[AfrICANN-discuss] Some week end reading in a few languages -

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

4-20. Lawsuit targets Network Solutions, ICANN over the 'front
running' of domain names The story of Network Solutions and ICANN
being sued over NSI's alleged practice of locking up domain names as
soon as they are searched for on its site, or front running, is the
big story this week, described as "a very sophisticated form of price
fixing" in the news release from the lawyers acting for Chris McElory
in his federal class action. The lawsuit was filed by consumer law
firm Kabateck Brown Kellner. Ars technical reports "McElroy believes
that the grace period and refund policy should be eliminated entirely.
'The only real solution to domain tasting is to eliminate the 5-day
grace period,' McElroy commented in a recent blog entry. 'There is no
real need for the grace period. For every one legitimate person
dropping a domain name because they changed their mind, I'm betting
there are 100,000 domain names that were 'tasted' by the pros.'"
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/25376
http://www.itworld.com/Net/3499/network-solutions-sued-080226/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/26/network_solutions_sued_for_front_run
ning/
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2008/2/25/3545023.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120398856637292331.html [sub req'd]
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080226-bad-flavor-icann-network-solut
ions-sued-for-domain-tasting.html
http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/class-action-suit-against-network-sol
utions-and-icann-underway/1450
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/25/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-netw
ork-solutions-icann/
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2210484/network-solutions-slammed-class
http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2210484/network-solutions-slammed-cla
ss
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/network-solutions-icann-sued-over-domai
n-front-running/
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/02/25/network-solutions-suit-clarifie
d
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/02/25/network-solutions-sued-for-regi
stration-practices
http://news.techwhack.com/7183/network-solutions/
http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/453565.html
http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/022608_Network_Solutions_ICANN_Sued.Cfm
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=24495
http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/15871/network_solutions_sued_over_d
omain_tasting

32. How Pakistan knocked YouTube offline (and how to make sure it
never happens again) by Declan McCullagh The supposed knocking off of
YouTube by Pakistan generated significant coverage this week with
Declan McCullagh at CNet reporting a dramatic dropping off of the
worldwide availability of YouTube.com from 100 percent to 0 percent
for over an hour. It didn't recover completely until two hours had
elapsed. Declan writes this high-profile incident "in which Pakistan's
state-owned telecommunications company managed to cut YouTube off the
global Web highlights a long-standing security weakness in the way the
Internet is managed. After receiving a censorship order from the
telecommunications ministry directing that YouTube.com be blocked,
Pakistan Telecom went even further. By accident or design, the company
broadcast instructions worldwide claiming to be the legitimate
destination for anyone trying to reach YouTube's range of Internet
addresses."

33-37. Cybersquatting and Abuse to Mainstream Consumer Brands
Intensified in 2007, According to Year-Long Trend Report by
MarkMonitor [news release] MarkMonitor released their latest
Brandjacking Index this week, finding cybersquatting is the most
common form of brand abuse—with a 33 percent jump in one year—and that
brandjackers are abusing an expanding range of brands that consumers
use everyday. The report also shows recent and significant drops in
domain kiting and related pay-per-click fraud, indicating that
aggressive legal action on the part of brandholders as well as ICANN
scrutiny are proving effective in deterring specific brandjacking
techniques. In addition, phishing techniques and targets continued in
2007 to evolve with a 533% increase in phish attacks against the
retail and services sector. There were 382,248 instances of
cybersquatting identified in Q4, followed by 72,582 instances of false
association and 27,098 instances of pay-per-click fraud.
http://www.markmonitor.com/pressreleases/press-080225f.php
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2210422/cyber-squatting-rise
http://blogs.computerworld.com/brands_online_face_more_assaults
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/25/E-scammers-trashing-reputations_1.
html


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1. Lessig Decides Against Run for Congress at Internet Speed Just like
any good Web story, this one took just five days to go from
tantalizing to nothing more than that. Silicon Valley will not be
represented by an Internet icon in the House of Representatives, not
for a couple of years anyway.
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/lessig-decides-against-run-for-c
ongress-at-internet-speed/index.html

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2. Registration Now Open for ICANN's 32nd International Public Meeting
to be held in Paris, France ICANN's next meeting will be held 22 – 27
June 2008 in Paris, France at Le Méridien Montparnasse. The meeting is
free to attend, and open to any interested person. ICANN encourages
broad participation in its bottom-up consensus-development processes.
You can participate in these meetings in person, through the webcast
or other remote participation opportunities, and/or by joining one of
the various ICANN-related mailing lists.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-25feb08.htm

