*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** ICANN wants an IANA functions monopoly ? will it wreck the transition process to get it? by Milton Mueller < <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/04/28/icann-wants-an-iana-functions-monopoly-and-its-willing-to-wreck-the-transition-process-to-get-it/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/04/28/icann-wants-an-iana-functions-monopoly-and-its-willing-to-wreck-the-transition-process-to-get-it/> How ICANN pressures 'net engineers to give it behind-the-scenes control of the web < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/01/icann_iana_latest/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/01/icann_iana_latest/> New gTLD Applicant and GDD Portal Update < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-30-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-30-en> ICANN's bill for clawing global DNS from Uncle Sam: $7m and counting < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/icann_scrutiny/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/icann_scrutiny/> Dumb ICANN bug revealed secret financial data to new gTLD applicants < <http://domainincite.com/18455-dumb-icann-bug-revealed-secret-financial-data-to-new-gtld-applicants> http://domainincite.com/18455-dumb-icann-bug-revealed-secret-financial-data-to-new-gtld-applicants> ICM Registry Breaks Record for .Porn, .Adult Sunrise Signups < <http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=194050> http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=194050> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** ICANN wants an IANA functions monopoly ? will it wreck the transition process to get it? by Milton Mueller At the ARIN meeting April 14, I was stunned by a presentation made by the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team. The CRISP team is composed of representatives drawn from the five regional Internet address registries. Everyone thought the process of developing an acceptable IANA transition proposal for numbers would be simple. Domain names was supposed to be the troublesome one; numbers was going to be the easy one. But now we are learning that what had seemed to be a smooth and stable transition for the numbers IANA functions is being undermined by ICANN?s management, and in a very disturbing way. < <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/04/28/icann-wants-an-iana-functions-monopoly-and-its-willing-to-wreck-the-transition-process-to-get-it/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/04/28/icann-wants-an-iana-functions-monopoly-and-its-willing-to-wreck-the-transition-process-to-get-it/> How ICANN pressures 'net engineers to give it behind-the-scenes control of the web Behind-the-scenes efforts by ICANN's lawyers to force the internet community to grant it perpetual control of critical internet functions have been exposed. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/01/icann_iana_latest/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/01/icann_iana_latest/> Apathy continues to overwhelm effort to create an internet ungoverned by America The effort to create a new global internet governance body has been dealt another blow after just 30 people responded to a critical month-long comment period, a third of which were hostile to the program. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/03/apathy_continues_to_overwhelm_netmundial_governance_effort/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/03/apathy_continues_to_overwhelm_netmundial_governance_effort/> Remarks of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Internet2 Global Summit: Remarks of Lawrence E. Strickling I am honored to be here to speak at Internet 2?s Global Summit. Internet2 has been a strong partner with NTIA as a recipient of a $62 million Recovery Act broadband grant. With this grant, Internet2 has lit or upgraded over 18,000 miles of a national fiber backbone network. This 100 gigabit per second backbone is accessible to more than 93,000 community anchor institutions through Internet 2?s partnership with regional research and education networks. Several of these networks also received NTIA grants so we know that in Michigan, North Carolina and numerous other states, the good work of Internet 2 and the research and education community is driving higher speeds and lower cost broadband for schools and other institutions of learning. < <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2015/remarks-assistant-secretary-strickling-internet2-global-summit> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2015/remarks-assistant-secretary-strickling-internet2-global-summit> Twenty Years after the Birth of the Modern Internet, U.S. Policies Continue to Help the Internet Grow and Thrive by John B. Morris, Jr., Associate Administrator and Director of Internet Policy, Office of Policy Analysis and Development Yesterday, I had the great opportunity to speak at the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) to a group of foreign government officials focused on Internet and cybersecurity issues. My