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IAG Initial Report and Proposed Revisions to the ICANN Procedure for Whois Conflicts with Privacy Laws

< <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/iag-whois-conflicts-privacy-2015-10-05-en> https://www.icann.org/public-comments/iag-whois-conflicts-privacy-2015-10-05-en>

 

Swedish govt appeals court decision guarding thepiratebay.se domain

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/07/sweden_appeals_pirate_bay_court_decision/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/07/sweden_appeals_pirate_bay_court_decision/>

 

auIGF: What Was Involved In Making .AU More Secure With DNSSEC

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/07/making-au-more-secure-dnssec/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/07/making-au-more-secure-dnssec/>

 

auIGF: ISPs request changes to Australian Internet Security Initiative

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586064/acma-considers-improvements-australian-internet-security-initiative/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586064/acma-considers-improvements-australian-internet-security-initiative/>

 

Individuals Increasingly Registering Domains In Bid To Control Personal Identity

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/06/individuals-increasingly-registering-domains-control-identity/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/06/individuals-increasingly-registering-domains-control-identity/>

 

auIGF: Authorities remove 5000 URLs pointing to child sex abuse material

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586060/over-5000-urls-investigated-by-children-e-safety-commissioner/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586060/over-5000-urls-investigated-by-children-e-safety-commissioner/>

 

 

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ICANN CEO: Why The Internet's Future Is At Risk

ICANN hopes to convince the US government that it can oversee the Internet's technical infrastructure on its own.

< <http://www.informationweek.com/government/leadership/icann-ceo-why-the-internets-future-is-at-risk/d/d-id/1322472> http://www.informationweek.com/government/leadership/icann-ceo-why-the-internets-future-is-at-risk/d/d-id/1322472>

 

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IAG Initial Report and Proposed Revisions to the ICANN Procedure for Whois Conflicts with Privacy Laws

Purpose: Public comment is sought on Implementation Advisory Group's proposals to improve the current Whois Conflicts Procedure.

< <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/iag-whois-conflicts-privacy-2015-10-05-en> https://www.icann.org/public-comments/iag-whois-conflicts-privacy-2015-10-05-en>

 

Process for Considering Comments for Two-Character Letter/Letter Labels Launched

ICANN today announced that it will begin the first phase of the process for considering comments on two-character letter/letter domain name labels. During this phase, ICANN will request that governments and others who commented on these labels prior to today clarify their reasons for commenting. It will then solicit a response from those registry operators whose requests for labels have received comments.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-10-06-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-10-06-en>

 

ICANN's Global Support Center: We're Here to Help! by Michaela Quinzy

Earlier this year ICANN, announced plans to provide enhanced customer service capabilities, including broadening our global footprint and the channels we use to communicate with you. The reason for these changes is simple and straightforward ? to provide you with a highly available global service and support organization that makes it easier to reach us and get your questions answered accurately in an open, transparent and expeditious manner.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-s-global-support-center-we-re-here-to-help> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-s-global-support-center-we-re-here-to-help>

 

Thai Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)

ICANN is pleased to announce the formation of the Generation Panel to develop Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Root Zone for Thai script.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-06-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-06-en>

 

ISOC-San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Hosts Discussion on E-Friction by Joe Catapano is Program Manager, Stakeholder Engagement, North America at ICANN

Many of the global companies that facilitate e-commerce have their headquarters in or around San Francisco, California. This city was the ideal setting to present the latest research from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Which Wheels to Grease: Reducing Friction in the Internet Economy, and the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC-SFBay) were the perfect hosts.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/isoc-san-francisco-bay-area-chapter-hosts-discussion-on-e-friction> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/isoc-san-francisco-bay-area-chapter-hosts-discussion-on-e-friction>

 

Chehade outlines five ways ICANN could die

ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade has outlined five ways in which the internet could fall to pieces if the IANA transition fails, and they all seem really horrible.

< <http://domainincite.com/19390-chehade-outlines-five-ways-icann-could-die> http://domainincite.com/19390-chehade-outlines-five-ways-icann-could-die>

 

?ICANN, Vocus team up for Domain Name System security

ICANN and Vocus Communications have installed an L-Root server node in Sydney to increase the DNS resilience against DDoS attacks.

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586173/icann-vocus-team-up-domain-name-system-security/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586173/icann-vocus-team-up-domain-name-system-security/>

 

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This week: .Film TLD launches

It?s more restricted than the already-available .movie. array of registrars.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/05/this-week-film-top-level-domain-name-launches/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/05/this-week-film-top-level-domain-name-launches/>

 

.food applies for dot-brand status, but you can help stop it

Scripps Networks, the company that runs the Food Network television network, wants to make .food a dot-brand gTLD that only it can use.