3. IPv6 Addresses for the Root Servers
On or about 4 February 2008, for the first time AAAA records for some
of the authoritative name servers for the DNS root zone will be
introduced. These records will provide for access to the root servers
over IPv6 transport, and will be implemented in both the root zone
data, and the root hints file. We are providing this advanced
notification in case unexpected network events occur that might be
related to this change.
http://www.iana.org/reports/2008/root-aaaa-announcement.html

4. Lawsuit targets Network Solutions, ICANN over the 'front running'
of domain names This one was as predictable as lawsuits ever get: A
Los Angeles firm this afternoon has announced a class action against
Network Solutions and ICANN over the former's practice of locking up
domain names as soon as they are searched for on its site, which means
the party searching can buy the name only from Network Solutions.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/25376

5. Network Solutions sued over domain name policy [IDG] A class-action
lawsuit filed on Monday against Network Solutions alleges the company
has unfairly profited from its domain name registration business.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of
California, takes issue with a policy Network Solutions implemented in
December. The company says the policy is intended to protect people
trying to reserve a domain name, but others say steers business to
Network Solutions.
http://www.itworld.com/Net/3499/network-solutions-sued-080226/
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/142858/network_solutions_sued_
over_domain_name_policy.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/26/Network-Solutions-sued-over-domain
-name-policy_1.html
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleI
d=9064685

6. Network Solutions sued for price fixing In early January, the
well-known domain registrar started self-registering domains that
customers search for but don't immediately buy. The company insists
it's merely trying to crackdown on so-called "domain front running,"
but at least one customer is clever enough to realize this argument
makes no sense.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/26/network_solutions_sued_for_front_run
ning/

7. From the "Bad-Analogy-Department".... by Bret Fausett Comes this
press release about a new lawsuit filed here in Los Angeles against
Network Solutions: "Imagine if you asked a car dealer if they had a
black convertible and were then forced to buy the car from them. Would
you get a good deal? Each time someone asks Network Solutions about a
domain name, the firm creates a monopoly for itself, forcing consumers
to pay the price they demand," said Brian Kabateck, lead counsel in
the class action and Kabateck Brown Kellner's Managing Partner.
Imagine? Isn't that exactly what happens when you go into a car
dealership and ask to buy one of their cars? You have to buy that car
on their lot from them.
http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2008/2/25/3545023.html

8. Network Solutions Is Sued Over Sale Of Domain Names [sub req'd] A
Los Angeles law firm filed a lawsuit Monday against Network Solutions
LLC, one of the biggest sellers of domain names, alleging the Herndon,
Va., company improperly profits from the way it reserves a domain name
after a potential customer searches for it.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120398856637292331.html

9. Bad flavor: ICANN, Network Solutions sued for domain tasting A
class-action lawsuit has been launched against domain registrar
Network Solutions and ICANN over the controversial practice of domain
tasting. The suit was initiated on behalf of Chris McElroy, a search
engine optimization specialist who goes by the handle NameCritic.
McElroy has long been an extremely vocal critic of ICANN and is a
regular participant on the organization's mailing lists.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080226-bad-flavor-icann-network-solut
ions-sued-for-domain-tasting.html

10. Class Action Suit Against Network Solutions and ICANN Underway
According to a press release from the law firm Kabateck Brown Kellner,
a federal class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court,
Central District of California against domain name registrar Network
Solutions and ICANN. The suit clam that the NSI has forced customers
into buying domains from the company rather than through potentially
cheaper avenues, in effect netting the company millions of dollars.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/featured/class-action-suit-against-network-sol
utions-and-icann-underway/1450

11. Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Network Solutions, ICANN
Lawsuit stems from "customer protection measure".
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/25/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-netw
ork-solutions-icann/

12. Network Solutions named in class action suit Network Solutions has
been named in a class action suit alleging that it "forced" millions
of people to buy internet domain names from the company instead of
from cheaper competitors.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2210484/network-solutions-slammed-class
http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2210484/network-solutions-slammed-cla
ss

13. Network Solutions, ICANN Sued Over Domain Front Running Network
Solutions and ICANN are being sued over the "front running" domain
registration practices that we covered last month.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/25/network-solutions-icann-sued-over-domai
n-front-running/

14. Network Solutions Suit Clarified
The information below also appeared as an update to an earlier article
about the class-action lawsuit against Network Solutions filed by
Kabateck Brown Kellner. ... [Brian] Kabateck said it was unclear how
many plaintiffs would ultimately particapate in the lawsuit and
therefore damages sought at this point are unknown. He estimates,
though, that the number of plaintiffs is potentially in the thousands,
and that the suit will seek a refund of about
$25 per plaintiff, or the amount they allegedly were overcharged.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/02/25/network-solutions-suit-clarifie
d

