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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><br><span class="story_header_1"></span><span class="firstword">United States</span>:
 Clashes, Collisions, Delays And Decisions: ICANN, NTIA, Verisign And 
ANA Weigh In On ‘Name Collisions’ And The Readiness Of The New gTLD 
Program <br>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<br><br><br>Fragmentation, Censorship and Political Surveillance 
of the Internet Are Among Risks in Global Debate on Governance, New CIGI
 Paper Says <br>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11031594.htm<br><br><br><a data-cthref="/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=internet+regulation&amp;source=newssearch&amp;cd=12&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CCwQqQIoADABOAo&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecommercetimes.com%2Fstory%2FThe-EUs-Grab-for-Internet-Jurisdiction-Control-78733.html&amp;ei=rEoOUoXRKsaN7Qb3iICQBg&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBe8Z80m6KKw9jLBP9nb-wPEDpNg&amp;bvm=bv.50768961,d.ZGU" class="l" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=internet+regulation&amp;source=newssearch&amp;cd=12&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CCwQqQIoADABOAo&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecommercetimes.com%2Fstory%2FThe-EUs-Grab-for-Internet-Jurisdiction-Control-78733.html&amp;ei=rEoOUoXRKsaN7Qb3iICQBg&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBe8Z80m6KKw9jLBP9nb-wPEDpNg&amp;bvm=bv.50768961,d.ZGU">The EU's Grab for <em>Internet</em> Jurisdiction Control</a><br>http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/The-EUs-Grab-for-Internet-Jurisdiction-Control-78733.html<br><br><br>DOMAIN NAME<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130815_15_facts_about_net_to_celebrate_15_million_registrations/" class="blue">15 Facts About .net to Celebrate 15 Million Registrations</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130815_15_facts_about_net_to_celebrate_15_million_registrations/<br><br><br>ICANN New gTLD Committee Kills Off Dotless Domains<br>http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/16/icann-new-gtld-committee-kills-off-dotless-domains/comment-page-1/<br><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130814_panels_rule_no_confusion_between_singular_and_plural_tlds/" class="blue">Panels Rule No Confusion Exists Between Singular and Plural New gTLD Strings</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130814_panels_rule_no_confusion_between_singular_and_plural_tlds/<br><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130814_a_single_price_index_for_domain_names_is_misleading/" class="blue">A Single Price Index for Domain Names Is Misleading</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130814_a_single_price_index_for_domain_names_is_misleading/<br><br><br>That .gov outage this morning? Blame an error in domain name security<br>http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/08/that-gov-outage-this-morning-blame-an-error-in-domain-name-security/<br><br><br><span class="featurehead"></span>TRA releases data on UAE registrars to propmote country's domain name.ae<br>http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&amp;cid=1290006038149&amp;p=1135099400124&amp;pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews<br><br><br>AURA Travel embraces .travel domain<br>http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/aura-travel-embraces-.travel-domain/<br><br><br>Donuts beats its third fashion brand in top level domain disputes<br>http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/15/donuts-beats-its-third-fashion-brand-in-top-level-domain-disputes/<br><br><br>Protecting brands in new generic top-level domains (gTLDs)<br>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=c99a558c-9a17-44d2-96b5-90ff380e5f49<br><br><br>Should Marketers Reserve Brands in Category-Related TLDs?<br>http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2289280/should-marketers-reserve-brands-in-categoryrelated-tlds<br><br><br>ICDR Rejects Verisign’s String Confusion Objection To .Cam As Being Too Confusing to .Com<br>http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/15/icc-rejects-verisigns-string-confusion-objection-to-cam-as-being-too-confusing-to-com/<br><br><br><a data-cthref="/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=domain+name&amp;source=newssearch&amp;cd=3&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CDEQqQIoADAC&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fdomainnamewire.com%2F2013%2F08%2F15%2F22-end-user-domain-name-sales%2F&amp;ei=WUMOUoWyKqeL7AbMmIDoBw&amp;usg=AFQjCNF5f_f1tlxdCszal63vou1BLIgbvg&amp;bvm=bv.50768961,d.ZGU" class="l" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=domain+name&amp;source=newssearch&amp;cd=3&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CDEQqQIoADAC&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fdomainnamewire.com%2F2013%2F08%2F15%2F22-end-user-domain-name-sales%2F&amp;ei=WUMOUoWyKqeL7AbMmIDoBw&amp;usg=AFQjCNF5f_f1tlxdCszal63vou1BLIgbvg&amp;bvm=bv.50768961,d.ZGU">22 end user <em>domain name</em> sales</a><br>http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/15/22-end-user-domain-name-sales/<br><br><br><span class="story_header_1">INTERNET IN AFRICA<br><br>Gambia: Government warns of massive crackdown on online freedom</span><br>
http://world.myjoyonline.com/pages/africa/201308/111497.php<br><br><br><a class="l" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=internet%20infrastructure%20africa&amp;source=newssearch&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CCoQqQIoADAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techcentral.co.za%2Fbridging-the-gaping-digital-divide%2F42885%2F&amp;ei=fkAOUveiF8m3hAfXnYCQCg&amp;usg=AFQjCNHPcrlZ9dmstsHzRRB64n5sjwQNHA">Bridging the gaping digital divide</a><br>http://www.techcentral.co.za/bridging-the-gaping-digital-divide/42885/<br><br><br>Nigeria: Implementing New Strategic Management Plan for Rural Telecoms<br><span class="story_header_1"></span>http://allafrica.com/stories/201308150630.html<br><br><br><a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2013/08/africas-most-powerful-women-2013/">Africa’s most powerful women in tech 2013</a><br>http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2013/08/africas-most-powerful-women-2013/<br>                                               </div></body>
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