*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Spurned applicant crowd-funding to fight ICANN for .gay gTLD < <http://domainincite.com/20896-spurned-applicant-crowd-funding-to-fight-ican n-for-gay-gtld> http://domainincite.com/20896-spurned-applicant-crowd-funding-to-fight-icann -for-gay-gtld> Are .mail, .home and .corp safe to launch? Applicants think so < <http://domainincite.com/20911-are-mail-home-and-corp-safe-to-launch-applica nts-think-so> http://domainincite.com/20911-are-mail-home-and-corp-safe-to-launch-applican ts-think-so> FBI-Controlled Megaupload Domain Now Features Soft Porn < <https://torrentfreak.com/fbi-controlled-megaupload-domain-now-features-soft -porn-160826/> https://torrentfreak.com/fbi-controlled-megaupload-domain-now-features-soft- porn-160826/> ********************** ICANN ********************** ICANN and LACTLD Deepen Cooperation and Promote Greater Regional Involvement in Internet Policy Development ICANN and LACTLD, the Latin American and Caribbean ccTLDs Organization, signed a MoU in which they agreed to explore opportunities to collaborate on topics of common interest. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-25-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-25-en> Letter from .HOME Registry Inc. et al.,.HOME Registry Inc. et al., to the ICANN Board New gTLD Applications for .HOME, .CORP, and .MAIL < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/home-registry-inc-et-a l-to-icann-board-24aug16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/home-registry-inc-et-al -to-icann-board-24aug16-en.pdf> Another Government Land Grab in the Name Space by Farzaneh Badii Since 1999, governments have asserted sovereignty over the delegation and re-delegation of ccTLDs at ICANN. Such assertions have no basis in international law, but that does not stop them. Now, ICANN has paved the way for them to assert sovereignty and property rights over two letter domains at the second level domain of new gTLDs (2LSLDs). This can even lead to the assertion of disguised ownership claims over common English language propositions such as ?in? (.IN is the ccTLD of India). < <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/08/26/another-government-land-grab-i n-the-name-space/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/08/26/another-government-land-grab-in -the-name-space/> NRO statement on IANA Intellectual Property Rights The NRO has reviewed the IANA Intellectual Property Rights Assignment Agreement, the IANA IPR License Agreement and the IANA IPR Community Agreement, as published for comment, and finds that these IPR agreements meet the requirements of the numbers community, as expressed in the CRISP Proposal. < <https://www.nro.net/news/nro-statement-on-iana-intellectual-property-rights > https://www.nro.net/news/nro-statement-on-iana-intellectual-property-rights> ********************** ccTLDs & gTLDs ********************** at: Mailing to domain holders: New registration guidelines With the upcoming introduction of short domains under .at new nic.at registration guidelines will come into effect. nic.at therefore informs all holders of .at domains about this legal change with an electronic mailing these days. < <https://www.nic.at/en/aboutnic/current-issues/nicat-news/news-view/article/ e-mail-an-domaininhaber-neue-registrierungsrichtlinien/?cHash=5921db9c4885f5 08d0af6f96cff29732> https://www.nic.at/en/aboutnic/current-issues/nicat-news/news-view/article// e-mail-an-domaininhaber-neue-registrierungsrichtlinien/?cHash=5921db9c4885f5 08d0af6f96cff29732> Is The Policy Change In China Going To Help VeriSign's Top-Line? In the last quarter, it was revealed by the Chinese government that registrations for .com and .net names will now be allowed in the country. This will be the first time that non-Chinese registries are to be allowed in the most populous country in the world. This marks a huge opportunity for VeriSign as the company now has the potential to increase sales in the region at an unprecedented level given the global popularity of the TLDs in question. < <http://www.nasdaq.com/article/is-the-policy-change-in-china-going-to-help-v erisigns-top-line-cm667925> http://www.nasdaq.com/article/is-the-policy-change-in-china-going-to-help-ve risigns-top-line-cm667925> Learning from Chinese domain market data Yesterday I collected and then presented data from CNNIC surveys on Chinese domain names. Now I?d like to look at the data and see if we can find some trends. While data on .cn is available since 1996, I have not found the same for other extensions until 2005. < <http://tldinvestors.com/2016/08/learning-from-chinese-domain-market-data.ht ml> http://tldinvestors.com/2016/08/learning-from-chinese-domain-market-data.htm l> Sunrise Period for .DOCTOR starts The .DOCTOR new domain name extension is a good match for Doctors with a website. We use the two words in Spanish: "doctor" and "m?dico" so it can be a good match for Spanish speaking persons too. < <http://www.gtld.club/2016/08/sunrise-period-for-doctor-starts.html> http://www.gtld.club/2016/08/sunrise-period-for-doctor-starts.html> Is .shop set to HAVE a record-breaking sunrise? .shop is sitting firmly among the top new gTLD Sunrise phases, and with seven days still remaining, over 850 domain names have been applied putting us ahead of .london the most successful (non-adult) new gTLD Sunrise in the program so far. < <http://www.gmoregistry.com/en/gmonews/detail.html?n=2016082115> http://www.gmoregistry.com/en/gmonews/detail.html?n=2016082115> < <http://shoptld.weebly.com/blog/is-shop-set-to-have-a-record-breaking-sunris e> http://shoptld.weebly.com/blog/is-shop-set-to-have-a-record-breaking-sunrise > .shop-Registry: Interview with CEO Hiro Tsukahara .shop is the most anticipated Top-Level-Domain launching in 2016. On 26 September 2016 the General Availability for .shop starts. To ease the waiting we have interviewed Hiro Tsukahara, CEO of GMO Registry Inc., the company that manages the Top-Level-Domain .shop. < <http://blog.united-domains.de/2016/08/shop-registry-interview-with-ceo-hiro -tsukahara/> http://blog.united-domains.de/2016/08/shop-registry-interview-with-ceo-hiro- tsukahara/> Everything you need to know about the .shop early access program The grand opening of the .shop - the global home of ecommerce - is almost upon us! Next Thursday September 1 at 15:00 UTC, we throw open the gates and warmly invite all to participate in the .shop Early Access Program. < <http://shoptld.weebly.