*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** ICANN Announces Effective Dates for Additional Whois Information Policy and Whois Advisory < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-27-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-27-en> Time running out to shape ICANN?s review of trademark protection mechanisms < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=3f750161-9db9-43e0-bb37-9bf682d15338> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=3f750161-9db9-43e0-bb37-9bf682d15338> Senate Judiciary Leaders Ask New IP Czar to Facilitate ICANN-Focused Conversations by Philip Corwin < <http://www.internetcommerce.org/senate-judiciary-to-ip-czar/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/senate-judiciary-to-ip-czar/> ICANN wants total control of DNS while breaking its own bylaws to block .africa probe < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/28/internet_bylaws_dot_africa/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/28/internet_bylaws_dot_africa/> Startups Need to Treat Domain Name as Key Marketing Asset: Report < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/startups-need-treat-domain-name-key-marketing-asset-report> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/startups-need-treat-domain-name-key-marketing-asset-report> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Global Governance Futures 2025: The Future of Internet Governance - Final Report Presentation at the Brookings Institution We are pleased to invite you to join us for the final report presentation by fellows of the Global Governance Futures ? Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues. The presentation will take place at the Brookings Institution (Stein Room). < <http://www.gppi.net/index.php?id=252> http://www.gppi.net/index.php?id=252> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Guidelines for Designing Script-Specific Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Root Zone ICANN is releasing a set of documents that present an overview of the tasks of a Generation Panel as well as additional orientation and guidance. They include: < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-04-27-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-04-27-en> ICANN Announces Effective Dates for Additional Whois Information Policy and Whois Advisory ICANN today announced that the effective date of the Additional Whois Information Policy (AWIP) and Whois advisory is 31 January 2016. In addition, ICANN has published an updated Whois advisory based on input from the community. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-27-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-27-en> Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 2 (MSR-2) for the Development of Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone To support IDN labels in the root zone, the ICANN community, at the direction of the Board, undertook several projects to study and make recommendations on their viability and delegation. In the context of the implementation of the Procedure, ICANN is pleased to announce that the Integration Panel has released the second version of the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR-2). < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-04-27-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-04-27-en> WEBINAR: Further Discussion on the CWG-Stewardship 2nd Draft Proposal for Public Comment The Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal for Naming Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship) released its 2nd draft proposal for public comment on 22 April. Following the opening of the public comment proceeding, the CWG-Stewardship Chairs hosted two briefing webinars on 24 April. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-28-en> Letter from Todd Dupler, Director of Government Relations | The Recording Academy, to ICANN Board and Economist Intelligence Unit New gTLD application for .MUSIC < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/dupler-to-icann-eiu-24apr15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/dupler-to-icann-eiu-24apr15-en.pdf> Letter from Thomas Schneider, Chair, Governmental Advisory Committee, to Steve Crocker Country and Territory Names < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/schneider-to-crocke-23apr15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/schneider-to-crocke-23apr15-en.pdf> Letter from Steve Crocker to Thomas Schneider Outstanding Items from Los Angeles and Singapore Communiqu?s < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-schneider-28apr15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-schneider-28apr15-en.pdf> Time running out to shape ICANN?s review of trademark protection mechanisms The comment period for ICANN?s Rights Protection Mechanisms Review closes in two days. With just four comments posted to date, time is fast running out for counsel to help shape the organisation?s review of the trademark protections built into the gTLD programme. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=3f750161-9db9-43e0-bb37-9bf682d15338> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=3f750161-9db9-43e0-bb37-9bf682d15338> Senate Judiciary Leaders Ask New IP Czar to Facilitate ICANN-Focused Conversations by Philip Corwin Daniel Marti was nominated to become the new White House ?IP Czar? in August 2014 to replace Victoria Espinel. His predecessor, in yet another illustration of Washington?s ?revolving door? shuffling key individuals between the government and private sector, departed the post a year earlier to become head of BSA/The Software Alliance, the leading trade group for the software industry. < <http://www.internetcommerce.org/senate-judiciary-to-ip-czar/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/senate-judiciary-to-ip-czar/> ICANN wants total control of DNS while breaking its own bylaws to block .africa probe ICANN broke its own bylaws ? and acted in a way "fundamentally inconsistent" with its role as the world's DNS overlord ? while restricting efforts to make itself more accountable to netizens. