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The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Governments to decide future of net - Major shift in power in ICANN http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/28/gac_icann_communique/ Highs, lows and sickos - The unspoken side of the Morroccan meeting http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/30/icann_blog_marrakech_friday/ Arguments and gunfire - It's dangerous in here (ICANN§Marrakesh) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/29/marakesh_day_two/ Bad music and full mouths - Muddling through in Morocco http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/28/marrakech_blog_one/ New WHOIS Definition Survives Marrakech ICANN Meeting by Milton Mueller http://www.circleid.com/posts/whois_definition_survives_icann_meeting/ http://internetgovernance.org/news.html#newwhois_070106 .xxx probes US government interference http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/30/icm_registry_foia_three/ The Continued Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of the Internet Domain Name and Addressing System - Notice of Inquiry, Notice of Public Meeting http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/frnotices/2006/NOI_DNS_Transition_0506.htm .eu status report - number of eu domains exceeds 2 million http://status.eurid.eu/ Korea-led agency pushes local domain system http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/06/30/200606300025.asp ***************** GOVERNANCE ***************** Presentation: Cybersecurity & Spam after WSIS: How MAAWG Can Help A presentation entitled Cybersecurity & Spam after WSIS: How MAAWG Can Help (PDF) was made by Robert Shaw, Deputy Head, ITU Strategy and Policy Unit at the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group meeting held 27-29 June 2006 in Brussels, Belgium. http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Presentation+Cybersecurity++Spam+After+WSIS+How+MAAWG+Can+Help.aspx ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** Governments to decide future of net - Major shift in power in ICANN ICANN Marrakech In an historic shift of power, international governments will this week argue that they should take the lead role in "public policy" issues on the Net - effectively deciding the future course of much of the internet. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/28/gac_icann_communique/ Highs, lows and sickos - The unspoken side of the Morroccan meeting ICANN Marrakech ICANN Marrakech is over, save the board meeting. And this fact was - as it always is - sufficient reason for everyone to head to the bar and mull things over while consuming (un)healthy quantities of booze. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/30/icann_blog_marrakech_friday/ Arguments and gunfire - It's dangerous in here (ICANN§Marrakesh) ICANN Marrakech It's difficult to know if there is anything more frustrating than being unable to get on the internet at an ICANN meeting, but then I'm certain that the greengrocers of Georgia or undertakers of Uxbridge have an anecdote or two to put that in shadow. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/29/marakesh_day_two/ Bad music and full mouths - Muddling through in Morocco ICANN Marrakech: "Cause baby, I feel wonderful tonight..." The man singing this is lying. He doesn't feel wonderful at all. He feels like a musician who has been reduced to playing old-favourites to a small bunch of indifferent tourists, sat tapping away behind two sythesisers, only one of which he ever plays, but both of which are bathed in bright pink light. Welcome to Marrakech. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/28/marrakech_blog_one/ New WHOIS Definition Survives Marrakech ICANN Meeting by Milton Mueller For now, it appears that the new, more technically focused and privacy-friendly definition of the purpose of Whois survived the Marrakech meeting. The U.S. Government and the copyright and law enforcement interests mounted a major onslaught against the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) action, using the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) as their pressure point. http://www.circleid.com/posts/whois_definition_survives_icann_meeting/ http://internetgovernance.org/news.html#newwhois_070106 .xxx probes US government interference The company behind the unsuccessful .xxx bid has filed a third freedom of information act (FOIA) request against the US Department of Commerce in its ongoing bid to discover what pressure was exerted by the US government on internet organisation ICANN to turn the top-level domain down. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/30/icm_registry_foia_three/ http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=25227 Tragic death sparks new internet foundation A new foundation has been created to honour the memory of internet pioneer Liz Dengate-Thrush who died last week in a tragic traffic accident. The Liz Dengate Thrush Internet Entrepreneurship Foundation was announced in an emotional speech in Marrakech yesterday at the tri-annual meeting of internet overseeing organisation ICANN. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/30/dengate_thrush_foundation/ The Continued Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of the Internet Domain Name and Addressing System - Notice of Inquiry, Notice of Public Meeting The United States Department of Commerce?s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) seeks comment on the continuation of the transition of the technical coordination and management of the Internet domain name and addressing system (Internet DNS) to the private sector. In June 1998, the Department issued a statement of policy on the privatization of the Internet DNS, which among other things articulated four primary functions for global Internet DNS coordination and management, the need to have these functions performed by the private sector and four principles to guide the transition to private sector management of the Internet DNS. On June 30, 2005, NTIA released the U.S. Principles on the Internet?s Domain Name and Addressing System further elaborating on these issues. The Department of Commerce seeks comment regarding the progress of this transition and announces a public meeting to be held on July 26, 2006, to discuss issues associated with this transition. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/frnotices/2006/NOI_DNS_Transition_0506.htm .eu status report The total number of active domain names in .eu was 2,002,672 as of 2 July 2006. The highest number of active domain names per country of registrant was in Germany with 630,327, second was Great Britain with 373,591. For the latest figures see: http://status.eurid.eu/ au: Budget boost to city spirit COMMUNITY building will be a vital part of this year?s Ipswich City Council budget, Mayor Paul Pisasale said yesterday. The centrepieces of council?s strategy will be the registration of the internet domain name ?australiafamilies.com.au? and the introduction of subsidised neighbourhood barbecues. ?Families are the building blocks of a successful city,? Cr Pisasale said. ?The city doesn?t work unless its families work together.? Councillors and the mayor will have discretionary funds to subsidise get-togethers of neighbours, interest groups or even whole suburbs to promote interaction and community building. http://qt.com.au/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3690420&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection= Korea-led agency pushes local domain system A Korea-led nonprofit organization has set out to push what is known as a native language domain service in a bid to diversify the access standards for the Web, which now predominately revolves around English. http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/06/30/200606300025.asp Lassie.com Domain Goes to TV Rights Owner A U.N. agency has ruled that ownership of the lassie.com domain name must be handed to New York-based Classic Media Inc., the company that owns rights to the popular TV series Lassie about an adventurous collie. http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Lassiecom-Domain-Goes-to-TV-Rights-Owner/2006/06/29/1151174297533.html http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2130698 http://www.startribune.com/789/story/521800.html http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=50948301-af66-44d1-ab16-f8defcf260f2&k=87367 http://www.newsday.com/technology/wire/sns-ap-lassie-domain,0,7274864.story Fi-domain names become obsolete over coming months Tens of thousands of fi-domain names become obsolete during summer and autumn this year. According to information released by the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority on Wednesday, the fi-domain names have held temporary status for the past three years since the Domain Name Act came into force in September 2003. http://newsroom.finland.fi/stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=12999 UK snapping up .eu domain names The UK has the second highest uptake of the new .eu domain name suffix in Europe, according to new research. http://www.bl4london.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.viewItem&intItemID=4837 10 millionth .DE domain name Germany has registered its 10 millionth domain name, making the .DE TLD the second largest in the world following dotcom. http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=10159&mhnews_page=1 ICANN letter to CIRA The letter from Paul Twomey notes "It is acknowledged that we can do better and we will continue to work on the areas of concern identified by CIRA." http://cira.ca/news-releases/twomey-to-cira-24jun2006.pdf ICANN Set to Improve Africa's Participation Africa's participation in ICANN meetings is set to improve following a decision by the organizers to provide scholarships. http://allafrica.com/stories/200607010164.html http://beckyit.blogspot.com/2006/06/icann-to-improve-africa-participation.html ICANN Must Develop Policies to Include Africa in Making Policies for Africas Users Mohamed El Bashir Ahmed, Chairman of Sudan's Internet Society (SIS), says "a lot of hard work still needs to be done to democratize the internet". He was addressing delegates who are attending ICANN 2006 for the first time, ahead of the official opening of ICANN 2006 in Marrakech, Morocco. http://allafrica.com/stories/200607010152.html ICANN in Marrakesh [opinion] ICANN 2006 conference kicked-off in Marrakesh, Morroco on 26 Monday 2006. The conference was opened by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morcoco, Dr Driss Jettou who commended ICANN for choosing Marrakesh as the venue for this year's conference. Similar conferences have taken place in Egypt, Ghana, South Africa, and in December 2-8 2006 http://allafrica.com/stories/200607010159.html http://beckyit.blogspot.com/2006/06/icann-in-marakesh.html The Spread of the Internet Does Not Pose Any Threat to Civil Society [analysis] As the Internet grows, its usage also grows proportionately around the world. Its growth is due to its capability to provide users with connections to institutions and facilities that are based in overseas destinations. As a result ICANN has plans to introduce policies and structures to police the use of the internet. http://allafrica.com/stories/200607010160.html Africa: Internet Community Still Going Strong [analysis] Afrinic is the regional registry for Africa whose aim is to "provide professional and efficient distribution of number resources to the African community, to support internet technology usage across the continent and strengthen self internet governance in Africa by encouraging a participative policy development." http://allafrica.com/stories/200607010156.html http://beckyit.blogspot.com/2006/06/afrinic-still-going-strong.html mobi: Internet Made Mobile The growing increase in the number of mobile devices is encouraging more and more content providers to look to mobile phones as distribution platforms