talk focused on how NTIA sees the role of the Internet in the U.S. economy, and what key policies have contributed to the strength of the U.S. Internet economy. < <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/twenty-years-after-birth-modern-internet-us-policies-continue-help-internet-grow-and-thriv> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/twenty-years-after-birth-modern-internet-us-policies-continue-help-internet-grow-and-thriv> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** New gTLD Applicant and GDD Portal Update ICANN today announced that the first phase of its investigation into a data exposure issue in the New gTLD Applicant and GDD (Global Domains Division) portals has concluded. These portals contain information from applicants to ICANN's New gTLD Program and new gTLD registry operators. No other systems were affected. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-30-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-30-en> Board Approves ICANN Five-Year Operating Plan (FY16-FY20) On the 26 April 2015, the Board met in Los Angles, California, and approved the ICANN Five-Year Operating Plan (FY16-FY20). < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-01-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-01-en> ICG Announces Update Regarding Community Comments and the ICG Forum The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) today announced that it has published its process for handling comments submitted to the ICG Forum. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-01-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-01-en> ICANN Data Breach Could Result in Unfair Competitive Advantage for New gTLD Applicants Private data entered into the ICANN portals for new gTLD applicants and the GDD (Global Domains Division) was viewable in at least 36 log in sessions since April 2013, according to an ICANN statement issued on Thursday. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/icann-data-breach-result-unfair-competitive-advantage-new-gtld-applicants> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/icann-data-breach-result-unfair-competitive-advantage-new-gtld-applicants> 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 has spent $7M trying to get control of DNS from U.S. gov Domain directory manager ICANN is reported to have spent nearly $7 million trying to gain complete control of the global DNS registries from the U.S. government in a bid to dominate how web address are allocated online. < <http://www.digitaljournal.com/internet/icann-has-spent-over-7m-trying-to-get-control-of-dns-from-us-gov/article/432291> http://www.digitaljournal.com/internet/icann-has-spent-over-7m-trying-to-get-control-of-dns-from-us-gov/article/432291> ICANN's bill for clawing global DNS from Uncle Sam: $7m and counting Domain-name overseer ICANN is failing in two fundamental tasks, according to the US government, while spending millions of dollars of internet users' money trying to take control of the critical IANA technical contract. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/icann_scrutiny/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/icann_scrutiny/> Dumb ICANN bug revealed secret financial data to new gTLD applicants Secret financial projections were among 330 pieces of confidential data revealed by an ICANN security bug. < <http://domainincite.com/18455-dumb-icann-bug-revealed-secret-financial-data-to-new-gtld-applicants> http://domainincite.com/18455-dumb-icann-bug-revealed-secret-financial-data-to-new-gtld-applicants> Confidential information exposed over 300 times in ICANN security snafu Two months after claiming there was "no indication" that confidential information was exposed in a security cock-up, domain name overseer ICANN has admitted it happened on at least 330 occasions. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/confidential_information_exposed_over_300_times_in_icann_security_snafu/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/confidential_information_exposed_over_300_times_in_icann_security_snafu/> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** DomainWire Global TLD Stat Report (Q1/2015) The latest of CENTRs 'DomainWire Stat Report' is available (Edition 11 - Quarter 1, 2015). The report provides a global status update on TLDs (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs) with a focus on European ccTLDs. < <https://centr.org/news/04-30-2015/domainwire-global-tld-stat-report-2015_1> https://centr.org/news/04-30-2015/domainwire-global-tld-stat-report-2015_1> dk: New deadline for deletion of non-validated domain name applications In connection to the new requirement of registrant validations, DK Hostmaster has extended the time before applications are deleted to now be 60 days in total. < <https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/english/news/news-single/artikel/new-deadline-for-deletion-of-non-validated-domain-name-applications/> https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/english/news/news-single/artikel/new-deadline-for-deletion-of-non-validated-domain-name-applications/> New