15. Network Solutions Sued For Registration Practices Whether ICANN
officially acknowledges the existence of domain front-running, the
international organization is named in a class-action lawsuit against
Network Solutions. The litigants architecting the suit claim ICANN's
return policy allowed Network Solutions to register searched-for
domains and then raise the price.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/02/25/network-solutions-sued-for-regi
stration-practices

16. Network Solutions sued for domain registration practices Network
Solutions is now facing a class-action lawsuit which claims that the
company unfairly profit by forcing customers to buy domains from them
for high prices compared to rival domain sellers.
http://news.techwhack.com/7183/network-solutions/

17. Network Solutions Sued For Defrauding Millions Network Solutions
has forced millions of people to buy Internet domain names from them
instead of cheaper competitors through a scheme that's netted the firm
millions of dollars, a federal class action lawsuit filed today by
Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP states. ICANN, whose policies facilitate
the scheme, is also named in the suit, filed in U.S. District Court,
Central District of California.
http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/453565.html
http://www.wdtv.com/news/technology/?feed=bim&id=15946332

18. Network Solutions, ICANN Sued
Network Solutions and has been hit with a federal class action lawsuit
on Monday for allegedly front-running domain names. ICANN was also
named in the lawsuit because "its policies facilitated the scheme."
http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/022608_Network_Solutions_ICANN_Sued.Cfm

19. Network Solutions is Being Sued for Front-Running Domains
Carolina-based domain registrar Network Solutions is being sued for
registering internet domains that customers search for but don't buy.
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=24495

20. Network Solutions Sued Over Domain Tasting A class action lawsuit
has been filed against Network Solutions and ICANN over NSI's policy
of temporarily registering domains as soon as someone searches for
them.
http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/15871/network_solutions_sued_over_d
omain_tasting

21. Trademark Owners Question Efficacy Of ICANN's Domain Registration
Fee Scheme [news release] Imposing a small fee on all domain
registrations, as recently recommended by the board of the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, may act as a first step to
curbing domain tasting, but it is not an adequate solution to the
tasting problem, trademark owners and cyberlaw attorneys say.
http://www.cadna.org/en/pdf/icanns-domain-registration-fee-scheme.pdf

22. Canadian Government on ICANN
The Canadian government has submitted to comments to the U.S.
government on the continuing ICANN oversight.
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2713/196/

23. ICANN Midterm Review
The following is Internet Commerce Association's comments to NTIA for
ICANN's Midterm review.
http://www.internetcommerce.org/ICANN_midterm_review

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24. Quarter of a million .asia domain names wanted DotAsia, the
organisation responsible for the new .asia top level Internet domain
says it has received 266,000 applications for registration of .asia
domain names in the first 24 hours of its 'landrush' phase.
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16850/53/

25. Stake a claim to your Asian domain
... But the times are possibly changing. The BBC reports that just
30,780 applications have been filed for .asia domain names so far,
compared with 330,000 at the same point in the launch of the .eu
domain name. Instead of lining up for a slice of cyber real estate,
are circumspect internet users choosing to ignore the latest virtual
land grab? No one would be surprised if IT leaders, bombarded and
bamboozled by a series of suffix releases, are struggling to see the
point of yet another domain registration.
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/analysis/2210515/stake-claim-asian-doma
in-3850804

26. DotAsia LandRush Offers by Michele Neylon As dotasia is currently
in landrush you can expect to see plenty of special offers from the
various registrars. Eurodns, for example, are running a special which
is quite attractive for the first two years. The only downside is that
it's not that clear how the local presence will be charged thereafter.
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/02/25/dotasia-landrush-offers/

27. New .au registrant transfers policy - implementation update
26/02/08 [news release] In December 2007, the auDA Board approved a
recommendation from the 2007 Names Policy Panel that the Transfers
(Change of Registrant) Policy be relaxed to allow a registrant to
transfer their domain name licence to another eligible entity, for any
reason. The auDA Board has approved an implementation plan for the new
transfers policy.
http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-26022008/

28. The coming dot AU property boom
"The auDA board has recently accepted the recommendations of our
review panel to lift the ban on advertising Australian domain names
for sale," he says. Work on implementing the change in policy has
already begun and could be finished by as early as June this year.
"We've got some administrative bits and pieces to work out first, and
then there'll need to be some changes made to the software and systems
used at the registrars. We're also mindful there'll need to be a
program of public education so the general public is aware of the new
policy.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/02/26/1203788290820.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/02/26/1203788290820.html
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/02/26/1203788290820.html

