[AfrICANN-discuss] Your week end reading

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

hmmm interessant!!! ca depend de ou tu es.. ils ont du wireless au bord des
lacs ;-)))))!!!
Bon week end.
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On 10/6/07, Mawaki Chango <ki_chango at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Ah, mama, toi aussi! tu nous donnes des devoirs comme cela tous
> les weekends... et je ne peux meme plus faire la ballade du
> dimanche apres-midi au bord du lac, hein, vraiment! Votre
> gouvernance-la aussi, quand meme! elle se repose jamais?
>
> Bon weekend, va!
>
> Mawaki
>
>
> --- Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 4. Short Domain Names Threatened by Proposed Policy on IGO
> > Dispute
> > Resolution Procedure by George Kirikos
> >
> > "ICANN staff has published a draft report on dispute
> > resolution procedures
> > for IGO (inter-governmental organization) domain names" writes
> > George
> > Kirikos. "This proposal has deep flaws and should be rejected
> > by the
> > community, as it does not have the balance and protection of
> > registrant
> > rights present in the existing UDRP." George believes "that in
> > the proposed
> > policy, the domain registrant (respondent) has much weaker
> > protection
> > compared to the UDRP because the complainant need only prove a
> > single
> > element is present." George concludes, "this draft policy is
> > very poorly
> > written (unless you're a covetous IGO), and threatens to
> > permit mass reverse
> > hijacking of short domain names, with limited recourse." He
> > proposes "at a
> > minimum that the draft policy be amended to compel the
> > complainant to prove
> > bad faith registration AND use of the domain name, like the
> > UDRP, and to
> > permit the respondent to create an affirmative defense that
> > they do have
> > their own legitimate rights or interest in the domain name.
> > This would add
> > balance to the policy, and limit the ability of reverse domain
> > name
> > hijacking to occur. With the use of appropriate Sunrise
> > procedures for new
> > TLDs, the need for any specific policy for IGOs is lessened."
> >
> >
> http://www.circleid.com/posts/710118_short_domain_names_igo_udrp/
> >
> >
> >
> > 5. Local ".city" TLDs as an Opportunity for City Portals by
> > Dirk
> > Krischenowski
> >
> > Dirk Krischenowski of dotBerlin writes about what is a city
> > TLD and the
> > benefits of establishing one in this recent article. Dirk
> > writes, ".city
> > domains represent an identity for every single resident of a
> > city, for their
> > companies and organisations. The .city domains reach the
> > entire community,
> > out to the most remote members, opening up a whole range of
> > opportunities
> > for every individual to participate, to make their own
> > contribution and to
> > join in social networking." While there are city portals,
> > using
> > City.comdomains, Dirk says these are limited, and often packed
> > with so
> > much
> > information it is difficult to find what you are looking for.
> > However, a
> > City.com domain and .City TLD can act to complement each
> > other, benefiting
> > both.
> >
> > http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=2867
> >
> >
> >
> > 18. Griping, with an audience: Malcontents criticize companies
> > online
> >
> > This article in the International Herald Tribune, while about
> > people
> > complaining through setting up "gripe" websites concludes
> > with, "Good
> > proactive plays can include registering gripe domain names as
> > well as
> > personalized e-mail addresses. Registering common misspellings
> > as well as
> > negative domain names is a good precaution as is covering tags
> > including
> > .biz and .org. Costs are minimal, some lower than $50 a year.
> > Companies that
> > sell products or services should trademark their names to
> > prevent others
> > from using then without authorization."
> >
> > http://iht.com/articles/2007/10/03/business/sbiz.php
> >
> >
> >
> > 19. Cybersquatters Threaten Consumers and Harm Businesses
> > [news release]
> >
> > The growing threat of cybersquatters has resulted in the
> > International
> > Trademark Association (INTA) issuing a warning on behalf of
> > its members to
> > the public, alerting them to the growing threat of domain name
> > cybersquatters who deliberately mislead consumers and defraud
> > online
> > businesses via this news release. The news release alerts INTA
> > members to
> > what is cybersquatting, the techniques used by cybersquatters
> > and the extent
> > of the problem.
