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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: Cyber-safety, or global censorship? by Milton Mueller | Save the children? ICANN opens debate on CyberSafety charter | African TLD issue sparks heated debate | Global Policy for the Allocation of the Remaining IPv4 Address Space Ratified by ICANN Board | Consumer Pressure Drives ISOC Members IPv6 Deployment | No business case for IPv6, survey finds And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** ICANN Should be Reformed Before "Privatization", Says New Study http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090317_study_icann_reform_before_privatization/ Mormons demand ICANN plugs net smut hole http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/18/mormons_icann/ African telecoms policy makers, regulators meet in Mauritius http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/african-telecoms-policy-makers,-regulators-meet-in-mauritius-2009031723817.html .TEL Launches on March 24 http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=7565 Pentagon Official Warns of Risk of Cyber Attacks http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/17/AR2009031702715.html WIPO's Misleading Release http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090317_wipo_misleading_release_domain_disputes/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Things you didn’t realize were on the ICANN site: Part 3 Back in November, we outlined “more mechanisms for transparency and accountability” which flagged up the Dashboard that you can access from the front page of the ICANN website, but which also spoke of an “operational scorecard” where the work that ICANN does is clearly identified and tied to the organization’s operating plan and budget. http://blog.icann.org/2009/03/things-you-didn%e2%80%99t-realize-were-on-the-icann-site-part-3/ Mexico City Fellowship Program Reached Successful Conclusion 17 Fellowship participants attended the 34th ICANN International Public Meeting held in Mexico City earlier this month. 23 candidates were chosen from a pool of 105 applications. 6 of the participating fellows were alumni of a previous fellowship program, 4 were first-time fellows who had attended at least 1 ICANN meeting previously, and 7 were first-time ICANN meeting attendees. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-17mar09-en.htm ICANN Should be Reformed Before "Privatization", Says New Study The Technology Policy Institute (TPI), an IT and communications policy think tank, has just released a paper proposing that "ICANN's governance structure should be dramatically reformed to make it more accountable before the current tie with the U.S. Department of Commerce is allowed to expire." http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090317_study_icann_reform_before_privatization/ Study: Reform ICANN Before Privatizing It A new study, to be formally released Wednesday, suggests that ICANN must be reformed before its ties with the U.S. Department of Commerce are severed. The Joint Project Agreement between ICANN and the Department of Commerce concludes in August. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/17/study-reform-icann-before-privatizing-it/ ICANN to review plan for regional Africa office ICANN's promise to open a regional office in Africa has been deferred for years, but the Internet authority will take another look at the idea soon, according to CEO and President Paul Twomey. http://computerworld.co.ke/articles/2009/03/18/icann-review-plan-regional-africa-office Mormons demand ICANN plugs net smut hole Mormon anti-pornography activists led by SCO Group chairman Ralph Yarro III are calling on ICANN to give more political clout to those who want to kick porn off the web. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/18/mormons_icann/ gTLD - Is Your Brand Up for a New Domain? [sub req'd] Following a consultation period, ICANN has confirmed that it intends to introduce new generic top-level domains in 2010. http://www.linexlegal.com/content.php?content_id=83965 ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** African telecoms policy makers, regulators meet in Mauritius African telecommunications policy makers and regulators are meeting in Mauritius 17-19 March to discuss key Internet governance issues with focus on ccTLDs. http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/african-telecoms-policy-makers,-regulators-meet-in-mauritius-2009031723817.html Mauritius-Africa-Internet-forum African policy makers and regulators are debating key Internet governance issues focusing on country code top level domains in a three-day forum in Pailles on the outskirts of the capital Port Louis. http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?page=show_article_eng&id_article=92086 IDN Registration to Open for .AR (Argentina) Before next March 23, NIC Argentina will have completed sending notifications about the services entered during the sunrise period. http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/03/17/idn-registration-to-open-for-ar-argentina/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/idn-registration-opens-for-.ar-argentina.html SWITCH, Swiss & Liechtenstein Registry, Warns Against Bogus Offers SWITCH, the registry for Swiss and Liechtenstein domain names, is warning against bogus offers for domain names. http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/03/17/switch-swiss-liechtenstein-registry-warns-against-bogus-offers/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/switch-swiss-liechtenstein-registry-warns-against-bogus-offers.html CO.NL Landrush Opening on March 17th [news release] The CO.NL Operator is glad to announce the opening of the CO.NL Landrush phase that will run for 14 days, starting today at 2:00 pm GMT and ending on March 31st at exactly the same time. http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/co.nl-landrush-opening-on-march-17th.html http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/03/17/conl-landrush-opens-on-march-17/ .TEL Launches on March 24 A new top level domain, .tel, launches on March 24 to the general public following sunrise and landrush periods. Telnic, the operator of .tel, is reminding businesses and individuals they have less than one week to pre-register their preferred domain names. On March 24, domain names on a first come, first served basis to and prices drop substantially. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=7565 http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/03/18/tel-launches-on-march-24/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/.tel-launches-on-march-24.html Social Media Revolution Will Be .Tel-evised A new top-level domain, .tel, is preparing to launch, but it's not your typical Internet domain. It doesn't rely on hosted Web pages; rather, it uses the domain name system to store and communicate contact data and associated keywords. It also incorporates security and privacy features. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/66510.html New .Tel Domain Will Lead To Increased Cybersquatting Issues For The Unprepared A huge rush to for the latest piece of internet property is set to commence when premium fees associated to .tel domains are removed at 15:00 GMT on Tuesday 24 March. http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/090318-New-Tel-Domain-Will-Lead-To-Increased-Cybersquatting-Issues-For-The-Unprepared ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Pentagon Official Warns of Risk of Cyber Attacks The head of the Pentagon's Strategic Command warned Congress today that the United States is vulnerable to cyberattacks "across the spectrum" and that more needs to be done to defend against the potential of online strikes, which could "potentially threaten not only our military networks, but also our critical national networks." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/17/AR2009031702715.html Trend Micro Annual Threat Report: Cybercriminals are Working Faster Than Ever [news release] Malware exploits moved at unprecedented speed and volume this past year but 2009 may bring increasing cooperation among security vendors and law enforcement agencies to bring down criminal enterprises, according to the annual Trend Micro Threat Roundup & 2009 Forecast. http://trendmicro.