Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. By close of business 2 February Melbourne time, a more recent edition of the news should be posted to the auDA web site. The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WIPO responds to significant cybersquatting activity in 2005 (news release) http://www.wipo.int/edocs/prdocs/en/2006/wipo_pr_2006_435.html UK is .eu sceptic http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/26/eu_domains_update/ my: MCMC, Mynic seek domain name feedback http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2006/1/27/technology/13246885&sec=technology Stevie Wonder Wins Domain Dispute http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/012706_Stevie_Wonder_Wins_Domain_Dispute.cfm ********************* WSIS & GOVERNANCE ********************* The Official Website of the 1st Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum Here, you will find useful information about the Forum, the state of preparations, as well as important documentation related to Internet Governance issues. http://igfgreece2006.gr/ World Telecommunication Development Conference 2006 to agree on telecommunication development priorities to bridge the digital divide The first world development conference following the landmark World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is due to open in six weeks in Doha, Qatar. The purpose of the conference is to focus on development priorities in telecommunications and agree on the programmes, projects and initiatives to implement them. It will take into account the WSIS Geneva Plan of Action and Tunis Agenda, which aim at bridging the digital divide. A key objective is to promote international cooperation, regional initiatives and partnerships that can sustain and strengthen telecommunication infrastructure and institutions in developing countries. The Doha Action Plan will set out ways to implement these goals over the next four years. http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2006/Advisory-02.html EU lawmakers propose internet charter European lawmakers have proposed establishing a charter setting out international rules on running the Internet. MEPs say the plans are designed to push for international governance of the web following a UN summit on the issue in Tunisia in November. http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/internet/0,2172,120309,00.html **************** DOMAIN NAMES **************** at/ch/de: Domain Pulse Together and alternately the registries of Germany (DENIC), Switzerland (SWITCH) and Austria (nic.at ) present the Domain Pulse symposium every year. The next Domain pulse will be organized by DENIC and will take place in Berlin on February, 9th and 10th 2006. Domain Pulse is the most significant event for professionals of the German language internet community, covering contemporary issues and trends concerning domain names. Domain Pulse was created to offer experts in the field a forum to meet in active and direct discussion. http://domainpulse.de/index.en.html WIPO responds to significant cybersquatting activity in 2005 (news release) WIPO saw a 20% increase in the number of cybersquatting (abusive registration of trademarks as domain names) cases filed in 2005 as compared to 2004. In 2005, a total of 1,456 cybersquatting cases were filed with WIPO?s Arbitration and Mediation Center. This increase represents the highest number of cybersquatting cases handled by the WIPO Center since 2001. http://www.wipo.int/edocs/prdocs/en/2006/wipo_pr_2006_435.html http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=17298&Cr=WIPO&Cr1=intellectual Rise in cybersquatting complaints seen The UN copyright agency saw a 20 per cent jump in "cybersquatting" complaints last year, coming mainly from top tech firms, trendy fashion brands, Hollywood stars and sports personalities. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/TechInvestor/2006/01/28/1416063-ap.html http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/big-rise-in-cybersquatting-complaints/2006/01/26/1138066874537.html http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17943711-1702,00.html http://finance.news.com.au/story/0,10166,17943711-14305,00.html http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=64094 http://www.out-law.com/page-6572 WIPO Responds to Significant Cybersquatting Activity In 2005 A report released by WIPO has announced a 20% increase in the number of cybersquatting cases filed in 2005 as compared to 2004. The report further indicates that ?in 2005, a total of 1,456 cybersquatting cases were filed with WIPO?s Arbitration and Mediation Center. This increase represents the highest number of cybersquatting cases handled by the WIPO Center since 2001.? http://www.circleid.com/posts/wipo_responds_to_significant_cybersquatting_activity_in_2005/ au: Scammers go offline IF CYBERLAND is the new frontier, then Chesley Rafferty and Brad Norrish are definitely its cowboys. The pair have gained a reputation as profligate cyber-scammers for sending out misleading invoices to businesses asking them to register their domain names. http://theage.com.au/news/business/playtime-at-portsea-may-get-rough/2006/01/22/1137864806219.html UK is .eu sceptic Germany is leading the scramble to snap up new European domains, while the UK is being a tad .eusceptic. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/26/eu_domains_update/ http://www.netimperative.com/2006/01/26/Brit_Germany_eu http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2011148,00.html .eu domains selling fast! On the 7th December 2005, at 10 am (GMT), ?.eu? was launched. By 10am the following day, there had been 110,000 applications. http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=14491 http://www.hookthenet.com/pr/4650 The First French Judicial Decision Over .EU Over at VoxPI, Alexandre Nappey reports that, a few days ago, the first French judicial decision over a .eu domain name was released?or more specifically the first decision over an application for a .eu name. http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_first_french_judicial_decision_over_eu/ eu: Possible to apply again if your application was rejected or has expired If your Sunrise application was rejected, or if the deadline for sending in documentary evidence has expired it is possible to apply again, and then correct whatever mistake that caused the rejection. http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/news/possible-to-apply-again-if-your-application-was-rejected-or-has-expired au/ICANN: letter from Paul Twomey to Chris Disspain Dear Chris: I would like to thank the ccNSO Accountability Framework Working Group for their efforts in developing a minimum set of criteria for an accountability framework between a ccTLD manager and ICANN which resulted in the ccNSO adopting a set of guidelines for ccTLD managers to consider when discussing an accountability framework with ICANN. The guidelines are very well considered and provide an excellent basis for not only ccTLD managers, but also for ICANN to move forward on this issue. http://www.icann.org/correspondence/twomey-disspain-09jan06.pdf Q&A with Paul Twomey ICANN?s head says politics are to blame for questions about the organization?s autonomy and its relationship with the U.S. government. http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?a=15219 ICANN: Nomination for Chair of the Technical Panel on New Registry Services ICANN is pleased to announce the nomination of Lyman Chapin as the Chair of the Technical Standing Panel for review of proposed new registry services. In accordance with the recently approved consensus policy adopting a process for the implementation of proposed new gTLD registry services, the Chair will coordinate the technical evaluation of a proposed registry service along with a Standing Panel of experts. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-26jan06.htm nz: Telecom buys porn site's domain name Telecom has bought the domain name of a pornography website www.ferrit.com to avoid confusion with its similarly named online shopping portal. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3553676a10,00.html http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411419/654347 my: MCMC, Mynic seek domain name feedback Mynic, Malaysia?s designated country-code top level domain name managing organisation, and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) are seeking a second round of public feedback on their plan to bring back second-level domain names. http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2006/1/27/technology/13246885&sec=technology us: Law firm takes pro bono case to enjoin NTIA ruling Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Llp has agreed to represent Robert Peterson of PCP city in a pro bono action to enjoin the NTIA ruling to end proxy registrations for .us domains. A motion for a temporary restraining order was filed in the federal district court of Alexandria, Va. on January 25th. http://pcpcity.us/ Turin2006.com Domain Ordered Transferred in Advance of Olympic Games (from http://udrplaw.blogspot.com) The International Olympic Committee and TOROC, the Organizing Committee for the Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games have won a UDRP decision against the registrant of the domain name Turin2006.com. The registrant had altered the content of the website available at the domain name after the filing of the UDRP complaint. http://arb-forum.com/domains/decisions/604980.htm Stevie Wonder Wins Domain Dispute Musician Stevie Wonder has won legal rights to the domain name stevie-wonder.com after discovering it was being used by another party. http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/012706_Stevie_Wonder_Wins_Domain_Dispute.cfm http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=95098 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/1/prweb337874.htm de: DENIC Launches Productive Phase of ENUM (news release) On January 23, DENIC has switched the administration of ENUM domains over to regular operation. Following a successful trial phase, in which around sixty companies and numerous other interested parties were involved, and a positive appraisal by Germany's Federal Network Agency, the new full-scale ENUM service is now available to anyone holding a telephone number in Germany. It is possible to arrange for registrations through many of DENIC's members. http://www.denic.de/en/denic/presse/press_73.html http://voipandenum.blogspot.com/2006/01/enum-in-germany-49-finally-going-into.html Bret Fausett podcast: IPR69: Acronyms Galore: IGF, VRSN, gTLDs, and ALAC I cover a lot of ground today, from the organizational meeting of the Internet Governance Forum to the ICANN-VRSN settlement to new gTLDs to the At Large Advisory Committee. http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/1/26/1724649.html Bret Fausett comments: No IANA Reports on .CX, .GS, or .TK Over the last six months, ICANN has approved the redelegation of .CX (Christmas Islands), .GS (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands), .TK (Tokelau). The IANA reports on the redelegations, however, are nowhere to be found, which leads one to wonder on what information is ICANN redelegating ccTLDs? The last time I blogged about this, I was told privately by ICANN Staff that the problem with the IANA reports, whatever it was, had been corrected. Hmmmm. http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/1/26/1724512.html us: VeriSign quarterly profit up on one-time gain VeriSign posted a quarterly profit that more than doubled, boosted by a one-time net gain of $252 million from the sale of its online payment processing unit. ... VeriSign Chief Executive Stratten Sclavos told Reuters the company was targeting 20 percent growth in its Internet business in 2006, driven by strong demand in its domain name business and traditional security products. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/26/AR2006012601972.html http://www.verisign.com/static/036574.pdf Sedo Issues One-Letter Domain Proposal Domain marketplace operator Sedo issued a proposal on Wednesday suggesting that ICANN conduct public online auctions for one-letter .com domains, granting ownership to the highest bidder. http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/012706_Sedo_Issues_One_Letter_Domain_Proposal.cfm http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=14513 RegisterFly.com Includes Free Blog with New Domain Name Registrations (news release) RegisterFly.com announced that it will be offering a FREE Web Blog with each new domain registration. http://www.tophosts.com/articles/?002555.html mTLD To Launch .mobi Internet Domain For Wireless And Mobile Devices Mobile Top Level Domain Ltd, the registry behind the new '.mobi' (dotmobi) internet domain, announced the appointment of two key executives to its management team: Alexa Raad, Vice President of marketing and business development and Norbert Grey, Vice President of registry operations and finance. These appointments underscore mTLD's commitment to launch the dotmobi domain in the first half of 2006. http://wi-fitechnology.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2549 Sex.com fetches $12 million as domain name So you want to buy sex.com? Too late. What is arguably the most valuable piece of real estate on the Internet has been sold for a reported $12 million U.S. in cash and stock by San Diego website developer Gary Kremen. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/business/story.html?id=4cf16e63-a2ac-4cbf-9580-9c888824341a&k=98881 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10365244 http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/domainsales01_31_06.htm http://www.revolutionmagazine.com/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=ViewNewsArticle&newsID=537384 http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/01/24/sex.com.sale.reut/index.html http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2006-01-24-sexcom_x.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2006 David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David §yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - home ____________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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