*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Two more speed bumps for the ICANN Reforms by Milton Mueller < <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/05/20/two-more-speed-bumps-for-the-i cann-reforms/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/05/20/two-more-speed-bumps-for-the-ic ann-reforms/> Republicans threaten to derail internet transition < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/19/republicans_threaten_to_derail_inte rnet_transition/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/19/republicans_threaten_to_derail_inter net_transition/> ICANN to publish board meeting transcripts < <http://domainincite.com/20479-icann-to-publish-board-meeting-transcripts> http://domainincite.com/20479-icann-to-publish-board-meeting-transcripts> se: Domain names will not be forfeited from the Foundation < <https://www.iis.se/english/news/important-fundamental-victory-for-iis-domai n-names-will-not-be-forfeited-from-the-foundation/> https://www.iis.se/english/news/important-fundamental-victory-for-iis-domain -names-will-not-be-forfeited-from-the-foundation/> Australian company fails to get Pepperjam domain name in UDRP < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/05/19/pepperjam-affiliate/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/05/19/pepperjam-affiliate/> More Domain Stats: The 10 Most Abused Registrars < <https://www.spamhaus.org/news/article/730/more-domain-stats-the-10-most-abu sed-registrars> https://www.spamhaus.org/news/article/730/more-domain-stats-the-10-most-abus ed-registrars> SpamHaus now publishing better TLD abuse data < <http://domainincite.com/20481-spamhaus-now-publishing-better-tld-abuse-data > http://domainincite.com/20481-spamhaus-now-publishing-better-tld-abuse-data> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Two more speed bumps for the ICANN Reforms by Milton Mueller The revision of ICANN?s bylaws to reflect the new accountability measures is proceeding on schedule. Public comments close May 21 and it is clear that only a few revisions will be needed to fully align the draft bylaws with the proposals of the IANA transition and enhanced accountability working groups. < <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/05/20/two-more-speed-bumps-for-the-i cann-reforms/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/05/20/two-more-speed-bumps-for-the-ic ann-reforms/> Republicans threaten to derail internet transition Republican congressmen are increasing their efforts to delay transition of a critical piece of internet infrastructure from the US government to a non-profit organization based in California. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/19/republicans_threaten_to_derail_inte rnet_transition/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/19/republicans_threaten_to_derail_inter net_transition/> A Job for Rubio-Cruz: Save the Web - Off the campaign trail, the senators now turn to protecting the Internet from Obama. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, back from the campaign trail, have something productive to do in Washington. They?ve taken the lead against President Obama?s plan to give up U.S. protection of the open Internet. < <http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-job-for-rubio-cruz-save-the-web-1463951044> http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-job-for-rubio-cruz-save-the-web-1463951044> We Must Protect Internet Freedom: Cruz, Lankford, and Lee outline concerns for Department of Commerce and NTIA U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Thursday sent a letter to the Department of Commerce and the NTIA. The letter outlines concerns with ICANN's proposal to end United States government oversight of key operating functions of the Internet. < <http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2646> http://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2646> Cruz Sees Himself As Protector Of Internet Freedom It looks like Senator Cruz? letter writing campaign isn?t going to end any time soon. While previously the Senator and former US presidential hopeful was happy exchanging salvoes with ICANN he?s now switched gears and is instead focussing on NTIA and the US Department of Commerce. < <http://www.internetnews.me/2016/05/22/cruz-sees-protector-internet-freedom/ > http://www.internetnews.me/2016/05/22/cruz-sees-protector-internet-freedom/> Asia prepares for a greater role in managing the internet Since the dawn of the internet, the U.S. has taken charge of managing the network. Responsibility for running it, however, is shifting eastward. < <http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160519-China-Inc.-uncovered/Tech-Science/ Asia-prepares-for-a-greater-role-in-managing-the-internet> http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160519-China-Inc.