 10, who is a CS Lewis fan, could use it for his e-mail address. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7455822.stm Scottish family embroiled in Narnia net dispute A Scottish family has become embroiled in an intellectual property dispute with the estate of the author CS Lewis after it bought a Narnia internet domain name for their 10-year-old son as a birthday present. http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKL1553107020080615 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/15/2275224.htm http://stuff.co.nz/4585652a1860.html http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1501119/story.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10516606 Facebook.com.au WIPO Decision The decision regarding facebook.com.au has been published. The respondent tried to use the defence that no trademark existed in Australia at the time of registration, however that argument was rejected. http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/06/12/facebookcomau-wipo-decision/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** se: Only 3 out of 20 IT managers have started thinking about introducing IPv6 [news release] In spite of warnings from important Internet authorities like RIPE and ICANN that the problems with a shortage of IP addresses are become ever more pressing, neither the Swedish industry nor its business and public sector clients are particularly well-prepared for the transition to IPv6. This is evident in a new report from .SE (The Internet Infrastructure Foundation). http://www.iis.se/about/press?id=144 EU gets to grips with telecoms reform European Union telecoms ministers meet in Brussels today to discuss a package of reforms and report back on progress towards the Commission's information society strategy. Among the reforms on the agenda are coordinating pan-European use of the analogue spectrum freed up by the switchover to digital TV, changes to the GSM standard, coordination of mobile satellite services and adoption of IPv6. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2218887/eu-telecoms-ministers-reform us: Government Not Driving IPv6 for Enterprise The U.S. government deadline of June 30 for IPv6 compliance is nearing. Though the government is mandating compliance, two of the biggest vendors in the government networking space do not see a mad rush in the final week. http://www.opticallynetworked.com/news/article.php/3752991 http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3752921 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Kremlin pushes Cyrillic alphabet net Recently-installed Russian president Dmitry "Vladimir Putin" Medvedev has pressed for internet authorities to change the web's naming system to allow domain names in the Cyrillic alphabet. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/12/cyrillic_domain_names/ Russian President: let the web work in Cyrillic The Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, has called for the internet to accommodate the Cyrillic alphabet as part of a drive to highlight the importance of the Russian language. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4119960.ece Kremlin wants Russian URLs [AFP] For Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an avowed computer addict who came to power in May, it's a matter of national importance. http://technology.iafrica.com/news/technology/729849.htm Gmail.com not accessible from Germany anymore ... Now, I knew Google hasn’t been allowed to promote its email service under the Gmail name in Germany due to trademark issues, but it had always been possible to access my Gmail account via Gmail.com. Unfortunately, as it seems, Google is now blocking German users from using this domain name so that they will have no choice other than to use the longer, bulky URL above. Alternatively, one can also go to GoogleMail.com, but this is still not as nice as Gmail.com, in my opinion. http://www.dmueller.com/2008/06/12/search-engines/gmailcom-not-accessible-from-germany-anymore/ Registrars Release Suspended Domains to Attackers A new outbreak of SQL attacks began on the 8th. Not that they ever really go away, but new waves replace the old ones. The attackers are using a much larger number of domains than seen in previous months. Just 11 days into June, and already 54 of these domains have been observed. http://blog.scansafe.com/journal/2008/6/10/registrars-release-suspended-domains-to-attackers.html Who Owns Hillary4McCain.com? DomainTools To the Rescue A bit of research turns up a probable registrant of Hillary4McCain.com. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/06/13/who-owns-hillary4mccaincom-domaintools-to-the-rescue/ Phone Numbers and Our Evolving Communications Identity ENUM and P2P VoIP are focus topics for this month’s issue, but while they both pertain to Internet Telephony, it’s also true that apples and hamburgers are both food. The conjunction does prompt one to reflect on how telecom identities are evolving and where it will lead. http://voipservices.tmcnet.com/feature/articles/31133-phone-numbers-our-evolving-communications-identity.htm ARIN's Annual Report 2007 Now Available [news release] ARIN publishes annual reports to document the operations and activities of the organization for the community. The Annual Report 2007 is broken into four chapters: http://www.arin.net/announcements/20080611.html NeuStar Launches Its UltraDNS Traffic Controller Service [news release] NeuStar announced the launch of UltraDNS Traffic Controller, a server load balancing solution within NeuStar's UltraDNS managed services suite. http://neustar.biz/pressroom/announcements/press_release.cfm?press_id=1504 ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Wild Week in the Aftermarket With a Trio of Six-Figure Sales and An Avalanche of Big 3-Letter .Com Buys We saw something happen in the domain aftermarket this week that we've never seen before. There was a stunning wave of 3-letter .com sales including 15 of them at $40,000 apiece at the AfternicDLS alone! Those totaled a tidy $600,000. All told 18 of the 30 positions on our expanded Top 30 sales chart went to 3-letter .coms including the #1 domain - CPC.com, sold for a whopping $201,750 at Moniker.com. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales06-10-08.htm First Australian Web Site to Auction ".au" Domain Names [news release] After the recent auDA (au Domain Administration) decision to allow the sale, purchase and trade of ".au" domain names, the anticipated .au property boom has begun. The need for a well structured, affordable venue, advertising domain names for sale in Australia, has been realised by the creation of the Domain Shed Web site Domainshed http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/06/15/the-first-au-auction-web-site/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/domain-shed-launches-first-australian-.au-auction-site.html Hot Domain Names In Google Hot Trends Searches Google Hot Trends Reveals huge number of people search for domain names rather than typing them into the browswer address bar. Any list of popular keywords shows that yahoo.com, google.com and cnn.com are among the most searched phrases on the web on a daily basis - but Google Hot Trends refreshes on an hourly basis to show that the top 100 most frequently searched phrases at Google ALWAYS includes domain names on the list. On average that list of 100 top search terms at Google Hot Trends includes 5 or 6 domain names on the list, but on occasion it includes as many as twenty full url's! http://www.searchnewz.com/blog/talk/sn-6-20080612HotDomainNamesinGoogleHotTrendsSearches.html Auction Review - Detailed Look At the MyID Auction As I previously discussed, there is a MyId dot ca auction in process. I said I'd analyze the domains soon, and now that it's the weekend I've had some quiet time to do this. Here is the list of domains on auction, with the reserve range in brackets, and my thoughts on some of them afterwards: http://www.domainbits.com/auction-review/ Pricing Your Names Increases Likelihood of Sale We’ve posted before about the importance of pricing your listed names and responding quickly to offers on your unpriced domains. Proactively pricing your domains increases the likelihood they will sell. Here’s one more reason why: Investors constantly ask our sales team for lists of our best names. For example, sales might be asked for a list of our best Geo domains or our best domains that include a certain keyword or are about a theme or category (e.g. : “send me a list of your best real estate names”) http://afternicdlsblog.com/2008/06/11/pricing-your-names-increases-likelihood-of-sale/ From Death's Door To A Heavenly Mountain: How Dr. Chris Hartnett Built a Billion Dollar Company and Discovered the Real Meaning of Wealth ... Meet Dr. Chris Hartnett who resides on North Carolina's Heavenly Mountain. Though he is the sole owner of approximately 12,000 domain names and part owner of around 20,000 more, Hartnett made his fortune in a different field before returning to the domain business three years ago. http://dnjournal.com/cover/2008/june.htm ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** EU-Domains: Noch ist nichts entschieden - Das ADR-Schiedsverfahren bei Streitigkeiten um .eu-Domains von Rechtsanwalt Dr. Volker Herrmann Die erste Phase zur Registrierung der begehrten .eu-Domains hat ein vorläufiges Ende erreicht. Eine große Anzahl von Interessenten hat in der ersten Sunrise-Periode vom 7. Dezember 2005 bis 6. Februar 2006 Registrierungsanträge für .eu-Domains bei der zentralen Registrierungsstelle EURid in Brüssel eingereicht. Danach hatten die Antragsteller 40 Tage Zeit, die Prioritätsrechte nachzuweisen, z.B. Markenrechte, auf die sich die Registrierung stützte, nachzuweisen. http://www.aufrecht.de/index.php?id=4520 Russlands Präsident fordert kyrillische TLD Wie mehrere Online-Dienste unter Bezug auf den Nachrichtendienst Reuters melden, fordert der russische Präsident Dimitri Medwedew für sein Land eine Top-Level-Domain in kyrillischer Schrift. Die russische Regierung ist danach offenbar besorgt, dass Russisch zugunsten anderer Sprachen, vor allem Englisch, im Internet an Bedeutung verliert. Russische Webseiten sollen sich dadurch nicht mehr allein durch die englischsprachige Eingabe einer Adresse mit der Endung .ru oder .su aufrufen lassen, sondern beispielsweise durch http://??????.?????????. Die Meldung zitiert außerdem Branchenkenner, die vermuten, dass Russland sich um die kyrillische Top-Level-Domain .?? (.rf) bemüht. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Russlands-Praesident-fordert-kyrillische-TLD--/meldung/109433 Internet soll russisch lernen Top-Level-Domains in kyrillischer Schrift fordert Russlands Präsident Dimitri Medwedew. Die russische Regierung ist besorgt, dass die russische Sprache zugunsten des Englischen im Internet an Bedeutung verliert. Das berichtet der Informationsdienst Heise im Internet. http://www.tariftip.de/News/23455/Internet-soll-russisch-lernen.html Domain-Trading: Das Geschäft mit Internetadressen Als der US-Amerikaner Chris Clark vor 14 Jahren die Rechte an der Internetadresse pizza.com erworben hatte, ahnte er nicht, dass ihn dieses Investment eines Tages zum Millionär machen würde. 20 Dollar investierte der 43-Jährige damals. Um die Umsätze einer Pizzeria, für die er als Berater tätig war, anzutreiben. Kürzlich hat Clark den Domain-Namen verkauft. Für 2,605 Mio. Dollar (1,68 Mio. Euro). http://diepresse.com/home/wirtschaft/economist/391095/index.do EURid – strittige Ovidio-Domains gelöscht? In den Streit zwischen der .eu-Registry EURid und dem als Teil der Zypern-Connection bekannt gewordenen Unternehmen "Ovidio Ltd." scheint Bewegung zu kommen: der Ire John McCormac meldet in seinem Blog, dass die Zahl der in Zypern registrierten .eu-Domains drastisch gesunken ist. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/eurid-strittige-ovidio-domains-geloescht-id667208.html Schweiz ist Europameister – beim Markenschutz im Internet Gemäss einer Studie von Netnames haben 77 Prozent der SMI-Firmen ihren Namen in allen wichtigen Top-Level-Domains wie .com, .org, .net, .biz und .info sowie im länderspezifischen Domain-Suffix .ch registriert. Damit hängt die Schweiz Deutschland (66 Prozent), Dänemark (60 Prozent) und Frankreich (57 Prozent) deutlich ab. http://www.ictnetwork.ch/News/NWTickerHeadlines.aspx?Id=33733&Date=11.06.2008&Digest=iIyvzxlSZqcQrGWRn3rNkA Deutsche Post AG verliert vor dem BGH Streit um Marke "Post" Der Bundesgerichtshof hatte in zwei Prozessen über den Schutzumfang der Marke "POST" zu entscheiden. Die Klägerin ist die Deutsche Post AG, zu deren Gunsten die Marke "POST" u. a. für die Beförderung und Zustellung von Briefen und Paketen eingetragen ist. In den jetzt entschiedenen Prozessen ging die Deutsche Post AG aus dieser Marke gegen zwei Unternehmen für Kurier und Postdienstleistungen vor, die den Bestandteil "Post" in ihrer Firmierung führen und bei der Erbringung ihrer Dienstleistungen verwenden. http://www.e-recht24.de/news/markenrecht/855.html Les marques sont de plus en danger sur Internet Les cas de cybersquatting sont en forte hausse. Entretien avec Jérôme Sicard de MarkMonitor, un des spécialistes de la question http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2008/06/12/les_marques_sont_de_plus_en_danger_sur_internet Création d'une extension internet .bzh : Lancement d'une campagne de candidature Le 24 juin prochain, à Paris, l'association www.bzh présentera officiellement, lors de la 32ème Rencontre Internationale de l'ICANN (organisme de régulation de l'Internet au niveau mondial), son projet de candidature des acteurs bretons pour la création d'une extension internet .bzh. http://www.agencebretagnepresse.com/fetch.php?id=11130 La Russie milite pour un nom de domaine en cyrillique Les noms de domaine évoluent. Entre les nouvelles extensions, la possibilité d'utiliser qu'une seule et unique lettre, ou encore les changements de tarification, la vie des noms de domaine est loin d'être un long fleuve tranquille, plusieurs millions de dollars étant en jeu. http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/44131-Russie-milite-nom-domaine-cyrillique.htm L'ICANN consulte sur ses réunions annuelles Le régulateur veut repenser l'organisation de ses réunions internationales. Le but : adapter un fonctionnement imaginé il y a 10 ans à la forte croissance de budget et de participants constatée depuis. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1558/l-icann-consulte-sur-ses-reunions-annuelles.php Dépôt en .FR d'un nom existant en .COM J’aimerai enregistrer nomdedomainechoisi.fr et je constate que nomdedomainechoisi.com est déjà enregistré. Est-ce que le titulaire du .COM peut agir contre moi ? Qu’est-ce que je risque? http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1534/depot-en-fr-d-un-nom-existant-en-com.php Près de 2 500 noms aux enchères à Paris La liste des noms qui seront proposés lors de la réunion des domainers organisée à Paris la semaine prochaine a été publiée. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1559/pres-de-2%A0500-noms-aux-encheres-a-paris.php La Comunitat Valenciana es la tercera autonomía en número de páginas web ´.es´ La Comunitat Valenciana es la tercera autonomía en número de páginas web ´.es´, ya que cuenta con el 12,86 por ciento del total de España, según datos facilitados por el Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio. Madrid encabeza las lista con un 23,9 por ciento de la cifra global de dominios ´.es´ de España, que se acerca ya al millón, tras situarse en los 973.864 a principios de junio, un 20 por ciento más que los registrados a finales de 2007. http://www.panorama-actual.es/noticias/not263084.htm La compra-venta de dominios ".es", un negocio en alza La compra-venta de dominios ".es" se ha convertido en un negocio en alza y alguna de las empresas especializadas en ese sector llegó a ingresar el pasado año un millón de euros. Precisamente hace pocos días se produjo la mayor operación de la historia en este tipo de dominios con la venta de "auto.es" por 110.000 euros, según explicó a Efe Carlos Blanco, uno de los principales inversores en internet. http://www.estrelladigital.es/diario/articulo.asp?sec=med&fech=16/06/2008&name=dominios Innova.- Castilla-La Mancha cuenta con el 2,47% de las páginas web '.es' Castilla-La Mancha cuenta con el 2,47 por ciento de las páginas web '.es' de España, según datos facilitados por el Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio, que la sitúan como a región entre las autonomías con menos dominios de España http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/ep/20080615/tlc-innova-castilla-la-mancha-cuenta-con-38702ef.html Euskadi cuenta con el 4,96 por ciento de las páginas web '.es' La comunidad autónoma vasca cuenta con el 4,96 por ciento de las páginas web '.es' de España, según datos facilitados por el Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio. http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/ep/20080615/tlc-euskadi-cuenta-con-el-4-96-por-cient-b41aced.html Galicia conta co 4,96% das páxinas web '.es' e sitúase no quinto lugar de España Galicia conta co 4,96 por cento das páxinas web '.es' de España, segundo datos facilitados polo Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio, que a sitúan como a quinta autonomía con máis destes dominios de España. http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/ep/20080615/tlc-galicia-conta-co-4-96-das-pxinas-web-9e19548.html http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/ep/20080615/tlc-galicia-cuenta-con-el-4-96-de-las-pg-4e53997.html .co: Pre-Publican Politica de Resolucion de Disputas para el .co El Ministerio de Comunicaciones publica el documento Política de solución de controversias en materia de nombres de dominio delegados bajo el ccTLD .CO, pendiente de aprobación http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1656 Opiniones: Periodismo siglo XXI: del acta diurna urbis a Internet Información libreMillones de seres, a horcajadas sobre el hambre y la pobreza más atroz malviven (y sobre todo malmueren) al margen de una revolución tecnológica que nada ha representado para ellos • El periodismo deriva hacia un escenario en el que descenderán las influencias gubernamentales para ver crecer los dictados de las grandes corporaciones mediáticas globalizadas http://laventana.casa.cult.cu/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4259&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Rusland wil cyrillische domeinnamen Om Russisch als wereldtaal te promoten moeten Russische websites in de toekomst worden uitgerust met een domeinnaam in het cyrillische schrift. Dat vindt althans de president van het land, Dmitry Medvedev. http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/4212760/_Rusland_wil_cyrillische_domeinnamen__.html Heemskerk maakt afspraken met SIDN over het .nl-domein De uitgifte en registratie van .nl-domeinnamen moet onder alle omstandigheden aan Nederland verbonden blijven. Dat is een van de afspraken tussen staatssecretaris Heemskerk en SIDN (Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland) die vandaag zijn gemaakt en vastgelegd in een convenant. http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,727,5697,,,,Heemskerk_maakt_afspraken_met_SIDN_over_het_nl-domein.html Örike kämpar för rätten till domänen I mer än tio år har det lilla öriket Niue i Stilla havet kämpat för att få rätten till sitt domännamn ".nu". Ett avtal från 1999 gör att internetdomänen ägs av ett privat företag med säte i USA. Nu vänder man sig till den svenska regeringen för att få hjälp. http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=147&a=778921 Orültség vagy realitás a cirill betus domain-név? Az orosz nyelv világnyelvvé fejlesztése érdekében Dmitrij Medvegyev elnök szerdán a Kremlben arra szólított fel, hogy a jövoben teremtsék meg a cirill betus, orosz nyelvu domain nevek létrehozásának lehetoségét az interneten. http://www.stop.hu/articles/article.php?id=336097 Rusiji cirilicni internet domen To ce biti moj prioritet, izjavio predsednik Rusije. Oko 300 miliona ljudi u celom svetu koristi ruska sredstva masovnog informisanja http://www.glas-javnosti.co.yu/clanak/glas-javnosti-14-06-2008/rusiji-cirilicni-internet-domen Story in Russian mentioning .su http://lenta.ru/articles/2008/06/11/domain/ Story in Korean mentioning ICANN http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2008061526091 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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