> >
> > http://inta.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1719
> >
> >
> >
> > 24. U.S. urges U.N. patent agency chief to consider quitting
> > [Reuters]
> >
> > The US ambassador to the U.N.'s European headquarters in
> > Geneva Warren
> > Tichenor called for the WIPO Director General Kamil Idris to
> > either publicly
> > answer allegations of dishonest conduct against him or resign
> > in a speech to
> > the UN General Assembly earlier this week. WIPO officials have
> > called the
> > accusations groundless.
> >
> >
> http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKL0190964620071001
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > WESTERN SAHARA
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > i. Western Sahara dispute at turning point, Morocco tells UN
> > [news release]
> >
> > The issue of Western Sahara is witnessing an "historical
> > turning point," the
> > Foreign Minister of Morocco said today, referring to the
> > Non-Self-Governing
> > Territory as "Moroccan Sahara" and advocating a settlement
> > based on an
> > autonomy proposal put forward by the country's Government.
> >
> > http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=24118
> >
> >
> >
> > ii. Addressing UN, State Voices Hope for Solution On Western
> > Sahara Issue
> >
> > The Foreign Minister of Algeria today told the United Nations
> > General
> > Assembly that his country hopes for an agreement between
> > Morocco and the
> > Polisario Front that would pave the way for the people of
> > Western Sahara to
> > decide on their future.
> >
> > http://allafrica.com/stories/200710020001.html
> >
> >
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > GOVERNANCE
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > 1. Microsoft-loving (former) security czar calls for closed
> > internet
> >
> > Richard Clarke, the man who served President Bush as a special
> > adviser for
> > cyber security, has a five-point plan for saving the internet.
> > Speaking at a
> > Santa Clara University conference dedicated to "trust online,"
> > Clarke called
> > the net "a place of chaos in many ways, a place of crime in
> > many ways," but
> > laid out several means of righting the ship, including
> > biometric IDs,
> > government regulation, and an industry wide standard for
> > secure software. He
> > even embraces the idea of a closed internet - which seems to
> > have sparked a
> > death threat from net pioneer Vint Cerf.
> >
> >
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/02/richard_clarke_speech_trust_online_santa_clara_university_microsoft/
> >
> >
> >
> > 2. Cerf on the future of the Net
> >
> > More than 30 years ago, Vint Cerf and colleague Robert Kahn -
> > performing
> > research sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects
> > Agency -
> > created the core standards that allow computers across the
> > globe to link
> > together. ... Cerf spoke with Government Technology at
> > Google's Washington,
> > D.C., offices. During the hour-long conversation, Cerf
> > discussed numerous
> > issues that will shape the Internet's future, including Net
> > neutrality,
> > municipal wireless projects and mobile connectivity.
> >
> > http://www.govtech.com/gt/148598?topic=117699
> >
> >
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > DOMAIN NAMES
> >
> > **********************
> >
> >
> >
> > **********************
> >
> >  - DOMAIN SECURITY
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > 3. How to Trace a DDOS Attack
> >
> > At most any time of the day, there's a distributed
> > denial-of-service (DDOS)
> > attack underway somewhere on the Internet. Yes, it's still
> > true, despite
> > reports that some ISPs have experienced fewer DDOS attacks
> > overall during
> > the last six months. It's a matter of quality, not quantity:
> > "When DDOSes do
> > occur, they are done with much greater purpose than they used
> > to be," says
> > Rodney Joffe, senior vice president and senior technologist
> > for Neustar.
> > "They are usually to obscure what's [really] happening in the
> > background."
> >
> > http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=135457
> >
> >
> >
> > **********************
> >
> >  - ICANN
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > 4. Short Domain Names Threatened by Proposed Policy on IGO
> > Dispute
> > Resolution Procedure by George Kirikos
> >
> > ICANN staff has published a draft report on dispute resolution
> > procedures
> > for IGO (inter-governmental organization) domain names. This
> > proposal has
> > deep flaws and should be rejected by the community, as it does
> > not have the
> > balance and protection of registrant rights present in the
> > existing UDRP.
> >
> >
> http://www.circleid.com/posts/710118_short_domain_names_igo_udrp/
> >
> >
> >
> > 5. Birth of '.XXX' Looming?
