[DNS] auDA domain news - 25 Feb

[DNS] auDA domain news - 25 Feb

From: David Goldstein <david>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:38:52 +1100
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Cruz says Chehade is in China?s pocket

< <http://domainincite.com/20041-cruz-says-chehade-is-in-chinas-pocket>
http://domainincite.com/20041-cruz-says-chehade-is-in-chinas-pocket>

 

Is the URS Dying? by Doug Isenberg

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160224_is_the_urs_dying/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160224_is_the_urs_dying/>

 

Van Couvering ousted from M+M, replaced by PR guy with channel focus

<
<http://domainincite.com/20034-van-couvering-ousted-from-mm-replaced-by-pr-g
uy-with-channel-focus>
http://domainincite.com/20034-van-couvering-ousted-from-mm-replaced-by-pr-gu
y-with-channel-focus>

 

Forget the property bubble time to enter the online real estate boom

<
<http://www.afr.com/technology/forget-the-property-bubble-time-to-enter-the-
online-real-estate-boom-20160224-gn3228>
http://www.afr.com/technology/forget-the-property-bubble-time-to-enter-the-o
nline-real-estate-boom-20160224-gn3228>

 

 

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GOVERNANCE

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Global Alliance Condemns Internet Rulemaking Through Closed Trade Agreements

EFF has spent years battling the undemocratic Trans-Pacific Partnership
(TPP); not because we are against free trade, but because we fear that the
undue influence that vested interests have over the United States Trade
Representative (USTR). In turn, the USTR exercises its own influence over
foreign policymakers, ultimately resulting in punishingly strict copyright
rules and ham-fisted digital policies sweeping the globe. These concerns
have been fully validated with the belated release of the final text of the
agreement. ... It would be fair to say that until recently nobody ever
expected such rules to be the subject of closed door negotiations between
trade negotiators, rather than being openly debated in national parliaments,
or in more transparent international bodies such as ICANN, or even the WIPO.

<
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/02/global-alliance-condemns-internet-rul
emaking-through-closed-trade-agreements>
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/02/global-alliance-condemns-internet-rule
making-through-closed-trade-agreements>

 

Internet readies plan for final transition of power to dun-dun-derr... ICANN

A final transition plan for the top level of the internet away from the US
government to non-profit California corporation ICANN will be published next
month.

<
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/22/icann_final_transition_plan_from_us
_government/>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/22/icann_final_transition_plan_from_us_
government/>

 

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ICANN

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Charter Amendments of the GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group

Purpose: This public comment proceeding seeks to obtain community input on
proposed amendments to the charter of the GNSO?s gTLD Registries Stakeholder
Group.

< <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rysg-charter-draft-2016-02-22-en>
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rysg-charter-draft-2016-02-22-en>

 

Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups

Purpose: This public comment proceeding seeks to obtain community feedback
on a proposed draft framework of uniform principles to guide the initiation
and operations of future cross community working groups.

<
<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-framework-principles-draft-2016-
02-22-en>
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-framework-principles-draft-2016-0
2-22-en>

 

CCWG-Accountability Delivers Report to Chartering Organizations

Today, the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability
(CCWG-Accountability) provided its Chartering Organizations with its final
supplemental report on Work Stream 1 recommendations.

<
<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ccwg-accountability-delivers-report-to-char
tering-organizations>
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ccwg-accountability-delivers-report-to-chart
ering-organizations>

 

Graphic of How are gTLD Policies Implemented?

A fundamental part of ICANN's mission is to coordinate policy development
related to the Internet's system of unique identifiers. Policy development
for gTLDs is carried out through a multi-stakeholder, bottom-up process.
Once developed, ICANN's Global Domains Division brings these policies to
life.

< <https://www.icann.org/policy/implementation>
https://www.icann.org/policy/implementation>

 

ICANN55 Marrakech ? Global Domains Division Session Highlights by Akram
Atallah

ICANN55 is right around the corner! The Global Domains Division will be
holding over 20 sessions to ensure that community stakeholders have the
latest information on our work and an opportunity to give us feedback.

<
<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann55-marrakech-global-domains-division-s
ession-highlights>
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann55-marrakech-global-domains-division-se
ssion-highlights>

 

A New Approach to an ICANN Institution: The Public Forum by Steve Crocker

Anyone who has ever attended an ICANN meeting knows that they are all about
personal engagement. Our meetings represent a chance for community members
to directly and personally engage one another, the staff and the community
selected Board.

<
<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/a-new-approach-to-an-icann-institution-the-
public-forum>
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/a-new-approach-to-an-icann-institution-the-p
ublic-forum>

 

Cruz says Chehade is in China?s pocket

Terrifying US presidential candidate Ted Cruz has told outgoing ICANN CEO
Fadi Chehade to recuse himself from crucial decisions, claiming Chehade is
conflicted.