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=700&WT.mc_id=2008HP_News DNSSEC Industry Coalition Meets with Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf and Internet Researcher Dan Kaminsky (2009-03-18) The DNSSEC Industry Coalition (www.dnsseccoalition.org) comprised of 20 organizations streamlining the rollout of DNSSEC worldwide, gathered on Friday, March 13, 2009, to share best practices in deployment and meet the urgent challenge to secure the Internet's domain name system (DNS). Approximately 50 people attended the meeting and 3 presentations were scheduled with a lively Q&A following. Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, Vint Cerf, provided a keynote speech on the pressing need to sign the root zone and the importance of efforts to implement DNSSEC. http://pir.org/index.php?db=content/News&tbl=Press&id=19 Is Your Domain Name Ownership Information Safe? Last month ICANN sent a breach notice to domain registrar Parava Networks. Among several serious breaches, one of Parava’s faults was not escrowing its registrant data. ICANN’s Registrant Data Escrow (RDE) program requires domain registrars to escrow customer information with a third party provider. If the registrar fails or loses its accreditation, ICANN can tap the escrow data to ensure the safe transfer of domains to another registrar. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/18/is-your-domain-name-ownership-information-safe/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** WIPO's Misleading Release The World Intellectual Property Organization put out a release yesterday trumpeting an eight percent increase in domain name disputes handled by WIPO. In 2008 there were 2329 complaints filed with WIPO, the most ever. WIPO uses the increase to raise questions about the possible increase in the number of available generic top-level domains. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090317_wipo_misleading_release_domain_disputes/ Domain disputes rise, but could rocket under ICANN plan says WIPO The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) ruled on more domain name disputes last year than ever before but has warned that disputes will rocket if a plan to allow the creation of infinite numbers of domains goes ahead. http://out-law.com/page-9885 U.N. Agency: Cybersquatting On The Rise New data from the World Intellectual Property Organization, as well as from MarkMonitor, highlights problem of brand abuse online http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=215900755 Cybersquatting cases hit record in 2008 Companies and celebrities ranging from Arsenal football club to actress Scarlett Johansson filed a record number of "cybersquatting" cases in 2008 to stop others from profiting from their famous names, brands and events, a United Nations agency said. http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/cybersquatting-cases-hit-record-in-2008-2560448 New UDRP Domain Arbitration Search Engine Launches A new UDRP search engine, UDRPsearch.com, has launched. The web site allows you to search cases at both National Arbitration Forum and World Intellectual Property Organization without going to both sites. This is helpful for researching particular keywords, complainants, respondents, etc. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/18/new-udrp-domain-arbitration-search-engine-launches/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Melbourne IT accepts blame for domain hijack [IDG] Melbourne IT has acknowledged that it was partially responsible for a Web domain hijacking that left a New York Internet hosting company without an Internet address over the weekend. http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/3741/ Canadian privacy rights buried in the fine print by Michael Geist Scott McNealy, the former CEO of Sun Microsystems, has achieved considerable notoriety for having warned Internet users 10 years ago that "you have no privacy, get over it." ... The disclosure issue is not limited to ISPs. Similar questions arose last year when the Canadian Internet Registration Authority crafted its "WHOIS" policy, which governs public access to domain name registrant information. CIRA initially adopted a position that would have required a warrant for all access to such personal information, but intense pressure from the RCMP and Industry Canada led to an exception for law enforcement