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********************************************************** 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: ICANN Board Review: Interim Report Published | ICANN responds to gTLD plan comments | Your Comments Front and Center in ICANN New gTLD Process by Kieren McCarthy | Indigenous Activists Seek New .indigi Domain | Kaminsky Calls For DNSSEC Adoption | Permanent fix needed for DNS security issues, Kaminsky warns at Black Hat | Vint Cerf: We Still Have 80 Per Cent of the World to Connect | Is keyword advertising lawful? A new reference for a preliminary ruling to the European Court of Justice | au: New digital fund kicks off And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Draft Applicant Guidebook: What You Told ICANN http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-18feb09-en.htm Delay expected in bids for new Internet domain names as trademark, security discussed [AP] http://www.thestate.com/technology/story/688870.html Icann delays generic top-level domains http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2236683/icann-pushes-back-gtlds Hells Angels revved over disputed domain names [AP] http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_11731838 Financial Crisis Hits Global Domain Registrations, But Registrations Still Increase 16% in 2008 http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=7343 Internet Domain Names Grow to 177 Million in 2008, Latest VeriSign Industry Brief Shows [news release] https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=475067&releasejsp=custom_97 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Draft Applicant Guidebook: What You Told ICANN A second draft of an Applicant Guidebook that details the process of applying for new generic top level domains was released today along with a detailed analysis of comments received so far http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-18feb09-en.htm Public Comment: Geographic Regions Charter A community-wide working group has been established by the ICANN Board to undertake a review of ICANN's Geographic Regions. The Working Group has developed a draft charter to guide its efforts. All members of the ICANN community are now invited to review that draft charter [PDF, 44K] and share comments and observations with the Board and community through 24 March 2009. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18feb09-en.htm Public Comment: Fast Track Proposed Solutions A public comment period opens today on a number of proposed implementation features in the “Fast Track” process, as well as an updated version of the Fast Track’s Implementation Plan. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18feb09-en.htm Your Input Required for Operating Plan and Budget Framework - Fiscal Year 2010 The release of ICANN’s Proposed Framework for the Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10) Operating Plan and Budget kicks off the operational planning process for ICANN, providing the community the first look at the planned work and financial resources required for FY10. The framework will be discussed with members of the ICANN community at the Mexico City meeting in March, through online public comment areas, and through conference calls with ICANN constituencies. A more detailed draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget will be posted by 17 May 2009. After more public comment and feedback, the budget is expected to be adopted by the ICANN Board at its Sydney meeting in June 2009. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-17feb09-en.htm SSAC Review: Independent Consultants' Report In October 2008 ICANN appointed JAS Communications as the consultants for the independent review of the SSAC, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-17feb09-en.htm Tell us what you think - public comment rundown In the build up to every ICANN meeting, there is always a glut of public comment periods as reports are finished in time for the community to review them before discussing them in person. http://blog.icann.org/2009/02/tell-us-what-you-think-public-comment-rundown/ Anchors Aweigh! by Kim Davies We are pleased today to announce a new service that is a small step toward helping the community toward deploying DNSSEC and consequently securing the domain name system. Called the Interim Trust Anchor Repository, this service is admittedly for the more technically minded, but for those experimenting with early DNSSEC deployments it will provide great utility. http://blog.icann.org/2009/02/anchors-aweigh/ ICANN Revises Plan For Web Changes Amid fears from big brand owners about sweeping changes to the way top-level domains, such as .biz, .info, and .us, are assigned, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is expected to unveil on Wednesday a revised guidebook for their plan and a 155-page analysis of public comments that is intended to show the effect input from various stakeholders has had. A range of intellectual property stakeholders from Marriott to Verizon are afraid that ICANN's Web address expansion will force them to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to protect their identities from fraud and infringement. