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Headlines from the January 5 edition of the news include:
Reboot the FCC by Lawrence Lessig | Internet needs global regulation, says 
researcher | ICANN 2008 Annual Report Published | U.S. Commerce Dept. 
criticizes Internet plan | With Gaza conflict, cyberattacks come too | Israeli 
domain registration server hacked | Researchers devise undetectable phishing 
attack | Obama Gov. Website Illegally Approved | Court Awards Verizon 
Largest-Ever Judgment In a Cybersquatting Case | Verizon Wins $31 Million 
Judgment in Cybersquatting Case | Domain name disputes have doubled since 2003 
| Netregistry deal with local domain name aftermarket


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IGF Workshop Report: "The Future of ICANN: After the JPA, What?" by Brenden 
Kuerbis
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/12/15/4022207.html

Revamped Whois Inaccuracy Reporting System Goes Live
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-19dec08-en.htm

US Govt Advises ICANN Not to Risk DNS "Security and Stability" in gTLD Expansion
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6866

US Department of Commerce Doesn't Like ICANN's New Domain Plan by John Levine
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081221_us_department_commerce_icann_tld_plan/

Europe pioneers IPv4 address transfer markets by Milton Mueller
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/12/20/4029818.html


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Connecting the next billion users
Click reporter David Reid travelled to Hyderabad for the Internet Governance 
Forum - where governments and net users discuss what's next for the web.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7790655.stm

One Good Outcome from the Wall Street Journal: Google Flap by Milton Mueller
On Monday the Wall Street Journal published an article alleging that Google was 
trying to arrange a "fast lane for its own content" with telecom carriers and 
contending that Google and Professor Lessig were in the midst of changing their 
position on network neutrality policy. The WSJ reporters received a lot of flak 
for the piece—justifiably so. There was no real "news" in this news article. 
Google's deals for edge caching and similar services such as Akamai, which 
speed up content delivery, have been around for years. Lessig's comments at an 
unspecified "conference" happened months ago. The WSJ's sudden interest in the 
topic seemed more like an attempt to poison the well as the Obama 
Administration and its net neutrality-friendly team ascends to power.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/12/17/4024793.html
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081219_one_good_outcome_wsj_story/

IGF Workshop Report: "The Future of ICANN: After the JPA, What?" by Brenden 
Kuerbis
ICANN, which coordinates and sets policy for the global DNS and IP addressing, 
is linked to the US Government through a Joint Project Agreement (JPA) that 
expires in September 2009. The JPA and its renewal process provides what, 
during WSIS, became known as "political oversight" over ICANN. The US 
government says that it is committed to "completing the transition" to private 
sector coordination of the DNS, which implies an expiration of the JPA. During 
the 2008 mid-term review, ICANN made it clear that it also strongly supports an 
end to the JPA. ICANN's call was supported by some stakeholders. Other parties, 
however, expressed concerns about its accountability without some kind of 
governmental oversight.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/12/15/4022207.html

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Revamped Whois Inaccuracy Reporting System Goes Live
A redesigned system for receiving reports of inaccurate domain name 
registration data has gone live today.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-19dec08-en.htm

ICANN Releases Upgraded Invalid Whois Reporting System
ICANN has updated its Whois Data Problem Report System (WDPRS), which anyone 
can use to submit reports of inaccurate whois information on a domain name.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/22/icann-releases-upgraded-invalid-whois-reporting-system/

What's in a Domain Name? The Changing Internet
Generic, top-level domain names, or gTLD, such as .com or .net, are the sorters 
of the Internet. They serve the single purpose of identifying the database in 
which a domain name is registered. The .gov component of whitehouse.gov, for 
instance, identifies the domain name as registered in the "government" 
database. The .com in microsoft.com identifies that domain name as registered 
in the "commercial" database.
http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202426840648

US Govt Advises ICANN Not to Risk DNS "Security and Stability" in gTLD Expansion
The United States Department of Commerce has advised ICANN not to “jeopardise 
the security and stability of the DNS” if it goes ahead with its plan to 
introduce new gTLDs.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6866
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/us-govt-advises-icann-not-to-risk-dns-security-and-stability.html
http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/12/22/us-govt-advises-icann-not-to-risk-dns-security-and-stability/