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/28/internet_bylaws_dot_africa/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/28/internet_bylaws_dot_africa/> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Tender for '.ch' and '.swiss' registry [subscription] The Federal Office of Communications recently announced that it will launch a public tender to find a new registry for TLDs '.ch' and '.swiss'. The new registry must provide its services according to internationally recognised standards and secure the operation of the domain name system. < <http://www.internationallawoffice.com/newsletters/Detail.aspx?g=343c6c23-c1af-4601-9d9c-3c3f3df89834> http://www.internationallawoffice.com/newsletters/Detail.aspx?g=343c6c23-c1af-4601-9d9c-3c3f3df89834> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** Happy Birthday Dot London On 29th April London celebrated the first birthday of its digital offspring, the Dot London domain. Since London & Partners, and registry services providers Minds + Machines, launched the new TLD there have been over 60,000 registrations, making it the 13th most popular new generic TLD. There can be no doubt that the first year has been a success, with London as one of the top three most popular GeoTLDs, along with other global counterparts dotNYC (74,000 registrations) and dotBerlin (156,000 registrations so far) . Where the TLD has done well is grabbing the headlines, not only in the technology press, but also in more mainstream media. < <http://www.netnames.com/blog/2015/04/happy-birthday-dot-london/> http://www.netnames.com/blog/2015/04/happy-birthday-dot-london/> .HIV Reluctantly Up For Auction The .hiv new gTLD is to be put up for auction with a reserve price of $200,000. The decision, made reluctantly, has ultimately come about due to the gTLD not gaining the registrations anticipated at launch. Registrations since though have been doing a better job at meeting projections. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23742> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23742> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/04/29/hiv-reluctantly-up-for-auction/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/04/29/hiv-reluctantly-up-for-auction/> < <http://www.domainnews.com/hiv-reluctantly-up-for-auction.html> http://www.domainnews.com/hiv-reluctantly-up-for-auction.html> Competition for Monopoly gTLDs by Alex Tajirian The essay examines some of the new domain name managers' unjustifiable obsession with owning monopoly gTLDs when they should devote more energy and thought to making domain names more value adding. For the last three decades, the discourse regarding competitive advantage has focused on the need to rely on rare/unique resources and capabilities. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150429_competition_for_monopoly_gtlds/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150429_competition_for_monopoly_gtlds/> ICANN launches gTLD program in the Caribbean The program will expand the number of domains available for companies further enhancing the way companies can brand their identity and services. < <http://news.co.tt/public_html/article.php?story=2015042812421697> http://news.co.tt/public_html/article.php?story=2015042812421697> Are Zombie TLDs coming this year? Hundreds of new TLDs are now available. Some are doing reasonably well while others are not (to put it mildly). Will 2015 see the first new TLD ?failures?, in which a TLD operator calls it quits? We might have seen it already. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/28/are-zombie-tlds-coming-this-year/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/28/are-zombie-tlds-coming-this-year/> New TLDs this week: .Video, .Fit and .Sale A few domain names hit general availability or Early Access this Wednesday. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/27/new-tlds-this-week-video-fit-and-sale/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/27/new-tlds-this-week-video-fit-and-sale/> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Preparing for Warfare in Cyberspace The Pentagon?s new 33-page cybersecurity strategy is an important evolution in how America proposes to address a top national security threat. It is intended to warn adversaries ? especially China, Russia, Iran and North Korea ? that the United States is prepared to retaliate, if necessary, against cyberattacks and is developing the weapons to do so. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/opinion/preparing-for-warfare-in-cyberspace.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/opinion/preparing-for-warfare-in-cyberspace.html> OpenSSL Past, Present and Future Heartbleed made the world notice what kind of shape OpenSSL development was in from a financial and resources standpoint. In the year since, the project has been funded enough to hire full-time engineers and a crucial refactoring of the codebase has the project in the right direction. < <https://threatpost.com/openssl-past-present-and-future/112485> https://threatpost.com/openssl-past-present-and-future/112485> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** KickAssTorrents down: biggest file-sharing site moves to .cr domain after takedowns The world?s biggest file-sharing site KickAssTorrents has moved to a new Costa Rican domain, as it jumps around the world in an attempt to outrun copyright holders. < <http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/kickasstorrents-down-biggest-filesharing-site-moves-to-cr-domain-after-takedowns-10206472.html> http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/kickasstorrents-down-biggest-filesharing-site-moves-to-cr-domain-after-takedowns-10206472.html> au: Illycaff? S.p.A. v. John Frisco & Associates Pty Ltd trading as Illycafe / CEW Pty Ltd - Case No. DAU2015-0009 1. The Parties: The Complainant is Illycaff? S.p.A of Trieste, Italy, represented by Kivial s.r.l, Italy. The Respondent is John Frisco & Associates Pty Ltd trading as Illycafe / CEW Pty Ltd of Mascot, New S South Wales, Australia, represented by