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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: ICANN Down Under: Recap of Sydney ICANN Meeting — Critical Issues for Businesses by Mike Rodenbaugh | U.S. Weighs Risks of Civilian Harm in Cyberwarfare | US DOD moots plan to prove identity on the internet And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** What’s Chinese for .limitedgovernment? Authoritarian governments make a bid to control the Internet. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203609204574312194225241368.html Is ICANN Accountable to the Global Public Interest? ICANN Ignores Noncommercial Users in Policy Development http://ipjustice.org/wp/2009/07/26/will-icann-listen-to-civil-society-and-respect-noncommercial-users/ Satire website survives domain name challenge http://out-law.com/default.aspx?page=10207 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Public Comment: Proposed Bylaw Changes to Improve Accountability Two proposed accountability measures have been posted by direction of the Board for 60 days of public comments, from 23 July 2009 through 25 September 2009. This is the latest step in the Improving Institutional Confidence process. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27jul09-en.htm Expressions of Interest for NomCom Chair - Deadline for Submission Extended to 15 August 2009 The Board Governance Committee ("BGC") has moved its August committee meeting to the third week of August during which it will consider the expressions of interest received for Nominating Committee Chair. Accordingly, the BGC has asked that the deadline for submitting expressions of interest to become the Nominating Committee Chair for 2010 be extended to 15 August 2009. This extension will help ensure that all those interested who have not already submitted statements of interest will have the opportunity to formally do so. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-27jul09-en.htm Second International conference for ccTLD registries and registrars of CIS, Eastern and Central Europe The Second International Conference for ccTLD registries and registrars of CIS, Eastern and Central Europe will take place on 7-8 September 2009 in Bled, Slovenia. http://blog.icann.org/2009/07/second-international-conference-for-cctld-registries-and-registrars-of-cis-eastern-and-central-europe/ What’s Chinese for .limitedgovernment? Authoritarian governments make a bid to control the Internet. One of the marvels of the Internet is that it is self-governing, with private groups of engineers and technology companies doing their best to keep it up and running without political interference. Many countries around the world censor how their citizens access the Web, but governance of the Internet itself has been left to technologists and their largely libertarian instincts. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203609204574312194225241368.html WSJ: What’s Chinese for .limitedgovernment? I’ve long argued that the current ICANN set-up — with some oversight from the United States government — is ideal. I have some grievances about how ICANN is unaccountable to anything except itself, but believe there shouldn’t be a “United Nations” governing it. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/07/27/wsj-what%E2%80%99s-chinese-for-limitedgovernment/ Icann president debunks internet economics Rod Beckstrom, president of Icann, has used his address to the Black Hat USA 2009 conference to propose a new economic model for valuing computer networks and the internet. Many economists have used a derivative of Metcalfe’s Law, which posits that the value of a network is equal to the number of network nodes squared. That model is fundamentally flawed Beckstrom said, and had led to the internet bubble in the late 1990s. http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2246954/icann-president-debunks http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/151521,icann-president-debunks-internet-economics.aspx Domain Name Registry-Registrar Vertical Separation: The Economic, Anti-Trust Red Herring by Michael D. Palage ICANN has operated on the fundamental principle that there should be separation within the domain name marketplace between registries (wholesale) and registrars (retail). This fundamental principle has been a pillar upon which ICANN has provided registrants (consumers) with increased choice, innovation, and price