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Headlines from the edition of the news include: Appraising the Success of the IGF by Milton Mueller | Regional Address Registries, Governance and Internet Freedom by Brenden Kuerbis | AFNIC publish annual report on booming state of .fr domain name industry | Nominet Report Shows Worldwide ccTLD Registrations Growing Rapidly | Cyber-attack on US Defense Department computers raises concerns And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Update: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Draft Implementation Plan http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26nov08-en.htm 281,000 Domains to be Transferred from EstDomains to Directi http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-25nov08-en.htm Nominet fingers governance scrutineer http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/26/nominet_governance_reviewer/ Experts to Feds: Sign the DNS root ASAP: US government urged to deploy DNS security measures, but through ICANN not VeriSign http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/268765/ Microsoft files new cybersquatting charges [IDG] http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/112608-microsoft-files-new-cybersquatting.html ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** As free as they decide we can be The internet offers us an illusion of total freedom of speech. But simple changes to the law would protect us from censorship ... This online discussion culminated in a major offline conference last week at Cumberland Lodge, No Frontiers: Free Speech and the Internet, co-hosted by English PEN and the 21st-Century Trust, where these questions were debated by lawyers such as Tom Frederiske, journalists including Lifen Zhang, editor of the FT's China site, philosophers such as Jonathan Ree, sociologists like Digby Anderson, internet specialists including Ross Anderson, Jonathan Briggs and Ian Brown, activists like Jo Glanville of Index and Isabel Hilton of China Dialogue, and technocrats such as Maria Farrell of ICANN. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/25/comment Africa to exploit Internet Global Forum in Egypt AFRICA will be hoping to exploit the forthcoming Internet Global Forum (IGF) in the Egyptian capital, Cairo early next year, to push their agenda for the advancement of technology on the continent. http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=1830 Internet Governance Forum 2008 kick starts on Dec 3 The proposed theme for deliberations in the Hyderabad meeting - 'Internet for All' charts out an ambitious and inclusive growth path for Internet. http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Nov242008/scroll20081124102526.asp India to host Internet Governance Forum 2008 Under the aegis of the United Nations, the third meeting of the Internet Governance Forum would be held from December 3 to 6, 2008, at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Hyderabad. http://www.ciol.com/News/News-Reports/India-to-host-Internet-Governance-Forum-2008/241108112992/0/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Update: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Draft Implementation Plan ICANN is pleased to release an updated draft Implementation Plan for the IDN ccTLD fast track process [PDF, 265K]. The updated document contains clarifying information about the notion of IDN tables. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26nov08-en.htm 281,000 Domains to be Transferred from EstDomains to Directi An estimated 281,000 domain names held by EstDomains will be transferred to ICANN-accredited registrar Directi Internet Solutions following the termination of EstDomains' registrar accreditation yesterday. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-25nov08-en.htm ICANN to transfer 281,000 domains to new registrar ICANN said Tuesday it will transfer about 281,000 domains that formerly were managed by a registrar whose right to issue new addresses was revoked last month. http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/129411,icann-to-transfer-281000-domains-to-new-registrar.aspx 281,000 Domains to be Transferred from EstDomains to Directi An estimated 281,000 domain names held by EstDomains will be transferred to ICANN-accredited registrar Directi Internet Solutions following the termination of EstDomains' registrar accreditation yesterday. http://www.turk.internet.com/haber/yazigoster.php3?yaziid=22511 ICANN to Open New Top Level Domains Mid 2009 ICANN is entering the final stages of a four year process to open up the Internet to the creation of a (largely) unrestricted range of new gTLDs, like .com, .net and the current 'country level gTLDs like .au http://www.webhostdir.com/news/showNews.aspx?ID=29412 http://www.webhosting.info/news/1/icann-to-open-new-top-level-domains-by-mid-2009_1126087446.htm http://www.itwire.com/content/view/21902/53/ ResellerClub to Take Over EstDomains Domain registrar ResellerClub announced on Tuesday that it will be