TLD .fit launches and partners with the Arnold Sports Festival Minds + Machines Group, the owner and operator of the new .fit TLD, is delighted to announced that the Arnold Sports Festival, one of the many inspiring organizations associated with Arnold Schwarzenegger?the international film-star and seven-time Mr. Olympia winner?has taken several .fit domains names, including Arnold.fit and Arnoldsports.fit. < <http://investors.mindsandmachines.com/2015/04/new-top-level-domain-fit-launches-and-partners-with-the-arnold-sports-festival/> http://investors.mindsandmachines.com/2015/04/new-top-level-domain-fit-launches-and-partners-with-the-arnold-sports-festival/> The .ME Domain Hits 800,000 Registrations We are proud to announce that .ME domain name has passed 800,000 domain registrations! Since its launch in 2008 Montenegro?s country code domain has been marketed as a premier choice for building a personal brand and it quickly became one of the favourite new extensions among creative individuals who want to stand out online. < <http://domain.me/the-me-domain-hits-800000-registrations/> http://domain.me/the-me-domain-hits-800000-registrations/> 12K and counting as Dot Kiwi captures NZ imagination After a year of significant changes to New Zealand?s domain landscape, Dot Kiwi has sold more than 12,000 .kiwi domain names during its first year of operation. < <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/574065/12k-counting-dot-kiwi-captures-nz-imagination/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/574065/12k-counting-dot-kiwi-captures-nz-imagination/> Auction and release of one-character .se domains .SE has decided to allow registration of .se domain names with only one character. The most attractive domain names will be released through an auction on Tradera. < <https://www.iis.se/english/news/auction-and-release-of-one-character-se-domains/> https://www.iis.se/english/news/auction-and-release-of-one-character-se-domains/> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** ICM Registry Breaks Record for .Porn, .Adult Sunrise Signups ICM Registry today said that its .porn and .adult domain extensions each received about 4,000 registrations during the sunrise trademark period. < <http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=194050> http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=194050> .Porn and .Adult domain names break sunrise records ICM Registry domainsICM Registry announced today that its .Porn and .Adult domain names each received about 4,000 registrations during the sunrise trademark period. That?s more than any other new TLDs to date. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/30/porn-and-adult-domain-names-break-sunrise-records/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/30/porn-and-adult-domain-names-break-sunrise-records/> ICM Just Made $1.2 Million On Sunrise Registrations For A $370K Investment The ICM registry, which is the operator of .XXX, announced a short time ago that their two new extensions .porn and .adult each got around 4,000 registrations in the Sunrise Period which was opened to trademark holders. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2015/04/30/icm-just-made-1-2-million-on-sunrise-registrations-for-a-370k-investment/> http://www.thedomains.com/2015/04/30/icm-just-made-1-2-million-on-sunrise-registrations-for-a-370k-investment/> Donuts New gTLD Growth and Analysis (Second Report) In our second report of the year, Donuts provides analysis of on the growth and usage of new web addresses, and thoughtful commentary on industry-relevant issues. < <http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/blog/donuts-new-gtld-growth-and-analysis-second-report> http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/blog/donuts-new-gtld-growth-and-analysis-second-report> Lessons from .build one year after launch: Q&A with CEO and Founder George Minardos The .build domain namespace opened in General Availability in April 2014, as a domain name designed specifically for the online needs of the building industry and beyond. As the appointed technical provider for .build, ARI Registry Services powered the launch and continued technical operations for this global domain name. < <http://www.ariservices.com/blog/lessons-from-build-one-year-after-launch-qa-with-ceo-and-founder-george-minardos/> http://www.ariservices.com/blog/lessons-from-build-one-year-after-launch-qa-with-ceo-and-founder-george-minardos/> Rising to the new gTLD challenge The coming months will show how brands rise to the challenges and opportunities of an internet audience that is still relatively uninformed about the new gTLD programme, says Samantha Demetriou of domain name strategy consultancy FairWinds Partners. < <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/article/rising-to-the-new-gtld-challenge> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/article/rising-to-the-new-gtld-challenge> Toward Effective Governance Of The .nyc TLD While there are no published governance documents for the .nyc TLD, it?s our understanding that