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Headlines from the edition of the news include: Vint Cerf talks up the next-generation internet | IANA TAR: Pressure by ICANN to be independent? by Brenden Kuerbis | RFP for New gTLDs to be Published by ICANN | Portland, Oregon, Jumps in With .pdx gTLD Proposal | au: Cyber Storm II: Security simulation offers insights | Cyber war game report highlights security holes | Chicago 2016 Dot-Com-troversy Heats Up | Kentucky Governor: All Your Gambling Sites Belong to Us by John Levine | The internet is running out of addresses – not | us: Domain Name Registrars Required to Help Fight Child Porn And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Japan Domain Market Demystified by Darshaun Nadeau http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6002 400,000 .no Domain Names Registered http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6015 EU Agency investigates the potential to improve Internet security by protecting Domain Name Systems (DNS) [news release] http://enisa.europa.eu/pages/02_01_press_2008_09_16_dns_internet_security.html Aust Govt can do more on cyber security: report http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24396122-5013040,00.html Australia's cybersecurity needs work [AAP] http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Australia-s-cybersecurity-needs-work/0,130061744,339292214,00.htm Kentucky Governor Seizes 141 Illegal Online Gambling Site Domain Names http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6006 NZ could lead world on IPv6, says INZ director http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/DE6D823CF2072330CC2574CC000D0B14 CNNIC: China's Internet Will Be Short Of IP Addresses Soon http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/09/23/7595-cnnic-chinas-internet-will-be-short-of-ip-addresses-soon/ Industry expert denies China's IP address shortage http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62046524,00.htm Father of the internet: 'web is running out of addresses' http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4819803.ece ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Bulk Transfer of Best Registration Services Domains to Dotster As a result of the de-accreditation of registrar Best Registration Services, Inc. dba BestRegistrar.com ("BRS"), ICANN initiated a process to identify a gaining registrar to receive BRS's gTLD names. In accordance with ICANN's Interim Terminated Registrar Transition Procedure, on 6 June 2008, ICANN initiated a Request for Statements of Interest (RFI) from registrars interested in receiving the names. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22sep08-en.htm Proposed Bylaws Revision Open For Comment Today ICANN is opening a public comment period on a proposed bylaw revision [PDF, 21K] from the ICANN Nominating Committee. The proposed revision would update the diversity requirements for selecting ICANN Board members to include domicile with country of citizenship. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-23sep08-en.htm Abkhazia, Kosovo, South Ossetia, Transnistria... My oh my. by Kim Davies Every year there are new world events that see possible border changes and a restructure to the way the world’s countries and territories are configured. Think back to 50 years ago, and the world’s map was very different. There are literally a hundred countries that exist today that did not exist a hundred years ago. I wonder what country code the Ottoman Empire would have? As these events occur, ICANN invariably receives requests to recognise new sovereign entities. http://blog.icann.org/?p=357 ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Japan Domain Market Demystified by Darshaun Nadeau Ever sat at one of the VeriSign "State of the domain" meetings at any of the ICANN meetings? Or read their reports about countries with the greatest opportunity in domains? Almost without question you will learn that Japan is earmarked as the country with the greatest opportunity for growth in the domain market. They take into consideration important factors such as GDP of a country, internet population, and current domain registration levels. With this they compare registrations with nations from around the world to come up with some predicted level of domain registrations a country should have. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6002 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/23/japan-domain-market-demystified/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/japan-domain-market-demystified.html http://www.circleid.com/posts/89228_japan_domain_name_market/ 400,000 Norwegian domain names [news release] Yesterday the counter at Norid rounded 400 000 domain names for the first time. The number has increased tenfold in ten years, and the growth is still strong. A domain name within .no is an obvious first choice among Norwegian companies. http://www.norid.no/nytt/pressemelding20080924.en.html 400,000 .no Domain Names Registered Norid, the ccTLD registry for .no (Norway) announced this week there were now 400,000 registrations of .no domain names, increasing tenfold in ten years. Today there are 400,331 domain names registered. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6015 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/24/400000-no-domain-names-registered/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** EU Agency investigates the potential to improve Internet security by protecting Domain Name Systems (DNS) [news release] The EU Agency ENISA is investigating the use of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) and other advanced technologies for improving the resilience of public communication networks. http://enisa.europa.eu/pages/02_01_press_2008_09_16_dns_internet_security.html Aust Govt can do more on cyber security: report The quick and ferocious nature of cyber attacks on government must be recognised in the next generation of security, a previously unreleased report from the Attorney-General's Department urges. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24396122-5013040,00.html Australia's cybersecurity needs work [AAP] A previously unreleased report from Australia's attorney-general's department has urged the government to take action to curb the quick and ferocious nature of modern cyber-attacks. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Australia-s-cybersecurity-needs-work/0,130061744,339292214,00.htm us: Feds tighten security on .gov When you file your taxes online, you want to be sure that the Web site you visit -- www.irs.gov -- is operated by the Internal Revenue Service and not a scam artist. By the end of next year, you can be confident that every U.S. government Web page is being served up by the appropriate agency. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/092208-government-web-security.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/151401/feds_tighten_security_on_gov.html Uncle Sam to fight cache poisoning with switch to DNSSEC DNS security has been a hot topic this summer, ever since the news broke that security researcher Dan Kaminsky had discovered a new flaw in the system. That particular issue has since been patched, but the announcement refocused attention on the DNS protocol and its many security shortcomings. Now, the United States government has announced that all .gov domains will begin to transition to the secure DNS protocol known as DNSSEC, and must complete the adoption process by December 2009. .gov is the second gTLD to announce such a switch; .org announced it would convert to DNSSEC in late July of this year. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080922-gov-is-latest-gtld-to-hop-aboard-the-dnssec-bandwagon.html Has the war on terror scored a virtual victory? Score one for the good guys – if, that is, you believe that some websites are just so wrong that they are fair game for a takedown. Alternatively, bemoan the demise of a voice that you may not agree with, but which at least gave you the opportunity to understand better what the other side in the “war on terror” are thinking. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/22/war_on_terror_propaganda/ 76 Pro-N.Korea Websites Working Overseas The National Police Agency is monitoring a total of 76 pro-North Korea websites overseas. According to data on the NPA submitted to Grand National Party lawmaker Lee Bum-rae of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee, of the websites with servers abroad, 31 in the U.S., 19 in Japan, 13 in China, 4 in Germany, and 9 in other countries. Some pro-Pyongyang websites reportedly use disguised domain names, such as "...book center," "...Korean music," "...university," "...bank," "...baduk," or "...travel agency," instead of names that are easily indicative of North Korea. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200809/200809230005.html Estonian Cyber Security Strategy Document: Translated and Public The Estonians have a public version of their cyber security strategy translated into English (currently available offline only). The concept of a national strategy for cyber security is one which I am particularly fond of... The following is the Summary section from the document which might be of interest http://www.circleid.com/posts/estonian_cyber_security_strategy/ US leads the world in computer attacks The US is leading the world in the number of computer attacks that originate from within its borders, according to new data from SecureWorks. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2226764/leads-world-computer-attacks ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** ca: 2010 Olympic organizers apply for trademark on lines from national anthem ... Vancouver organizers have already taken small businesses in the Vancouver area to court for using the word Olympic in their names - even ones in existence long before the Games were awarded to Vancouver - and have launched lawsuits against people who've tried to register Olympic-related domain names for the Internet. http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080924153088/wire/bc-news/2010-olympic-organizers-apply-for-trademark-on-lines-from-national-anthem.html Kentucky Governor Seizes 141 Illegal Online Gambling Site Domain Names In an effort to clamp down on illegal and unregulated online gambling, the Kentucky Govenor Steve Beshear sought and was granted an order transferring the domain names of 141 illegal online gambling sites to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6006 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/23/kentucky-governor-seizes-141-illegal-online-gambling-site-domain-names/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/kentucky-governor-seizes-141-illegal-online-gambling-site-domain-names.html ENOM transfers HighRollersLounge.com to Kentucky Governor It looks like popular domain name registrar ENOM is complying with the online domain name seizure order issued by a Kentucky judge to the delight of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear. http://www.point-spreads.com/industry/092308-enom-transfers-highrollerslounge.com-to-kentucky-governor.html LuckyPyramidCasino.com seized by Kentucky Governor, Who is Next to fall? As earlier predicted, the Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has already successfully seized at least one online gambling domain name called LuckyPyramidCasino.com. http://www.point-spreads.com/industry/092308-luckypyramidcasino.com-seized-by-kentucky-governor-who-is-next-to-fall.html Kentucky tries to seize gambling site domain names Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has found an innovative solution to dealing with the drop in state revenues as spending on horse racing drops. When all else fails, blame the online gambling sites, and attempt to seize their domain names. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080924-kentucky-tries-to-seize-gambling-site-domain-names.html Kentucky USA Court Orders Seizure of 141 Poker, Gambling Domain Names The Franklin Circuit Court of Kentucky, USA, has issued an order of seizure against 141 internet domain names related to online poker and online gambling, including AbsolutePoker.com, Bodoglife.com, Cakepoker.com, Doylesroom.com, Fulltiltpoker.com, and PokerStars.com, according to reports today by the Gaming Intelligence Group. ... Here is the List: http://www.pokerpages.com/poker-news/news/kentucky-usa-court-orders-seizure-of-141-poker-gambling-domain-names--31137.htm Kentucky Seizes Domain Names Of Web Gambling Sites A Franklin County Circuit judge last week ordered the transfer of the domain names of 141 illegal Internet gambling sites to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in an effort to stop illegal and unregulated online gaming. Kentucky is the first state to bring an action against Internet gambling operators that has resulted in the seizure of domain names. http://www.kypost.com/content/news/commonwealth/story.aspx?content_id=18747748-4ec9-42eb-bad2-5713979b3d6c Ky. governor seeking to block online gambling [AP] Kentucky's pro-gambling governor is looking to make sure all bets are off for more than 140 online gambling Web sites that operate in the state known for the world's biggest horse race. Gov. Steve Beshear said his administration has asked a Franklin County Circuit Court judge to give the state control of 141 gambling Web site domain names. http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/532985.html http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x1488612697/Ky-governor-seeking-to-block-online-gambling State cracks down on Net gambling Kentucky is commandeering 141 domain names of Internet gambling sites in a novel legal move to crack down on the unregulated industry. http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/533470.html Kentucky A Little Late Into Online Gambling Enforcement Game The state of Kentucky has come up with a plan on how to stop the illegal online gambling that is taking place. The only problem with the plan is that it comes at a time when the American government is moving closer to regulating Internet gambling. A Franklin County Circuit judge ordered domain names of illegally operating online gambling site to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. His goal was to stop unauthorized Internet gambling. http://www.casinogamblingweb.com/gambling-news/gambling-law/kentucky_a_little_late_into_online_gambling_enforcement_game_49235.html Metatags and the Trademark Law Part II ... The relationship between Metatags and domain name disputes: The use of Metatags has also been considered in cases which have come before Nominet’s dispute resolution service (DRS) and before ICANN under the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). In Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc v Graeme Hay (DRS 00389), the complainant, the registered owner of the Scooby-Doo trade mark and other trade marks consisting of the names of other characters from the series, brought an action regarding use of these marks as Metatags on the respondent’s website for a Scooby-Doo fan club. http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room/room/view_article.asp?name=../articles/9089-Metatags-and-trademark-infringement-PartII.htm ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** NZ could lead world on IPv6, says INZ director New Zealand is well placed to lead the world in the shift from IPv4 to IPv6 internet addressing, says InternetNZ executive director Keith Davidson. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/DE6D823CF2072330CC2574CC000D0B14 CNNIC: China's Internet Will Be Short Of IP Addresses Soon The Internet in China may soon run out. According to the China Internet Network Information Center, under the current allocation speed, China's IPv4 address resources can only meet the demand of 830 more days and if no proper measures are taken by then, new Chinese netizens will not be able to gain normal access to the Internet. http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/09/23/7595-cnnic-chinas-internet-will-be-short-of-ip-addresses-soon/ http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62046479,00.htm Experts: Chinese Internet Armageddon Not On The Horizon China's technology media reports have been awash this week with news that China might soon run out of Internet Protocol addresses, and therefore Chinese Internet users will lose their ability to get online. But now a new wave of reports say this is all exaggeration. http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/09/25/7615-experts-chines-internet-armageddon-not-on-the-horizon/ Industry expert denies China's IP address shortage Contrary to reports that claim China will soon run out of IP (Internet protocol) addresses, a local industry observer says Internet users will still be able to access the Internet despite the shortage of IPv4 addresses. http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62046524,00.htm China running out of IP addresses Chinese officials are calling for a mass migration to IPv6 after disclosing that they have only 830 days of IPv4 resources left. http://itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=85412 Father of the internet: 'web is running out of addresses' The world is about to run out of the internet addresses that allow computers to identify each other and communicate, the man who invented the system has told The Times. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4819803.ece http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,427303,00.html ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** European Parliament to postpone IP address privacy issue [IDG] European parliamentarians, set to vote on changes to the European telecommunications legal landscape this week, will put off at least one crucial question: Should IP addresses be considered private data? http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/092208-european-parliament-to-postpone-ip.html GoDaddy Files Patent for “Domain Name Hijack Protection” GoDaddy has filed a patent for a system to protect against domain name theft. The patent lists GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons as the sole inventor and was filed last year, but was not published until this month. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/23/godaddy-files-patent-for-domain-name-hijack-protection/ Who spent $3,200 for the domain and developed web site DNHour.com & why? We know the answer .... A company called USpeakWeType Technologies purchased dnhour.com from Quy Al Vin for $3,200 at the SEDO auction which concluded two weeks ago. USpeak also owns overflowlegal.com, another Digg-Style site for law. The domain name itself - dnhour -was not worth much, but the web site boasted solid traffic, Page Rank 4 and over 2,000 registered users. The site stacks up well against domaining.com, dnjournal.com and conceptualist.com. http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/09/who-purchased-d.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Sedo Calls for Domain Investor Case Studies! Built up an online empire at Sedo? Used parking earnings to buy a car? Used domains to raise business/personal capital? We'd like to hear from you! http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2171 Aftermarket.com Takes Different Approach to Domain Auctions While many are focusing on big ticket domains at Moniker and Rick Latona , I’ll be paying attention to Aftermarket.com auction. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/22/aftermarketcom-takes-different-approach-to-domain-auctions/ Domain Auctions aren’t for End Users. Get Over It. Domain name auctions have never been, and will never be, for end users: I’ve read a lot of complaints over the past week about how late the domain auction houses have released their auction lists for this week’s TRAFFIC show in NYC. That’s a fair complaint. Domain lists should be released weeks, not days, before an auction. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/22/domain-auctions-arent-for-end-users-get-over-it/ dotMobi Announces Special Online Premium Domain Name Auction with Leading Auctioneer Sedo [news release] dotMobi – the company behind the .mobi internet domain designed to help consumers find mobile-friendly content – today announced a special online auction for 200 highly desired premium .mobi domain names including actors.mobi, bands.mobi, blackjack.mobi, boys.mobi, cellphones.mobi, doctors.mobi, games.mobi, homeloans.mobi, house.mobi, model.mobi, quotes.mobi, racing.mobi, stamps.mobi, vip.mobi and xxx.mobi. http://mtld.mobi/node/1164 November Auction is Defining Moment for .Mobi Auction of 200 reserved domain names will test the aftermarket for .mobi domain names. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/23/november-auction-is-defining-moment-for-mobi/ au: Confessions of a shady underhand domain name dealer Domain name after market vendor NetFleet has been celebrating the recent opening of an aftermarket for .com.au domain names by revealing prices paid for some popular names, and branding all trades made prior to the new regime coming into force as having been through "shady underground negotiations." http://www.itwire.com/content/view/20751/1095/ Targeted T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Opening Night Auction sells 46 domains for $96,750 Once more we were will be live blogging the auction results of the auctions at the Targeted T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in New York. Tonight the Moniker/Snapnames Opening Night auction takes place, featuring selected domains from Rick Schwartz’s domain portfolio. http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-auction/targeted-traffic-new-york-2008-opening-night-auction-results/2418 Moniker Auction Nets $100k; Shows Market Weakness The first of four auctions at the TRAFFIC conference in New York has concluded. Moniker sold about $100,000 worth of domains, with the bulk of them in the $xxx to low $x,xxx range. The results were respectable, but definitely show that buyers are skittish right now. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/24/moniker-auction-nets-100k-shows-market-weakness/ Aftermarket.com Sells $150,000 in Live Domain Auction The Aftermarket.com auction at TRAFFIC just concluded with $148,700 in sales according to my unofficial tally. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/24/aftermarketcom-sells-150000-in-live-domain-auction/ Rick Latona Domain Name Auction Nets $750,000 Unofficial results show nearly $750,000 in sales at domain auction. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/24/rick-latona-domain-name-auction-nets-750000/ Yahoo Overhauls System for Selling Display Ads Yahoo announced on Wednesday the details about its system to buy and sell display advertising online, with the hope that the company can dominate the display ad market in the same way Google steers the search market. http://nytimes.com/2008/09/25/business/media/25yahoo.html Yahoo to transform Web ads with new system - Yang Yahoo Inc's chief executive said his company's new system will make Internet advertising cheaper and easier for publishers and advertisers. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-35638120080925 ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** China befürchtet Knappheit an IP-Adressen Das China Network Information Center (CNNIC) warnt davor, dass dem Land die IP-Adressen bald ausgehen. Bei dem gegenwärtigen Bedarf seien die Vorräte an Adressen Anfang 2011 aufgebraucht. Das Wachstum des Internets im Reich der Mitte hält unterdessen unvermindert an. http://www.golem.de/0809/62604.html China gehen die Internetadressen aus Wie ChinaTech News berichtet, hat das China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) davor gewarnt, dass China in ungefähr 830 Tagen über keine freien IPv4-Adressen mehr verfügen wird. Neue Nutzer könnten dann nicht mehr auf normalem Wege ins Internet, und für Service Provider gebe es keine Möglichkeit mehr, ihr Geschäft weiter auszubauen, erklärte die CNNIC. http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39196747,00.htm DDoS-Attacken gegen myanmarische Exilwebsites Pünktlich zum Jahrestag der blutig niedergeschlagenen Proteste im südostasiatischen Staat Myanmar melden mehrere von Dissidenten betriebene Websites, dass sie durch Distributed-Denial-of-Service-Attacken (DDoS) lahmgelegt wurden. Im Land haben die Behörden die Kontrolle des Internets verschärft. http://www.golem.de/0809/62557.html Die Fallensteller: Websurfer-Abzocke in der rechtlichen Grauzone ... Ungewollte Unterstützung: Jene, die teils ungewollt ihren Teil zum Erfolg der Abofallen-Masche beitragen, können oder wollen nichts dagegen tun. Die Abzock-Domain online-routenplaner.de etwa ist bei der deutschen Registry Denic auf Katarína Dovcová und ihr Unternehmen Online Content Ltd. http://www.heise.de/ct/07/20/090/ IDNs – eMails werden internationalisiert Eine Arbeitsgruppe der Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) hat Pläne vorgestellt, nach denen eMail-Adressen in vollständiger Länge internationalisiert werden können. Damit dürften auch internationalisierte Domain-Namen (IDNs) eine Aufwertung erfahren. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/idns-emails-werden-internationalisiert-id667278.html Buchtipp – Geistiges Eigentum und Menschenrechte Unter dem Titel "Immaterialgüterrecht – Das Verhältnis von geistigem Eigentum und Menschenrechten" haben die Herausgeber Horst-Peter Götting (TU Dresden) und Guido Westkamp (Queen Mary, University of London) eine Sammlung von Arbeiten zum Immaterialgüterrecht aus zwei von ihnen gehaltenen Seminaren in den Jahren 2006 und 2007 an der Technischen Universität Dresden zusammengetragen, die für den Marken- und Domain-Rechtler von Interesse sind. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/buchtipp-geistiges-eigentum-und-menschenrechte-id667279.html TLDs – Neues von .eu, .ar und .tel Konnte VeriSign letzte Woche im Domain Name Industry Brief noch mit Zahlen zu .com und .net glänzen, steht dem EURid mit dotEU in nichts nach. Argentinische .ar-Domains sprechen schon in wenigen Wochen spanisch, und bei .tel steht das VIP-Programm vor dem Start. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/tlds-neues-von-eu-ar-und-tel-id667280.html Über 100 exklusive .mobi-Domains in Auktion: Games.mobi, XXX.mobi, Cruise.mobi, Auto.mobi. Wer auf der Suche nach hochwertigen .mobi-Premium-Domainnamen ist, sollte sich die .mobi-Sonderauktion in Zusammenarbeit mit Sedo und der Registry dotMobi nicht entgehen lassen: http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2177 Vers les 4 millions de noms en Amérique latine Le marché latino américain compte désormais 3,9 millions de noms de domaine enregistrés. Une progression de 14% en 6 mois. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1647/vers-les-4-millions-de-noms-en-amerique-latine.php 100 000 .SG enregistrés L’extension géographique de Singapour, le .SG, vient d’atteindre son 100 000ème nom de domaine enregistré. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1646/singapour-100-000-sg-enregistres.php Un nom de domaine saisi pour payer les taxes d’un contribuable L’I.R.S. (Internal Revenue Service) l’organisme en charge des impôts et taxes aux Etats-Unis a procédé à la saisie du nom de domaine d'une clinique endettée et compte aujourd’hui le vendre aux enchères. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1648/un-nom-de-domaine-saisi-pour-payer-les-taxes-d-un-contribuable.php Quand s'applique la procédure d’interdiction provisoire ? Il existe des domaines d'application spécifiques de l’article L. 716-6 du Code de la propriété intellectuelle et du référé de droit commun. Quels sont-ils ? Un arrêt de la Cour d’appel d’Amiens, rendu sous l’égide du droit antérieur de lutte contre la contrefaçon, y répond de manière confuse et nous invite à analyser la question. http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/216/quand-s-applique-la-procedure-d-interdiction-provisoire.php La crise économique c’est fantastique Nous avions il y a quelque temps évoqué le choix de plus en plus restreint de noms de domaine, et le fait qu’il fallait maintenant imaginer de nouvelles chartes de nommage, en utilisant non plus de simples mots mais plutôt des expressions. Le cyber-squatter étant avant tout opportuniste, toutes les occasions liées à l’actualité sont bonnes pour enregistrer du nom de domaine à la pelle et tenter de trouver l’association de mots ou de marques qui fera mouche et pourrait se revendre une petite fortune dans pas longtemps. http://www.presse-citron.net/la-crise-economique-cest-fantastique Implementación: Política Global para la Distribución de Números de Sistemas Autónomos por parte de la IANA a los RIRs. En su sesión del 31 de Julio del 2008 el directorio del ICANN ratificó la referida política, la cuál ha cumplido con todos los pasos requeridos por Proceso de Desarrollo de Política Globales. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1703 Domeinkapers varen wel bij crisis Er is een segment van de economie dat uitermate goed vaart bij de crisis in de bankenwereld. Domeinkapers slaan massaal hun slag zodra er een nieuwe overname bekend wordt. http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/30/ECONOMIE/article/detail/33584/2008/09/23/Domeinkapers-varen-wel-bij-crisis.dhtml 400.004 norske nettsteder Norid, organisasjonen som har ansvaret for det norske toppdomenet .no, melder nå at antall domener under dette toppdomenet nå har passert 400.000, og er i skrivende øyeblikk 400.004. http://www.nettavisen.no/it/article2242355.ece Typisk .no å være god I 1995 var det 1000 norske domenenavn. Nå er tallet 400 000, og de fleste får gode skussmål i internasjonal test. http://www.idg.no/computerworld/article107529.ece Domenenavn tidoblet på ti år Det er fortsatt mange virksomheter uten domenenavn selv om antallet er mangedoblet. http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=787644 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The domain name news is supported by auDA For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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