[AfrICANN-discuss] News from around the Net -- different languages

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

31. Homeland Security Department was warned about DNSSEC key ownership
and trust issues by Brenden Kuerbis
A consulting group (DNK LLC) report to the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security stated clearly that the problems of who would own the DNSSEC
keys and mistrust of the U.S. government's intentions could be
barriers to DNSSEC deployment. While the August 2006 report covers
developments only from March 2005 to July 2006, it makes two important
points that are relevant and timely today. First it makes clear, if it
weren't already, that the issue of root signing and key management has
been recognized as a political issue for long time. It also offers
some interesting insights on how DHS has approached the politics of
DNSSEC and Internet security. In developing the government's message
about DNSSEC, DNK clearly identified barriers to adoption across
several relevant interest groups, including the Internet community,
the private sector, other governments and public sector actors,
consumers/end users, and the media. Tellingly, "ownership of DNSSEC
keys and registration" and "trust in!
  government's [i.e., the USG] intention" were specifically identified
as potential tripping points across many of the groups. What makes the
report so amazing is the clear recognition that DNSSEC, and
particularly adoption at the root, is political.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/19/3419292.html

38-41. Obama Camp Registers Anti-Clinton Web Sites
Although Sen. Barack Obama has pledged to keep criticisms of his
rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, focused on the issues, ABC News is
reporting his campaign has secretly registered the domain name
desperatehillaryattacks.com, a web site that may seem to insult the
former First Lady personally. The domain name -- and another one,
Desperationwatch.com -- connects to a known Web site where the Obama
campaign catalogues Clinton's attacks on the Illinoisan,
hillaryattacks.barackobama.com But DesperateHillaryAttacks.com has not
been known until now further reports ABC News.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=4036024
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/12/clinton_domains

40. Clinton Web sites to attack Obama
ABC News reported that the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton registered
two Web sites apparently to attack Democratic presidential contender
Sen. Barack Obama.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/12/20/clinton_web_sites_to_attack_obama/2765/
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/162298.html
http://politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/82483/

41. Report: Obama readies web attack on Clinton
Yesterday, we told you about ABC News' report that Sen. Hillary
Clinton's campaign had registered a couple of web-site names it could
use to publicize Sen. Barack Obama's habit of voting "present" on
difficult votes that could harm him politically when he was an
Illinois legislator. Today, we learned, once again from ABC News, that
Obama's campaign has also registered web sites that could be used
against Clinton.
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/by_frank_james_yesterday_we_1.html

45. Microsoft Sues Domain Name Registrar for Typosquatting [IDG]
Microsoft has sued registrar Red Register claiming that it is
illegally profiting from Microsoft's trademarks. In a lawsuit filed in
Seattle earlier this month Microsoft alleges that Red Register
snatched up 125 domain names, all "confusingly similar to Microsoft's
Marks" in order to profit from Web advertising, a practice known as
typosquatting and cybersquatting. Microsoft is seeking to take control
of the Red Register domains and is asking for the court to fine the
company for unspecified damages.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140813-pg,1/article.html


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1. Judicial Review of ICANN Domain Name Dispute Decisions by David E.
Sorkin [Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal]
Abstract: Since late 1999 more than 3,000 quasi-arbitral proceedings
have been conducted to address disputes involving Internet domain
names. These proceedings are governed by ICANN's Uniform Dispute
Resolution Policy (UDRP). A UDRP order to transfer a domain name will
be implemented unless the domain name registrant promptly commences a
lawsuit against the trademark owner. Domain name registrants have
taken advantage of this right to judicial review in a small number of
cases. At least two U.S. courts thus far have held that they are not
bound by UDRP decisions, although the legal effect of these decisions
remains unclear. This Article contends that a de novo standard of
review is warranted in such cases.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1057761

2. Internet Governance Models: An International Perspective by David
E. Sorkin [Internet Law Bulletin]
Abstract: The Internet grew up without a formal governance structure,
contributing to its once-popular characterization as an uncharted
electronic frontier unburdened by regulation, taxes, scarcity, or
strife. Of course this description is exaggerated; there have always
been rules of some sort in cyberspace. But governing structures rooted
in the physical world have struggled to adapt to the online world, and
the legitimacy of new structures created for the Internet has been
rightfully challenged. These problems have been particularly acute in
instances of great international diversity of law or culture - a
diversity that may be difficult to preserve in a world without
borders. Yet even the most fundamental questions, like whether to
apply real-world laws to the Internet in the first place, remain
controversial. The Article explores three areas in which various forms
of Internet governance have been attempted: content regulation, spam,
and the domain name system; and conclud!
 es that no one method of governance is likely to solve the problems
of cyberspace.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1061341

3. "Can You Do a Wayback on That?" The Legal Community's Use of Cached
Web Pages in and out of Trial by Matthew Fagan [Boston University
Journal of Science & Technology Law]
Can cached web sites be introduced as evidence at trial in civil and
criminal cases, and, more pointedly, should they be? ... In Part II, I
describe webcaching technology and the different kinds of webcaching
services to provide a better understanding of the strengths and
weaknesses of this technology. Following this is an overview of how
caching is currently used in the legal community and a discussion of
representative cases where the issues prevalent in caching arise.
Parts III and IV discuss the strengths and weaknesses, respectively,
of caching services. Next, in Part V, I review the admissibility of
cached web pages under the Federal Rules of Evidence. Finally, Part VI
presents recommendations on how the legal community can effectively
use cached web pages while avoiding some of the major pitfalls of
archived web sites.
http://www.bu.edu/law/central/jd/organizations/journals/scitech/volume131/documents/Fagan_WEB.pdf

