[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review August 16, 2013

[Mamadou LO]

INTERNET GOVERNANCE

United States:
 Clashes, Collisions, Delays And Decisions: ICANN, NTIA, Verisign And 
ANA Weigh In On ‘Name Collisions’ And The Readiness Of The New gTLD 
Program 
http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/258112/Trademark/Clashes+Collisions+Delays+And+Decisions+ICANN+NTIA+Verisign+And+ANA+Weigh+In+On+Name+Collisions+And+The+Readiness+Of+The+New+gTLD+Program


Fragmentation, Censorship and Political Surveillance 
of the Internet Are Among Risks in Global Debate on Governance, New CIGI
 Paper Says 
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11031594.htm


The EU's Grab for Internet Jurisdiction Control
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/The-EUs-Grab-for-Internet-Jurisdiction-Control-78733.html


DOMAIN NAME

15 Facts About .net to Celebrate 15 Million Registrations
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130815_15_facts_about_net_to_celebrate_15_million_registrations/


ICANN New gTLD Committee Kills Off Dotless Domains
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/16/icann-new-gtld-committee-kills-off-dotless-domains/comment-page-1/


Panels Rule No Confusion Exists Between Singular and Plural New gTLD Strings
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130814_panels_rule_no_confusion_between_singular_and_plural_tlds/


A Single Price Index for Domain Names Is Misleading
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130814_a_single_price_index_for_domain_names_is_misleading/


That .gov outage this morning? Blame an error in domain name security
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/08/that-gov-outage-this-morning-blame-an-error-in-domain-name-security/


TRA releases data on UAE registrars to propmote country's domain name.ae
http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1290006038149&p=1135099400124&pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews


AURA Travel embraces .travel domain
http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/aura-travel-embraces-.travel-domain/


Donuts beats its third fashion brand in top level domain disputes
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/15/donuts-beats-its-third-fashion-brand-in-top-level-domain-disputes/


Protecting brands in new generic top-level domains (gTLDs)
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=c99a558c-9a17-44d2-96b5-90ff380e5f49


Should Marketers Reserve Brands in Category-Related TLDs?
http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2289280/should-marketers-reserve-brands-in-categoryrelated-tlds


ICDR Rejects Verisign’s String Confusion Objection To .Cam As Being Too Confusing to .Com
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/15/icc-rejects-verisigns-string-confusion-objection-to-cam-as-being-too-confusing-to-com/


22 end user domain name sales
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/15/22-end-user-domain-name-sales/


INTERNET IN AFRICA

Gambia: Government warns of massive crackdown on online freedom

http://world.myjoyonline.com/pages/africa/201308/111497.php


Bridging the gaping digital divide
http://www.techcentral.co.za/bridging-the-gaping-digital-divide/42885/


Nigeria: Implementing New Strategic Management Plan for Rural Telecoms
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308150630.html


Africa’s most powerful women in tech 2013
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2013/08/africas-most-powerful-women-2013/
 		 	   		  
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