US Department of Commerce Doesn't Like ICANN's New Domain Plan by John Levine
ICANN's authority to manage top level of the DNS comes from a two-year Joint 
Project Agreement (JPA) signed with the US Department of Commerce in 1997, 
since extended seven times, most recently until September 2009. Since the DoC 
can unilaterally cancel the JPA which would put ICANN out of the DNS business, 
when DoC speaks, ICANN listens.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081221_us_department_commerce_icann_tld_plan/

U.S. Says Go Slow In Expanding .Com, .Net
The U.S. government urged Internet standard-setters to move slowly on a 
proposal to relax rules on domain names such as .com or .edu, over concerns 
about economic costs and security.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKTRE4BI4WR20081219
http://in.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idINTRE4BI4WR20081219
http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/data/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212501510
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/news/gizmos/story.html?id=e5122ed2-6fdb-49c9-8566-57c9c45616cb

US Govt says not so fast for new gTLDs
The U.S. Government has joined the chorus saying "Not so fast!" to ICANN's plan 
to start rolling out an unlimited number of new global domain extensions next 
year. In a report just released this afternoon, Reuters reporter Kim Dixon said 
the U.S. Department of Commerce, the branch that oversees ICANN, sent a letter 
to the domain name system's oversight body yesterday (Dec. 18) stating "It is 
unclear that the threshold question of whether the potential consumer benefits 
outweigh the potential costs has been adequately addressed."
http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2008/dailyposts/12-19-08.htm

U.S. government urges caution over ICANN domain name expansion
Back in June of this year ICANN proposed plans to relax the rules on top level 
domain names. Companies and individuals would therefore be allowed to create 
and run any domain they wish for a price. Such plans could lead to the 
introduction of .apple, .cola and .geek to name a few examples.
http://www.geek.com/articles/news/us-government-urges-caution-over-icann-domain-name-expansion-20081222/

Analysis: U.S. Government Has Domainers’ Backs
You’ve probably read a lot about ICANN’s introduction of new top level domains. 
Now, as reported over at DNJournal, the U.S. Government is weighing in. 
Domainers should be happy with its response.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/19/analysis-us-government-has-domainers-backs/

ICANN Sets the Schedule to Kill Domain Tasting by John Levine
Domain tasting, as everyone probably knows by now, is the disreputable practice 
of registering lots of domains, seeing how much traffic they get, and then 
using the five day Add Grace Period (AGP) to refund the 99.9% of them that 
aren't worth paying for. A related abuse is front running, registrars 
speculatively grabbing domains that people inquire about to prevent them from 
using a different registrar.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081218_icann_schedule_to_kill_domain_tasting/

Commerce Dept. Adds Concerns About New TLDs
The Commerce Department on Thursday expressed concern with a plan from the 
Internet's governing body to expand the number of TLDs.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2337320,00.asp

Generic top-level domains could cause havoc
The introduction of gTLDs could wreak havoc across the internet if not 
implemented carefully and with suitable regulations in place to help minimise 
the risk of abuse.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2232738/generic-top-level-domains-cause
http://www.whatpc.co.uk/vnunet/news/2232738/generic-top-level-domains-cause
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/91312,generic-toplevel-domains-could-cause-havoc.aspx

IDN new gTLDs confirmed by ICANN
It's now official: IDNs will be available at the very start of the new gTLD 
process. This was confirmed by ICANN in a document published this week listing 
responses to the major questions asked during the Cairo public forum. In it, 
ICANN staff says: "It should be noted that IDN applications will be accepted as 
part of the new gTLDs process (…) There are additional criteria that need to be 
considered for IDNs (…) However, applications for IDNs will be accepted and 
will be introduced at the same time as other gTLDs."
http://stephane-vangelder.com/archives/172-IDN-new-gTLDs-confirmed-by-ICANN.html

ICANN Upgrades Domain Name Whois Inaccuracy Reporting System
Today ICANN announced the launch of a new Whois inaccuracy reporting system 
(WDPRS) in an effort to improve the reporting system that allows general public 
to file reports against active domain names with inaccurate Whois information. 
The new WDPRS, which was first introduced in 2002, has a number of advantages 
over the previous system ICANN reports in a statement on Friday.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_whois_inaccuracy_reporting_system/

ICANN Sets Limits On Domain Refunds
ICANN has put the final nail in the coffin of domain tasting by imposing limits 
on the number of domains registrars can return within the five-day grace period.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/12/19/icann-sets-limits-on-domain-refunds