< <http://domainincite.com/19383-food-applies-for-dot-brand-status-but-you-can-help-stop-it> http://domainincite.com/19383-food-applies-for-dot-brand-status-but-you-can-help-stop-it>

 

.ng Domain brand, catalyst for economic development- Folayan

As all patriotic Nigerians continue to reminiscenceon the 55th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria, the President, Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA), Mr. Sunday Folayan introspected on what the country has achieved and affirmed that though torturous, but the country continues to make steady progress towards National Development and Economic prosperity.

< <http://dailytimes.com.ng/ng-domain-brand-catalyst-economic-development-folayan/> http://dailytimes.com.ng/ng-domain-brand-catalyst-economic-development-folayan/>

 

Domain Name Commission calls for public comment on .nz WHOIS review

As part of a wide-ranging two stage review, the Domain Name Commission Limited (DNCL) has today launched the first of two public consultations on the .nz WHOIS.

< <http://dnc.org.nz/story/domain-name-commission-calls-public-comment-nz-whois-review> http://dnc.org.nz/story/domain-name-commission-calls-public-comment-nz-whois-review>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/06/domain-name-commission-nz-whois-review/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/06/domain-name-commission-nz-whois-review/>

 

Public consultation on .nz domain name search service

New Zealand's Domain Name Commission (DNCL) has launched the first of two public consultations on the .nz WHOIS.

< <http://www.telecompaper.com/news/public-consultation-on-nz-domain-name-search-service--1106270> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/public-consultation-on-nz-domain-name-search-service--1106270>

 

se: Pirate Bay verdict appealed

Just before summer, the verdict came from the district court. The domains thepiratebay.se and piratebay.se need not be removed. The prosecutor, however, has chosen to appeal the decision to the Court of Appeals, as we wrote about in June already.

< <https://www.iis.se/english/blog/pirate-bay-verdict-appealed/> https://www.iis.se/english/blog/pirate-bay-verdict-appealed/>

 

Swedish govt appeals court decision guarding thepiratebay.se domain

The Swedish government has decided to appeal a court decision that protected the domain names used by torrent-search site The Pirate Bay from being suspended.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/07/sweden_appeals_pirate_bay_court_decision/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/07/sweden_appeals_pirate_bay_court_decision/>

 

se: Pirate Bay Domains Clash Set For Court of Appeal

Following legal action against the organization responsible for Sweden?s top level .SE domain, in May a Swedish court ordered two Pirate Bay domains to be seized by the state. However, in a blow to the prosecutor the court stopped short of a finding the domain registry liable. The case will now go to the Court of Appeal.

< <https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-domains-clash-set-for-court-of-appeal-151006/> https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-domains-clash-set-for-court-of-appeal-151006/>

 

.Sex domain name enters ?matching? period

The .Sex TLD has exited sunrise and is now available to more registrants.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/06/sex-domain-name-enters-matching-period/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/06/sex-domain-name-enters-matching-period/>

 

.WINE New gTLD is Here, Thanks to Politicians by Jean Guillon

It is no news that the .WINE and .VIN new gTLDs are to be announced soon by Donuts and if the month of November is the very month everybody has been waiting for, at the beginning of the Sunrise Periods, many questions arise regarding the protection of wine geographical indications... There is a lot to say regarding the length of time it took to launch .wine and .vin new gTLDs and, most of all, how difficult it has been to protect its wine Geographical Indications (also called "wine GIs").

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/201451005_wine_new_gtld_is_here_thanks_to_politicians/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/201451005_wine_new_gtld_is_here_thanks_to_politicians/>

 

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Upping Its Small Business Game, Google Expands Domain Registration Offering

Google Domains just got a major ?.upgrade.? The search giant announced today that its domain registration service, initially rolled out last year to help small businesses build or better their web presence, today expands to include custom email addresses, an additional 90-plus new domain name endings and more.

< <http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/251414> http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/251414>

 

Google Ups the Not-Com Ante: The Revolution Marches On by Jeff Davidoff, Chief Marketing Officer at Donuts Inc.

When Google makes an announcement, the digital world listens. This week, the technology giant has taken one more step in the ?not-com? direction and announced the availability of nearly 90 new ?not-com? domain name options. Words like .coffee, .fitness, .photography and others are now available on Google Domains, a one-stop-shop for launching a business website.