taking over the business of controversial Estonia-based domain registrar EstDomains as a result of the latter's recent de-accreditation by domain name regulation body ICANN. http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/112508_ResellerClub_to_Take_Over_EstDomains.cfm ResellerClub Announces Takeover of EstDomains Inc. Company to take over EstDomains Inc Registrar operations as a result of the latter's recent de-accreditation by ICANN. http://www.webhosting.info/news/1/resellerclub-announces-takeover-of-estdomains-inc_1125082188.htm Bulgaria Surveys Suggestions for .eu Internet Domain in Cyrillic Bulgaria's State Agency for Information Technologies and Communication announced Monday a procedure for suggestions about the potential registration of a .eu Internet domain in Cyrillic. http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=99193 ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** tel: The time to register for a domain name is now The new .tel Internet top level domain, or TLD (.com is an example of a TLD) launching soon may revolutionize the way we keep in touch -- assuming it becomes widely adopted. http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Business/Columnists/Canton_David/2008/11/24/7512926-sun.html Telnic to launch new .tel domain for marketers Registry operator Telnic will next week launch a new .tel platform that won’t require a Web site and is optimized for mobile delivery with even less code than a small-screen-formatted site. http://mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/advertising/2171.html Analysis: ".tel" Domain Name To Become Available Soon There's a new TLD on the block, and broadcasters and other media companies will want to protect URLs that include their call signs, unique slogans and positioning statements or other registered marks or names. http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/11/26/analysis:-%2526quot%3B.tel%2526quot%3B-domain-name-become-available-soon Tech Weekly: YouTube on video rights, and dottel YouTube's director of video partnerships on fingerprinting technology, and we check out a new web domain: dottel ... Bobbie Johnson meets Telnic's Justin Hayward and learns everything he wanted to know about the dottel domain, but was afraid to ask. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/audio/2008/nov/25/tech-weekly-podcast-you-tube Important News For Trademark Owners: .TEL Domain Sunrise Period Opens December 3, 2008 [reg req'd] We no longer have to imagine one global online directory where every company and brand owner can provide all of its contact information in one place in a fully interactive, fast, easy to use format, thus making it quickly accessible to any Internet user worldwide. http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=70342 .TEL Domain the Ultimate Business Card for Executives Dotster expert available to discuss why the newest TLD, .TEL, is a must-have for business owners and executives. http://www.webhostdir.com/news/showNews.aspx?ID=29409 .uk Domain in the Primary and Secondary Markets Last week Nominet, the registry responsible for the .uk domain extension, released its annual Domain Name Industry Report for 2007. This annual report includes not only information about the .uk domain market but also some very interesting statistics on the global primary domain market. Below are some impressive growth statistics. http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2234 Nominet fingers governance scrutineer Nominet has appointed management academic Professor Bob Garratt to conduct an independent review of its governance structures as it aims to steer though a crisis prompted by member unrest and pressure from Whitehall. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/26/nominet_governance_reviewer/ Nominet appoints man to lead corporate governance review [sub req'd] UK domain name registrar Nominet has appointed Professor Bob Garratt to lead an independent review of its current corporate governance structure. http://telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=647426 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Experts to Feds: Sign the DNS root ASAP: US government urged to deploy DNS security measures, but through ICANN not VeriSign Internet security gurus and leading vendors are urging the US federal government to rapidly deploy security and authentication mechanisms at the top level of the DNS hierarchy, which is known as the root zone. http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/268765/ http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/11/25/Experts_to_Feds_Sign_the_DNS_root_ASAP_1.html http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/268765/ http://computerworld.com.au/article/268765/ http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsid=107613 Phishers Increase Abuse of Specific Top-Level Domains A new study from the Anti-Phishing Working Group revealed phishers are increasing their use of TLDs in their campaigns. According to the research, the .HK and .TH domains led the way with the most phishing attacks per 10,000 domains. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Phishers-Increase-Abuse-of-Specific-TopLevel-Domains/ China Suspends 300 Phishing Website Domain Names According to Anti-Phishing Alliance of China, by October 30, 2008 it had suspended the domain names of more than 300 Chinese phishing websites with the help of the anti-phishing system based on the .CN domain names. http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/11/25/8088-china-suspends-300-phishing-website-domain-names/ US government to consider encrypting root zone DNS hosts The public comments period has officially ended for the NTIA's consideration of requiring domain name servers within the Internet's root zone to, at long last, encrypt their communications. Could there really be any opposition? http://www.betanews.com/article/US_government_to_consider_encrypting_root_zone_DNS_hosts/1227567279 ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Microsoft files new cybersquatting charges [IDG] Microsoft has charged a Florida company with cybersquatting in a new lawsuit filed Wednesday. Microsoft lists 23 Web addresses in the suit that it says are registered to Domain Investments and contain Microsoft trademarks or intentional misspellings of such names. The addresses include windoesmobile.com, wwwhotmajl.com, microsoft-games.com and zunedrivers.com. Many of the sites include advertising for various products and services. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/112608-microsoft-files-new-cybersquatting.html http://www.cio.com/article/466474/Microsoft_Files_New_Cybersquatting_Charges http://www.pcworld.com/article/154603/.html http://www.itworld.com/legal/58466/microsoft-files-new-cybersquatting-charges Business ordered to surrender Custer-related domain names A Keystone business has agreed to surrender four Internet domain names to the state of South Dakota, which in turn dropped a federal lawsuit over copyright infringement. http://www.argusleader.com/article/20081125/UPDATES/81125058/-1/nation ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Cybercriminals gearing up for Cyber Monday Cyber Monday is just days away and cybercriminals are preparing for it like an athlete would for Super Bowl Sunday, one security professional said. ... In preparation for the event, cybercriminals are registering new domain names, purchasing advertisement space and creating user profiles on social networking and e-commerce sites to host malicious content and lure users into clicking on it, Judge said. http://www.scmagazineus.com/Cybercriminals-gearing-up-for-Cyber-Monday/article/121597/ ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Internet.eu Sells for $26,250 Sedo has completed the sale of Internet.eu for $26,250, landing in the top ten publicly announced .eu domain sales of all time. Sedo has a lock on .eu sales, handling the top 20 sales of all time with the exception of one private sale, according to NameBio. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/11/25/interneteu-sells-for-26250/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Die Domain-Dealer sind dick im Geschäft: Spekulanten spielen virtuelles Monopoly Professioneller Handel mit Internetadressen ist zum Millionenbusiness geworden. Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen eines verschwiegenen Geschäfts, das mitunter kuriose Blüten treibt. http://www.news.at/articles/0847/542/226155/die-domain-dealer-geschaeft-spekulanten-monopoly Minus 84% – ICANN dreht Tasting das Wasser ab Der Internet-Verwaltung ICANN ist beim Kampf gegen das Domain-Tasting ein erster Sieg gelungen: dank einer Änderung der Vergabepolicy sank die Löschungsquote drastisch. Dafür wächst die Kritik an den Plänen zur Einführung neuer Top Level Domains. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/minus-84-icann-dreht-tasting-das-wasser-ab-id667324.html L'Afnic note la bonne santé du .fr Pour la deuxième année consécutive, l'Afnic a présenté son observatoire des noms de domaines en France. Avec une croissance de 36 %, l'extension en .fr se porte bien mais reste à la traîne sur le plan mondial. http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-l-afnic-note-la-bonne-sante-du-fr-27496.html Nom de domaine : l’extension .fr en pleine croissance L'extension .fr se porte bien selon l'observatoire 2008 de l'Internet en France publié par l'Association française pour le nommage internet en coopération (Afnic). En juillet 2008, elle comptait 1 150 000 nom de domaine, avec une croissance de 36 % en un an, dont un tiers détenus par des particuliers. http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39385116,00.htm Extension .fr : l'Afnic fait le point Association chargée de gérer l'extension .fr, l'Afnic publie son observatoire des noms de domaine en France soulignant une progression régulière pour l'extension nationale. http://www.generation-nt.com/extension-nom-domaine-afnic-fr-actualite-192971.html L'Afnic perçoit une "progression