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Headlines from the September 1 edition of the news include: Multistakeholder Advisory Group Renewed To Prepare Internet Governance Forum Meeting In Hyderabad, India | Dot-Mobi, We Hardly Knew Ye | Dot-Mobi, Dead or Alive? | 7 million .uk domain names now registered | On the Web, battle over trademarks begins | MarkMonitor reports brandjackers abuse pharmaceutical brands | Misleading Web addresses lead to anti-Obama site | GoDaddy Hikes Price of .Net and .Org Domain Names to $13.19 And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** How a Global Internet Policy Might Look http://www.internetnews.com/stats/article.php/3768156 Whither the internet? http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/260/report_display.asp White House Imposes New Security Mandate for Federal Agencies http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/08/dns_security_mandatory_for_all.html A New Breed Of Hackers Tracks Online Acts of War http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603128.html Online Pharmacy Risks Rising, Report Finds http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210200864 "Googler" is not a verb: UDRP decision http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5768 GoDaddy blocked in China http://news.cnet.com/8301-13908_3-10025595-59.html ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** How a Global Internet Policy Might Look On the eve of what could be a seismic shift in government, talk has been heating up about tech policy in the United States. http://www.internetnews.com/stats/article.php/3768156 Whither the internet? Last November, hundreds of government, industry leaders and internet activists from around the planet gathered in Rio de Janeiro for the second Internet Governance Forum. It was the one in a series of five annual meetings aimed at creating a global conversation about the future of the internet and perhaps recommendations to the United Nations and the World Summit on the Information Society about policies that might be developed to promote widespread public access to the internet and how the internet might be configured. http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/260/report_display.asp How Rise in Nationalism and Industry's Lack of Foresight Could Mean a Fragmented and Isolated Web by Alexa Raad I have been thinking a lot lately on the topic of the free flow of information on the internet—what kinds of tools are available now and in the future for governments (especially repressive ones) to control content, isolate their people and keep any contrary viewpoints censored. http://www.circleid.com/posts/88267_nationalism_internationalized_domain_names/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN needs a translation expert - do you know one? ICANN is becoming a more multilingual organization and in doing so has spent a year, with some expert help and plenty of useful feedback from the community, developing and implementing a translation programme. http://blog.icann.org/?p=349 IIC consultation at APNIC in New Zealand - TODAY! by Kieren McCarthy As part of the Improving Institutional Confidence in ICANN consultation, we are holding a series of regional consultative meetings where the documents created by the President’s Strategy Committee (PSC) are outlined and attendees are given the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. http://blog.icann.org/?p=348 New gTLDs: Comments on the Unsigned "The Economic Case for Auctions" by Eric Brunner-Williams When Kurt Pritz briefed the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council (and observers) in Los Angeles April 10th and 11th, the new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) process model flows transition through an "auction" state in two of the three paths where two or more applications existed for the same (or similar) strings. At that time Kurt, speaking for Staff, was clear that the existence of a well-defined community was not dispositive, which surprised the Council members from the Intellectual Property Constituency. http://www.circleid.com/posts/gtld_comments_economic_case_for_auctions/ ICANN Auctioning New Top-Level Domains: Serving Public Interest or Its Own? ICANN has recently published a number of updates to the implementation program for new gTLDs. One of these updates is a paper by ICANN's "auction design consultant PowerAuctions LLC". The document makes a case for an auction to be held for the "resolution of contention among competing new gTLD applicants for identical or similar strings." In other words, two (or more) applicants for ".bank", or applicants for ".bank" and ".banks." http://www.circleid.com/posts/88273_icann_auction_top_level_domains/ The Bid for International Cyber Property Rights As ICANN prepares to make a major change to its top-level domain policy, the move presents an unprecedented opportunity for businesses to establish their identities on a global scale, writes branding and naming expert Naseem Javed. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/The-Bid-for-International-Cyber-Property-Rights-64299.html http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64299.html ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** ME domains names hit market in record style - Domain auction Domain names are a big part of any internet business. As anybody that has had a modicum of success in the online world can tell you, an easy to remember domain name is absolutely essential to name branding yourself in the online market. http://www.onlinecasino.org/news/me-domains-names-hit-market-in-record-style-domain-auction-1827.php NIRA to clean up Nigeria's internet image, raise funds The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has arisen from its' fourth Annual General Meeting in (AGM) in Lagos, resolving to find ways of generating funds to exercise its mandate as well as to work to improve the country's poor image in the cyberspace. http://www.businessdayonline.com/technology/15172.html New .tel Domain Name – Available To Trade Mark Owners From December 2008 [reg req'd] The next generation of Domain Names will arrive later this year. Unlike its predecessors (like the .mobi Domain) the .tel Domain is not targeted to those wanting a Domain from which to run, for example, a company website. Rather, the .tel Domain aims to act as a name based navigation system. http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=65016 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** White House Imposes New Security Mandate for Federal Agencies The Bush administration has ordered all federal agencies to adopt new measures to shore up the security of government Web sites, setting a January 2009 deadline for implementing the changes across all dot-gov domains. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/08/dns_security_mandatory_for_all.html A New Breed Of Hackers Tracks Online Acts of War Here in the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, a new breed of hackers is conducting digital espionage. They are among a growing number of investigators who monitor how traffic is routed through countries, where Web sites are blocked and why it's all happening. Now they are turning their scrutiny to a new weapon of international warfare: cyber attacks. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603128.html Trusted sites thwart net hijacks US researchers have found a way to thwart hack attacks which intercept data passing from a PC to a website. These "man-in-the-middle" attacks are hard to spot because they involve hi-tech hackers who have total control over data streams. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7581949.stm Gaping hole opened in Internet's trust-based BGP protocol New details on an old bug could bring the BGP protocol's vulnerability back into the spotlight, some ten years after it was first reported. This particular problem is considered by experts to be at least as bad as last month's well-publicized DNS, but in this case, there's no ready-made solution. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080827-inherent-security-flaw-poses-risk-to-internet-users.html Revealed: The Internet's Biggest Security Hole Two security researchers have demonstrated a new technique to stealthily intercept internet traffic on a scale previously presumed to be unavailable to anyone outside of intelligence agencies like the National Security Agency. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/revealed-the-in.html RAM raiders: inside secrets of the cyber hackers Hackers have a reputation for sneaking around the internet stealing money and identities, even threatening national security. But the White Hats are hackers who spot security breaches and are a force for good http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4606524.ece Hundreds of Dutch web sites hacked by Islamic hackers In what appears to be a mass defacement, where several hundred domains take advantage of a shared hosting provider,Net Devilz Netherlands starting as of this Friday, an Islamic hacker known as nEt^DeViL — this is not the NetDevilz team that hijacked the DNS records of the ICANN and Photobucket in June — managed to successfully hack a couple of hundred Dutch web sites as a hacktivist response to the release of the Fitna film, a controversial film released by Geert Wilders, a member of the Dutch parliament in March, 2008. http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1788 http://europenews.dk/en/node/13361 How to prevent Rogers from hijacking your web browser Rogers violates net neutrality again by hijacking failed DNS Lookups Last month, Digital Home