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The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Bad-faith domains grow http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18843463%5E15343%5E%5Enbv%5E15306%2D15317,00.html Perens pushes for open source domain parking http://zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Perens_pushes_for_open_source_domain_parking/0,2000061733,39252393,00.htm ICANN head welcomes government policy input http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=14385&Page=2&pagePos=2 nz: InternetNZ considers certification authority role http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/F20C031020719945CC25714E0081837D us: High court skips Falwell Web site case http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6061976.html Interesting facts about domain names http://yafla.com/dennisforbes/Interesting-Facts-About-Domain-Names/Interesting-Facts-About-Domain-Names.html *********** GOVERNANCE *********** Global alliance for information technologies and development to be launched (news release) United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has approved the launch of a Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Development. As stressed by the 2005 WSIS, information and communication technology must be effectively integrated into development activities if the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, are to be achieved within the agreed time frame. http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/dev2572.doc.htm **************** DOMAIN NAMES **************** Bad-faith domains grow THE number of "bad faith" domain-name registrations raises concerns that trademarks are increasingly being infringed online, the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property has found. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18843463%5E15343%5E%5Enbv%5E15306%2D15317,00.html Perens pushes for open source domain parking Open source advocate Bruce Perens has launched an initiative to discourage owners of undeveloped Web domains hosting them on servers running proprietary software. http://zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Perens_pushes_for_open_source_domain_parking/0,2000061733,39252393,00.htm http://www.optusnet.com.au/news/story/zdnet/20060419/10/tech/0,2000061733,39252393,00.inp ICANN head welcomes government policy input Some internet users and administrators see increased input by governments into the public policy aspects of the internet as worrying, but ICANN chairman Vint Cerf views it as a positive move. http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=14385&Page=2&pagePos=2 nz: InternetNZ considers certification authority role InternetNZ may seek additional income streams to complement its main revenue from the dividend on domain-name fees, at a time when it is under pressure for a fee reduction. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/F20C031020719945CC25714E0081837D us: High court skips Falwell Web site case A legal spat over a Web site criticizing the Rev. Jerry Falwell for his antigay views won't ascend to the U.S. Supreme Court. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6061976.html http://www.out-law.com/page-6846 http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6061976.html http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/50008.html http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/jerry-falwell-loses-web-fight/2006/04/18/1145126064474.html Interesting facts about domain names Some interesting facts about domain names such as that of of the 676 possible two-letter sequences - they're all taken. And then even allowing for digits, giving 1296 combinations, again every single variation is taken. Als, there are 253,000+ non-IDN domains that are 32 characters or longer, including 538 that are 63 characters long. For more, see http://yafla.com/dennisforbes/Interesting-Facts-About-Domain-Names/Interesting-Facts-About-Domain-Names.html Germans register 8.9 million .de domain names (sub only) http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=124715&nr= 2006 ICANN Nominating Committee Issues Formal Call for Statements of Interest ICANN's Nominating Committee invites Statements of Interest from the Internet community as it seeks qualified candidates to assist in ICANN's technical and policy coordination role. Interested individuals are invited to submit a Statement of Interest to this year's Committee for the following positions: http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-18apr06.htm ICM Registry Submits Revised Proposed .XXX Registry Agreement ICANN posted today a revised proposed .XXX registry agreement submitted by ICM Registry. The agreement is being posted for public review and comment prior to consideration by the ICANN Board at its meeting on 10 May 2006. Additional information regarding the .XXX sTLD application is available at http://www.icann.org/tlds/stld-apps-19mar04/ . Comments on the proposed agreement can be posted to xxx-tld-agreement§icann.org and may be viewed at http://forum.icann.org/lists/xxx-tld-agreement. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement1-18apr06.htm Revised Supplemental Rules Prevent Single Filing Against Multiple Registrants (reg req'd) The National Arbitration Forum?s revised Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Supplemental Rules became effective on January 1 2006. While most of the revisions do not have a material effect on the filing of complaints under the UDRP (eg, increased filing fees and the limitation for each party to a single additional submission), the new definitions section has a significant impact on a fairly common type of domain dispute. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=39212&lastestnews=1 Paul Mockapetris on Harmonizing the World of IP Communications with ENUM Technologies Nominum today announced that Paul Mockapetris, chairman and chief scientist, will present a session at the 2nd Annual ENUM Summit 2006 on April 20, 2006. Mockapetris? presentation will provide insight into how ENUM will bring harmony to the world of IP communications. The summit runs from April 18-20, 2006 and is being held at the Radisson Hotel in Boston. http://www.circleid.com/posts/paul_mockapetris_world_ip_communications_enum/ Sellers of Internet addresses surf for ? and get ? some big payoffs Internet domain names are red-hot again. This year, 15 names used in Internet addresses have resold for at least six figures to companies and individuals hoping to tap into big audiences. On.com got $635,000. Macau.com fetched $550,000. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-04-13-hot-domain-names_x.htm Speculating on domain names Back in December 1999, Houston entrepreneur Marc Ostrofsky sold the domain name www.business.com for $7.5 million to eCompanies. It was a record sale for an Internet address and established Ostrofsky as a leader in the business of domain name speculation, an area that was red hot at the height of the Internet boom. http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/archives/102660.asp How to Catch IDN Domain Names From Your Desktop PC (news release) Each day approximately twenty thousand domain names expire as a result of the current owner failing to pay the registration fees. Most of these domain names are quickly registered the minute they expire. Sitting behind computers are a countless number of ?domain speculators? who anxiously wait for the domain names to drop. Most have completed their homework and have studied the past history on the domain names they are seeking. In a hope to cash in on the pre-existing web traffic, thousands of ?domainers? are monitoring the same names. Each day at 2:00pm Eastern time, the mad rush begins as domain names begin to drop from the registry. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb372623.htm http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=15385 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.comReceived on Sun Apr 23 2006 - 07:27:10 UTC
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