oversight is shared by representatives from the Department of Information and Telecom Technology, the Economic Development Corporation, the Office of Innovation and Technology, with the Department of Law advising. It?s a fluid process outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with the contractor implementing consensus decisions. < <http://www.connectingnyc.org/toward-effective-governance-of-the-nyc-tld/> http://www.connectingnyc.org/toward-effective-governance-of-the-nyc-tld/> Legal gTLDs on offer at INTA Lexsynergy, a domain name management company, has announced it will be giving away .lawyer and .attorney domain names for free at the International Trademark Association?s upcoming annual conference. < <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/legal-gtlds-on-offer-at-inta-4358> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/legal-gtlds-on-offer-at-inta-4358> .xyz dismisses own ads as ?puffery? XYZ.com has dismissed its own claim that .xyz is the ?next .com? as ?mere opinion or puffery?, in an attempt to resolve a false advertising lawsuit filed by Verisign. < <http://domainincite.com/18447-xyz-dismisses-own-ads-as-puffery> http://domainincite.com/18447-xyz-dismisses-own-ads-as-puffery> Who thinks Microsoft Edge SUCKS? Microsoft Microsoft relaunched Internet Explorer this week as Edge ? and the software giant is already prepared to accept that the new browser may absolutely suck. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/microsoft_edge_sucks/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/microsoft_edge_sucks/> Time running out to shape ICANN?s review of trademark protection mechanisms [subscription] 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> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** 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. Other project collaborators include organizations from Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia and Moldova. < <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/> Cyber warmongering in full swing Friday, and I'm minded to follow up on some earlier columns, starting with this one from February about anti-virus veteran Mikko Hypp?nen who said the internet is a huge social experiment on privacy, and nobody knows where it's going. There's more the internet social experiment though, namely cyber warfare. < <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11441662> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11441662> The Internet of Stupid Things by Geoff Huston In those circles where Internet prognostications abound and policy makers flock to hear grand visions of the future, we often hear about the boundless future represented by ?The Internet of Things?. This phrase encompasses some decades of the computing industry?s transition from computers as esoteric pieces of engineering affordable only by nations, to mainframes, desktops, laptops, handhelds, and now wrist computers. Where next? In the vision of the Internet of Things we are going to expand the Internet beyond people and press on with connecting up our world using billions of these chattering devices in every aspect of our world. < <http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2015-04/iotst.html> http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2015-04/iotst.html> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** Brands take note! How Staedtler failed to get FIMO.CLUB I think you?ll agree with me when I say: If you have a well known brand, which is also a global trademark, and a third party registers your brand.club, then obviously you can get it back legally. Piece of cake, right? Wrong! Here is one controversial WIPO domain name decision, which serves as a warning to global brands. < <http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/staedtler-lost-fimo-club-domain/> http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/staedtler-lost-fimo-club-domain/> Historic Pirate Bay Domain Decision Will Arrive Early May After hearing argument from both the prosecutor and the organization in control of Sweden's .SE domain names this week, the Stockholm District Court will now consider the fate of two key Pirate Bay domains. With a verdict due in less than two weeks, will the Court order a historic confiscation or will the notorious site maintain its Swedish links? < <http://torrentfreak.com/historic-pirate-bay-domain-decision-will-arrive-early-may-150430/> http://torrentfreak.com/historic-pirate-bay-domain-decision-will-arrive-early-may-150430/> UDRP Spotlight: A New gTLD UDRP In the olden days of UDRP complaints, when pleadings were submitted on printed paper, the domain landscape was ruled exclusively by TLDs such as .COM, .NET, .ORG, and their neglected cousin .BIZ. When a cybersquatter created some sort of not-too-clever knockoff of a well-known brand and was then hauled before the imposing authority of the NAF or the WIPO, Panels routinely said that the TLD of a domain can be discarded like an inedible apple stem since they add nothing to meaning of a domain or to the analysis of the first UDRP