TLDH wins .london contract, gets hacked http://domainincite.com/tldh-wins-london-contract-gets-hacked/ Batching: The Decision Process http://www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/batching-the-decision-process US Government Seizes More Domains In Operation In Our Sites http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/04/11/operation-in-our-sites/ IPv4 trading needs global policy, says Mueller http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/ipv4-trading-needs-global-policy-says-mueller/2012-04-11 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Clinton Says Asia Needs U.S. Leadership Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there is no alternative to U.S. leadership in the Asia- Pacific region, recognizing concerns that the U.S. is moving to deny rising Asian nations “their fair share of influence.” ... Clinton acknowledged tensions with China, citing “cyber intrusions” that include the online theft of American intellectual property, and called for setting clear Internet governance policies with Beijing. She dismissed regional misgivings that talk of American leadership is code for protecting Western prerogatives. http://webfarm.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-11/clinton-says-asia-needs-u-s-leadership-citing-region-s-concern.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN to Convene North America Regional Registry/Registrar Event On 17-18 May 2012, ICANN and its gTLD registration services providers will meet in Los Angeles, USA. http://blog.icann.org/2012/04/icann-to-convene-north-america-regional-registryregistrar-event/ Letter from New gTLD Customer Service to Beth Chapman New gTLD Program http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/new-gtld-customer-service-to-chapman-11apr12-en Letter from Karla Valente to Chuck Gomes Proposal #2012002, Bulk Transfer after Partial Portfolio Acquisition ("BTAPPA") for .name http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/valente-to-gomes-09apr12-en Letter from Stacy Burnette to Mr. De Jing Kong Notice of Breach http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/burnette-to-kong-09apr12-en Event planner sues ICANN over San Francisco gala San Francisco event planning company Corporate Concepts has sued ICANN, saying the non-profit breached a contract to run the gala at its San Francisco meeting last March. http://domainnamewire.com/2012/04/10/event-planner-sues-icann-over-san-francisco-gala/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** NITDA pushes for Nigerian flag in cyberspace The National Information Technology Development Agency of Nigeria (NITDA) has begun campaigns for the Nigerian flag to be ‘hoisted’ incyberspace through adoption of the .ng domain name by organisations in the country. http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/business/infotech/42767-nitda-pushes-for-nigerian-flag-in-cyberspace.html A Movement to Kickstart America – .US and Neustar These are the people you interact with every day.They are the backbone of America – our nations small businesses . They are the second generation hardware store in Memphis, the florist shop in St. Louis, the cupcake shop in Austin, the accountant in Topeka.They have a drive to succeed. A vision for the future. Such pride in their work. Undeniable commitment to the local community and our nations economic growth. http://www.neustar.us/a-movement-to-kickstart-america-us-and-neustar/ Neustar launches new .US branding campaign “Kickstart America” Neustar, the registry for the .us country code domain name, has launched a new marketing strategy today aimed at small businesses. http://domainnamewire.com/2012/04/10/dot-us-kickstart-america/ ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** Icann's internet suffix application deadline looms Organisations wishing to buy web addresses ending in their brand names have until 00:00 GMT on Thursday to submit applications. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17681707 Deadline Looms For New Net System If you want to own your own TLD you have about 24 hours to submit your application (along with the $180,000 fee) because once the April 12 deadline passes, that is it for the foreseeable future. http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2012/04/11/deadline-looms-for-new-net-system/ http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/04/11/deadline-looms-for-new-internet-domain-system/ London looks to net its own web domain Londoners are to get their own internet autonomy with the help of Top-Level Domain Holdings, an Aim-quoted start-up created specifically to manage some of the hundreds of new internet domain names coming into existence later this year to rival .com and .net. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/aa109fc2-83fe-11e1-82ca-00144feab49a.html TLDH wins .london contract, gets hacked Top Level Domain Holdings has won the exclusive contract to apply to ICANN for the .london gTLD, it has just been announced. http://domainincite.com/tldh-wins-london-contract-gets-hacked/ Award of DOT LONDON® contract The Directors of Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (AIM:TLDH.L), the only publicly traded company focused exclusively on acquiring and operating new gTLDs, are pleased to report that Minds and Machines Limited, the London-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of TLDH, has been exclusively appointed by Dot London Domains Limited. http://www.tldh.org/2012/04/award-of-dot-london®-contract/ Batching: The Decision Process A few weeks ago, we reported on the new batching process that ICANN had proposed that revolved around giving applications a “secondary time stamp.” As of last week, the ICANN Board has approved the system for new gTLD applicants. http://www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/batching-the-decision-process Charities hope .NGO domain will end scams Charity organisations are hoping that a .NGO domain name could stop online charity scams in their tracks, and increase certainty for philanthropists, enabling them to donate more over websites. http://www.zdnet.com.au/charities-hope-ngo-domain-will-end-scams-339335712.htm ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** us: Global cyber arms race engulfing Web - Defense official A global cyber arms race is engulfing the Internet and the best way to counter the rapidly escalating threat is combining the efforts of U.S. agencies, private firms and international allies, cyber security officials said on Tuesday. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/04/11/usa-defence-cyber-idINDEE83A03T20120411 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/04/11/oukin-uk-usa-defense-cyber-idUKBRE83A03R20120411 ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** US Government Seizes More Domains In Operation In Our Sites Seven domain names were seized in an operation by US government authorities as well as more than $896,000 in proceeds from the distribution of counterfeit sports apparel as the result of an investigation into the sale of counterfeit goods on commercial websites. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=17435 http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/04/11/operation-in-our-sites/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/us-government-seizes-more-domains-in-operation-in-our-sites.html ICE, DOJ seize more domain names of sites accused of selling counterfeits [IDG] The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have seized more than $896,000, plus the domain names of seven websites accused of selling counterfeit sports apparel, the two agencies announced Tuesday. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/041012-ice-doj-seize-more-domain-258134.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/253522/ice_doj_seize_more_domain_names_of_sites_accused_of_selling_counterfeits.html http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/421077/ice_doj_seize_more_domain_names_sites_accused_selling_counterfeits/ http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226045/Feds_seize_more_domain_names_of_sites_accused_of_selling_counterfeits More than $896,000 in proceeds seized from the online sale of counterfeit sports apparel manufactured in China [news release] The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and the Department of Justice seized more than $896,000 in proceeds from the distribution of counterfeit sports apparel as the result of an investigation into the sale of counterfeit goods on commercial websites. The investigation also resulted in the seizure of seven domain names engaged in the sale of counterfeit goods. The funds were seized from interbank accounts and three PayPal accounts. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1204/120410washingtondc.htm UDRP Panel Says Responding To An Offer To Sell, Doesn’t Indicate Bad Faith If The Offer Is Started By The Complainant In a pretty interesting recent UDRP decision a one member panel concluded that it is not bad faith when domain owner responds to an offer to sell that is initiated by the Complainant. http://www.thedomains.com/2012/04/10/udrp-panel-says-responding-to-an-offer-to-sell-doesnt-indicate-bad-faith-if-the-offer-is-started-by-the-complainant/ Facebook not holding on to all recovered typo domains Facebook has been on the hunt over the past year to capture typos of its domain names. But it’s not holding on to all of them. http://domainnamewire.com/2012/04/11/facebook-not-holding-on-to-all-recovered-typo-domains/ Vacaciones eDreams, S.L. v. BuyDirect Pty Ltd. - Case No. DAU2011-0043 1. The Parties: The Complainant is Vacaciones eDreams, S.L. of Barcelona, Spain, represented by UBILIBET, Spain. The Respondent is BuyDirect Pty Ltd. of New South Wales, Australia, self-represented. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name is registered with AussieHQ Pty Ltd. ... 7. Decision: For all the foregoing reasons, the Complaint is denied. http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2011-0043 ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** IPv4 trading needs global policy, says Mueller A proposal by one of five regional Internet registries to accept IPv4 address block transfers from other registries illustrates the pitfalls of regional management of Internet numbers, says Syracuse University Professor Milton Mueller. http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/ipv4-trading-needs-global-policy-says-mueller/2012-04-11 Business continuity emerges as latest IPv6 killer app IPv6 appears to have found a new killer app: business continuity. This replacement for the Internet's main communications protocol has been searching for a business driver that would propel ISPs and enterprises to make investments and upgrades since it was created 15 years ago. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/041112-business-continuity-ipv6-258166.html http://www.infoworld.com/d/networking/business-continuity-emerges-latest-ipv6-killer-app-190648 http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/421212/business_continuity_emerges_latest_ipv6_killer_app/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Iran building a private, isolated Internet, but can it shut out the world? Can a country succeed in building its own Internet, essentially a nationwide intranet cut off from the rest of the online world? http://gcn.com/articles/2012/04/10/iran-building-separate-isolated-internet.aspx Why Iran May Never Create a "Closed Internet" Will Iran shutting down global Internet connections by August--as has been widely reported in recent days--and create a “clean Internet” that only dishes up government-controlled content and government-run email? http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/27718/ Policing the domain world Jonathan Cohen is trying to prove that trademarks have a sound. Specifically, he's attempting to trademark the famous lion's roar that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has used at the start of virtually all of its movies since the late 1950s. http://www.obj.ca/Local/2012-04-10/article-2951365/Policing-the-domain-world/1 ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** GoDaddy sold 42,321 aftermarket domains last month I’m a bit behind checking in on GoDaddy’s auction sales report for last month. But it was a great month for the service. http://domainnamewire.com/2012/04/10/godaddy-sold-42321-aftermarket-domains-last-month/ Largest IDN Sale on Record Comes to Light - Deal Completed in 2011 Came with $216,000 Price Tag We have learned that a deal for theInternationalized Domain Name (IDN) Москва.com ("Moscow" in Russian) was completed in July 2011 when the final installment on a $216,000 purchase price was paid. That is the highest verified sale price reported to date for an IDN. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2012/dailyposts/20120410.htm ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ********************** - German News ********************** TLDs - News von .radio, .hamburg und .ngo Mit der Schließung des Bewerbungsfensters häufen sich die Meldungen aus dem Lager der neuen gTLDs: während man bei .ngo die Kräfte bündelt, steht bei .radio noch ein ernsthafter Wettstreit bevor. Bei .hamburg sind außerdem die Würfel bei der Wahl der Registry gefallen - hier die Kurznews. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2012/tlds-news-von-radio-hamburg-und-ngo-id668188.html Endspurt für neue Web-Adressendungen Wer eine eigene TLD will, muss sich beeilen. Am Donnerstag schließt das Bewerbungsfenster. Der Freistaat will die Adressendung .bayern, auch Firmen bewerben sich. Eine neue Gründerzeit im Web könnte beginnen. http://www.br.de/themen/aktuell/inhalt/topleveldomain100.html Registrar-Atlas erfasst Trends der Domainbranche Der brandneue, vom Verband der deutschen Inter­netwirtschaft (eco) und Verisign gemeinsam erarbeitete Registrar-Atlas 2012 erfasst die wich­tigsten Veränderungen und Trends in der Domain­branche. http://www.mittelstandswiki.de/2012/04/studie-zum-domainmarkt-registrar-atlas-erfasst-trends-der-domainbranche/ ********************** - French News ********************** .FR, les accents débarquent. Êtes-vous prêts ? Le 3 mai 2012, les accents débarqueront sur l’Internet français. Mais c’est dès maintenant que les titulaires de noms de domaine en .FR doivent se préparer à ce changement afin de protéger leur identité sur la toile. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/2463/.php L'anonymat : de la chose publique à la gestion courageuse et avertie de sa vie privée Pas plus qu’il n’existe un droit propre à l’identité ou à l’anonymat hors ligne, il n’existe de droit propre à l’identité ou bien à l’anonymat en ligne. En revanche, en ligne et hors ligne, il existe des droits relatifs la sécurité et à l’ordre publics, à la protection des données personnelles ainsi qu’au respect de la vie privée de chacun. http://www.newsring.fr/medias-tech/565-recourir-a-lanonymat-sur-internet-est-ce-manquer-de-courage/8831-lanonymat-de-la-chose-publique-a-la-gestion-courageuse-et-avertie-de-sa-vie-privee Réappropriation de .mu, atelier de travail consultatif ce jeudi Dans le contexte de la réappropriation du nom de domaine (.mu), un atelier de travail consultatif organisé par le ministère des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication se tiendra ce jeudi à la salle de conférence de la Cybertour No 1 d’Ébène où le modèle final de gestion du nom de domaine locale y sera présenté. http://www.lemauricien.com/article/internet-reappropriation-mu-atelier-travail-consultatif-jeudi Contrefaçon de marque par redirection et contrefaçon de droit d'auteur par représentation Le fait de recourir au procédé de "typosquatting" et de faire rediriger automatiquement les noms de domaine vers le site Internet du propriétaire des marques "typosquattées" constitue un acte de contrefaçon mais également un acte de contrefaçon par représentation du site Internet vers lequel les noms de domaine illégitimes sont redirigés. http://www.domainesinfo.fr/chronique/391/.php Bloquer des noms de domaines pour lutter contre le streaming Fin mars a eu lieu une audience au TGI de Paris dans l’affaire qui oppose Allostreaming et les ayants droits du cinéma et de l’audiovisuel. Ces derniers ont demandé à titre préventif de bloquer 105 noms de domaine inutilisés afin que le site incriminé ne puisse pas revenir sur la toile, et au cœur duquel, le mot « streaming » fait débat. http://www.nom-domaine-magazine.fr/bloquer-noms-domaines-lutter-contre-n78735.html Contrefaçon : les Etats-Unis ont saisi 758 noms de domaine Les douanes américaines et le département de la justice ont fait un point d'étape sur l'opération In Our Sites, qui consiste à procéder à la saisie de noms de domaine de sites réputés illicites. Démarrée il y a deux ans, elle a permis jusqu'à présent de saisir 758 noms de domaine. Mais la portée de l'opération est limitée aux domaines gérés depuis le sol américain. http://www.numerama.com/magazine/22281-contrefacon-les-etats-unis-ont-saisi-758-noms-de-domaine.html ------ David Goldstein email: david@goldsteinreport.com web: http://goldsteinreport.com/ http://davidgoldstein.tel/ phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery