*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Internet Governance and the Internet Governance Forum Redux by Vinton G. Cerf , Google < <http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIC.2015.41> http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIC.2015.41> AusRegistry and auDA launch the 2015 .au survey < <http://www.ausregistry.com.au/news/now-is-the-time-to-protect-your-domain-names-2> http://www.ausregistry.com.au/news/now-is-the-time-to-protect-your-domain-names-2> ICANN Registry Agreement: What .BRANDs Need to Know About Spec 11 < <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/gtld-management/icann-registry-agreement-what-brands-need-to-know-about-spec-11> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/gtld-management/icann-registry-agreement-what-brands-need-to-know-about-spec-11> ********************** REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** The New gTLD Program or the More Things Change the More Things Stay the Same by Jack Vidovich Abstract: The New gTLD Program purports to increase the amount of domain names available on the Internet. This Article suggests that The Program will not meet its stated goals. The Article demonstrates this shortcoming by analyzing the jurisprudence from the Legal Rights Objection and forecasting how other courts and panels will absorb these principles, and adjudicate gTLD disputes in the near future. < <http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1095&context=ipbrief&sei-redir=1> http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1095&context=ipbrief&sei-redir=1> Bad Faith in Cyberspace: Grounding Domain Name Theory in Trademark, Property, and Restitution by Jacqueline D. Lipton, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Abstract: The year 2009 marks the tenth anniversary of domain name regulation under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Adopted to combat cybersquatting, these rules left a confused picture of domain name theory in their wake. Early cybersquatters registered Internet domain names corresponding with other?s trademarks to sell them for a profit. However, this practice was quickly and easily contained. New practices arose in domain name markets, not initially contemplated by the drafters of the ACPA and the UDRP. One example is clickfarming ? using domain names to generate revenues from click-on advertisements. ... This article develops a new model for domain name regulation. It incorporates trademark policy within a broader theoretical framework incorporating aspects of restitution and property theory. The author suggests that a broader theoretical approach to domain name regulation would facilitate the development of more coherent domain name rules in the future. This discussion is particularly timely in light of the forthcoming implementation of a new gTLD application process. < <http://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/ua_law_publications/139/> http://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/ua_law_publications/139/> Celebrity in Cyberspace: A Personality Rights Paradigm for Personal Domain Name Disputes by Jacqueline D. Lipton, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Abstract: When the Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts fought for control of the domain name, what was her aim? Did she want to reap economic benefits from the name? Probably not, as she has not used the name since it was transferred to her. Or did she want to prevent others from using it on either an unjust enrichment or a privacy basis? Was she, in fact, protecting a trademark interest in her name? Personal domain name disputes, particularly those in the space, implicate unique aspects of an individual?s persona in cyberspace. Nevertheless, most of the legal rules developed for these disputes are based on trademark law. ... This Article suggests that if personal names merit legal protection in cyberspace, it should be under an appropriate set of legal rules, rather than through further expansion of trademarks. This Article develops a new framework for personal domain name disputes based on the theories underlying the right of publicity tort. Unlike trademark law, this tort is aimed at the protection of individual names and likenesses. It has not been utilized much in cyberspace largely because of time, cost, and jurisdictional disadvantages of litigation as opposed to the quicker and cheaper, but trademark-based, Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (?UDRP?). This article suggests the creation of a new personal domain name dispute resolution policy (?PDRP?) that combines the procedural advantages of the UDRP with the theory underlying the right of publicity tort. < <http://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/ua_law_publications/140/> http://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/ua_law_publications/140/> Much Ado About Nothing: ICANN?s New GTLDs by Daniela Michele Spencer < <http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/btlj/vol29/iss4/15/> http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/btlj/vol29/iss4/15/> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Beyond the Internet by Eli M. Noam Abstract: The 2015 FCC decision on Net Neutrality and the debate over ICANN reform raise the question about the future structure of the Internet. The paper concludes that the centrifugalism due to fundamental economics and national priorities will transform the current system into a loose and partly non-standardized federated system. Far from being a feared "splinternet" as Internet traditionalists argue, the new system will actually be greater in innovation and opennness, and reduce global disputes. < <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2588303> http://ssrn.com/abstract=2588303> Internet Governance and the Internet Governance Forum Redux by Vinton G. Cerf , Google ABSTRACT: There are many interests and incentives driving further evolution, development, and use of the Internet. It becomes apparent that a distributed, multistakeholder Internet governance model serves the needs of the Internet community best. It is important to preserve and support the institutions that comprise this current distributed governance model. < <http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIC.2015.41> http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIC.2015.41> Big changes proposed to DNS overseer ICANN Domain name overseer ICANN is likely to go through a radical reorganization if it wants to be given more control of critical internet functions, currently run under contract from the US government. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/03/big_changes_proposed_to_dns_overseer_icann/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/03/big_changes_proposed_to_dns_overseer_icann/> Diplomat: BRICS States against Use of Internet for Military Purposes According to the official, the group calls for the development of an agreement on international information security, Itar-Tass reported. < <http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940114000453> http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940114000453> Expert panel discusses issue of new principles for Internet governance Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web more than a quarter of a century ago, last year asked what kind of Internet we want. < <http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/expert-panel-discusses-issue-new-principles-internet-governance/2015-04-05> http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/expert-panel-discusses-issue-new-principles-internet-governance/2015-04-05> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN Successfully Completes Two Independently Conducted Service Organization Control Audits ICANN today announced that it has achieved the Service Organization Control (SOC) 3 certification, formerly known as Systrust, of its DNSSEC Root Key Signing Key systems for the fifth consecutive year. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-02-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-02-en> ICANN FY14 Form 990 Announcement ICANN filed its Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on March 31, 2015 in compliance with the extended due date of May 15, 2015. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-04-03-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-04-03-en> Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 54 Since its creation in 2007, the Fellowship Program has built a strong group of individuals who are actively participating in all of the ICANN communities as well as various Internet Governance entities within the Internet Ecosystem. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-03-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-03-en> ICG Announces Fourteenth and Fifteenth Conference Calls The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has scheduled its fourteenth and fifteenth conference calls: < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-06-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-06-en> Letter from Akram Atallah, President, Global Domains Division | ICANN, to Eckhard Pols New gTLD application for .KINDER < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/atallah-to-pols-01apr15.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/atallah-to-pols-01apr15.pdf> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** AusRegistry and auDA launch the 2015 .au survey AusRegistry and auDA today launched the 2015 .au survey in an ongoing commitment to understand the Australian Internet user and their relationship with the .au domain namespace. < <http://www.ausregistry.com.au/news/now-is-the-time-to-protect-your-domain-names-2> http://www.ausregistry.com.au/news/now-is-the-time-to-protect-your-domain-names-2> Drive-by code and Phishing on Swiss websites in 2014 In 2014, about 1,800 Swiss websites were cleaned from drive-by code, compared with 2,700 in 2013, a decline of 33%. At the same time, the number of phishing cases affecting .ch and .li TLDs rose from only a handful in 2013 to more than 300. < <http://securityblog.switch.ch/2015/03/31/drive-by-phishing-swiss-websites-2014/> http://securityblog.switch.ch/2015/03/31/drive-by-phishing-swiss-websites-2014/> Kim Wilde?s performance for .eu now on our YouTube channel! Last year?s .eu Web Awards would not have been such a sensation without the performance of Kim Wilde. Footage of her at the Awards in Brussels is now available on our YouTube channel! < <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/apr-2015/kim-wildes-performance-eu-now-our-youtube-channel> http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/apr-2015/kim-wildes-performance-eu-now-our-youtube-channel> Submissions for the .eu Web Awards are now open! Following last year?s success we are proud to announce the launch of the second edition of the .eu Web