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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 today's edition of the news include: What’s Chinese for .limitedgovernment? Authoritarian governments make a bid to control the Internet | Is ICANN Accountable to the Global Public Interest? ICANN Ignores Noncommercial Users in Policy Development | Satire website survives domain name challenge And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** DNS remains vulnerable one year after Kaminsky bug http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/072409-kaminsky-bug-one-year-later.html Independent commission plans second report on cybersecurity requirements http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090724_5986.php ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN Sydney Gala photos up We have posted photos taken at the Sydney Gala last month. You should be able to see them in a slideshow below. http://blog.icann.org/2009/07/sydney-gala-photos-up/ Tiny Web Host Claims Big ICANN Registrars Block Domain Transfers Berkeley, Calif. Web hosting service Tiger Technologies has accused several big Internet domain name registrars of unjustifiably blocking customers who want to transfer domain names from one registrar to another. http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/policy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218600521 Are you listening, ICANN? by Milton Mueller A wonderful thing is happening on the ICANN public comment board. Public interest groups from all over the world have mobilized to express support for the NCUC charter proposal. What seemed to be an obscure procedural issue months ago has attracted worldwide attention. Civil society groups are objecting strongly to the ICANN management's attempt to manipulate and control its allegedly "bottom up" policy making structures. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/7/23/4265044.html IGP files comments on proposed Noncommercial Stakeholder Group charter by Brenden Kuerbis The IGP filed comments today in ICANN's second proceeding on GNSO Stakeholder Group Charters. In its comments IGP identified both substantive issues in the revised NCSG charter proposal drafted by ICANN policy staff, as well as procedural flaw in ICANN's proceeding. In light of these concerns, IGP asked that ICANN immediately drop its attempt to impose its revised NCSG charter proposal, and instead reinstate the original Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) charter proposal submitted by the NCUC for consideration by the Board. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/7/23/4264694.html The 2009 NCUC Membership Drive: "Tell 'em Kieren sent you!" by Milton Mueller A few days ago we described the discrimination and barriers ICANN’s Board and staff have unjustly placed on civil society representation in ICANN. In a reply on our blog, ICANN’s Director of Public Participation, Kieren McCarthy, made an attempt to be constructive. After implying that hundreds of thousands of people should be actively involved in the GNSO, he stated, “Now if you want my help in getting those people in, just ask - that's my job after all. But I've never been asked by anyone in ICANN …to help them go get more people. I'd be happy to do so.” http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/7/21/4262409.html A Framework for Selecting New TLDs Your corporate domain names send implicit messages (signals) through their TLDs and their second-level words. Shape your domain names so to send the right messages and to avoid sending unintentionally confusing messages. The post focuses on a framework to help bidders determine which TLDs send messages that are potentially profit generating. http://www.circleid.com/posts/a_framework_for_selecting_new_tlds/ New ICANN Chief Delighted to Head "Most Complex Organisation" In an open letter to the domain name constituency, new ICANN CEO and President Rod Beckstrom has expressed his delight at commencing the new position but also saying it is “without doubt ... the most complex organisation” he has ever come across. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=8738 http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/07/23/new-icann-chief-delighted-to-head-most-complex-organisation/ Rod Beckstrom’s ICANN Message: Our Take The New CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom Posted a “Message From The CEO” on ICANN site a few days ago. We welcome Mr Beckstrom to his new position and agree with him when he says: http://www.thedomains.com/2009/07/26/rod-beckstroms-icann-message-our-take/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Argentine Government and Banks Create “banco.ar”. The Argentine government, in cooperation with the banking industry in the country, has agreed to create the second level domain “banco.ar” with the aim of hindering virtual fraud against users of home banking in Argentina. http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/07/23/argentine-government-and-banks-create-bancoar/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/argentine-government-and-banks-create-banco.ar.html Trademark Attorneys Warn Companies About the Upcoming .CM Cybersquatting Possibilities In light of recent announcements regarding Cameroon's country code Top-Level Domain, .CM, being opened to public registration, Tresa Baldas reports on Law.com: "Trademark attorneys are warning companies about a new target for cybersquatters known as '.cm,' which is the country code—or top level domain—for the West African nation of Cameroon. http://www.circleid.com/posts/attorneys_warn_companies_cm_domain_name_cybersquatting/ fr: One year on from its launch, AFNIC's PREDEC procedure is hitting its stride On 22 July 2008, AFNIC set up a procedure (commonly known as PREDEC) for obvious breaches of the stipulations of the decree of 6 th February 2007. One year on and the results of the procedure are overwhelmingly positive : 92 claims were filed with the .fr registry, which delivered 64 rulings. The procedure has become standard practice in legal firms and intellectual property consultancies and has even taken hold as an integral part of the French legal scene in the same way as other ADR proceedings. http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/226/one-year-on-from-its-launch-afnic-s-predec-procedure-is-hitting-its-stride Afilias Launches New ‘Deals’ Page to Highlight Special .INFO Domain Sales Afilias - a global provider of Internet infrastructure services and registry for the .INFO domain, today announced that is has added a new service aggregating .INFO Authorized Registrar special offers and sales on .INFO domain names. http://www.info.info/news/2009/07/21/afilias-launches-new-%E2%80%98deals%E2%80%99-page-highlight-special-info-domain-sales SIDN joins GOVCERT.NL From 1 August 2009, SIDN is joining GOVCERT.NL – the Dutch government’s Computer Emergency Response Team. Security is an important issue for the government. And that doesn’t mean only physical security: the government is also responsible for improving security in the virtual world. Although SIDN is a private organisation, as the registry for the .nl domain it plays an influential role in the community. So, in future, SIDN will be able to count on the support and expertise of GOVCERT.NL in an emergency, just like a governmental organisation. http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,6070,,,,SIDN_joins_GOVCERT_NL.html?ACE_Id=20554c2961782d3531e0b2027c9c460f Market for .pl domains in the second quarter The second quarter of 2009 ended with 1 438 023 active names in the .pl domain. Nearly 200 000 new domains were registered during the last three months, which means that Poland is still sixth in the TLD ranking for the European Union countries. http://www.nask.pl/newsID/id/537 New domain name .ngo would be for charities only [sub req'd] Human rights charity Article 25 proposes internet scheme to be funded by philanthropists http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/Channels/Communications/login/922487/ .nz Search Functionality Consultation Currently it is only possible to search .nz domain names by a specific domain name using the WHOIS search. Comments are sought on a proposal to expand the .nz search functionality to include a search by registrant and also a wildcard-type search of a domain name. It is proposed to limit the nature and eligibility of the searches as outlined below. http://dnc.org.nz/story/nz-additional-search-functionality-consultation ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Time to advise Europe on security. Call for new Experts to the EU Agency ENISA’s Permanent Stakeholders’ Group [news release] Do you feel you have the competence to be one of the Experts advising ENISA? The European Network and Information Security Agency, i.e. the EU Agency ENISA, is launching the call for new members to its Permanent Stakeholders’ Group (PSG). The PSG advises the Executive Director in e.g. drawing up a proposal for the Agency’s work programme, and all issues related thereto. http://enisa.europa.eu/pages/02_01_press_2009_07_17_psg_call.html DNS remains vulnerable one year after Kaminsky bug A year has passed since security researcher Dan Kaminsky disclosed a serious flaw in the DNS that makes it possible for hackers to launch cache poisoning attacks, where traffic is redirected from a legitimate Web site to a fake one without the Web site operator or end user knowing. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/072409-kaminsky-bug-one-year-later.html http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/dns-remains-vulnerable-one-year-after-kaminsky-discovered-bug-629 http://www.cio.com/article/498044/DNS_Remains_Vulnerable_One_Year_After_Kaminsky_Bug http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=AD1ABE3B-1A64-6A71-CEBD81EADED3E52D Independent commission plans second report on cybersecurity requirements The commission that provided the Obama administration with widely lauded recommendations for cybersecurity policies will develop recommendations for how the government can address possible issues such as privacy protection that could hinder the implementation of a plan to protect federal computer networks, commission members and industry representatives said on Thursday. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090724_5986.php us: Cybersecurity Panel Enters New Phase A blue ribbon panel of high-tech and security experts whose December report spurred a flurry of cybersecurity hearings and legislation is entering a new phase that its co-chairs hope will inform and influence the Obama administration, CongressDaily's AM Edition reported. The Center for Strategic and International Studies' Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency has begun examining "foundational problems" that are key to fixing the nation's security vulnerabilities with the goal of releasing recommendations this year, Microsoft Vice President Scott Charney said at a Thursday briefing. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/07/cybersecurity-panel-enters-new.php ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** IP address crunch worries ISPs The current version of IP addresses allotted to websites - IPV4 - is almost getting exhausted. This version can accommodate only a limited number of IP addresses, which is likely to be exhausted by 2011-12. http://infotech.indiatimes.com/News/IP-address-crunch-worries-ISPs/articleshow/4823457.cms ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Domain Name Registrations in Latin America Continue to Boom Today there are more than 4.5 millions of registered Domains Names across Latin America according to statistics from Latino Americann. To date in 2009 there has been a growth in domain registrations of ten per cent, and in June the growth was 1.64 per cent. http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/07/23/domain-name-registrations-in-latin-america-continue-to-boom/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/domain-registrations-in-latin-america-continue-to-boom.html AusRegistry Sets Out to be Leading Registrar in the New gTLD World AusRegistry International, the registry for .AU and .AE ccTLDs, is one of the contenders to significantly gain from the proposal by ICANN to introduce a potentially unlimited number of new generic Top Level Domains. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=8737 http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/07/23/ausregistry-sets-out-to-be-leading-registry-in-the-new-gtld-world/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/ausregistry-sets-out-to-be-leading-registrar-in-the-new-gtld-world.html Network Solutions Says Hackers Accessed 573,000 Card Accounts Web services provider Network Solutions disclosed Friday that hackers broke into its servers and stole information on more than 573,000 debit and credit card accounts from its customers over the past three months. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/24/AR2009072403527.html Network Solutions warns merchants after hack [IDG] Criminals may have stolen more than half a million credit card numbers from merchant servers hosted by Networks Solutions, the Internet hosting company warned Friday. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/072509-network-solutions-warns-merchants-after.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/169071/.html http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135905/Network_Solutions_warns_merchants_after_hack http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=B2BCA375-1A64-67EA-E4C48AB441B305A5 http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/07/25/network-solutions-warns-merchants-after-hack http://www.itworld.com/security/72485/network-solutions-warns-merchants-after-hack http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/169071/.html What Happens When a Registrar loses ICANN Accreditation? Recently two ICANN accredited registars, Maxim Internet and Lead Networks, were bounced for not complying with the RAA. The domain names registered through Maxim were recently transferred to NameScout. http://www.namesmash.com/?p=309 ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Sedo to unveil new Price Suggestion Tool Sedo has been beta testing an iteration of the feature that had been labeled Auto Appraisal Tool. In a newsletter sent to clients this afternoon they said the new name for the public rollout in August (the exact date has not been set) will be Price Suggestion Tool. http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/20090724.htm ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ********************** - German News ********************** Denic muss Ein-Buchstaben-Domains nicht akzeptieren Die Richtlinien der Denic sehen die Möglichkeit der Vergabe von Ein-Buchstaben-Domains nicht vor. Eine Klage gegen diese Praxis wurde vom Landgericht Frankfurt am Main abgewiesen. http://www.zdnet.de/it_business_strategische_planung_denic_muss_ein_buchstaben_domains_nicht_akzeptieren_story-11000015-41500483-1.htm Rammstein: Management mahnt Medien wegen Leak-Meldung ab Die Band Rammstein macht Ernst - nicht nur musikalisch, sondern auch im Kampf gegen freie Berichterstattung. Mehrere Medien melden, dass sie nach Berichten über einen angeblich von der Berliner Kombo stammenden neuen Song, der auf Youtube aufgetaucht ist, mit rechtlichen Schritten rechnen müssen. ... Stein des Anstoßes ist ein angeblich von Rammstein stammender neuer Song namens "Liebe ist für