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4. Milton Mueller Named First XS4ALL Professor
IGP Partner Milton Mueller, a scholar known for his work on global
Internet governance and professor at the School of Information Studies
(iSchool) at Syracuse University, has internationalized his academic
post and strengthened ties to the Internet industry by accepting a
chair at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. The
three-year research position was created by the Dutch Internet service
provider XS4ALL, and will be located in the Faculty of Technology,
Policy and Management, Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
section.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/24/3427826.html

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5. Bulgarian Group Challenges IDN ccTLD Policy by Milton Mueller
Adding to the growing questions about the wisdom of giving incumbent
country code registries a "fast track" to new IDN top level domains, a
Bulgarian registrar has sent a letter to ICANN claiming that it should
receive the new TLD rather than the current country code manager. The
Bulgarian company, UNINET, has already launched a local version of
'.??' and claims that it resolves in Bulgaria through many "DNS
patches" supported by national Internet service providers. UNINET
criticizes the policies, prices and sluggishness of the Bulgarian
ccTLD administrator (Register.bg), which has registered only 7500
names after more than 12 years of operation. In contrast, Bulgarians
have registered around 180,000 domains in generic TLDs such as .com,
.net, .org and .info – a clear indication of the inadequacy of the
current ccTLD manager in meeting the needs of the local market.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/18/3416813.html

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6. Apster December edition now available
The December edition of Apster, APNIC's newsletter for the Asia
Pacific Internet community, is now available. Topics covered include
APNIC policy proposal updates; global policy proposal update on IANA
policy for the allocation of ASN blocks to Regional and IPv4
countdown; and an article on IPv6 local addresses by Geoff Huston.
http://www.apnic.net/docs/apster/issues/apster24-200712.pdf

7. VeriSign Digital Branding Bulletin ccTLD updates
The latest VeriSign Digital Branding Bulletin includes the following
ccTLD updates: Registrations Available Again for .GY, Registrations
Available for .LC, Sunrise Period for 2nd-Level .MY Domains Begins
November 1 and Legal Experts Attack Nominet Plan for Domain Name
Disputes.
http://www.verisign.com/Resources/Digital_Brand_Management_Services_Resources/Digital_Branding_Bulletin/page_042945.html

8. DotAsia Sunrise Period to January 31 & appoints Dispute Resolution
Provider for .Asia Sunrise Challenge Process
DotAsia has extended the Sunrise period for .ASIA domain names January
31 2008. This Sunrise period is for Sunrise 2b (General Marks),
Sunrise 2c (Extended Protection) and Sunrise 3 (Registered Entity
Names). The original closing date was January 15. This provides tardy
brand owners with the last chance to protect their brand names in
.Asia before the Landrush begins on February 20, 2008.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/29/dotasia-sunrise-period-to-january-31-appoints-dispute-resolution-provider-for-asia-sunrise-challenge-process/
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122043/dotasia-sunrise-period-to-january-31-appoints-dispute-resolution-provider-for-asia-sunrise-challenge-process/

9. New features for .ASIA
The folks at DotAsia are working hard to make their launch a success.
In the next few weeks, timetables will be updated and new features
introduced. DotAsia CEO Edmon Chung remains a very busy man as .ASIA
enters the final stages of its pre-launch process. Under the slogan
"global recognition, regional significance", Chung and his team are
being as dynamic and flexible as they can to make sure that .ASIA
continues to meet the expectations of the marketplace.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/148/new-features-for-asia.php

10. More Canadians buying up personal domain names
Think of it as you.ca. Personalized web domain names with the .ca tag
have become vanity licence plates of the web. "It doesn't cost much
money, considering the disappointment when you might find out in the
future: `oh God, I made it into law school, I wish I had bought (the
name) years ago,''' said Tim Richardson, who teaches e-commerce at the
University of Toronto and Seneca College.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071226/domains_names_071226/20071226
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2007/12/27/4741289-sun.html
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/071226/technology/technology_cyberfile_personal_domain_1

11. 1 and 2 digits numerical domain names available for .GP
1 and 2 digit numerical domain names will soon be available for
registration soon in .GP. One hundred domain names are available from
00.gp to 99.gp and ten domain names from 0.gp to 9.gp.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/29/1-and-2-digits-numerical-domain-names-available-for-gp/
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122040/1-and-2-digits-numerical-domain-names-available-for-gp/

12. id: Internet charges may drop by half in 4 years
The telecommunications regulatory body is preparing a number of
policies in order to gradually lower Internet charges, currently among
the highest in the world, by 50 percent within four years. ... Aside
from introducing new regulations and holding tenders for the
development of the network, the government also plans to make a number
of technical improvements next year, including better Internet
protocol (IP) address and Internet exchange (IX) management, improved
domain-name service administration, and migration from IP version 4 to
IP version 6.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailbusiness.asp?fileid=20071226.G01

13. Afilias to launch domain names in Indian languages
Afilias, a player in the advanced back office and Internet domain name
registry services space, will launch domain names in Indian languages
in 2008. Roland LaPlante, vice president and chief marketing officer,
Afilias said that the strategy was to attract more local content and
to address the growing Internet market in India.
http://www.ciol.com/content/201207102388.aspx
http://www.chennaionline.com/technology/details.aspx?sectid=itnews&linkid=%2fcontent%2f201207102388.aspx

14. Invitations called for .ME registry manager
The Republic of Montenegro's government has called for tenders for the
managing of the .ME ccTLD.
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122041/invitations-called-for-me-registry-manager/
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/29/invitations-called-for-me-registry-manager/