Awards! As of today all .eu domain name holders are encouraged to submit their website. The stakes? An exclusive award presented by European Stakeholders at a ceremony to be held in Brussels at the end of 2015. < <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/apr-2015/submissions-eu-web-awards-are-now-open> http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/apr-2015/submissions-eu-web-awards-are-now-open> < <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/apr-2015/launch-eu-web-awards-2015-causes-stir> http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/apr-2015/launch-eu-web-awards-2015-causes-stir> eu: Amendment of EC Regulation 874/2004 We hereby announce that the EC Regulation 874/2004 ?Laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu TLD and the principles governing Registration? has been amended and subsequently published in the Official Journal: L 082/2015. < <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/mar-2015/amendment-ec-regulation-8742004> http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/mar-2015/amendment-ec-regulation-8742004> fr: The .fr TLD: a love story that now lasts several years Since March 30, 2015, Afnic has offered the registration of domain names with the .fr TLD for periods ranging from one to ten years. < <http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/8934/show/the-fr-tld-a-love-story-that-now-lasts-several-years.html> http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/8934/show/the-fr-tld-a-love-story-that-now-lasts-several-years.html> NiRA: Building national identity through .ng domain name Established in 2005, the Nigeria Internet Registration Association, NiRA, the managers of the nation?s identity on the internet, has so far been able to register 60,000 domain names, ISAIAH ERHIAWARIEN examines the association?s journey so far in creating a credible national identity for Nigeria on the global communications highway, the Internet < <http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/nira-building-national-identity-through-ng-domain-name/> http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/nira-building-national-identity-through-ng-domain-name/> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** ICANN Registry Agreement: What .BRANDs Need to Know About Spec 11 The ICANN Registry Agreement is a constant hot topic among new gTLD applicants and operators. Recently, there has been particular interest in Specification 11 of the Agreement. < <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/gtld-management/icann-registry-agreement-what-brands-need-to-know-about-spec-11> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/gtld-management/icann-registry-agreement-what-brands-need-to-know-about-spec-11> Gotham?s ?.nyc? is fastest growing city domain on Internet New York City is on the fast track to becoming the dot-com capital of the world. The rush to grab the city?s digital real estate ? or addresses ending in .nyc ? has made the Big Apple?s six-month-old domain the fastest growing among a host of cities granted approval for their own TLDs. < <http://nypost.com/2015/04/03/gothams-nyc-is-fastest-growing-city-domain-on-internet/> http://nypost.com/2015/04/03/gothams-nyc-is-fastest-growing-city-domain-on-internet/> .google April Fools? is no laughing matter: what .google could mean for other .brands by Tony Kirsch When April Fools? Day rolls around each year, Google is generally one of the front runners for jokes ? often making headlines for its quirky gimmicks. This year was no exception. < <http://www.ariservices.com/blog/april-fools-is-no-laughing-matter-what-google-could-mean-for-other-brands/> http://www.ariservices.com/blog/april-fools-is-no-laughing-matter-what-google-could-mean-for-other-brands/> be: Familiarity with Internet extensions increased DNS Belgium recently conducted a market study among SMEs (2 ? 250 employees) and the liberal professions. We polled their knowledge of and interest in new internet extensions launched in 2014. The study showed that 46% were familiar with the new Internet extensions. < <http://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/familiarity-internet-extensions-increased> http://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/familiarity-internet-extensions-increased> New TLDs this week: .Flowers and .Wedding Two TLDs launch this week, and it?s fitting that they launch near the same time. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/06/new-tlds-this-week-flowers-and-wedding/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/06/new-tlds-this-week-flowers-and-wedding/> Donuts files interesting trademark applications Donuts has filed two interesting trademark applications. The applications are for the marks: < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/06/donuts-files-interesting-trademark-applications/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/06/donuts-files-interesting-trademark-applications/> You May Have To go To Auction To Get Your Brand.Sucks Domain According to a press release we received toady by the registrar 101Domain.com, now that the .Sucks domain extension has launched they are pricing the "reserved" .sucks domains at $2,199 well below the $2,499 suggested retail price, however the PR makes it clear that you could wind up in an auction for a yourbrand.sucks domain. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2015/04/02/you-may-have-to-go-to-auction-to-get-your-brand-sucks-domain/> http://www.thedomains.com/2015/04/02/you-may-have-to-go-to-auction-to-get-your-brand-sucks-domain/> Kevin Spacey among first .sucks buyers Kevin Spacey, Google, Apple and Microsoft are among the first to buy .sucks domains in apparent attempts to protect their reputations. < <http://domainincite.com/18306-kevin-spacey-among-first-sucks-buyers> http://domainincite.com/18306-kevin-spacey-among-first-sucks-buyers> AIDS.sucks at $1.5 million and other .sucks premium weirdness The new .sucks gTLD has some interesting pricing for its reserved premium names. Notably aids.sucks, which currently carries a $1.5 million first-year fee at one registrar. < <http://domainincite.com/18295-aids-sucks-at-1-5-million-and-other-sucks-premium-weirdness> http://domainincite.com/18295-aids-sucks-at-1-5-million-and-other-sucks-premium-weirdness> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Bogus Hillary Clinton website highlights online perils for 2016 candidates Hillaryclinton.org bears the likely Democratic presidential candidate's name, but she would not want supporters to go there: some cyber security experts said this week the site contains malicious software. < <http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/02/usa-election-domains-idUSL2N0WY1IP20150402> http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/02/usa-election-domains-idUSL2N0WY1IP20150402> China Internet authority denounces Google certificate rejection A Chinese Internet regulator on Thursday slammed as "unacceptable" a decision by Google Inc to no longer recognise its certificates of trust, a move which could deter Chrome browser users accessing sites approved by the authority. < <http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/04/02/china-google-idINKBN0MT09I20150402> http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/04/02/china-google-idINKBN0MT09I20150402> Google, Mozilla Drop Trust in Chinese Certificate Authority CNNIC Google has taken the unusual step of completely removing trust from Chrome for the Chinese certificate authority CNNIC in the wake of an incident in which certificates issued by the CA were misused. Mozilla followed suit on Thursday, also removing CNNIC from its trust store. < <https://threatpost.com/google-drops-trust-in-chinese-certificate-authority-cnnic/111974> https://threatpost.com/google-drops-trust-in-chinese-certificate-authority-cnnic/111974> Google's cert sanction may hamper browsing, trigger China retaliation The impact of Google's decision to remove the root certificates issued by a Chinese certificate authority could hamper millions of Chrome users, particularly those in China. < <http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/internet/3606452/googles-cert-sanction-may-hamper-browsing-trigger-china-retaliation/> http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/internet/3606452/googles-cert-sanction-may-hamper-browsing-trigger-china-retaliation/> Like Google, Mozilla set to punish Chinese agency for certificate debacle [IDG] The Mozilla Foundation plans to reject new digital certificates issued by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) in its products, but will continue to trust certificates that already exist. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/571864/like-google-mozilla-set-punish-chinese-agency-certificate-debacle/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/571864/like-google-mozilla-set-punish-chinese-agency-certificate-debacle/> < <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/571864/like-google-mozilla-set-punish-chinese-agency-certificate-debacle/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/571864/like-google-mozilla-set-punish-chinese-agency-certificate-debacle/> Security team of the CZ.NIC Association will lead an international project To strengthen trust and cooperation between national security teams and share their know-how and tools ? these are the main objectives of the project Cyber ??Security in Danube Region, which will be launched on April 1 and will be led by the CZ.NIC Association, which operates the National Security Team CSIRT.CZ. < <http://www.nic.cz/page/2762/security-team-of-the-cz.nic-association-will-lead-an-international-project/> http://www.nic.cz/page/2762/security-team-of-the-cz.nic-association-will-lead-an-international-project/> U.S. establishes sanctions program to combat cyberattacks, cyberspying President Obama on Wednesday signed an executive order establishing the first sanctions program to allow the administration to impose penalties on individuals overseas who engage in destructive attacks or commercial espionage in cyberspace. < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-to-establish-sanctions-program-to-combat-cyberattacks-cyberspying/2015/03/31/7f563474-d7dc-11e4-ba28-f2a685dc7f89_story.html> http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-to-establish-sanctions-program-to-combat-cyberattacks-cyberspying/2015/03/31/7f563474-d7dc-11e4-ba28-f2a685dc7f89_story.html> Obama targets foreign hackers and state-owned companies over cyber-attacks [AP] President Obama on Wednesday created the first-ever sanctions program to penalize overseas hackers who engage in cyber-spying and companies that knowingly benefit from the fruits of that espionage, potentially including state-owned corporations in Russia and China. < <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/01/obama-targets-foreign-hackers-state-owned-companies-sanctions> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/01/obama-targets-foreign-hackers-state-owned-companies-sanctions> Launch