29. No country code for Catalonia
Spain's politicians have shelved plans for a .CT country code domain
for the Catalan region, which already has a .CAT generic domain.
http://domainesinfo.fr/english/172/no-country-code-for-catalonia.php

30. .nl Brings Numeric Domains
.nl will see the beginning of numeric domains, Secura has announced
that they are offering free pre-registration.
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=24462

31. pe: New Policies On Registration Of Domain Names From December 8th
2007, it is in force the registration of the second level domains (eg.
xxxxx.pe), apart from being shorter, easier to remember, the new
domains ".pe" are faster to prosecute and can be traded by any one who
wishes to do so.
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=57494

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32. How Pakistan knocked YouTube offline (and how to make sure it
never happens again) by Declan McCullagh This graph that
network-monitoring firm Keynote Systems provided to us shows the
worldwide availability of YouTube.com dropping dramatically from 100
percent to 0 percent for over an hour. It didn't recover completely
until two hours had elapsed. A high-profile incident this weekend in
which Pakistan's state-owned telecommunications company managed to cut
YouTube off the global Web highlights a long-standing security
weakness in the way the Internet is managed. After receiving a
censorship order from the telecommunications ministry directing that
YouTube.com be blocked, Pakistan Telecom went even further. By
accident or design, the company broadcast instructions worldwide
claiming to be the legitimate destination for anyone trying to reach
YouTube's range of Internet addresses.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9878655-7.html
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62038171,00.htm
http://businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/feb2008/gb20080226_603535.htm

33. Cybersquatting and Abuse to Mainstream Consumer Brands Intensified
in 2007, According to Year-Long Trend Report by MarkMonitor [news
release] MarkMonitor, the global leader in enterprise brand
protection, today released the company's latest Brandjacking Index,
which finds that cybersquatting is the most common form of brand
abuse—with a 33 percent jump in one year—and that brandjackers are
abusing an expanding range of brands that consumers use everyday. The
report also shows recent and significant drops in domain kiting and
related pay-per-click fraud, indicating that aggressive legal action
on the part of brandholders as well as ICANN scrutiny are proving
effective in deterring specific brandjacking techniques. In addition,
phishing techniques and targets continued in 2007 to evolve with a
533% increase in phish attacks against the retail and services sector.
http://www.markmonitor.com/pressreleases/press-080225f.php

34. Cyber-squatters reaping rich rewards Cyber-squatting continues to
be the most prevalent form of online brand abuse after a 33 percent
jump in the past year, new research reveals..
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2210422/cyber-squatting-rise
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=70830
http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2210422/cyber-squatting-rise

35. Brands online face more assaults
Whether it's cybersquatters selling fake iPods or porn purveyors
perverting Disney cartoons, 2007 was another tough year for companies
trying to defend their brands online, according to MarkMonitor Inc.'s
Brandjacking Index report released this week.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/brands_online_face_more_assaults

36. E-scammers trashing reputations
Phishers, cyber-squatters, and other online fraudsters continued their
assault on well-known corporate brands over the last 12 months,
increasing the burden on the companies being targeted and further
frustrating consumers. According to MarkMonitor's annual
"brand-jacking" report -- which attempts to gauge the level of damage
being extracted on corporate reputations by online scammers via
schemes like phishing -- problems only intensified last year for
businesses in defending their public images online.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/25/E-scammers-trashing-reputations_1.
html
http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;61433912;fp;4194304;fpid;1

37. Why LLL.coms are no longer "safe" bets I do not consider LLL.com
"risk free" bets anymore. While LLL.coms used to be a great way to
flip a domain and make a pretty penny, that is increasingly no longer
the case due to the increased risk. Now, there is greater risk putting
large sums of money into a domain that could quite easily be taken
from you in a UDRP. While 3L domains used to be sacred (e.g.
assuming the registrant wasn't stupid, no one would be able to take
the domain from him/her in a UDRP process). However, the sad fact is
that WIPO and NAF have increasingly been willing to allow 3L domains
to be taken away from the registrant.
http://www.namepros.com/short-domain-discussion/436568-why-lll-coms-no-longe
r-safe.html#post2569188

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38. CADNA Supports Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act [news
release] The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA), comprised of
ten globally recognized brand-name companies, strongly supports the
Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act (APCPA), introduced today by
Senator Olympia Snowe
(R-ME) and cosponsored by Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ted Stevens (R-AK).
http://www.cadna.org/en/press-release-february-26-2008.html