15. Corporate Statement in Regards to December 2007 Sedo Premium Name
Online Auction [news release]
Over the past couple of weeks, we have reviewed the Sedo auction which
closed on December and spoken with many members of the dotMobi
community – developers, brands, and domainers. Sedo's systems problems
at the end of the auction created confusion for everyone (including
dotMobi) and the result was unsatisfying for us and community
participants. The question is, "What is the fair and right course of
action for the good of the whole community and everyone collectively
involved?" Permitting the auction to stand, whichever ending time was
validated, would invariably disadvantage some auction participants.
Therefore, we are supporting the rights of everyone involved by
exercising our own rights to void the auction results of December, and
plan to conduct a new auction beginning January 23, 2008.
http://mtld.mobi/node/911

16. Shorter .my Internet Addressing for Priority Customers
MYNIC have announced they are taking registrations of .MY domain names
at the second level for existing .MY registrants with COM.MY, NET.MY,
ORG.MY and EDU.MY domain names.
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122032/shorter-my-internet-addressing-for-priority-customers/
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/27/shorter-my-internet-addressing-for-priority-customers/
http://mynic.net.my/newhp/announcements/mynic-12dec07.html

17. .NL Sunrise period for numeric domain names has ended
The Sunrise period for numeric domain names has now ended SIDN has
announced. From 1 to 14 December, trademark and trading name rights
owners had the opportunity to ask to reserve the corresponding numeric
domain names. During this period, SIDN received 114 reservation
requests.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/28/nl-sunrise-period-for-numeric-domain-names-has-ended/
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122036/nl-sunrise-period-for-numeric-domain-names-has-ended/

18. .NL Sunrise period for numeric domain names has ended [news release]
The Sunrise period for numeric domain names has now ended. From 1 to
14 December, trademark and trading name rights owners had the
opportunity to ask to reserve the corresponding numeric domain names.
During this period, SIDN received 114 reservation requests. The
numeric domain names concerned are listed opposite.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,728,5472,,,,Sunrise_period_for_numeric_domain_names_has_ended.html

19. Norid has taken over the administration of PRIV.NO
NORID logoNominet have taken over the management of the PRIV.NO domain
after the Ventelo group signalled they no longer wished to manage it.
PRIV.NO domains are for private individuals in Norway. It appears
registrations of PRIV.NO domains are currently on hold, with a group
being formed to look at policies.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/28/norid-has-taken-over-the-administration-of-privno/
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122034/norid-has-taken-over-the-administration-of-privno/

20. Norid has taken over the administration of priv.no [news release]
Under the current rules, private individuals in Norway can register
domain names within the generic domain priv.no. Norid wants to
maintain this option and has therefore taken over the management of
priv.no after the Ventelo group signalled that they no longer wished
to administer it.
http://www.norid.no/regelverk/priv.en.html

21. New Policies Regarding ".pe" Domain Names
Ruddy Medina writes "Beginning December 8th 2007, the new policies
regarding .pe domain names will come effective. Among the most
important changes there are the chance for registration and payment
on-line for the domain name, the supressing of the 10-day period for
new solicitations publicity, the chance por transfering the domain to
a new owner and the reduction and supressing of several previous
restrictions, as were the peruvian toponymics and surnames, among
others.
http://icannwatch.org/articles/07/11/12/1440246.shtml

22. Update on transition from .YU to .RS
RNIDS .RS English logoThe Serbian National Register of Internet Domain
Names (RNIDS) announced recently that it would begin testing of the 24
local companies who applied to perform registrar services for .rs
domains. The testing was scheduled to commence on December 10 and
conclude on December 20. It has also been announced the process of
entering .RS domains into the central registry of RNIDS and the
process of transition from .YU to .RS domains have not been yet
officially opened. It is expected that by early-January, RNIDS will
announce a process for moving from .YU to .RS as well as a process for
registering domain names in the new ccTLD.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/28/update-on-transition-from-yu-to-rs/
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122039/update-on-transition-from-yu-to-rs/
http://rnids.rs/?lang=en

23. No January 10 launch for .RS
Despite Internet rumours to the contrary, no date has yet been set for
the launch of Serbia's Internet domain.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/149/no-january-10-launch-for-rs.php

24. Yandex: Runet grows by 66% in 2007
The company Yandex has published its survey regarding the internet
development in Russia as of Fall – Winter 2007. The number of sites in
Runet in 2007 has grown by 66%. The number of domains registered in
the regions is increasing a little bit slower (57% over the past
year). According to the survey, Moscow and St. Petersburg are the
leaders regarding the internet penetration and activity of the
internet users.
http://eng.cnews.ru/news/line/indexEn.shtml?2007/12/25/281014

25. Domain '.рф': countdown underway
Open Cyrillic domain '.??' testing might be launched by 2008 end. The
body to administer the domain has not been determined yet. Experts
have various opinions regarding such a domain emergence.
http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007/12/24/280987

26. Domain '.рф' to Emerge in Russia's Internet Next Year
The first domain with Cyrillic letters in its name will be probably
registered in Russia by late 2008, said Andrei Romanov, head of the
'ru' domain coordination center.
http://www.kommersant.com/p-11809/%D1%80%D1%84_domain/

27. Russian Cyrillic domain to be launched
A Russian Cyrillic domain is expected to be launched in 2008. Market
participants think that the domain will be popular among Internet
users and is even likely to outpace the .ru domain, the RBC Daily
newspaper reported today.
http://www.rbcnews.com/free/20071225105817.shtml

