*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Results Available for 27 July 2016 New gTLD Program Auction < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-28-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-28-en> Someone (cough, cough VeriSign) just gave ICANN $135m for the rights to .web < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/28/someone_paid_135m_for_dot_web/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/28/someone_paid_135m_for_dot_web/> IPv6 now faster than IPv4 when visiting 20% of top websites ? and just as fast for the rest < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/28/ipv6_now_faster_a_fifth_of_the_time /> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/28/ipv6_now_faster_a_fifth_of_the_time/ > ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Governing the Internet by Kal Raustiala [UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper] Abstract: This essay explores why the United States is relinquishing an important source of power over the Internet, and what this means for both users of the Internet and scholars of global governance. The Internet began as a niche tool of engineers and academics, funded by the Department of Defense. Governance was loosely exercised by an insular group of enthusiasts and experts. < <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2814777> http://ssrn.com/abstract=2814777> ********************** ICANN ********************** Results Available for 27 July 2016 New gTLD Program Auction On 27 July 2016, Power Auctions LLC, ICANN's authorized auction service provider, conducted a New gTLD Program auction to resolve contention for .WEB and .WEBS. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-28-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-28-en> Third LAC DNS Forum to Take Place in the Dominican Republic Event: Latin American and Caribbean Domain Name System Forum. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-07-29-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-07-29-en> ICANN: Root Zone Key Signing Key Update ICANN published its plan to update the Root Zone Key Signing Key, a cryptographic public-private key pair that plays an important role in the DNSSEC protocol. These keys ?should be periodically changed to help maintain the integrity of the infrastructure that depends on those keys and ensure that security best practices are followed,? ICANN wrote. The current keys were generated in 2010. < <https://international.eco.de/2016/news/icann-root-zone-key-signing-key-upda te.html> https://international.eco.de/2016/news/icann-root-zone-key-signing-key-updat e.html> Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN57 Fellowship 51 fellows from 35 countries have been selected to participate in ICANN's Fellowship program at the 57th Public Meeting in Hyderabad, India 3-9 November 2016. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-07-28-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-07-28-en> ********************** ccTLDs & gTLDs ********************** Global TLD Report Q2/2016 available The DomainWire Global TLD Stat Report' (Q2, 2016) is now available for download. The report covers the global status and registration trends in all TLDs (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs) with additional focus on the European ccTLD market. < <https://www.centr.org/news/news/domainwire-global-tld-report-q2-2016.html> https://www.centr.org/news/news/domainwire-global-tld-report-q2-2016.html> The new Austrian short domains are coming! Austria is on the threshold of a new era in domains with new one and two character domains being unveiled. < <https://sedo.com/us/resources/newsroom/the-new-austrian-short-domains-are-c oming/> https://sedo.com/us/resources/newsroom/the-new-austrian-short-domains-are-co ming/> Donuts Decreases Pricing for .BUSINESS and .COMPANY Effective at 16:00 UTC on October 1, 2016, Donuts will adjust downward the standard wholesale price for new, non-premium registrations in .BUSINESS and .COMPANY. < <http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/blog/donuts-decreases-pricing-for-bu siness-and-company> http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/blog/donuts-decreases-pricing-for-bus iness-and-company> Spain had 1.6 mln .es domain names at end-June A total of 1.56 million domain names terminating with the .es suffix were registered in Spain at the end of June, up 28 percent over the past five years, according to the Industry Ministry. < <http://www.telecompaper.com/news/spain-had-16-mln-es-domain-names-at-end-ju ne--1155594> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/spain-had-16-mln-es-domain-names-at-end-jun e--1155594> eu: Nominate your favourite website today! EURid would like to kindly inform you that the 2016 .eu Web Awards nomination period will close on 2 September 2016! < <https://eurid.eu/en/news/the-2016-eu-web-awards/> https://eurid.eu/en/news/the-2016-eu-web-awards/> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/07/30/eurid-nominate-favourite-eu-website/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/07/30/eurid-nominate-favourite-eu-website/> EURid and the EUIPO sign letter of collaboration EUIPO, the European Union Intellectual Property Office, and EURid signed a letter of collaboration