< <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/google-ups-not-com-ante-revolution-marches-jeff-davidoff> https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/google-ups-not-com-ante-revolution-marches-jeff-davidoff>

 

Generic TLD Insights for Q3 2015 by Christa Taylor

Participants in the recently released Global Consumer described new gTLDs as being "innovative", "trustworthy", "interesting", "informative", and "cutting edge". With such impressive descriptions, it appears that the industry has made significant progress in reaching the tipping point. Although Q3 reflects growth, it also highlights the varying degrees of performance and need for further advancement in developing consumer awareness and in turn, the health of the industry.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151006_generic_top_level_domain_insights_for_q3_2015/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151006_generic_top_level_domain_insights_for_q3_2015/>

 

Guess who owns Netflix.news and Netflix.website ? clue: definitely not Netflix

Netflix has failed in its attempt to shut down two namesake domain names, in the most peculiar circumstances.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/05/netflix_loses_shutdown_bid_namesake_domains/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/05/netflix_loses_shutdown_bid_namesake_domains/>

 

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Shorter DDoS Attacks Harder to Mitigate with Traditional Security Methods: Report

Shorter DDoS attacks are more difficult to mitigate in carrier or service provider network environments, according to a new report by Corero Network Security released on Monday.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/shorter-ddos-attacks-harder-to-mitigate-with-traditional-security-methods-report> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/shorter-ddos-attacks-harder-to-mitigate-with-traditional-security-methods-report>

 

Corero Network Security Trends and Analysis Report Finds Attackers Primarily Leverage Lower-Bandwidth DDoS Attacks to Degrade and Infiltrate Networks

Corero Network Security, a leading provider of First Line of Defense? security solutions against DDoS attacks, today announced the findings of its Trends and Analysis Report for the first half of 2015. Analyzing customer data, Corero found that attackers are continuing to leverage sub-saturating DDoS attacks with increasing frequency, using shorter attack durations to evade legacy cloud DDoS scrubbing solutions to cause network disruptions and, in some cases, distract victims while other malware infiltrates networks and steals customer information and corporate data.

< <http://www.corero.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/corero-network-security-trends-and-analysis-report-finds-attackers-primarily-leverage-lower-bandwidth-ddos-attacks-to-degrade-and-infiltrate-networks/> http://www.corero.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/corero-network-security-trends-and-analysis-report-finds-attackers-primarily-leverage-lower-bandwidth-ddos-attacks-to-degrade-and-infiltrate-networks/>

 

auIGF: What Was Involved In Making .AU More Secure With DNSSEC

The .au (Australian) ccTLD implemented DNNSEC at the end of 2014, joining the vast majority of TLDs, including all new gTLDs. Adam King, auDA's Chief Technology Officer, spoke at the Australian Internet Governance Forum in Melbourne, Wednesday, which is organised by the .au policy and regulatory body. Adam was on a panel speaking about DNSSEC and online security in Australia. I spoke to Adam on the sidelines of the auIGF after his presentation on auDA's experiences in implementing DNSSEC.

< <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24207> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24207>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/07/making-au-more-secure-dnssec/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/07/making-au-more-secure-dnssec/>

 

auIGF: ISPs request changes to Australian Internet Security Initiative

ISPs have suggested improvements to the Australian Internet Security Initiative (AISI) portal including more detailed information on malware infections.

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586064/acma-considers-improvements-australian-internet-security-initiative/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586064/acma-considers-improvements-australian-internet-security-initiative/>

 

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UDRP complainant fails to prove that domain name was registered for its trademark value [registration]

In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organisation, a panel has denied the transfer of a domain name confusingly similar to a trademark for failure to prove that it was registered for its trademark value, as opposed to its generic or descriptive value.

< <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=1d8e6e97-1fdc-491c-98ed-f9544d8f9a32> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=1d8e6e97-1fdc-491c-98ed-f9544d8f9a32>

 

RIAA and MPAA Report Notorious Piracy Sites to U.S. Government

The RIAA and MPAA have submitted their lists of most "notorious" pirate sites to the U.S. Government. The groups target torrent sites including The Pirate Bay and KickassTorrents, as well as various linking and streaming portals. Uncooperative domain registrars and other third-party service providers are called out as well.

< <https://torrentfreak.com/riaa-and-mpaa-report-notorious-piracy-sites-to-u-s-government-151007/> https://torrentfreak.com/riaa-and-mpaa-report-notorious-piracy-sites-to-u-s-government-151007/>

 

UDRP panel at odds on reverse domain name hijacking [registration]

In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a three-member panel has denied the transfer of the domain name ?modway.com?, but dissented on the issue of reverse domain name hijacking.