access without court oversight. http://www.thestar.com/article/602772 http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/Michael+Geist+Canadian+privacy+rights+buried+fine+print/1396531/story.html PCs, websites to decipher all Indian languages soon By the end of September this year, the Department of Information Technology (DIT) will have readied software tools and fonts which can help personal computers (PCs) and websites decipher content in the country’s 22 languages recognised by the Constitution. http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/pcs-websites-to-decipher-all-indian-languages-soon/352277/ ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Three Six-Figure Sedo Sales in February February saw some sizeable sales of domain names through Sedo with the top sale going to top.com for €357,500 followed by forums.com which sold for US$399,990. Third biggest sale for the month was flatrate.de (€160,000). http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/03/16/three-six-figure-sedo-sales-in-february/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/february-sees-three-six-figure-sedo-sales.html REDC Acquires Domain Name Auction.com for $1.7M REDC, a leader in real estate auctions, announced they acquired the domain name, auction.com, for US$1.7 million, the company Chairman Robert Friedman announced today (18 March). http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/redc-acquires-auction.com-for-1.7m.html Securing the domain name Toys.com was not child’s play for Toys ‘R’ Us When it comes to operating a successful online business, a concise and explicit domain name can be worth quite a lot. That’s literally the case with Toys.com. http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=29788 ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ********************** - German News ********************** Neue Domain-Endungen - neue Risiken Die geplante Einführung neuer Top Level Domains steigert die Gefahr von Cybersquatting. Die WIPO fordert wirksamen Schutz vor Missbrauch und unseriösen Registraren. http://www.computerwoche.de/knowledge_center/web/1890159/ Neue Top-Level-Domain-Endungen in der Kritik Die von der Internetverwaltung ICANN beabsichtigte Einführung neuer Top-Level-Domain-Endungen (TLD) ist nicht ohne Gefahren. Eines der grundlegenden Risiken sind illegitime Domainregistrierungen wie etwa zu geschützten Marken, auch Cybersquatting genannt. http://www.tecchannel.de/index.cfm?pid=400&pk=1842660 Neue Domainendungen sind Cybersquatting-Risiko Die von der obersten Internetverwaltung ICANN geplante Einführung neuer Domainendungen (Top-Level Domains, TLDs) ist nicht ohne Risiken. "Die Schaffung einer unbekannten und möglicherweise gewaltigen Zahl neuer generischer TLDs wirft ernstliche Fragen für Rechteinhaber auf und auch für Internetnutzer allgemein", betont Francis Gurry, Generaldirektor der WIPO. http://www.pcopen.de/cgi-bin/news/news_show.cgi?titel=Neue%20Domainendungen%20sind%20Cybersquatting-Risiko&news=1237351692 Bald neue Städte-Domains? [DPA] Der Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft eco drängt auf die rasche Einführung von Städte- und Unternehmensnamen als Endung von Internet-Adressen. So genannte Top-Level-Domains mit der Endung „.berlin“ oder „.hamburg“ könnten das Wachstum der deutschen Internetwirtschaft ankurbeln. http://www.nwzonline.de/index_aktuelles_computer_nachrichten_artikel.php?id=1953288 Paket mit Internet-Domains für 2,38 Millionen Euro verkauft Domainpaket für 2,38 Millionen Euro verkauftÜber die weltgrößte Domainhandelsbörse Sedo ist nach eigenen Angaben ein "Rekordverkauf" erfolgt: Dabei wechselte ein ganzes Paket mit 475 Web-Domains für 2,38 Millionen Euro den Besitzer. Käufer ist der Domaininvestor DomCollect, Verkäufer die Hassler & Mair GmbH - ein Unternehmen, das seit Mitte der Neunziger Jahre kontinuierlich Domainnamen angesammelt hatte. http://www.dsltarife.net/news/6029.html Werkzeuge – Neue Tools für die Domain-Suche Die Suche nach Domains wird immer schwerer. Um dem Übel der Suche das positive Gefühl des Findens entgegenzusetzen, entwickelt immer mal wieder jemand ein neues Werkzeug. Auf zwei neuere verwies vergangene Woche domainnamewire.com. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/werkzeuge-neue-tools-fuer-die-domain-suche-id667398.html TLDs – Neues von .tk, .vn und .kg Tief in die Kiste der ccTLDs greifen wir diesmal in unseren Kurzmeldungen. So will Tokelau in der Türkei reüssieren, während die USA aus Vietnams Endung Kapital schlagen wollen. In Kirgistan drohen schließlich drastische Einschnitte in die Domain-Verwaltung. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/tlds-neues-von-tk-vn-und-kg-id667399.html ********************** - French News ********************** Gardez le contact avec une adresse en «.tel»! Joyeux paradoxe de notre société de l’information: alors que communiquer n’a jamais été aussi facile et rapide, trouver un numéro de téléphone ou une adresse e-mail relève parfois du parcours du combattant. Avec leurs données lacunaires – les numéros de mobiles manquent souvent à l’appel – les annuaires téléphoniques traditionnels sont devenus obsolètes. D’autant plus qu’ils ignorent les usages liés à l’internet, où l’on multiplie identifiants et profils à travers une avalanche de services et sites de socialisation. http://www.tdg.ch/actu/hi-tech/gardez-contact-adresse-tel-2009-03-16 L’impasse de la protection des noms géographiques La protection des noms géographiques dans les futures extensions fait débat. Paul Twomey, président de l’ICANN, vient de répondre à Janis Karklins, président du comité consultatif gouvernemental (GAC) pour déterminer si un nom de domaine paris.loreal pourrait exister... http://www.mailclub.info/article.php3?id_article=1025 Le .XXX contre-attaque Le registre du feu .XXX annonce que son appel de la décision défavorable de l’Icann pourrait aboutir. Bientôt des noms de domaine adultes? http://www.mailclub.info/article.php3?id_article=1026 L’OMPI publie son rapport sur le cybersquatting en 2008 L’organisation mondiale pour la propriété intellectuelle vient de publier une étude sur le nombre de litiges qui ont eu lieu en 2008 autour des noms de domaine. Son constat : une augmentation de 8% du cybersquatting par rapport à 2007. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1835/l-ompi-publie-son-rapport-sur-le-cybersquatting-en-2008.php Pourquoi mettre F1.GP aux enchères ? Je continue d'être étonné par les agissements de certains registres. Prenez celui du .GP (Guadeloupe), qui vient d'annoncer la vente aux enchères du nom F1.GP. J'ai du mal à croire que ce nom ne relève pas de la propriété industrielle du championnat du monde de Formule 1 ou d'une des sociétés du maître de ce championnat, Bernie Ecclestone. http://stephane-vangelder.fr/archives/220-Pourquoi-mettre-F1.GP-aux-encheres.html ********************** - Italian News ********************** Arrivano i siti .tel Abbiamo un numero di cellulare, un IM per Skype, per MSN e per Gtalk, un indirizzo eMail, un numero fisso di casa ed uno dell'ufficio, un indirizzo Web per il nostro blog ed uno aziendale, abbiamo un account su Facebook, su Twitter, Linkedin, su MySpace e Viadeo, ma abbiamo anche un Fax ed una posizione geografica precisa su GoogleMaps. http://www.estense.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=48844&format=html ********************** - Greek News ********************** .ECO! Νέα κατάληξη για το περιβάλλον? Support the .eco TLDΟ οργανισμός Dot Eco LLC έχει ως στόχο την προώθηση της δημιουργίας ενός Tld, του .ECO και ήδη υποστηρίζεται από τους μεγαλύτερους φιλανθρωπικούς και περιβαλλοντολογικούς οργανισμούς, από γνωστά πρόσωπα με έντονη περιβαλλοντική συνείδηση και σημαντικούς επιστήμονες. http://www.techtalk.gr/509/eco-new-tld/ ********************** - Czech News ********************** Ondřej Filip: podpisu kořenové zóny brání mezinárodní politika ITAR není jen zkratka pro americký národní ochranný program International Traffic in Arms Regulations, ale také odpověď společnosti IANA na průtahy podpisu kořenové zóny. http://www.lupa.cz/clanky/ondrej-filip-podpisu-korenove-zony-brani/ ********************** - Polish News ********************** WIPO o domenach gTLD ICANN poinformowała o przesunięciu w czasie uruchomienia możliwości rejestracji nowych domen najwyższego poziomu (TLD). Według raportu Światowej Organizacji Własności Intelektualnej, w 2008 r. ilość skarg dotyczących domen gTLD osiągnęła najwyższy poziom w