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Headlines from today's edition of the news include: Wolfgang Kleinwachter: Don't move backwards on Internet governance | ICANN Update On Nairobi Meeting Security Issues | ICANN Increases Nairobi Meeting Security and Investigates Enhanced Remote Participation | Pre-Nairobi ICANN Policy Update Briefing Meeting Details and How to Participate | Public Comment: Draft Report on WHOIS Accuracy | 77% of domain registrations stuffed with rubbish | ICANN Study Finds Three-Quarters of Whois Data Inaccurate | Non-Lawyers' Guide to the 2009 RAA | DNS.BE Passes One Million Domain Name Registrations After Another Record Year in 2009 | In a doomsday cyber attack scenario, answers are unsettling | Dengate-Thrush appointed to Copyright Tribunal | Poker.org sold for $1 Million, Most Ever For .org Domain And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Updated Security Information on ICANN Nairobi meeting as of 11 February 2010 http://nbo.icann.org/meetings/security-information-11feb10-en.htm Updated Security Information on ICANN Nairobi meeting as of 12 February 2010 http://nbo.icann.org/meetings/security-information-12feb10-en.htm ICANN Nairobi Meeting Subject of Security Threat http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=10375 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/02/14/icann-nairobi-meeting-subject-of-security-threat/ Public Comment: Registration Abuse Addressed - Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Publishes Initial Report http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12feb10-en.htm ICANN publishes Salaries of Top Level Employees http://www.domainnamenews.com/icann-policy/icann-publishes-salaries-top-level-employees/7162 Afilias Limited Acquires .Mobi Domain Registry and Expands Market Leadership http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Updated Security Information on ICANN Nairobi meeting as of 11 February 2010 Within the last 24 hours, we received an unclassified report from the United States’ Department of State related to the Kenyatta International Conference Center, the venue for our upcoming meeting. http://nbo.icann.org/meetings/security-information-11feb10-en.htm http://blog.icann.org/2010/02/icann-receives-new-information-related-to-security-in-nairobi/ Updated Security Information on ICANN Nairobi meeting as of 12 February 2010 ICANN continues to actively monitor and respond to the possible security threat information posted on the ICANN site yesterday. We continue to actively work with our Kenyan hosts and security providers in the region. As stated in Mr. Sammy Buruchara's message yesterday, and confirmed in further calls with Kenyans today, the meeting hosts are committed to the security of this meeting, and are offering even higher levels of direct coordination among the different agencies providing security. http://nbo.icann.org/meetings/security-information-12feb10-en.htm ICANN Nairobi Meeting Subject of Security Threat ICANN has advised that is has received an unclassified report from the United States’ Department of State related to the Kenyatta International Conference Center, the venue for their upcoming meeting. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=10375 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/02/14/icann-nairobi-meeting-subject-of-security-threat/ Public Comment: Registration Abuse Addressed - Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Publishes Initial Report The Registration Abuse Policies Working Group has published its Initial Report today. The Report includes concrete recommendations to address domain name registration abuse in gTLDs for Community consideration and input. Included are recommendations related to: http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12feb10-en.htm Invitation for Public Comment: Proposed Strategic Initiatives for Improved DNS SSR and Global DNS-CERT Business Case ICANN is today opening public comment periods on two documents related to DNS security, stability and resiliency — a Proposed Strategic Initiatives for Improved DNS Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR) and a Global DNS-CERT Business Case [PDF, 425K]. Both documents are being published for community consideration and input in advance of the ICANN meeting in Nairobi, and ICANN will conduct an open consultation on the papers at the Nairobi meeting. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-12feb10-en.htm ICANN Meeting Conference Center Target of Bomb Threat Security is a major concern for ICANN’s upcoming meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. The situation took a negative turn yesterday, when ICANN received a U.S. State Department notice about a potential terrorist attack on the conference center where the meeting will be held: http://domainnamewire.com/2010/02/12/icann-meeting-conference-center-target-of-bomb-threat/ Why ICANN Nairobi may be a blessing in disguise There is a questionmark over ICANN’s upcoming meeting in Nairobi, Kenya again. This time it has more bite than the usual xenophobia: the COO has published a US Department of State report that lists the conference centre itself as a specific threat from a Somalian insurgency group, Al-Shabaab. In response, a number of Internet companies have already announced they are pulling their people. http://kierenmccarthy.com/2010/02/12/why-icann-nairobi-may-be-a-blessing-in-disguise/ ICANN Nairobi; relocation, relocation? Although I no longer work for ICANN, I’d planned on attending its meeting in Nairobi next month to meet old friends and drum up some work for my new consulting business. The Nairobi meeting is scheduled to run from 7-12 March. The biggest issue on the table is a crucial stage in the addition of new top level domains; the vote by the Board on how to handle expressions of interest. But in the last 24 hours, ICANN’s COO, Doug Brent, has published a security warning that may result in the meeting being cancelled. http://crookedtimber.org/2010/02/12/14645/ ICANN Chief Tweets His Income In what could best be described as a surprising move, ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom, tweeted his salary details to the world yesterday afternoon. http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2010/02/12/icann-chief-tweets-his-income/ ICANN publishes Salaries of Top Level Employees As a not-for profit Organization, ICANN always had to file and publish some information of how they spent their money. However those filings are hard to read and some cases some of the information has been removed. http://www.domainnamenews.com/icann-policy/icann-publishes-salaries-top-level-employees/7162 NonProfit? ICANN Releases Salaries: Beckstrom Over $2.2 Million Guaranteed; CFO $270K Per, Lawyer $230K Per PLUS PLUS ICANN released its “compensation practices” today and for an organization that is “non-profit” there is some serious money being made by the insiders. http://www.thedomains.com/2010/02/11/nonprofit-icann-releases-salaries-beckstrom-over-2-2-million-guaranteed-cfo-270k-lawyer-230k-plus-plus/ Project Title: Adopt-an-Haitian-Internet-Technician-or-Facility by Eric Brunner-Williams I circulated this, and its precursors, notes about the necessity for diesel to keep the generators powering Boutilliers Hill NAP on the Hatian-Dominican Republic Border from failing, earlier this month on the North American Operators Group (NANOG) mailing list. Efforts by former ICANN people, in public service and in the private sector, were critical to bringing the continuity of the surviving infrastructure to the attention of the White House, the Department of State, and the Southern Command. http://www.circleid.com/posts/project_title_adopt_an_haitian_internet_technician_or_facility/ ICANN Board delays EOI decision until Nairobi The Expression Of Interest (EOI) model was up for consideration at the ICANN Board's February 4th meeting, but ended up being pushed back until Nairobi. http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/306-ICANN-Board-delays-EOI-decision-until-Nairobi.html ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Record numbers of new .be domain names in 2009 DNS, the official management body for .be domain names has announced that for the sixth year in a row, a record number of new .be domain names were registered in 2009, with 232 746. That was 4.4% more than in 2008, when 222 919 new domain names were registered. http://www.dns.be/en/home.php?n=440 ".com 25" Nominees Announced as 25th Anniversary of .com Approaches VeriSign ... announced last week it will recognize 25 years of Internet innovation with a year-long celebration of how far the consumer Internet has come, the impact it's had on our daily lives and, more important, what the next 25 years holds. https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=585041&releasejsp=custom_97 Foreign registrants allowed back into China "Let's twist again…" Whenever I hear about China's management of its namespace these days, I can't help but thinking about that old song. China just doesn't seem to know whether it's coming or going anymore. First it barred foreign registrants in a surprise December 2009 move, and now it's decided to allow them back in. http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/304-Foreign-registrants-allowed-back-into-China.html