element: likelihood of confusion between the domain and the asserted trademark. Decisions involving domains in these ?legacy? TLDs still apply this philosophy. < <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/udrp-spotlight-new-gtld-udrp> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/udrp-spotlight-new-gtld-udrp> MPAA Funds Pro-Copyright Scholars to Influence Politics While entertainment companies and authorities believe they are necessary to stem the tide of online infringement, many current anti-piracy strategies are putting Internet users at risk. Domain suspensions, seizures, plus search engine down-rankings are all playing a part in creating a less-safe online environment. < <http://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-measures-putting-internet-users-at-risk-150503/> http://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-measures-putting-internet-users-at-risk-150503/> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Call for Comments for a Draft SLA for the IANA Numbering Services On 15 January, 2015, the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team submitted the Internet Numbers Community Proposal to the request for proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG). < <https://www.nro.net/news/call-for-comments-for-a-draft-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-services> https://www.nro.net/news/call-for-comments-for-a-draft-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-services> Registration is now open for APNIC 40 Registration is now open for APNIC 40 in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 3 to 10 September 2015. < <http://blog.apnic.net/2015/04/27/registration-is-now-open-for-apnic-40/> http://blog.apnic.net/2015/04/27/registration-is-now-open-for-apnic-40/> Vint Cerf on ACM, internet issues, and quantum and machine computing Vint Cerf, co-creator of the internet and polymath icon is continuing to be a catalyst for global innovation and change as he clearly demonstrates in my engaging chat with the legend. His influence on government, industry, education, society and its ripple effect with executives, technology professionals, enterprises, SMBs and consumers plus history is without measure. < <http://www.itworldcanada.com/blog/vint-cerf-on-acm-internet-issues-and-quantum-and-machine-computing/374085> http://www.itworldcanada.com/blog/vint-cerf-on-acm-internet-issues-and-quantum-and-machine-computing/374085> Marksmen and Com Laude, Launch MCL Domains To Be Based In Seattle Marksmen and Com Laude, announce the launch of MCL Domains "offering efficient, reliable corporate domain name management services for North America. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2015/05/01/marksmen-and-com-laude-launch-mcl-domains-to-be-based-in-seattle/> http://www.thedomains.com/2015/05/01/marksmen-and-com-laude-launch-mcl-domains-to-be-based-in-seattle/> DE-CIX Frankfurt Surpasses New Record Traffic Peak of 4 Terabits per Second DE-CIX, the world?s leading exchange operator, announces that it has exceeded a new traffic milestone of 4 Terabit/s at its flagship Frankfurt exchange. For the past week, new record traffic peaks have inched up daily toward this incredible number, and the 4 Terabit/s level was finally surpassed on Tuesday evening, April 28. < <https://international.eco.de/2015/news/de-cix-frankfurt-surpasses-new-record-traffic-peak-of-4-terabits-per-second.html> https://international.eco.de/2015/news/de-cix-frankfurt-surpasses-new-record-traffic-peak-of-4-terabits-per-second.html> DomainFest to hold one-day event this June DomainFest is heading to Bulgaria for a special one-day conference a little over a month from now. < <http://domainincite.com/18444-domainfest-to-hold-one-day-event-this-june> http://domainincite.com/18444-domainfest-to-hold-one-day-event-this-june> A look at Neustar?s domain name base Neustar reported earnings yesterday and released updated information on its base of domain names registered. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/30/a-look-at-neustars-domain-name-base/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/30/a-look-at-neustars-domain-name-base/> ********************** - WEBHOSTING ********************** DigitalOcean becomes the second largest hosting company in the world DigitalOcean has grown to become the second-largest hosting company in the world in terms of web-facing computers, and shows no signs of slowing down. < <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/05/01/digitalocean-becomes-the-second-largest-hosting-company-in-the-world.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/05/01/digitalocean-becomes-the-second-largest-hosting-company-in-the-world.html> Hostinger hosts over 90% of all Steam phishing sites Netcraft blocked more than 1,400 Steam phishing URLs last month, spread across 331 different websites. Surprisingly, more than 90% of these sites were hosted by just one company: Hostinger. < <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/04/28/hostinger-hosts-over-90-of-all-steam-phishing-sites.