historii. http://dobreprogramy.pl/index.php?dz=15&n=11023&WIPO+o+domenach+gTLD ********************** - Hungarian News ********************** Rekordot döntött az internetcím-bitorlások száma tavaly - Internet domainek nélkül? A BBC-től a Yale Egyetemen és a Nestlén át Scarlett Johanssonig vállalatok, intézmények, márkák és hírességek hosszú sora indított eljárást tavaly a neten egyre jobban elharapódzó "cybersquatting", azaz az internetcím jogtalan elbitorlása miatt; a Szellemi Tulajdon Világszervezet (WIPO) már több mint kétezer ilyen esetet tart számon. http://hirek.prim.hu/cikk/72012/ ********************** - Russian News ********************** Зона .com лидирует по количеству "захватов доменов" Наиболее частой доменной зоной, в которой возникали споры по захватам доменов, с огромным отрывом от других стала территория .сom - 80% всех жалоб, с 10% далее идет зона .net, на третьем месте - .org. Что касается кодов стран доменов верхнего уровня - то есть доменных зон, определяющих принадлежность к стране, то этот сектор интернета гораздо меньше охвачен спорами (их всего 13% из всех жалоб). http://www.klerk.ru/soft/n/?141803 Россия - один из лидеров по числу киберсквоттеров Россия занимает 13-е место в списке стран, граждане которых наиболее активно занимаются "захватом доменов" - киберсквоттингом, сообщает РИА Новости со ссылкой на доклад ООН. В 2008 году был установлен рекорд по числу жалоб во Всемирную организацию интеллектуальной собственности ООН (ВОИС) на случаи "захвата доменов" в Интернете. Таких жалоб ВОИС зарегистрировала 2329, что на 8% больше, чем годом ранее. http://www.itoday.ru/news/14015.html http://aksakal.info/news%2Bview%2B2175.html http://infox.ru/hi-tech/internet/2009/03/17/Rossiya_zanyala_13_y.phtml http://vsefn.com/news/2009-03-17-5987 http://www.fontanka.ru/2009/03/17/036/ http://www.lenizdat.ru/a0/ru/pm1/c-1072614-0.html http://news.mail.ru/economics/2437494 http://gzt.ru/hi-tech/2009/03/17/121554.html Киберсквоттеры 2008. Статистика захватов от WIPO Всемирная организация по защите интеллектуальной собственности (WIPO) опубликовала отчет о киберсквоттинге (процессе захвата доменных имен в сети интернет с целью их дальнейшей перепродажи) за последние 10 лет. http://newsru.co.il/world/17mar2009/cyber_115.html ********************** - Chinese News ********************** ICANN：域名抢注投诉数量创下历史新高 据悉，互联网名称与数字地址分配机构(ICANN)在收到第二轮反馈之后，已经推迟了开放通用顶级域名系统的计划。但是，对于ICANN头疼的不仅仅是这事，据世界知识产权组织(WIPO)公布的一份报告指出，他们在2008年接到域名抢注方面的投诉数量创下历史新高。 http://homepage.yesky.com/54/8755054.shtml 网上抢注仍然严重 联合国去年接2329起投诉 【赛迪网讯】3月17日消息，据国外媒体报道，联合国旗下机构"世界知识产权组织"(WIPO)周日称，2008年“网上抢注”事件愈演愈烈，所接到的投诉案件创下历史新高。 http://news.ccidnet.com/art/11099/20090317/1710443_1.html ICANN：域名抢注投诉数量创下历史新高 据悉，互联网名称与数字地址分配机构(ICANN)在收到第二轮反馈之后，已经推迟了开放通用顶级域名系统的计划。但是，对于ICANN头疼的不仅仅是这事，据世界知识产权组织(WIPO)公布的一份报告指出，他们在2008年接到域名抢注方面的投诉数量创下历史新高。 http://digital.cbg.cn/a/8755054.shtml 网上抢注仍然严重 联合国去年接2329起投诉 【赛迪网讯】3月17日消息，据国外媒体报道，联合国旗下机构"世界知识产权组织"(WIPO)周日称，2008年“网上抢注”事件愈演愈烈，所接到的投诉案件创下历史新高。 http://www.cnwnews.com/html/tech/cn_hlw/gjglw/20090317/86216.html 繁体“.中國”也将写入全球根域名系统 “.中国”全球根域名系统部署行动再传佳讯。近日，ICANN发布了《“.中国”等非英文域名后缀快速通道实施计划 (第二版)》草案。根据该计划，繁体“.中國”有望和简体“.中国”一起写入全球根域名系统，实现全球互联网的无障碍访问。此举意味着，全球华人根据语言习惯在各大浏览器地址栏不论输入繁体“聯想.中國”形式的中国域名，还是简体“联想.中国”形式的中国域名，均可实现对联想网站的等效访问。而对“.中国 ”域名注册企业而言，由于广大的港澳台及海外华人互联网用户都在使用繁体中文系统和输入法，由此将新增数千万“.中国”域名的使用用户。 http://dev.yesky.com/484/8753484.shtml 全球首个联系信息目录服务.tel启动 Telnic 宣布他们在提供新型互联网服务方面取得重要里程碑，数以万计的 .tel 域名终于全面启动，创造了首个联系信息目录。 http://www.pcworld.com.cn/news/1/2009/0318/145875.shtml http://ifeng.yesky.com/a/8758129.shtml http://it.shaoxing.com.cn/a/8758129.shtml http://it.longhoo.net/a/8758129.shtml http://telecom.chinabyte.com/129/8758129.shtml 全球首个联系信息目录服务.tel启动 通信世界网(CWW)3月18日消息 Telnic宣布他们在提供新型互联网服务方面取得重要里程碑，数以万计的.tel域名终于全面启动，创造了首个联系信息目录。 http://www.cww.net.cn/news/html/2009/3/18/20093181612566396.htm ********************** - Japanese News ********************** WIPO、サイバースクワッティングの仲裁案件、10年で計1万4663件 世界知的所有権機関（WIPO）は16日、他人の商標などをドメイン名として登録する“サイバースクワッティング”について、同機関に持ち込まれた仲裁申請の動向をとりまとめた。2008年の案件は2329件で、前年より8％増加した。「.com」が79.52％と多くを占め、以下、「.net」「.org」などのgTLDが続く。 http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2009/03/17/22817.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. 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