< <http://domainincite.com/20041-cruz-says-chehade-is-in-chinas-pocket>
http://domainincite.com/20041-cruz-says-chehade-is-in-chinas-pocket>

 

Cruz spars with Web domain chief

Tensions flared Tuesday between presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz
(R-Texas) and the head of the organization that manages Internet domain
names.

< <http://thehill.com/policy/technology/270582-cruz-spars-with-domain-chief>
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/270582-cruz-spars-with-domain-chief>

 

Ted Cruz: ICANN CEO is misleading the U.S. Senate

Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz released a statement
today criticizing ICANN CEO Fadi Chehad??s response to Cruz?s questions
about his involvement with the Chinese government.

<
<http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/23/ted-cruz-fadi-chehade-is-misleading-th
e-u-s-senate/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/23/ted-cruz-fadi-chehade-is-misleading-the
-u-s-senate/>

 

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ccTLD & gTLD NEWS

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New domain names put Istanbul on digital map

New website domain name extensions for Istanbul have been selling swiftly
since becoming available last month, a municipality spokesman said Monday.
The .ist and .istanbul web suffixes have been snapped up by global brands
such as the BBC, BMW, Versace and WhatsApp, Bekir Kaplan, media relations
manager for the city, said in a statement.

<
<http://www.worldbulletin.net/new-domain-names-put-istanbul-on-digital-map/1
69719/new-domain-names-put-istanbul-on-digital-map>
http://www.worldbulletin.net/new-domain-names-put-istanbul-on-digital-map/16
9719/new-domain-names-put-istanbul-on-digital-map>

 

Domain?s rejection threatens Nigeria?s cyberspace identity

The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has lamented that the
refusal of Nigerians to register with the .ng domain name is a major
challenge to the nation?s cyberspace identity, a decade after it was
unveiled.

<
<http://thenationonlineng.net/domains-rejection-threatens-nigerias-cyberspac
e-identity/>
http://thenationonlineng.net/domains-rejection-threatens-nigerias-cyberspace
-identity/>

 

NiRA Urges Promotion of Nigeria's Cultural Heritage Online With .NG Domain

Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA), the leading ccTLD registry
in West Africa, has urged Nigerians to promote their businesses, the
country's cultural heritage and economy online with the adoption of .ng
domain name.

< <http://allafrica.com/stories/201602220797.html>
http://allafrica.com/stories/201602220797.html>

 

NiRA To Crash .ng Fees To Encourage Increased Participation

The ccTLD, the Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA), has said
that it would further crash the fees for the purchase of the .ng internet
domain names to encourage the uptake and population of Nigeria?s e-commerce
space.

<
<http://leadership.ng/business/503669/nira-crash-ng-fees-encourage-increased
-participation>
http://leadership.ng/business/503669/nira-crash-ng-fees-encourage-increased-
participation>

 

This week: Your dog can finally register a .Pet domain name

There?s one new TLD entering general availability this week: .Pet from
Afilias launches on Tuesday.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/22/dot-pet/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/22/dot-pet/>

 

Compromised .ro domains up 58% to 17,000 in 2015

The number of Romania's .ro ccTLD domains reported as compromised increased
by 58 percent year-on-year in 2015 to 17,088, writes local publication
Hotnews.ro citing data from a report published by the Romanian national
computer security incident response team (Cert-Ro).

<
<http://www.telecompaper.com/news/compromised-ro-domains-up-58-to-17000-in-2
015--1129834>
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/compromised-ro-domains-up-58-to-17000-in-20
15--1129834>

 

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NEW TLDS

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Is the URS Dying? by Doug Isenberg

The much-maligned Uniform Rapid Suspension System is not only failing to
catch on -- it's actually starting to fade. Once envisioned as a popular
rights-protection mechanism for trademark owners under the new gTLDs, the
URS instead is seldom used. In fact, despite the growth in new gTLD
registrations, the URS is in decline.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160224_is_the_urs_dying/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160224_is_the_urs_dying/>

 

Famous Four Media Hits 2 Million Domains Under Management [news release]

According to Jon Meacham, executive editor at Random House, ?A lot of
people, including business leaders, think the future belongs to China.?

<
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/02/25/famous-four-media-2-million-domains/>
http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/02/25/famous-four-media-2-million-domains/>

 

Van Couvering ousted from M+M, replaced by PR guy with channel focus

Antony Van Couvering has been fired as CEO of Minds + Machines and replaced
by someone who was until very recently the company?s agency PR guy.

