Hi all, Just a short note to say this is the next-to-penultimate scheduled domain news for 2008, with a further edition next Monday or Tuesday.
I will be monitoring the news over the christmas and new year period and if, like last year, there is a lot of news about, I will post a news then so the first news back is not too unwieldy. The next scheduled news is for the week commencing January 5, but I will be posting regularly to my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - so you need not miss any of the more important or interesting news! If anyone has any comments or suggestions on the news, feel free to send them through and I'll see how I can incorporate your ideas. You never know it could be something that a lot of people would like! Thanks for your support through 2008 and I look forward to continuing to send you all the news through 2009. Cheers David PS: Don't forget to check out http://www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, already online! Headlines from the edition of the news include: Editorial: Mr. Obama’s Internet Agenda | New top-level domain plan dangerous, too costly, critics tell ICANN | Business Gets Knickers Twisted on New gTLD Proposal | ICANN plan for new TLDs comes under barrage of criticism | Generic top-level domains could cause havoc | ICANN Advisory: Add Grace Period Limits Policy | ICANN: Cairo Public Forum Response Published | Second Consultation on Registry/Registrar Report this Friday | Revisions in Proposed Changes to Registrar Accreditation Agreement | Briefing Note: Overall Summary of the Cairo Meeting | Companies warm to .tel domain | First, the Scandal. Then the Web Site? *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** ICANN, the luckiest organisation around? http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/166-ICANN,-the-luckiest-organisation-around.html Salmond is 'dot scot' champion http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/dec/14/scotland-internet-domain-salmond Scotland to apply for .scot http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6796 Sharp Increase in Top Level Domain Exploitation, APWG Researchers http://www.spamfighter.com/News-11451-Sharp-Increase-in-Top-Level-Domain-Exploitation-APWG-Researchers.htm Can Ky. seize Web bet sites? Judges deciding [AP] http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081213/NEWS0 Developer for George W. Bush library Web site paid $35K to buy back domain name http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/yahoolatestnews/stories/121108dnmetbushweb.3d4b3ac.html AdSense For Domains Now Available For All US Publishers http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/adsense-for-domains-now-available-for-all-us-publishers/ ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** IGF 2008: Epilogue by Brenden Kuerbis While the uncertainty surrounding attendance at this year’s IGF was mostly unfounded (there were more than 1200 attendees despite the Mumbai attack, an amount comparable with previous years IGFs), the usual doubts surfaced about what the Forum is accomplishing. Nonetheless, it seems that more participants are pushing the Forum to engage in substantive policy debate, and to identify a process for producing tangible outputs. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/12/12/4018217.html What is the IGF for? by Milton Mueller Patrik Fältström, one of the panelists at the IGF security session blasted by IGP’s Michel van Eeten in a December 5 blog, has responded. Patrik’s response makes it clear why the IGF often generates so much frustration among the people working “together” on it. It’s very good that this disagreement has taken place. It tells us a lot about what is going on. Two very different – and almost inherently incompatible – visions of the Forum are revealed by this exchange. I would go further and say that if Patrik’s conception prevails, the IGF will not last for the next five years. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/12/7/4010952.html Internet Governance Forum: ACTA A Possible Show-Stopper For IP Progress by Monika Ermert The third annual United Nations-led Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad, India this month addressed a range of topics related to intellectual property rights and the free flow of information, and provided a venue for doubts about a closed-door international anti-counterfeiting treaty negotiation being led by the United States and Japan. http://ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1371 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** New gTLD video with Kurt Pritz by Kieren McCarthy During the recent meeting in Cairo, ICANN together with Domaine.info produced a number of videos covering the main sessions and topics, with each video fronted by a member of either the staff or a chair of the relevant supporting organization or advisory committee. http://blog.icann.org/2008/12/new-gtld-video-with-kurt-pritz/ ICANN may review new TLD fees Last Monday ICANN held a new gTLD