[DNS] auDA domain news - 26 November

[DNS] auDA domain news - 26 November

From: David Goldstein <david>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 13:18:24 +1100
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Australia has 3 million .au domain names and rising ? AusRegistry

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<https://www.marketingmag.com.au/news-c/australia-3-million-au-domain-names-
rising-ausregistry/>
https://www.marketingmag.com.au/news-c/australia-3-million-au-domain-names-r
ising-ausregistry/>

 

Verisign warns about Chinese .com boom

< <http://domainincite.com/19653-verisign-warns-about-chinese-com-boom>
http://domainincite.com/19653-verisign-warns-about-chinese-com-boom>

 

au: New Forests Asset Management is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

<
<http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/24/new-forests-asset-management-reverse-d
omain-name-hijacker/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/24/new-forests-asset-management-reverse-do
main-name-hijacker/>

 

 

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ICANN

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The IGF at Ten: A More Mature Space for Internet Governance Discussions by
Rodrigo de la Parra, Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean,
ICANN

Looking back at the WSIS process in its early days, it's clear that the
global Internet community has made great progress in establishing a space
for multistakeholder discussions.

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<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-igf-at-ten-a-more-mature-space-for-inte
rnet-governance-discussions>
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-igf-at-ten-a-more-mature-space-for-inter
net-governance-discussions>

 

Notice of Preliminary Determination To Grant Registrar Data Retention Waiver
Request for Realtime Register B.V.

ICANN has made a preliminary determination that it is prepared to grant a
data retention waiver request submitted by Registrar Realtime Register B.V.
under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (the "2013 RAA").

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-23-en>
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-23-en>

 

Letter from Paul Zamek, Communications & Strategic Relationships | DotMusic,
to ICANN and Economist Intelligence Unit

New gTLD Application for .MUSIC

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<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/zamek-to-icann-eiu-23n
ov15-en.pdf>
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/zamek-to-icann-eiu-23no
v15-en.pdf>

 

Bladel romps home in ICANN election re-run

Go Daddy VP of policy James Bladel has been elected chair of ICANN?s Generic
Names Supporting Organization Council.

< <http://domainincite.com/19655-bladel-romps-home-in-icann-election-re-run>
http://domainincite.com/19655-bladel-romps-home-in-icann-election-re-run>

 

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ccTLD & gTLD NEWS

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Australia has 3 million .au domain names and rising ? AusRegistry

More than 3 million domain names ending in .au are registered in 2015, one
of the highest volumes per capita in the world, new research from
AusRegistry has revealed.

<
<https://www.marketingmag.com.au/news-c/australia-3-million-au-domain-names-
rising-ausregistry/>
https://www.marketingmag.com.au/news-c/australia-3-million-au-domain-names-r
ising-ausregistry/>

 

Verisign warns about Chinese .com boom

Verisign has warned investors that the current boom in .com sales is largely
coming from Chinese domainers and may not be sustainable.

< <http://domainincite.com/19653-verisign-warns-about-chinese-com-boom>
http://domainincite.com/19653-verisign-warns-about-chinese-com-boom>

 

Indonesia: Domain name disputes in relation to trade marks

The Indonesian Domain Name Registry (PANDI) recently established a dispute
settlement forum for the ccTLD .id.

<
<http://www.managingip.com/Article/3508851/Indonesia-Domain-name-disputes-in
-relation-to-trade-marks.html>
http://www.managingip.com/Article/3508851/Indonesia-Domain-name-disputes-in-
relation-to-trade-marks.html>

 

Remember Those Free .Realtor Domains? They Do Not Appear Free To Renew

Remember when the new gTLD .Realtor rolled out giving members of the
National Association of REALTORS as well as the Canadian Real Estate
Association (CREA) the chance to register a free .Realtor domain name?

<
<http://www.thedomains.com/2015/11/24/remember-those-free-realtor-domains-th
ey-do-not-appear-free-to-renew/>
http://www.thedomains.com/2015/11/24/remember-those-free-realtor-domains-the
y-do-not-appear-free-to-renew/>

 

Nominet to hike price of UK web domains by 50%

UK registry operator Nominet is planning to increase the cost of .uk domains
by 50 per cent starting 1 March 2016, raising questions over its historic
nonprofit status.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/25/nominet_raises_price_uk_domains/>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/25/nominet_raises_price_uk_domains/>

 

Change to wholesale pricing for .UK domains

Nominet, the .UK domain registry, has today announced that the wholesale
price for .UK domains (e.g. .uk, .co.uk, .org.uk and .me.uk) will change to
?3.75 per year from 1 March 2016.

< <http://www.nominet.uk/change-to-wholesale-pricing-for-uk-domains/>
http://www.nominet.uk/change-to-wholesale-pricing-for-uk-domains/>

 

Proposed revision of our Terms & Conditions of .UK Domain Name Registrations

An updated Terms & Conditions document, which outlines the service Nominet
provides and obligations on .UK domain name registrants, has been published
for comment today.

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<http://www.nominet.uk/proposed-revision-of-our-terms-conditions-of-uk-domai
n-name-registrations/>
http://www.nominet.uk/proposed-revision-of-our-terms-conditions-of-uk-domain
-name-registrations/>

 

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DNS SECURITY

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In Network Security Design, It's About the Users by Burt Kaliski

One of the longstanding goals of network security design is to be able to
prove that a system ? any system ? is secure.