39. Snowe Introduces Bi-Partisan Legislation Aimed At Protecting
Nation's Internet Users [news release] A bi-partisan group of Senators
from the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee led by U.S.
Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Bill Nelson (D-Florida) and the
Committee's Ranking Member Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), introduced today
bi-partisan legislation aimed at ending the deceptive practice known
as phishing.
http://www.politickerme.com/snowe-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-aimed-pr
otecting-nation%E2%80%99s-internet-users-949

40. us: Boehner Won't Give Up Earmark Reform Website House Republicans
aren't giving in to order from the chief administrative officer to
remove a website devoted to earmark reform. The site,
earmarkreform.house.gov, remained active today despite an order from
Dan Beard last week to shut it down.
http://blog.heritage.org/2008/02/25/boehner-wont-give-up-earmark-reform-site
/

41. us: Boehner defends anti-earmark site House Minority Leader John
A. Boehner has refused to find a new home for his anti-earmark Web
site after the House administrative officer said it violated chamber
rules.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080226/NATION/34
5424337

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42. IPv6 Service at k.root-servers.net and IPv6 Glue for Root Name
Servers On 4 February 2008 the IANA added IPv6 glue to the DNS root
zone. This is a first quick look at measurement data for K-root,
k.root-servers.net. It is based on data taken with the DNS Statistics
Collector (DSC) tool, which we highly recommend.
http://ripe.net/news/k-root-service-IPv6-glue.html

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43. Go Daddy Is A Trailblazer in Safeguarding Customer Data [news
release] The Go Daddy Group, Inc. network of registrars are the first
to back-up all of their customer information with an outside data
storage firm under new regulations set forth by ICANN.
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%5Fid=145&ap
p%5Fhdr=

44. Go Daddy Protects Domain Data
Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Go Daddy (godaddy.com)
announced on Monday that its network of registrars have become one of
the first to back-up all of their customer information with an outside
data storage firm under new regulations set forth by ICANN.
http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/022508_Go_Daddy_Protects_Domain_Data.cfm

45. Learn To Speak German For Five Reasons There are many reasons why
someone would want or need to speak another language. Let's take
German for example--why is German a good language to learn to speak?
... Second, the number of German websites is 2nd in popularity next to
English speaking websites. You will have access to a lot more
information online by speaking German.
http://www.articlexplosion.com/articledetail.php?artid=53213

46. us: The IRS Cares What Type of Domainer You Are Guest author Sandy
K. Brooks, CPA writes about tax implications for domainers. When
discussing the tax implications of domaining, the first question that
is often asked is, "Are domain names property?" Yes, domains are
property. Not only have they continually been proven to be property,
they should be considered assets. An asset is anything with economic
value.
The domain name business would not be the successful, growing industry
that it is today if domains had no economic value.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/02/26/the-irs-cares-what-type-of-domainer-you
-are/

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47. Affiliate Summit Live Domain Auction Results Live blogging the
Affiliate Summit Domain Auction Results - no guarantees on accuracy
etc. The list below only contains sold domains.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-auction/affiliate-summit-live-domain-au
ction-results/1453

48. Leap day auction - $250 reserves on new domains Leap Day
AuctionWe've finalized the list of domains and activated bidding for
the Leap Day Auction that will close on February 29 at 11am PST. We
also put a few of the January domains back up and lowered the reserves
on those domains 10%. Our review team selectively focused and added
new domains to the auction list. All of the new domains have a reserve
price of $250 or less, so if high reserves on names have prevented you
from jumping into the domain business, this is a great time to get in
the game. Those who have an appetite for domains with lots of
potential should also be pleased with this list.
http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/02/leap-day-auction-250-reserves-on-new-dom
ains/

49. The Big List of Domain Auctions
Domain auctions are one of the most important market venues for a
domainer - whether you are a buyer or a seller. If you are a seller,
they offer immediate liquidity for your domains - you don't need to
wait for an end user (or another domainer) to show an interest in your
domain. If you are a buyer, you have a choice of a number of often
high quality domains available for purchase at wholesale levels. Even
if you aren't buying or selling, the results of major domain auctions
provide a good barometer of the health and direction of the domain
market.
http://www.domainbits.com/auctions/

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50. Klage gegen Network Solution und ICANN Der Domain-Registrar
Network Solution (NSI) sieht sich einer Sammelklage gegenüber. Eine
Anwaltkanzlei aus Los Angeles wirft dem Unternehmen Betrug im
Zusammenhang der Vergabe von Domains vor.
http://www.golem.de/0802/57983.html