alle da"; Pilgrim Management hält laut Denic.de die Rechte an der Domain liebeistfueralleda.de. Das Lied sei, so Gulli.de, "über einen grauen Kanal in 'CD-Qualität' auf YouTube gelandet - mehrere Wochen, bevor das Stück offiziell veröffentlicht werden sollte." http://www.golem.de/0907/68592.html ********************** - French News ********************** Un an après son lancement, la procédure PREDEC de l'AFNIC a trouvé ses marques [Communiqué de presse] Le 22 juillet 2008, l’AFNIC mettait en place une procédure de résolution des cas de violation manifestes des dispositions du décret du 6 février 2007, également connue sous le nom de PREDEC. Un an après, le bilan de cette procédure est plus que positif : 92 dossiers ont été déposés auprès du gestionnaire du .fr et du .re, qui a rendu 64 décisions. Cette procédure, qui est entrée dans les us et coutumes des cabinets d’avocats ou de conseils en propriété intellectuelle, est même devenue progressivement, au même titre que les PARL, un élément incontournable du paysage juridique français. http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/226/un-an-apres-son-lancement-la-procedure-predec-de-l-afnic-a-trouve-ses-marques Les .TEL d'occasion commencent à se vendre Un site spécialisé signale la vente de Storage.tel pour USD 3 950 (un peu moins de 2 800 euros). Il s'agirait de la plus grosse vente réalisée sur un .TEL depuis le lancement de l'extension. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1956/telephone-les-tel-d-occasion-commencent-a-se-vendre.php ********************** - Italian News ********************** La fine dell'IPv4 Come già riportato da un articolo precedente, ci avviciniamo al giorno in cui gli indirizzi IPv4 si esauriranno. Secondo quanto riporta il RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens), infatti, il numero di indirizzi IP versione 4 disponibili sta per terminare. http://www.programmazione.it/index.php?entity=eitem&idItem=42568 L’UE veut faire partie de l’Icann L’Icann, l’autorité mondiale qui gère les noms de domaine, est de droit californien. Le contrat le liant au gouvernement américain arrive à échéance le 30 septembre 2009, ce qui suscite de nombreuses convoitises. http://www.itmag-dz.com/spip.php?article1203 ********************** - Spanish News ********************** Crecen los dominios de Internet en el país Respecto de 2008, aumentaron 34 por ciento. El Resumen de la Industria de Nombres de Dominios registró que se llegó a los 148 mil nombres durante el primer trimestre del año. Los de primer nivel con código de país alcanzaron 74,1 millones http://www.infobae.com/contenidos/462447-100884-0-Crecen-los-dominios-de-Internet-en-el-pa%C3%ADs http://www.apfdigital.com.ar/despachos.asp?cod_des=130042 El registró de dominios de internet creció un 34% El registró de dominios de internet alcanzó los 148 mil nombres en el primer trimestre del año, lo que significó un crecimiento de 34 por ciento en comparación con el mismo periodo de 2008. Así lo destacó el Resumen de la Industria de Nombres de Dominios en Internet, publicado por VeriSign. http://www.rionegro.com.ar/diario/2009/07/25/1248526290.php Uruguayo presidirá la Internet Society Raúl Echeberría asumió como titular de la ISOC, organización dedicada exclusivamente al desarrollo mundial de Internet. “Es un alto reconocimiento personal”, expresó a Observa http://www.observa.com.uy/MasLeidas/nota.aspx?id=83188 ********************** - Portuguese News ********************** DNS.PT automatiza registos em .PT O DNS .PT tem em curso a segunda fase de implementação do protocolo Registry-Registrar, que visa agilizar o registo de domínio .PT pelos Agentes de Registo da FCCN (Registrars), seguindo as especificações do protocolo EPP (Extensible Provisioning Protocol). https://online.dns.pt/dns_2008/do?com=DS;2217917768;111;+PAGE%284000002%29+K-NOTICIA%281002%29+K-CAT-CODIGO%28LNH%29+RCNT%281%29; ********************** - Russian News ********************** Τεχνολογία - Ίντερνετ - Και στην ελληνική γλώσσα πια η καταχώρηση ονομάτων του τομέα .eu Η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή τροποποίησε σήμερα τους κανόνες για τον τομέα .eu, ώστε να καταστεί δυνατό στους χρήστες του Διαδικτύου να καταχωρούν ονόματα του τομέα .eu με την χρησιμοποίηση διαφορετικών αλφαβήτων, όπως το ελληνικό και το κυριλλικό. http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5jKFsk-lkbPHTAEXYdh6NhZhgpGfw TRINET и Ко. Рассказали об интернет-проектах Вчера, 23 июля 2009 года, веб-компания TRINET организовала семинар для клиентов, который прошел в ее офисе. В качестве докладчиков на мероприятии выступили представители компаний «Юмисофт» и Ru-center. Семинар был http://spbit.ru/news/n61806/ ********************** - Chinese News ********************** 通用頂級域名 明年再開放 【明報專訊】.com、.net 及.org這類放在網址最後部分的通用頂級域名（gTLD），目前只有21個，不過相信很快便會有其他層出不窮的域名出現。互聯網名稱與號碼分配組織 ICANN表示，通用頂級域名將再次開放供全世界申請，最快明年第2季推出，估計首輪會有數百個申請，屆時你想要一個.money，又或者.baby，都可以嘗試申請，每個頂級域名盛惠18.5萬美元（即約145萬港元）。 http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/2/1/1/1210476/1.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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/. 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