*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** ICANN Meeting In Marrakesh: More Hiccups On Way To IANA Transition < <http://www.ip-watch.org/2016/03/08/icann-meeting-in-marrakesh-more-hiccups- on-way-to-iana-transition/> http://www.ip-watch.org/2016/03/08/icann-meeting-in-marrakesh-more-hiccups-o n-way-to-iana-transition/> Approved: Master plan to end US gov control of internet's highest level < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/10/plan_re_control_of_internet_contrac t_approved/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/10/plan_re_control_of_internet_contract _approved/> Helsinki tipped as next ICANN venue < <http://domainincite.com/20141-helsinki-tipped-as-next-icann-venue> http://domainincite.com/20141-helsinki-tipped-as-next-icann-venue> ICANN China "conflict" denied as Cruz looks for dirt < <http://domainincite.com/20123-icann-china-conflict-denied-as-cruz-looks-for -dirt> http://domainincite.com/20123-icann-china-conflict-denied-as-cruz-looks-for- dirt> Mapping the online world < <http://www.nominet.uk/mapping-the-online-world/> http://www.nominet.uk/mapping-the-online-world/> Study Finds UK And US Internet Users Unsurprisingly Unsure About New gTLDs: NCC Study < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/09/uk-us-internet-users-unsure-new-gtlds -ncc-study/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/09/uk-us-internet-users-unsure-new-gtlds- ncc-study/> US judge freezes .africa gTLD < <http://domainincite.com/20118-us-judge-freezes-africa-gtld> http://domainincite.com/20118-us-judge-freezes-africa-gtld> ICANN further implicated in .Africa controversy < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/24/icann_dot_africa/?mt=1457576406673> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/24/icann_dot_africa/?mt=1457576406673> Spamhaus Names TLDs Considered Worst For Spam < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/08/spamhaus-new-gtlds-worst-spam/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/08/spamhaus-new-gtlds-worst-spam/> Domain industry group outlines self-regulation vision: "Tobacco industry did nothing and regulation was thrust on it" < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Blog/detail.aspx?g=8b67f686-abed-4e5d-8 7e3-26d1a4891cc2> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Blog/detail.aspx?g=8b67f686-abed-4e5d-87 e3-26d1a4891cc2> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** ICANN Meeting In Marrakesh: More Hiccups On Way To IANA Transition The 55th meeting of ICANN in Marrakesh this week is expected to finalise the last proposal necessary for the transition of the IANA, a set of core functions necessary for the running of the internet. < <http://www.ip-watch.org/2016/03/08/icann-meeting-in-marrakesh-more-hiccups- on-way-to-iana-transition/> http://www.ip-watch.org/2016/03/08/icann-meeting-in-marrakesh-more-hiccups-o n-way-to-iana-transition/> Approved: Master plan to end US gov control of internet's highest level A plan to end US government control of the top level of the internet was formally approved Wednesday when six different internet groups voted to send it on to the board of DNS overseer ICANN. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/10/plan_re_control_of_internet_contrac t_approved/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/10/plan_re_control_of_internet_contract _approved/> Internet can't be the monopoly of a few: Prasad The internet is one of the finest creations of the human mind and it can't be the monopoly of a select few, Ravi Shankar Prasad, minister for communications and information technology, said on Monday. < <http://wap.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/internet-should-not -become-monopoly-of-few-ravi-shankar-prasad-116030700766_1.html> http://wap.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/internet-should-not- become-monopoly-of-few-ravi-shankar-prasad-116030700766_1.html> Internet should not become the monopoly of few: Prasad India firmly holds that internet is one of the finest creations of human mind and it should not become the monopoly of few, said Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Monday. < <http://www.indileak.com/internet-should-not-become-the-monopoly-of-few-pras ad/> http://www.indileak.com/internet-should-not-become-the-monopoly-of-few-prasa d/> Focus on security also under new Net governance model: Ravi Shankar Prasad Reiterating India's support to multi-stakeholder model for governing Internet, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said there should be focus on security also which is the primary responsibility of governments. < <http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-focus-on-security-also-under-new-net -governance-model-ravi-shankar-prasad-2186643> http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-focus-on-security-also-under-new-net- governance-model-ravi-shankar-prasad-2186643> Governments