51. ICANN und Network Solutions wegen angeblichen Betrugs verklagt Die
kalifornische Anwaltskanzei Kabateck Brown Kellner wirft dem
Domain-Anbieter Network Solutions vor, Domain-Anfragen dafür
auszunutzen, die Adressen selbst zu registrieren und für einen
überhöhten Preis weiterzuverkaufen.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/104063

52. Kanzlei verklagt Icann und NSI
Wie die Network World berichtet, hat die Anwaltskanzlei Kabateck Brown
Keller aus Los Angeles eine Sammelklage gegen Network Solutions (NSI)
und die Internet-Verwaltung Icann beantragt. Die Kanzlei wirft NSI
vor, von Kunden bei der Whois-Suche gefundenen freien Domains selbst
zu registrieren, um sie ihnen überteuert zu verkaufen.
http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39187622,00.htm

53. Klage gegen NSI und ICANN
Eine Anwaltskanzlei aus Los Angeles hat Klage gegen den
Ex-Monopolisten Network Solutions (NSI) und die Internet-Verwaltung
ICANN beantragt. Das als Sammelklage angelegte Verfahren richtet sich
gegen die vor Wochen bekannte gewordene Praxis des Domain Registrars,
die von potentiellen Kunden bei der Whois-Suche gefundenen freien
Domains zu "Schutzzwecken" selbst zu registrieren.
http://www.intern.de/news/neue--meldungen/--200802263364.html

54. Icann sucht Freiwillige
Die ICANN sucht für ihr oberstes Gremium, das Board of Directors, zwei
neue Direktoren. Außerdem sollen in den unterstützenden Gremien
diverse Schlüsselpositionen besetzt werden.
http://www.computerwoche.de/nachrichten/1855382/

55. Domainnamen-Betrug wird vielfach unterschätzt Einer neuen Studie
zufolge ist jedes zweite Unternehmen in Deutschland bereits Opfer von
Wirtschaftskriminalität geworden. Deutsche Firmen seien zudem
ungenügend auf Domainnamen-Betrug, Cybersquatter & Co vorbereitet.
http://www.pcwelt.de/start/sicherheit/sonstiges/news/148630/

56. .asia ab sofort allgemein verfügbar
Die zuständige Registrierungsstelle DotAsia hat die freie Vergabe von
Domains mit der Endung .asia an alle Interessenten gestartet. Die
generische Top-Level-Domain (TLD) soll als panasiatische Plattform für
insgesamt 73 Staaten dienen, ähnlich der .eu-TLD für die Europäische
Union. Der Start der Asian-TLD erfolgt mit prominenter Unterstützung
und dürfte Vorreiterrolle für das Internet haben.
http://www.computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=114492

57. Domainnamen-Betrug wird vielfach unterschätzt Einer neuen Studie
zufolge ist jedes zweite Unternehmen in Deutschland bereits Opfer von
Wirtschaftskriminalität geworden. Deutsche Firmen seien zudem
ungenügend auf Domainnamen-Betrug, Cybersquatter & Co vorbereitet.
http://www.pcwelt.de/start/sicherheit/sonstiges/news/148630/

58. LG Hamburg – "gleitende Haftung" für Foren?
Das Landgericht Hamburg hat am 04.12.2007 (Az.: 324 O 794/07) eine
einstweilige Verfügung gegen den Blogger Stefan Niggemeier bestätigt,
wonach diesem untersagt wird, einen bestimmten Kommentar zu
veröffentlichen. Wir hatten Ende des letzten Jahres bereits darüber
berichtet. Nun liegen die Entscheidungsgründe vor, und Stefan
Niggemeier hat Auszüge daraus veröffentlicht.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/lg-hamburg-gleitende-haf
tung-fuer-foren-id667144.html

59. .asia – Startschuss für Landrush-Phase!
DotAsia, Verwalter der neuen Asien-Domain .asia, hat die Sunrise-Phase
mit Erfolg abgeschlossen: über 30.000 Vormerkungen sind bei der
Registry in den vergangenen viereinhalb Monaten eingegangen. Für die
Landrush-Phase, deren Startschuss am gestrigen Mittwoch gefallen ist,
rechnet DotAsia ebenfalls mit starkem Andrang.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/asia-startschuss-fuer-la
ndrush-phase-id667145.html