<
<http://domainincite.com/20034-van-couvering-ousted-from-mm-replaced-by-pr-g
uy-with-channel-focus>
http://domainincite.com/20034-van-couvering-ousted-from-mm-replaced-by-pr-gu
y-with-channel-focus>

 

I Got Fired by Antony Van Couvering

It's a story told a thousand times: founder of a company ousted by
investors. It's a story so common you can find it any day of the week as a
minor headline in a tech blog. Not much of a story at all really, until it
happened to me. Minds + Machines, the company I founded in 2009, informed me
last week that I was no longer wanted as CEO. Without going into details,
which I can't, there were differences and disagreements. Still, it was a
surprise. All the plans, the hopes -- pfhhht! into thin air. It sucked. Now
what?

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160222_i_got_fired/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160222_i_got_fired/>

 

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DNS SECURITY

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Can We Really Blame DNSSEC for Larger-Volume DDoS attacks? by Andrei
Robachevsky

In its security bulletin, Akamai's Security Intelligence Response Team
reported on abuse of DNSSEC when mounting a volumetric
reflection-amplification attack. This is not news, but I'll use this
opportunity to talk a bit about whether there is a trade-off between the
increased security provided by DNSSEC and increased size of DNS responses
that can be leveraged by the attackers.

<
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160222_can_we_really_blame_dnssec_for_large
r_volume_ddos_attacks/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160222_can_we_really_blame_dnssec_for_larger
_volume_ddos_attacks/>

 

Is DNSSEC causing more problems than it solves?

The complex security protocol for the domain name system ? DNSSEC ? has
another black mark against it: it is being used as a way to carry out DDoS
attacks.

<
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/23/dnssec_more_problem_than_solution/>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/23/dnssec_more_problem_than_solution/>

 

uk: Who will be speaking at the Telegraph Cyber Security conference?

Leading speakers at the 2016 Telegraph Cyber Security conference will focus
on practical steps that enior executives should take to minimise cyber
security threats in their business

<
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/business/cyber-security/12170469/cyber
-security-speakers.html>
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/business/cyber-security/12170469/cyber-
security-speakers.html>

 

Japan?s infrastructure probed by cybergroup, security firm says [IDG]

A group of cyberattackers that emerged in 2010 and then went quiet has
resurfaced and is targeting Japan's critical infrastructure, a security
vendor said this week.

<
<http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/594617/japan-infrastructure-probed-b
y-cybergroup-security-firm-says/>
http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/594617/japan-infrastructure-probed-by
-cybergroup-security-firm-says/>

 

The Hacked World Order: Elements of Cyber Power

My newest book, The Hacked World Order: How Nations Fight, Trade, Maneuver,
and Manipulate in the Digital Era, comes out today.

<
<http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/02/23/the-hacked-world-order-elements-of-cy
ber-power/>
http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/02/23/the-hacked-world-order-elements-of-cyb
er-power/>

 

Need To Beef Up India?s Cyber Security Policies And Mechanisms ? Analysis

Take a stock of the past, analyse the present clich? and frame a strategy
for future. In the recent years, India?s approach to cyber security has
experienced a shift from style to substance. Prime Minister Modi?s foreign
policy has made various strong interventions on cyber security matters.

<
<http://www.eurasiareview.com/24022016-need-to-beef-up-indias-cyber-security
-policies-and-mechanisms-analysis/>
http://www.eurasiareview.com/24022016-need-to-beef-up-indias-cyber-security-
policies-and-mechanisms-analysis/>

 

Cyber security startups face funding drought

The U.S. cyber security industry, once one of the hottest targets for
venture capitalists, is now grappling with a funding slump that has forced
some startups to sell themselves or cut spending.

<
<http://in.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-venturecapital-analysis-idINKCN0VW2I
Z>
http://in.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-venturecapital-analysis-idINKCN0VW2IZ
>

 

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REGISTRAR NEWS

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CloudFlare will launch its own 'high security' web domain registrar

CloudFlare will set up its own internet domain registrar for wealthy
customers who cannot have their websites hijacked.

<
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/22/cloudflare_high_security_registrar/
>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/22/cloudflare_high_security_registrar/>

 

Melbourne IT celebrates 1000% profit boost

Melbourne IT has posted strong half-year results with its net profit rising
by 1020 percent to hit $5.6 million.

<
<http://www.crn.com.au/News/415548,melbourne-it-celebrates-1000-profit-boost
.aspx>
http://www.crn.com.au/News/415548,melbourne-it-celebrates-1000-profit-boost.
aspx>

 

Melbourne IT 2015 Full Year Results - Media Release

Melbourne IT is pleased to announce its results for the year ending 31
December 2015, reporting strong increases in statutory revenue, EBITDA, and
net profit after tax.