split on IANA transition ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee is unlikely to provide its full backing to accountability proposals supporting the IANA transition. < <http://domainincite.com/20112-governments-split-on-iana-transition> http://domainincite.com/20112-governments-split-on-iana-transition> ********************** ICANN ********************** Welcome to ICANN55 in Africa! by Pierre Dandjinou, VP of Stakeholder Engagement for Africa After a successful meeting in Dublin in October 2015, we began the countdown to ICANN55 in Marrakech. Three years have passed since ICANN held its last public meeting in Africa - in Durban, South Africa - and since then, the African community has been looking forward to ICANN55. I am thrilled that, once again, the African community will welcome the global Internet community to Africa. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/welcome-to-icann55-in-africa> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/welcome-to-icann55-in-africa> Moroccan Minister of Industry & Digital Economy Stresses Importance of IANA Stewardship Transition During ICANN55 Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, expressed Morocco's support of the IANA Stewardship Transition today, during the Opening Ceremony of ICANN's 55th Public Meeting, taking place in Marrakech, Morocco from 5-10 March. The meeting is being held under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. < <https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2016-03-07-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2016-03-07-en> GAC Marrakech Communique < <https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee?pre view=/27132037/41943930/GAC%20Morocco%2055%20Communique%20FINAL.pdf> https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee?prev iew=/27132037/41943930/GAC Morocco 55 Communique FINAL.pdf> ICANN Announces Availability of DNSSEC Root Zone KSK Recommendations A design team consisting of seven independent DNS experts along with representatives from ICANN, Verisign, and NTIA has completed a report with recommendations for changing, also known as rolling, the DNSSEC root zone Key Signing Key. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-08-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-08-en> Expectations of Service Level Expectations by David Conrad Recently, ICANN staff has been working to meet the community requirements related to establishing metrics for the performance of the "Post Transition IANA" as it processes root zone management requests. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/expectations-of-service-level-expectations> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/expectations-of-service-level-expectations> Dear Canada, The Internet NEEDS You by Christopher Mondini, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Global Business and North America Region Think of the Internet's value to your business or organization; think of all the ways you rely on it. You need the Internet, but the reverse is also true -- the Internet needs you. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/dear-canada-the-internet-needs-you> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/dear-canada-the-internet-needs-you> Letter from Wiktor Dynarski, President of the Management Board and Executive Director | Trans-Fuzja Foundation, to ICANN and the Board Governance Committee New gTLD Application for .GAY < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/dynarski-to-icann-bgc- 06mar16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/dynarski-to-icann-bgc-0 6mar16-en.pdf> Letter from Hon. Ted Cruz, Hon. James Lankford and Hon. Michael Lee, United States Senate, to Steve Crocker Internet Governance < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/cruz-et-al-to-crocker- 03mar16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/cruz-et-al-to-crocker-0 3mar16-en.pdf> Letter from Beyonce Karungi, Executive Director | Transgender Equality Uganda, to ICANN and the Board Governance Committee New gTLD Application for .GAY < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/karungi-to-icann-bgc-2 4feb16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/karungi-to-icann-bgc-24 feb16-en.pdf> Helsinki tipped as next ICANN venue ICANN is expected to be heading to Helsinki, Finland, for its next meeting. Director Chris Disspain dropped the name of the host city during a session at the ICANN 55 meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, today. < <http://domainincite.com/20141-helsinki-tipped-as-next-icann-venue> http://domainincite.com/20141-helsinki-tipped-as-next-icann-venue> ICANN China "conflict" denied as Cruz looks for dirt ICANN chair Steve Crocker has denied that outgoing CEO Fadi Chehade has a conflict