> >
> > It has been brought back into the public eye again after being
> > buried in the
> > ICANN 'rejections pile'. Specifically, the idea of a .xxx web
> > suffix for
> > porn sites, once characterised as the internet's vampire, may
> > have risen
> > from the dead as part of a larger argument over rules for how
> > much
> > discretion will be exercised in accepting or denying
> > applications.
> >
> > http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=22484
> >
> >
> >
> > **********************
> >
> >  - (cc)TLD NEWS
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > 5. Local ".city" TLDs as an Opportunity for City Portals by
> > Dirk
> > Krischenowski
> >
> > One of the most frequently asked question when it comes to the
> > discussion
> > about a city top-level domain ".city" (such as .london,
> > .berlin or .nyc) is
> > what .city means to the already established official city
> > portal (such as
> > London.gov.uk, Berlin.de, NYC.gov or in general City.com).
> > This article
> > contributes to the most important topics in this discussion.
> >
> > http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=2867
> >
> >
> >
> > 6. What Trademark Owners Really Need To Know About The .ASIA
> > Sunrise [reg
> > req'd]
> >
> > If you are a trademark owner or represent one, you have almost
> > certainly
> > received numerous notifications that the .ASIA sunrise period
> > opens October
> > 9, 2007. Most of these notifications are likely solicitations
> > from various
> > service providers designed to persuade you or your client to
> > register .ASIA
> > domain names. This note provides a quick overview of .ASIA so
> > that you or
> > your clients can make an informed decision whether or not to
> > take advantage
> > of the .ASIA sunrise period.
> >
> > http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=52816
> >
> >
> >
> > 7. News Alert - Registration Of .Asia Domain Names Opening
> > Soon
> >
> > >From 6 October 2007, trade mark owners will have the chance
> > to register
> > domain names in the new '.asia' top-level domain (TLD), prior
> > to a general
> > release of .asia names in 2008. The domain space will open in
> > several
> > phases, offering opportunities in turn to government entities,
> > owners of
> > marks currently in use, owners of unused and newer marks, and
> > the general
> > public.
> >
> > http://mondaq.com/article.asp?article_id=52658
> >
> >
> >
> > 8. .EC domains for US$17 per year
> >
> > NIC.EC, the .EC (Ecuador) domain registry have announced a
> > special promotion
> > for new .ec domain name registrations. Till the end of
> > October, new .ec
> > domain names can be registered for US$17 per year for up to
> > five years under
> > .ec as well as com.ec, net.ec, org.ec, edu.ec, info.ec,
> > pro.ec, fin.ec and
> > med.ec.
> >
> >
> http://domainnews.com/general/2007100408/ec-domains-for-us17-per-year/
> >
> >
> http://domainpulse.com/2007/10/03/ec-domains-for-us17-per-year/
> >
> >
> >
> > 9. Five hundred requests for accents in Spanish domain names
> > [news release]
> >
> > http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=186569
> >
> >
> >
> > 10. EURid to Implement Automatic DNS Updates for .EU
> >
> > EURid, the registry for .EU, has announced it will switch to
> > dynamic DNS
> > updates on October 9. On that date, .EU DNS servers will begin
> > updating
> > instantaneously in response to changes as they occur.
> >
> >
>
> http://blogs.verisign.com/brandprotection/2007/09/eurid_to_implement_automatic_d.php
> >
> >
> >
> > 11. .ng Internet Registration Soars
> >
> > Number of Internet registration in the country grows to about
> > 3,000, the
> > Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has said.Nigeria got
> > the authority
> > to operate its own domain registration body early this year at
> > a formal hand
> > over of the domain registration by Mr Randy Bush former
> > Internet
> > registration agent for Nigeria to the management of the
> > Nigerian Internet
> > Registration Association.
> >
> > http://dailytrust.com/content/view/4364/80/
> >
> > http://allafrica.com/stories/200710010599.html
> >
> >
> >
> > 12. North's Country Domain '.KP' Gets Nod
> >
> > Its just a matter of time before North Korea meets the world
> > through the
> > World Wide Web, as its domain ".kp" has recently been
> > delegated for use.