of the Cyber Brief Series I am pleased to launch the publication of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program?s first Cyber Brief. Cyber Briefs are short memos that offer concrete recommendations on cybersecurity, Internet governance, online privacy, and the trade of digital goods and services. They will be published bimonthly. < <http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2015/04/06/launch-of-the-cyber-brief-series/> http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2015/04/06/launch-of-the-cyber-brief-series/> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** UDRP Spotlight: Dissent in UDRP Decisions Although the use of three-member Panels for UDRP decisions is far less common than single-member Panels, they are sometimes requested by Respondents who feel that their defense is on the borderline of the Policy. And while three-member Panels often decide cases unanimously, there are rare instances where one member dissents. < <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/dissent_in_udrp_decisions> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/dissent_in_udrp_decisions> ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** The Pentagon's groundbreaking IPv6 project hasn't broken much ground [IDG] The U.S. Department of Defense hasn't followed through on its commitment to convert to IPv6, the new Internet standard designed to make room for an explosion of new connected devices. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/572032/pentagon-groundbreaking-ipv6-project-hasn-t-broken-much-ground/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/572032/pentagon-groundbreaking-ipv6-project-hasn-t-broken-much-ground/> < <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/572032/pentagon-groundbreaking-ipv6-project-hasn-t-broken-much-ground/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/572032/pentagon-groundbreaking-ipv6-project-hasn-t-broken-much-ground/> The Rise of IPv6: Benefits and Costs of Transforming Military Cyberspace by Dr. Panayotis A. Yannakogeorgos As the US Air Force prepares for an age of strategic agility, we become excited with headline-grabbing emerging technologies such as hypersonic aircraft, nanotechnology, and remotely piloted and autonomous systems that will in time become core mission enablers. Too often overlooked are the invisible transmission control protocol (TCP) / Internet protocol (IP) networking protocols that revolutionized the military and the world by changing how humans exchange and use information. This networking protocol enhances and enables the Air Force?s five core missions: air and space superiority; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); rapid global mobility; global strike; and command and control. < <http://www.au.af.mil/au/afri/aspj/digital/pdf/articles/2015-Mar-Apr/F-Pano.pdf> http://www.au.af.mil/au/afri/aspj/digital/pdf/articles/2015-Mar-Apr/F-Pano.pdf> IPv4 Address Market Takes Off As the available supply of IPv4 addresses dwindles, the market for these virtual commodities is heating up. In recent months, the pace of the address transfers has greatly accelerated as evidenced by RIPE?s table of IPv4 transfers, as well as the increasing number of IPv4 brokers facilitating the exchange of IPv4 address space. However, the transfer of IPv4 address space isn?t always problem-free and, in this blog, we?ll review this new trend and some of the issues that can arise. < <http://research.dyn.com/2015/04/ipv4-address-market-takes-off/> http://research.dyn.com/2015/04/ipv4-address-market-takes-off/> Crystal balls cannot predict ARIN IPv4 D-Day No one can deny the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) will soon exhaust its available supply of IPv4 addresses, but what many people are speculating about is exactly when this will occur. < <http://blog.apnic.net/2015/04/03/crystal-balls-cannot-predict-arin-ipv4-d-day/> http://blog.apnic.net/2015/04/03/crystal-balls-cannot-predict-arin-ipv4-d-day/> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** CNNIC Experts Lead Formulation of Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) The 92nd meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) was held in Dallas, the US on March 26, 2015, at which three documents on the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) that CNNIC experts participated in formulating were officially launched as RFC 7480, RFC 7481 and RFC 7485 respectively. < <http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2015n/201504/t20150401_52043.htm> http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2015n/201504/t20150401_52043.htm> GoDaddy IPO: The Highlight Reel On Weds. Apr. 1, 2015, web hosting company GoDaddy made its debut on the NYSE, raising $460 million after selling 23 million shares for $20 a pop. Here are some highlights from the day. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/godaddy-ipo-highlight-reel> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/godaddy-ipo-highlight-reel> Uniregistry Tells Customers They Will Be Rolling Out an "Innovative New Domain Marketplace" Soon + THE Domain Conference Offers a Discount & We Step Up to the Brand.Bar! Uniregistry sent a letter to clients Thursday thanking them for helping the new registrar founded by Frank Schilling reach over 800,000 registrations in the company's 1st year (Uniregistry just celebrated their 1-year anniversary March 19, 2015). < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150403.