savings. http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_name_registry_registrar_vertical_separation/ Is ICANN Accountable to the Global Public Interest? ICANN Ignores Noncommercial Users in Policy Development From IP Justice July 2009 Everyone is a Noncommercial User of the InternetNCUC logoThe Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) is the home to noncommercial users in ICANN’s GNSO policy development process. http://ipjustice.org/wp/2009/07/26/will-icann-listen-to-civil-society-and-respect-noncommercial-users/ http://www.bloggernews.net/121737 Scooby Doo and Mystery Crew Take on ICANN to Defend Noncommercial Users Harold Feld posted an entertaining article about ICANN’s constant mistreatment of noncommercial users and subordination of the public interest to select commercial interests. http://ipjustice.org/wp/2009/07/24/could-ntia-please-put-icann-out-of-its-misery-before-it-embarresses-itself-further/ ICANN, Civil Society, and Free Speech by Rebecca MacKinnon Gordon Crovitz's Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about the relationship between ICANN and the future of free speech quotes me a couple of times. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090727_icann_civil_society_and_free_speech/ Forbes really gets new TLDs In a recent article on the proposed expansion of the Internet through the creation of new Top Level Domains, Forbes.com paints a balanced picture of what this could mean for the future of the web. http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/254-Forbes-really-gets-new-TLDs.html Pay to be told when new TLDs come out! That's the service on offer from YourSiteCan.BE. The site sports a search box designed to allow any combination of a domain name and a TLD to be queried. If the query returns an "available", then you may elect to pay $8.99. http://www.stephanevangelder.com/archives/255-Pay-to-be-told-when-new-TLDs-come-out!.html ICAAN Offers New Internet Domains, Languages The Internet address system will soon be open to more customization and localization through two new initiatives unveiled to Asian audiences today by ICANN, a global not-for-profit public-benefit corporation, which oversees the coordination of unique IP addresses and domain names. http://www.asiamediajournal.com/pressrelease.php?id=1148 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** IP, Cyber Czar Picks Remain Open Question Now a half-year into the Obama administration, two White House posts viewed as critical to the high-tech and intellectual property sectors remain vacant -- and lawmakers and industry stakeholders are getting antsy, CongressDaily's TechCentral "Issue Of The Week" reports. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/07/ip-cyber-czar-picks-remain-ope.php New initiative is looking for a few good cybersecurity pros [IDG] Amid concerns that the U.S. has a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, a new consortium of U.S. government and private organizations aims to identify students with strong computer skills and train them as cybersecurity guardians, warriors and "top guns." http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/072709-new-initiative-is-looking-for.html 'Smart Grid' Raises U.S. Security Concerns Electric utilities vying for $3.9 billion in new federal "smart grid" grants will need to prove that they are taking steps to prevent cyberattacks as they move to link nearly all elements of the U.S. power grid to the public Internet. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/27/AR2009072702988.html CERT and ISC warn about BIND9 DNS vulnerability The Internet Systems Consortium and United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team are warning about a vulnerability discovered in the Berkeley Internet Name Domain 9 Domain Name Server code that could be exploited to cause a system crash. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/072909-bind9-dns.html BIND 9 security hole said to be worse than Kaminsky attacks Companies managing their own Domain Name System servers using BIND should update their software immediately, industry experts warn. http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/Daily-News/a170c973-394e-46af-a445-17ba7524d0d4.