Proposed .AERO Sponsorship Agreement Posted for Public Comment
The proposed .AERO Sponsorship Agreement is posted for public comment. The 
current agreement was due to expire on 17 December 2006 and was renewed a 
number of times, similarly to the other proof-of-concept sTLDs, to permit 
adequate time to satisfactorily conclude the renewal negotiation.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-19dec08-en.htm

Finland represented in ICANN [news release]
Juhani Juselius, Head of the Domain Name Unit at FICORA, has been elected to 
the 18-member ccNSO Council of ICANN. The Council has three European members 
for the 2009-2012 term.
http://www.ficora.fi/en/index/viestintavirasto/uutiset/2008/P_44.html

Extra! Extra!Revamped Whois Inaccuracy Reporting System Goes Live
Say what you will about ICANN, but they have been consistently stepping up to 
the plate during the last half of 2008. In todays news alert, ICANN has 
announced that the new and improved Whois Inaccuracy Reporting System has gone 
live.
http://www.namesmash.com/?p=187

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au: The big guys in retail
... Harvey Norman should probably buy some misspells, such as 
www.harvynorman.com.au (the .com’s already taken) and forward them through to 
the main site. It’s funny, when I looked up that particular misspell, Google 
returned a page from the Australian Domain Name Authority which has a list of 
thousands of other brand misspells.
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Blog/Chris-Thomas-blog/20081219-The-big-guys-in-retail-.html

be: Alternative dispute resolution for domain names without cost if complaint 
is justified
Having the rights on a .be domain name, and it being registered by someone 
without legitimate interest, you can start an alternative dispute resolution.
http://www.dns.be/pdf/Pressrelease_en_20081216.pdf

The General Asssembly and the Collegium Members ElectionIn the course of 
CZ.NIC’s General Assembly w
With effect from 13 December 2008 the following persons were re-elected on 
behalf of the chamber of domain name holders: JUDr. PhDr. Marek Antoš and Mgr. 
Jan Redl, on behalf of the ISP chamber Mgr. Ondrej Filip was re-elected, Ing. 
Petr Kuneš was elected as a new member; the registrar chamber elected Ing. 
Zdenek Bruna and Marek Erneker among its members.
http://www.nic.cz/page/620/the-general-asssembly-and-the-collegium-members-electionin-the-course-of-cz.nics-general-assembly-w/

Cybersquatting And EU Registrations On The Increase
A increasing number of .eu domain names have been registered as the number of 
complaints filed with WIPO under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution 
Policy (UDRP) has soared.
http://uk.webhostdir.com/news/showNews.aspx?ID=30099

Image of fi-domain name surveyed
FICORA has surveyed the interestness of private persons towards the fi-domain 
name and what their image of the fi-domain name is. The survey was implemented 
by an e-mail questionnaire sent to current customers and a questionnaire 
intended to potential customers on two websites.
http://www.ficora.fi/en/index/viestintavirasto/uutiset/2008/P_43.html

There’s More .Me To Go Around At Second Public Auction
The .ME Registry announced today five highly coveted .ME domains will go up for 
LIVE auction at DOMAINfest Global ‘09 in Hollywood, CA. DOMAINfest Global ‘09 
is set to take place Jan. 27-30, 2009 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel.
http://www.nic.me/index.php?page=12&news=109

nl: Internet industry compensated own CO2 emissions
SIDN, the .nl registry, and internet service providers Computel Standby and Nxs 
Internet, and Waag Society planted the first trees in a new Internet wood 
taking shape at Eerbeek. Later in December, plots of land at Winterswijk, 
Groenlo and Vorden totalling 3.8 hectares will also be planted. By supporting 
the project, the enterprises are hoping to focus attention on the CO2 emissions 
associated with the Internet industry. The aim is to encourage other ISPs to 
look for ways of cutting CO2 emissions.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,6017,,,,Internet_industry_compensated_own_CO2_emissions.html

Public Interest Registry Opens Call for Nominations for its Advisory Council
.ORG, The Public Interest Registry, the premier domain where people turn to 
find credible information, get involved, fund causes and support advocacy, 
announces it is seeking Internet leaders to fill four (4) open seats on the 
.ORG Advisory Council.
http://pir.org/index.php?db=content/News&tbl=Press&id=15

