Hi auDA and friends, I made a mistake in sending out the earlier edition of the domain news and left out some of the news, but it?s now corrected and here it is. Cheers David Year Ahead In Internet Governance: Where The Internet Stewards Will Go In 2016 < <http://www.ip-watch.org/2016/02/26/internet-governance-in-2016-where-do-the -internet-stewards-go-in-2016/> http://www.ip-watch.org/2016/02/26/internet-governance-in-2016-where-do-the- internet-stewards-go-in-2016/> How can dot brand owners help create naming standards? < <http://www.digitalbrandinsider.com/how-can-dot-brand-owners-help-create-nam ing-standards/> http://www.digitalbrandinsider.com/how-can-dot-brand-owners-help-create-nami ng-standards/> First new gTLD deleted from the net < <http://domainincite.com/20055-first-new-gtld-deleted-from-the-net> http://domainincite.com/20055-first-new-gtld-deleted-from-the-net> Kaspersky Lab: Businesses Don?t Need a Website to Be a Victim of DDoS ? Attacks Target Internal Systems Too < <http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/product/2016/Businesses-Do-Not-Need-a-W ebsite-to-Be-a-Victim-of-DDoS-Attacks-Target-Internal-Systems-Too> http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/product/2016/Businesses-Do-Not-Need-a-We bsite-to-Be-a-Victim-of-DDoS-Attacks-Target-Internal-Systems-Too> The Need for Accountability at the World Intellectual Property Organization by James Pooley < <http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2016/02/28/need-for-accountability-at-wipo/id=665 64/> http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2016/02/28/need-for-accountability-at-wipo/id=6656 4/> au: Gay activists get perfect revenge on homophobic politician by taking over his website < <http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-activists-get-perfect-revenge-on-hom ophobic-politician-by-taking-over-his-website/> http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-activists-get-perfect-revenge-on-homo phobic-politician-by-taking-over-his-website/> au: Cory Bernardi domain name bought by LGBT activists < <http://www.news.com.au/national/politics/cory-bernardi-domain-name-bought-b y-lgbt-activists/news-story/e535f4a5d26cdbf50d1a68f986b3bd87> http://www.news.com.au/national/politics/cory-bernardi-domain-name-bought-by -lgbt-activists/news-story/e535f4a5d26cdbf50d1a68f986b3bd87> au: Liberal MP Cory Bernardi's domain name is turned into a gay pride website after it was bought by activists in response to his opposition to a LGBT school initiative < <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3465066/Cory-Bernadi-s-domain-bough t-LGBT-activists-turn-gay-pride-website.html> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3465066/Cory-Bernadi-s-domain-bought -LGBT-activists-turn-gay-pride-website.html> au: Small business takes off online < <http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/small-business-takes-off-online/news-s tory/cab8b71e82072ba5d57bcab40da3396a> http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/small-business-takes-off-online/news-st ory/cab8b71e82072ba5d57bcab40da3396a> APNIC 2015 Annual Report now available < <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/02/26/apnic-2015-annual-report-now-available/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/02/26/apnic-2015-annual-report-now-available/> Announcement - 2016 APTLD Board < <http://aptld.org/system/files/announcement_-_2016_aptld_board.pdf> http://aptld.org/system/files/announcement_-_2016_aptld_board.pdf> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Year Ahead In Internet Governance: Where The Internet Stewards Will Go In 2016 Transitioning of the IANA out of the United States government ? or not ? is the top issue of a narrower internet governance community in 2016. < <http://www.ip-watch.org/2016/02/26/internet-governance-in-2016-where-do-the -internet-stewards-go-in-2016/> http://www.ip-watch.org/2016/02/26/internet-governance-in-2016-where-do-the- internet-stewards-go-in-2016/> ********************** ICANN ********************** Helping the Community Develop Policies by Gianina Pensky, Policy Officer, LACNIC and Mar?a Gayo, Communications Manager, LACNIC As part of our ongoing efforts to encourage members of the regional Internet community to participate, LACNIC has introduced a variety of new instruments to help the community develop and modify policies implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/helping-the-community-develop-policies> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/helping-the-community-develop-policies> 25 February 2016 ? Updated Auction Schedule The Auction Schedule is updated as of 25 February 2016. Additional Auctions may be scheduled based on eligibility. < <https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions> https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions> ICANN Announces the Release of "Middle East DNS Study" ICANN announces the publication of the final report on the DNS for the Middle East and Adjoining Countries. "Middle East DNS Study" was completed after receiving feedback on the initial draft, which was published before the ICANN54 meeting in Dublin. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-26-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-26-en> ICANN Releases Identifier Systems SSR Activities Report As part of our continuing commitment to transparency and accountability, ICANN's Identifier Systems Security, Stability and Resiliency department is pleased to publish its activities report for the second half of calendar 2015. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-02-26-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-02-26-en> Business Engagement Guest Blogger Series: Chris Wilson Within ICANN are numerous structures and constituencies that provide a voice for private sector stakeholders. Among the most active is the Business Users Constituency of the Generic Names Supporting Organization. For the first in a series of blogs from business stakeholders within ICANN, we asked the recently elected Chair, Chris Wilson, to share his views of the road ahead. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/business-engagement-guest-blogger-series-ch ris-wilson> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/business-engagement-guest-blogger-series-chr is-wilson> Volume 13: An Update on IANA Stewardship Discussions by Samantha Dickinson Transition another step closer as accountability proposal is sent to Chartering Organizations < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-13-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-dis cussions> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-13-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-disc ussions> Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade & Digital Economy to Speak at ICANN?s 55th Public Meeting in Marrakech Morocco's Minister of Industry, Trade and Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, will be speaking during the Welcome Ceremony of ICANN's 55th Public Meeting, which will be taking place from 5-10 March 2016. The meeting is hosted by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency of Morocco. < <https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/advisory-2016-02-23-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/advisory-2016-02-23-en> ICANN 55 High Level Governmental Meeting revised agenda < <https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee?pre view=/27132037/41943752/ICANN%20HGLM%20draft%20agenda%20eng%20revised%20v18% 20feb%202016.pdf> https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee?prev iew=/27132037/41943752/ICANN HGLM draft agenda eng revised v18 feb 2016.pdf> The DNA Letter to Goran Marby G?ran, On behalf of The Domain Name Association, I would like to welcome you and congratulate you on your recent appointment as ICANN?s next President and CEO. As CEO of ICANN, you will be taking on a key role for a dynamic, rapidly evolving industry that, despite its 30+ year history, is still very much in its infancy. < <http://www.thedna.org/dna-letter-to-goran-marby/> http://www.thedna.org/dna-letter-to-goran-marby/> Dissenting Opinion of Member Robin Gross to ICANN CCWG Accountability Report on Issue of Enhancing Governmental Control Over Internet via ICANN Accountability Reform Process While the majority of recommendations included in the CCWG-Accountability Report for Work Stream 1 mark significant and laudable improvements for ICANN?s accountability processes, the proposal remains flawed in one important respect: it would allow for fundamental changes to the nature of ICANN?s GAC by endorsing its inclusion in the Empowered Community as a Decisional Participant. < <http://www.ipjustice.org/digital-rights/dissenting-opinion-of-member-robin- gross-to-icann-ccwg-accountability-report-on-issue-of-enhancing-governmental -control-over-internet-via-icann-accountability-reform-process/> http://www.ipjustice.org/digital-rights/dissenting-opinion-of-member-robin-g ross-to-icann-ccwg-accountability-report-on-issue-of-enhancing-governmental- control-over-internet-via-icann-accountability-reform-process/> CCWG-Accountability Delivers Report to Chartering Organizations On 24 February 2016, the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability provided its Chartering Organizations with its final supplemental report on Work Stream 1 recommendations. < <https://international.eco.de/2016/news/ccwg-accountability-delivers-report- to-chartering-organizations.html> https://international.eco.de/2016/news/ccwg-accountability-delivers-report-t o-chartering-organizations.html> ********************** ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** European ccTLD News Brief (February 2016) CENTR has published its latest CENTRnews magazine (22nd edition). This month features: "In the year of the Monkey" by Giovanni Seppia, EURid External Relations Manager and former Chair of CENTR?s Board of Directors, Highlights from the 55th CENTR General Assembly, EU Policy Update by Nina Elzer, CENTR Policy Advisor and ccTLD news, highlights and statistics < <https://centr.org/news/cctld/02-23-2016/4734/european-cctld-news-brief-febr uary-2016> https://centr.org/news/cctld/02-23-2016/4734/european-cctld-news-brief-febru ary-2016> China Internet Museum Debuts at World Internet Conference On the morning of December 15, 2015, the inauguration ceremony of China Internet Museum was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, with the Phase-1 digital gallery launched, It was part of the opening ceremony of the Light of the Internet Exposition of the 2nd World Internet