[DNS] domain name news - 2 February

[DNS] domain name news - 2 February

From: David Goldstein <goldstein_david§yahoo.com.au>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 00:53:16 +1100 (EST)
Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for
the latest domain news. By close of business Melbourne
time on 6 February, a more recent edition of the news
should be posted to the auDA web site.

The domain name news is supported by auDA.

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Who Control's the Internet
 http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/
 http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/s1560509.htm

Deal places limits on .com fees
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4664906.stm

Argument erupts over dotcom ownership

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2017979,00.html

First results in: People not happy with new dotcom
contract

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/01/dotcom_contract_comments/

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Hotels filling fast in Wellington for ICANN meeting!
Wellington is a busy city and has been known to
completely sell out of beds during a major event. Room
allocations are being held at several hotels at
special conference rates for ICANN delegates.
 http://www.icann.org.nz/

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

Deal places limits on .com fees
The body which oversees the internet has put forward a
revised deal to settle a long-running dispute over the
crucial .com domain name.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4664906.stm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/30/icann_verisign_new_contract/

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2006-01-30-verisign-prices_x.htm
 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1559278
 http://www.out-law.com/page-6584
 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/ICANN_VERISIGN

Price hikes for .com could be curbed
A tentative deal in an ongoing dispute over lucrative
.com domain names may curb price hikes by VeriSign,
which enjoys a monopoly over those registrations.

http://news.com.com/Price+hikes+for+.com+could+be+curbed/2100-1030_3-6033290.html
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6033290.html

http://www.thestate.com/mld/mercurynews/business/13753822.htm
 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06032/647291.stm
 http://htmlfixit.com/?p=892

Argument erupts over dotcom ownership
Plans to hand control of all dotcom name registrations
to one company in perpetuity have sparked a furious
response

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2017979,00.html

First results in: People not happy with new dotcom
contract
People's first thoughts on the revised contract for
all dotcoms have started appearing and so far it's
unanimous: they hate it.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/01/dotcom_contract_comments/

ICANN submits updated settlement proposal
ICANN has announced a new proposed agreement which, if
approved by their respective boards, will settle all
pending litigation with Verisign. Verisign administers
the registration of the .com domain name, of which
ICANN is the primary regulator.
 http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=13040

VeriSign Gives Little Ground in .com Pricing
VeriSign Inc and the Internet Corp for Assigned Names
and Numbers yesterday proposed to scale back
VeriSign?s ability to raise the price of a .com domain
name registration, following outrage at previous
proposals.

http://computerwire.com/industries/research/?pid=1C0B3B93%2D42C6%2D471D%2D82C2%2D76CF905FED01

ICANN Posts Revised Settlement Agreement
ICANN today posted a newly revised proposed set of
agreements which, if approved, will settle all pending
litigation with VeriSign. The proposed agreement
documents are being posted for public comment in order
to inform the Board's deliberations; the proposed
settlement remains subject to final approval or
disapproval of the ICANN Board.

http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-29jan06.htm

Vint Cerf to the EC
a 7 page letter from Vint Cerf to the European
Commission that mostly deals with TLDs and XXX.

http://www.icann.org/correspondence/cerf-to-zangl-30jan06.pdf

uk: Raising Industry Standards
Nominet have released a consultation paper they say as
they've "made a commitment to raising standards in the
Internet industry." To achieve this Nominet are
proposing to make a number of important changes to the
terms of the registrar contract.  The changes set out
in this consultation paper will affect both registrars
and registrants, and are asking for comments.

http://www.nominet.org.uk/policy/consultations/Raising+Industry+Standards/

be: 2005: an exceptional year for the registration of
the ? .be ? domain names
The registration of the domain names has seen another
exceptional year. From the 2005 results it appears
that DNS BE, the official Belgian registry of all
domain names ending with a ?.be?, has ended the year
with a total of 873,362 domain names, which is more
than the double compared with the situation on 31
December 2004.
 http://www.dns.be/pdf/Pressrelease_en_20060109.pdf

be: Belgium ends free domain registration
EuroDNS (http://www.eurodns.com) have advised that DNS
BE ended their promotion of the free registration of
.be domains.

UAEnic participates in RIPE NCC regional meet in
Qatar, Doha
UAENic (United Arab Emirates Network Information
Centre), the local Internet registry in the UAE today
announced that it had participated in the RIPE NCC
(R?seaux IP Europ?ens Network Coordination Centre)
Regional Meeting in Qatar recently.
 http://www.ameinfo.com/76924.html

Confusion over Family Names and dot-eu Domains
Statutory declarations do not have to  be received
until  7th February 2006. But the said date is
approaching nearer and nearer, and in lawyers? offices
the printers are being kept busy.
 http://www.markenbusiness.com/en/news.php?newsid=2833

New TLDs Coming Soon?
The .com domain might be getting some new associates
soon. Ten organizations recently submitted TLD
applications to ICANN, the organization that manages
and coordinates the DNS.

http://connectedhomemag.com/HomeOffice/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=42183

Travel Industry's .travel Domain Nearly Eclipses All
Other Registered Sponsored TLDs Combined
With global travel industry leaders such as British
Airways, Expedia, Fairmont, Kruger National Park, TUI,
Raffles Hotels and Resorts, Marriott, Carnival Cruise
Lines and Disney among the first to register their
company?s .travel domain names, Ron Andruff, president
of Tralliance Corporation, the .travel Registry
responsible for administering the domain, announced
that 16,162 .travel domains have been registered
during the first 16 weeks alone.

http://www.circleid.com/posts/travel_industry_domain_nearly_eclipses_all_registered_stlds/

http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=14571

Owners waste valuable domains
Domainannounce, a member of the deleted domain
information industry, today announced a new service
that helps Domainannounce?s customers obtain the
domain names they really want by giving them preferred
access to a uniquely compiled database of recently
deleted domain names.

http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=7366&mhnews_page=1

Stars and brands challenge cybersquatters: UN
Stars and famous brands are continuing to battle
cybersquatters, with the number of complaints filed in
2005 jumping by a fifth, the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) said.
 http://www.wanadoo.jo/factu.php?articleId=800575

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Who Control's the Internet
A discussion on the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation's Radio National Late Night Live programme
on who control's the internet, and the way forward.
The guests agree that ICANN's control is the "least
worst option" for the time being. They also discuss
Google and China, with Becky Hogge commenting she is
sympathetic to Google acquiescing to China's demands
although she wouldn't want to have a couple of tea
with the people there! Guests are Becky Hogge,
Managing Editor of Open Democracy which is an online
magazine of global politics and democracy and Kenneth
Neil Cukier who covers techonology and regulatory
issues for The Economist. The programme is available
to download for at least one week from broadcast -
till 8 February.
 http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/
 http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/s1560509.htm

http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/audio/lnl_02022006_2856.ram

http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/audio/lnl_02022006_28M.asx
 http://abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/lnl_20060202.mp3

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Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and
BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>.

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(c) David Goldstein 2006

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             AUSTRALIA
 email: Goldstein_David &#167;yahoo.com.au
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