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150403.htm> EZTV Impostors Hope To Cash In on EZTV.it Domain The popular TV-torrent site EZTV is warning its users not to visit the old EZTV.it domain, which is operated by impostors. The company that grabbed the old domain at an auction offered EZTV a deal. However, the torrent release group refuses to be involved in any profit oriented partnership so has launched a counter-attack. < <http://torrentfreak.com/eztv-impostors-hope-to-cash-in-on-eztv-it-150403/> http://torrentfreak.com/eztv-impostors-hope-to-cash-in-on-eztv-it-150403/> eco International?s Talking Heads ? Stories and Ideas First-Hand from the People in the Know Meet the movers and shakers of the Internet world in the new podcast series from eco International ? Talking Heads. In this series, we explore topics with selected specialists, and look at the history and the future of the eco Association, in celebration of eco?s 20th anniversary. The first two episodes are now online: ?And the rest is history? ? Europe?s participation in the birth of ICANN: Interview with Christopher Wilkinson, EURid: Christopher Wilkinson tells the story of the process of internationalization involved in the early stages of ICANN, and Europe?s participation in the development of Internet administration. < <https://international.eco.de/2015/news/eco-internationals-talking-heads-stories-and-ideas-first-hand-from-the-people-in-the-know.html> https://international.eco.de/2015/news/eco-internationals-talking-heads-stories-and-ideas-first-hand-from-the-people-in-the-know.html> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Pair of Six-Figure Sales and Another Big Group of 3-Letter .Coms Take the Spotlight on This Week's Domain Sales Chart This week's all extension Top 20 Sales Chart looks a lot like last week's chart with .coms taking nine of the top 10 spots and 16 of 21 entries overall (the extra spot resulted from a tie for the final positions). Also like last week the leader board features five 3-letter .coms domains, five ccTLDs and no non .com gTLDs. The big difference from last week is we had two six-figure sales this week after none hit that mark last time out. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20150401.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20150401.htm> Heritage Auctions Announces June Domain Auction Aron Meystedt of Heritage Auctions sent out an email announcing a June domain name auction. The June 25th live auction will be held in San Francisco, and it will consist of 30 domain names. Specifically, HA is looking for one word .com domain names as well as 2 and 3 letter .com domains. I presume short numerics will also be accepted. < <http://www.domaininvesting.com/heritage-auctions-announces-june-domain-auction/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/heritage-auctions-announces-june-domain-auction/> Next Heritage Auctions Live Domain Sale Coming to San Francisco This Summer Heritage Auctions has announced that their next live premium domain auction will be held in San Francisco on Thursday, June 25, 2015 (HA's last live event was held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City in February). The upcoming auction will be held at HA's San Francisco office at 478 Jackson Street. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150406.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150406.htm> Inside Sedo with CEO Tobias Flaitz Domain name owners park nearly 5 million domain names and list 18 million + domains on Sedo. This week Sedo CEO Tobias Flaitz comes on the show to talk about the past, present and future of the domain name business and Sedo. We discuss the challenges of parking (and how Sedo has turned it around), changes and trends in domain name sales and the impact new TLDs are having on the business. Tobias also discusses a startling stat about .com sales at Sedo. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/06/inside-sedo-with-ceo-tobias-flaitz/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/06/inside-sedo-with-ceo-tobias-flaitz/> New battery could reduce phone charging to just one minute [IDG] < <http://www.computerworld.com/article/2906495/new-battery-could-reduce-phone-charging-to-just-one-minute.html> http://www.computerworld.com/article/2906495/new-battery-could-reduce-phone-charging-to-just-one-minute.html> nz: Tougher child exploitation law wins approval < <http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/270325/tougher-child-exploitation-law-wins-approval> http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/270325/tougher-child-exploitation-law-wins-approval> nz: Crackdown on child exploitation passes unanimously < <http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/crackdown-child-exploitation-passes-unanimously> http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/crackdown-child-exploitation-passes-unanimously> nz: Court battle looms over accessing television programmes online < <http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/court-battle-looms-over-accessing-television-programmes-online-6277125> http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/court-battle-looms-over-accessing-television-programmes-online-6277125> Computer hacker steals Kiwi's money before his eyes < <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11427675> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11427675> nz: Fraudsters fine tune online scams < <http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/67609152/fraudsters-fine-tune-online-scams> http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/67609152/fraudsters-fine-tune-online-scams> nz: How to combat online scam artists < <http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/67609209/How-to-combat-online-scam-artists> http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/67609209/How-to-combat-online-scam-artists> John Oliver presses Edward Snowden on whether he read all leaked NSA material < <http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/06/edward-snowden-john-oliver-last-week-tonight-nsa-leaked-documents> http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/06/edward-snowden-john-oliver-last-week-tonight-nsa-leaked-documents> nz: Live streaming gets easier with new apps < <http://www.3news.co.nz/technology/live-streaming-gets-easier-with-new-apps-2015040516> http://www.3news.co.nz/technology/live-streaming-gets-easier-with-new-apps-2015040516> Google could be fined ?4.4bn as Brussels signals legal challenge in offing < <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/02/google-could-be-fined-4bn-ec-signals-legal-challenge-margrethe-vestager> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/02/google-could-be-fined-4bn-ec-signals-legal-challenge-margrethe-vestager> nz: Sky, Spark, TVNZ, MediaWorks take action against CallPlus, other 'global mode' ISPs < <http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/copyright-global-mode-ng-170966> http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/copyright-global-mode-ng-170966> nz: Battle looms over the future of telecommunications video < <http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/67594521/Battle-looms-over-the-future-of-telecommunications> http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/67594521/Battle-looms-over-the-future-of-telecommunications> nz: A digital bill that's far too broad < <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11428758> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11428758> ********************** REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Trademark Territoriality in Cyberspace: an Internet Framework for Common-Law Trademarks by Shontavia Johnson The Internet has quickly become the next frontier for those seeking to take advantage of free-market competition by doing business online. In addition to having products or services to sell, an Internet presence has become critically important for businesses that want to connect with consumers near and far. ... This Article analyzes previous models for evaluating unregistered trademarks used in the Internet context and proposes that these models are insufficient to deal with the myriad issues raised in cyberspace . It provides an updated model for establishing geographic rights through Internet use and offers a middle-ground approach to concurrent Internet use of common-law trademarks. < <http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2049&context=btlj> http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2049&context=btlj> < <http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/btlj/vol29/iss2/5/> http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/btlj/vol29/iss2/5/> ********************** SOCIAL MEDIA ********************** How do we protect our digital legacy after death? In the old days we stored our treasured memories in photo albums and paper diaries. Physical things which could be passed on in a will. But now, in our online lives our memories - our thoughts, feelings and images - are scattered to the four winds of the internet, and stored on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp. But who actually owns them? < <http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32151999> http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32151999> ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** New battery could reduce phone charging to just one minute [IDG] Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new battery that can be recharged in about a minute and is safer than the lithium-ion cells used in everything from smartwatches to passenger jets. < <http://www.computerworld.com/article/2906495/new-battery-could-reduce-phone-charging-to-just-one-minute.html> http://www.computerworld.com/article/2906495/new-battery-could-reduce-phone-charging-to-just-one-minute.html> ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** au: Federal Government websites have poor levels of encryption, independent audit finds The vast majority of Federal Government websites have poor levels of encryption, putting the private details of taxpayers at risk, an independent audit finds. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-02/government-websites-put-private-details-of-taxpayers-at-risk/6369240> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-02/government-websites-put-private-details-of-taxpayers-at-risk/6369240> ---------------------------- David Goldstein email: <mailto:david at goldsteinreport.com> david at goldsteinreport.com web: <http://goldsteinreport.com/> http://goldsteinreport.com phone: <tel:%2B61%20418%20228%20605> +61 418 228 605 ? mobile / <tel:%2B61%202%209663%203430> +61 2 9663 3430 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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