Conference. < <http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2015n/201512/t20151229_53156.htm> http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2015n/201512/t20151229_53156.htm> Reminder: Registration window opening soon for EuroDIG 2016 EURid, the .eu Registry, is proud to announce its hosting of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) in cooperation with the European Commission. < <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/feb-2016/reminder-registration-window-opening-s oon-eurodig-2016> http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/feb-2016/reminder-registration-window-opening-so on-eurodig-2016> IEDR Opens Public Consultation On IDN Domains IEDR has launched a public consultation on the introduction of IDN domains in the .ie name space. The consultation period runs from February 21st, 2016, until March 21st, 2016. Up until now only Latin characters have been permitted in .ie domain names, even though one of Ireland?s official languages is Irish (gaelic) which uses accented characters. < <http://www.internetnews.me/2016/02/25/iedr-opens-public-consultation-on-idn -domains/> http://www.internetnews.me/2016/02/25/iedr-opens-public-consultation-on-idn- domains/> The pride in using .ng domain names I am proud to be a Nigerian because it is the only home I know and I am making conscious and deliberate efforts to walk the talk by flaunting the Nigerian brand online. < <http://www.punchng.com/the-pride-in-using-ng-domain-names/> http://www.punchng.com/the-pride-in-using-ng-domain-names/> NiRA assures reduction in cost of registering .ng Domain soon The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) said that it is focused on championing the course of ensuring that Nigerian begin to inculcate the culture of registering everything in .ng domain name and then check the capital flight that goes with hosting such domain name aboard. < <http://dailytimes.com.ng/nira-assures-reduction-in-cost-of-registering-ng-d omain-soon/> http://dailytimes.com.ng/nira-assures-reduction-in-cost-of-registering-ng-do main-soon/> .nz Newsletter - February 2016 The February 2016 newsletter is available. It includes .nz domain name statistics as of January 31, 2016. < <https://www.dnc.org.nz/the-commission/news/961> https://www.dnc.org.nz/the-commission/news/961> ********************** NEW TLDS ********************** How can dot brand owners help create naming standards? How should companies name their main .brand website, investor center, and e-commerce pages? Each could create their own naming strategies independently, or they could collaborate to come up with some common labels and define future naming standards! < <http://www.digitalbrandinsider.com/how-can-dot-brand-owners-help-create-nam ing-standards/> http://www.digitalbrandinsider.com/how-can-dot-brand-owners-help-create-nami ng-standards/> Here's why a .wales or .cymru email address is key for your Welsh brand Getting the perfect domain name is the first step but creating a custom email address is equally as important when establishing your business? online presence. < <http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/heres-wales-cymru-email-address-10955 743> http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/heres-wales-cymru-email-address-109557 43> Third-time lucky for Dotgay? Registry appeals against CPE decision Domain name registry Dotgay is seeking to overturn a decision to reject its community priority evaluation application for the .gay new gTLD. < <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/third-time-lucky-for-dotgay-r egistry-appeals-against-cpe-decision-4629> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/third-time-lucky-for-dotgay-re gistry-appeals-against-cpe-decision-4629> Coalitions vs. Communities and new TLDs ICANN?s new TLD program guidebook afforded communities two ways to get a leg up in acquiring a new TLD. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/26/tld-community/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/26/tld-community/> First new gTLD deleted from the net .doosan today became the first new gTLD to be removed from the DNS. < <http://domainincite.com/20055-first-new-gtld-deleted-from-the-net> http://domainincite.com/20055-first-new-gtld-deleted-from-the-net> Krueger sues M+M over five million ?missing? shares Former Minds + Machines chair Fred Krueger has taken the company to court, claiming he?s owed shares worth over half a million dollars. < <http://domainincite.com/20048-krueger-sues-mm-over-five-million-missing-sha res> http://domainincite.com/20048-krueger-sues-mm-over-five-million-missing-shar es> Domain registration company Rightside tells employees that W2 forms were stolen in phishing attack Rightside Group ... informed an unspecified number of employees overnight that their W2 tax forms were stolen earlier this week in an email phishing incident. The forms included name, home address, Social Security Number and 2015 income. < <http://www.geekwire.com/2016/domain-registration-company-rightside-tells-em ployees-that-w2-forms-were-stolen-in-phishing-attack/> http://www.geekwire.com/2016/domain-registration-company-rightside-tells-emp loyees-that-w2-forms-were-stolen-in-phishing-attack/> Donuts Bolsters Board of Directors, Appoints New Executives Donuts Inc., the world?s largest operator of new domain name extensions, said today Bruce A. Jaffe