Q&A session hosted by the GNSO Council. The subject of ICANN's proposed fee structure for initial evaluation and annual registry fees was once again at the centre of much of the discussions, during which it transpired that said fees may well be revised in the forthcoming second draft applicant guidebook (DAG), due out in February 2009. http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/167-ICANN-may-review-new-TLD-fees.html ICANN, the luckiest organisation around? ... But since taking my position on the Council after the close of the Cairo meeting, I've also discovered the other side of the coin. Council members must brave a constant deluge of papers, reports, ICANN updates and telephone meetings (3, sometimes 4 2-hour meetings a week). They must keep themselves up to speed with everything that's happening in the ICANN world, including of course topics that don't fall directly under the banner of their own Supporting Organisation. They must report to their individual constituencies, the Registrar Constituency in my case, to make sure the people they are elected to represent know exactly what's going on at SO level. http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/166-ICANN,-the-luckiest-organisation-around.html ICANN New TLD Policies ICA encourages domain name owners to comment on the new gTLD implementation guidebook before the December 15th deadline. The biggest issue alarming many domain owners is the possibility that price controls will be completely removed for .com and other existing gTLDs. This could enable VeriSign to implement variable pricing for .com much like it does with .tv domains. http://www.internetcommerce.org/ICANN_New_TLD_Policies New Web address rules may bring opportunity, trouble [Orlando Business Journal] Local businesses may face both marketing challenges and legal issues when the regulatory group that oversees Internet naming introduces new domain names starting in mid-2009. http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2008/12/15/story3.html http://washington.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2008/12/15/story3.html http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2008/12/15/story3.html Registries and Registrars; Like Peanut Butter and Jelly or Oil and Water? ICANN has announced an extended public comment period on the Registries/Registrars report. ICANN has stated in a news alert: “The public comment period on a report by CRA International on gTLD registries and registrars has been extended by one week to 15 December 2008. http://www.namesmash.com/?p=180 ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** au: TPP Domains breaches Registrar Agreement auDA has found that TPP Domains Pty Ltd, an accredited registrar, breached the Registrar Agreement by permitting a change of effective control of TPP Domains to occur without auDA's prior consent. http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-10122008/ Revised Domain Terms and Conditions and revised Domain Guidelines as from 9 December 2008 On 9 December 2008, a change of the DENIC Domain Terms and Conditions entered into force introducing the new povider change procedure. Additionally, we carried out editorial changes in the Domain Terms and Conditions as well as in the Domain Guidelines. http://www.denic.de/en/denic/news/news_89.html Salmond is 'dot scot' champion Scotland's bid for independent recognition is to reach into cyberspace, as the SNP government prepares to mount an official application for a new domain. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/dec/14/scotland-internet-domain-salmond Scotland to apply for .scot The worldwide family of Scottish people will be linked by a .scot gTLD in the future, Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond said on the eve of a visit to the Spanish region of Catalonia to discuss links between the two, and in part to hear of the success of the .cat gTLD that now has 30,000 registrations. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6796 http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/scotland-to-apply-for-.scot.html http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/12/14/scotland-to-apply-for-scot/ Q&A - Jim Spowart: founder of the online bank Intelligent Finance on whether Scottish businesses would benefit from proposed plans to create internet domain names such as .scot or .sco What do you think of the creation of a domain name just for Scotland? I think it can only be a good thing. For many companies the internet is a vital point of contact with its customers, a way to market themselves and reach out to a global market, and anything that will create a more unique and, in particular, Scottish presence on the web will surely be of great benefit. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/-QA--Jim-Spowart.4792190.jp Salmond backing DotScot web name Scotland should have its own internet domain name, First Minister Alex Salmond has said. Ministers aim to create a Scottish web domain - ".scot" or ".sco" - and have set up a working group. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7782273.stm Scotland could soon be in a world wide web of its own [PA] There is strong backing among Scottish and international organisations to create a separate internet domain name north of the border, research suggested today. http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2475005.0.Scotland_could_soon_be_in_a_world_wide_web_of_its_own.php http://www.ayrshirepost.net/ayrshire-news/scottish-news/2008/12/14/support-for-scottish-domain-name-102545-22471318/ http://www.acadvertiser.co.uk/lanarkshire-news/scottish-news/2008/12/14/support-for-scottish-domain-name-65864-22471320/ http://icrenfrewshire.icnetwork.co.uk/tm_headline=support-for-scottish-domain-name&method=full&objectid=22471311&siteid=63858-name_page.html Salmond hails strong backing for Scottish internet domain name SCOTTISH and international organisations have given strong backing to creating a separate internet domain name north of the border. Two Government surveys showed support among Scots organisations running at 58% and in an international poll the figure rose to 82%. http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Salmond-hails-strong-backing-for.4791591.jp ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Top execs would roll up sleeves to fight cyber war, according to think tank study Top executives of major corporations should expect to serve on new government cybersecurity panels if president-elect Barack Obama follows the recommendations released this week by a think-tank panel. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/121108-cybersecurity.html Sharp Increase in Top Level Domain Exploitation, APWG Researchers A survey called "Global Phishing Survey: Domain Name Use and Trends in 1H2008", carried out by Greg Aaron of Afilias and Rod Rasmussen of Internet Identity, revealed that notorious phishing gangs are increasingly abusing explicit TLDs. http://www.spamfighter.com/News-11451-Sharp-Increase-in-Top-Level-Domain-Exploitation-APWG-Researchers.htm ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Can Ky. seize Web bet sites? Judges deciding [AP] Kentucky authorities want to seize 140 Internet domain names, saying the Web sites bring illegal gambling within the borders of the commonwealth. http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20081213/NEWS01/812130314 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081213/NEWS0107/812130366/-1/ http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/36091554.html Kentucky Internet Gambling Case Resumes Tomorrow It’s been nearly two months since Judge Thomas Wingate issued an order upholding the seizure and possible forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The URLs in jeopardy include those belonging to the major online poker sites that still service U.S. customers, including FullTiltPoker.com and PokerStars.com. The Court of Appeals in Louisville, Kentucky will take center stage on Friday, when the parties involved argue in front of a three judge panel. http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/kentucky-internet-gambling-case-resumes-tomorrow-810/ Quick decision anticipated in Kentucky Case Pretty much as expected, there was no immediate decision Friday on the iMEGA and IGC vs. Kentucky state hearing in the Kentucky Appeals Court in Louisville...but the good news is that almost all of those present felt that the three judges hearing the case were very well prepared, asked many pertinent and probing questions, and that an early decision looks likely. http://www.online-casinos.com/news/news8166.asp Jeff Reynolds at BoycottKentucky.com Explains How Kentucky Has Created Dangerous Precedent http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/12/jeff-reynolds-a.html Meg Whitman loses bid for governor domain names Former eBay chief Meg Whitman has lost a claim for megwhitman2010.com and four other domain names that she says exploit her fame. An arbitration body said that fame is not enough to assert common law trade mark rights over a name. http://out-law.com/page-9650 http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2008/d2008-1534.html ICA Amicus Brief Accepted by Court in CFIT Case It has been a long wait, but the court hearing the suit brought by CFIT against VeriSign accepted ICA’s amicus brief. Bret Faucet, representing CFIT in this case, thanked ICA for its contribution to the case. CFIT is trying to try to get the court to reverse the decision by ICANN to award the .com contract to VeriSign without any competitive bidding and without providing compelling justification for the price increases. http://www.internetcommerce.org/ICA_Amicus_Brief_Accepted_by_Court_in_CFIT_Case Uh-oh: Gossip site buys up moguls' dot-com names In what's probably one part prank and one part ironic statement, New York society-pages site Cityfile announced Friday that over the past few months it has been quietly snapping up domain names corresponding to the people it covers. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10122193-36.html us: Miccosukees win judgment over websites The Miccosukee Tribe won a default judgment in Miami federal court against a man who allegedly infringed on its name by registering website addresses to profit from it. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/809723.html ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Countdown to IPv6 - it’s time to plan for migration by Aaron Condon, Acting ANZ Manager, Extreme Networks Questions surrounding Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) have been debated for the past decade, beginning with when and why to deploy. The network address space problem on the Internet, which IPv6 is expected to solve, also has been disquieting for organisations planning ahead for their future network growth. http://www.linuxworld.com.au/article/270907/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Netcraft November 2008 Web Server Survey The November 2008 survey shows worldwide monthly growth of nearly three million websites, with responses now being received from a total of 185,167,897 sites. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/11/19/november_2008_web_server_survey.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Developer for George W. Bush library Web site paid $35K to buy back domain name After losing a valuable piece of online real estate to enterprising cyber-squatters, the Bush presidential library has replanted its flag into that e-territory. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/yahoolatestnews/stories/121108dnmetbushweb.3d4b3ac.html Co. buys back Bush library Internet domain name for $35K [AP] George W. Bush's presidential library domain name has been retrieved after a Web developing company accidentally let it expire — and it apparently came at a high price. http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-12-11-bush-library_N.htm http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/12/11/national/a184924S61.DTL http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120ap_odd_bush_library_web_site.html http://iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/12/america/ODD-Bush-Library-Web-Site.php http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-odd-bush-library-web-sitec1,1,3009156.story Oops - Bush Library Web Devs Pay Tenfold to Buy Back Domain Name [AP] The company charged with developing the Web site for George W. Bush's presidential library lost track of the domain name it purchased for $3,000, despite knowing it was due to expire a few months later. Another enterprising firm bought the name for less than $10 -- then sold it back to the library site developers for $35,000. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/65477.html Fast-Fingered Domain Squatters Flip Bush Library URL For $35K Doh. Domain squatters snatched away the domain name GeorgeWBushLibrary.com and made an easy $34,990 profit on promptly selling it to back to Yuma Solutions, the web development company that let it expire. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/11/fast-fingered-domain-squatters-flip-bush-library-url-for-35k/ AdSense For Domains Now Available For All US Publishers Any US publisher with a domain name he or she isn’t using (yet) can now squeeze a couple of extra dollars out of it by using Google AdSense For Domains, another way for the search giant to make more money from online real estate and give some of it back to people with parked domains. The company is opening up to ‘English-language AdSense publishers located in North America’ in phases, but says it will soon expand to other regions and languages as well. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/adsense-for-domains-now-available-for-all-us-publishers/ AdSense for domains program to all North American publishers The big buzz in the domain industry over the past 24 hours has centered on Google's announcement yesterday that they have opened up their AdSense for domains program to all North American publishers (domain owners), with other regions soon to follow. That means that anyone can now park their domain names directly with Google. http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/12-12-08.htm Google Expands Adsense For Domains Google announced today that they have extended their Adsense for Domains to all publishers. Although, the program is being opened to all publishers, Google will continue to monitor compliance. The Adsense Blog states that the program will be rolled out to North American English-speaking markets first and then expanded into additional markets and languages in the future. http://www.domainnamenews.com/ppc-industry/google-expands-adsense-for-domains/3444 How “Google Direct” May Hurt You in the Long Run Almost all of us were surprised today when Google said it was opening up its Adsense for Domains program. It used to offer domain advertising relationships only to people with massive traffic, then it shut down the application process completely, and now it’s offering it up to anyone with a domain. From talking to a couple sources, it sounds like Google partners were notified of this last week. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/12/how-google-direct-may-hurt-you-in-the-long-run/ Google Offers Domain Parking Direct to Publishers In a surprising move, Google is now offering Adsense publishers the opportunity to park their domains directly with Google, rather than using a second-tier provider such as DomainSponsor or Sedo. Domain Name News caught on to this official Google post earlier today. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/11/google-offers-domain-parking-direct-to-publishers/ au: Domain Names Under The Hammer The Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) recently relaxed its rules on domain name transfers by introducing a new Transfers (Change of Registrant) Policy. Significantly, the policy allows domain name registrants to transfer or "sell" their .com.au domain name licences to any other eligible person or entity by any means. So what will be the effect of this relaxation in policy? Will the market be flooded by enterprising domain name registrants seeking to trade their .com.au domain names? http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=71294 Pair of $150,000 Sales From Rick Latona's Live Auction in Australia Lead This Week's Domain Sales Chart ... A pair of domains that RickLatona.com sold in their live auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under in Australia Nov. 20 lead the pack. SanJuan.com and CR.com booked a healthy $150,000 each to tie for the #1 position on our new Top 20 chart. Latona also put Thinner.com on the Big Board (tied for 12th) at $15,000. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales12-09-08.htm Slow Sedo Sales Week Sees giftideas.co.uk Top Seller A slow sales week at Sedo in the week to December 1 with the top sale, and only sale over US$10,000, being giftideas.co.uk which sold for US$37,950. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/12/11/slow-sedo-sales-week-sees-giftideascouk-top-seller/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/slow-sedo-sales-week-sees-giftideas.co.uk-top-seller.html Wrapping up Aftermarket.com Down Under Auction The Aftermarket.com auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under wrapped up last week. When the final gavel came down, it was an impressive sales rate of 80% of the auction inventory. As expected, the .AU domains were a hot commodity with 25 of the 28 being sold. In reviewing the bidding activity on those lots, they were the movers in the auction averaging 3 minutes bidding activity per domain. Add to those the no and low reserves, it was a frenzied bidding experience, challenging the auctioneer to keep up with the live and online bids. http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/12/wrapping-up-aftermarketcom-down-under-auction/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Aktualisierte Domainbedinungen und Domainrichtlinien ab 9. Dezember 2008 Am 9. Dezember ist eine Änderung der DENIC-Domainbedingungen in Kraft getreten, mit der das neue Providerwechselverfahren eingeführt wird. Darüber hinaus haben wir diese Gelegenheit für einige redaktionelle Änderungen und Präszisierungen in den Domainbedingungen wie auch den DENIC-Domainrichtlinien genutzt. http://www.denic.de/de/denic/news/news_89.html ITU-Chef fordert eine Bewertung des Internet Governance Forum Hamadoun Touré, Generalsekretär der Internationalen Fernmeldeunion (ITU), fordert eine Bewertung des Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Touré, der zuletzt das IGF als "Zeitverschwendung" bezeichnete und die Arbeit der Regierungen in der Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) als "schwach" beurteilte, sieht es als notwendig an, dass die Fortschritte unter Berücksichtigung der Ergebnisse des Weltgipfels der Informationsgesellschaft in Tunis gemessen werden. Die ITU habe den IGF-Prozess immer unterstützt, erklärt Touré im Interview mit heise online. Es müsse aber in der Debatte der Interessengruppen den Kernfragen deutlich mehr Beachtung geschenkt werden. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/ITU-Chef-fordert-eine-Bewertung-des-Internet-Governance-Forum--/meldung/120406 Auf dem Weg zu einer "Magna Charta" für das Internet Mehrere so genannte IGF-Koalitionen, das sind lose Verbünde von Regierungs-, Unternehmens- und Nichtregierungsvertretern, arbeiten am Thema Datenschutz – oder gar an einer neuen Magna Charta für das Internet. Der Weg dorthin ist weit, meint Max Senges, einer der Koordinatoren der Koalition zur Magna Charta des Internets, die unterstützt von der italienischen und der brasilianischen Regierung beim ersten Internet-Governance Forum (IGF) der UN vor zwei Jahren in Athen aus der Taufe gehoben wurden. Statt eines ambitionierten großen Wurfs könnten einzelne, pragmatische Lösungen für die großen Rechtefragen im Netz entwickelt werden. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Auf-dem-Weg-zu-einer-Magna-Charta-fuer-das-Internet--/meldung/120333 DENIC bietet jetzt Domainwechsel mit AuthInfo Ab sofort bieten die DENIC, das Zentralregister für .de Domains, den Domaininhabern, die ihren Provider wechseln wollen, ein neues Verfahren an. Es basiert auf der Übermittlung eines Passworts, das in Anlehnung an internationale Gepflogenheiten AuthInfo genannt wird. Diese AuthInfo ist nur für diesen speziellen Vorgang des Providerwechsels vorgesehen und bezieht sich immer auf eine bestimmte Domain. http://www.webhostlist.de/provider/nachrichten/99000-DENIC-bietet-jetzt-Domainwechsel-mit-AuthInfo.html Deutschland verliert Rennen um Länder-Domains Deutschland muss seinen Titel als Domain-Weltmeister im Bereich der Länderkürzel an China abgeben. http://www.computerwoche.de/knowledge_center/web/1881509/ China überholt Deutschland bei Domainregistrierungen .cn-Domains wachsen im dritten Quartal 2008 im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum um 76 Prozent http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39200209,00.htm VeriSign: .de-Domain weltweit nur noch auf Platz 3 Die deutsche Top-Level-Domain .de ist im dritten Quartal auf den weltweit dritten Platz abgerutscht. Dies geht aus einer Statistik des Anbieters von Internet-Infrastrukturdiensten VeriSign hervor, die alle drei Monate veröffentlicht wird. http://winfuture.de/news,44123.html .tel – Startschuss für Sunrise Period gefallen Die neue Telefon-Domain .tel ist reibunglos, aber verhalten in die Sunrise Period gestartet: seit dem 03. Dezember 2008 können Markeninhaber weltweit ihre .tel-Domain bekommen. Für die breite Masse der Internetnutzer wird .tel spätestens ab Februar 2009 interessant. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/tel-startschuss-fuer-sunrise-period-gefallen-id667334.html Sunrise Period der tel-domains erfolgreich gestartet Geschrieben am Donnerstag, 11.Dezember Die Sunrise Period der tel-domains begann am 3. Dezember 2008 um 15 Uhr GMT und endet am 2. Februar 2009 um 23.59 Uhr GMT. Die Registrierungslaufzeit beträgt standardmässig 3 Jahre. http://www.join-online.de/artikel/67385/sunrise-period-der-tel-domains-erfolgreich-gestartet.html de-Domains 2008 Die Domainhandelsbörse Sedo hat im Jahr 2008 rund 1,5 Millionen Euro Umsatz für die zehn teuersten Domains mit deutschem Länderkürzel generiert. http://www.macup.com/news/talk/de_domains_2008/ LG Hamburg – eMail-Adresse genießt Markenschutz Das Landgericht Hamburg hat in einer verwirrenden Rechtssache ein denkwürdiges Urteil gefällt: der Bestandteil vor dem @-Zeichen einer eMail-Adresse kann kennzeichenrechtlichen Schutz entwickeln. Ob das so stehen bleiben kann, prüft das OLG Hamburg. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/lg-hamburg-email-adresse-geniesst-markenschutz-id667335.html Domain-Sparte von Lycos Europe verkauft Der Internet-Anbieter United Internet übernimmt den Domain-Verwalter united-domains. http://futurezone.orf.at/stories/1500744/ L'auto en .fr vaut 100 000 euros! Sedo publie son classement des dix plus importantes ventes de noms de domaine en .fr réalisées en 2008. L'automobile n'est pas en crise sur le .fr. http://www.generation-nt.com/nom-domaine-vente-sedo-fr-actualite-202571.html Le .NG commercialisé à l’échelle mondiale en 2009 ? Le registre nigérian entend lancer fin janvier 2009 les premières enchères sur des termes génériques prisés en .NG avant d’ouvrir le .NG à l’enregistrement. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1730/nigeria-le-ng-commercialise-a-l-echelle-mondiale-en-2009.php L'ICANN pourrait revoir les frais des nouveaux TLDs Lundi dernier, l'ICANN et le Conseil du GNSO ont organisé une conférence téléphonique sur les nouveaux TLDs. La question des frais est bien entendu revenue sur la table. Il semblerait que ces frais puissent être revus dans la deuxième version du manuel du candidat, prévue pour février 2009. http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/168-LICANN-pourrait-revoir-les-frais-des-nouveaux-TLDs.html pt: Sessão de Divulgação de DNSSEC Dia 10 de Dezembro decorreu na FCCN uma Sessão de Divulgação de DNSSEC. https://online.dns.pt/dns_2008/do?com=DS;2217917768;111;+PAGE(4000002)+K-NOTICIA(994)+K-CAT-CODIGO(LNH)+RCNT(1); Nooit eerder zo veel nieuwe .be-domeinnamen Er zijn dit jaar meer dan 200.000 nieuwe .be-domeinnamen geregistreerd. Nooit eerder waren er zo veel registraties. Dat meldt De Zondag op basis van cijfers van dns.be, de beheerder van de domeinnamen. http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=DMF14122008_018 Registr CZ.NIC obsahuje pres pul milionu domén V registru sdružení CZ.NIC je již pres pul milionu domén. Jde ovšem o soucet domén druhého rádu s ceskou národní koncovkou .cz a domén ENUM, jejichž nabídka byla uvedena do plného provozu v lednu 2007. http://www.lupa.cz/zpravicky/registr-cz-nic-obsahuje-pres-pul-milionu-domen/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery Make the switch to the world's best email. 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