on 23 June 2016, committing both institutions to join forces in raising awareness about trademarks and domain names. < <https://eurid.eu/en/news/eurid-and-the-euipo-sign-letter-of-collaboration/> https://eurid.eu/en/news/eurid-and-the-euipo-sign-letter-of-collaboration/> Verisign announces .net price increase Verisign has just announced that prices for .net domains are going up again this coming February. < <http://domainincite.com/20818-verisign-announces-net-price-increase> http://domainincite.com/20818-verisign-announces-net-price-increase> nz: July 2016 newsletter The July 2016 newsletter is available. It includes .nz domain name statistics as of June 30, 2016. < <https://www.dnc.org.nz/the-commission/news/1135> https://www.dnc.org.nz/the-commission/news/1135> rs: Changes for registrants of Serbian national internet domains With the new General Terms and Conditions for national domain name registration, that are valid from 26th July, as well as the transfer to the new Domain name registration system "RSreg 2.0", there have also been some changes to the registration procedure affecting registrants. < <https://www.rnids.rs/en/what-s-new/changes-registrants-serbian-national-int ernet-domains> https://www.rnids.rs/en/what-s-new/changes-registrants-serbian-national-inte rnet-domains> Celebrate National Day with "ILOVE.SG" promotion Celebrate Singapore's 51 years of independence with a new .SG domain name! < <https://www.sgnic.sg/ilove.html> https://www.sgnic.sg/ilove.html> vn: Domain name transfers await guidelines The transferors and the transferees of domain names, still have to wait for guidelines on tax payments from the Ministry of Finance. < <http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/300342/domain-name-transfers-await-guidelines .html> http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/300342/domain-name-transfers-await-guidelines. html> < <http://english.vov.vn/economy/domain-name-transfers-await-guidelines-326840 .vov> http://english.vov.vn/economy/domain-name-transfers-await-guidelines-326840. vov> ********************** NEW TLDS ********************** Someone (cough, cough VeriSign) just gave ICANN $135m for the rights to .web An unnamed organization just paid $135m for the rights to sell ".web" domain names. This is three times the previous record of $45m for .shop, and seven times the average auction price for TLDs. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/28/someone_paid_135m_for_dot_web/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/28/someone_paid_135m_for_dot_web/> What Will ICANN Do with the $135 Million It Just Got for .WEB? by St?phane Van Gelder ICANN has just made USD $135 million from an auction completed today (July 29, 2016) to determine who gets to operate .WEB. The auction was part of ICANN's last resort mechanism, when several parties applied for the same suffix but were unable to resolve this contention by themselves. ICANN has just more than doubled its auction proceeds in one go. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160728_what_will_icann_do_with_135_million_ it_just_got_for_web/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160728_what_will_icann_do_with_135_million_i t_just_got_for_web/> .web could already be a record-breaker as auction enters day two It seems likely that .web has already smashed through the $41.5 million record sale price for a new gTLD at ICANN auction. < <http://domainincite.com/20813-web-could-already-be-a-record-breaker-as-auct ion-enters-day-two> http://domainincite.com/20813-web-could-already-be-a-record-breaker-as-aucti on-enters-day-two> Net's .web domain sold for $135m The auction for ownership of the .web domain has ended with one company paying $135m (?102m) for rights to use the suffix. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36923788> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36923788> Two Winners Emerge in Landmark .Web Domain Auction Nu Dotco LLC won the auction for the .web TLD for $135 million, the highest amount ever spent in a domain auction run by ICANN. < <http://www.bna.com/two-winners-emerge-n73014445639/> http://www.bna.com/two-winners-emerge-n73014445639/> Why Verisign paid $135 million for the .web TLD Verisign bought rights to the .web TLD yesterday for a staggering $135 million. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/29/verisign-paid-135-million-web-top-leve l-domain/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/29/verisign-paid-135-million-web-top-level -domain/> Give .gay to the gays, roars exiting ombudsman The independent ombudsman at DNS overseer ICANN has used his last day on the job to fire a broadside over the ".gay" TLD. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/29/give_gays_dot_gay/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/29/give_gays_dot_gay/> The TLD graveyard What happens when no one loves a TLD anymore? Is there a special corner of the Internet where TLDs that have no further use go to retire gracefully? And when should registries make a decision to withdraw a particular domain suffix from registration? < <https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/07/the-tld-graveyard/> https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/07/the-tld-graveyard/> ********************** DNS SECURITY ********************** Computer Systems Used by Clinton Campaign Are Said to Be Hacked, Apparently by Russians Computer systems used by Hillary Clinton?s presidential campaign were hacked in an attack that appears to have come from Russia?s intelligence services, a federal law enforcement official said on Friday. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/us/politics/clinton-campaign-hacked-russi ans.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/us/politics/clinton-campaign-hacked-russia ns.html> Clinton campaign says data program accessed in cyber-attack on Democrats A data program used by the campaign of the Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, was ?accessed? as a part of hack on the Democratic National Committee that intelligence officials believe was carried out by Russia?s intelligence services, Clinton?s campaign said on Friday. < <https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/29/hillary-clinton-computer-ne twork-hacked-democrats-fbi> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/29/hillary-clinton-computer-net work-hacked-democrats-fbi> U.S. Wrestles With How to Fight Back Against Cyberattacks It has been an open secret throughout the Obama presidency that world powers have escalated their use of cyberpower. But the recent revelations of hacking into Democratic campaign computer systems in an apparent attempt to manipulate the 2016 election is forcing the White House to confront a new question: whether, and if so how, to retaliate. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/us-wrestles-with-how-to-fight -back-against-cyberattacks.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/us-wrestles-with-how-to-fight- back-against-cyberattacks.html> GFCE ? a new cooperative initiative for Internet security I was invited to Washington D.C. for the first annual meeting of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise, where I discussed APNIC?s role in the Asia Pacific community. < <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/07/29/gfce-new-cooperative-initiative-internet-s ecurity/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/07/29/gfce-new-cooperative-initiative-internet-se curity/> The SERT Q2 ?16 Quarterly Threat Intelligence Report The Solutionary Security Engineering Research Team (SERT) released its Q2 2016 Threat Intelligence Report today. < <https://www.solutionary.com/resource-center/blog/2016/07/sert-q216-quarterl y-threat-intelligence-report/> https://www.solutionary.com/resource-center/blog/2016/07/sert-q216-quarterly -threat-intelligence-report/> Kaspersky Lab tracks 100+ sophisticated malicious campaigns hitting commercial and government organizations around the world There used to only be dozens of threat actors, but the Kaspersky Lab Global Research and Analysis team now tracks the activity of more than a hundred threat actors and sophisticated malicious operations targeting commercial and government organizations in 85 countries. The growing numbers show that sophisticated threat actors are actively improving and extending their arsenal, and a lot of new actors are coming to the stage, significantly raising the overall levels of danger. < <http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/product/2016/kaspersky-lab-tracks-100-s ophisticated-malicious-campaigns-hitting-commercial-and-government-organizat ions-around-the-world> http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/product/2016/kaspersky-lab-tracks-100-so phisticated-malicious-campaigns-hitting-commercial-and-government-organizati ons-around-the-world> Bringing HSTS to google.com For many years, we?ve worked to increase the use of encryption between our users and Google. Today, the vast majority of these connections are encrypted, and our work continues on this effort. < <https://security.googleblog.com/2016/07/bringing-hsts-to-wwwgooglecom.html> https://security.googleblog.com/2016/07/bringing-hsts-to-wwwgooglecom.html> nz: Serious cybersecurity skills shortage sparks calls for better training The shortage makes every organisation a 'more desirable hacking target.' < <http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/serious-cybersecurity-skills-shortage-sparks-c alls-better-training-ns-p-192244> http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/serious-cybersecurity-skills-shortage-sparks-ca lls-better-training-ns-p-192244> ********************** DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** Movie Studios ?Take Down? Popular KAT Mirror One of the most popular KAT mirrors has had its domain name taken down following pressure from the major Hollywood studios. The Armenian .AM registry was quick to disable the KAT.am domain, but that doesn't mean that the mirror site operator is throwing in the towel just yet. < <https://torrentfreak.com/movie-studios-go-popular-kat-mirror-160729/> https://torrentfreak.com/movie-studios-go-popular-kat-mirror-160729/> ********************** IPv4/IPv6 ********************** IPv6 now faster than IPv4 when visiting 20% of top websites ? and just as fast for the rest Accessing websites via IPv6 is not only comparable in speed to IPv4, but is actually faster when visiting one in five of the world's most popular sites, according to German researchers. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/28/ipv6_now_faster_a_fifth_of_the_time /> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/28/ipv6_now_faster_a_fifth_of_the_time/ > ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** be: Crystal clear #3: Anycast The DNS is a naming system whereby domain names are converted to IP addresses. We have already described how this works exactly in a previous article. Here we explain how searches are carried out on the Internet and the role that the various DNS servers play in that process. < <https://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/crystal-clear-3-anycast> https://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/crystal-clear-3-anycast> IETF-96 Thoughts We had a great meeting in Berlin, the IETF crowd clearly likes to meet there! As our meeting ended, we had 1424 people participating on site and 337 people remotely. Out of the registered remote participants, 79 were from USA, 73 from India, 52 from Brazil, and 13 from Japan. < <https://www.ietf.org/blog/2016/07/ietf-96-thoughts/> https://www.ietf.org/blog/2016/07/ietf-96-thoughts/> Event Wrap: IETF 96, Berlin The IETF recently held their 96th meeting, IETF 96, in Berlin, Germany from 17 to 22 July 2016. < <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/07/28/event-wrap-ietf-96-berlin/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/07/28/event-wrap-ietf-96-berlin/> Neustar and Verisign release earnings, don?t mention .web Verisign and Neustar released second quarter earnings today after the bell. Both companies are rumored to be backers of Nu Dot Co in the .web auction that concluded today for $135 million, but neither mentioned in in their press releases. I suspect an analyst will ask the companies (at least Verisign) if it?s involved during today?s conference call. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/28/verisign-releases-earnings-doesnt-ment ion-web/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/28/verisign-releases-earnings-doesnt-menti on-web/> Verisign Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results < <http://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-relea ses/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm5ld3NocS5idXNpbmVzc3d pcmUuY29tL3ByZXNzLXJlbGVhc2UvdmVyaXNpZ24tcmVwb3J0cy1zZWNvbmQtcXVhcnRlci0yMDE 2LXJlc3VsdHM%3D> http://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releas es/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm5ld3NocS5idXNpbmVzc3dp cmUuY29tL3ByZXNzLXJlbGVhc2UvdmVyaXNpZ24tcmVwb3J0cy1zZWNvbmQtcXVhcnRlci0yMDE2 LXJlc3VsdHM%3D> M+M billings quadruple on China .vip surge Minds + Machines this morning said that its billings increased to $8.05 million in the first half of 2016. < <http://domainincite.com/20811-mm-billings-quadruple-on-china-vip-surge> http://domainincite.com/20811-mm-billings-quadruple-on-china-vip-surge> MMX records over $8 million billings in first half of year Minds + Machines recorded $8.05 million in billings in the first half of 2016, the company announced today. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/28/mmx-records-8-million-billings-first-h alf-year/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/28/mmx-records-8-million-billings-first-ha lf-year/> ********************** DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** On the Importance of Chinese Naming Allegravita is honored to have received shout-out over the weekend from one of the world?s most renowned domainers and Chinese language experts, Kassey Lee. < <http://allegravita.com/2016/07/26/importance-chinese-naming/> http://allegravita.com/2016/07/26/importance-chinese-naming/> Huge Week for Domain Sales Including a 7-Figure Deal That is the Year's Highest & Ten 6-Figure Sales! The prices on this week's sales chart are so high you might want to put on an oxygen mask before looking at them. We knew we would have some big numbers to chart as we are in the midst of publishing thousands of previously unreleased sales from Uniregistry. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160728.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160728.htm> Furniture.co.uk domain name sells for $650,000 The domain name Furniture.co.uk has sold for $650,000. Buyer Graham Haynes issued a release last week announcing his purchase of the domain name through Sedo domain name broker Dave Evanson. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/30/furniture-co-uk-domain-name-sells-6500 00/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/30/furniture-co-uk-domain-name-sells-65000 0/> ************************** GOVERNMENT & POLICY ************************** au: Nick Xenophon calls for first-person shooter video games to be defined as gambling In what could prove a world first, an Australian politician is seeking to have games such as the hugely popular Counter-Strike series defined in law as gambling. < <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jul/31/nick-xenophon-calls- for-first-person-shooter-video-games-to-be-defined-as-gambling> https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jul/31/nick-xenophon-calls-f or-first-person-shooter-video-games-to-be-defined-as-gambling> ------ 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... 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