has been elected to the company?s board of directors, David Rostov has been named Chief Financial Officer, and Timothy Favia is the company?s new Vice President, Corporate Development. < <http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/press-releases/donuts-bolsters-board -of-directors-appoints-new-executives> http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/press-releases/donuts-bolsters-board- of-directors-appoints-new-executives> ********************** DNS SECURITY ********************** Kaspersky Lab: Businesses Don?t Need a Website to Be a Victim of DDoS ? Attacks Target Internal Systems Too In 2015, one in six (16%) companies worldwide suffered a DDoS attack, rising to a quarter of enterprises. For most, these attacks focused on external activities. Just under half of those affected said their public websites had been hit, while around a third said that customer portals and logins (38%) and communications services (37%) had been impacted. A quarter found that a DDoS attack had affected transactional systems. < <http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/product/2016/Businesses-Do-Not-Need-a-W ebsite-to-Be-a-Victim-of-DDoS-Attacks-Target-Internal-Systems-Too> http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/product/2016/Businesses-Do-Not-Need-a-We bsite-to-Be-a-Victim-of-DDoS-Attacks-Target-Internal-Systems-Too> The Volume of New Mobile Malware Tripled in 2015 The volume of malware targeting users of mobile devices grew more than three times in 2015, compared to 2014. The most dangerous threats in 2015 were ransomware, malware capable of obtaining unlimited rights on an infected device, and data stealers, including financial malware. These are main findings of the annual Mobile Virusology report prepared by the Kaspersky Lab Antimalware Research group. < <http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/virus/2016/The_Volume_of_New_Mobile_Mal ware_Tripled_in_2015> http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/virus/2016/The_Volume_of_New_Mobile_Malw are_Tripled_in_2015> Consumers Paranoid About Being Tracked Online, But Aren?t Cyber-Savvy Enough To Protect Their Privacy According to the ?Are you cyber savvy?? quiz from Kaspersky Lab, 41% of consumers are uncomfortable with websites tracking their location and online activities, yet do nothing about it. The findings demonstrate a concerning lack of cyber-savviness amongst consumers about how to protect their privacy online. < <http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/product/2016/Consumers-Paranoid-About-B eing-Tracked-Online-But-Are-Not-Cyber-Savvy-Enough-To-Protect-Their-Privacy> http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/product/2016/Consumers-Paranoid-About-Be ing-Tracked-Online-But-Are-Not-Cyber-Savvy-Enough-To-Protect-Their-Privacy> ca: CIRA calls on law enforcement to protect their departments from DNS-based cyber-attacks Today at the national meeting of Canada?s Chiefs of Police, CIRA called on Canada?s law enforcement community to protect their domains and DNS from cyber-attacks. < <https://cira.ca/news/cira-calls-law-enforcement-protect-their-departments-d ns-based-cyber-attacks> https://cira.ca/news/cira-calls-law-enforcement-protect-their-departments-dn s-based-cyber-attacks> Decentralizing The DNS System With Blockstack And Blockchain Technology One of the many areas where blockchain technology could make a big impact is in the world of domain names and DNS servers. If we were able to decentralize DNS services, domain names would be protected far more securely. Such a technological feat would also make it much easier to transfer ownership of a domain name. Blockstack seems to be thinking along those same lines, as they have proposed a blockchain-based DNS system. < <http://themerkle.com/news/decentralizing-the-dns-system-with-blockstack-and -blockchain-technology/> http://themerkle.com/news/decentralizing-the-dns-system-with-blockstack-and- blockchain-technology/> Blockstack makes DNS more secure by building on top of the blockchain A new blockchain-based DNS has been proposed by Blockstack that would use the Bitcoin blockchain in order to register and cryptographically protect domain names with a decentralized ledger. < <http://siliconangle.com/blog/2016/02/25/blockstack-makes-dns-more-secure-by -building-on-top-of-the-blockchain/> http://siliconangle.com/blog/2016/02/25/blockstack-makes-dns-more-secure-by- building-on-top-of-the-blockchain/> Rightside gets Phished A lot of domain names have been stolen when domain name registrar customers have been duped by phishing emails. Now a registrar itself has fallen victim to a phishing attack. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/25/rightside-gets-phished/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/25/rightside-gets-phished/> Japan vulnerable to cyber attacks, with defence capabilities 'lagging' behind other countries: academics Academics say Japan is a sitting duck for cyber attacks, with defence capabilities that are years behind other countries and not enough talented people willing join its cyber-army. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-26/japan-vulnerable-to-cyber-attacks:-ac ademics/7196450> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-26/japan-vulnerable-to-cyber-attacks:-aca demics/7196450> ********************** DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** US Congressman calls WIPO 'the FIFA of UN agencies' at hearing The US House Foreign Affairs joint sub-committee in Washington heard evidence of continued bizarre and allegedly illegal behaviour by Francis Gurry, the boss of the UN's patent body. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/25/wipo_update/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/25/wipo_update/> The Need for Accountability at the World Intellectual Property Organization by James Pooley In 2009 I was asked by the White House to join the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, where I served for five years as a Deputy Director General and was the senior American official at the agency. My main job was to manage the international patent system under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. < <http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2016/02/28/need-for-accountability-at-wipo/id=665 64/> http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2016/02/28/need-for-accountability-at-wipo/id=6656 4/> Congress to quiz WIPO whistle-blowers A joint subcommittee at the US Congress will hold a hearing this week on whistle-blowers and accountability at the World Intellectual Property Organization. < <http://www.worldipreview.com/news/congress-to-quiz-wipo-whistle-blowers-960 8> http://www.worldipreview.com/news/congress-to-quiz-wipo-whistle-blowers-9608 > Kylie Minogue opposes Kylie Jenner trademark application Australian pop-star Kylie Minogue has opposed reality TV star Kylie Jenner?s US trademark application for the term ?Kylie?. < <http://www.worldipreview.com/news/kylie-minogue-opposes-kylie-jenner-tradem ark-application-9626> http://www.worldipreview.com/news/kylie-minogue-opposes-kylie-jenner-tradema rk-application-9626> Kylie Minogue OPPOSES Kylie Jenner's bid to trademark her name, claiming she could 'dilute her brand' Kylie Minogue has filed a court notice in a bid to stop Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kylie Jenner from trademarking their first name. ... The star, 47, already owns various trademarks including the name 'Kylie' for the services of education and entertainment. She has also owned the domain name kylie.com since August 21, 1996, a year before Jenner was born. < <http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kylie-minogue-opposes-kylie-jenn ers-7459797> http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kylie-minogue-opposes-kylie-jenne rs-7459797> Michael Jackson reps sue King of Pop site [AAP] Michael Jackson's estate executives have filed suit against popcorn company bosses for taking over the website KingOfPop.com. < <https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/30959899/michael-jackson-reps-sue-king-of-pop-s ite/> https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/30959899/michael-jackson-reps-sue-king-of-pop-si te/> ********************** REGISTRAR NEWS ********************** CloudFlare Appeals to High-Profile Enterprises with New Security-Focused Domain Registrar Unable to find a registrar it could consider ?high-security,? CloudFlare has launched its own domain registrar for high-profile enterprises, the company announced Tuesday. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/cloudflare-appeals-to-high-profile- enterprises-with-new-security-focused-domain-registrar> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/cloudflare-appeals-to-high-profile-e nterprises-with-new-security-focused-domain-registrar> .in is our domain, says GoDaddy CEO According to the National Internet Exchange of India (NiXi), GoDaddy currently holds over 33% of the total market share for .in domain names. < <http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/-in-is-our-domain-says-god addy-ceo/51132310> http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/-in-is-our-domain-says-goda ddy-ceo/51132310> ********************** IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Why You Should Care About IPv6 Not long ago, we all heard that the number of IP addresses using the current IPv4 protocol would soon run out and that we needed to switch to IPv6 fast. < <http://industrialupdates.com/2016/02/25/why-you-should-care-about-ipv6/> http://industrialupdates.com/2016/02/25/why-you-should-care-about-ipv6/> IPv6 Roadshows Nominated for WSIS Prize ? Vote Now! The IPv6 Roadshow initiative is being considered for one of the annual WSIS Prizes, in the area of Capacity Building (WSIS Action Line 4). < <https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ipv6-roadsho ws-nominated-for-wsis-prize-2013-vote-now> https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ipv6-roadshow s-nominated-for-wsis-prize-2013-vote-now> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** au: Gay activists get perfect revenge on homophobic politician by taking over his website Gay activists have got the perfect revenge over a homophobic politician by using his name to create a pro-LGBTI website. ... So a website, under the name CoryBernardi.com.au, has popped up showing the Pride flag. < <http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-activists-get-perfect-revenge-on-hom ophobic-politician-by-taking-over-his-website/> http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-activists-get-perfect-revenge-on-homo