< <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=9f2bdfee-822b-49f6-bd6f-9456bb5fbedc> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=9f2bdfee-822b-49f6-bd6f-9456bb5fbedc>

 

Arcadia Group Brands Limited trading as Topshop, Top Shop/Top Man Limited trading as Topshop v. Andrew Cooper, Topshop Holdings Pty Ltd - Case No. DAU2015-0026

1. The Parties: The Complainants (collectively, the ?Complainant?) are Arcadia Group Brands Limited trading as Topshop and Top Shop/Top Man Limited trading as Topshop of London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (?United Kingdom?), represented by Griffith Hack, Australia. The Respondent is Topshop Holdings Pty Ltd of Carindale, Queensland, Australia, represented by King & Wood Mallesons, Australia. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <topshop.com.au> is registered with Netregistry Pty Ltd (the ?Registrar?).

< <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0026> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0026>

 

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Customers Wanting to Control Their Digital Identity are Pointing Domains to Social Networking Sites More than Ever Before

GoDaddy Inc. ... released results showing in the last 18 months, customers pointing a domain name to social media sites increased by 37 percent. GoDaddy attributes the rise in the redirects to customers wanting to control their online identity.

< <https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/2015/Personal-Domain-Names-On-The-Rise/default.aspx> https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/2015/Personal-Domain-Names-On-The-Rise/default.aspx>

 

Individuals Increasingly Registering Domains In Bid To Control Personal Identity

Individual domain name registrants are increasingly registering domain names and then using these as a means to point to the various social media platforms they use such as Facebook and LinkedIn.

< <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24201> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24201>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/06/individuals-increasingly-registering-domains-control-identity/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/06/individuals-increasingly-registering-domains-control-identity/>

 

Domains pointing to social media tiny, but growing

The number of domain names registered via Go Daddy and pointing to social media profiles measures only in the ?tens of thousands?, according to the company.

< <http://domainincite.com/19387-domains-pointing-to-social-media-tiny-but-growing> http://domainincite.com/19387-domains-pointing-to-social-media-tiny-but-growing>

 

Google Domains Adds Nearly 90 Donuts Domain Names to Inventory

Donuts Inc. ... said today that Google has added nearly 90 of the company's domain options to its highly visible domain name sales platform, bringing a more robust and diverse set of new domains to its system.

< <http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/press-releases/google-domains-adds-nearly-90-donuts-domain-names-to-inventory> http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/press-releases/google-domains-adds-nearly-90-donuts-domain-names-to-inventory>

 

Google .supplies .cheap web .properties with 90 top-level .domains to .world via .partners

Fresh from an embarrassing glitch in its system that saw an ex-employee seemingly register Google.com, the search giant is now selling domain names with 90 TLDs to choose from ? such as .business, .world and .gripe.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/06/google_expands_domain_name_arm/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/06/google_expands_domain_name_arm/>

 

Google bolsters Google Domains, switching to Domains.Google?

Google announced today that it?s adding features to its domain name registrar Google Domains, plus expanding the number of domain names it offers. I suspect Google is also getting ready to change the domain name the service is hosted on.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/06/google-bolsters-google-domains-switching-to-domains-google/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/06/google-bolsters-google-domains-switching-to-domains-google/>

 

Uniregistry Introduces ?The Domain Archive?

I received an email from Uniregistry this afternoon announcing a unique feature called ?The Domain Archive.? Essentially what this does is allow you to track domain names you previously had registered at Uniregistry.

< <http://www.domaininvesting.com/uniregistry-introduces-the-domain-archive/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/uniregistry-introduces-the-domain-archive/>

 

auIGF: Authorities remove 5000 URLs pointing to child sex abuse material

More than 5000 URLs pointing to websites containing child sexual abuse material were investigated by the Children?s eSafety Commissioner during the 2014/15 calendar year. ... Cyber safety education and engagement with the community is needed to support legislation if e-safety is to succeed, according to MacGibbon. Speaking at the Australian Internet Governance Forum in Melbourne on Tuesday, he said that if all it is doing is taking down online content, it is playing a ?whack a mole game? that it is going to lose.

