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The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The big Jolie domain grab http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/the-big-jolie-domain-grab/2006/06/03/1148956574137.html uk: Nominet warns on Whois data mining http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/01/nominet_whois_warning/ Domain Tasting Target of US Federal Cybersquatting Lawsuit By Ram Mohan http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_tasting_target_of_us_federal_cybersquatting_lawsuit/ ca: Campaign gets tangled in website spoof http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060602.LIBERALSWEB02/TPStory/National Expanding the Internet in Latin America: Step Inside the World of .ORG http://www.circleid.com/posts/step_inside_the_world_of_org/ *************** RESEARCH PAPER *************** Jefferson Rebuffed - The United States and the Future of Internet Governance by Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger and Malte Ziewitz In Part I we briefly recount the current structure of naming and numbering governance on the Internet through ICANN. In Part II we describe the main elements of the European proposal. Part III analyzes why and to what extent the proposal would have enabled a unique ?constitutional moment? for Internet governance. Part IV explores why the proposal failed to persuade the United States government despite its own constitutional history. Examining four sets of potential reasons ? federalism, individual rights, public choice, and international law ? we find that a combination of differently aligned economic interests and a reluctance to delegate even self-constrained power to an international regime explains why 2005 will not be remembered as the Internet?s 1789. http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/Research/wpaper.nsf/rwp/RWP06-018 http://www.circleid.com/posts/united_states_future_internet_governance/ ***************** GOVERNANCE ***************** What's the Internet2 connection? by Susan Crawford Internet2 documents refer to the internet that you and I access as the "commodity internet." What does that mean? It could mean that it's what was left when the National Science Foundation dismantled its backbone and had private parties operate it. On this reading, "commodity" just means "commercial." http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/6/3/2004393.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** The big Jolie domain grab Actress Angelina Jolie has reserved 24 domain names featuring various versions of her daughter Shiloh Nouvel's name. http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/the-big-jolie-domain-grab/2006/06/03/1148956574137.html http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,19171,00.html http://www.entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,19348352-10431,00.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexd?blogid=7&year=2006&month=05&day=29 http://www.newswire.co.nz/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=320159&catid=3008 http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1033107 http://defamer.com/hollywood/angelina-jolie/jolies-lawyers-give-little-shiloh-her-own-domain-name-177760.php http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3274488 uk: Nominet warns on Whois data mining Nominet has issued a warning about commercial companies that are swiping copyrighted information on domain name owners from its Whois database. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/01/nominet_whois_warning/ http://www.out-law.com/page-6971 Domain Tasting Target of US Federal Cybersquatting Lawsuit By Ram Mohan So Domain Tasting, where registrants (who may also be registrars) taste names and keep only those that have economic value, is now the target of a federal cybersquatting lawsuit, brought about by lawyers for major brand name retailers Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman against major domain name registrar Dotster. This Dotster lawsuit involves allegations of cybersquatting by registrars who use the Create Grace Period, which is mandated by ICANN for global registries. http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_tasting_target_of_us_federal_cybersquatting_lawsuit/ ca: Campaign gets tangled in website spoof It was all the buzz in official Ottawa yesterday -- a hilarious political whodunit in this age of websites, platforms and templates. Overnight, someone built a website spoofing Liberal leadership candidate Joe Volpe and his acceptance of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from children, including the 11-year-old twins of a former vice-president of a generic drug company. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060602.LIBERALSWEB02/TPStory/National ca: CIRA RESPONDS TO HYPE ABOUT YOUTHFORVOLPE.CA CIRA issued a statement in which it clarifies erroneous information referencing its part in shutting down youthforvolpe.ca. http://cira.ca/news-releases/176.html ICANN announces formalisation of relationship with German ccTLD manager (news release) ICANN announced that it has signed and exchanged letters with German Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) manager DENIC. This marks the mutual recognition of ICANN and DENIC, the registry responsible for the German ccTLD .de ? the world's largest ccTLD. The exchange of letters goes back to the Accountability Framework program announced by ICANN in February. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement1-31may06.htm Study Group 17 Questionnaire on information about experiences on the use of IDN To recognize national, regional and international issues concerning IDNs, Study Group 17 prepared a questionnaire (see Annex 1) on information about experiences on the use of IDNs. http://www.itu.int/md/T05-TSB-CIR-0096/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/itu_launches_idn_survey_and_cctld_outreach/ Expanding the Internet in Latin America: Step Inside the World of .ORG In many developing regions, a digital divide separates wealthy citizens from those with lower incomes. Closing this gap means more than providing low-cost access to technology; it also means providing education about the benefits of technology and overcoming deeply ingrained fears. http://www.circleid.com/posts/step_inside_the_world_of_org/ CENTR, the Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries held its 30th General Assembly General Assembly in Madrid on 25th & 26th May, hosted by the Spanish registry, RED.ES. There were 42 participants at the meeting representing 24 registries. One of the highlights was announcing CENTR now has 50 members. http://www.centr.org/docs/2006/05/GA30_Communique_from_the_30th_GA-fin.pdf The Spirit of Frankfurt The first preparatory meeting for building a European Regional At-Large Organisation (EURALO) took place in Frankfurt on Sunday 28 May. About 20 civil society representatives from accredited At-Large Structures in Belgium, Luxembourg, Finland, Germany, Italy and Switzerland assembled and committed to begin the pioneer work. http://icannalac.org/content/view/97/37/ .ORGanize 2006: Expanding the Internet in Latin America In many developing regions, a digital divide separates wealthy citizens from those with lower incomes. Closing this gap means more than providing low-cost access to technology; it also means providing education about the benefits of technology and overcoming deeply ingrained fears. http://www.circleid.com/posts/step_inside_the_world_of_org/ us: Law firm accused of cybersquatting An anti-piracy trade body is taking a law firm to court for trade mark infringement. The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) is suing Scott & Scott LLP for service mark infringement and cybersquatting in the US. http://www.out-law.com/page-6963 us: Dotster named in massive cybersquatting suit A new federal lawsuit charges that Dotster, one of the largest domain name registrars, has unlawfully participated in a massive cybersquatting campaign targeting companies such as Cingular Wireless, Disney, Ikea, Google, Neiman Marcus, Playboy and Verizon. http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-6079567.html http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6079567.html http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/6/3/2004116.html (155 page copy of the complaint) Tom Cruise continues net crusade Tom Cruise has embarked on a crusade to win back his name right across the net. Not content with taking notorious cybersquatter Jeff Burgar to WIPO for control of TomCruise.com, the diminutive film star has sent in the lawyers to get hold of other domains sporting his name. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/31/tom_cruise_crusade/ Morgan Stanley takes domain name from cat A cat has lost its bid to retain a controversial domain name after a multinational investment bank took it to the National Arbitration Forum. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/02/morgan_stanley_cat_domain_dispute/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/royal_cat_loses_icann_udrp_action/ http://www.out-law.com/page-6973 uk: Council loses control of web domain name A town council has found itself tangled up in the worldwide web - after finding its address had been sold to someone else. http://business.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=BIZOnline&category=Business&tBrand=bizonline&tCategory=business&itemid=NOED29%20May%202006%2016:50:02:423 Cybersquatting on the increase: report Website owners need to be more vigilant in monitoring the use of their domain names, a leading Irish solicitors firm has warned. http://www.electricnews.net/frontpage/news-9699160.html http://www.pcw.co.uk/itweek/news/2157217/domain-name-disputes-increase http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2157217/domain-name-disputes-increase http://www.businessworld.ie/livenews.htm?a=1430840;s=rollingnews.htm Company appeals decision on porn domain The battle over a virtual red-light district is entering another round. Although the Internet's key oversight agency rejected a proposal to create a ".xxx" domain for porn sites, the domain's chief sponsor, ICM Registry Inc., is appealing the decision and began taking reservations from adult sites this week. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13078776/ http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Company-Appeals-Decision-on-Porn-Domain/2006/06/01/1148956462116.html http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-06-01-porn-domain_x.htm http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2026567 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-06-01-porn-domain_x.htm Verio Enhances Domain Name Registration Service Services include a domain name generation tool that provides suggestions on suitable domain names; also offers privacy services on registered domains. http://webhosting.info/news/1/verio-enhances-domain-name-registration-service_0601062584.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 Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.comReceived on Wed Jun 07 2006 - 13:03:13 UTC
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