-uncovered/Tech-Science/A sia-prepares-for-a-greater-role-in-managing-the-internet> ********************** ICANN ********************** Letter from Philipp Grabensee, Sole Managing Director, HOTEL Top-Level-Domain S.?.r.l., to Christine Willett New gTLD Application for .HOTEL < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/grabensee-to-willett-1 8may16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/grabensee-to-willett-18 may16-en.pdf> ICANN to publish board meeting transcripts In a surprising move towards further transparency, the ICANN board of directors has decided to start publishing transcripts and possibly recordings of its meetings. < <http://domainincite.com/20479-icann-to-publish-board-meeting-transcripts> http://domainincite.com/20479-icann-to-publish-board-meeting-transcripts> CENTR position: Input on the Draft New ICANN Bylaws The CENTR community welcomes the opportunity to present its opinion on the draft ICANN Bylaws developed to reflect the recommendations contained in the proposals by the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group and Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability. < <https://centr.org/news/185-news/611-centr-position-input-on-the-draft-new-i cann-bylaws.html> https://centr.org/news/185-news/611-centr-position-input-on-the-draft-new-ic ann-bylaws.html> ********************** ccTLDs & gTLDs ********************** 10 Facts About .SKI Domains You Probably Don?t Know (But Should) Last week we celebrated reaching 8,000 .SKI domains. In just 8 months .SKI has become the second largest sports related domain name extension and the fastest growing. So we thought we?d share 10 facts about .SKI domains you probably don?t know, but should. < <http://www.domains.ski/10-facts-about-ski-domains/> http://www.domains.ski/10-facts-about-ski-domains/> uk: Nominet launches Partner Programme for turing DNS analytics tool Since its launch in June 2015, market interest in Nominet?s ground-breaking turing DNS monitoring and analytics platform has been strong. As it enters its next phase of development, Nominet is looking to recruit an elite network of resellers to accelerate its deployment into the field. < <http://www.nominet.uk/nominet-launches-partner-programme-turing-dns-analyti cs-tool/> http://www.nominet.uk/nominet-launches-partner-programme-turing-dns-analytic s-tool/> Nominet on the hunt for 12 partners in 12 months Domain registry vendor Nominet is on a mission to find a dozen partners in a year to sell its first commercial product, Turing. < <http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2458818/nominet-on-the-hunt-for-12- partners-in-12-months> http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2458818/nominet-on-the-hunt-for-12-p artners-in-12-months> ********************** NEW TLDS ********************** Who Rules this Domain? TLDs Explained In 2012, ICANN decided that the number of TLDs available for use by the public needed to be broadened. They opened a window of several months for anyone who was willing to pay ($185,000) to apply to register the TLD of their choice and hence claim their own little corner of the Internet. This year, the application process for all 1900 of the first wave of applications will be complete, and the last of around 1300 new TLDs (about 600 applications went belly up for various reasons) will be made available for use and, in many cases, for sale to the general public. < <https://hostingfacts.com/top-level-domains-explained/> https://hostingfacts.com/top-level-domains-explained/> The Next Generation of the Internet (gTLD Info Graphic) The first new gTLDs are now available to the general public. While the topic is still largely under the radar for most digital marketers, the opportunity to create unique, memorable digital experiences with domain names has finally arrived. < <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYbVr5DJ56c> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYbVr5DJ56c> ********************** DNS SECURITY ********************** ch: Swiss Ransomware Theme Day Together with partners, the Reporting and Analysis Centre for Information Assurance MELANI is organising an awareness day for ransomware today. The participants include organisations from various sectors, software manufacturers, federal offices and a range of Swiss associations and consumer protection organisations. SWITCH and the Swiss Internet Security Alliance are supporting the theme day. < <http://www.switch.ch/news/ransomware-day/> http://www.switch.ch/news/ransomware-day/> Q1 2016 SOTI Security Report: Retail Takes Brunt of Web App Attacks Retail was hit hard in Q1 2016 by malicious actors who targeted the business sector with web application attacks. That is among the findings in the State of the Internet Security Report for the first quarter of the year. < <https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/05/q1-2016-soti-security-report-retail-takes- brunt-of-web-app-attacks.html> https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/05/q1-2016-soti-security-report-retail-takes-b runt-of-web-app-attacks.html> ********************** DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** Phonetic argument fails UDRP test A roast chicken stall owner who registered two domains under new TLDs in bad faith could not convince the presiding panellist that the ?Monster Energy? trademark sounds like ?Magician Anna?s Chicken? in Chinese. < <http://ipprotheinternet.com/ipprotheinternetnews/domainnamesarticle.php?art icle_id=4920> http://ipprotheinternet.com/ipprotheinternetnews/domainnamesarticle.php?arti cle_id=4920> Hacker rescues Hollywood house from URL scam squatters WhiteHat Security founder Jeremiah Grossman has published details that could help victims of domain hijacking. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/19/hacker_rescues_hollywood_house_from _url_scam_squatters/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/19/hacker_rescues_hollywood_house_from_ url_scam_squatters/> Seized Popcorn Time ?News? Domain Sparks Free Speech Appeal The battle over the legality of a seized Popcorn Time "news" domain is heating up. Last week a complaint by two digital rights groups was denied by a local court due to a lack of standing, but today they filed an appeal, joined by the legal owner of the disputed domain name. < <https://torrentfreak.com/seized-popcorn-time-news-domain-sparks-free-speech -appeal-160519/> https://torrentfreak.com/seized-popcorn-time-news-domain-sparks-free-speech- appeal-160519/> se: Domain names will not be forfeited from the Foundation The judgment concerning the forfeiture of the domain names thepiratebay.se and piratebay.se was received on Thursday. The Court of Appeals decided to uphold the district court?s verdict and reject the prosecutor?s action against IIS. The domain names will however be forfeited from their holders and pass into state ownership. < <https://www.iis.se/english/news/important-fundamental-victory-for-iis-domai n-names-will-not-be-forfeited-from-the-foundation/> https://www.iis.se/english/news/important-fundamental-victory-for-iis-domain -names-will-not-be-forfeited-from-the-foundation/> Pirate Bay?s Domain Shuffle Has Come Full Circle After years of rotating domain names, The Pirate Bay is now back at its original .ORG domain. The notorious torrent site started redirecting users after a Swedish court ruling put its .SE domain at risk. Today we take a look at the rather impressive domain shuffle the site went through. < <https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bays-domain-shuffle-come-full-circle-160520 /> https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bays-domain-shuffle-come-full-circle-160520/ > The URS: What is it good for? Despite ICANN introducing the URS system to help brand owners enforce their rights in the new gTLDs, the numbers so far suggest that it has not had the impact expected. < <https://www.cscdigitalbrand.services/blog/the-urs-what-is-it-good-for/> https://www.cscdigitalbrand.services/blog/the-urs-what-is-it-good-for/> Australian company fails to get Pepperjam domain name in UDRP An Australian lender that uses the brand name ?Pepper Money? has failed to get the domain name PepperMoney.com from an old division of eBay. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/05/19/pepperjam-affiliate/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/05/19/pepperjam-affiliate/> au: Syntech Distributors Limited v. Tiger Bay Minerals Pty Limited - Case No. DAU2016-0016 1. The Parties: The Complainant is Syntech Distributors Limited of Auckland, New Zealand, represented by Simpson Western, New Zealand. The Respondent is Tiger Bay Minerals Pty Limited of Queensland, Australia, internally represented. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <syntechnz.com.au> is registered with Netregistry Pty Ltd. < <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2016-0016> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2016-0016> au: Harness Racing Australia Inc v. Electronic Communities Pty Ltd - Case No. DAU2016-0017 1. The Parties: The Complainant is Harness Racing Australia Inc of Flemington, Victoria, Australia, represented by Pointon Partners, Australia. The Respondent is Electronic Communities Pty Ltd of Middle Park, Victoria, Australia. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <hra.com.au> is registered with Drop.com.au Pty Ltd (the "Registrar"). < <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2016-0017> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2016-0017> ********************** REGISTRAR & WEBHOSTING ********************** More Domain Stats: The 10 Most Abused Registrars Filling in The Spamhaus Project's domain panorama in our "Top-10 Worst" pages, we have added a page for The 10 Most Abused Domain Registrars. It breaks out by registrar the ratio of bad domains versus total domains as seen by our systems in the course of a rolling two-week window. < <https://www.spamhaus.org/news/article/730/more-domain-stats-the-10-most-abu sed-registrars> https://www.spamhaus.org/news/article/730/more-domain-stats-the-10-most-abus ed-registrars> SpamHaus now publishing better TLD abuse data SpamHaus has updated its ?10 Most Abused Top Level Domains? list to provide a much more useful insight into abuse levels. < <http://domainincite.com/20481-spamhaus-now-publishing-better-tld-abuse-data > http://domainincite.com/20481-spamhaus-now-publishing-better-tld-abuse-data> The best hosting gets even better Over the past few years, I?ve written a number of times quite passionately about our hosting platform. I?ve covered some important topics such as Can a Domain Registrar be a Good Web Host, Changing The Rules on on Registrar Hosting and have given insight into our underlying SSD Hosting Technology platforms. < <https://blog.namecheap.com/the-best-hosting-gets-even-better/> https://blog.namecheap.com/the-best-hosting-gets-even-better/> Introducing Namecheap PremiumDNS ? Now Just $4.88 ... We do a lot to secure our application servers, but what about our DNS servers? How can we ensure the servers that serve our domain names are secure and perform 24/7/365? DNS protection is something that the world?s biggest websites have always pursued, and now it is accessible to you. < <https://blog.namecheap.com/premiumdns/> https://blog.namecheap.com/premiumdns/> ng: NIRA Awards Galaxy Backbone ?Best Domain Name Registrar? The President of Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Sunday Afolayan, has awarded to Galaxy Backbone Ltd, the Best .ng ccTLD Registrar in Nigeria at the 2016 .ng Web Awards organised by NIRA, the managers of the country?s Internet real estate. < <http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/05/23/nira-awards-galaxy-backbone -best-domain-name-registrar/> http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/05/23/nira-awards-galaxy-backbone- best-domain-name-registrar/> ********************** IPv4/IPv6 ********************** No IoT without IPv6 Do you think the Internet of Things will be the Next Big Thing? It can?t be. Not until we get past the real Next Big Thing: IPv6. < <http://www.computerworld.com/article/3071625/internet-of-things/no-iot-with out-ipv6.html> http://www.computerworld.com/article/3071625/internet-of-things/no-iot-witho ut-ipv6.html> Event Wrap: IPv6 Adoption by ASEAN Government Agencies, Jakarta APNIC and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore conducted a two-day workshop on IPv6 adoption by ASEAN government agencies. < <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/05/20/event-wrap-ipv6-adoption-asean-government- agencies-jakarta/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/05/20/event-wrap-ipv6-adoption-asean-government-a gencies-jakarta/> Fragmenting IPv6 by Geoff Huston Geoff returns to the subject of IP packet fragmentation, this time looking at how IPv6 has changed the behaviour of packet fragmentation and discussing the concern of whether IPv6 can handle big packets. < <http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2016-05/v6frags.html> http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2016-05/v6frags.html> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Krueger?s suit against M+M dropped, for now Former Minds + Machines chair Fred Krueger has dropped his lawsuit against the company, which concerned ?missing? shares. < <http://domainincite.com/20477-kruegers-suit-against-mm-dropped-for-now> http://domainincite.com/20477-kruegers-suit-against-mm-dropped-for-now> We Need You: Industry Collaboration to Improve Registration Data Services For more than 30 years, the industry has used a service and protocol named WHOIS to access the data associated with domain name and internet address registration activities. < <http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/we_need_you_industry_collaboration> http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/we_need_you_industry_collaboration> Join the discussion on Whois data quality What do you think needs to be done to improve the quality and accuracy of contact information in the APNIC Whois? < <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/05/19/join-discussion-whois-data-quality/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/05/19/join-discussion-whois-data-quality/> uk: McEwens of Perth department store closes for last time Department store McEwens of Perth has closed its doors for the last time, having gone into administration earlier this year. ... Assets include trade mark rights protecting the McEwens of Perth brand, as well as rights over a selection of branded websites, domain names and databases from the company's e-commerce side. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-36349516> http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-36349516> mmx.co: Dismissal of lawsuit The Company is pleased to report that Fred Krueger and all other plaintiffs have dismissed their lawsuit against the Company and all other defendants, as initially reported in the Company?s RNS dated 26 February 2016, without prejudice, pursuant to a tolling agreement between the parties. < <http://mmx.co/2016/05/19/dismissal-of-lawsuit/> http://mmx.co/2016/05/19/dismissal-of-lawsuit/> ********************** DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Year's Biggest Domain Sale to Date Tops This Week's Sales Chart at $1.2 Million For the past two months TP.com has reigned as the year's biggest domain sale after going for $929,000 at NameJet - but now there's a new King of The Hill. In 2016's first reported seven-figure sale, we learned that Tribune Publishing (publishers of the Los Angeles Times) bought LA.com for $1.2 million in a transaction that we confirmed was brokered by GoDaddy. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160518.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160518.htm> ------ 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.cynosure.com.au/mailman/private/dns/attachments/20160523/ef748c03/attachment-0001.html>Received on Mon May 23 2016 - 04:25:05 UTC
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