> >
> > http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/10/123_11146.html
> >
> >
> >
> > 13. '.nyc' wants to go .com
> >
> > Is it time for New York City to corner a piece of the
> > Internet? A growing
> > grassroots movement says yes, and is trying to create an
> > ".nyc" domain name
> > to go alongside the .coms and .orgs of the World Wide Web.
> >
> >
>
> http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071003/BIZ/710030303
> >
> >
> http://chinapost.com.tw/business/2007/10/04/125318/Internet-domain.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > 14. New Zealand hits 300 000
> >
> > According to local registry InternetNZ, after seeing constant
> > growth on .NZ
> > for the last three years, New Zealand's Internet suffix
> > reached the 300 000
> > mark on September 26, 2007.
> >
> >
> http://domainesinfo.fr/english/110/new-zealand-hits-300-000.php
> >
> >
> >
> > 15. ph: Domain prices should go down, not up
> >
> > The decision last April by Verisign to raise the fee for both
> > .com and .net
> > domain names hardly created a fuzz in the online community
> > presumably
> > because consumers thought the hike was justified after years
> > of unchanged
> > rates. But here in the Philippines, the price increase has
> > sent a chilling
> > effect to those who have conscientiously followed the
> > oppressive way in
> > which a private company has managed th .ph ccTLD.
> >
> >
> http://www.zdnetasia.com/blog/pinoypost/0,3800005677,63000751,00.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > 16. Serbia readies new .RS Internet suffix
> >
> > Born out of the ashes of what used to be Yugoslavia, Serbia is
> > now a country
> > in its own right and with its own Internet extension – .RS –
> > which should go
> > live in early 2008. We take a look at the new domain.
> >
> >
>
> http://domainesinfo.fr/english/111/serbia-readies-new-rs-internet-suffix.php
> >
> >
> >
> > 17. uk: Nominet ups dispute personnel
> >
> > Nominet, the operator of the .uk internet domain, is looking
> > for 10 IP and
> > internet specialists to join its dispute resolution panel as
> > it looks to
> > cope with the growing number of domain name disputes.
> >
> >
> http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=129120&d=415&h=417&f=416
> >
> >
> >
> > **********************
> >
> >  - DOMAIN DISPUTES
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > 18. Griping, with an audience: Malcontents criticize companies
> > online
> >
> > As the power of the Internet grows, businesses small and large
> > find
> > themselves confounded by disenchanted employees, suppliers and
> > competitors
> > who find fertile ground to air grievances online. Armed with
> > little more
> > than a Web connection and keyboard, these detractors can
> > irritate, via
> > scathing reviews, or cause serious business problems by using
> > online message
> > boards, or even disclose company secrets and spread rumors of
> > unethical
> > behavior. They also might start a gripe site or register a Web
> > address in
> > another person's name.
> >
> > http://iht.com/articles/2007/10/03/business/sbiz.php
> >
> >
> >
> > 19. Cybersquatters Threaten Consumers and Harm Businesses
> > [news release]
> >
> > The International Trademark Association (INTA) issued a
> > warning on behalf of
> > its members to the public, alerting them to the growing threat
> > of domain
> > name cybersquatters who deliberately mislead consumers and
> > defraud online
> > businesses.
> >
> > http://inta.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1719
> >
> >
> >
> > 20. Bodog Biting back
> >
> > Lawsuits can frighten, embarrass and ruin. But for
> > Canadian-born Calvin
> > Ayre, they can be marketing opportunities. The 46-year-old
> > founder of Bodog
> > Entertainment Group, which has expanded from online gaming
> > into music and
> > televised fighting, is in the middle of a patent dispute that
> > has so far
> > seen Nevada and Washington courts strip Bodog of its domain
> > names, order it
> > to pay millions in fines, and demand that Antigua-based Ayre
> > testify in the
> > United States next month about his company's assets.
> >
> >
>
> http://www.canadianbusiness.com/managing/strategy/article.jsp?content=20070918_19917_19917
> >
> >
> >
> > 21. Facebook wins Manx battle for face-book.com
> >
> > Facebook has wrestled control of the web address face-book.com
> > away from an
> > Isle of Man-based firm that operates it as a revenue-raising
> > link dump.
