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Headlines from the latest edition of the news include: Top Internet Governance Issues to Watch in 2009 by Milton Mueller | New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook Update | Help Build The New GNSO: Volunteers Are Now Being Accepted To Join Work Teams That Will Develop GNSO Improvement Implementation Plans | Public Comment: Initial Report on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (Part A) | The Approaching Superdomain Opportunity | .LONDON gTLD Proposal Launched | Ex-eBay chief seeks to reclaim name in cyberspace | What is Good Policy for a Domain Name Registry? by Patrik Fältström | Google: 1 Million Advertisers in 2007, More Now And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** US security braced for 'cybergeddon' [AFP] http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/01/07/1231004071216.html Ruling Due on Kentucky Effort to Seize Domain Names http://www.pcworld.com/article/156475/.html Verizon's Cybersquatter Based in China http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3794306 CheckFree warns 5 million customers after hack [IDG] http://computerworld.com.au/article/272237/ AT&T builds $23M IPv6 network for U.S. military http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/010609-ipv6-us-army-att.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN Should Pay Even More and Increase Its Spending Several Fold by Sivasubramanian Muthusamy Where does this idea that the employees of all non-profit organizations alike shall lead a public-transportation lifestyle come from? ICANN's monetary resources do not come from war widows and pensioners, for ICANN to feel guilty about every penny that it spends on administration. Nor does its resources, wherever they come from, are any that are earmarked to be spent on famine relief or on basic health care for the most unfortunate. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090106_icann_pay_more_increase_spending/ ICANN Uses For-Profit Companies as "Comparables" in Its Eemployee Compensation by George Kirikos Note that the comparables have been "for-profit". This is obviously ridiculous, given the purported non-profit nature of ICANN, with its inherent job security. Indeed, ICANN has had major blunders, yet to my knowledge no staff were ever held accountable through termination or pay reductions. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090105_icann_for_profit_companies_comparables/ ICANN Advertises to the Mainstream, Update on New TLDs As I finished the Christmas Double Issue of The Economist, I flipped through the final pages of ads and was surprised to see this: http://domainnamewire.com/2009/01/05/icann-advertises-to-the-mainstream-update-on-new-tlds/ Negotiating the Domain Name Thicket An Internet domain name can make or break a business, so choosing wisely is critical. Even pricey names may offer value that far exceeds a buyer's initial outlay. However, the rules of the game are about to change. This spring, the Internet will undergo a domain name revolution. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/65729.html Why Washington Must Face New-Cyber-Name-Economy? by Naseem Javed The serious objections by US Department of Commerce to ICANN's new policies on creating unlimited domain suffixes are primarily based on old domain name thinking and continued fear of losing control of Internet. The comments lack serious knowledge of global business naming problems surrounded by international demands of multiple-cyber-branding platforms now impacting 99% of buyers and sellers worldwide. Businesses need to create global name brands for the new world with great speed and minimal costs and this time Washington could lead this charge or risk losing support to control the Internet. http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4039307.html Major cities lobby ICANN to cut prices on new domain names [sub req'd] Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, Hamburg and New York have written to ICANN to lobby for lower prices for new top-level domain names such as .paris, ... http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=652350 ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** .CO.NL Grandfather Period – only 9 days left! [news release] The .CO.NL Grandfather period that opened on Tuesday November 18th 2008 was received with great enthusiasm, and the Operator wishes to remind holders of a .nl domain that applications for the corresponding .CO.NL name can still be made for nine days. http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/.co.nl-grandfather-period-only-9-days-left.html http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/01/06/conl-grandfather-period-%e2%80%93-only-9-days-left/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** US security braced for 'cybergeddon' [AFP] Cyber attacks pose the greatest threat to the US after nuclear war and weapons of mass destruction - and they are increasingly hard to prevent, FBI experts said Tuesday. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/01/07/1231004071216.