Canada informed our readers about how the Rogers High Speed Internet service had begun redirecting customers mistyped URL's to web pages laden with Rogers advertising, a practice that has played havoc with users trying to connect to their office intranet from home and could leave Rogers customers vulnerable to hackers. ... The practice, sometimes DNS re-direction or hi-jacking, was roundly denounced by ICANN in 2004 and is considered by many internet commentators as a violation of the tenets of net neutrality. http://www.digitalhome.ca/content/view/2757/206/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Online Pharmacy Risks Rising, Report Finds Online pharmacies are becoming more popular among consumers and criminals, raising the possibility of online fraud and counterfeit medicines. Consumers are looking to save money because pharmaceuticals are expensive and the economy is weak. http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210200864 "Googler" is not a verb: UDRP decision A registrant who registered 26 domain names with Wild West Domains, Melbourne IT's Internet Names Worldwide and GoDaddy containing "googler" such as businessgoogler.com and cargoogler.com has lost a UDRP complaint. The decision said the domain names were registered in bad faith. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5768 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/08/27/googler-is-not-a-verb-udrp-decision/ http://domainnews.com/en/general/googler-is-not-a-verb-udrp-decision.html DNN.com: History Behind Domain Name News’ New Domain Domain Name News has scored the domain DNN.com. But there’s a story behind the domain. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/26/dnncom-history-behind-domain-name-news-new-domain/ Interview With trendicator: YXL.COM Stolen and Recovered DomainMagnate brings you an exclusive interview with “trendicator” from namepros, who Had YXL.COM Stolen and Recovered It. Read through for first hand tips on how to keep your names secure and what you should do in case your domains get stolen. http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/08/25/interview-with-trendicator-yxlcom-stolen-and-recovered/ Bay Area Man Holds obamabiden.com Domain Name A Bay Area man with quite a bit of foresight has already registered a domain name that would be of great interest to the Obama-Biden campaign. But he may face consequences if he tries to sell it to the Democratic nominee. http://cbs5.com/local/obama.biden.domain.2.803035.html Olympians protected - JIPO has ordered the block as a means of securing the property rights of Jamaican Olympians Jamaica has moved to protect the domains of Olympic winners. The action, taken by the Jamaica intellectual property office (JIPO), follows similar measures taken by China, which last week announced that it would block attempted Internet registrations of Olympic winners. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080826/lead/lead8.html ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Researchers: IPv6 traffic a mere 0.0026 percent of total Arbor Networks, a supplier of "secure service control solutions," cooperated with some 90 ISPs and other organizations running large networks to find out more about how much IPv6 traffic is really flowing over the Internet. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080825-researchers-ipv6-traffic-a-mere-0-0026-percent-of-total.html IPv6's Long March by Yves Poppe With the thousands of IPv6 controlled lights dimming over the 2008 Olympics, the long march on the road to IPv6 continues as the Olympic IPv6 Workout enters history. The early objective of full commercial deployment for 2008 proved elusive and more realistic goals were set and met with success. http://www.circleid.com/posts/88265_ipv6_long_march/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** GoDaddy blocked in China GoDaddy, the world's leading domain name registrar, is inaccessible in China, writes Moonlight Blog. Possible reasons? Efforts to prevent people from registering Olympic winners' names, or the hope that Chinese users will register domains in China. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13908_3-10025595-59.html Moniker Offers $7.49 .Mobi Domain Names Moniker slashes prices for new registrations on .mobi domains. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/28/moniker-offers-749-mobi-domain-names/ Competition Works: Moniker Changes Auction Terms Moniker shortens length of exclusivity period and changes auto-renew clause. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/27/competition-works-moniker-changes-auction-terms/ ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Master of My Domaining: 10 Things I’ve Learned About Domaining Since I Jumped Into The Pool It’s been a little over nine months since I started the SEO - Domainer Lovefest (if you think you preceded me, you can take credit for it on your own blog!) and John Andrews left me a comment the other day asking for a SITREP on my escapades. The following is a brain dump of what I’ve learned over the last year or so of taking domaining seriously. http://www.domaininformer.com/guides/General_Information/articles/080825MasterofMyDomaining.html Sedo Revamps Offers Page and Process Domain aftermarket adds new features for buying and selling domain names. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/25/sedo-revamps-offers-page-and-process/ ReplyCylce Taps Into New Revenue Source For Domain Name Owners ... ReplyCycle, which is slated to launch at TRAFFIC Brooklyn, provides a service that will generate additional revenue for domain owners from a previously untapped source. No, it has nothing to do with parking, affiliate programs, selling more domains or even domain development. Think Email. http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-companies/replycylce-taps-into-new-revenue-source-for-domain-name-owners/2156 Creative Thinking: Replycycle for Parked Domain Names Our friend Adam Strong over at Domain Name News has the scoop on a new product launching at TRAFFIC Brooklyn next month. Replycycle is a system for responding to misdirected e-mail, such as an e-mail sent to a parked domain name. This can create an additional monetization stream for parked domains — something that is sorely needed right now. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/26/creative-thinking-replycycle-for-parked-domain-names/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Studie: IPv6 macht nur wenige Promille des Internetverkehrs aus Das US-Unternehmen Arbor Networks hat eine Untersuchung vorgelegt, die die Nutzung von IPv6 im Internet über einen Zeitraum von zwölf Monaten in Zahlen fasst. Arbor Networks stellt Netzwerkanalyse- und -Monitoring-Hilfsmittel her. Für die Studie hat das Unternehmen den Netzwerkverkehr von insgesamt 2393 Peering- und Backbone-Routern bei 98 Internet Service Providern, Hostern und Inhalteanbietern aus Nordamerika (65), Europa, Naher Osten, Afrika (27) und Asien (6) analysiert. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Studie-IPv6-macht-nur-wenige-Promille-des-Internetverkehrs-aus--/meldung/114930 ICANN – Zwangstransfer für DotForce-Domains Die Internetverwaltung ICANN weist Kunden des koreanischen Registrars DotForce Corp. darauf hin, dass sämtliche dort angemeldeten Webadressen zwangsweise umziehen müssen. Domain-Verluste sollen weitgehend ausgeschlossen sein. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/icann-zwangstransfer-fuer-dotforce-domains-id667258.html Minimaler IPv6-Anteil an Internetverkehr Arbor Networks hat die Nutzung von IPv6 während zwölf Monaten untersucht. http://www.infoweek.ch/news/NW_single.cfm?news_ID=18873 TLDs – Neues von .me, .eu und .su Totgesagte leben länger: das Länderkürzel der Sowjetunion hat sich wohl dauerhaft ein Existenzrecht im Cyberspace gesichert. Die Endung .me, hervorgegangen aus der auseinandergebrochenen Republik Jugoslawien, kann sich ebenfalls schon kurz nach dem Start behaupten. Und bei .eu ist laut EURid alles im Lot. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/tlds-neues-von-me-eu-und-su-id667260.html Panelist – Wie wird man UDRP-Schiedsrichter? Manch einem kommt es spanisch vor, wie Gerichte und Streitbeilegungsstellen wie die Genfer WIPO zu ihren Domain-Entscheidungen kommen. Während die Strukturen staatlicher Justiz durchaus bekannt sind, fragt sich, wer die Entscheidungen in Streitbeilegungsverfahren trifft und wie es dazu kommt. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/panelist-wie-wird-man-udrp-schiedsrichter-id667259.html Neue Angebotsseite für Domains ist online: Jetzt mit neuen, nützlichen Funktionen Wir haben die Angebotsseite, auf der Domains zum Verkauf präsentiert werden, komplett überarbeitet und zusätzlich mit neuen Funktionen versehen: http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2147 Le Public interest registry recense sept millions de .org Le registre mondial des noms de domaine en .org, le Pir (Public Interest registry), annonce avoir atteint les sept millions de .org. Cette extension de nom de domaine prendrait ainsi la troisième place derrière le .com et le .net. http://www.neteco.com/157644-public-interest-registry-recense-org.html 7 millions de .org ont été déposés depuis sa création Selon le Public Interest registry (Pir), le nom générique de domaine de premier niveau ".org" aurait été déposé 7 millions de fois depuis sa création en 1985. http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/international/30672/7-millions-de--org-ont-ete-deposes-depuis-sa-creation.shtml La lente adoption de l'IPv6 Voilà vingt ans déjà que le protocole Internet de version 4 (IPv4) est utilisé par les serveurs web. Ce