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Satire website survives domain name challenge A website that parodied the site of a political lobbying organisation has survived a domain name challenge from the target of its satire because there was no commercial exploitation of the name, even though it was deliberately confusing. http://out-law.com/default.aspx?page=10207 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/28/wipo_free_speech/ UN orders Iranian to give up Facebook Web address [AP] Social networking site Facebook has won control of a Web address using its name and the country suffix .ir for Iran. http://www.canadaeast.com/article/742980 http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/world/news_detail.php?ID=402585&DK=UN_UN_Facebook_Iran Hells Angels Cybersquatter Pays Up In terms of domain name cybersquatting and trademark settlements, it’s hardly the biggest judgment. The difference is that this one involves someone who will actually have to pay up and it will certainly hurt his pocket book. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/07/27/hells-angels-cybersquatter-pays-up/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** US Feds strike deal on IPv6 testing The U.S. government has reportedly struck a compromise between network vendors and independent test labs with its plan to launch a comprehensive product testing program for IPv6, the next-generation Internet Protocol. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/072709-nist-ipv6-test.html Cisco, Juniper conduct trial of fed's IPv6 tests The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory in July conducted the first trial of the U.S. federal government's new IPv6 test suite on equipment from 10 leading network vendors, including Cisco, Juniper, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Sun. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/072709-unh-ipv6-test.html Video: Google's IPv6 Deployment Strategy The IPv6 Act Now website, aimed at encouraging the adoption of IPv6, has featured a video today on Google's implementation of IPv6, which resulted in the launch of ipv6.google.com. http://www.circleid.com/posts/video_googles_ipv6_deployment_strategy/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Criminalization Of False Domain Name Registration Proposed legislations have been introduced that would criminalize users who knowingly provide false information when registering their domain name on the Internet. In 2002, the Coble-Berman bill, H.R. 4640, was proposed to deal with providing false information when a domain name is being registered on the Internet. In 2004, Representative Lamar Smith introduced Bill H.R. 3754, which is aimed at providing additional civil and criminal remedies for domain name fraud. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=6D4F63F5-3160-48A9-85FA-DE4EAA94944F Network Solutions breach exposes nearly 600,000 Network Solutions is investigating a breach on its servers that may have led to the theft of credit card data of 573,928 people who made purchases on Web sites hosted by the company. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10296817-245.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Sedo Makes a Push for the End User At the Domain Roundtable conference in Washington, D.C. last month, I noticed a lot of new faces with the Sedo team. As I started talking to them, I realized what was going on. Sedo had hired a number of people experienced selling to businesses. The company was making a focused effort selling to end users, and was hiring the right people to do it. These new employees are not domain industry veterans; they’re B-2-B salespeople. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/07/28/sedo-makes-a-push-for-the-end-user/ Zimbabwe.com website goes on sale Zimbabwe.Com domain name was registered in May , 1998. Obviously then , very few people anticipated the exponential growth of the use of the internet and the world wide web. 20 years later Zimbabweans have an opportunity to acquire this commercial domain name that does NOT fall under Zimbabwean cyber jurisdiction. http://www.zimeye.org/?p=7585 ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ********************** - German News ********************** Internet Engineering Task Force streitet über DNS-Umleitungen Auf dem Treffen der Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in Stockholm streiten die Entwickler über Regeln für Umleitungen im Domain Name System (DNS) – wie sie etwa für die Websperren in Deutschland eingesetzt werden sollen. Entzündet hat sich der Streit an einem Vorschlag des US-Kabelnetzproviders Comcast, von der IETF Empfehlungen ("Best Practices") zum Einsatz solcher Umleitungen festlegen zu lassen. DNS-Umleitungen seien nur leider eine Art von "Atombombe in der Hand von Kindern", mahnte Bill Manning, der Betreiber eines der 13 maßgeblichen Rootserver für das DNS und einer der vielen Kritiker der DNS-Umleitungen. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Internet-Engineering-Task-Force-streitet-ueber-DNS-Umleitungen--/meldung/142648 DNSSEC: Größte Veränderung in der Geschichte des DNS Ende 2010 will der zuständige Registrar VeriSign die .net-Zone, mit DNSSEC-Signaturen versehen und damit sicherer machen gegen Man-in-the-Middle-Attacken. Anfang 2011 soll dann die größte Zone signiert werden: .com. VeriSign-Ingenieur Matt Larson bezeichnete beim IETF-Meeting in Stockholm die Einführung von DNSSEC als größte Veränderung in der Geschichte des DNS. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/DNSSEC-Groesste-Veraenderung-in-der-Geschichte-des-DNS--/meldung/142732 Eine halbe Million Kreditkartendaten bei Network Solutions geklaut Unbekannte haben beim Registrar und Hosting-Provider Network Solutions über 500.000 Datensätze mit Kreditkartennummern gestohlen. Offenbar gelang es ihnen in 4,343 dort gehostete Shop-Systeme speziellen Code einzuschleusen, der die Transaktionsdaten klaute. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Eine-halbe-Million-Kreditkartendaten-bei-Network-Solutions-geklaut--/meldung/142614 „Das Netz funktioniert durch Kopieren“ Vinton G. Cerf gilt als „Vater des Internets“. Der Amerikaner war maßgeblich am Aufbau des Internets beteiligt, so wie wir es kennen. Cerf ist Technologie- „Sichter“ bei Google. Die amerikanische Regierung zeichnete ihn mehrfach für seine Leistungen aus. http://www.faz.net/s/Rub4C34FD0B1A7E46B88B0653D6358499FF/Doc~ED8506D3023CA4535916C949085CDDB7C~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html Sicherheitslücke in DNS BIND 9 erlaubt DoS-Angriff Über eine Sicherheitslücke in der populären Domain Name Service Anwendung BIND 9 können Angreifer eine Denial-of-Service Attacke gegen betroffene Server ausführen. http://www.tecchannel.de/sicherheit/news/2020818/sicherheitsluecke_in_dns_bind_9_erlaubt_dos_angriff/ Neue TLDs – Risiko für .de-Premium-Domains? Stellt die Einführung neuer generischer Top Level Domains eine Bedrohung für Premium-Domains dar? Mit einer ähnlichen Botschaft meldete sich Anfang Juli 2009 domainportal.de zu Wort und warnte vor einer Bedrohung für den Fortbestand von Domains wie sport.de oder auto.de. Nachfragen bei der DENIC eG bestätigen aber: Anlass zur Sorge besteht nicht. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/neue-tlds-risiko-fuer-de-premium-domains-id667501.html candy.com – Rekord-Domain startet Online-Zucker Anfang Juni teilte Domain-King Rick Schwartz der Öffentlichkeit seinen candy.com-Deal im Detail mit. Die Domain verkaufte er für US$ 3 Mio., und über 15 Jahre erhält er zwei Prozent aus dem über sie erwirtschafteten Bruttogewinn. Nun haben die Käufer der Domain ihren Süßwarenladen unter candy.com online gestellt. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/candy-com-rekord-domain-startet-online-zucker-id667502.html TLDs – Neues von .mobi, .tel und .fr Gleich zwei Betreiber einer Top Level Domain wollen den Inhabern ihrer Domains Gutes tun: sowohl für .mobi als auch .tel gibt es neue oder aktualisierte Software, die das Domain-Leben einfacher machen soll. Bei der französischen Landesendung .fr wittert dagegen Domain-Auktionator Rick Latona das große Geschäft. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/tlds-neues-von-mobi-tel-und-fr-id667504.html ********************** - French News ********************** Plus de 3 millions de noms de domaines en ".eu" Le nombre de noms de domaine se terminant en ".eu" a dépassé les 3 millions au cours du premier trimestre 2009, indique Eurid, le gestionnaire de cette extension européenne. http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/breve/40988/plus-de-3-millions-de-noms-de-domaines-en--quot--eu-quot.shtml Un Tunisien au conseil d’administration de l’ISOC Khaled Koubaa, Un Tunisien au conseil d’administration de l’ISOC Khaled Koubaa, une figure connue dans le paysage Internet tunisien vient d’être élu en tant que membre du conseil d’administration de l’Internet Society. L’ISOC est une association internationale qui a été créée en janvier 1992 par les pionniers de l'Internet