for Internet content. According to Alexa Raad, Vice President for Marketing and Business Development at dot.mobi or simply .mobi, mobile phones are the appropriate means by which Internet content can be distributed efficiently and at low costs to both providers and consumers. http://allafrica.com/stories/200607010157.html ICANN Opening Ceremony Internet stakeholders are meeting at the tourist city of Marrakech, under ICANN to discuss the evolvement of the internet. http://allafrica.com/stories/200607010158.html ICANN Opening Ceremony Internet stakeholders are meeting at the tourist city of Marrakech, under the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN ) to discuss the evolvement of the internet. Moroccan Prime Minister Driss Jettou graced the ceremony and gave his government's testimony of how Information Communication Technology ICTs can leverage modernization and territorial administration. http://allafrica.com/stories/200607010158.html ICANN Announces Formalisation of Relationship with UK ccTLD Manager ICANN has today announced that it has signed an exchange of letters with United Kingdom country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) manager, Nominet. This demonstrates a willingness to develop cooperation between ICANN and Nominet, the registry responsible for the United Kingdom ccTLD .uk. Nominet has become the seventh registry to formalize their relationship with ICANN in the past two months. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-30jun06.htm http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_relationship_uk_cctld_manager/ us: Blogger shuts down Web site that mocked legislator An irreverent local blogger has chosen to give up a Web site making fun of state Rep. Bev Harbin after Harbin threatened to take him to court under the state's law against cybersquatting. http://honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060630/NEWS02/606300376/ Presentation: What Rules for IP-enabled NGNs? A presentation entitled What Rules for IP-enabled NGNs? (PDF) was made by Robert Shaw, Deputy Head, ITU Strategy and Policy Unit at a London Business School Global Communications Consortium event entitled "Next Generation Networks - Investment & Regulation" on 29 June 2006 in London, England. http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Presentation+What+Rules+For+IPenabled+NGNs.aspx ******************* OTHER INTERNET NEWS ******************* au: Site for gay footy fans riles players Photos of AFL footballers have been removed from a website for gay footy fans after legal threats by the AFL Players Association. http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/news/afl/site-for-gay-footy-fans-riles-players/2006/06/28/1151174267986.html au: Conference to consider cyber bullying More research about online bullying and its effects on children will be put to an education conference that is starting in Adelaide 29 June. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200606/s1674292.htm au: $116.6 million to protect Australian families online FAMILIES in O'Connor now have better protection for their children from offensive and illegal content on the Internet thanks to the Australian Government's $116.6 million Protecting Australian families online said Wilson Tuckey. http://moora.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=general&story_id=491224 au: Humphries urges adoption of Internet porn filters The ACT Government is being urged to take on board new measures to block children's access to Internet pornography at public libraries. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200606/s1675206.htm ca: Canadian ISP's 'monitoring' cause for concern A statement by a major Canadian Internet service provider that it will be monitoring customers' cyber activities for possible reporting to government agencies has sparked concern among privacy advocates. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9001547 us: Internet providers divided on anti-porn plan On the same day that five Internet companies announced joint efforts to combat online child pornography, some of those same companies presented something less than a united front over proposals on the issue being drafted in Congress. http://iht.com/articles/2006/06/28/business/porn.php uk: Will filters stop paedophiles' online activities? In the UK the government is leaning on ISPs to install webfilters for home broadband, at huge cost. But, asks Sean Hargrave, is thatthe best way to stop paedophiles' online activities? http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/008200606301023.htm cn: Measures to tighten Web controls The mainland's internet minders have vowed to step up controls of internet content, especially in the areas of blogs, bulletin boards and search engines. http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=48370 http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19637385%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/china-to-tighten-internet-controls/2006/06/30/1151174371308.html uk: BBFC plans to censor the internet The UK's film censor has announced its intention to control and classify films on the internet. The British Board of Film Classification has said that it would like to give web-delivered films certificates in the same manner as it does for cinema and DVD releases. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,29390-2247185,00.html uk: Surfing with a safety net The government is leaning on ISPs to install web filters for home broadband, at huge cost. But, asks Sean Hargrave, is that the best way to stop paedophiles' online activities? http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1807757,00.html de: German experts want search engines to be monitored German experts at a Berlin seminar this week argued that search engines need to be more regulated. They want companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! to exercise editorial control over their search results and filter out sites with x-rated content or that glorify aggression. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/30/google_too_powerful/ Google goes to court to defend its ranking methods Google will try to convince a judge today to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges the heart of the company's business: its methods for indexing and ranking web pages. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/1739C192A00F237DCC25719C001D2A70 au: Scamming the Nigerian scammer The tables have been turned on at least one Nigerian scammer after an online vigilante successfully played him at his own game with an intricately laid "anti-scam" operation. http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/scamming-the-scammer/2006/06/29/1151174322991.html uk: Internet users face congestion charge Millions of people will be forced to pay a 'congestion charge' for sending email under plans being developed by American telephone companies to create a 'two-tier' internet. In a move which campaigners warn will destroy the openness and equality of the worldwide web, the US telecommunications group AT&T is lobbying politicians to allow the development of 'fast' and 'slow' internet services. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1810786,00.html eu: EU exploring tighter regulation of broadband services The European Commission unveiled plans Thursday that would force telecommunications providers to share broadband infrastructure with rivals and unify regulations in the sector. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14930189.htm eu: Review of the EU Regulatory Framework The European Commission published the Communication on the Review of the EU Regulatory Framework for electronic communications networks and services and launched public consultation. http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Review+Of+The+EU+Regulatory+Framework+.aspx sg: Singapore's Inteligent Nation 2015 plan Intelligent Nation 2015 is the Singapore government's 10 year infocomm development master plan aimed at transforming Singapore into a totally wireless, intelligent, economically enriching and competitive nation for Singaporeans from all walks of life. Broadband penetration is expected to increase to 90 % by then to help meet these objectives. It also aims to create 80,000 new jobs and double the infocomm industry's contribution to Gross Domestic Product to $26 billion, tripling the country's export revenue to SGD 60 billion. http://internetinasia.typepad.com/blog/2006/06/singapores_inte.html us: Congress targets social-networking sites The concept of forcing companies to record information about their users' Internet activities to aid in future criminal prosecutions took another twist this week. http://news.com.com/Congress+targets+social-networking+sites/2100-1028_3-6089574.html au: Spam Act continues to protect Australians (news release) ?The review provided an opportunity to ensure that the Spam Act was continuing to operate effectively and protect Australians from unsolicited and unwanted electronic messages,? Senator Coonan said. ?The review found that the legislation, as part of the Government?s multilayered strategy against spam, enabled active enforcement, productive industry partnerships and, most importantly, international cooperation against the global problem that is spam.? http://www.dcita.gov.au/newsroom/media_releases/spam_act_continues_to_protect_australians Spam volumes rocket as images bypass filters says security firm Spammers are using picture messages to bypass email filters, according to an information security firm. The images evade detection from filters mostly based on keywords, according to the company. http://www.out-law.com/page-7055 France approves iTunes rights law A law that could force Apple to share its digital download technology with rivals is passed in France. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5133754.stm http://news.com.com/France+approves+iTunes+compatibility+law/2100-1027_3-6090368.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/01/business/worldbusiness/01copy.html Google opens up the secrets of search Google is to demystify the hidden workings of its search engine as it returns to its plan to make the world?s information searchable online http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2247557,00.html nz: Telecom NZ smokes the peace pipe Telecom New Zealand's public change of attitude is certainly a breath of fresh air. http://zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Telecom_NZ_smokes_the_peace_pipe/0,2000061791,39261495,00.htm nz: Cunliffe sees bright future for New Zealand broadband The minister of communications, David Cunliffe, sees a bright future ahead of the country once the new telco regime is rolled out. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/2F95ECF73D4C7426CC25719B0035A9F8 nz: First broadband industry working group meeting next Friday Telecom has proposed holding the initial wholesale working group meeting next Friday to get the process going, according Mark Ratcliffe, COO of Technology and Enterprises http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/ED20F28BA4990996CC25719C0065E086 nz: No more victim mentality The first glimmer of more constructive relationships in the telecommunications industry surfaced last week at its annual conference. But uncertainty about what the government really wants from Telecom could perpetuate some of the bad behaviour that has delivered us miserable broadband to date. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3719075a1865,00.html au: The New Telstra: A Transformation Story Addressing the National Press Club in Canberra, Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo outlines his vision for the transformation of Telstra. http://nowwearetalking.com.au/Home/Page.aspx?mid=173 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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!? Check out gigs in your area on the comprehensive Yahoo! 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