> >
> >
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/01/facebook_domain_dispute/
> >
> >
> >
> > 22. Computer crime: domains stealing
> >
> > Like real-world theft, the hijacking of an Internet address
> > can happen
> > quickly and with little warning. New York computer consultant
> > Ronen
> > Inowlocki knows firsthand. In July, a thief took control of
> > the
> > yyy.comaddress Inowlocki has owned for years.
> >
> > http://www.crime-research.org/news/03.10.2007/2924/
> >
> >
> >
> > 23. us: County exec candidates fight war of domains
> >
> > After being wooed for months by a Democratic Party power
> > structure searching
> > for any viable candidate, State Sen. Lena Taylor filed papers
> > this week to
> > run for Milwaukee County executive. The Milwaukee Dem may find
> > it hard to
> > get a Web site with a catchy address, however, since her
> > opponents have been
> > busy gobbling up domain names.
> >
> >
> http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics100307.html?12870
> >
> >
> >
> > **********************
> >
> >  - MISCELLANEOUS
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > 24. U.S. urges U.N. patent agency chief to consider quitting
> > [Reuters]
> >
> > The United States on Monday said the head of the United
> > Nations'
> > intellectual property and patent protection agency WIPO should
> > either
> > publicly answer allegations of dishonest conduct against him
> > or resign.
> >
> >
> http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKL0190964620071001
> >
> >
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/01/AR2007100100865.html
> >
> >
> >
> > 25. Arsys Grows Beyond 500,000 Domains
> >
> > Arsys Internet announced that it now hosts over 500,000
> > domains. Over the
> > last two years, the company has doubled its domain name
> > registrations,
> > bolstering its status as Spain's No. 1 domain name Registrar
> > and one of the
> > fastest growing in Europe.
> >
> > http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=22445
> >
> >
> >
> > 26. DNSWorld Conference
> >
> > The world's premier international conference on Internet
> > Domain Name
> > Service, DSNWorld, will be held from Oct. 10-12, 2007 in
> > Cancun, Mexico. The
> > multiple stream event features over 70 expert lectures,
> > special
> > presentations, tutorials and workshops. Topics include IP
> > addressing, the
> > transition from IP4 to IP6, domain name issues, NAP's, root
> > servers,
> > Internet governance, hijacking, DNSSEC and more.
> >
> >
> http://www.it-analysis.com/technology/security/event.php?eve=105
> >
> >
> >
> > 27. A New Way of Looking at the World (Wide Web)
> >
> > Every country has its own two-letter code, such as .de for
> > Germany and .cn
> > for China. But not all codes are so obvious, such as .lk for
> > Sri Lanka or
> > .za for South Africa. That's where a new map from Byte Level
> > Research comes
> > in handy. Their Map of the World Wide Web includes 180 of the
> > 250 county
> > codes currently in use, covering most United Nations
> > countries. Each
> > two-digit code is aligned over the country it represents. And
> > each world
> > region is color coded with the legend below for quick and easy
> > reference.
> >
> > http://bytelevel.com/news/world_wide_web_map.html
> >
> >
> >
> > 28. Rumor: AOL to turn Wow.com into 'World of Warcraft' social
> > network by
> > Caroline McCarthy
> >
> > I'm a smidgen skeptical of this rumor, if only because it
> > seems so darn
> > obvious: TechCrunch reported on Tuesday morning that Time
> > Warner's AOL may
> > have found a use for its Wow.com domain, which it acquired in
> > 1998 as part
> > of the offal of what had once been CompuServe.
> >
> > http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9789343-36.html
> >
> >
> >
> > 29. The art of the dotcom mark
> >
> > ... The ever-evolving market-place has thrown up many new
> > challenges.
> > Especially when it comes to domain availability. It's said
> > that all the good
> > dot.com and dot.co.za names have already been snapped up.
> > Which isn't
> > surprising when you think about the rate at which new domain
> > names are
> > registered globally every day. And which causes problems for
> > established
> > companies that might not have had the foresight to register
> > their names and
> > are now forced to change their names because other companies
> > have registered
> > the names! These companies then have to opt for a dot.biz or
> > dot.netaddress. But we all know which address is really
> > foremost in
> > people's minds
> > ... (When you developed a logo "in the olden days", foresight
> > meant having a
> > logo with a lifespan of 15 to 20 years!)
