Hello Australia! Just a short note. It's been brought to my attention that some of the links are broken in the news I send out. And from digging around online I believe sending the news in html format will solve the problem. But I know there are some people who don't like html. It's been raised before on the DNS list many years ago. So feel free to give me feedback on this, especially if you don't like it, with a way around it! Also, I will be sending out a short email with a list of questions shortly that will give you the opportunity to comment on the good, the bad and the ugly for the news which, hopefully, will allow me to improve things. Cheers David *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Drafters of Communications Treaty Are Split on Issue of Internet Governance http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/technology/communications-treaty-hung-up-on-internet-issue.html Hands Off the Internet! by Jermyn Brooks, Independent Chair of the Global Network Initiative http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/opinion/hands-off-the-internet.html ITU meeting 'no threat to free speech' by Dr Hamadoun Toure http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/05/business/toure-itu-wcit-internet-connectivity/index.html Internet governance talks in jeopardy as Arab states, Russia ally http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/08/un-internet-treaty-idINDEE8B701220121208 Russia, China alliance wants greater govt voice in Internet oversight http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/telecom-treaty-internet-russia-china-idINDEE8B801M20121209 US drops ?net regulation bombshell, threatens WCIT exit http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/09/us_threatens_wcit_veto/ WCIT 2012 ? The end of the Internet world? http://blog.auda.org.au/2012/12/07/wcit-2012-the-end-of-the-internet-world/ WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Survey Final Report Published http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-07dec12-en.htm nz: Dotcom posts screenshots of his new file sharing service, launching Jan 20 http://www.nbr.co.nz/mega Trouble Abroad http://www.gtldstrategy.com/brand-protection-strategies/trouble-abroad As the GAC?s World Turns http://www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/as-the-gac?s-world-turns Brands hold the key to gTLD adoption rates http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=2c4e7cdf-803e-4964-bfd1-b214296f01eb Cybersquatters cashing in on Kate's pregnancy by registering websites linked to Royal baby http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245117/Cybersquatters-cashing-Kates-pregnancy-registering-websites-linked-Royal-baby.html NTIA?s meaningless ?numbering principles? by Milton Mueller http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/12/06/ntias-meaningless-numbering-principles/ UK government condemned on net address shift http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20646710 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Drafters of Communications Treaty Are Split on Issue of Internet Governance Nearly a week into a global conference to draft a treaty on the future of international telecommunications, delegates remain divided on a fundamental question: should the Internet feature in the discussions? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/technology/communications-treaty-hung-up-on-internet-issue.html Hands Off the Internet! by Jermyn Brooks, Independent Chair of the Global Network Initiative A chorus of human rights groups, diplomats, companies and technologists has achieved something remarkable. They are shining a media spotlight on the most boring international conference you have never heard of: an obscure gathering of governments called the World Conference on International Telecommunications, or W.C.I.T. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/opinion/hands-off-the-internet.html Development and Progress of the World Conference on International Telecommunications Currently Being Held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Until December 14, 2012: Special Briefing by Terry Kramer, Ambassador U.S. Head of Delegation, World Conference on International Telecommunications MR. HENSMAN: Thank you. Good morning, everyone, or afternoon. Thanks for joining us. Today we?ve got an on-the-record conference call with Ambassador Terry Kramer, who is the U.S. Head of Delegation for the World Conference on International Telecommunications taking place in Dubai. We do have journalists that are in the room as well as dialed in, so we?re going to try and alternate as best we can within the time allowed to get questions from both groups. http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/rm/2012/201637.htm ITU meeting 'no threat to free speech' by Dr Hamadoun Toure Modern communications are an essential foundation for the social and economic opportunities that everyone deserves. The WCIT, currently taking place in Dubai, is a golden opportunity to provide affordable connectivity for all, including the billions of people worldwide who cannot yet go online. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/05/business/toure-itu-wcit-internet-connectivity/index.html Internet governance talks in jeopardy as Arab states, Russia ally A landmark attempt to set global rules for overseeing the Internet threatened to fall apart on Friday as a rift pitting the United States and some Western countries against the rest of the world widened, participants in the talks said. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/08/un-internet-treaty-idINDEE8B701220121208 Russia, China alliance wants greater govt voice in Internet oversight A Russia-led proposal calling for sweeping new governmental powers to regulate cyberspace could enable countries to block some Web locations and wrest control of allotting Internet addresses from a U.S.-based body. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/telecom-treaty-internet-russia-china-idINDEE8B801M20121209 Crovitz: Would-Be Internet Regulators Need Deleting In a referendum among the world's two billion Internet users, how many would vote to transfer control of the Internet to the United Nations? Perhaps 100,000, an estimate based on the number of top officials ruling the most authoritarian countries, whose power is threatened by the open Web. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324001104578167242735088684.html Authoritarian regimes push for larger ITU role in DNS system Some of the world's most authoritarian regimes introduced a new proposal at the WCIT on Friday that could dramatically extend the jurisdiction of the International Telecommunication Union over the Internet. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/12/authoritarian-regimes-push-for-larger-itu-role-in-dns-system/ Future Of The Internet May Rest On Definitions At Dubai Conference For at least another week in Dubai, delegates from 193 nations are at a landmark conference to talk about regulating the telecommunications industry. Some fear that could lead a few countries, particularly Russia and China, moving to more tightly regulate local use of the Internet too. If the final treaty includes text they can use to justify potential acts of censorship, that could well happen. http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/12/06/future-of-the-internet-may-rest-on-definitions-at-dubai-conference/ A global battle for internet freedom puts Leveson in perspective: There's no reason ethical standards have to slip online. The real challenge for journalism is how to make the internet pay by Timothy Garton Ash Are you reading this column in an ethical vacuum? Or on virtuous paper? Lord Justice Leveson's description of the internet as an "ethical vacuum" is one of the few missteps in his report on what we still Gutenberg-ishly call "the press". For the internet is not an ethical vacuum; it is an ethical battlefield. Across its vast virtual steppes there now rages one of the great power struggles of our time. The fate of authoritarian regimes such as China, and hence the future of freedom, will depend on the outcome. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/05/internet-freedom-leveson-ethical-online WCIT-12 leak shows Russia, China, others seek to define 'government-controlled Internet' Leaked proposals from the U.N. WCIT-12 summit show Russia, China, and similar regimes are making a bid to define the Internet as a system of government-controlled networks. http://www.zdnet.com/wcit-12-leak-shows-russia-china-others-seek-to-define-government-controlled-internet-7000008509/ US drops ?net regulation bombshell, threatens WCIT exit As the ITU?s WCIT conference rolls on in Doha, the head of the American delegation Terry Kramer has pointed to the big red button, threatening to veto any new treaty it believes puts the Internet at risk. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/09/us_threatens_wcit_veto/ Now, Russia, UAE and others want direct government control of Internet A leaked document from the UN?s World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) being held in Dubai, shows that the UAE accompanied by Russia, China, Sudan, Algeria and Brazil had placed a proposal to fundamentally restructure the Web and place it under government control, with authorisation for extensive state surveillance and content regulation. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/now-russia-uae-and-others-want-direct-government-control-of-internet/article4181822.ece World Conference on International Telecommunications affirms right to freedom of information online Delegates at the second Plenary session of the WCIT-12 today overwhelmingly supported the importance of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirming the right of all people to freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/90.aspx Global technology community gathers for World Conference on International Telecommunications WCIT-12 today welcomed over 1,950 delegates, who are gathering at the Dubai World Trade Centre to renegotiate the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), the binding global treaty facilitating global interconnection and interoperability of information and communication services, their efficient operation and their widespread public availability. http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/89.aspx WCIT 2012 ? The end of the Internet world? Not likely. The much-anticipated WCIT-12 got underway on Monday in Dubai. For my sins, I am representing auDA as an Advisor to the Australian Government delegation at the two-week event. http://blog.auda.org.au/2012/12/07/wcit-2012-the-end-of-the-internet-world/ RIPE NCC Report on IGF 2012 The seventh Internet Governance Forum took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 6-9 November 2012, bringing together more than 1,600 people from 128 countries. The RIPE NCC participated in the event, working with fellow Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) and industry partners to develop the IGF program, organise workshops and contribute to discussions. http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/industry-developments/ripe-ncc-report-on-igf-2012 U.S., Google Press to Keep Internet Out of UN Treaty The U.S. is pressing to exclude the Internet sector from an international telecommunications treaty even as a ?big gap? remains between countries on the issue, a U.S. official said. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-06/u-s-google-press-to-keep-internet-out-of-un-treaty.html How the United Nations could ruin the Internet The Internet has sustained some pretty intense assaults in the past couple of years. There was the heavy-handed attempt to stamp out content piracy with SOPA/PIPA, the Federal Communications Commission?s Net neutrality ruling, which many saw as splitting the baby, and that whack job who claimed to own a patent on the World Wide Web. http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2012/12/06/how-the-united-nations-could-ruin-the-internet/ The U.N. and the Internet: What to expect, what to fear (FAQ) The inner workings of United Nations telecommunications agencies aren't usually headline news. But then again, most U.N. confabs don't grapple with topics as slippery as Internet censorship, taxation, and privacy. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57557459-38/the-u.n-and-the-internet-what-to-expect-what-to-fear-faq/ U.S. to U.N. Conference: Hands Off the Internet Regulating the Internet is a dream of autocratic governments and international organizations alike. This week and next, Internet governance will be the hot topic of the World Conference on International Telecommunications. http://blog.heritage.org/2012/12/06/u-s-to-u-n-conference-hands-off-the-internet/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Survey Final Report Published In response to requests from the GNSO Council to gather data to inform future WHOIS policy development activities, ICANN has commissioned a series of studies to evaluate different aspects of WHOIS. http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-07dec12-en.htm https://www.myicann.org/news/topics/2/page/1/articles/18100 Root Zone Scaling Measurements at L-Root ICANN is the operator of L-Root, one of the thirteen root servers in the Domain Name System (DNS). To better be able to identify any performance impact on L-Root caused by a larger root zone, work is underway to implement additional instrumentation of L-Root's infrastructure. http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-07dec12-en.htm .com Registry Agreement On 1 December 2012, ICANN and VeriSign, Inc., entered into an Unsponsored Registry Agreement under which VeriSign operates the .com top-level domain. The agreement and its appendices may be viewed by following the links below. https://www.myicann.org/news/topics/2/page/1/articles/18079 IDN Variant TLD Program ? Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels ? Second Public Comment Draft Purpose (Brief): To receive community feedback on the latest draft of the ?Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels ? Second Public Comment Draft? [PDF, 790 KB] http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/lgr-procedure-07dec12-en.htm Fadi Chehad? Addresses WCIT Opening Ceremony in Dubai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6398OvNQg7Q ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** CENTR Releases European Domain Name Statistics Report The latest CENTR Domain Wire Stat Report shows that Montenegro (.me), Serbia (.rs) and Slovakia (.sk) are the European countries with the highest market share of the local ccTLD with 99 percent, 90 percent and 87 percent respectively. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=19410 http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/12/07/centr-european-statistics-report/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/centr-releases-european-domain-name-statistics-report.html ADR celebrates its 10th birthday on 12th December ADR (alternative dispute resolution) is 10 years old and our aim is to highlight its anniversary. To mark the occasion, Cepina (the Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation) is organising a symposium in conjunction with DNS.be. http://dns.be/en//adr_celebrates_its_10th_birthday_on_12th_december Two Million .CA Internet Addresses and Counting There are now more than two million registered ?dot ca? Internet domain names. http://www.mediacastermagazine.com/news/two-million-ca-internet-addresses-and-counting/1001916418/ .cat Reaches 60,000 domains On November 30th the first cultural and linguistic gTLD achieved 60.000 active domains in the zone, growing 15% since January 1st. This continuous growth shows once more the utility of this kind of domain for its community http://centr.org/news/12-05-2012/2467/cat-reaches-60000-domains dk: DNSSEC error on one of the name servers ... On 28 November 2012, we became aware of an error in the DNSSEC-signed responses in a software version that we use on one of the name servers. https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/english/news/news-single/artikel/dnssec-error-on-one-of-the-name-servers/ .eu reports healthy registration rise in Q3 2012 .eu domain name registrations in Q3 2012 grew by more than 7% year over year for the second consecutive quarter, according to the latest progress report from the .eu registry, EURid. The third quarter?s net growth rate of 7.4% was consistent with Q2?s 7.6% result. http://www.eurid.eu/en/content/eu-reports-healthy-registration-rise-q3-2012 Malta with highest annual growth in .eu registrations Third-quarter .eu domain name registrations grew by over 7% year-on-year for the second consecutive quarter, according to a report from the .eu registry, EURid. http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/businessdetails/business/businessnews/Malta-with-highest-annual-growth-in-eu-registrations-20121206 .eu domain name registrations rise 7% in Q3 Third-quarter .eu domain name registrations grew by over 7 percent year-on-year for the second consecutive quarter, according to a report from the .eu registry, EURid. http://www.telecompaper.com/news/eu-domain-name-registrations-rise-7-in-q3--912477 .Eu 3Q 2012 Report is Out & Registrations Increase By Over 7% To 3.67 Million; Renewal Rate 81%; 16K Domains Traded EURID the company that manages the .Eu ccTLD issued its report this morning for the third quarter of 2012. http://www.thedomains.com/2012/12/06/eu-3q-2012-report-is-out-renewal-rate-81-16k-domains-traded/ .EU Registrations Continue To Grow Strongly Registrations of .eu (European Union) domain names grew by more than seven percent in Q3 2012 year over year for the second consecutive quarter, the latest progress report from the .eu registry, EURid says. The third quarter's net growth rate of 7.4% was consistent with Q2's 7.6% result. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=19409 http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/12/07/eu-registrations-continue-to-grow-strongly/ ee: Price for .ee domains to be slashed by 11.8% in 2013 The Supervisory Board of the Estonian Internet Foundation has decided to reduce the .ee domain price by 11.8% (to EUR 15) in 2013. The amendment to the Domain Regulation extending available domain registration periods to 2 and 3 years has also been approved. http://www.internet.ee/news/price-for-ee-domains-to-be-slashed-by-118-in-2013/ .FR Reaches 2.5m Registrations And Top 5 Fastest Growing ccTLDs The French ccTLD, .FR, reached 2.5 million domain name registrations this week, and achieved the milestone relatively quickly as it is among the top five ccTLDs when it comes to growth. http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/12/07/fr-reaches-2-5m-registrations-and-top-5-fastest-growing-cctlds/ A new milestone: 2.5 million domain names for the .fr TLD Afnic has registered the 2.5 millionth domain name with the .fr extension, and now figures in the top 5 ccTLDs for the fastest growth http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/6476/show/a-new-milestone-2-5-million-domain-names-for-the-fr-tld.html French registry and registrar not liable for infringing domain names [registration] The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled that AFNIC, the registry for the ?.fr? ccTLD, was not liable for failing to freeze or block an infringing domain name upon notice by an interested party without a court order. The court also held that EuroDNS, a Luxembourg-based registrar, was not liable for failing to monitor the registration of potentially infringing domain names, even in the case of well-known trademarks. http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=475455d0-1215-404b-a697-6f4b11c57ec9 no: New attempts on domain name swindle Once again we have got reports on a company who tries to force Norwegian companies to buy domain names. The service is said to be offered to protect a company name or brand. http://www.norid.no/nytt/nye-svindelforsok.en.html nz: Dotcom posts screenshots of his new file sharing service, launching Jan 20 Kim Dotcom has posted a series of screen shots for Mega, the new file sharing service he plans to launch on January 20 (the anniversary of his arrest). ... The question now is whether any party will lean on the adminstrator of the .co.nz domain, InternetNZ, and/or the New Zealand government before Mega's launch, set for January 20 (the anniversary of Dotcom's arrest). http://www.nbr.co.nz/mega Over 70 Registrars Strong, .PW Shines with the Launch of its Sunrise Phase .PW Registry (?the Professional Web?) opens up today with a 68-day long sunrise program. The sunrise offers some unique features aimed at reducing overhead for brand-owners. Most known brand management Registrars like MarkMonitor, IP Mirror, ComLaude, CSC, Safenames and 101Domain will be accepting .PW sunrise registrations starting today. http://registry.pw/pw-sunrise-launch/ Russia's .RU will be DNSSEC signed by the end of December On December 4, the Coordination Center for TLD RU/?? and the Technical Center of Internet have generated DNSSEC keys for .RU, one of two Russian national domains. http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=4283 20 years of .si The story of the .si domain begins almost exactly 20 years ago, with the acquisition of the ISO two-letter country code for the newly created Slovenian state. What was then the Ministry of Science authorised the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia to administer the .si address space. The newly established ARNES immediately contacted IANA, specifically Internet leading light Jon Postel, who ensured that the TLD became visible on the web. http://www.registry.si/fileadmin/dokumenti/register/Publikacije/siNews-3.pdf .SE?s corporate blog nominated for prestigious European communications award .SE?s corporate blog, the .SE Blog, has been nominated for the European Excellence Awards, a prestigious communications competition in which the