60. 1,5 Millionen für Shopping.de?
Manche sammeln Briefmarken, manche sammeln Domains. Beides kann als
Kapitalanlage gesehen werden. Oder als sinnlose Zeitverschwendung.
http://www.visualblog.de/?p=1098

61. shopping.de erzielt Höchstwert einer .de- Domain Der Verkauf der
Internet-Domain shopping.de markiert den bisher höchsten
Verkaufspreis, der je für eine Domain mit dem deutschen Länderkürzel
.de erzielt wurde. Sedo.de, die weltweit führende Handelsplattform für
Domains, hat die Verhandlungen geführt und erfolgreich zum Abschluss
gebracht.
http://w3news.de/news/artikel1092.html
http://www.supportnet.de/newsthread/3778

62. Frische Impulse für die Domain-Branche Frische Impulse für die
Domain-Branche gibt es derzeit beim Domain Pulse in Wien. Die
zweitägige Veranstaltung findet bereits zum vierten Mal statt und
zählt mit rund 300 Teilnehmern zu den wichtigsten Kongressen rund um
das Thema Internet-Domains im deutschsprachigen Raum. Als Ausrichter
der Veranstaltung treten im jährlichen Wechsel die
Domain-Registrierungsstellen in Österreich, Deutschland und der
Schweiz auf.
http://www.onlinekosten.de/news/artikel/28767/0

63. Sarkozys Beschimpfung als Web-Adresse Der französische Präsident
Nicolas Sarkozy hat sich dafür entschuldigt, einen Messebesucher als
«Deppen» beschimpft zu haben. Jetzt gibt es den Spruch bereits als
Adresse einer Website.
http://www.20min.ch/news/ausland/story/30629875

64. Nicolas Sarkozy : petites phrases et longs discours sur le Net
Rarement petites phrases prononcées et écrites – ou non – par un chef
de l'Etat sont devenues aussi rapidement populaires. "Casse-toi,
pauvre con"
n'en finit plus de faire le tour de la Toile. Chansons, noms de
domaine, articles, sites, parodies, vidéos, t-shirts, tout y passe.
Depuis la publication de la vidéo du rituel bain de foule présidentiel
au Salon de l'agriculture sur le site Internet du Parisien samedi, et
après presque 3 millions de visionnages en trois jours, c'est au tour
des noms de domaine "Cassetoipauvrecon", d'être l'objet de toutes les
spéculations.
http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2008/02/26/nicolas-sarkozy-petite
s-phrases-et-longs-discours-sur-le-net_1015956_651865.html

65. 'Casse-toi pauvre con' de Sarkozy inspire les noms de domaine La
vidéo de Sarkozy au Salon de l'Agriculture a été vue par plus de 3
millions de personnes indique aujourd'hui le Parisien. La petite
phrase « casse-toi, pauvre con » lâchée par le Président de la
République Française à un simple badaud qui l'invectivait n'a pas
laissé insensible le marché des noms de domaine.
http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/42024-casse-toi-pauvre-con-sarkozy.htm
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/pcinpact/20080226/ttc-casse-toi-pauvre-con-de-sarko
zy-insp-c2f7783.html

66. Quand une réplique créé du nom de domaine La réplique de Nicolas
Sarkozy à l'encontre d'un visiteur du salon de l'agriculture plait aux
internautes. Déjà 11 noms de domaine "Cassetoipauvrecon" enregistrés
sous 8 extensions différentes.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1434/quand-une-replique-cree-du-nom-de-doma
ine.php

67. Sarkozy: 'cassetoipauvrecon.com' est à vendre La désormais célèbre
phrase prononcée par le président au salon de l'agriculture (voir la
vidéo) a inspiré des petits malins qui vendent le nom de domaine
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/actudestars/20080226/ten-sarkozy-cassetoipauvrecon-
com-est-ve-bc0f742.html

68. Sunshine : les conséquences inattendues du décret du 6 février
2007 Le 16 janvier 2008, la cour d'appel de Paris a privé le titulaire
d'un nom de domaine du bénéfice de ce nom au motif qu'il ne serait pas
titulaire d'une marque. Une décision dommageable.
http://www.journaldunet.com/expert/le-net/23349/sunshine-les-consequences-in
attendues-du-decret-du-6-fevrier-2007.shtml

69. "Cassetoipauvrecon", nom de domaine prisé L'insulte lancée samedi
par Nicolas Sarkozy à un visiteur du Salon de l'agriculture a franchi
une nouvelle étape dans l'engouement des internautes qui ont réservé
en série des noms de domaine "cassetoipauvrecon".
http://www.lejdd.fr/cmc/scanner/media/20089/cassetoipauvrecon-nom-de-domaine
-prise_98087.html