> >
> > http://cbn.co.za/pressoffice/fusion_design/fullstory/391.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > **********************
> >
> >  - DOMAINING
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > 30. Domain Name and Internet Traffic Industry Announces 'We
> > Get It!' Awards
> > Finalists [news release]
> >
> > T.R.A.F.F.I.C. announced the finalists for its annual We Get
> > It! Awards. The
> > domain name and Internet traffic industry's most highly
> > coveted award is
> > given to the organization or individual(s) that has best
> > demonstrated an
> > understanding of the power of domains and the Internet by
> > attracting
> > visitors, increasing sales and beating competitors in terms of
> > Internet
> > marketing.
> >
> >
>
> http://domainpulse.com/2007/10/01/domain-name-and-internet-traffic-industry-announces-we-get-it-awards-finalists/
> >
> >
>
> http://domainnews.com/general/2007100207/domain-name-and-internet-traffic-industry-announces-we-get-it-awards-finalists/
> >
> >
> >
> > 31. The Domain Distribution Network Partners with Network
> > Solutions to Offer
> > Aftermarket Premium Domains For Sale
> >
> > The Domain Distribution Network (DDN), an aftermarket domain
> > distribution
> > and fulfilment service, announced today that it has partnered
> > with Network
> > Solutions, an ICANN accredited registrar and leading provider
> > of Internet
> > services, to offer premium domains to Network Solutions
> > customers.
> >
> >
>
> http://domainpulse.com/2007/10/03/the-domain-distribution-network-partners-with-network-solutions-to-offer-aftermarket-premium-domains-for-sale/
> >
> >
>
> http://domainnews.com/general/2007100314/the-domain-distribution-network-partners-with-network-solutions-to-offer-aftermarket-premium-domains-for-sale/
> >
> >
> >
> > 32. Aussie domain name distributor signs US registrar
> >
> > Network Solutions has inked a deal with Queensland domain name
> > distributor
> > Domain Distribution Network (DDN) to resell 'aftermarket'
> > domain names. The
> > Queensland company harvests already registered but expired or
> > parked
> > Internet domain names and resells them to all types of
> > end-users, including
> > businesses and consumers.
> >
> >
> http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1654914151;fp;2;fpid;1
> >
> > http://arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;1654914151;fp;4194304;fpid;1
> >
> >
> http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1654914151;fp;2;fpid;1
> >
> >
> >
> > **********************
> >
> >  - DOMAIN SALES
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > 33. Swim.com sold for US$214,500
> >
> > ipAuctions sold swim.com for US$214,500 in an auction that was
> > completed on
> > 3 October. The winner was listed as "mountain74". There was 34
> > bids, 32 of
> > them coming in the last 6.5 hours. The website is currently
> > used for selling
> > swimwear in the US.
> >
> >
> http://domainnews.com/aftermarket/2007100404/swimcom-sold-for-us214500/
> >
> > http://domainpulse.com/2007/10/03/swimcom-sold-for-us214500/
> >
> >
> >
> > 34. egX Group to sell Domain Name - www.investment.com [news
> > release]
> >
> > egX Group has announced it is selling the domain name
> > investment.com. egX
> > will be selling the domain name through Moniker's
> > T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Auction
> > reserved for Premium Domains in Miami, Florida October 9th to
> > the 13th.
> >
> > http://egxworld.com/ir/NewsDetails.asp?ID=116
> >
> >
> >
> > 35. TRAFFIC Domain Name Conference Auctions Evaluated in New
> > Analysis by
> > Research and Appraisal Company Zetetic
> >
> > Based on analysis of 34,000 historical domain name sales,
> > Zetetic projects
> > the upcoming TRAFFIC Conference Domain Name Auction in Miami
> > to yield nearly
> > US$2 million in sales.