28. ru: Medvedev domains speculated on
The pre-election campaign has aroused great interest to domain names
related to the last name Medvedev. Medveded's image popularity has
resulted in the domain zamedveda.ru to be put up for sale.
http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007/12/26/281436

29. .TRAVEL policy changes
.TRAVEL have announced policy changes that were approved by their
board on November 14, 2007. These policies took effect on December 21,
2007. Some of these new policies give the Registry discretion to
implement procedures and rules for authentication or name use. In the
event that the Registry puts such procedures and rules in place these
changes will be announced in advance with a 30-day comment period
prior to their effective date.
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/2007122046/travel-policy-changes/
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/30/travel-policy-changes/

30. uk: Nominet EPP live launch
Following the successful beta testing phase, we are pleased to
announce that the live version of EPP will be launched on 4 February
2008. We are grateful to all of our registrars who have been involved
in the testing phase. We will continue to operate the beta system as
an EPP Testbed.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=4675

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31. Homeland Security Department was warned about DNSSEC key ownership
and trust issues by Brenden Kuerbis
A consulting group (DNK LLC) report to the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security stated clearly that the problems of who would own the DNSSEC
keys and mistrust of the U.S. government's intentions could be
barriers to DNSSEC deployment. While the August 2006 report covers
developments only from March 2005 to July 2006, it makes two important
points that are relevant and timely today. First it makes clear, if it
weren't already, that the issue of root signing and key management has
been recognized as a political issue for long time. It also offers
some interesting insights on how DHS has approached the politics of
DNSSEC and Internet security.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/12/19/3419292.html

32. Cyber cold war a threat to all
Governments worldwide are preparing for an increase in attacks on
crucial services, writes Conrad Walters: ... The war of the future,
according to an international look into cyber crime, could well be
waged online. And the dangers are magnifying as governments and
organised groups hone their abilities to spy on each other and attack
critical pieces of public infrastructure with an arsenal of e-weapons.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/12/23/1198344874193.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/12/23/1198344874193.html

33. Estonia: Cyber Superpower
During a November visit to the United States, Estonian Prime Minister
Andrus Ansip comapared his country's success in combating a massive
cyber attack earlier this year to Bruce Willis in the recent fourth
Die Hard film.
http://businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/dec2007/gb20071217_535635.htm

34. nz: AKILL controlled a botnet of 1.3 million PCs, says OPTA
The Dutch telecommunications regulator OPTA has fined the two
companies behind the DollarRevenue adware program €1 million (NZ$1.89
million), reports InfoWorld Nederland. A tip from abroad put OPTA on
the trail of several online criminals, including alleged botnet herder
AKILL, 18-year-old Owen Walker from Whitianga, whose house was raided
last month, says OPTA's lead investigator, Daan Molenaar. AKILL
controlled a botnet of 1.3 million PCs, he says.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/64482C4D3AAB769ACC2573B7007419F7

35. Ad hijacking Trojan targets Google
Security researchers have identified a Trojan that hijacks Google text
advertisements, replacing them with "ads" from a different provider
that are likely to be laced with spyware. The Qhost-WU modifies an
infected computer's hosts file, thereby poisoning systems with bogus
DNS lookup records. The hosts file matches domain names of websites
with corresponding IP addresses. By corrupting the file hackers can
redirect surfers to domains controlled by hackers even when users
visit a trusted location.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/21/ad_hijacking_trojan/

36. GMail Exploit Leads to Domain Theft
David Airey, a popular logo designer, was the unfortunate victim of an
unusual domain name theft. While on vacation in India his GMail
account was compromised through the use of a malicious injection of a
filter which forwarded important messages to the hacker's email and
then deleted the messages permanently from David's inbox.
http://www.dotsauce.com/2007/12/26/gmail-exploit-leads-to-domain-theft/

37. Gmail Hack Leads to Domain Theft
Gmail flaw leads to theft of domain name; GoDaddy steps in to return
domain. A "cracker"* used a deficiency in Gmail to steal a domain name
this month. The theft was of DavidAirey.com, a popular graphic
designer's personal site that attracts a couple thousand unique
visitors a day.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/12/27/gmail-hack-leads-to-domain-theft/

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38. Obama Camp Registers Anti-Clinton Web Sites
The campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has registered an Internet
domain name that seems to attack the former First Lady personally, ABC
News has learned. Though Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has pledged to
keep criticisms of his rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, focused on
the issues, ABC News has learned that his campaign secretly registered
an internet domain name called desperatehillaryattacks.com, a Web site
that may seem to insult the former First Lady personally. The domain
name -- and another one, Desperationwatch.com -- connects to a known
Web site where the Obama campaign catalogues Clinton's attacks on the
Illinoisan, hillaryattacks.barackobama.com But
DesperateHillaryAttacks.com has not been known until now.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=4036024

39. Clinton-Obama Feud Moves to Domain Names
It's come to this: a Democratic primary race so close and heated that
a fierce battle of rhetoric has begun playing out in domain-name
registrations. Hillary Clinton's campaign quietly registered
VotingPresent.com and VotingPresent.org in early December. Though no
websites have gone up on the domains (which were first reported by ABC
News), it's a fair bet the sites won't be promoting election-themed
Christmas gifts: "Voting present" refers to a parliamentary maneuver
in the Illinois Legislature that allows a lawmaker to abstain from
voting on a particular measure.
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/12/clinton_domains

40. Clinton Web sites to attack Obama
ABC News reported that the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton registered
two Web sites apparently to attack Democratic presidential contender
Sen. Barack Obama.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/12/20/clinton_web_sites_to_attack_obama/2765/
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/162298.html
http://politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/82483/