phobic-politician-by-taking-over-his-website/> au: Cory Bernardi domain name bought by LGBT activists WHILE Cory Bernardi has been busy berating the Safe Schools Program that teaches respect for LGBT children, the gay community appears to have ambushed a website under his name. < <http://www.news.com.au/national/politics/cory-bernardi-domain-name-bought-b y-lgbt-activists/news-story/e535f4a5d26cdbf50d1a68f986b3bd87> http://www.news.com.au/national/politics/cory-bernardi-domain-name-bought-by -lgbt-activists/news-story/e535f4a5d26cdbf50d1a68f986b3bd87> < <http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/cory-bernardi-domain-name-bought-by-lgbt-ac tivists/news-story/e535f4a5d26cdbf50d1a68f986b3bd87> http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/cory-bernardi-domain-name-bought-by-lgbt-act ivists/news-story/e535f4a5d26cdbf50d1a68f986b3bd87> au: Liberal MP Cory Bernardi's domain name is turned into a gay pride website after it was bought by activists in response to his opposition to a LGBT school initiative Activists have hit back at Liberal senator Cory Bernardi by buying a web domain in his name and turning it into a gay pride site. < <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3465066/Cory-Bernadi-s-domain-bough t-LGBT-activists-turn-gay-pride-website.html> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3465066/Cory-Bernadi-s-domain-bought -LGBT-activists-turn-gay-pride-website.html> au: Small business takes off online MARGINALISED workers struggling with underemployment are wrestling control of their finances by starting alternative careers as online businesspeople, according to ANZ managing director of corporate and commercial banking. ... The Honcho by Business Switch online platform allows customers to set up their small business in one day by aggregating the ability to quickly register their ABN, business and domain name, set up a simple website, email addresses and ANZ business bank ?accounts without having to visit multiple websites and suppliers. < <http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/small-business-takes-off-online/news-s tory/cab8b71e82072ba5d57bcab40da3396a> http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/small-business-takes-off-online/news-st ory/cab8b71e82072ba5d57bcab40da3396a> APNIC 2015 Annual Report now available The 2015 APNIC Annual Report is now available. The report provides an overview of APNIC?s performance for 2015, and clearly compares the actual work undertaken by the Secretariat with the planned activities that were set out in the 2015 Activity Plan & Budget. Details of APNIC?s financial performance are also included. < <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/02/26/apnic-2015-annual-report-now-available/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/02/26/apnic-2015-annual-report-now-available/> de: wetter.de cannot stop wetter DE [registration] In a January 28 2016 decision the Federal Supreme Court confirmed a decision of the Cologne Court of Appeal and rejected any claims based on the name of the weather app wetter.de against the use of wetter DE and wetter-DE by a competitor. The plaintiff owns the domain name ?wetter.de?, from which he offers information about the weather and weather forecasts. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=2312a466-fa43-4027- 805e-e3423caf6916> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=2312a466-fa43-4027-8 05e-e3423caf6916> Announcement - 2016 APTLD Board The APTLD appointed their board for 2016 at the Annual General Members Meeting held in conjunction with the 69th APTLD Members Meeting in Auckland, New Zealand. < <http://aptld.org/system/files/announcement_-_2016_aptld_board.pdf> http://aptld.org/system/files/announcement_-_2016_aptld_board.pdf> LACTLD Appoints Andr?s Piazza General Manager LACTLD has announced that the appointment of Andr?s Piazza as General Manager. Piazza will take up the post formally from April 1st 2016. He will be working alongside the current General Manage, Carolina Aguerre, from mid-March. Piazza is a well known figure in the Latin American and Spanish speaking internet industry. < <http://www.internetnews.me/2016/02/26/lactld-appoints-andres-piazza-general -manager/> http://www.internetnews.me/2016/02/26/lactld-appoints-andres-piazza-general- manager/> Updated 4th Draft SLA for the IANA Numbering Services On 15 January 2015, the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal Team submitted the Internet Number Community Proposal to the request for proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group. < <https://www.nro.net/news/updated-4th-draft-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-servi ces> https://www.nro.net/news/updated-4th-draft-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-servic es> Verisign Announces Retirement of Founding Board Member William L. Chenevich VeriSign ... announces that Verisign Director William L. Chenevich has informed the Company?s Board of Directors of his intention to retire from the Board at the end of his current term in May 2016. < <http://www.verisign.com/assets/Chenevich_Retirement_Announcement_02222016_F INAL.pdf> http://www.verisign.com/assets/Chenevich_Retirement_Announcement_02222016_FI NAL.pdf> ********************** WEBHOSTING ********************** February 2016 Web Server Survey In the February 2016 survey we received responses from 933,892,520 sites and 5,796,210 web-facing computers. < <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2016/02/22/february-2016-web-server-surve y.