Maddocks, Australia. < <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0009> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0009> au: Elite Licensing Company SA v. Michael Francis t/a Elite Model Management Australia - Case No. DAU2015-0007 1. The Parties: The Complainant is Elite Licensing Company SA of Paradiso, Switzerland, represented by Watermark Intellectual Property Lawyers, Australia. The Respondent is Michael Francis t/a Elite Model Management Australia of Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 2. The Domain Names and Registrar: The disputed domain names <elitemodel.com.au>, <elitemodellook.com.au> and <elitemodels.com.au> (the ?Disputed Domain Names?) are registered with PlanetDomain Pty Ltd. (the ?Registrar?). < <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0007> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0007> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Name Ninja Releases Analysis of Domain Names of Startups Attending Collision Conference Seventy-nine percent of the startups participating in the Collision startup conference in Las Vegas on May 5-6, 2015 may not be using the optimal domain name to market their business, according to domain name consulting firm Name Ninja. < <http://www.nameninja.com/blog/name-ninja-releases-analysis-of-domain-names-of-startups-attending-collision-conference> http://www.nameninja.com/blog/name-ninja-releases-analysis-of-domain-names-of-startups-attending-collision-conference> Startups Need to Treat Domain Name as Key Marketing Asset: Report More than two-thirds of startups have domains which fail the ?Radio Test,? meaning they are not spelled how they sound and could be a barrier to customer access, according to a report by Name Ninja. The domain name consulting company surveyed startups participating in the upcoming Collision Conference in Las Vegas, and found that in addition to the phonics problem, 79 percent are using a name which is ?risky.? < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/startups-need-treat-domain-name-key-marketing-asset-report> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/startups-need-treat-domain-name-key-marketing-asset-report> Presidential Candidate Fails: Domain Name Lessons for Brand Marketers Let?s share a warning for candidate Hillary Clinton, along with Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and the airplane hanger full of other GOP presidential hopefuls who are suiting up for the battle to win the right to redecorate the Oval Office, ride in Air Force One and know that when the White House Band plays ?Hail To the Chief,? they?re hailing them. < <http://www.business2community.com/online-marketing/presidential-candidate-fails-domain-name-lessons-brand-marketers-01215417> http://www.business2community.com/online-marketing/presidential-candidate-fails-domain-name-lessons-brand-marketers-01215417> Freelancer.com CEO & Chairman Matt Barrie Tells Us What's in Store for Escrow.com As just about all of you have heard by now, a domain industry institution, Escrow.com, has been purchased by Australia's Freelancer.com (the world?s largest freelancing, outsourcing and crowd sourcing marketplace) in a $7.5 million cash deal that was announced Sunday. Freelancer is a public company (FLN:Australian Stock Exchange Ltd) with 15 million users in 247 countries and a market cap of more than $460 million. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150429.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150429.htm> Final Results of the 2015 ISOC Board of Trustee Elections The Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2015 selections to the ISOC Board of Trustees, following the rejection by the ISOC Board of the challenge to Alice Munyua?s candidacy. < <http://www.internetsociety.org/news/final-results-2015-isoc-board-trustee-elections> http://www.internetsociety.org/news/final-results-2015-isoc-board-trustee-elections> CentralNic Group plc Final results CentralNic ... announces its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2014. < <https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/CentralNic/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=666&newsid=507864> https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/CentralNic/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=666&newsid=507864> .xyz helps CentralNic double its revenue CentralNic?s revenue almost doubled in 2014, helped by the launch of new gTLDs. < <http://domainincite.com/18437-xyz-helps-centralnic-double-its-revenue> http://domainincite.com/18437-xyz-helps-centralnic-double-its-revenue> CentralNic doubled revenue in 2014 CentralNic doubled its revenue in 2014 and increased its adjusted EBITDA by 65%. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/28/centralnic-doubled-revenue-in-2014/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/28/centralnic-doubled-revenue-in-2014/> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** New: Auction off domains any time you want. We?d like to introduce to you our newest feature: Sedo?s Direct Auction You can now auction off your domain names at Sedo any time you want. To start a Direct Auction, you no longer need to wait until your domain receives an offer. Just choose the starting time and your desired minimum bid - that's it. < <https://sedo.com/us/news/3606/New-Auction-off-domains-any-time-you-want/> https://sedo.com/us/news/3606/New-Auction-off-domains-any-time-you-want/> Sedo now lets clients start their own domain name auctions Sedo is offering domain name sellers a new option to start an auction on its domain name marketplace. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/28/sedo-now-lets-clients-start-their-own-domain-name-auctions/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/28/sedo-now-lets-clients-start-their-own-domain-name-auctions/> Responding to Domain Name Offers with Bill Sweetman ? DNW Podcast #30 Name Ninja Bill Sweetman talks about his role as a domain buyer broker, and how domain name owners should respond to offers to buy their domain names. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/27/responding-to-domain-name-offers-with-bill-sweetman-dnw-podcast-30/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/27/responding-to-domain-name-offers-with-bill-sweetman-dnw-podcast-30/> ********************** SOCIAL MEDIA ********************** Facebook Is Eating the Internet Facebook, it seems, is unstoppable. The social publishing site, just 11 years old, is now the dominant force in American media. It drives a quarter of all web traffic. In turn, Facebook sucks up a huge portion of ad revenue?the money that keeps news organizations running?and holds an enormous captive audience. < <http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/04/facebook-is-eating-the-internet/391766/> http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/04/facebook-is-eating-the-internet/391766/> Facebook Grows to 40M Active Small Business Pages Facebook now has more than 40 million small businesses with active Pages on its social network, up 10 million from last June. The company is hitting the road again to reach SMBs through its Boost Your Business program and is introducing online chat support specifically for businesses. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/facebook-grows-40m-active-small-business-pages> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/facebook-grows-40m-active-small-business-pages> ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** As sensors shrink, watch as 'wearables' disappear Forget 'wearables', and even 'hearables'. The next big thing in mobile devices: 'disappearables'. < <http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/04/30/uk-tech-wearables-idUKKBN0NK2KD20150430> http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/04/30/uk-tech-wearables-idUKKBN0NK2KD20150430> < <http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/tech-wearables-idINKBN0NK2KH20150429> http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/tech-wearables-idINKBN0NK2KH20150429> Microsoft Awarded Patent for Emotion Detecting Eyeglasses The artificial-intelligence race could be heading back to the eyeglass shop. < <http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/04/29/microsoft-awarded-patent-for-emotion-detecting-eyeglasses/> http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/04/29/microsoft-awarded-patent-for-emotion-detecting-eyeglasses/> ********************** ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY ********************** au: Foxtel wants to force search engines to block pirate sites Foxtel wants to expand a proposed law that will force Internet service providers to block subscriber access to pirate websites. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/573755/foxtel-wants-force-search-engines-block-pirate-sites/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/573755/foxtel-wants-force-search-engines-block-pirate-sites/> ********************** PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE ********************** Health, fitness apps and devices worry privacy experts due to data mining issues As mobile health and fitness apps and wearables gain popularity in Australia, privacy experts have raised concerns that companies are monetising personal medical information. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-28/health-fitness-apps-and-devices-worry-privacy-experts/6427782> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-28/health-fitness-apps-and-devices-worry-privacy-experts/6427782> ************************** BRAND PROTECTION & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ************************** Google has a new tactic for fighting patent trolls: Buying the patents first. So-called patent trolls, companies that buy up patents but use them to get money out of other companies instead of actually making anything with them, are a big thorn in the side of many tech companies. And Google has a new tactic for fighting them: buying the patents first. < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/04/27/google-has-a-new-tactic-for-fighting-patent-trolls-buying-the-patents-first/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/04/27/google-has-a-new-tactic-for-fighting-patent-trolls-buying-the-patents-first/> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Backers Say USB-C Is the Cable of the Future ... This situation is what the tech industry is hoping to fix with a new connection standard called USB Type-C. The new connection standard is already included in some new devices, including Apple?s latest MacBook, Google?s Chromebook Pixel and Nokia?s N1 tablet. Other manufacturers, like MSI, Asus, LaCie and SanDisk recently announced products that would support USB-C. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/technology/personaltech/backers-say-usb-c-is-the-cable-of-the-future.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/technology/personaltech/backers-say-usb-c-is-the-cable-of-the-future.html> Forgot your password? The SME Intrinsic-ID proposes a device fingerprint to authenticate your access. Strong and reliable device authentication is key in our digital society. The existence of Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs), the technology that implements the electronic fingerprint of devices, has been demonstrated by the PUFFIN FET project in standard devices. The applications for mobile phones are now implemented by its SME partner Intrinsic-ID. < <https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/forgot-your-password-sme-intrinsic-id-proposes-device-fingerprint-authenticate-your-access> https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/forgot-your-password-sme-intrinsic-id-proposes-device-fingerprint-authenticate-your-access> ------ David Goldstein email: <mailto:david at goldsteinreport.com> david at goldsteinreport.com web: <http://goldsteinreport.com/> http://goldsteinreport.com/ Twitter: <https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport> https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9663 3430 - 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 Flannery -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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