41. Report: Obama readies web attack on Clinton
Yesterday, we told you about ABC News' report that Sen. Hillary
Clinton's campaign had registered a couple of web-site names it could
use to publicize Sen. Barack Obama's habit of voting "present" on
difficult votes that could harm him politically when he was an
Illinois legislator. Today, we learned, once again from ABC News, that
Obama's campaign has also registered web sites that could be used
against Clinton.
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/by_frank_james_yesterday_we_1.html
http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/by_frank_james_yesterday_we_1.html

42. Verizon and Internet REIT Settle Lawsuit
Verizon and Internet REIT have announced an amicable resolution of the
lawsuit filed by several Verizon companies against Internet REIT
claiming violations of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection
Act.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3526
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/24/verizon-and-internet-reit-settle-lawsuit/
http://www.domainnews.com/litigation/2007122023/verizon-and-internet-reit-settle-lawsuit/

43. Verizon and Internet REIT settle cybersquatting suit [Reuters]
Verizon Communications Inc said on Friday it has settled its lawsuit
against Internet REIT, a seller of domain names.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKWNAS525420071221
http://www.examiner.com/p-92589~Verizon_and_Internet_REIT_Settle_Lawsuit.html

44. Verizon and Internet REIT Settle Lawsuit [news release]
Verizon and Internet REIT today announced the amicable resolution of
the lawsuit filed by several Verizon companies against Internet REIT
claiming violations of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection
Act.
http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2007/verizon-and-internet-reit.html

45. Microsoft Sues Domain Name Registrar for Typosquatting [IDG]
Microsoft has sued domain name registrar Red Register claiming that it
is illegally profiting from Microsoft's trademarks. In a lawsuit filed
in Seattle earlier this month Microsoft alleges that Red Register
snatched up 125 domain names, all "confusingly similar to Microsoft's
Marks" in order to profit from Web advertising, a practice known as
typosquatting and cybersquatting.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140813-pg,1/article.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/24/Microsoft-sues-domain-name-registrar-for-typosquatting_1.html
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/122407-microsoft-sues-domain-name-registrar.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/24/AR2007122401379.html

46. us: eBay Sues CoinBay.biz for Trademark Infringement
eBay sued the owner of the CoinBay.biz website for trademark
infringement and unfair competition on December 5, 2007, in US
District Court in the Northern District of California. The complaint
alleges that the CoinBay.biz website name, logo and its "Buy Now"
feature infringes on eBay's copyright. eBay asked for injunctive
relief enjoining the defendant from using the name and marks;
cancellation of the coinbay.biz domain name registration; and treble
damages and legal expenses.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m12/i21/s03

47. us: Site owner says he didn't cybersquat
A Web site that references Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory no longer
redirects visitors to a potential rival's site. Until recently,
visitors to www.mccroryforgovernor.com were sent automatically to the
site of Bill Graham, one of three Republicans seeking their party's
nomination for N.C. governor in 2008.
http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/413390.html

48. Nunavut Tourism sues over website ownership
A messy legal dispute over the rights to a web site has landed two
prominent Iqalummiut in court as defendants against a legal action
mounted by the territory's tourism trade group. Nunavut Tourism is
suing Madeline Redfern, executive director of the Qikiqtani Inuit
Association's truth commission on the dog slaughter, and Kirt Ejesiak,
the Liberal Party's candidate in the next federal election.
http://www.nunatsiaq.com/news/nunavut/71221_816.html

49. Avoiding Infringing on Trademarks when Buying Domains
Okay, you have a great idea for a website. Something hot, new,
sticking with the market. Now you need to buy a domain name. However,
if you wish to avoid being up to your knee's in some pretty hot water,
you might want to know some things first.
http://blog.indiegaming.org/marketing/4

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50. us: Sprint Gears Up to Deploy IPv6 by 2008
Sprint is gearing up for deploying the next generation IPv6 (define)
Internet protocol with new IPv6 services. The effort by the national
carrier is being driven by a June 2008 US federal government mandate
for IPv6.
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3717426
http://www.circleid.com/posts/sprint_deploy_ipv6/

51. IPv4 Address Exhaustion and a Trading Market by Jay Daley
There are discussions starting within the Regional Internet Registries
(RIRs) about the creation of trading market in IPv4 addresses as we
approach the inevitable exhaustion of unallocated addresses. The view
being put forward is basically "this is likely to happen anyway and by
discussing it now, we can ensure it happens in an orderly way".
http://www.circleid.com/posts/712279_ipv4_address_exhaustion_market/

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52. Go Daddy Gives Millions To Charities & Employees [news release]
What's good for Go Daddy is good for the community. This year's
financial success for the world's largest provider of Web site
addresses is translating into big dollars for charities and for the
company's own employees. For the year, Go Daddy's philanthropic works
totaled $1.4 million in donations alone. The Scottsdale-based company
helped organizations dedicated to a variety of causes, including
domestic violence, child abuse, blind children, unwed mothers,
homelessness, as well as Parkinson's disease, Juvenile Diabetes, food
banks and animal shelters.
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%5Fid=137&isc=bowlgame07&app%5Fhdr=

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53. Unique Google Query Finds Quality Expired Domains
By chance and a stroke of inspiration, I have discovered an advanced
Google search query which allows me to find lists of recently expired
domains. I was quite excited and spent about an hour using my new
found expired search technique. Within that hour I found several
hundred available domains that had just recently expired.
http://www.dotsauce.com/2007/12/24/unique-google-query-finds-quality-expired-domains/