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/02/icann-revises-plan-for-web-cha.php Delay expected in bids for new Internet domain names as trademark, security discussed [AP] Bids for new Internet addresses to rival ".com" and other suffixes will likely be delayed until the end of the year as a key oversight agency grapples with trademark and security issues. http://www.thestate.com/technology/story/688870.html http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D96E8OJ00 http://www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/1126741.html http://www.physorg.com/news154203409.html http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/18/ap6068329.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/02/18/financial/f143143S00.DTL Icann delays generic top-level domains Domain name oversight body Icann has admitted that its plans to launch new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) are running behind schedule, but insisted that they should still be available before the end of the year. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2236683/icann-pushes-back-gtlds http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2236683/icann-pushes-back-gtlds http://www.whatpc.co.uk/vnunet/news/2236683/icann-pushes-back-gtlds Domain namer shuffles feet over GTLD delays Domain name police at Icann have admitted plans to launch new generic top-level domains (GTLDs) are running behind schedule. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/050/1051050/domain-namer-shuffles-feet-gtld-delays VeriSign to Pay $6M More to ICANN in FY 2010 ICANN has published its Proposed Framework for FY10 Operating Plan and Budget (pdf). ICANN’s Financial Year 2010 runs July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/18/verisign-to-pay-6m-more-to-icann-in-fy-2010/ Meltdown Creates New Global Champions ... ICANN's brand-new domain name platform will very positively shake the branding world on a global scale. The traditional costs and times to build global image and unique name identities will be cut by up to 95 percent in most applications. With 1 billion users on the Internet and 1 billion plus electronic devices in the hands of global customers, the positioning of the right name identities in the right applications will win the battles, and at times instantly. A study by ABC Namebank on the new global trends points to how new champions must capture the hundreds of deals now emerging on new cyber-branding structures. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/66227.html Washington urged to lead the charge [sub req'd] 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 the Internet. http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20090218090426401 Threat of Tiered Pricing Continues in New gTLD Guidebook Version 2 The draft New gTLD Applicant Guidebook (version 2) has been released along with an analysis of the comments to the prior version. The documents are voluminous. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090219_tiered_pricing_continues_in_new_gtld_guidebook/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Single Letter .Biz Domains Closer to Reality Last Friday ICANN opened up a public comment period on .biz registry NeuStar’s proposal to offer one and two character .biz domain names. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/15/single-letter-biz-domains-closer-to-reality/ City politicians eye '.nyc' domain to generate revenue When it comes to shopping, many people still think you can't beat New York City. http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/02/16/2009-02-16_city_politicians_eye_nyc_domain_to_gener.html Nic-Panama to Release 230 Domains in March Nic-Panama will be releasing 230 domain names to the public for registration on Saturday March 14 2009 according to an email sent to registrants and registrars. http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/02/19/nic-panama-to-release-230-domains-in-march/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/nic-panama-to-release-230-domains-in-march.html tel: New Website Could Become Ultimate Phone Book Could the web suffix ".Tel" forever do away with phone books, both printed and online? Unlike the other web suffixes ".Com" or ".Net," users don't create whatever they want with their ".Tel" address. Instead, it is a place to simply keep one's own up-to-date contact information accessible. London-based startup Telnic came up with the idea. http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/94178/new-website-could-become-ultimate-phone-book/Default.aspx The Internet gets Richer, Adds .tel Domain The .tel domain allows storing of all types of contact information, and can be populated within minutes. The contact information can vary from premium rate telephone numbers, short codes that enable payment via SMS to links