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--><br><br>New Registry Agreement, All Good?</style><div dir="ltr">INTERNET AFRICA<br><br>Nigeria: NIRA Slashes.ng Price to Attract Sales<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201305030117.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201305030117.html</a><br>INTERNET IN AFRICA<br><br>Over 30,000 .ng Domain Names Sold So Far<br><a href="http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/05/over-30000-ng-domain-names-sold-so-far/" target="_blank">http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/05/over-30000-ng-domain-names-sold-so-far/</a><br><br><br>Africa: The Rising Power of Social Media in Politics<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201305031295.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201305031295.html</a><br><br><br>East Africa: More Content Lowers Broadband Costs<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201304291976.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201304291976.html</a><br><br><br>Ghana’s ISPs are dying out because the mobile web is booming<br><a href="http://qz.com/80648/ghanas-isps-are-dying-out-because-the-mobile-web-is-booming/" target="_blank">http://qz.com/80648/ghanas-isps-are-dying-out-because-the-mobile-web-is-booming/</a><br><br><br>Morocco, Tunisia top Africa for internet connection speed<br><a href="http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/newsbriefs/general/2010/02/22/newsbrief-04" target="_blank">http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/newsbriefs/general/2010/02/22/newsbrief-04</a><br><br><br>More news<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/ict/?aa_source=main-nav-t3" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/ict/?aa_source=main-nav-t3</a><br><br><br>ICANN / DOMAIN NAME<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130503_new_registry_agreement_all_good/" class="blue">New Registry Agreement, All Good?</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130503_new_registry_agreement_all_good/<br><br><br>Intellectual property and domain name disputes - a case for ADR?<br><a href="http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/ireland/ip-and-domain-name-disputes-adr-may-2013" target="_blank">http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/shownews.page?News=en/ireland/ip-and-domain-name-disputes-adr-may-2013</a><br><br><br>Guest Post: Has ICANN Already Taken the GAC’s Advice on “Closed Generic” gTLDs?<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/02/guest-post-has-icann-already-taken-the-gacs-advice-on-closed-generic-gtlds/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/02/guest-post-has-icann-already-taken-the-gacs-advice-on-closed-generic-gtlds/</a><br><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130501_icann_board_asked_to_review_decision_to_expand_trademark_rights/" class="blue">Noncommercial Users Ask ICANN Board to Review Decision to Expand Trademark Rights in New Domains</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130501_icann_board_asked_to_review_decision_to_expand_trademark_rights/<br><br><br>Geo New gTLD’s: Perfectly Tailored for City Residents, Businesses, &amp; Services<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/02/geo-new-gtlds-perfectly-tailored-for-city-residents-businesses-services/comment-page-1/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/02/geo-new-gtlds-perfectly-tailored-for-city-residents-businesses-services/comment-page-1/</a><br><br><br>MediaPost: New gTLD’s Will Change Search<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/01/mediapost-new-gtlds-will-change-search/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/01/mediapost-new-gtlds-will-change-search/</a><br><br><br><a href="http://searchengineland.com/google-expands-list-of-generic-top-level-domains-and-makes-them-geotargetable-158075">Google Expands List of “Generic” Top Level Domains and Makes Them Geotargetable</a><br>http://searchengineland.com/google-expands-list-of-generic-top-level-domains-and-makes-them-geotargetable-158075<br><br><br>GoDaddy’s new CEO wants to change the world, one domain name at a&nbsp;time<br><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/29/godaddys-new-ceo-wants-to-change-the-world-one-domain-name-at-a-time/" target="_blank">http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/29/godaddys-new-ceo-wants-to-change-the-world-one-domain-name-at-a-time/</a><br><br><strong><br>Go Daddy Auctions sold close to 40,000 domains last month.<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/01/go-daddy-auctions-sells-39488-domains-in-april/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/01/go-daddy-auctions-sells-39488-domains-in-april/</a><br><br><br></strong>Verisign blasts ICANN over proposed registry agreement<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/01/verisign-blasts-icann-over-proposed-registry-agreement/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/01/verisign-blasts-icann-over-proposed-registry-agreement/</a><br><br><br>Porn Powerhouse Settles Lawsuit over .xxx Internet Domain<br><a href="http://www.americanlawyer.com/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202598514556&amp;Porn_Powerhouse_Settles_Lawsuit_over_xxx_Internet_Domain&amp;slreturn=20130403112535" target="_blank">http://www.americanlawyer.com/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202598514556&amp;Porn_Powerhouse_Settles_Lawsuit_over_xxx_Internet_Domain&amp;slreturn=20130403112535</a><br><br><br>Google replaces 'Palestinian Territories' with 'Palestine'  <br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/10035957/Google-replaces-Palestinian-Territories-with-Palestine.html" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/10035957/Google-replaces-Palestinian-Territories-with-Palestine.html</a><br><br><br>Amazon's Quest for Domain Name Rubs Brazil, Peru the Wrong Way<br><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/04/26/amazon-domain-name/" target="_blank">http://mashable.com/2013/04/26/amazon-domain-name/</a><br><br><br>Applicant For .Radio Starting To Sell Subdomains off Radio.Fm &amp; Radio.Am<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/01/applicant-for-radio-starting-to-sell-subdomains-off-radio-fm-radio-am/comment-page-1/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/01/applicant-for-radio-starting-to-sell-subdomains-off-radio-fm-radio-am/comment-page-1/</a><br><br><br>Facebook wins $2.8 million in domain squatting case, local experts say Australian cases unlikely         <br><a href="http://leadingcompany.smartcompany.com.au/news/facebook-wins-$2.8-million-in-domain-squatting-case-local-experts-say-australian-cases-unlikely/201305024201" target="_blank">http://leadingcompany.smartcompany.com.au/news/facebook-wins-$2.8-million-in-domain-squatting-case-local-experts-say-australian-cases-unlikely/201305024201</a><br><br><br>A look at .Tel’s 14 year, £25 million journey     <br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/02/a-look-at-tels-14-year-25-million-journey/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/02/a-look-at-tels-14-year-25-million-journey/</a><br><br><br>Nigeria: NIRA Slashes.ng Price to Attract Sales<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201305030117.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201305030117.html</a><br><br><br>Over 30,000 .ng Domain Names Sold So Far<br><a href="http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/05/over-30000-ng-domain-names-sold-so-far/" target="_blank">http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/05/over-30000-ng-domain-names-sold-so-far/</a><br><br><br>SECURITY<br><br>Cybersecurity and Internet Governance<br><a href="http://www.cfr.org/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-internet-governance/p30621" target="_blank">http://www.cfr.org/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-internet-governance/p30621</a><br><strong><br></strong><br>Latin America becoming newest malware hotbed<strong><br><a href="http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2265884/latin-america-becoming-newest-malware-hotbed" target="_blank">http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2265884/latin-america-becoming-newest-malware-hotbed</a><br><br><br></strong>Application of the new European data protection regulation to US companies<br><a href="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=05f488d9-0e69-4582-92e9-4bb13016e0cb" target="_blank">http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=05f488d9-0e69-4582-92e9-4bb13016e0cb</a><br><br><br><br></div>
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