> >
> > http://zetetic.com/about-zetetic/press-release-9-28-2007.html
> >
> >
> >
> > **********************
> >
> >  - NON-ENGLISH NEWS
> >
> > **********************
> >
> > 36. Kampagne gegen IP-Adressen-Speicherung
> >
> > Der Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung geht in die
> > Vorwärtsverteidigung
> > gegen weit verbreitete Praktiken zur Erfassung
> > personenbeziehbarer
> > Nutzerspuren auf Internetangeboten. Der Zusammenschluss von
> > Bürgerrechtlern
> > hat dazu die Kampagne "Wir speichern nicht" gestartet.
> >
> > http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/96789
> >
> >
> >
> > 37. Europarat gibt Empfehlungen zum Schutz der
> > Meinungsfreiheit in
> > Krisenzeiten
> >
> > Das Ministerkomitee des Europarats hat drei Texte zum Schutz
> > der Meinungs-
> > und Informationsfreiheit in Zeiten der Krise verabschiedet. In
> > den
> > "Richtlinien zum Schutz von Meinungs- und Informationsfreiheit
> > in
> > Krisenzeiten" und der "Erklärung über den Schutz und die
> > Förderung des
> > investigativen Journalismus" hat sich das Ministerkomitee
> > unmittelbar vor
> > der gestern gestarteten fünftägigen Konferenz der
> > Parlamentarischen
> > Versammlung des Europarates auf eine Absicherung
> > journalistischer Arbeit
> > verständigt. Die ausführlichere Empfehlung zur "Förderung der
> > Meinungs- und
> > Informationsfreiheit in den neuen Informations- und
> > Kommunikationsmedien"
> > (CM/Rec (2007)11) befasst sich vor allem mit mehr Transparenz
> > und Aufklärung
> > der Nutzer darüber, inwieweit ihre persönlichen Informationen
> > im Netz
> > protokolliert werden.
> >
> > http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/96845
> >
> >
> >
> > 38. Auch Innenminister Schäuble will Webseiten mit
> > gefährlichen Inhalten
> > sperren
> >
> > Nach dem Treffen der EU-Innen- und Justizminister in Lissabon
> > begrüßte
> > Bundesinnenminister Wolfgang Schäuble den Vorschlag von
> > EU-Innenkommissar
> > Franco Frattini, im Rahmen eines von ihm ausgearbeiteten
> > Antiterror-Pakets
> > den Zugang zu bestimmten Webseiten zu sperren.
> >
> > http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/96829
> >
> >
> >
> > 39. Drei Neue fürs Jugendamt
> >
> > Ute Butz ist Rathaus-Dezernentin und zuständig für die Themen
> > "Jugend",
> > "Schule" und "Soziales". Und sie ist Sturm erprobt - innerhalb
> > von nur zwei
> > Jahren stand sie mehrmals vor ungewöhnlichen
> > Personalproblemen.
> >
> >
>
> http://www.rga-online.de/lokales/radevormwald.php?userid=&publikation=2&template=phparttext&ausgabe=41835&redaktion=2&artikel=108542325
> >
> >
> >
> > 40. La Nouvelle Zélande atteint les 300 000 .NZ
> >
> > Le .NZ dépasse désormais les 300 000 enregistrements. Un
> > chiffre en nette
> > progression depuis 3 ans.
> >
> >
>
> http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1320/nouvelle-zelande-la-nouvelle-zelande-atteint-les-300-000-nz.php
> >
> >
> >
> > 41. Livre blanc sur les noms de domaine, V2
> >
> > L'édition 2007 du Livre blanc de Loïc Damilaville vient de
> > sortir. 21 pages
> > pour répondre aux principales questions sur les noms de
> > domaine.
> >
> >
>
> http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1318/livre-blanc-sur-les-noms-de-domaine-v2.php
> >
> >
> >
> > 42. La PARL des noms marocains
> >
> > Les autorités marocaines en charge du .MA ont adopté une
> > Procédure
> > Alternative de Résolution des Litiges (PARL), qui sera
> > administré par le
> > Centre d'Arbitrage et de Médiation de l'OMPI. Détails de cette
> > PARL
> > spécifique au .MA.