of interest with the Chinese government, after US Senator Ted Cruz pressed him for more details on Chehade's extra-curricular activities in the country. < <http://domainincite.com/20123-icann-china-conflict-denied-as-cruz-looks-for -dirt> http://domainincite.com/20123-icann-china-conflict-denied-as-cruz-looks-for- dirt> ICANN ups new gTLD revenue forecast ICANN has increased its new gTLD revenue projections for fiscal 2016. < <http://domainincite.com/20121-icann-ups-new-gtld-revenue-forecast> http://domainincite.com/20121-icann-ups-new-gtld-revenue-forecast> Are we there yet? Sexual harassment at ICANN Pretty much every woman who's ever called out sexism and sexual harassment has met the same kind of response; 'he didn't really mean it', 'it's just a misunderstanding', 'you must have misinterpreted it', 'I don't mean this the wrong way, but are you sure you're not exaggerating just a little?'. < <http://crookedtimber.org/2016/03/08/are-we-there-yet-sexual-harassment-at-i cann/> http://crookedtimber.org/2016/03/08/are-we-there-yet-sexual-harassment-at-ic ann/> The CCT Review Needs You! by Jonathan Zuck Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? As ICANN approaches its 18th birthday, it marks its ascension to adulthood and independence with a new framework of accountability. As we attempt to modernize and empower the organization with oversight of the DNS, the question of "who watches the watchmen?" is on the tip of everyone's tongue. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160308_the_cct_review_needs_you/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160308_the_cct_review_needs_you/> ********************** ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Mapping the online world It's often said that the rise of information and communications technology has made the world smaller. The internet lets us seek and share information, across borders and across vast distances, with unprecedented speed and ease. At the end of 2015, there were an estimated 3.2 billion internet users worldwide, up from 400 million in 2000. < <http://www.nominet.uk/mapping-the-online-world/> http://www.nominet.uk/mapping-the-online-world/> This map of domain names flips the world on its head On a map of the world scaled to the most popular TLDs, the Pacific island of Tokelau reigns supreme. < <http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-03/09/tokelau-world-map-top-level- domains> http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-03/09/tokelau-world-map-top-level-d omains> Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in February The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of February 2016 are below. Any surprises? < <http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/top_10_trending_keywords_in12> http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/top_10_trending_keywords_in12> ng: 60,000 domain names exist in the country -NiRA The Nigeria Internet Registration Association has said it currently boasts 60,000 domain names registered in the country compared to about 2,000 domains it inherited at its inception. < <http://www.punchng.com/60000-domain-names-exist-in-the-country-nira/> http://www.punchng.com/60000-domain-names-exist-in-the-country-nira/> ********************** NEW TLDS ********************** Study Finds UK And US Internet Users Unsurprisingly Unsure About New gTLDs: NCC Study Internet users are reticent to visit websites using new gTLD domains research conducted on behalf of the NCC Group has found. < <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24518> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24518> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/09/uk-us-internet-users-unsure-new-gtlds -ncc-study/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/09/uk-us-internet-users-unsure-new-gtlds- ncc-study/> Consumers still not comfortable with new domains Over half of consumers (52%) express discomfort in visiting websites ending in new domains, according to new research from global cyber security and risk mitigation expert NCC Group. < <https://www.nccgroup.trust/au/about-us/newsroom-and-events/press-releases/2 016/march/consumers-still-not-comfortable-with-new-domains/> https://www.nccgroup.trust/au/about-us/newsroom-and-events/press-releases/20 16/march/consumers-still-not-comfortable-with-new-domains/> Maintainers of new gTLDs have a hard time keeping abuse in check [IDG] gTLDs that have sprung up in recent years have become a magnet for cybercriminals, to the point where some of them host more malicious domains than legitimate ones. < <http://www.cio.com.au/article/595403/maintainers-new-generic-top-level-doma ins-hard-time-keeping-abuse-check/> http://www.cio.com.au/article/595403/maintainers-new-generic-top-level-domai ns-hard-time-keeping-abuse-check/> < <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/595403/maintainers-new-generic-top-l