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2016/02/22/february-2016-web-server-survey .html> HostingCon Global 2016 Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities HostingCon Global 2016 New Orleans is less than six months away. When the industry gathers for the leading conference and trade show from July 24 to July 27, its key players will be exchanging ideas, sizing up the competition, and finding partners. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/hostingcon-global-2016-sponsorship- and-exhibition-opportunities> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/hostingcon-global-2016-sponsorship-a nd-exhibition-opportunities> ********************** DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Sedo Domain Village Will Put Domains in Front of a Huge Creative Crowd at 2016 SXSW Festival in Austin When the massive 2016 South by Southwest Music, Film & Interactive Festival gets underway two weeks from now in Austin, Texas, Sedo is going to be there putting domains in front of close to 200,000 influential attendees from around the world. In fact, from March 12-17 the company will set up an entire Sedo Domain Village - complete with bars, food trucks, a photo studio and a tattoo parlor (visitors can even apply for a free tattoo at GetYourFree.Tattoo) plus special events designed to bridge the digital and analog worlds. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2016/dailyposts/20160226.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2016/dailyposts/20160226.htm> InterNetX and registries team up for auction during WHD.global Domain name registrar InterNetX and a handful of domain name registries have teamed up for an auction during next month?s WHD.global conference. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/26/internetx-whd-global-auction/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/02/26/internetx-whd-global-auction/> Six Figure .Com Stands Out in the Otherwise Slow Week We Expected for Domain Sales ... Only 10 sales above four figures were reported this week but one of those did clear the six-figure barrier to take the top spot on the Big Board. That was Magenta.com, a domain that changed hands via DomainNameSales.com for an even $100,000. Flippa.com took the next two spots with Creature.com at $35,000 and Pedal.com at $25,000. Sedo then made it four for four for the .coms by moving #4 CustomFit.com for $21,000. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160224.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160224.htm> It Is a Lot Harder Than It Looks: Learn Before You Leap Into Domain Investing - New DNAcademy May Help Over the past 14 years I've seen a lot of people dive head first into the domain business without having any idea what they are doing - leading to them quickly running out of money and and making a beeline for the exit door. While buying and selling domains may look easy from the outside the truth is it is a very difficult craft to master. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2016/dailyposts/20160225.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2016/dailyposts/20160225.htm> ********************************* CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY ********************************* au: Senate committee recommends the criminalisation of revenge porn A Senate committee recommends the government criminalise the unauthorised sharing of intimate photos, an increasingly common practice known as revenge porn. < <http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/feb/25/senate-committee-reco mmends-the-criminalisation-of-revenge-porn> http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/feb/25/senate-committee-recom mends-the-criminalisation-of-revenge-porn> au: Revenge porn should become a federal crime, Senate committee hears A Senate committee has recommended so-called revenge porn should become a federal crime and that a national agency should be established to police the inappropriate sharing of images. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-25/revenge-porn-should-become-a-federal- crime/7201392> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-25/revenge-porn-should-become-a-federal-c rime/7201392> ********************** ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL ********************** A new era of cyber crime is relying on human error instead of automated exploit technology THERE are criminals lurking in cyberspace, analysing your every move and waiting to attack. It is all part of a sophisticated shift in the way hackers are gaining access to your personal details and money. < <http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/hacking/a-new-era-of-cyber-crime-i s-relying-on-human-error-instead-of-automated-exploit-technology/news-story/ 32f34a641639c263d07b633c29e96008> http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/hacking/a-new-era-of-cyber-crime-is -relying-on-human-error-instead-of-automated-exploit-technology/news-story/3 2f34a641639c263d07b633c29e96008> ------ 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. 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