54. You're only as good as Google says you are
Who's Scott Burkett? A small-time actor; a family lawyer; a techie at
the University of North Carolina. But if you Google "Scott Burkett,"
eight of the top 10 results, and most of the next 20, point to the
38-year-old chief executive of PlayMotion, a small video-game company.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/24/pf/google.moneymag/

55. Domaining is Bloggers New Pastime
For some blogging has become more and more about making money and
turning a profit. For the most part, bloggers have been able to turn a
profit from their blogs. Domains are cheap and hosting can be found at
bargains. Since bloggers have been able to turn a profit on one blog,
they use that formula to double that with another. Now seemingly
bloggers are collecting domains like baseball cards. Domaining has
reached the blogosphere.
http://blogaboutyourblog.com/2007/12/24/domaining-is-bloggers-new-pastime/

56. White Oak grad a finalist for best domain publication
When Sally Letzer and Donna Mahony set out to begin the Domainer's
Choice Awards, they had one thing in mind: hearing what the people
truly thought.
http://www.jdnews.com/news/fulton_54012___article.html/domain_web.html

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57. .Mobi domains Sold at Sedo Don't Comply
Review has shown that Sedo's .Mobi auctions have been very successful,
however the sold domains don't comply with the auction rules.
http://uk.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=23533

58. Domaining, Internet Marketing & SEO - DomainerSEO
Building a website is just the first step. Search engine optimization
(SEO) will get your site listed in Google and other search engines.
That's a good start, but marketing and promotion will bring in even
more traffic.
http://domainerseo.com/post/22089948

59. Webhostdirectory chose Sedo for a prestigious award as the #1
e-commerce host
Sedo is happy to announce that we were recently voted as the #1
"E-commerce Host" by Webhostdirectory, an online leader for comparing
and purchasing hosting products. Webhostdirectory has announced Sedo
as the winner of this month's Ecommerce Host award after tabulating
the votes received from their online community and the
Webhostdirectory Review Board. Awards are given to the best Web Hosts
in each of Webhostdirectory's seven hosting categories (Shared,
Ecommerce, Dedicated Server, Reseller, Unix, Windows and Budget
hosting) by rating each host in six areas of performance, including
cost, features, support, reliability and speed.
http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1627&tracked=1&partnerid=21172&language=us

60. US$900,000 Auction Sale Soars to #1 On This Week's Domain Top 40
A trio of six-figure sales from Moniker.com's live auction at the
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in October closed this week to take the
first three spots on our weekly top sellers list. To make room for the
latest wave of auction sales and a slew of solid five-figure
transactions we doubled the size of our usual Top 20 chart to 40
positions. Investment.com yielded the highest return - a whopping
$900,000 that ranks as the 11th biggest sale reported this year.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales12-19-07.htm

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61. Domain-Namen Weltweit Schuetzen
Gerade für international agierende Unternehmen ist ein konsistenter
globaler Markenauftritt im Internet unerlässlich. Cyber-Kriminelle
nutzen dies gnadenlos aus: Sie registrieren Begriffe, die den Namen
bekannter Unternehmen oder Marken sehr ähnlich sind, um sie
anschließend meistbietend zu verkaufen. Denn so genannte Cybersquatter
profitieren bei der Domain-Namen-Registrierung vom Prinzip "Wer zuerst
kommt, erhält den Zuschlag".
http://www.compliancemagazin.de/services/management/netnames211207.html

62. Evonik vs. Devonik
Tippfehler bei den Absendern machen es möglich: In den USA und Asien
verdienen Inhaber von Domains, die bekannten Firmen- und Markennamen
sehr ähnlich sind, sechsstellige Summen im Jahr. Der Einsatz dieser
„digitalen Hausbesetzer" ist gering.
http://www.handelsblatt.com/news/_pv/_p/204016/_t/ft/_b/1370487/default.aspx/index.html

63. Evonik vs. Devonik
Fast 100 E-Mails an Mitarbeiter des Mischkonzerns Evonik gingen seit
Oktober bei Manfred Billenstein, einem arbeitslosen Werbekaufmann,
ein. Irrtümlicherweise. Denn die Absender machten einen entscheidenden
Fehler.
http://www.pcwelt.de/it-profi/business-ticker/141384/

64. Job.at wechselt Besitzer
408.000 Euro brachte der Verkauf der österreichischen Domäne Job.at
Anfang dieser Woche - die Transaktion gilt als einer der
höchstdotiertesten Deals im deutschsprachigen Domain-Business.
http://www.report.at/artikel.asp?kid=&mid=1&aid=13524

65. web.de: Porno-TLD bekommt zweite Chance
Wie die Internetverwaltung ICANN mit ICM Registry vereinbart hat, wird
es nun doch eine spezielle Top-Level-Domain "XXX" für Porno-Anbieter
geben. Schon im Sommer des noch jungen Jahres 2007 können
Interessierte mit der Registrierung solcher Adressen beginnen.
http://www.jugendschutz.net/news/200712/news_07-12-18_11-16-49_sp.html

66. IP-Adressen – IPv6-Council in Potsdam gegründet
Während die Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) verstärkt den
Sprung vom Internet Protokoll Version 4 (IPv4) zum Internet Protokoll
Version 6 (IPv6) bearbeitet und nach neuen Übersetzungswegen zwischen
den Protokollen sucht, gründete sich am Potsdamer
Hasso-Plattner-Instituts das "German IPv6 Council", um IPv6 in
Deutschland voran zu bringen. Parallel verzeichnet RIPE NCC immer mehr
IPv6-Umsteiger.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2007/ip-adressen-ipv6-council-in-potsdam-gegruendet-id667118.html