protocole arrive à saturation car il est limité à 4 294 967 296 adresses IP. http://www.neteco.com/157626-ipv6-adoption-lente.html La migration vers IPv6 est lente et provoque l'inquiétude Nous parlions récemment de la migration vers le protocole IP dans sa version 6. Représentant l’avenir depuis maintenant longtemps, il doit permettre la correction d’un problème de taille avec la version 4 actuelle : celui de la pénurie annoncée d’adresses IP disponibles pour l’ensemble des machines et équipements qui se connectent à Internet. http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/45522-ipv4-ipv6-migration-inquietude.htm http://fr.news.yahoo.com/pcinpact/20080825/ttc-la-migration-vers-ipv6-est-lente-et-c2f7783.html Le MailClub adhère au service whois de l'Afnic Le MailClub, hébergeur et gestionnaire de portefeuilles de noms de domaine, annonce son adhésion au service d'accès au whois de l'Afnic. http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/france/30566/le-mailclub-adhere-au-service-whois-de-l-afnic.shtml Conférence ICANN : se protéger du phishing Demain 26 août, l'ICANN organise une web conférence d'information sur les cas d'usurpation d'identité des bureaux d'enregistrement lors d'attaques de phishing. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1618/conference-icann-se-proteger-du-phishing.php Obama-Biden, des noms de domaine à foison Depuis l'officialisation de Joe Biden comme colistier de Barack Obama pour aller conquérir la Maison Blanche, les enregistrements de noms de domaine autour des deux hommes se multiplient. Analyse. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1622/obama-biden-des-noms-de-domaine-a-foison.php La Chine protège ses athlètes du celebrity-squatting Les autorités chinoises chargées des sports et le CNNIC ont pré-enregistré les noms des 639 athlètes de la délégation chinoise avant même l’ouverture des Jeux Olympiques de Pékin. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1620/la-chine-protege-ses-athletes-du-celebrity-squatting.php Los ganadores de Beijing también son oro en Internet Comerciantes en línea están sacando provecho de los Juegos de Beijing vendiendo artículos relacionados con los ganadores de medallas de oro, con cifras exorbitantes de productos que van desde autógrafos hasta medias. http://derf.com.ar/despachos.asp?cod_des=218552 .ar: Organismos del sector público tendrán el dominio .gob Todos los organismos y oficinas del sector público tendrán a partir del 8 de septiembre el dominio en internet gob.ar, que reemplazará al gov.ar utilizado hasta ahora -derivado de la palabra gobierno en inglés-. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1681 Tenue à Port-au-Prince de l’Atelier technique sur les politiques de gestion de noms de domaines des pays caribéens Du 25 au 28 août se tiendra à Port-au-Prince l’Atelier technique sur les politiques de Gestion de noms de Domaines des pays caribéens organisé par le CTU et la Conatel. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1680 .ec; Promoción dominios .EC desde US$11 Aproveche esta oportunidad para registrar sus dominios nuevos desde el 1 al 30 de Septiembre del 2008 a cuotas por año desde US$ 11 cuando registra por 5 años y hasta US $ 17 cuando registra por 1 año http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1679 Bedrijf koopt domeinnaam voor 5,5 ton Het Nederlandse internetbedrijf Treasuron heeft de domeinnaam printer.com gekocht voor 800.000 dollar (bijna 550.000 euro) en deed daarmee een van de grootste domeinnaamtransacties uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis. http://www.refdag.nl/artikel/1357528/Bedrijf+koopt+domeinnaam+voor+55+ton.html Nesten ingen bruker IPv6 Nettet tømmes for IP-adresser, og overgangen til løsningen ligger langt bak skjema. http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=783818 Advarer mot gigantisk sikkerhetshull Nettets åpne struktur er dets største styrke og grunnleggende forutsetning, men også dets største svakhet. Ifølge datasikkerhetsekspertene Alex Pilosov og Anton «Tony» Kapela kan en av grunnfunksjonene i nettets virkemåte, rutingprotokollen BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), være nettets aller største sikkerhetshull. http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2008/08/27/544940.html Story on IPv4/6 in Russian http://lenta.ru/news/2008/08/25/ip/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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/. Also see http://technewsreview.com.au/ for recent updates. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2008 --------- David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David @yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile); +61 2 9665 5773 (home) "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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