visant à promouvoir et à coordonner le développement des réseaux informatiques dans le monde. http://www.gnet.tn/net-informatique/un-tunisien-au-conseil-dadministration-de-lisoc/id-menu-473.html Firstamerican.com au cœur d’un cybersquatting exacerbé Après deux procédures UDRP, le nom de domaine firstamerican.com est disputé simultanément devant un juge étatique indien et un juge étatique américain. Détenu avec une arrogante opiniâtreté par Pluto et Lead Networks, ce nom de domaine devient le symbole de la lutte contre le cybersquatting. http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/263/firstamerican-com-au-cœur-d-un-cybersquatting-exacerbe.php Les performances du .IE en 2008 Le registre Irlandais vient de publier son rapport d’activité 2008. Il affiche une progression de 17,7% de ses enregistrements avec un total de 125 576 noms enregistrés. Les premiers chiffres de 2009 sont tout aussi encourageants. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1960/irlande-les-performances-du-ie-en-2008.php 1er anniversaire de la PREDEC : bilan positif Un an après le lancement de la procédure de résolution des cas de violation manifestes des dispositions du décret du 6 février 2007 lié aux noms en .FR (procédure dite "Predec"), l’AFNIC affiche un bilan positif. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1959/1er-anniversaire-de-la-predec-bilan-positif.php Le .NGO, avons-nous vraiment besoin d'un .ORG bis ? En Anglais, les organisations non gouvernementales s'appellent des "Non Governmental organisation" ou NGO. Or justement, un projet portant sur la création d'un .NGO serait en préparation. http://stephanevangelder.fr/archives/272-Le-.NGO,-avons-nous-vraiment-besoin-dun-.ORG-bis.html Le .EU rentre dans les mœurs françaises Le .EU est devenu le quatrième pilier de la stratégie de nommage de base d’une société française derrière le .COM, .FR et .NET. Découvrez, chiffres à l’appui, comment les noms de domaine en .EU ont su se faire une place au soleil en l’espace de trois ans. http://www.mailclub.info/article.php3?id_article=1137 ********************** - Dutch News ********************** DNS een jaar na Kaminsky nog steeds kwetsbaar Er is een jaar voorbij gegaan sinds Dan Kaminsky het kritieke lek in DNS bekendmaakte, waardoor hackers cache poisoning attacks kunnen uitvoeren, waarin verkeer wordt doorverwezen van een legitieme website naar een nepsite, zonder dat de webmaster of de gebruiker het merken. http://techworld.nl/technologie/8484/dns-een-jaar-na-kaminsky-nog-steeds-kwetsbaar.html ********************** - Japanese News ********************** 「.日本」のレジストリ公募・選定へ、民間協議会が活動開始 「日本インターネットドメイン名協議会（仮称）」の発起人会が28日、設立準備説明会を開催し、「.日本」の管理運営事業者（レジストリ）選定に向けたスケジュールなどを発表した。9月上旬に設立総会を開催して正式に発足し、選定基準を策定した後、レジストリを公募。2010年2～3月に選定結果を発表する。 http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20090728_305375.html 「.shop（新gTLD）」をお求め安い価格で GMOが国内初のgTLDレジストリ事業を開始 GMOインターネット株式会社は7月28日、国内初となるgTLD※のレジストリ事業を開始すると発表した。ドメイン名の申請・運用代行、マーケティング支援などは同日付けで新たに設立するGMOドメインレジストリ株式会社が行う。 http://web-tan.forum.impressrd.jp/n/2009/07/29/6201 ドメイン：ＵＲＬを漢字で 「．日本」申請へ コンピューターの住所にあたるドメイン名で、「.jp」などの代わりに漢字を使った「．日本」が使えるようになりそうだ。例えば、総務省は現在「ｈｔｔｐ：／／総務省．ｊｐ」で検索できるが、「～総務省．日本」となるかもしれない。 http://www.mainichi.jp/life/electronics/news/20090728mog00m100046000c.html GMO、新gTLDに向けドメインレジストリ事業会社設立 - .shopを申請へ GMOインターネットは28日、2010年より新たなgTLD(一般トップレベルドメイン)の受け付け申請が開始されるのに伴い、新gTLDのレジストリ業務を代行する新会社GMOドメインレジストリを設立したと発表した。新gTLD「.shop」の取得も目指す。 http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2009/07/29/008/ http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0907/28/news090.html ＧＭＯインターネット、ドメイン事業で新会社－ｇＴＬＤ取得支援 ＧＭＯインターネットは２８日、ドメイン事業を手がける新会社を同日付で設立したと発表した。分野や地域別の区分けで使用されるドメイン「ｇＴＬＤ」を対象に扱う。企業や自治体が希望のｇＴＬＤを取得できるよう支援する。 http://www.nikkan.co.jp/news/nkx0220090729bfaj.html http://markezine.jp/article/detail/7921 ********************** - Chinese News ********************** 亚洲网民占全球之最 .Asia有望成为抢手域名 近日，笔者在时代互联了解到，Dotasia注册局启动了 注册.asia域名两年，送精美U盘 推广活动，这次活动从2009年7月6日开始到2009年10月6日结束，总共维持3个月。活动期间只要在时代互联等国内域 http://news.domain.cn/html/yumingfuwushang/2009/0727/3898.html 国家域名解析系统升级 速度达国际领先水平 【赛迪网讯】7月29日消息，22日，在经过一年多的周密准备测试和试运行后，中国互联网络信息中心（CNNIC）对包括中央主节点在内的全球 9个域名顶级节点的域名解析系统进行全面升级。这意味着在全球范围内，由CNNIC运维的中英文域名解析生效时间由此前的4个小时左右，缩短至15分钟左右，解析生效速度达到国际领先水平。 http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2009-07-29/17053306706.shtml +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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