70. Prague candidat à l'ICANN 2009
La capitale tchèque serait candidate pour recevoir la manche
européenne des réunions internationales de l'ICANN en 2009.
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1429/prague-candidat-a-l-icann-2009.php

71. Pas de .CT pour la Catalogne
Le parlement espagnol a renoncé au .CT, extension géographique
désignant la Catalogne sur Internet. A ne pas confondre avec le .CAT
qui lui existe toujours.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1433/communaute-catalane-pas-de-ct-pour-la-
catalogne.php

72. Le .TRAVEL revendu
L'actuel propriétaire du .TRAVEL TheGlobe.com est sur le point de
revendre Tralliance, le registre du .TRAVEL, à une société contrôlée
par Michael S.
Egan, le PDG de TheGlobe.com.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1432/professionnels-du-tourisme-le-travel-r
evendu.php

73. Le Registre Internet français récidive Cette société, dont nous
avions déjà dénoncé la démarche douteuse, incite à nouveau les
propriétaires de .FR à s'inscrire à un annuaire non officiel pour une
somme de 960 euro!
http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1419/le-registre-internet-francais-recidive
.php

74. La ciberocupación aumentó un 33% en 2007 El nuevo informe
Brandjacking Index de MarkMonitor revela que los ciberocupas se
centran en nuevos sectores, atacan a más empresas y perfeccionan sus
tácticas.
http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=16632

75. Piratas de dominios pierden ante Warner Time Warner ganó esta
semana un litigio sobre la propiedad de dominios de Internet
relacionados con el nombre Harry Potter, con un fallo en su favor
emitido por WIPO, la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual.
http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=2779

76. Perú recibe la asignación del nombre de dominio 'piscoperuano.cl'
tras una disputa en Chile.
El Estado de Perú recibió la asignación del nombre de dominio
'piscoperuano.cl' en una reciente disputa legal en Chile contra un
ciudadano de ese país, informó hoy la Cancillería en Lima.
http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/peru_chile_recibe_asignacion_no
mbre_2274679.htm
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/02/disputa-entre-los-gobiernos-de-chile-y
.html

77. Perú recibe la asignación del nombre de dominio 'piscoperuano.cl'
tras una disputa en Chile El Estado de Perú recibió la asignación del
nombre de dominio 'piscoperuano.cl' en una reciente disputa legal en
Chile contra un ciudadano de ese país, informó hoy la Cancillería en
Lima.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article
&sid=1600

78. Los andalucistas crearán el dominio 'and' para aumentar la
presencia en la Red Coalición Andalucista (CA) propone en su programa
para las elecciones autonómicas del próximo 9 de marzo crear el
dominio '.and' en Internet y portales andaluces en español
alternativos a 'MySpace' y 'Youtube'.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article
&sid=1599

79. La organización de Red.es en un interesante video.
Recomendamos este video en el que se explican los aspectos que rodean
la organización de Red.es, entidad encargada de la gestión de los
dominios en España.
http://carrero.es/organizacion-dominios-es/1685
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/02/la-organizacin-de-redes-en-un.html

80. Los andalucistas crearán el dominio 'and' para aumentar la
presencia en la Red.
Coalición Andalucista (CA) propone en su programa para las elecciones
autonómicas del próximo 9 de marzo crear el dominio '.and' en Internet
y portales andaluces en español alternativos a 'MySpace' y 'Youtube'.
http://www.ideal.es/granada/20080224/mas-actualidad/andalucia/andalucistas-c
rearan-dominio-para-200802241554.html
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/02/los-andalucistas-crearn-el-dominio-and
.html

81. El comercio de dominios empieza a ser respetado.
El año pasado, 106 dominios ganaron más de 68.000 euros cada uno con
la especulación. porn.com, se vendió por 6,5 millones de euros.
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internet/comercio/dominios/empieza/ser/respet
ado/elpeputec/20080224elpepunet_2/Tes
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/02/el-comercio-de-dominios-empieza-ser.ht
ml

82. Ta ikke for lett på overgang til IPv6!
I begynnelsen av februar meldte ICANN at de har tatt et viktig skritt
i retning av å rulle ut neste generasjons adresseringssystem for
Internett, kjent som IPv6: IPv6-adressene til seks av verdens 13
rotserver-nettverk for oversettelse mellom IP-adresser og verts- og
domenenavn er nå blitt lagt til i de nødvendige filene og databasene.
http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=511742