best PR and communications initiatives in Europe vie for awards. On Thursday, the winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in London. https://www.iis.se/english/news/ses-corporate-blog-nominated-for-communications-award/ .SE co-hosts an international conference on internet freedom On 22?23 May 2013 .SE is organising the second Stockholm Internet Forum on Internet Freedom for Global Development (SIF13) together with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Sida. The first Stockholm Internet Forum (SIF12) was held in April this year. https://www.iis.se/english/news/se-co-hosts-an-international-conference-on-internet-freedom/ ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** Trouble Abroad It can be a scary world out there in cyberspace, even for big companies with ample resources. Just ask the likes of Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft and others, who recently saw their domain names ending in .RO, the Romanian ccTLD, hacked. The attack, which hijacked the DNS records of the domain names and pointed them to a server in the Netherlands, came less than a week after Eboz, a little-known hacker group out of Turkey, attacked these and other companies? .PK (Pakistan) domain names in mid-November. http://www.gtldstrategy.com/brand-protection-strategies/trouble-abroad As the GAC?s World Turns As we mentioned in our last post, GAC Early Warnings came out late last Tuesday night. In total, 39 GAC member countries issued 242 Early Warnings on 143 unique gTLD strings. http://www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/as-the-gac?s-world-turns Fairwinds Study: 74% Of Internet Users Are Entirely Unaware of New gTLD Program: 44% Says It Will Cause Confusion Fairwinds Partners just published a white paper on the new gTLD?s entitled ?2013: The Year of the Address Bar? including results from a survey of 2,008 Internet users between the ages of 13 and 64 about their awareness of and attitudes toward new gTLDs http://www.thedomains.com/2012/12/06/fairwinds-study-74-of-internet-users-are-entirely-unaware-of-new-gtld-program-44-says-it-will-cause-confusion/ Brands hold the key to gTLD adoption rates While in the online and trademark industries the upcoming domain name expansion has been a central pre-occupation, amongst consumers the picture is somewhat different. But new research demonstrates a willingness amongst users to migrate to new gTLDs once they are educated about them ? with brands best positioned to shape consumer uptake. http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=2c4e7cdf-803e-4964-bfd1-b214296f01eb India against allocation of certain domain names India has made it clear that it does not favour the allocation of certain terms like ?Indians,? ?Islam? and ?Ram? as new gTLDs, the concluding part of the web address that follows the dot, as the global web address system prepares itself for a phase of massive expansion in the coming months. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-against-allocation-of-certain-domain-names/article4181900.ece A new domain for leading brands by Roland LaPlante, CMO, Afilias Earlier this year, the body that controls internet address naming conventions ? the ICANN ? set the wheels in motion for one of the most significant shake-ups the Internet has so far witnessed. http://www.businessrevieweurope.eu/technology/a-new-domain-for-leading-brands Give your views to help shape a new online home for Wales A consultation to help shape the new internet domains for Wales is being launched by Nominet, the not-for-profit organisation best known for running the .uk infrastructure. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/give-your-views-help-shape-new-online-home-wales http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/press-releases/give-your-views-help-shape-new-online-home-wales A Q&A on World AIDS Day To raise awareness and garner support for World AIDS Day, we are excited to feature a Q and A with Carolin Silbernagl of dotHIV. Carolin and her team are hoping to start the world?s first charity TLD using a unique approach that turns the traditional TLD model on its head. Read on for more information about .HIV, the power of innovation and the mythical creatures behind every great social entrepreneur. http://www.name.com/blog/general/2012/12/a-qa-on-world-aids-day/ .Glean Becomes 7th Officially Withdrawn New gTLD Application ICANN has just posted a 7th withdrawn application on its website. The application for .Glean filed by Lifestyle Domain Holdings, Inc. of Knoxville Tn has been formally withdrawn and now reflected on ICANN?s website. http://www.thedomains.com/2012/12/06/glean-becomes-7th-officially-withdrawn-new-gtld-application/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** ... Abuse of .EU domains by malware gangs continues despite Registrar notification What the world really needs is a lot more TLDs and even more registrars. Isn't it? http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/dec/06/technology-links-newsbucket org: Our New Initiatives To Combat Botnets We often throw around the term ?bots? in our industry. Short for ?robots,? it?s the common term for software programs that run automated tasks. In many cases, bots can be innocuous and even useful. The most common example of their benefit is that they are the first step in creating Internet search systems. http://pir.org/blog/2012/botnets org: Mitigating DDoS Attacks, A Global Challenge DDoS in the CloudOn December 5, 2012, Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit operator of the .ORG to-level domain and long-term advocate for collaboration, safety and security on the Internet, moderated an expert panel on ?Mitigating DDoS Attacks: Best Practices for an Evolving Threat Landscape.? http://pir.org/blog/2012/ddosnyc 2012 Global Phishing Trends: Uptime Down, Numbers Up by Ram Mohan Despite security advances over the past year, including the increased deployment of DNSSEC, pirates continue to wreak havoc on the Internet. But before you decide that Internet security innovations are futile, consider this: online criminals are just like burglars in the physical world; they don?t take new ways of blocking their best efforts lying down. They come up with new and, in some cases, stronger plans of attack. http://registrypro.pro/blogs/ram-mohan/2012-global-phishing-trends-uptime-down-numbers UN net meeting 'hit by hackers' causing website disruption A UN conference to discuss the future of internet governance has been disrupted by a suspected hacking attack. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20626381 Network outage at World Conference on International Telecommunications Communication with one of the ITU websites was interrupted on late Wednesday afternoon, December 5, interfering with external access to the main ITU site and disrupting the late meeting of Working Group 1 of Committee 5, the substantive working committee of the WCIT-12 conference. http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/91.aspx ITU says "network outage" after website cyberattack disrupted Dubai conference The ITU ... Wednesday night suffered a website attack that severely disrupted a conference to discuss its Internet influence. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/120612-itu-anonymous-264865.html http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/443978/itu_says_network_outage_after_website_cyberattack_disrupted_dubai_conference/ http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9234428/ITU_says_network_outage_after_website_cyberattack_disrupted_Dubai_conference ISOC Deploy360 Programme: Perspectives on Deploying DNSSEC by Dan York (Internet Society), Frederico Neves (NIC.BR), Robert Martin-Leg?ne (Packet Clearing House) What needs to be done for DNSSEC to be deployed on a large scale? Participants will discuss the unique DNSSEC requirements for network operators, enterprises, application developers, and domain name holders. They will also discuss challenges to DNSSEC deployment and opportunities to address those challenges. http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/York-DNSSEC.pdf Perspectives on Deploying DNSSEC U.S. Cyberwar Doctrine Would Not Matter Without International Agreement When the history of cyberwar is written, 2012 may well be marked down as the year that it all began in earnest. Governments have been attacking one another electronically for decades now, but the last 12 months have seen both the concept and reality of cyberwar elbow their way into the consciousness of the general public through attacks such as Flame, Gauss and Shamoon, and also have seen government officials openly discussing offensive operations and calling out other nations for their extensive attacks on U.S. networks. Now, those same U.S. officials are in the process of developing doctrines for cyberwar operations as way of defining how and when military and government teams can act. http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/us-cyberwar-doctrine-would-not-matter-without-international-agreement-120712 Is bigger better when it comes to DDoS attacks? DDoS attacks have remained on the front page again in 2012 for a very simple reason; they continue to attack the largest and most secure networks in the world, from governments? web properties to Wall Street. Is this simply a function of increasing size of attacks that overwhelm these websites? Yes and no. http://www.cio.com.au/article/444054/bigger_better_when_it_comes_ddos_attacks_/ Saudi Arabia says cyber attack aimed to disrupt oil, gas flow Saudi Arabia's national oil company, Aramco, said on Sunday a cyber attack against it in August which damaged some 30,000 computers was aimed at stopping oil and gas production at the biggest OPEC exporter. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/uk-saudi-attack-idUKBRE8B80D620121209 ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Could Untied.com Be Undone by United Airlines? The owner of long-running United Airlines gripe site Untied.com was hit with a lawsuit this week by the airline itself. Although the site has resolved from the domain name for 15 years, it changed its appearance in April 2012 to appear more similar to United Airlines' updated site, drawing the lawsuit for violations of intellectual property and worker privacy. http://www.domainnamestrategy.com/2012/12/05/could-untiedcom-be-undone-united-airlines Cyber Counterfeiters Quelled A collective of enforcement agencies around the world joined forces recently to seize 132 domain names selling counterfeit goods as part of specific consumer protection operations. Dubbed "Project Cyber Monday" and "Project Transatlantic," the programs are part of a larger effort called Operation In Our Sites (IOS), which is responsible for 1,630 domain name seizures since its launch in June 2010. http://www.domainnamestrategy.com/2012/12/03/cyber-counterfeiters-quelled UDRP decision provides example of legitimate interest for distributors or resellers [registration] Lise Charmel Industrie has failed to obtain the transfer of the domain name ?lisecharmel.org? under the UDRP. Among other things, the panel found that the respondent sought to promote and sell the complainant's products in the interests of both parties and that, on balance, the respondent's links to the relevant pages of its online store did not amount to ?bait and switch? selling. http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=88df0dd0-67af-46e6-b6bd-5b4e322d09f6 Cybersquatters cashing in on Kate's pregnancy by registering websites linked to Royal baby Opportunistic cybersquatters are attempting to cash in on the Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy by registering websites associated with the Royal baby. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245117/Cybersquatters-cashing-Kates-pregnancy-registering-websites-linked-Royal-baby.html ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** NTIA?s meaningless ?numbering principles? by Milton Mueller The US Commerce Department has issued what it calls a set of ?Internet Protocol Numbering Principles? December 3rd. In this post, we contrast the NTIA statement with the results of the Baku IGF workshop on IP numbering. The contrast shows that either the NTIA is out of touch with reality in numbering policy, or is deliberately making a meaningless statement in order to sidestep some increasingly intense, consequential politics. http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/12/06/ntias-meaningless-numbering-principles/ United States Government?s Internet Protocol Numbering Principles by Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling Internet Protocol (IP) numbers underpin and connect broadband and IP-based network infrastructures. Without IP numbers, we could not attach computers and smartphones to the Internet, and we could not route traffic to and from those devices. Without an adequate supply of these numbers, we could not design cloud computing networks or the smart grid. As we move to a world of innovation where virtually everything can be networked to everything else, we need to ensure a sufficient supply of IP numbers. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2012/united-states-government-s-internet-protocol-numbering-principles ISOC Deploy360 Programme: Government: A Pivotal Player in IPv6 Adoption: Moderator: Christian O?Flaherty (Internet Society); Panelists: Ji?? Pr??a (NIC.CZ); Cristiano Hauck Chevitarese (Brazil); R?gison Martins (Brazil); Shernon Osepa (Internet Society) Experiencing a 40% increase in its unique IP address count over a single year, Brazil?s recent boom of Internet connectivity emphasizes the country?s need to support IPv6 migration. A panel of international experts will discuss the critical role that governments play in advancing IPv6 adoption, including those governments that have successfully mandated agencies deploy IPv6 protocol on public-facing websites and email services. The dialogue will identify governmental drivers for IPv6 adoption while panelists outline the goals, approach, accomplishments, and challenges of their respective government?s transition to IPv6. http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Prusa-ION_Sao_Paulo.pdf http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Chevitarese-MC-Government-a-pivotal-player-in-IPv6-adoption-ver-2.pdf ISOC Deploy360 Programme: Advancing the Network: Where We?ve Been, Where We?re Headed: Moderator: Dan York (Internet Society); Panelists: Tom Coffeen (Infoblox); Alex Felipelli (Akamai); Daniel Fuchs (Datora Telecom); Demi Getschko (NIC.BR) Panelists will examine the progress made in cutting-edge network advancements, such as IPv6 and DNSSEC, over the past year. As part of this discussion, participants of World IPv6 Launch will share their experiences and summarize results of this industry milestone, when thousands of websites, network, and electronics vendors permanently enabled IPv6. Overall, expert panelists will share important lessons learned in the deployment of new technologies and provide insight into the future of the Internet networking landscape. http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Felipelli-IPv6_Adoption.pdf UK government condemned on net address shift A body set up to get the UK moving to the net's new addressing system has been shut down in protest at official indifference to its work. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20646710 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-20646710 UK government slammed over slow IPv6 adoption A group dedicated to advocating IPv6 uptake in the UK has vowed to disband in frustration over slow adoption and poor government support. http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2230654/uk-government-slammed-over-slow-ipv6-adoption ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Go Daddy Domains and Websites Now on the Warehouse Shelves at Costco.com You've got to hand it to Go Daddy - they are everywhere. ... The latest issue (December 2012) of warehouse giant Costco's in house magazine - The Costco Connection - has an article about Go Daddy detailing a partnership between the giant registrar and the giant wholesale club. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2012/dailyposts/20121206.htm ca: It?s That Time Again to Put Life and Work in Perspective ... Scott Stratten, president of Un-Marketing, summed it up well in an anecdote he shared while speaking at the Canadian Internet Registration Authority?s AGM in September. http://www.business2community.com/travel-leisure/its-that-time-again-to-put-life-and-work-in-perspective-0350595 Sunrise Periods: What are They, and How Do You Fit In? As more ccTLDs and gTLDs debut, and nTLDs sludge through the application process, nearing their launch dates (sometime in 2013), you?ll probably start hearing a lot more about sunrise periods. Here's a little run-down on what sunrise periods are, and why you might want to look out for them (don't worry, you don't have to start waking up at dawn): http://www.name.com/blog/ntlds/2012/12/sunrise-periods-what-are-they-and-how-do-you-fit-in/ ********************** - WEBHOSTING ********************** WCIT 2012 and Web Hosting ? What Web Hosts Need to Know About the UN and Internet Regulations As the World Conference on International Telecommunications ? a 12-day event that began this Monday in Dubai ? drew closer, Internet policy makers and the broader Internet community became more interested as it became clearer that the UN International Telecommunications Union?s discussions on International Telecommunication Regulations (treaties that have traditionally dealt with international telephone and radio communications) would bleed into, and seek to address, issues of Internet regulation, as the organization attempts to update those regulations to include and reflect Internet communications. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/wcit-2012-and-web-hosting-what-web-hosts-need-to-know-about-the-un-and-internet-regulations ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Moniker & SnapNames and the Dot TK Registry Announce Premium Registry Auction Moniker and SnapNames, both KeyDrive S. A. companies and leading providers of domain name solutions, announced today a new premium auction featuring Dot TK registry owned domains. https://www.moniker.com/domainnewsresources/news/moniker_snapnames_and_the_dot_tk_registry_announce_premium_registry_auction Becoming the Landlord of Your Domain Names ? With Rick Schwartz Through leasing, Rick Schwartz is now making $3,000 per month on domains names that were previously generating only $3 to $30 per month in parking. http://www.domainsherpa.com/rick-schwartz-jointventures-interview/ Lapping the Field: Why Legendary Domain Investor Frank Schilling is Out to Change Our World Five years ago we published an in depth profile of world renowned domain investor Frank Schilling in a Cover Story titled "Nice Guy Finishes First (How Frank Schilling Won the Domain Race After Starting at the Back of the Pack"). http://dnjournal.com/cover/2012/november.htm Will The Real DomainMarket Please Stand Up They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that?s the case, uber domain investor Mike Mann has good reason to be flattered. http://www.domainanimal.com/will-the-real-domainmarket-please-stand-up/ Masters of the 2016 candidate domains The land grab in cyberspace for ClintonCuomo.com, RubioChristie.com and other potential 2016 candidacies is already under way as speculators ? and some candidates ? snap up Internet addresses. http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/2016-candidate-websites-masters-of-the-2016-candidate-domains-84638.html Bobby Jindal domain names on the auctioning block Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal looks like a thousand bucks -- or $10,000 or $50,000 -- at least to those with a stake in his digital future. As the governor throws his hat into the presidential ring for 2016, domain name owners are already offering up their choicest URLs for sale on Internet domain registrar site GoDaddy.com. http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/12/bobby_jindal_domain_names_on_t.html The 2016 presidential domain-name race heats up The 2016 presidential race is heating up online, but no one is looking for delegates. It's domain names people are after. With the next presidential election still four years away (although, let's be honest, some people started thinking about it as soon as we knew who won the last one), people are already grabbing the domain names of potential 2016 candidates. http://www.dailydot.com/politics/2016-presidential-domain-names-christie-clinton/ ********************** REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Internet and Human Rights by A. P. Edi Atmaja Abstract: Today, Internet plays an important role in the life of our nation and state. Internet, in the form of social media or social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, so closely in daily life of the majority of our society. Internet gave rise to various rights, which can be very basic. The most important of all rights that will be or have arisen from the use of the internet is the right of freedom to access the internet. These right actually contains two kinds of rights which are guaranteed in all national and international human rights instruments: the right to freedom of expression and the right to get information. http://ssrn.com/abstract=2183927 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** German newspapers: Is this curtains, or see you on the world wide web? True to form, the Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) will not go quietly. On December 7th the daily newspaper launched in 2000 is due to print its last edition, celebrating its biggest scoops, outlining the stories it would have loved to write, and inviting its star columnists to forecast the future. Memorabilia, including a sofa in salmon-pink FTD livery, are being auctioned; the proceeds will go to Reporters Without Borders, an NGO that defends press freedom. http://www.economist.com/news/business/21567952-curtains-or-see-you-world-wide-web-so-farewell-then-ftd New Zealanders get more social, says Nielsen Over 2.7 million Kiwis, or more than 80 percent of the online population, visited Facebook in October, market research company Nielsen said today. That makes Kiwis the biggest users of the site, compared to Australia (74 per cent), the US (69 per cent) and the UK (68 per cent). http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/8045951/New-Zealanders-get-more-social-says-Nielsen Internet set to do 'real harm' to people's private lives: Leveson [AAP] Urgent action must be taken to protect citizens' private lives from being exposed on social media and then archived forever on Google, the head of the UK's recent privacy and media inquiry says. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/internet-set-to-do-real-harm-to-peoples-private-lives-leveson/story-e6frg6n6-1226532087902 U.S. users spent 121 billion minutes on social media in July 2012 Social networks continued their domination of our lives in 2012 with U.S. users logging more than 121 billion minutes across numerous social networks in just July of this year. http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-nielsen-social-media-report-20121207,0,2485697.story ********************** SOCIAL MEDIA ********************** Facebook Likely to End Experiment With Democracy A half-million Facebook users have told the social network they do not want the company to change its privacy policy. Sounds impressive, right? Well, the only way that crowd will get its way and the status quo remain intact is if an additional 300 million people vote thumbs down before Monday. Odds of that happening? About zero. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/facebook-likely-to-end-experiment-with-democracy/ in: Youth arrested for uploading objectionable picture in facebook [PTI] A 20-year-old youth was arrested here on charge of uploading an objectionable picture in the facebook, police said on Saturday. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/youth-arrested-for-uploading-objectionable-picture-in-facebook/article4178420.ece ********************************* CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY ********************************* 'Proud of you': How parents, kids interact on Facebook As they move from their early teens to their late teens, kids no longer want to be pals with Mom and Dad. Teenage boys are much less likely than girls to initiate conversations with their parents. And moms baby their sons. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/06/tech/social-media/facebook-parents-kids/index.html uk: Four in 10 parents say their children have been exposed to internet porn More than four in ten parents say that their children have been exposed to internet porn, an official survey reveals. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244842/Four-10-parents-say-children-exposed-internet-porn.html http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10852757 http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/four-in-ten-parents-says-children-seen-internet-pornography/story-fnet085v-1226532854283 nz: Teen's pictures stolen for site A teenager whose private photos have been used without permission to attract bisexual women to a website feels violated and scared. ... Netsafe executive director Martin Cocker said all images placed on the internet were at risk of being used elsewhere. There were no tools to monitor where images were used. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10852809 au: Parents get greater control of children on phone and online with new blocking tool PARENTS will soon be able to limit the time their children spend on the internet and on calls from their mobile phones - and impose time-of-day restrictions. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/parents-get-greater-control-of-children-on-phone-and-online-with-new-blocking-tool/story-fndo2iwh-1226532800162 au: Turning tables on the taunters Technological innovation means children are more digitally connected than ever before and, sadly, more exposed to cyberbullying. But technology does not need to make their life hell. For one creative dad, the internet has proven the catalyst for a tool to help youngsters deal with the problem. http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/turning-tables-on-the-taunters-20121206-2awii.html us: FTC to Announce Latest Kids? App Report WHAT: On Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, the FTC will hold a press call to announce a follow-up report to an earlier FTC staff report on mobile apps for kids. The call will begin with remarks from Jessica Rich, Associate Director, FTC Division of Financial Practices. A discussion will follow. http://ftc.gov/opa/2012/12/kidsapp_ma.shtm ********************** ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY ********************** ie: Internet providers face new legal action from record companies Irish ISPs are facing new legal action from record companies trying to clamp down on file sharing. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/1208/1224327655712.html ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Apple v Samsung patent verdict reconsidered in court Apple and Samsung return to a San Jose, California court later so a judge can review a jury's decision to award Apple $1.05bn (?652m) in damages. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20615376 Apple, Samsung spar in court, ruling to come Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics squared off again in court on Thursday, as the iPhone maker tried to convince a U.S. district judge to ban sales of a number of the South Korean company's devices and defended its $1.05 billion jury award. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/07/apple-samsung-case-idINDEE8B50H920121207 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/07/uk-apple-samsung-case-idUKBRE8B51JN20121207 Browser Wars Flare Again, on Little Screens When Google took a video camera to Times Square in 2009 and asked passers-by what a browser is, most of the answers were hilariously incorrect, from ?a search engine? to ?broadband? to ?Yahoo.? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/technology/browser-wars-flare-again-this-time-for-phones-and-tablets.html ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** At key technology conference, Secretary-General warns of ?digital divide? in Internet age [news release] The management of information and communication technology should be ?transparent, democratic, and inclusive,? Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said of a major meeting organised by the United Nations ITU. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43666 ********************** ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL ********************** Ransomware: For PC Virus Victims, Pay or Else Sometimes victims get a message, ostensibly from the F.B.I., accusing them of breaking the law and demanding a fine. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/technology/ransomware-is-expanding-in-the-united-states.html Targeting Dotcom may backfire on Hollywood: InternetNZ The copyright industry upped the ante by getting the New Zealand government involved in its fight against Kim Dotcom, but yesterday?s High Court decision declaring the search and seizure of Dotcom?s property illegal shows the move could backfire on them says Internet New Zealand CEO Vikram Kumar. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/megaupload-arrest-warrants-ruled-illegal au: Lovelorn lose millions to online dating Online dating scammers have cost Australians almost $10 million over the first six months of this year. http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/lovelorn-lose-millions-to-online-dating-20121208-2b278.html ********************** SECURITY ********************** UN net meeting 'hit by hackers' causing website disruption A UN conference to discuss the future of internet governance has been disrupted by a suspected hacking attack. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20626381 Network outage at World Conference on International Telecommunications Communication with one of the ITU websites was interrupted on late Wednesday afternoon, December 5, interfering with external access to the main ITU site and disrupting the late meeting of Working Group 1 of Committee 5, the substantive working committee of the WCIT-12 conference. http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/91.aspx ITU says "network outage" after website cyberattack disrupted Dubai conference The ITU ... Wednesday night suffered a website attack that severely disrupted a conference to discuss its Internet influence. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/120612-itu-anonymous-264865.html http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/443978/itu_says_network_outage_after_website_cyberattack_disrupted_dubai_conference/ http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9234428/ITU_says_network_outage_after_website_cyberattack_disrupted_Dubai_conference ISOC Deploy360 Programme: Perspectives on Deploying DNSSEC by Dan York (Internet Society), Frederico Neves (NIC.BR), Robert Martin-Leg?ne (Packet Clearing House) What needs to be done for DNSSEC to be deployed on a large scale? Participants will discuss the unique DNSSEC requirements for network operators, enterprises, application developers, and domain name holders. They will also discuss challenges to DNSSEC deployment and opportunities to address those challenges. http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/York-DNSSEC.pdf Perspectives on Deploying DNSSEC U.S. Cyberwar Doctrine Would Not Matter Without International Agreement When the history of cyberwar is written, 2012 may well be marked down as the year that it all began in earnest. Governments have been attacking one another electronically for decades now, but the last 12 months have seen both the concept and reality of cyberwar elbow their way into the consciousness of the general public through attacks such as Flame, Gauss and Shamoon, and also have seen government officials openly discussing offensive operations and calling out other nations for their extensive attacks on U.S. networks. Now, those same U.S. officials are in the process of developing doctrines for cyberwar operations as way of defining how and when military and government teams can act. http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/us-cyberwar-doctrine-would-not-matter-without-international-agreement-120712 Is bigger better when it comes to DDoS attacks? DDoS attacks have remained on the front page again in 2012 for a very simple reason; they continue to attack the largest and most secure networks in the world, from governments? web properties to Wall Street. Is this simply a function of increasing size of attacks that overwhelm these websites? Yes and no. http://www.cio.com.au/article/444054/bigger_better_when_it_comes_ddos_attacks_/ Saudi Arabia says cyber attack aimed to disrupt oil, gas flow Saudi Arabia's national oil company, Aramco, said on Sunday a cyber attack against it in August which damaged some 30,000 computers was aimed at stopping oil and gas production at the biggest OPEC exporter. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/uk-saudi-attack-idUKBRE8B80D620121209 ********************** PRIVACY ********************** Dismayed at Google?s Privacy Policy, European Group Is Weighing Censure European data protection officials are drafting plans to censure Google over its online privacy policy if the company does not meet the demands of regulators to revise it. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/08/technology/eu-panel-to-pressure-google-on-privacy-rules.html us: FTC to Host Comprehensive Collection of Web Data Workshop Tomorrow The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop tomorrow exploring the practices and privacy implications of comprehensive data collection. FTC Commissioner Julie Brill will deliver the opening remarks, and Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen will provide remarks after lunch. http://ftc.gov/opa/2012/12/bigpicture_ma.shtm ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Chinese Netizens Call for Internet Freedom A meeting of the International Telecommunications Union now occurring in Dubai has as its goal a rethinking of the structures by which the Internet is managed and governed. A number of states party to the organization, especially China, Russia, and Middle Eastern states, have expressed desires to greatly boost their roles in controlling Internet governance. http://ntdtv.org/en/news/china/2012-12-06/chinese-netizens-call-for-internet-freedom.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Support a Better Internet for Everyone Dangerous digital rights policies have a habit of crossing borders, but you can help to defend Internet freedom for all users. Donate to EFF today to support a better digital future worldwide. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/12/support-better-internet-everyone Digital Rights Groups Shut Out of Secret TPP Negotiations Right now, EFF representatives in Auckland, New Zealand are being shut out of the 15th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP), a secretive, multi-national trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property (IP) laws across the globe. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/12/digital-rights-groups-shut-out-secret-tpp-negotiations in: Government is committed to promoting internet access and protecting citizens' rights The UPA government, in partnership with industry, is making large investments to build a non-discriminatory next generation telecommunications network across India. Our objective is to connect our farmers and panchayats, in addition to our cities, to high-speed internet. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/Government-is-committed-to-promoting-internet-access-and-protecting-citizens-rights/articleshow/17511764.cms nz: Copyright clampdown How we use the internet and access to music, books, and films are at risk in the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations, sector groups claim. Geoff Cumming hears their concerns http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10852640 ------ David Goldstein email: david at goldsteinreport.com web: http://goldsteinreport.com/ http://davidgoldstein.tel/ phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim FlanneryReceived on Mon Dec 10 2012 - 03:11:49 UTC
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