Afilias Limited Acquires .Mobi Domain Registry and Expands Market Leadership Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services and the registry operator for .INFO, today announced that it has acquired mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd., the sponsoring organization and registry operator for the .mobi top-level domain. Under terms of the private deal, Afilias Limited, an Irish Limited company, has acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stodotMobick of mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd. (known publicly as dotMobi), and plans to continue operating dotMobi as a wholly owned subsidiary. http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition http://mtld.mobi/node/1744 .Mobi Numbers Aren’t Pretty I read the news yesterday about Affilias buying mTLD Top-Level Domain Ltd., the company that operates the .mobi domain extension. I don’t think I’ve owned more than a couple of non-premium .mobi domain names, so I haven’t followed the market, but according to an article appearing today in paidContent:UK, the .mobi numbers look fairly ugly to me. http://www.elliotsblog.com/mobi-numbers-arent-pretty-7261 Afilias Acquires dotMobi and Becomes 100% Irish Afilias has announced it has acquired mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd., the sponsoring organisation and registry operator for the .MOBI Top Level Domain. http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/02/12/afilias-acquires-dotmobi-and-becomes-100-irish/ Irish Domain Name Company Buys '.mobi' Suffix [AP] An Irish company is buying a venture that was founded by leading technology and wireless companies and operates the ''.mobi'' Internet domain for mobile Web sites. The company -- Afilias -- already owns ''.info'' and had been running ''.mobi'' and others under contract. Now by owning ''.mobi'' outright, Afilias gets an undisclosed annual fee for each of the nearly 1 million ''.mobi'' names registered. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/irish-domain-name-company-buys-mobi-suffix-20100212-nvgt.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/irish-domain-name-company-buys-mobi-suffix-20100212-nvgt.html http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/02/11/business/AP-US-TEC-Mobile-Domain-Name.html http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_14382513 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/02/11/financial/f104127S91.DTL .PRO Announces Release Plans for One- Two- and Three-Character .PRO Names RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .PRO top-level domain on the Internet, today officially announced plans for the highly anticipated release of one- two- and three-character .PRO domain names over the course of the coming weeks and months. http://registry.pro/press-releases/2010/0210.shtml rs: 55,555th domain registered in Belgrade On 11 February 2010 at 10:54 am, the Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names (RNIDS) registered the 55,555th domain (inter-stal.co.rs) in Belgrade. http://www.rnids.rs/en/node/67 There will be no special types of domain names in domain .RU any longer At its meeting on 30 September 2009, the Council of the Coordination Center for TLD .RU ruled to abolish special types of second-level domain names in domain .RU. http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=634 uk: Nominet News newsletter launched We are pleased to announce the launch of our new-style Nominet News newsletter which we hope will be an interesting and useful source of information for all Nominet members, registrars and other stakeholders. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=7144 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** OpenDNSSEC software now available to enhance Internet security The OpenDNSSEC project group has announced the availability of its open source software that will make it easier for Internet service providers, web hosting companies and name service operators to enhance Internet security. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=7147 Internet Engineers Continue to Enhance Internet Security The OpenDNSSEC project group today announces the availability of its open source software that will make it easier for Internet service providers, web hosting companies and name service operators to enhance Internet security. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/releases/?contentId=7146 ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Schumacher May Sue Over Domain Name? Michael Schumacher's manager has expressed concern about a website featuring the famous seven time world champion's name. http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=128002&newlang=&topic=8&catid=0 http://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/formula-1/f1-confusion-around-schumacher-website?artid=115869 http://www.worldcarfans.com/110021124532/manager-concerned-about-schumacher-website Domain Names Dispute Resolution Policy in ASEAN: An Appraisal of the Position in Malaysia and Selected Member Countries by Zinatul A. Zainol [International Journal of Law and Information Technology] Abstract: Out of ten member countries of ASEAN, only Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Laos have some form of Domain Names Dispute Resolution mechanism. The wordings of the respective DRPs are closely modelled from the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), but of course with some variations to reflect the local flavour. Thus, it is not surprising that, in many cases, the parties as well as the panels often refer to previous UDRP cases to support their arguments. To some extent, this ensures greater uniformity in the decisions. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1548286 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** VeriSign Slims Down But Troubling Lawsuit Remains In recent years, VeriSign Inc. has shed over a dozen businesses, thinned its employee ranks and presented a more disciplined image to Wall Street. But the company's narrowed focus has also made it more dependent on a mainstay Internet domain name operation that is both entirely reliant upon a coveted government contract, and clouded by a stubborn legal challenge. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100211-709212.html http://www.marketwatch.com/story/verisign-slims-down-but-troubling-lawsuit-remains-2010-02-11 City TLDs: First things first More and more geographic locations or cities are seeing merit in new gTLDs – and it’s not just the leading cities of the world who are applying. So far, a combination of 34 continents (Africa -.africa), regions (Venetia – .vtn), countries (Scotland – .sco), territories (Yorkshire- .yks), provinces (Leon – .lli), states (Bavaria – .bayern) and cities (London – .london) have announced their intention to bid when ICANN opens its applications. And why wouldn’t they given their unique position of being able to apply for a stake in internet history and an opportunity to invest in the future of its people, its culture and the prospect of developing a true global presence – and let’s not forget the potential to generate a significant revenue stream if they so desire. http://www.ausregistry.com/blog/?p=284 Internet domain first for UAE The UAE will become one of the first countries to launch domain names in non-Latin characters later this year, the country’s telecommunications regulator says. http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100214/BUSINESS/702149920/1005/business ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Boating.com Docks at $250,000 to Top Domain Aftermarket Action Over the Past Two Weeks ... Starting at the top, a trio of six-figure sales set the pace over the past fortnight, with the AfternicDLS sale of Boating.com at $250,000 leaving all comers in its wake. The next two spots went to a pair of country code domains sold through Sedo.com; Website.de at €101,150 ($141,610) and Designer.co.uk at £76,300 ($122,080). http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2010/20100210.htm Expert says very few domains are worth millions Businesses seeking high-quality domain names should be able to access them without breaking the bank, it has been claimed. Earlier this week, IT commentator Laurie Sullivan told Media Post that the most commercially attractive web addresses can sell for millions, meaning they can be prized business assets. http://www.globalgold.co.uk/web-hosting-news/domains-news/expert-says-very-few-domains-are-worth-millions-19612491.html Country Code Domains Lead Sedo Weekly Sales Two European country code domain names topped Sedo’s sales list for the week to 1 February. The domain names, designer.co.uk and lundi.fr sold for £76,300 (US$119,200) and €50,000 ($68,700) respectively. http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/02/12/country-code-domains-lead-sedo-weekly-sales/ Domainer Mardi Gras Moniker & SnapNames Showcase Auction Catalogue Announced Domainer Mardi Gras has announced the availability of the Moniker and SnapNames Showcase Auction catalogue of hand-picked generic and keyword domain names. This auction incorporates a special domain buying and selling opportunity for domain investors and businesses during Domainer