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/01/07/1231004071216.html Web defacements escalate as Israel moves farther into Gaza The number of websites defaced in protest of the Israeli invasion of Gaza dramatically spiked over the weekend as the war entered its 10th day on Monday. http://www.scmagazineus.com/Web-defacements-escalate-as-Israel-moves-farther-into-Gaza/article/123542/ Experts uncover weakness in Internet security Independent security researchers in California and researchers at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands, EPFL in Switzerland, and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands have found a weakness in the Internet digital certificate infrastructure that allows attackers to forge certificates that are fully trusted by all commonly used web browsers. http://innovations-report.de/html/berichte/informationstechnologie/experts_uncover_weakness_internet_security_124931.html Cyber Security Reaches “Tipping Point” in 2008; Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Systems and Cyber E-mail New VeriSign iDefense Report Looks Back at 2008’s Most Serious Security Threats; Outlines New Trends and Security Disruptors To Develop in 2009 January 6, 2009 – 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 iDefense Security Intelligence Services. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/22537/545/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Ruling Due on Effort to Seize Domain Names The Kentucky Court of Appeals is expected to issue a ruling soon on whether a state court can order the seizure of Internet domain names that are registered in another state or country. The appeals court is deliberating whether to uphold a lower court's approval of a Commonwealth plan to seize Internet domain names belonging to 141 online gambling sites. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124998 http://www.pcworld.com/article/156475/.html Kentucky Gambling Row Rages On As the Kentucky online gaming row continues unabated, a major precedent could be set should judge Thomas Wingate's ruling not be overturned by an appeals court this month. http://www.onlinecasinoreports.com/news/specialreports/2009/1/6/kentucky-gambling-row-rages-on.php Verizon's Cybersquatter Based in China OnlineNIC, the cybersquatter against which telecommunications giant Verizon was awarded a record $33.15 million judgment recently, is one of the largest domain name registrars in China, InternetNews.com has learned. http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3794306 Domain Name Disputes Involving Automobile Manufacturers The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration Panels have upheld the rights of automobile manufacturers who request transfer of domain names that incorporate their trademarks. WIPO Arbitration Panels particularly protect automobile trademark owners from cybersquatters and rival companies that divert Web-traffic to their own sites. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=F90A523F-169A-44F6-9538-A65493DF91EA CheckFree warns 5 million customers after hack [IDG] CheckFree and some of the banks that use its electronic bill payment service are notifying more than 5 million customers after criminals took control of several of the company's Internet domains and redirected customer traffic to a malicious Web site hosted in the Ukraine. http://computerworld.com.au/article/272237/ http://techworld.com.au/article/272237/ http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9125078 http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/07/CheckFree_warns_5_million_customers_after_hack_1.html Companies Have Fiduciary Responsibility to Lock Down Domain Names CheckFree is warning 5 million customers about its domain name mishap last month where its nameservers were changed to forward its web site. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/01/07/companies-have-fiduciary-responsibility-to-lock-down-domain-names/ The continued curse of cybersquatting For some, it’s a problem confined to the early days of the Internet. But current figures suggest that the cybersquatting problem is, if anything, growing. http://www.itpro.co.uk/609456/the-continued-curse-of-cybersquatting ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** AT&T builds $23M IPv6 network for U.S. military AT&T is building a production-quality IPv6 data network for the U.S. Army in Germany that will cost approximately $23 million when it is completed next year. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/010609-ipv6-us-army-att.html http://webwereld.nl/articles/54245/at-amp-t-builds--23m-ipv6-network-for-u-s--military.html Verizon’s 2009 Advice: Do More With Less In the spirit of the current economic times, Verizon Business crafted a list of 10 business technology trends designed to help corporate and government IT departments to “do more with less.” Verizon’s list includes just about all the areas one would expect, including advice involving unified communications (UC), Software as a Service (SaaS), IPv6 and the greening of telecom plus a major push for managed services as a key to grabbing the brass ring of keeping spending down. http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/140/33862?199 cn: National Plan to Resolve IP Shortage In response to recent discussion of IPv4 address depletion, expert from Information Office of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reckons that IPv4 depletion and moving to next generation Internet is not only a challenge but an opportunity to us. We should fully apprehend the seriousness and timing pressure of resolving this issue, and then take action on national strategy plan. http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2008/10/06/5348.htm ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** German trade mark law protects unregistered marks The World Trademark Review has recently published an interesting article exploring German trade mark law. The article states that unregistered trade marks are protectable in Germany as long as they function as trade marks and have acquired a reputation through use. Other commercial signs may also be protected, with the distinctiveness requirement varying depending on the type of right sought. http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room/room/view_article.asp?name=../articles/7016-German-trade-mark-law-protects-unregistered-marks.htm Register.com’s Customer Service Lie Domain name registrar Register.com likes to tout its J.D. Power and Associates call center certification. Perhaps their call center representatives are friendly, but the company’s policies make it difficult to get trivial things done. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/01/05/registercoms-customer-service-lie/ ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Crab.com Top of the Sedo List in Lead-Up to Christmas In the week to December 15, there were no six-figure sales, although crab.com crept close, selling for US$92,000 through GreatDomains according to a recent Sedo update. Second for the week was zp.com, selling for $81,000, also through GreatDomains. The largest ccTLD sale for the week was schauspiel.de which sold for €20,000. http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/01/07/crabcom-top-of-the-sedo-list-in-lead-up-to-christmas/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/crab.com-top-of-the-sedo-list-in-lead-up-to-christmas.html Mystery Domain Auction Shuts Down After just 4 short days, John Motson has shut down his controversial Mystery Domain Auction site, according to a blog post on his site. Apparently Motson was worried about both legal issues and technical problems toward the end of the auction. I would be somewhat surprised if PayPal would allows ist service to be used for the site. And the technical problem — processing bids toward the end of the auction — would have been a big hurdle. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/01/05/mystery-domain-auction-shuts-down/ Directi/Skenzo one of Asia's Top Fastest Growing Tech Companies For the 4th consecutive year Directi/Skenzo has been named one of Asia's Top 500 Fastest Growing Tech Companies by Deloitte & Touche. Deloitte said Directi/Skenzo achieved a phenomenal average revenue growth rate of 141.97% annually over the past three years to retain its place on Asia's elite Fast 500 list. http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/01-06-09.htm 2009 Domain Name Wire Survey Opens Domain Name Wire has just opened the response period for its 4th Annual Domain Name Wire Survey. The survey collects domain name industry feedback on the state of the industry, service providers including domain registrars and domain parking companies, and opinions on domain name issues. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/01/06/2009-domain-name-wire-survey-opens/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Bientôt des adresses «.paris» sur Internet Internet va connaître une vraie révolution cette année : entreprises, associations humanitaires, organisations, collectivités locales - mais pas les particuliers - vont pouvoir acquérir des adresses Internet en déposant des mots courants comme «sida», «amour», ou encore leur nom ou leur marque. http://www.lefigaro.fr/hightech/2009/01/07/01007-20090107ARTFIG00357-bientot-des-adresses-paris-sur-internet-.php Paris négocie pour obtenir son nom de domaine '.paris' Paris veut créer un '.paris' et le commercialiser en 2010. Cependant, elle considère le prix à payer à l'Icann trop élevé, tout comme Barcelone ou New-York. http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/france/34991/paris-negocie-pour-obtenir-son-nom-de-domaine---paris.shtml Bientôt des noms de domaines en «.paris » pour les entreprises et les particuliers Paris va déposer un dossier de candidature auprès de l’Icann pour obtenir son extension personnalisée d’adresses internet. Elle espère rentabiliser un investissement de plusieurs centaines de milliers d’euros en vendant ces adresses aux entreprises. http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39386450,00.htm http://fr.news.yahoo.com/17/20090107/ttc-bientot-des-noms-de-domaines-en-pari-6a3d054.html Un forum de l’UNESCO sur les médias et le dialogue entre les civilisations “Bien que les notions d’identité et d’altérité, d’universalité et de particularisme paraissent plutôt abstraites, les références civilisationnelles sont déterminantes dans notre vie quotidienne. Elles influencent la perception que nous avons de nous-mêmes, les relations avec nos voisins, le choix des chaînes de télévision que nous regardons et des technologies que nous utilisons”, a déclaré Abhimanyu Singh, directeur du Bureau de l’UNESCO à Beijing, dans son discours d’ouverture du Forum de l’UNESCO sur les médias et les TIC pour le dialogue entre les civilisations. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=27932&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html 186,7 millions de sites, la croissance du Web ralentit Bien que la croissance du Web ralentisse, la barre des deux cent millions de sites devrait être passée avant la fin du premier semestre 2009. A fin 2008, le périmètre du Web mondial s'élèverait en effet à 186,7 millions de sites Internet, selon les chiffres publiés en début d'année par la société Netcraft. Environ 75 millions des noms de domaine identifiés correspondent à des sites actifs, indique-t-elle encore. http://www.neteco.com/249228-186-sites-croissance-web-ralentit.html Le Web clôt 2008 avec 186,7 millions de sites La planète Web comptait plus de 186,7 millions de sites à la fin de l'année 2008. La barrière des 200 millions n'a pas été franchie. http://www.generation-nt.com/internet-netcraft-nombre-sites-web-apache-iis-actualite-210771.html La croissance du Web mondial ralentit, à 186 millions de sites Le nombre de sites qui composent le Web mondial a augmenté de 20 % en 2008, soit une croissance deux fois moindre que les années précédentes. http://www.journaldunet.com/breve/international/34960/la-croissance-du-web-mondial-ralentit--a-186-millions-de-sites.shtml La croissance du Web s'est tassée en 2008 La Toile continue de grandir. Selon la société britannique Netcraft spécialisée dans l'analyse du trafic Internet, le Web comptait fin 2008 pas moins de 186 727 854 sites, soit environ 30 millions de plus qu'une année plus tôt. http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-le-web-compte-186-millions-de-sites-enregistres-27751.html http://www.reseaux-telecoms.net/actualites/lire-la-croissance-du-web-s-est-tassee-en-2008-19241.html Protéger ses noms de domaine : quels moyens juridiques ? Ce que l’on appelle "trafic" dans le commerce électronique, s’appelle "achalandage" dans le commerce traditionnel. L’un comme l’autre sont des facteurs de succès d’une entreprise, et dépendent de sa localisation : nom de domaine et référencement dans l’espace électronique, emplacement dans l’espace physique. Alors qu’il existe une protection légale dans le second cas, il n’en existe pas pour le commerce électronique. Dès lors, comment protéger l’accès à son magasin virtuel? http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/232/proteger-ses-noms-de-domaine-quels-moyens-juridiques.php UDRP : innovations à prévoir en 2009 Petit nouveau des centres d'arbitrage UDRP, le Centre d'Arbitrage Tchèque est prêt à bouleverser l'establishment en inaugurant de nouveaux outils de gestion des litiges. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1749/udrp-innovations-a-prevoir-en-2009.php Les États-Unis veulent enrayer le phishing Outre-Atlantique, l’ampleur du phishing incite les sénateurs à adopter des mesures coercitives. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1755/les-États-unis-veulent-enrayer-le-phishing.php UDRP : innovations à prévoir en 2009 Petit nouveau des centres d'arbitrage UDRP, le Centre d'Arbitrage Tchèque est prêt à bouleverser l'establishment en inaugurant de nouveaux outils de gestion des litiges. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1749/udrp-innovations-a-prevoir-en-2009.php Cybersquatting : Verizon obtient 33 millions de dollars Déterminée à ne plus subir le coût du cybersquatting, la société Verizon a obtenu la lourde condamnation d’une société californienne pour l’enregistrement abusif de 663 noms de domaine. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1753/cybersquatting-verizon-obtient-33-millions-de-dollars.php Vinton Cerf futur "Chief Technology Officer" du gouvernement Obama ? Le père fondateur de l’Internet et ex président de l’ICANN Vinton Cerf pourrait occuper la fonction de "Chief Technology Officer" du futur gouvernement Obama. Il s’est exprimé à ce sujet dans plusieurs journaux nord-américains. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1754/vinton-cerf-futur-chief-technology-officer-du-gouvernement-obama.php Cybersquatting : Verizon obtient 33 millions de dollars Déterminée à ne plus subir le coût du cybersquatting, la société Verizon a obtenu la lourde condamnation d’une société californienne pour l’enregistrement abusif de 663 noms de domaine. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1753/cybersquatting-verizon-obtient-33-millions-de-dollars.php 500 000 .CZ enregistrés L’extension géographique de la République Tchèque dépasse désormais le demi-million de .CZ enregistrés. Le .CZ est la 3ème extension la plus populaire d’Europe de l’Est. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1752/republique-tcheque-500-000-cz-enregistres.php DotCities, le grandi metropoli Parigi, New York, Berlino, Amburgo, Barcellona si sono riunite in consorzio. Al quale presto aderiranno Londra e San Francisco .paris, .nyc, .berlin per valorizzare cultura e patrimonio turistico http://www.repubblica.it/2009/01/sezioni/tecnologia/indirizzi-web/indirizzi-web/indirizzi-web.html El 2008 terminó con más de 186 millones de sitios. 186.727.854 de sitios. Esa es la cantidad de webs activas y disponibles a las que se puede acceder a través de Internet. Así lo informa la consultora Netcraft, que todos los años presenta un relevo sobre la geografía digital. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2009/01/05/um/m-01833980.htm http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2009/01/el-2008-termin-con-ms-de-186-millones.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 2009 --------- David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David @yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile); +61 2 9665 5773 (home) "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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