régulière" de l'extension .fr La 2ème édition de l'Observatoire du marché des noms de domaine propose des focus sur le marché, les usages, l'IPv6 ou les litiges. http://www.vnunet.fr/news/l_afnic_percoit_une_progression_reguliere_de_l_extension__fr-2029436 Internet : 1,2 million de domaines '.fr' Le .com, reste l’extension la plus usitée. En Europe, les extensions allemandes et britanniques, le .de et le .uk, conservent leur avance sur le .fr http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2008/11/25/internet___1_2_million_de_domaines___fr__ Internet: 1,3 million de noms de domaine en .fr, qui poursuit sa croissance [AFP] Près de 1,3 million de noms de domaine sur internet se terminent en .fr, une extension qui connaît une forte croissance et semble donc "bien armée" en cas de création de nouvelles extensions, a indiqué mardi l'Afnic, l'Association française pour le nommage internet en coopération. http://www.24heures.ch/depeches/hi-tech/internet-13-million-noms-domaine-fr-poursuit-croissance http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/internet-million-a148879.html http://www.edicom.ch/fr/news/media_hightech/1198_5854352.html http://www.lexpansion.com/economie/actualite-high-tech/1-3-million_168752.html Le cyberespace compte désormais plus d'un million de .FR Cette année, 300.000 nouveaux noms de domaine en .FR ont été crées (+36% en un an), portant ainsi le total à plus de 1,15 million. http://www.neteco.com/242174-afnic.html Le .fr continue sa belle croissance L'Afnic publie des chiffres sur le marché des noms de domaine en France. Des chiffres encourageants qui montrent, entre autres, que l'Hexagone n'a pas à rougir du déploiement de l'IPv6. http://www.01net.com/editorial/397032/le-.fr-continue-sa-belle-croissance/ Les arnaques au renouvellement de nom de domaine continuent En France, Domain Renewal Group est très actif dans ce classique de l'escroquerie, qui peut vous conduire à payer un autre registrar que le vôtre pour renouveler votre nom. Restez vigilants! http://www.01net.com/editorial/396829/les-arnaques-au-renouvellement-de-nom-de-domaine-continuent/ Le .fr est l'extension préférée des français L'AFNIC (Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération) vient de publier l'édition 2008 de son Observatoire du marché des noms de domaine en France. http://www.itrmanager.com/articles/84658/fr-est-extension-preferee-francais.html http://www.lavienumerique.com/articles/84658/fr-est-extension-preferee-francais.html Le .TEL expliqué par INDOM et TELNIC Ce mercredi 26 novembre, INDOM et TELNIC (registre du .TEL) organisent une conférence sur Internet pour présenter et expliquer le .TEL. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1709/le-tel-explique-par-indom-et-telnic.php Le Poker : jeu de hasard ou d’adresse ? Le gouverneur de l’état de Kentucky aux Etats-Unis a obtenu que 141 noms de sites de poker en ligne soient transférés vers un compte unique pour empêcher aux citoyens de son état d’y avoir accès. Les associations de défense du poker protestent. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1707/le-poker-jeu-de-hasard-ou-d-adresse.php 1,5 million de .BR enregistrés Le registre du .BR vient de dépasser les 1,5 million d’enregistrements et se rapproche ainsi du leader des noms de domaine en Amérique latine : l'Argentine. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1708/bresil-1-5-million-de-br-enregistres.php Un .VAUD pour le canton de Vaud En Suisse romande, un député socialiste défend la création d’un .VD ou .VAUD pour représenter sur internet la communauté du canton de Vaud, un canton suisse indépendant. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1710/canton-de-vaud-un-vaud-pour-le-canton-de-vaud.php Un .HEALTH défendu par la Belgique L’ISOC Belgium entend défendre fin 2009 devant l'ICANN un projet d'extension sécurisée qui permettra d’identifier les données médicales d’un individu à l’échelle internationale : le .HEALTH. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1711/sante-un-health-defendu-par-la-belgique.php LACTLD inicia Taller de Aspectos Comerciales para ccTLDs en LAC Con la presentacion de Pablo Hinojosa, liason del ICANN para America Latina, se dio inicio al I Taller de Aspectos Comerciales para ccTLDs en LAC, organizado por LACTLD y qie tiene como anfitrion al ccTLD .pe, y bajo el auspicio de Neustar, Sedo, Nic Mexico y la Red Cientifica Peruana. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1723 .cl: Cambio en el plazo de pago de nuevos dominios NIC Chile informa que a partir de las 00:00 hora local (CLST) del día 1° de diciembre de 2008, las solicitudes de creación de un nombre de dominio .CL deberán ser pagadas dentro del plazo de veinte (20) días corridos. http://nic.cl/anuncios/2008-11-24.html http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1724 Story in Russian mentioning ICANN http://www.itar-tass.com/level2.html?NewsID=13315890 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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