Mardi Gras 2010. http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/02/12/domainer-mardi-gras-moniker-snapnames-showcase-auction-catalogue-announced/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/domainer-mardi-gras-moniker-snapnames-showcase-auction-catalogue-announced.html ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ********************** - German News ********************** Domain Name System absichern mit DNSsec Vergrößern Ohne das Domain Name System, das jedem surfenden PC den Weg zu Servern weist, ist das heutige Internet kaum vorstellbar. Doch das DNS wurde noch im Internet-Pleistozän entwickelt, als man sich um Hacker noch keine Gedanken machte. Nun soll mit der DNSsec-Spezifikation das bisher vermisste Sicherheitskonzept gegen manipulierte DNS-Auskünfte Einzug halten. http://www.heise.de/netze/artikel/Domain-Name-System-absichern-mit-DNSsec-903318.html Top-Level-Domain .berlin kommt frühestens Ende 2011 Das Unternehmen Dotberlin hat in einer neuen Finanzierungsrunde einen sechsstelligen Betrag erhalten. Das Geld könnte reichen, bis die GeoTLD Ende 2011 online ist. http://www.golem.de/1002/73055.html Afilias kauft dotMobi Der Registrierungsdienstleister Afilias kauft das Unternehmen mTLD Top-Level Domain Ltd, die Registry für .mobi-Domains. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Afilias-kauft-dotMobi-929910.html Sedo Domainmarkt-Studie ist da! Tops und Flops in 2009 Unbeeindruckt von der Wirtschaftskrise konnte der Domainhandel im Jahr 2009 sein Wachstum fortsetzen. Dies geht aus der alljährlichen Domainmarkt-Studie von Sedo hervor. Die Zahl der Domainverkäufe stieg demnach um 4,6 Prozent und das Handelsvolumen um 1,6 Millionen auf nahezu 55 Millionen Euro (Vorjahreswert: 53.135.710 Euro). Grundlage dieser Studie sind die Verkaufszahlen von Sedo. http://www.sedo.de/links/showlinks.php3?tracked=&partnerid=&language=d&Id=2594 Sedo-Domainstudie 2009: Krise? Welche Krise? Nur wenige Branchen kamen ohne finanzielle Einbußen durch das vergangene Jahr. Gewinne und Umsatzsteigerungen waren weltweit die absolute Ausnahme. Anders im Domainhandelsgeschäft, das weiterhin blühte. http://www.onlinekosten.de/news/artikel/37979/0/Sedo-Domainstudie-2009-Krise-Welche-Krise Frankreich verbietet Websites mit "Würgespiel" Frankreich verbietet Websites, die Kinder zu selbstmörderischen Spielen anregen. Die Abgeordneten der Nationalversammlung stimmten am Donnerstag mehrheitlich einer entsprechenden Gesetzesänderung zu. http://www.onlinekosten.de/news/artikel/38030/0/Frankreich-verbietet-Websites-mit-Wuergespiel OLG München – Sedo haftet nicht als Störer Das Oberlandesgericht München hat sich in einer bereits im August letzten Jahres gefällten und jetzt erst öffentlich gemachten Entscheidung deutlich gegen eine Haftung von Sedo wegen Parkens rechtsverletzender Domains ausgesprochen. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2010/olg-muenchen-sedo-haftet-nicht-als-stoerer-id667660.html ********************** - French News ********************** Gouvernance de l’Internet : le pouvoir en embuscade L’association californienne qui détient de fait le pouvoir suprême sur les adresses Internet, l’ICANN, est très décriée de par le monde. Opaque, sans légitimité, fonctionnant selon des procédures en ligne discutables dans des sous-groupes hermétiques intriqués dans un organigramme abscons, elle tient son pouvoir du Ministère du Commerce états-unien. http://www.agoravox.fr/actualites/international/article/le-pouvoir-en-embuscade-ou-69766 Des noms de domaine slogans pour les actions gouvernementales Devenezvousmeme.com! D'après vous, que se cache-t-il derrière ce nom de domaine ? Une énième émission télé de « relooking » ou bien le témoignage d'un nouveau « coming out » ? Rien de tout ça. Il s'agit en fait de la nouvelle campagne de recrutement de l'armée de terre pour embaucher 15 000 nouveaux jeunes. http://pro.01net.com/editorial/512391/des-noms-de-domaine-slogans-pour-les-actions-gouvernementales/ Record de nouveaux noms de domaine ".be" en 2009 Une nouvelle augmentation record de 4,4% des nouveaux noms de domaine ".be" a été enregistrée en 2009, selon DNS, l'organisme chargé officiellement de la gestion des noms de domaine ".be". http://www.rtbf.be/info/economie/nouvelle-augmentation-record-des-nouveaux-noms-de-domaine-be-en-2009-187129 Les .PRO à 1, 2 ou 3 caractères sont là ! Depuis le 10 février, il est possible de postuler pour un nom de domaine en .PRO à 1, 2 ou 3 caractères. Explications. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/2088/.php +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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