Big brands buy into online .tel directory listing
Telnic Limited, the Registry Operator for the new .tel top level domain-driven 
directory service, announced today that it had received thousands of 
applications from leading brands for the new, mobile-optimized contacts 
directory on the internet within the first hours of opening registration period 
for trademark owners.
http://telnic.com/downloads/Successful_Sunrise.pdf

uk: Nominet Renewals research
We are currently sending out a survey request to find out why people renew or 
do not renew .uk domain names.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5872

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As phishing evolves, criminals switch to malware [IDG]
The scammers began to see serious problems with their phishing scams sometime 
around April. That's when they started realizing that more and more of their 
phoney "phishing" e-mails were being blocked. Security researchers had spent 
the previous year closely studying botnet networks of infected computers and 
they were getting pretty good at blocking many of the fraudulent e-mail 
messages that were being sent from these systems.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/155713/.html
http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/271453/
http://computerworld.com.au/article/271453/

Cyber Security Reaches "Tipping Point" in 2008; Attacks on Critical 
Infrastructure Systems and Cyber Warfare Will Increase in 2009 [news release]
The year 2008 was a time security threats and malicious activity reached a 
tipping point, and 2009 stands to be the year critical infrastructure systems 
become prime targets for cyber criminals and the global financial crisis will 
be exploited for a variety of malicious activities, according to a new report 
released today from VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) iDefense Security Intelligence 
Services.
https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=460870&releasejsp=custom_97

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Disclaimer in Trademark Registration Sinks UDRP Action
A trademark owner who notices that someone else has registered a domain name 
incorporating the owner's mark can file an arbitration action under the Uniform 
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP for short). This often serves as a 
quicker and less expensive alternative to pursuing the cybersquatter in court.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081218_disclaimer_trademark_registration_udrp/

GoDaddy Moves To Close Shady Standard Tactics Subsidiary
Earlier this month, we reported on The Go Daddy Group doing everything it could 
to keep the public from knowing about its subsidiary Standard Tactics, which it 
used for domain warehousing. Although the practice wasn’t necessarily against 
the Terms & Conditions of ICANN, they sure went through a lot of trouble to 
make sure Standard Tactics couldn’t easily be identified as a GoDaddy company.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/18/godaddy-moves-to-close-shady-standard-tactics-subsidiary/

Microsoft sues cybersquatters
Microsoft has decided to drag a group of US cyber squatters into court to stop 
them using variations of its name in their scams.
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/090/1050090/microsoft-sues-cybersquatters

ACLU Discusses Kentucky Internet Gaming Brief
There have been several major organizations that have filed briefs in the 
ongoing legal battle in Kentucky, each looking to impart its unique viewpoints 
on the court. Among them is the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, which 
submitted a 15 page brief outlining its opinion of the seizure and potential 
forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names. The ACLU of Kentucky’s Bill 
Sharp sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss its submission.
http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/aclu-discusses-kentucky-internet-gaming-brief-847/

Firms should look out for cybersquatting
It seems that almost everything in the physical world has a cyber equivalent, 
but there is one cyber-prefixed term that website owners should look out for - 
cybersquatting.
http://www.zerostrategy.com/brand-and-reputation-management/651123-firms-should-look-out-for-cybersquatting/

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Europe pioneers IPv4 address transfer markets by Milton Mueller
The European regional Internet address registry, RIPE-NCC, has finally passed 
an IPv4 address transfer policy. This means that a legal market for trading in 
rapidly-depleting IPv4 address resources will go into effect for any member of 
RIPE-NCC. To discourage speculation, the proposal retains a simple form of 
needs assessment and prevents buyers of address resources from reselling them 
for two years. RIPE's decisive action contrasts markedly with the contentious 
drama surrounding IPv4 transfer markets in the North American region. After 
months and months of debate ARIN is still paralyzed and riven by ideological 
disagreements. However, the implementation of the idea in the European region 
will provide a chance to prove the concept. It is also possible that the RIPE 
market will turn into a global one, as addresses can be transferred by any RIPE 
member, and it is (we think) possible for Internet service providers from 
outside the region to join RIPE.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/12/20/4029818.html

IPv6 Makes Slow Progress
The Internet needs saving because, eventually, there will need to be enough IP 
addresses to connect mobile Internet devices for every person on the planet, 
all computers, and all network devices, with enough space left over to connect 
TVs, video players, and even alarm clocks to the Internet.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/infrastructure/ipv6/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212501014