67. Les cybersquatteurs à l'assaut de Google
Après avoir annoncé la création de Google Knol, le concurrent de
Wikipedia, Google se voit envahi par des cybersquatteurs.
http://www.zataz.com/news/16060/Apr%c3%a8s-avoir-annonc%c3%a9-la-cr%c3%a9ation-de-Google-Knol--le-concurrent-de-Wikipedia--Google-se-voit-envahi-par-des-cybersquatteurs.html

68. Internet: le nombre d'utilisateurs se stabilise en Russie (analyste)
En 2007, l'augmentation du nombre d'internautes a ralenti en Russie
par rapport à l'année précédente, a annoncé lundi dans une conférence
de presse à RIA Novosti Pavel Khramtsov, analyste de la société
RU-Center et chef du projet Stat.nic.ru.
http://fr.rian.ru/russia/20071224/93991901.html

69. Le .RS n'ouvrira pas le 10 janvier 2008
Le registre serbe dément une rumeur faisant état d'une ouverture
prochaine du .RS. Les travaux sur cette extension se poursuivent, mais
aucune date d'ouverture n'est annoncée.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1385/serbie-le-rs-n-ouvrira-pas-le-10-janvier-2008.php

70. Les litiges en .ASIA seront traités à Hong-Kong
Le Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) devient l'agent
de résolution des litiges officiel de la période Sunrise du .ASIA.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1387/asie-les-litiges-en-asia-seront-traites-a-hong-kong.php

71. WHOIS à part pour le .TEL
Les exigences de la loi britannique en matière de protection des
données personnelles ont amenées Telnic à demander des clauses WHOIS
spécifiques dans son contrat de registre. L'ICANN a accepté, en
modifiant fortement le dispositif proposé.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1388/telephone-whois-a-part-pour-le-tel.php

72. Microsoft poursuit en justice un registrar
Sur fond de typosquatting et plus encore, Microsoft a déposé une
plainte aux Etats-Unis à l'encontre d'un registrar dénommé Red
Register. Dans la ligne de mire, 125 noms de domaine qui portent
préjudice à la marque Microsoft.
http://www.generation-nt.com/microsoft-typosquatting-red-register-regsitrar-actualite-65649.html

73. Microsoft attaque Red Register en justice
Microsoft vient de déposer une plainte officielle contre Red Register,
un registraire dont quelque 125 noms lui porteraient atteinte.
http://benefice-net.branchez-vous.com/nouvelles/07-12/11-356904.html

74. Microsoft poursuit Red Register pour « abus de nom de domaine »
Microsoft vient d'intenter un procès à Red Register (un bureau
d'enregistrement de sites Internet) pour « profit illégal de nom de
domaine ». Microsoft accuse la société d'avoir référencé 125 sites
ressemblant au sien, ce qui peut, d'après lui, « créer une confusion
auprès du consommateur ».
http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-microsoft-poursuit-red-register-pour--abus-de-nom-de-domaine-24935.html

75. Microsoft demanda a un registrador de dominios por typosquatting.
Microsoft ha demandado al registrador de nombre de dominio Red
Register afirmando que saca beneficio ilegalmente de las marcas
registradas de Microsoft.
http://blogdedominios.blogspot.com/2007/12/microsoft-demanda-un-registrador-de.html

76. Los españoles menores de 30 años dispondrán de un dominio '.es'
gratis desde enero
Los menores de 30 años dispondrán del registro gratuito de su propio
dominio '.es', así como de los medios para crear y gestionar su página
web durante un año y otras herramientas para desarrollar su presencia
en Internet. Esta iniciativa, aprobada en el Consejo de Ministros y
que formará parte del programa 'Jóvenes en Red', se pondrá en marcha a
partir del 15 de enero.
http://www.elmundo.es/navegante/2007/12/21/tecnologia/1198246826.html
http://blogdedominios.blogspot.com/2007/12/los-espaoles-menores-de-30-aos.html

77. Los jóvenes podrán tener dominios gratis
El Gobierno ha dado dos grandes disgustos este año a la comunidad
internauta. De un lado, defendiendo el precio del ADSL frente a las
autoridades comunitarias, que exigen que se abarate. De otro,
aprobando el polémico canon digital.
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/Pantallas/jovenes/podran/tener/dominios/gratis/elpepirtv/20071222elpepirtv_2/Tes

78. Dominios gratis para menores de 30
El Consejo de Ministros aprobó hoy el programa Jóvenes en Red, que se
pondrá en marcha a partir del 15 de enero de 2008, con el objetivo de
fomentar la presencia personal y social de los jóvenes de nuestro país
en Internet. Esta iniciativa del Gobierno, en el marco de la nueva Ley
de Medidas de Impulso de la Sociedad de la Información que se aprobó
ayer en el Congreso de los Diputados, ofrece a todos los jóvenes de
hasta 30 años el registro gratuito de su propio dominio .es, así como
herramientas para la creación de sus páginas web durante el primer
año.
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internet/Dominios/gratis/menores/elpeputec/20071221elpepunet_6/Tes

79. Dominios gratis en Internet para los menores de 30
El Gobierno aprueba conceder a los jóvenes un dominio '.es' sin costes
http://www.cadenaser.com/tecnologia/articulo/dominios-internet-redes-informaticas-informatica/csrcsrpor/20071221csrcsrtec_2/Tes

80. Los españoles menores de 30 años podrán tener dominios ".es" gratis
La iniciativa forma parte de la nueva Ley de Medidas de Impulso de la
Sociedad de la Información. Los jóvenes, además, dispondrán de los
medios para crear y gestionar sus sitios sin costo durante un año.
http://www.clarin.com/diario/2007/12/23/um/m-01571027.htm