of e-commerce sites. http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/The_Internet_gets_Richer_Adds_tel_Domain/551-99098-908.html vn: Law forbids domain name trading The deputy director of the Viet Nam Internet Network Information Centre, Tran Minh Tan spoke to Buu Dien Viet Nam (Viet Nam Post) about internet management and the use of Viet Nam’s ‘.vn’ domain name. http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01COM180209 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Obama taps cybersecurity expert to assess U.S. defenses The White House has engaged a hard-charging consultant for an unprecedented review of U.S. cybersecurity policy to determine whether the government needs to be more pro-active in slowing cybercrime attacks on individuals and businesses. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/2009-02-16-cybersecurity-expert-obama_N.htm DHS privacy committee offers guidance The Department of Homeland Security's Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee has offered DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano 16 recommendations on how to best address privacy issues currently facing the department. The panel stressed that "the need to update the government's legal authority to protect and defend cyberspace in the U.S. classified intelligence systems raise specific and sometimes significant privacy issues, including the conflict between transparency and redress." http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090217_2169.php Black Hat DC: U.S. Must Consider Impact Of 'Militarization' Of Cyberspace The United States is unprepared to respond to a cyber-Katrina or cyberwarfare attack and must consider three hot-button issues as the new administration formulates its cybersecurity strategy: the role of the intelligence community, cyberweapons deployment, and who should be in charge of the nation's response to a cyberattack, said cybersecurity and homeland security expert Paul Kurtz today during his keynote address here at Black Hat DC. http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=214500702 For A Poisoned Internet, No Quick Fix Six months after revealing a crippling cybersecurity weakness, Dan Kaminsky says the world's systems remain largely unpatched. http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/19/dns-hacker-kaminsky-tech-security-0219_bug.html Microsoft, ICANN and others, move to block Conficker Microsoft has announced that it is working with ICANN and others to block the Conficker worm from calling home, looking for a payload. Microsoft has also announced a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever launched the Conficker worm. http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/132619 ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Domainers Take A Stand Against Cybersquatting: Rick Schwartz’s Silicon Valley TRAFFIC Show Will Focus on Eliminating Cybersquatters from the Community. There was time when cybersquatting was pursued vigor as business model. After trademark attorneys and their clients turned up the heat, attitudes changed somewhat. Domainers sought to clean their portfolios of cybersquatted domains in order to avoid domain disputes under the UDRP and ACPA. http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2009/02/domainers-take-a-stand-against-cybersquatting-rick-schwartzs-silicon-valley-traffic-show-will-focus-on-eliminating-cyber.html Hells Angels revved over disputed domain names [AP] The Hells Angels are suing a Visalia woman who allegedly registered 20 Internet domain names that would be likely fits for the motorcycle club and tried to auction them off on eBay. http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_11731838 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/18/BA1B160KUV.DTL http://www.sandiego6.com/news/state/story/Hells-Angels-revved-over-disputed-domain-names/irjglZNJqEiFarmB3e14KA.cspx Hells Angels Sue Alleged Cybersquatter for $2 Million There are two types of cybersquatters: big, systematic cybersquatters and small, just-don’t-know-any-better cybersquatters. Sometimes it’s the big guys that get hit with lawsuits, but a recent case shows even the small time cybersquatter can be hit hard. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/18/hells-angels-sue-alleged-cybersquatter-for-2-million/ Fight Back Against Cybersquatters The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the pond scum who hijacked the name of a not-for-profit animal rescue group. Not that they deserve protection. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=cybercrime_and_hacking&articleId=9127705 Trademark Holders Continue to Reclaim .Me Domain Names When .me launched to the general public last year, it was clear that a lot of people hadn’t heard of cybersquatting. Domain names like Porsche.me, Toyota.me, and Firefox.me were snapped up (and not my their familiar namesakes). Many of these domains were picked up at auction for a substantial amount of money. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/16/trademark-holders-continue-to-reclaim-me-domain-names/ WIPO: Jackass.com owner a real jackass, but can keep domain Viacom demands that a "serial cyber-squatter" hand over the jackass.com domain, but the site's owner insists that after six years of showing pay-per-click ads, he's just about ready to put up a website about donkeys and "their contributions to society." The whole ridiculous "tail" inside. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/wipo-jackasscom-an-owner-a-real-jackass-but-can-keep-site.ars ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Time to Deploy IPv6 - Governments Urged To Lead Progression Towards European Targets [RIPE NCC] Advisor to the European Commission, Detlef Eckert, to stress the need to deploy the new Internet protocol now and highlights importance of public sector leadership at RIPE NCC Roundtable meeting for governments and regulators http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/23589 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Financial Crisis Hits Global Domain Registrations, But Registrations Still Increase 16% in 2008 The global financial crisis has impacted on domain name registrations with global domain registrations rising 16 per cent in 2008 to a total of 177 million domain names compared to a 27 percent increase in 2007. Overall in 2008 there were approximately 300,000 less domain name registrations each quarter than there were in 2007, according to the fourth quarter 2008 Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=7343 http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/02/19/financial-crisis-hits-domain-registrations-but-registrations-still-increase-16-in-2008/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/financial-crisis-hits-domain-registrations-but-registrations-still-increase-16-in-2008.html Internet Domain Names Grow to 177 Million in 2008, Latest VeriSign Industry Brief Shows [news release] The Internet added 24 million new domain names in 2008, according to the fourth quarter 2008 Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=475067&releasejsp=custom_97 177 Million Domain Names And Counting, VeriSign Shows Growth Is Slowing So VeriSign released its Q4 2008 Domain Name Industry Brief (PDF) yesterday, a document that zooms in on “the state of the domain name industry through a variety of statistical and analytical research”. Let’s take a look at their findings and stats. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/19/177-million-domain-names-and-counting-verisign-shows-growth-is-slowing/ Real downturn hits virtual world New registrations for internet domain names are the latest victim of the economic downturn, according to research published on Wednesday. Verisign, the company which manages the .com and .net domains, has found the number of domain names registered in the fourth quarter of last year fell 17 per cent compared with the same period in 2007. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5e43896-fd3e-11dd-a103-000077b07658.html Domain name industry thrives despite the gloom The domain name industry has defied the economic gloom by posting 16 per cent growth last year compared to 2007, according to the latest figures from VeriSign. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2236705/domain-names-thrive-despite http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=96737 http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2236705/domain-names-thrive-despite VeriSign: 177 Million Domain Names Registered VeriSign has released its latest Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows an all time high of 177 million domain names in existence. Although the total base of domains is growing, the growth rate is falling. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/18/verisign-177-million-domain-names-registered/ 24 Million New Domain Names Added In 2008 The Internet added 24 million new domain names in 2008, according to the fourth quarter 2008 Domain Name Industry Brief by VeriSign. http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/02/18/24-million-new-domain-names-added-in-2008 Internet expanding fast despite slowdown, says VeriSign Growth in demand for domain names has been hit by the recession, research by internet infrastructure provider VeriSign has revealed. http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/02/18/234888/internet-expanding-fast-despite-slowdown-says-verisign.htm Internet domain names grow to 177M The Internet added 24 million new domain names in 2008, according to a fourth quarter report by by Internet infrastructure services company VeriSign Inc. http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/02/16/daily33.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/02/16/daily38.html Domain names grow 16% in 2008 The Internet added 24 million new domain names in 2008, growing to 177 million domain names in total, according to new research. http://www.netimperative.com/news/2009/february/domain-names-grow-16-in-2008 Perspective: The Domain Industry is Doing Fine When you put the current situation in perspective, the domain name industry is buzzing along nicely. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/16/perspective-the-domain-industry-is-doing-fine/ CADNA's Policy Forum Discusses the $1.5 Billion Business “Tax” Brands Are Not Expecting [news release] The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) held a policy forum for government experts and brand owners yesterday, February 3, in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the forum was to explore the state of the Internet and discuss the shortcomings of existing Internet governance and policy development. Attendees shared their ideas about what actions brand owners and the US government can take to change the current course of the domain name space and prevent the Internet from becoming increasingly dangerous and unruly. http://www.cadna.org/en/newsroom/press-releases/cadna-washington-policy-forum-discussion ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Voodoo.com auctioned this week! [news release] Domain Invest (www.domaininvest.lu) announces the auction of the Domain Name voodoo.com on the 21st February during the Domainer Mardi Gras auction held in New Orleans, at a start price of 300,000 USD. http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/voodoo.com-auctioned-this-week.html http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/02/19/voodoocom-auctioned-this-week/ Aftermarket.com Domainer Mardis Gras Auction Aftermarket.com has experienced delays in getting their domain auction list confirmed. The problem arises from getting domain seller approvals on their new zero per cent financing that is requiring extra time for confirmation, according to a Twitter announcement from Susan Prosser of AfterMarket.com. http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/aftermarket.com-domainer-mardis-gras-auction.html http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/02/19/aftermarketcom-domainer-mardis-gras-auction/ Sedo Announces a No Reserve Auction Sedo is pleased to announce our No Reserve Auction, the first themed auction of 2009. With everyone watching their budget this year, the domains offered without a reserve price in this auction are an affordable way to drive customers to your business. Sedo’s No Reserve Auction starts February 26th at 6:00 PM GMT and ends March 5th at 6:00 PM GMT. It’s simple, the highest bid over the starting price of 70 £/€/$ wins! http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2312 The Lowdown on Online Advertising New information from Webvisible and Nielsen shows that there is still a great opportunity for domain owners to profit from an enormous untapped pool of small business end users. MediaPost's Jack Loechner broke down the research results in an article titled Small Business Not Keeping Up With Online Presence that was published Friday. In a nutshell, the research showed that even though small business owners prefer the Internet, by far, over any other medium when they personally search for information on local companies - only 44% of those same business owners have a website of their own! What's more, they spend less than 10% of their ad budgets online even though that is where they go themselves for business information! http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/02-16-09.htm Yahoo Shows Search Ads With Images and Video Yahoo is introducing a new type of search advertising that integrates images and video in paid listings, the company plans to announce Thursday. http://nytimes.com/2009/02/19/technology/companies/19yahoo.html Domain name Kosovo.com to be auctioned Who is going to win the virtual part of Kosovo? The Swiss company Virtual Network SA (VN) is the exclusive broker for the sale of the Super-Premium domain name Kosovo.com. http://www.romandie.com/infos/ats/display2.asp?page=20090216133343111111111111111.xml Toys.com Back On Auction; May Sell for Over $1.25M Toys.com will be auctioned again; Faculty Lounge will be stalking horse bidder. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/18/toyscom-back-on-auction-may-sell-for-over-125m/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ICANN-Arbeitsgruppe soll Maßnahmen gegen Conficker-Wurm finden Die Internet-Verwaltung ICANN glaubt, dass Schadsoftware wie der Conficker-Wurm sich auch weiterhin verbreiten wird. Kurzfristig könnten solche Attacken sogar zunehmen, schreibt der ICANN-Mitarbeiter Greg Rattray in einem Weblog-Beitrag. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/ICANN-Arbeitsgruppe-soll-Massnahmen-gegen-Conficker-Wurm-finden--/meldung/132634 Neue Internet-Adresszonen kommen nicht vor 2010 Die ICANN veröffentlicht heute die zweite Ausgabe der heiß diskutierten Bewerberregeln für neue Adresszonen (gTLDs) im Netz. Paul Levins, Vizepräsident der privaten Netzverwaltung, sagte gegenüber heise online, die ICANN rechne mit dem Start des Verfahrens nicht vor Dezember 2009. Dem jetzt vorgelegten zweiten Entwurf werde mindestens noch ein weiterer folgen, da noch gemeinsam mit Interessengruppen grundsätzliche Probleme zu lösen seien. http://www.heise.de/netze/Neue-Internet-Adresszonen-kommen-nicht-vor-2010--/news/meldung/133160 Google spuckt deutsche Whois-Daten aus Whois-Daten des DeNIC lassen sich neuerdings auch über Google finden, teilweise auch unter dem Namen des jeweiligen Domaininhabers. Die Suchmaschine listet dabei eine Seite von Domaintools, einem Angebot der US-Firma NameIntelligence, die im vergangenen Mai von Thought Convergence gekauft wurde. DomainTools aggregiert Daten inklusive der Privatadressen über die "History" der Seiten bis hin zu Querverweisen, welche Domains der Inhaber noch hält. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Google-spuckt-deutsche-Whois-Daten-aus--/meldung/133171 Anmeldung für IPv6-Kongress beginnt Schon seit vielen Jahren gilt IPv6 als das Internetprotokoll der Zukunft, obwohl die Technik längst ausgewachsen und stabil ist. Mit dem nahenden Ende des IPv4-Adressraumes steigt der Druck, endlich auch die neue Protokollversion einzuführen. Schließlich möchte man weder hässliche Krücken benutzen, noch viel Geld für die letzten IPv4-Adressen ausgeben oder mitanhören, wie die Router sterben. Trotzdem zögern viele, die Reise in die Weiten des IPv6-Adressraums anzutreten. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Anmeldung-fuer-IPv6-Kongress-beginnt--/meldung/133199 LG Düsseldorf - Admin-C nicht in der Haftung Das Landgericht Düsseldorf nimmt in einer Entscheidung aus demSeptember 2008 zur Frage der Störerhaftung Stellung (Urteil vom03.09.08, Az. : 2a O 40/08) und setzt sich dabei mit der Haftungdes Domain-Parkinganbieters und dessen Admin-C auseinander. Beide haften in der hier vorliegenden Konstellation nicht. http://www.123recht.net/LG-Düsseldorf---Admin-C-nicht-in-der-Haftung__a38281.html Internetadressen: Auf «www» und «http» verzichten [DPA/TMN] Zeit und Zeichen sparen: Bei der Angabe von Internetadressen kann man heute getrost auf ein vorangestelltes «http:\\» und auf das legendäre «www» verzichten. http://www.lvz-online.de/ratgeber/drrgcn.html?p=/ratgeber/content/20379140.html http://www.fnp.de/fnp/themen/computer-internet/rmn01.c.5565855.de.htm Websperren gegen Kinderporno: Zank um Technik und Recht Nachdem der CCC den Vertragsentwurf veröffentlichte, der die Grundlage für das Sperren von kinderpornographischen Angeboten im Internet bilden soll, wird der Entwurf in der Öffentlichkeit diskutiert. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Websperren-gegen-Kinderporno-Zank-um-Technik-und-Recht--/meldung/132654 Auktion ohne Mindestpreise: Sedos 1. Themenauktion in 2009 Am 26. Februar startet Sedo die „Auktion ohne Mindestpreise“: Die Erfahrung hat gezeigt: Je niedriger der Startpreis einer Domain, desto eher erzielt die Domain einen marktgerechten Preis. Aus diesem Grund findet vom 26. Februar 2009 bis zum 05. März 2009 die „Auktion ohne Mindestpreis“ statt. Mit dabei sind Domains wie catharin.com, macker.de, loggia.de und vertretung.de. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2314 dynamische IPs und 1:1-NAT Ich habe IPv6 nicht im Einsatz, deshalb nehme ich Informationen dazu nur mit reduzierter Aufmerksamkeit auf. Wenn das Problem ist, dass sich IPv4 am Anschluss regelmäßig ändert, warum mappt man dann nicht beim IPv6-Provider entsprechend? Sparsam muss man ja nun mit Adressen nicht mehr umgehen. http://www.heise.de/ix/news/foren/S-dynamische-IPs-und-1-1-NAT/forum-152626/msg-16321102/read/ Kinderpornos – von der Leyen will Domains sperren Bundesfamilienministerin Ursula von der Leyen stösst mit ihren Plänen zur Blockade kinderpornographischer Webseiten mit Hilfe des Domain Name Systems (DNS) auf heftige Kritik: anlässlich einer Anörung im Unterausschuss Neue Medien des Bundestags bezeichneten Experten die geplanten Maßnahmen als "wirkungslos". http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/kinderpornos-von-der-leyen-will-domains-sperren-id667378.html .tel – Landrush Period planmäßig gestartet Seit dem 03. Februar 2009 läuft für die neue Telefon-Domain .tel planmäßig die Landrush-Phase, in der sich jedermann um eine .tel-Domain bemühen kann. Im Interview mit dem Blog Basicthinking.de erklärt Justin Hayward, Communications Director beim Registrar Telnic, warum man das unbedingt tun sollte. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/tel-landrush-period-planmaessig-gestartet-id667374.html TLDs – Neues von .ke, .mx und .uk Einen besonderen Schutz im steten Kampf gegen Rechtsverletzungen hat sich die kenianische Domain-Verwaltung einfallen lassen. In Großbritannien könnte ein neues Online-Archiv für .uk-Domains ebenfalls wertvolle Hilfe gegen Rechtsverletzungen leisten. Und in Mexiko startet man neu durch – hier unsere Kurzmeldungen. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/tlds-neues-von-ke-mx-und-uk-id667377.html Sedo – Studie Sedo hat sich wie alle Jahre mit dem Domain-Markt des vergangenen Jahres auseinandergesetzt und nun eine "Studie – Domain-Sekundärmarkt 2008" vorgelegt. Kurz gesagt: Das Handelsvolumen hat sich vergrößert, doch die Preise gingen zurück. Wir haben uns die in diskreten Blautönen gehaltene, elfseitige Studie, die sich alleine auf Sedo-Zahlen stützt, näher angeschaut. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/sedo-studie-id667376.html L'ICANN repousse les nouvelles extensions web En juin 2008, L'ICANN, l'organisation chargée de superviser la gestion des suffixes Internet, a annoncé son souhait de libéraliser les extensions de noms de domaine (TLD). Cette initiative a pour but de relancer le marché des noms de domaine en permettant aux entités commerciales de créer elles-mêmes leur(s) extension(s) web pour revendre par la suite les noms de domaine associés. http://www.neteco.com/258658-icann-repousse-extensions-web.html Google lance AdSense pour les noms de domaine Les amateurs de domain parking apprécieront : Google vient d'étendre son service de monétisation de pages Web aux noms de domaine vacants, auxquels aucun site n'est encore associé. http://www.neteco.com/258488-google-adsense-noms-domaine.html Nouveaux gTLDs : La 2e version du manuel publiée! Ca y est, la version remaniée du manuel du candidat vient d'être publiée par l'ICANN. Elle reprend la version initiale, mais avec des marques de correction en rouge pour identifier les ajouts ou modifications. http://stephanevangelder.fr/archives/208-Nouveaux-gTLDs-La-2e-version-du-manuel-publiee-!.html Le registre du .FR choisi avant l'été 2009 ? Le Ministère de l'Economie, de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi publie ses premières réponses aux questions posées par les éventuels candidats à la gestion du .FR. Il prévoit 3 mois pour la phase de sélection des candidats. http://stephanevangelder.fr/archives/205-Le-registre-du-.FR-choisi-avant-lete-2009.html Des WHOIS anonymes pour les .RU et .SU Depuis lundi, le gestionnaire technique de l'extension russe propose un service de WHOIS anonymes pour les particuliers détenteurs de .RU et de .SU. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1797/russie-des-whois-anonymes-pour-les-ru-et-su.php Le calendrier d’ouverture du .MX L’extension principale .MX sera d'abord réservée aux détenteurs de noms mexicains (du type .COM.MX) du 1er mars au 31 juillet 2009. Elle ouvrira à tous 6 mois plus tard. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1794/mexique-le-calendrier-d-ouverture-du-mx.php 200 000 .ME enregistrés en 10 mois L’extension du Monténégro affiche déjà 200 000 noms enregistrés. Plus de 181 pays ont acheté des .ME. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1796/montenegro-200-000-me-enregistres-en-10-mois.php Il mercato dei domini non sente la crisi Tra i settori anti-ciclici c'è l'industria dei domini. Non c'è ombra di recessione nel mercato dei suffissi Internet: crescita a due cifre del 16%, rispetto al 2007. VeriSign ha registrato 24 milioni di nuovi domini creati l'anno scorso, nel difficile 2008, totalizzando quota 177 milioni di Tld. http://www.vnunet.it/it/vnunet/news/2009/02/18/il_mercato_dei_domini_non_sente_la_crisi L'ICANN rimanda la rivoluzione? L'apertura indiscriminata delle estensioni di dominio è un progetto che andrà in porto, ma ancor non si sa quando. L'ICANN per ora perde tempo, persa probabilmente a trovare un regolamento definitivo che sgombri il campo da ogni dubbio http://business.webnews.it/news/leggi/10173/licann-rimanda-la-rivoluzione/ Icann, slitta la liberalizzazione dei domini generici Il 2009 dovrebbe essere il banco di prova per i domini liberalizzati, ma Icann ammette il ritardo. Sono ancora previsti entro l'anno http://www.vnunet.it/it/vnunet/news/2009/02/18/icann__slitta_la_liberalizzazione_dei_domini_generici .br: nuevos subdominios: .radio.br y .taxi.br Em 17/02/2009, será aberto o registro dos novos domínios: radio.br para pessoas jurídicas e taxi.br e teo.br para profissionais liberais http://www.latinoamericann.org/?q=node/1982 .pe: Rumbo a los 31 mil dominios .pe El 2008 fue un año de éxito para el .pe. Se superó la cifra de 30 mil dominios registrados y se confirmó que hoy en día existe una mayor conciencia de las personas y empresas sobre el valor de nuestro dominio peruano en Internet. http://www.latinoamericann.org/?q=node/1981 Número de domínios de internet cresce 16% em 2008 O ano de 2008 terminou com uma base total de 177 milhões de domínios de internet registrados no mundo, um aumento de 24 milhões em relação ao último mês de 2007 --alta de 16%. http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u506307.shtml NIC.br cria mais três tipos de domínios O NIC.br vai liberar três novos domínios para a internet brasileira e permitir que sites religiosos, de áudio e de transportes tenham endereços exclusivos na web. http://info.abril.com.br/aberto/infonews/022009/16022009-29.shl Internet brasileira ganha domínios taxi.br e radio.br Taxistas, teólogos e emissora de áudio na web poderão registrar, a partir desta terça-feira (17), endereços na internet com as extensões "taxi.br","teo.br" e "radio.br". 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