evel-domains-hard-time-keeping-abuse-check/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/595403/maintainers-new-generic-top-le vel-domains-hard-time-keeping-abuse-check/> US judge freezes .africa gTLD A US court has blocked ICANN from delegating the .africa gTLD for at least another month. < <http://domainincite.com/20118-us-judge-freezes-africa-gtld> http://domainincite.com/20118-us-judge-freezes-africa-gtld> ICANN further implicated in .Africa controversy Staff at domain-name overseer ICANN repeatedly rejected independent expert advice to ensure the .africa TLD was won by their preferred applicant - and then tried to hide their influence by censoring the results of an independent inquiry into the affair. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/24/icann_dot_africa/?mt=1457576406673> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/24/icann_dot_africa/?mt=1457576406673> New Delay for Long-Awaited.Africa Internet Domain A long-awaited Internet domain just for Africa must wait a little longer, after a California federal court temporarily enjoined ICANN from further efforts to bring .africa online. < <http://www.bna.com/new-delay-longawaitedafrica-n57982068291/> http://www.bna.com/new-delay-longawaitedafrica-n57982068291/> dotAfrica launch frustrated by new court case The Icann board has passed a resolution in favour of the ZA Central Registry claim on running the .africa domain. < <http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/157879-dotafrica-launch-frustrated-b y-new-court-case.html> http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/157879-dotafrica-launch-frustrated-by -new-court-case.html> New TLDs get exposure at Launch Hackathon New TLD companies including Radix and .Club got exposure for their TLDs at the recently concluded Launch Hackathon in San Francisco. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/08/new-tlds-get-exposure-launch-hackathon /> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/08/new-tlds-get-exposure-launch-hackathon/ > 89 of The Top 100 New gTLD Domain Holders Are From China We have chatted about the growing influence of Chinese domain investors in the domain industry before, however today I checked out ntldstats.com to review the top 100 largest holders of new gTLD domain names and found 89 of the top 100 domain holders are from China. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2016/03/08/89-top-100-new-gtld-domain-holders-chi na/> http://www.thedomains.com/2016/03/08/89-top-100-new-gtld-domain-holders-chin a/> Australian Football League Kicks Off Sporting Code .Brands by Tony Kirsch I can't lie -- I absolutely LOVE Aussie football and have kicked a ball around since I was three years old. In fact, I always will. My ongoing love for the game is as certain as death, taxes and the fact that my beloved Melbourne Demons club will give me both incredible highs and heartbreaking lows each and every year. For most Aussies, a sporting life is very much the way of life... Today is one of those wonderful times when you get to blend your professional and personal passions. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160308_australian_football_league_kicks_off _sporting_code_dot_brands/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160308_australian_football_league_kicks_off_ sporting_code_dot_brands/> ********************** DNS SECURITY ********************** Spamhaus Names TLDs Considered Worst For Spam Spamhaus has released a list of what they consider to be the world worst TLDs for spam, and the top ten are all new gTLDs. The list shows the ratio of all domains registered that Spamhaus' systems see and is a one month "snapshot". < <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24517> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24517> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/08/spamhaus-new-gtlds-worst-spam/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/08/spamhaus-new-gtlds-worst-spam/> DotSpam? Certain New gTLDs Rapidly Outpacing Legacy TLDs in Terms of Abuse by Garth Bruen Would you like to hear about how to treat your psoriasis? Where to get a cheap oil change? How to flatten your belly? Achieve a stronger sexual life? Cheap toner? Annuities? Herpes? Bed bugs? Free energy? Varicose-Veins? Herpes? Saggy skin? Arthritis? Overactive bladder? Drug addiction? Herpes? No? Well, that's too bad, because that you are going to hear about it whether you like it or not. Many of the messages about these and other subjects are being carried to you via new gTLDs. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160308_certain_new_gtlds_rapidly_outpacing_ legacy_tlds_in_terms_of_abuse/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160308_certain_new_gtlds_rapidly_outpacing_l egacy_tlds_in_terms_of_abuse/> DROWN Vulnerability Remains 'High' Risk, Firms Say Two cloud security vendors publish reports that say hundreds of hosted apps and services remain vulnerable to the DROWN TLS flaw. < <https://threatpost.com/drown-vulnerability-remains-high-risk-firms-say/1166 93/> https://threatpost.com/drown-vulnerability-remains-high-risk-firms-say/11669 3/> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** The Domain Name Association Names Roy Arbeit as Executive Director The Domain Name Association (The DNA), the Internet domain industry's trade association, today announced the appointment of Roy M. Arbeit as its Executive Director, effective March 15. < <http://www.thedna.org/the-domain-name-association-names-roy-arbeit-as-execu tive-director/> http://www.thedna.org/the-domain-name-association-names-roy-arbeit-as-execut ive-director/> Domain industry group outlines self-regulation vision: "Tobacco industry did nothing and regulation was thrust on it" The prospect of a voluntary copyright and piracy rights protection mechanism, akin to the Trademark Clearinghouse, has been floated by the recently launched Healthy Domains Initiative. While this will raise questions about content policing responsibilities in some quarters, it is a move that will be welcomed by many rights holders. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Blog/detail.aspx?g=8b67f686-abed-4e5d-8 7e3-26d1a4891cc2> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Blog/detail.aspx?g=8b67f686-abed-4e5d-87 e3-26d1a4891cc2> Overreaching Trademark Owners and the Misguided Better Right Theory of Domain Name Ownership by Gerald M. Levine In Blogs devoted to news from the domain name industry and domainers, there is great glee in reporting about overreaching trademark owners. The reason for the glee, I think, is that it's a form of collective sigh from domainers and the domain industry that the UDRP is working as it should, which means that Panels are careful in their assessments of parties' rights. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160309_overreaching_trademark_owners_and_mi sguided_better_right_theory/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160309_overreaching_trademark_owners_and_mis guided_better_right_theory/> Raymond Tomlinson, Who Put the § Sign in Email, Is Dead at 74 Raymond Tomlinson, the computer programmer who in 1971 invented email as it is known today and in the process transformed the "at" sign - § - from a sparely used price symbol to a permanent fixture in the lives of millions of computer users around the world, died on Saturday at his home in Lincoln, Mass. He was 74. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/technology/raymond-tomlinson-email-obitua ry.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/technology/raymond-tomlinson-email-obituar y.html> Ray Tomlinson, email inventor and selector of § symbol, dies aged 74 Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email and the man who picked the § symbol for addresses, has died aged 74. < <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/07/ray-tomlinson-email-inven tor-and-selector-of-symbol-dies-aged-74> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/07/ray-tomlinson-email-invent or-and-selector-of-symbol-dies-aged-74> ********************** WEBHOSTING ********************** HostingCon Global 2016 Announces Andrew Blum as Keynote Speaker Bestselling author and journalist Andrew Blum will deliver the keynote address at HostingCon Global 2016 New Orleans, Penton has announced. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/hostingcon-global-2016-announces-an drew-blum-as-keynote-speaker> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/hostingcon-global-2016-announces-and rew-blum-as-keynote-speaker> ********************** ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY ********************** Australian Anti-Piracy Campaign Won't Target Hardcore Pirates The body responsible for deterring Australians from engaging in Internet piracy has rebranded with a some new blood at the top. The IP Awareness Foundation is now known as Creative Content Australia and has recruited Village Roadshow co-chief Graham Burke as Chairman. A new anti-piracy push is reportedly on the horizon, but hardcore pirates won't be targets. < <https://torrentfreak.com/australian-anti-piracy-campaign-wont-target-hardco re-pirates-160309/> https://torrentfreak.com/australian-anti-piracy-campaign-wont-target-hardcor e-pirates-160309/> ------ David Goldstein email: <mailto:david at goldsteinreport.com> david at goldsteinreport.com web: <http://goldsteinreport.com/> http://goldsteinreport.com/ Twitter: <https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport> https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9663 3430 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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