< <http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/in_network_security_design_it>
http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/in_network_security_design_it>

 

Canberra physicists working on 'unbreakable' cyber security systems

A group of Canberra physicists have received global recognition for their
work to create "unbreakable" cyber security networks.

<
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-24/canberra-physicists-working-on-unbrea
kable-cyber-security/6968920>
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-24/canberra-physicists-working-on-unbreak
able-cyber-security/6968920>

 

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DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES

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au: New Forests Asset Management is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

New Forests Asset Management Pty Limited of North Sydney, Australia has been
found to have engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking over the domain name
NewForests.com. The asset management firm uses the Australian country code
domain name NewForests.com.au.

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<http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/24/new-forests-asset-management-reverse-d
omain-name-hijacker/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/24/new-forests-asset-management-reverse-do
main-name-hijacker/>

 

Bologna Court orders defendant to cancel domain name registration and remove
any link to that domain name [registration]

On September 3 2015 the Specialised IP Division of the Court of Bologna
issued a preliminary injunction enjoining a hotel from using the sign Hotel
Ink 124 and the corresponding domain name, 'hotelink124.it', as these were
confusingly similar to the earlier trademark INC HOTEL, registered by a
large Italian chain of hotels, INC Hotels Group.

<
<http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=0c496cb1-0d33-4f97-
bf60-5d7779e4d70f>
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=0c496cb1-0d33-4f97-b
f60-5d7779e4d70f>

 

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REGISTRAR NEWS

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Plan now for these Black Friday domain name specials

People in the United States are getting ready to unplug for a couple days to
eat copious amounts of turkey. As soon as they?re finished digesting turkey
legs and pumpkin pie, the holiday shopping season is officially underway.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/24/black-friday-domain-name-specials/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/24/black-friday-domain-name-specials/>

 

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MISCELLANEOUS

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As WHOIS Transitions to RDAP, How Do We Avoid the Same Mistakes? by Scott
Hollenbeck

In 1905, philosopher George Santayana famously noted, ?Those who cannot
remember the past are condemned to repeat it.? When past attempts to resolve
a challenge have failed, it makes sense to consider different approaches
even if they seem controversial or otherwise at odds with maintaining the
status quo. Such is the case with the opportunity to make real progress in
addressing the many functional issues associated with WHOIS. We need to
think differently.

< <http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/as_whois_transitions_to_rdap>
http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/as_whois_transitions_to_rdap>

 

Verisign gets patent for evaluating typeability of domain names

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 9,195,316 to
Verisign for ?Evaluating typeability of domain names.?

<
<http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/24/verisign-patent-typeability-domain-nam
es/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/24/verisign-patent-typeability-domain-name
s/>

 

Twerking & Clubbing ? Jeff Sass ? DNW Podcast #60

Have new TLDs had their twerking moment yet? Jeff Sass, CMO of .Club, talks
about what it?s going to take for new TLDs to go mainstream.

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<http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/23/twerking-clubbing-jeff-sass-dnw-podcas
t-60/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/23/twerking-clubbing-jeff-sass-dnw-podcast
-60/>

 

RIPE 71 Meeting Report

The RIPE 71 meeting took place in Bucharest, Romania in November. Here are
my impressions from a number of the sessions I attended that I thought were
of interest. It was a relatively packed meeting held over 5 days so this is
by no means all that was presented through the week.

< <http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2015-11/ripe71.html>
http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2015-11/ripe71.html>

 

The Now Show, Series 47 Episode 2 of 6 with Emily Taylor

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Freya Parker, John Robins, Emily
Taylor, Mitch Benn and Mae Martin for a comedy take on the week's news.

< <http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pdjhc>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pdjhc>

 

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DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET

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The UK: Where Domain Names Sell for ?600k

Not that this can at all be expected to go down as one of the great events
in British history, but it is still a record none-the-less. Thanks to Rob
Halliday-Stein, a rather distinguished British billionaire and the founder
of BullionByPost, the record for the most expensive domain name in the UK is
now ?600,000. The domain in question that the gentleman spent a small
fortune on is gold.co.uk.

<
<http://www.anglotopia.net/news-features/the-uk-where-domain-names-sell-for-
600k/>
http://www.anglotopia.net/news-features/the-uk-where-domain-names-sell-for-6
00k/>

 

DomainHoldings Q3 Report: Sales Prices Holding Steady & More Business Coming
from Europe 

DomainHoldings has released their latest quarterly report covering 3Q-2015.
The company reported over $4.5 million in sales with an average sales price
of $57,500. It is encouraging to see that high average sales price hold
after it surged from $49,000 in Q1-2015 to $59,000 in Q2-2015.

< <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20151124.htm>
http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20151124.htm>

 

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES

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The 6 challenges to Australia?s ability to innovate

Compared to many other countries Australia is an exceptional when it comes
to research, but the nation is still struggling to commercialise its
inventiveness, according to Innovation Australia chair Bill Ferris.

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<http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/589659/6-challenges-australia-abili
ty-innovate/>
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/589659/6-challenges-australia-abilit
y-innovate/>

 

 

 

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