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586060/over-5000-urls-investigated-by-children-e-safety-commissioner/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586060/over-5000-urls-investigated-by-children-e-safety-commissioner/>

 

Richard Lau?s Journey, Resume.com and NamesCon ? DNW Podcast #53

Richard Lau?s life hit bottom in 2000. His business was essentially wiped out in one week. Worse, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. Since then he has perservered in both business and in health. On today?s show, he discusses his journey. He also talks about his Resume.com business and why he started the NamesCon conference, which returns to Las Vegas in January.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/05/richard-laus-journey-resume-com-and-namescon-dnw-podcast-53/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/05/richard-laus-journey-resume-com-and-namescon-dnw-podcast-53/>

 

.Com Winners Update: Google Domains is Growing

ICANN has published Verisign?s registrar data for .com from June. As always, GoDaddy dominated the charts in terms of new registrations. And, for the second month in a row, it avoided the top 5 when it comes to net transfer losses.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/05/com-winners-update-google-domains-is-growing/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/05/com-winners-update-google-domains-is-growing/>

 

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Here are premium domain names .Club sold last month

The .Club domain name registry continues to release details of its premium domain name sales. It?s also including data on expired domain name sales from its unique relationship with SnapNames.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/07/premium-domains-club-sold-last-month/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/07/premium-domains-club-sold-last-month/>

 

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The Cost of Mobile Ads on 50 News Websites

Ad blockers, which Apple first allowed on the iPhone in September, promise to conserve data and make websites load faster. But how much of your mobile data comes from advertising?

< <http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/01/business/cost-of-mobile-ads.html> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/01/business/cost-of-mobile-ads.html>

 

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How Race Influences Social-Media Sharing: Just about everyone is participating in online discussions. But a new poll shows that what people talk about can vary greatly.

When Stephanie Williams saw that Western High School in her town of Shively, Kentucky, was on lockdown after reports of an active shooter, she quickly shared the news on Facebook. Williams?a 42-year-old registered nurse?has several friends with children at the school and wanted to make sure they knew about the situation. Outside of emergencies, she posts weekly, typically about topics related to her community, or medical articles connected to her work. ?If it?s useful to me, it?s definitely useful to someone else,? she says.

< <http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/10/race-social-media/408889/> http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/10/race-social-media/408889/>

 

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au: Authorities remove 5000 URLs pointing to child sex abuse material

More than 5000 URLs pointing to websites containing child sexual abuse material were investigated by the Children?s eSafety Commissioner during the 2014/15 calendar year.

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586060/over-5000-urls-investigated-by-children-e-safety-commissioner/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/586060/over-5000-urls-investigated-by-children-e-safety-commissioner/>

 

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Some Thoughts on the Open Internet by Geoff Huston

I?m sure we?ve all heard about ?the Open Internet.? The expression builds upon a rich pedigree of term ?open? in various contexts. We seem to have this connotation that ?open? is some positive attribute, and when we use the expression of the ?Open Internet? it seems that we are lauding it in some way. But in what way? So let?s ask the question: What does the ?Open Internet? mean?

< <http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2015-10/open.html> http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2015-10/open.html>

 

Thoughts on the Open Internet - Part 2: The Where and How of "Internet Fragmentation" by Geoff Huston

In defining what is meant by "Internet Fragmentation" it is useful to briefly describe what is meant by its opposite, an "Open and Coherent Internet". As we've explored in the previous section, "coherence" implies that each of the elements of the Internet are orchestrated to work together to produce a seamless Internet which does not expose the boundaries between discrete elements.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151006_open_internet_part_2_where_and_how_of_internet_fragmentation/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151006_open_internet_part_2_where_and_how_of_internet_fragmentation/>

 

Thoughts on the Open Internet - Part 3: Local Filtering and Blocking by Geoff Huston

The public policy objectives in the area of content filtering and blocking space are intended to fulfil certain public policy objectives by preventing users within a country from accessing certain online content. The motives for such public policies vary from a desire to uphold societal values through to concessions made to copyright holders to deter the circulation of unauthorised redistribution of content.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151007_thoughts_on_the_open_internet_part_3_local_filtering_and_blocking/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151007_thoughts_on_the_open_internet_part_3_local_filtering_and_blocking/>

 

The Trans-Pacific Free-Trade Charade by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Adam S. Hersh

As negotiators and ministers from the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries meet in Atlanta in an effort to finalize the details of the sweeping new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), some sober analysis is warranted. The biggest regional trade and investment agreement in history is not what it seems.

< <https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trans-pacific-partnership-charade-by-joseph-e--stiglitz-and-adam-s--hersh-2015-10> https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trans-pacific-partnership-charade-by-joseph-e--stiglitz-and-adam-s--hersh-2015-10>

 

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BRAND PROTECTION & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

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Director General Francis Gurry Opens WIPO Assemblies

WIPO Director General Francis Gurry opened the WIPO Assemblies by saying that increasing interest in intellectual property is driving uptake of WIPO?s global IP systems and resulting in a healthy financial state for the Organization.

< <http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2015/article_0011.html> http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2015/article_0011.html>

 

 

 

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