81. El Gobierno regalará dominios '.es' a los jóvenes
A partir del próximo 15 de enero, todos aquellos jóvenes menores de 30
años que quieran disponer de su propio dominio .es podrán obtenerlo
gratis. El Consejo de Ministros aprobó ayer esta iniciativa destinada
a los nuevos internautas y pensada para fomentar "la presencia
personal" en la red. La medida se enmarca en el programa Jóvenes en
red, destinado a promocionar las nuevas tecnologías.
http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=469046&idseccio_PK=1021

82. El Gobierno regulará las apuestas en la Red
La Ley de Impulso de la Sociedad de la Información (LISI) ya es una
realidad. Ayer recibió el visto bueno en el Congreso. Su objetivo es
fomentar Internet y garantizar los derechos del ciudadano en la
sociedad digital. También introduce una novedad: el Gobierno tiene un
año de plazo para elaborar una ley que regule el juego en Internet
(casinos, apuestas...). Otra iniciativa es el impulso de la factura
electrónica en la contratación. El sector público europeo puede
ahorrarse 300.000 millones de euros al año, según la Comisión Europea.
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/sociedad/Gobierno/regulara/apuestas/Red/elpepisoc/20071221elpepisoc_5/Tes

83. Los españoles menores de 30 años dispondrán de un dominio '.es'
gratis desde enero
Los menores de 30 años dispondrán del registro gratuito de su propio
dominio '.es', así como de los medios para crear y gestionar su página
web durante un año y otras herramientas para desarrollar su presencia
en Internet. Esta iniciativa, aprobada en el Consejo de Ministros y
que formará parte del programa 'Jóvenes en Red', se pondrá en marcha a
partir del 15 de enero.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1579

84. El Consejo Nacional de Nombres de Dominio y Números IP invita a
los miembros de la comunidad nacional a participar en la Asamblea
Ampliada del año 2007
El Consejo Nacional de Nombres de Dominio y Números IP invita a los
miembros de la comunidad nacional a participar en su Cuarta Asamblea
Ampliada, que se efectuará el día viernes 28 de diciembre de 2007 a
partir de las 9:00 horas en dependencias del Colegio de Ingenieros de
Chile A.G. ubicadas en Avenida Santa María 0508, Providencia (metro
Salvador), Santiago.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1580

85. Fallas de seguridad en Gmail: el caso davidairey.com.
Debido a supuestas fallas de seguridad en Google Gmail el blog de
David Airey fue ciberocupado y redirigido a otro web site mientras se
encontraba de vacaciones en la India.
http://blogdedominios.blogspot.com/2007/12/fallas-de-seguridad-en-gmail-el-caso.html

86. Aprenda el funcionamiento de internet con una pelotita de tenis
Lo primero que sucede es que la computadora manda una petición a la
ICANN para encontrar el registrador de google.com: La corporación de
internet que asigna nombres de dominio y los traduce a números
responde diciendo que se debe utilizar un servidor que se encontrara a
través de whois.enom.com.
http://www.territoriodigital.com/nota.aspx?c=6009663006730169

87. VeriSign anuncia crecimiento de dominios en Internet
El informe muestra que 12 millones de nuevos nombres de dominios
fueron incorporados en el último trimestre, totalizando 146 millones
de dominios registrados entre todos los Dominios del Primer Nivel (Top
Level Domain -- TLD). Esto representa un aumento de 31% en comparación
al mismo trimestre de 2006.
http://www.telcommunity.com/visor.php?id_noticia=22004

88. Verisign: Internet já tem 146 milhões de domínios
A internet continua a crescer. De acordo com o novo relatório da
VeriSign, 12 milhões de novos nomes de domínios foram criados no
trimestre passado, totalizando 146 milhões de domínios registrados.
Isso representa um aumento de 31% em comparação com o mesmo trimestre
de 2006.
http://oglobo.globo.com/tecnologia/mat/2007/12/21/327717254.asp

89. El "Runet" creció un 66% este año y supera el millón de dominios
El número de sitios en la zona rusa de Internet, conocida en este país
como "Runet", aumentó este año en un 66 por ciento, según un informe
hecho público hoy por el buscador ruso Yandex.
http://www.terra.com/noticias/articulo/html/act1078438.htm
http://www.terra.com.ar/canales/tecnologia/173/173421.html

90. Här är årets jobbytare
... Internetorganisationen Icanns chef Vint Cerf avgår och ersätts av
Dengate Thrush på posten som styrelseordförande.
http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.137864

91. Demokratisträvan hotar internet
En av 2000-talets viktigaste frågor är totalt osynlig i Sverige,
nämligen vem som ska styra internet. I november diskuterar FN:s
toppmöte internets framtid. En rad stater rycker nu fram och
förespråkar ökad demokrati och större inflytande. Resultatet kan bli
att miljontals människor utestängs från nätet, skriver Olof Hallström
och Patrik Lindén.
http://www.svd.se/opinion/brannpunkt/artikel_461809.svd

92. Story in Japanese mentioning IPv6
http://www.nikkan.co.jp/news/sox0120071226000bfae.html

93. Story in Korean mentioning IPv6
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/economy/2007/12/26/0303000000AKR20071226143300006.HTML

94. Story in Chinese mentioning IPv6
http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/12/25/ZM-842211.htm

95. Story in Chinese mentioning Microsoft and the recent cybersquatting case
http://dailynews.muzi.com/news/ll/chinese/1490409.shtml