ISOC invests USD 70000 in internet projects including IPv6 Monday [reg req'd]
Approximately USD 70000 will be invested in community-based internet projects 
around the world to tackle issues ranging from IPv6 deployment to provide...
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=651057

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The Internet's 100 oldest dot-com domains
The Internet's been around in some form for decades. It wasn't until the 
mid-80s, though, that the Web as we know it started coming together -- and 
those precious dot-com domains started getting snatched up.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/155743/.html
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/122208-the-internets-100-oldest-dot-com.html

InternetNZ appoints David Farrar to Executive Board
InternetNZ has appointed KiwiBlog and NBR blogger David Farrar to its Executive 
Board.
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/internetnz-appoints-david-farrar-executive-board-39247

Internet Commerce Association - 2008 Annual Report
As the year comes to a close I’m happy to announce the release of the Internet 
Commerce Association’s 2008 Annual Report. The ICA has been very active in the 
last year and this 11-page PDF report highlights the growth of our membership 
since our founding two years ago and provides a summary of ICA activities and 
outreach over the past 12 months.
http://www.internetcommerce.org/Internet_Commerce_Association_2008_Annual_Report

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au: Google Adwords And The Use Of Competitors' Trade Marks On The Internet [reg 
req'd]
This paper will examine the interesting and complex legal questions involved in 
assessing and applying legal principles to online interaction and competition. 
The focus is on AdWords and the use of a competitor's trade marks on the 
internet. We examine the position in Australia with a focus on the competition 
regulator's challenge to Google's AdWord practices, together with a survey of 
some interesting and contrasting approaches in the USA and the UK.
http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=71436

Analysis: U.S. Government Has Domainers’ Backs
You’ve probably read a lot about ICANN’s introduction of new top level domains. 
Now, as reported over at DNJournal, the U.S. Government is weighing in. 
Domainers should be happy with its response.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/19/analysis-us-government-has-domainers-backs/

Past Week Produces a Trio of Six-Figure Sales Including One of the Year's Ten 
Biggest Country Code Transactions 
After America's Thanksgiving Holiday break the week before last buyers were 
back in the market over the past seven days with ccTLDs again drawing a lot of 
attention from domain shoppers. A trio of six-figure sales paced the action, 
led by Sedo's $300,000 sale of SC.com. The buyer was the Standard Chartered 
Bank, a firm that operates primarily in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales12-16-08.htm

How Acquiring and Developing High Quality Domain Names Gave Warren Royal 
Control Over His Own Destiny
The precipitous plunge in parking revenue over the past year has left many 
domain owners looking for lifejackets. The PPC meltdown has made development 
the buzzword for 2008 and with no rebound in parking revenue in site, the 
cacophony will only get louder in 2009.
http://dnjournal.com/cover/2008/december.htm

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Wehklagen über neue Top Level Domains
Zahlreiche große Unternehmen und Verbände fordern von der Internet-Verwaltung 
ICANN, die Einführung neuer TLDs aufzuschieben. Im Rahmen einer ersten 
Kommentierungsphase zu dem für kommendes Jahr geplanten Verfahren stellte etwa 
der Murdoch-Konzern News Corporation die Notwendigkeit einer Erweiterung des 
Namensraums in Frage: "Zahlreiche Fragen sind offen, was den Nachweis einer 
ausreichenden Nachfrage oder Notwendigkeit für neue gTLDs anbelangt", schreibt 
der Konzern, zu dem unter anderem Twentieth Century Fox, Fox News oder das 
Wallstreet Journal gehören.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Wehklagen-ueber-neue-Top-Level-Domains--/meldung/120786

Niedersachsen schwach im Internet
In keinem anderen westdeutschen Bundesland - mit Ausnahme des Saarlandes - sind 
Firmen und Privatpersonen im Internet mit eigenen Auftritten so schwach 
vertreten wie in Niedersachsen.
http://www.neuepresse.de/newsroom/hannover/dezentral/hannover/art1067,758130
http://www.haz.de/newsroom/politik/zentral/politik/niedersachsen/art668,758112

Adressmangel in Sicht
Gemessen an der rasanten Entwicklung des weltweiten Datennetzes ist IPv6 eine 
Erfindung aus der Steinzeit: Seit über zehn Jahren schon arbeitet die Internet 
Engineering Task Force am neuen Internet Protokoll Version Sechs. Denn die rund 
viereinhalb Milliarden möglichen Adressen des alten Internet Protokolls vier 
reichen bald nicht mehr aus, wenn jedes Netzwerk-Gerät eine eigene 
Internet-Adresse bekommen soll.
http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/computer/894458/

