Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. Within 24 hours of this news being posted, a more recent edition of the news will normally be posted to the auDA web site. The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The End User: Icann seeks an identity Icann, the U.S.-sponsored Internet group that some antiglobalization fanatics love to hate, has been busy lately, moving ahead on new Web address suffixes like .travel and streamlining a system for transferring domain names from one company to another. http://iht.com/articles/2004/11/19/business/ptend20.html ca: Vancouver and Canadian Olympic committees sue company over domain name The Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee and the Canadian Olympic Committee have jointly launched a lawsuit against a business using the Internet domain name www.whistler-Olympic.com. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20041120/ca_pr_on_sp/oly_cda_lawsuit_1 ca: CIRA Proposes New Standard for Domain Name Whois Privacy The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has announced its proposed policy to provide all dot-ca domain name holders with increased privacy safeguards, bringing it in line with recently-enacted Canadian privacy laws. http://www.circleid.com/article/808_0_1_0_C/ http://www.nob.on.ca/ATN_Article.asp?386id149-pn=&view=31466 Hotmail Fights Fraud and Gmail with New Domains To kick off the availability of the new domain names, Microsoft will conduct a charity auction of what it believes will be the most sought after UK addresses. They include JamesBond§hotmail.co.uk, BridgetJones§hotmail.co.uk, and many based on "Star Wars" characters such as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. http://technewsworld.com/story/Hotmail-Fights-Fraud-and-Gmail-with-New-Domains-38325.html http://www.revolutionmagazine.com/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=ViewNewsArticle&ID=228560 Where is the ICANN ombudsman? ICANN has been an object of interest for the dispute resolution community for the manner in which it has managed (or mismanaged) its Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. The following is an update on another ICANN dispute resolution activity, that of appointing an ombudsman and establishing an ombuds office. http://odr.info/comments.php?id=1351_0_1_0_C Clarification on NRO statement: "NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses" http://nro.net/documents/statements/nro-clarification.html Houlin Zhao's Response to NRO Statement: "NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses" http://nro.net/documents/statements/itu-response.html No role for UN in ICANN The global domain name governing body has warned off the UN, saying it will operate as a private organisation when its agreement with the US Department of Commerce expires in 2006. http://www.markle.org/weekly_digest/weeklydigest_vol.3_issue44.pdf http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11393890%255E15318,00.html ICANN gets strategic ICANN has released for comment its long-awaited Strategic Plan, a hefty document that president Paul Twomey said symbolizes ICANN's maturity as an organization. http://cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=259BAF5C-B514-4574-8408-1627BFBB257F http://au.news.yahoo.com/041118/20/rseh.html ICANN Announces IDN Workshop to be Held in 12/2004 South Africa ICANN Announces IDN Workshop to be Held on 1 December 2004 in Cape Town, South Africa. The IDN Workshop will build upon the achievements of the previous workshop held in Kuala Lumpur. The public is invited to provide suggestions for topics and questions that should be addressed during the workshop in Cape Town by submitting these to the IDN Discuss Forum. http://icann.org/meetings/capetown/idn-workshop-01dec04.htm uk: BAA loses battle for Gatwick.com BAA has lost an attempt to take control of the domain name gatwick.com from a web site operating as the “Gatwick Directory”. The web site, decided the adjudications panel, was run as a legitimate business and did not infringe BAA’s trade mark rights. http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=baalosesbattlefor1100699573 Four out of five UK online consumers prefer to buy British (news release) Eighty per cent of UK consumers prefer to buy British when it comes to shopping online, according to research announced today by Nominet UK, the .uk domain name registry. The independent survey reveals that UK specific Internet addresses are the first port of call for the vast majority of Britons searching for information and purchases online. http://www.nominet.org.uk/News/PressReleases/2004PressReleases/FourOutOfFiveUkOnlin...rsPreferToBuyBritish.html Snapnames is suing ICANN http://blog.lextext.com/_attachments/187126/complain.pdf Theglobe.com Announces Purchase Option for Tralliance Corporation (news release) Theglobe.com disclosed a loan and purchase option agreement with Tralliance Corporation. Tralliance Corporation has entered into exclusive technical and commercial negotiations with ICANN to become the registry for the .travel top-level domain. http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20041117005384&newsLang=en ***************** WSIS & GOVERNANCE ***************** Controlling the internet: World v web (sub req'd) America does not want the United Nations to run the internet: CONSIDER the differences: the global telephone system is co-ordinated by a United Nations agency; countries enjoy sovereignty over phone numbers, have national regulators and license operators. But the internet is managed by a non-profit organisation that reports to America's Commerce Department; national laws are hard to enforce and even suffixes (like .es for Spain) exist in a grey area. A fight is on over whether governments should manage the internet more closely. http://economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3407424 NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses As part of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process, a proposal has been made that could dramatically affect the way Internet number resources are distributed and managed. http://ripe.net/info/internet-management/itu-proposal-200410.html NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses On 21 October 2004, the Director of ITU TSB published a memorandum, “ITU and Internet Governance” for public comment. The Number Resource Organization (NRO) respectfully offers this public response on behalf of the Regional Internet Registries: APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE NCC. http://nro.net/documents/nro17.html Civil Society well represented, US Government not a member After long consultations, the WSIS Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) has finally been set up. UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on 11 November announced the 40 members of the group that has to develop a report and recommendations on public-policy-related internet governance issues fore the second WSIS summit next year. It will be chaired by Nitin Desai, Kofi Annan’s special advisor for the WSIS. http://worldsummit2005.de/en/nav/14.htm UNITED NATIONS ESTABLISHES WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE (news release) Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the establishment of the Working Group on Internet Governance. The Working Group will prepare the ground for a decision on this issue by the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, to be held in Tunis in November 2005. http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/pi1620.doc.htm United Nations Establishes Working Group On Internet Governance Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the establishment of the Working Group on Internet Governance. The Working Group will prepare the ground for a decision on this issue by the second phase of the WSIS, to be held in Tunis in November 2005. http://www.markle.org/weekly_digest/weeklydigest_vol.3_issue44.pdf +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2004 ===== David Goldstein address: 2/4 Dundas Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David§yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 0015 - home Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.comReceived on Fri Oct 03 2003 - 00:00:00 UTC
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