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/04/28/hostinger-hosts-over-90-of-all-steam-phishing-sites.html> Canadian Web Host CleverHost Partners with SiteLock for Website Security Canadian web hosting company CleverHost announced on Thursday that it recently started offering its customers website security services from SiteLock. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/canadian-web-host-cleverhost-partners-sitelock-website-security> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/canadian-web-host-cleverhost-partners-sitelock-website-security> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Domain Matches Stock Ticker & Creates Direct Connection to GoDaddy Investor Relations Page GoDaddy Inc. ... announced today it has bought the domain name GDDY.com. When visited, GDDY.com takes individuals to GoDaddy's Investor Relations page, enabling anyone to quickly find out more about the company. Right of the Dot, LLC, a domain name consulting service, helped broker the sale of the name. < <https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/2015/GoDaddy-Purchases-GDDYcom-Through-Right-of-the-Dot-LLC/default.aspx> https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/2015/GoDaddy-Purchases-GDDYcom-Through-Right-of-the-Dot-LLC/default.aspx> 3 Letter .Coms Hit a 2015 High With $290,000 Sale That Tops This Week's Domain Sales Chart We've been talking a lot about a boom in 3-letter .com sales this year and yet more fuel was added to the fire this week when broker George Hong of Guta.com closed the biggest sale of the year to date in that category - moving PPP.com for $290,000. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20150429.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20150429.htm> ********************** ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY ********************** au: News Corp, Foxtel want Google to block piracy websites Rights holders are pushing to broaden the scope of the federal government's proposed website-blocking regime to include more websites and to also allow them to ask search engines such as Google and Yahoo, in addition to internet service providers (ISPs), to block them. < <http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/news-corp-foxtel-want-google-to-block-piracy-websites-20150430-1mx4i2.html> http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/news-corp-foxtel-want-google-to-block-piracy-websites-20150430-1mx4i2.html> < <http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/news-corp-foxtel-want-google-to-block-piracy-websites-20150430-1mx4i2.html> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/news-corp-foxtel-want-google-to-block-piracy-websites-20150430-1mx4i2.html> Australian Copyright Censorship Bill Could Block VPNs and Circumvention Information The steamroller that is the copyright enforcement machine continues to trundle along around the world, flattening obstacles such as fair use, privacy and freedom of expression in its path. One of its latest stops has been in Australia, where that country?s copyright site-blocking laws, first seriously mooted last year, were introduced into the Australian Federal Parliament last month. < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/04/australian-copyright-censorship-bill-could-block-vpns-and-circumvention> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/04/australian-copyright-censorship-bill-could-block-vpns-and-circumvention> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** The Internet of Stupid Things by Geoff Huston In those circles where Internet prognostications abound and policy makers flock to hear grand visions of the future, we often hear about the boundless future represented by ?The Internet of Things?. This phrase encompasses some decades of the computing industry?s transition from computers as esoteric pieces of engineering affordable only by nations, to mainframes, desktops, laptops, handhelds, and now wrist computers. Where next? In the vision of the Internet of Things we are going to expand the Internet beyond people and press on with connecting up our world using billions of these chattering devices in every aspect of our world. < <http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2015-04/iotst.html> http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2015-04/iotst.html> ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** au: Keeping the lid on NBN discontent by Mark Gregory Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been working assiduously to keep a lid on the simmering disquiet about the National Broadband Network (NBN). No news is good news, as far as Turnbull is concerned, but it would be too early for him to claim that he has completely nullified all opposition to the Coalition?s multi-technology mix (MTM) NBN. < <http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2015/5/4/technology/keeping-lid-nbn-discontent> http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2015/5/4/technology/keeping-lid-nbn-discontent> ------ 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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