TLDs – Neues von .uni, .ng und .az
Auch wenn das Jahresende naht, für die Domain-Registries weltweit kehrt noch 
keine Ruhe sein. So steht Nigerias Länderkürzel kurz vor der Premiere, während 
Aserbaidschan unterhalb von .az Regio-Domains einführt. Und von Anwaltsseite 
wird die neue Top Level Domain .uni ins Spiel gebracht.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/tlds-neues-von-uni-ng-und-az-id667342.html

Des .MOBI à 1 ou 2 caractères
L’ICANN a donné son aval pour la commercialisation de .MOBI à 1 ou 2 
caractères. Le registre du .MOBI annonce que ces noms seront proposés via un 
appel à propositions.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1738/appareils-mobiles-des-mobi-a-1-ou-2-caracteres.php

10 000 demandes en .TEL dès le 1er jour
Contacté par DomainesInfo, le service de presse du .TEL confirme plus de 10 000 
demandes d’enregistrements dès le premier jour de l’ouverture de la sunrise en 
.TEL.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1733/telephone-10-000-demandes-en-tel-des-le-1er-jour.php

Les extensions vendent leurs bijoux de famille
Grande nouvelle dans le monde du nommage Internet, Singapour propose d'acquérir 
des noms de domaine en .sg de 1 caractère (ex. : p.sg ;-) ) contre une 
redevance annuelle de près de 10 000 euros...
http://www.01net.com/editorial/399544/les-extensions-vendent-leurs-bijoux-de-famille/

Lancer sa marque sur Internet en toute sécurité
Lancer une marque, une enseigne ou une gamme de produits n’est pas chose aisée. 
Il faut trouver un nom simple, facile à retenir, qui caractérise son usage ou 
en est simplement évocateur. La complexité de cette démarche le devient 
d’avantage lorsqu’il s’agit d’enregistrer les noms de domaine correspondant.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1737/lancer-sa-marque-sur-internet-en-toute-securite.php

Oui aux IDN pour les nouvelles extensions
Pour la première fois, l'ICANN a confirmé la sortie simultanée des nouvelles 
extensions et des IDN. Dans un document publié cette semaine pour répondre aux 
principales interrogations soulevées lors du public forum de la réunion du 
Caire, l'équipe de l'ICANN indique : "les candidatures pour des extensions IDN 
seront acceptées dans le cadre du programme des nouveaux TLDs. Il y aura des 
critères additionnels à prendre en compte pour les extensions IDN. Néanmoins, 
les candidatures pour ces dernières seront lancées en même temps que les autres 
gTLDs."
http://stephane-vangelder.com/archives/171-Oui-aux-IDN-pour-les-nouvelles-extensions.html

L’ICANN entérine son plan anti "domain tasting"
Le plan anti "domain tasting" de l’ICANN est actif depuis le 17 décembre 2008. 
Les opérateurs gTLD et registrar accrédités ICANN limiteront désormais le 
nombre de remboursements de noms annulés pendant la période de grâce.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1741/l-icann-enterine-son-plan-anti-domain-tasting.php

Web, Usa chiede cautela su espansione nomi domini [Reuters]
Il governo degli Stati Uniti ha chiesto all'associazione responsabile 
dell'assegnazione dei nomi ai domini Internet di andare cauti sulla proposta di 
allentare le norme sulla concessione dei suffissi, preoccupato su costi e 
sicurezza del web.
http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/4/20081220/ttc-oitin-internet-domini-icann-fe50bdd.html

Internet mantiene su crecimiento en el mundo
VeriSign presenta el resumen de la industria de nombres dominio del 3er 
trimestre.
http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=20785

NIC Chile anuncia nuevo servicio de bloqueo de transferencias [news release]
Con el propósito de facilitar la administración de la cartera de nombres de un 
titular, se ha implementado un nuevo servicio que permite bloquear la 
transferencia de un dominio. Mediante la solicitud de "Bloqueo de 
Transferencias", el titular de un nombre de dominio podrá impedir el cambio de 
asignatario de su registro, para lo cual deberá solicitar un código de 
autorización.
http://nic.cl/anuncios/2008-12-16.html


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