< <http://melbourneit.info/assets/announcements/MLB%20Results_FY2015.pdf>
http://melbourneit.info/assets/announcements/MLB%20Results_FY2015.pdf>

 

Move Your Domains to Rebel.com and Save More than 80%

Rebel.com, one of the fastest-growing domain registrars, has launched a
highly competitive $3.99 domain transfer-in campaign for businesses,
entrepreneurs and Internet users around the world.

< <https://www.rebel.com/media.aspx> https://www.rebel.com/media.aspx>

 

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IPv4/IPv6

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Who?s afraid of IPv6? You shouldn?t be!

Are you ready for IPv6? With the Internet running out of IPv4 addresses, the
time is now, ready or not. What is it and what do you have to do to make the
transition.

< <http://newsroom.cisco.com/feature-content?articleId=1746147>
http://newsroom.cisco.com/feature-content?articleId=1746147>

 

On the Internet Everyone is Connected to Everyone Else - Right? by Geoff
Huston

There are a number of "route collectors? that gather up the inter-domain
routing perspective from a number of distinct vantage points across the
Internet. Figure 1 shows a plot of the number of routing entries seen in a
daily snapshot from each peer of one of the Route Views servers. Each
separate line in this plot is the number of route objects being passed to
the Route Views server from one of its routing peers.

< <http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2016-02/connected.html>
http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2016-02/connected.html>

< <http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2016-02/connected-short.html>
http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2016-02/connected-short.html>

 

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MISCELLANEOUS

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us: Re-Registration of a Domain Name Constitutes ?Registration? Under the
ACPA

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court
ruling imposing a mandatory injunction requiring transfer of certain domain
names to the trademark rights holder. Jysk Bed?N Linen, Inc. v. Monosij
Dutta-Roy, Case No. 13-15309 (11th Cir., Dec. 16, 2015) (Tjoflat, J.).

<
<http://www.natlawreview.com/article/re-registration-domain-name-constitutes
-registration-under-acpa>
http://www.natlawreview.com/article/re-registration-domain-name-constitutes-
registration-under-acpa>

 

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DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET

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Forget the property bubble time to enter the online real estate boom

Naturally your business holds a domain name. It's how the world finds your
website. Maybe you even have a few names registered, for different business
units or brands. 

<
<http://www.afr.com/technology/forget-the-property-bubble-time-to-enter-the-
online-real-estate-boom-20160224-gn3228>
http://www.afr.com/technology/forget-the-property-bubble-time-to-enter-the-o
nline-real-estate-boom-20160224-gn3228>

 

NameJet Partners with .WS Registry To Release 2 and 3 Character Domains In
No Reserve Auctions

NameJet in conjunction with Global Domains International the official
registry of the .WS TLD, are releasing 2-letter and 3-number domain names on
the NameJet auction platform. These premium domain names are being offered
with no reserve prices.

< <http://www.namejet.com/Pages/press-releases/default.aspx>
http://www.namejet.com/Pages/press-releases/default.aspx>

 

Escrow.com Launches Secure Domain Name Transfer Service

Escrow.com?s new Domain Name Concierge service combines the trusted funds
transfer service with the added security of domain name transfer handled by
the third party. Offering the top level of security for buyers and sellers,
the Domain Concierge Service will now be an optional addition for all domain
name transactions.

<
<https://www.escrow.com/news/articles/escrow_launches_secure_domain_name_tra
nsfer_service>
https://www.escrow.com/news/articles/escrow_launches_secure_domain_name_tran
sfer_service>

 

Escrow.com launches Concierge Transfer service

Escrow.com has launched a new service called Concierge Transfer, in which
Escrow.com the will take control of the domain name to complete the
transfer.

<
<http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/23/escrow-com-launches-concierge-transfer
-service/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/23/escrow-com-launches-concierge-transfer-
service/>

 

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ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY

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Lawyers clear Aussies to hunt global TV online with VPNs

Lawyers have given Australians the green light to beat the piracy crackdown
by using virtual private networks (VPNs) `to access online streaming content
from overseas, saying that it is effectively futile for rights holders to
pursue users under local laws.

<
<http://www.afr.com/technology/online-pirates-may-use-escape-clause-to-avoid
-prosecution-20160216-gmw47k>
http://www.afr.com/technology/online-pirates-may-use-escape-clause-to-avoid-
prosecution-20160216-gmw47k>

 

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DIGITAL DIVIDE

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au: Thousands of low-income families unable to afford internet at home,
Smith Family says

Australia has one of the highest internet access rates in the world, but
there are concerns children from disadvantaged backgrounds are being left
behind in the digital revolution.

<
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-21/thousands-of-australian-families-'can
't-afford-home-internet'/7185452>
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-21/thousands-of-australian-families-'can'
t-afford-home-internet'/7185452>

 

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