> >
> >
> http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/164/la-parl-des-noms-marocains.php
> >
> >
> >
> > 43. La Serbie prêt à se lancer sur Internet
> >
> > L'extension serbe – le .RS – devrait ouvrir courant 2008. Un
> > projet de
> > charte de nommage est en ligne jusqu'au 8 octobre 2007.
> >
> >
>
> http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1321/serbie-la-serbie-pret-a-se-lancer-sur-internet.php
> >
> >
> >
> > 44. EDHEC Nice : les Matinées de Domaine.info
> >
> > Créer des échanges d'idées sur les questions actuelles que se
> > posent les
> > Entreprises sur le monde de l'Internet et plus précisément du
> > nommage :
> > c'est l'objectif des "Matinées de Domaine.info", cycle de
> > conférences débats
> > lancé par l'EDHEC Business School à Nice. La prochaine matinée
> > aura lieu
> > jeudi 11 octobre de 9 à 11 heures dans les locaux de l'école ,
> > 400 Promenade
> > des Anglais à Nice sur le thème "Les noms de domaines : quelle
> > stratégie
> > adopter ?"
> >
> > http://sophianet.com/wtm_article45048.fr.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > 45. Internet, l'Italia lancia la Carta dei Diritti
> >
> > Si è svolto a Roma il Dialogue Forum on internet rights, un
> > vertice per
> > rilanciare la proposta italiana di un Bill of Rights della
> > rete in vista
> > dell'Internet governance forum di Rio del Janeiro.
> >
> >
>
> http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/index.asp?Pagina=speciali%5cspeciale2.asp&ID=233
> >
> >
> >
> > 46. Milano: convegno sugli aspetti giuridici di Internet
> >
> > Dopo il "Dialog Forum on Internet Rights", l'11 ottobre 2007
> > si terra' a
> > Milano un importante convegno sugli aspetti giuridici di
> > Internet.
> >
> > http://studiocelentano.it/d.asp?id=27128&opt=ict
> >
> > http://news.excite.it/hitech/tec/472954
> >
> >
> >
> > 47. Renfe abre un portal web accesible a través de
> > dispositivos móviles
> >
> > Ante los profundos cambios que está viviendo el mercado
> > ferroviario, Renfe
> > ha decidido moverse a alta velocidad, también en lo relativo a
> > las
> > Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones. Dentro de
> > la apuesta de
> > Renfe por éstas, destaca el reciente lanzamiento del portal
> > para
> > dispositivos móviles Renfe.mobi y la apuesta por el canal de
> > venta on-line
> > de billetes de tren.
> >
> > http://www.idg.es/computerworld/articulo.asp?id=182549
> >
> >
> >
> > 48. Registro de Nombres de Dominio en America Latina -
> > Estadisticas al 30 de
> > Septiembre del 2007
> >
> > El estudio iniciado por LatinoamerICANN para medir la
> > incidencia de
> > políticas de Sociedad de la Información en el desarrollo de
> > los ccTLD's de
> > la región, así como analizar el impacto de las políticas de
> > los ccTLDs en
> > las politicas de Sociedad de la Informacion nacionales,
> > mantiene una
> > recopilación de datos estadisticos de la región, a
> > continuación se presentan
> > los datos recabados al 30 de Septiembre del 2007.
> >
> >
>
> http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1554
> >
> >
> >
> > 49. Promoción dominios nuevos .EC a $17 por año
> >
> > Desde el 20 de Septiembre hasta el 31 de Octubre del 2007,
> > todos los
> > registros de dominios nuevos serán a US$17 por año.
> >
> >
>
> http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1553
> >
> >
> >
> > 50. Não perca o domínio que você deseja registrar
> >
> > Siga estes dez cuidados para evitar que algum espertinho
> > registre antes o
> > domínio que você descobriu que está disponível. Não o digite
> > no browser, por
> > exemplo. Veja porque.
> >
> >
>
> http://webinsider.uol.com.br/index.php/2007/10/03/nao-deixe-escapar-o-dominio-que-voce-deseja-registrar/
> >
> >
> >
> > 51. Story on .kp in Korean
> >
> > http://hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2007100177471
> >
> >
> >
> > 52. Story mentioning ICANN in Russian
> >
> http://www.smi.ru/go/908022337/www.smi.ru/07/09/24/908006450.html
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