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-shop-e arly-access-program> http://shoptld.weebly.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-shop-ea rly-access-program> VNNIC and NZRS work together on Vietnam DNSSEC plan >From 22 -25/8/2016, two experts from NZRS, the registry of .NZ paid a working visit to VNNIC to work on the Vietnam DNSSEC deployment project which had been approved by the Minister of Information and Communications. < <http://vnnic.vn/en/about/news/vnnic-and-nzrs-work-together-vietnam-dnssec-p lan-22-8-2016> http://vnnic.vn/en/about/news/vnnic-and-nzrs-work-together-vietnam-dnssec-pl an-22-8-2016> Weekly Launch Guide August 29, 2016 .BANK is going to allow the registration of the majority of 1 and 2 character domain names starting September 15th, 2016. < <https://www.cscdigitalbrand.services/blog/weekly-launch-guide-june-2016-cop y-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-2/> https://www.cscdigitalbrand.services/blog/weekly-launch-guide-june-2016-copy -copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-2/> ********************** NEW TLDS ********************** Spurned applicant crowd-funding to fight ICANN for .gay gTLD The community-driven applicant for .gay is attempting to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars via crowd-funding to challenge a series of adverse decisions that look set to lock it out of running the gTLD. < <http://domainincite.com/20896-spurned-applicant-crowd-funding-to-fight-ican n-for-gay-gtld> http://domainincite.com/20896-spurned-applicant-crowd-funding-to-fight-icann -for-gay-gtld> Are .mail, .home and .corp safe to launch? Applicants think so ICANN should lift the freeze on new gTLDs .mail, .home and .corp, despite fears they could cause widespread disruption, according to applicants. < <http://domainincite.com/20911-are-mail-home-and-corp-safe-to-launch-applica nts-think-so> http://domainincite.com/20911-are-mail-home-and-corp-safe-to-launch-applican ts-think-so> Dot Registry backs .africa loser, batters on the ICANN lawsuit floodgates Rejected community gTLD applicant Dot Registry has waded into the lawsuit between DotConnectAfrica and ICANN. < <http://domainincite.com/20902-dot-registry-backs-africa-loser-batters-on-th e-icann-lawsuit-floodgates> http://domainincite.com/20902-dot-registry-backs-africa-loser-batters-on-the -icann-lawsuit-floodgates> Singular and Plural new gTLDs We strongly believe that the SINGULAR version of a new gTLD (new domain names ending in ?.photo?, instead of ?.photos? for example) will be a commercial success in the long term. This post reports on singular and plural new domain name extension registration volumes. < <http://www.jovenet.consulting/reports/singularandplural> http://www.jovenet.consulting/reports/singularandplural> ********************** DNS SECURITY ********************** The DNSSEC master key securing DNS is about to change. Should we be worried? This October a group of up to seven VIP cryptographic keyholders will meet in a windowless secure room in a building in El Segundo, California. < <http://www.techworld.com/security/dnssec-master-key-securing-dns-is-about-c hange-should-we-be-worried-3645538/> http://www.techworld.com/security/dnssec-master-key-securing-dns-is-about-ch ange-should-we-be-worried-3645538/> Inside ?The Attack That Almost Broke the Internet? In March 2013, a coalition of spammers and spam-friendly hosting firms pooled their resources to launch what would become the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack the Internet had ever witnessed. The assault briefly knocked offline the world?s largest anti-spam organization, and caused a great deal of collateral damage to innocent bystanders in the process. Here?s a never-before-seen look at how that attack unfolded, and a rare glimpse into the shadowy cybercrime forces that orchestrated it. < <http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/08/inside-the-attack-that-almost-broke-the- internet/> http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/08/inside-the-attack-that-almost-broke-the-i nternet/> How Do You Handle a Swarm of Threats Heading at You? If you saw a swarm of insects flying at you, what would you do? Most likely you would be running away or remembering to duck and cover. A swarm of insects has a lot of similarities to a botnet. Both are comprised of a seemingly massive number of members and despite one is alive and one is a collection of enslaved computers, they both exhibit patterns. < <https://www.arbornetworks.com/blog/insight/handle-swarm-threats-heading/> https://www.arbornetworks.com/blog/insight/handle-swarm-threats-heading/> ********************** DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** FBI-Controlled Megaupload Domain Now Features Soft Porn As part of its criminal case against Megaupload, the U.S. Government seized several domain names belonging to Kim Dotcom's file-hosting service. Nearly five years later the authorities still control the domains but they haven't done a very good job of securing them. Megaupload.org now links to a soft porn portal. < <https://torrentfreak.com/fbi-controlled-megaupload-domain-now-features-soft -porn-160826/> https://torrentfreak.com/fbi-controlled-megaupload-domain-now-features-soft- porn-160826/> FBI-owned Megaupload.org serves up porn and sex ads Megaupload.org used to be where you'd go to access the vast amount of films hosted by Kim Dotcom's Megaupload service. But once Dotcom was hit with US criminal charges, that site and many others were grabbed by the FBI, and visiting them produced nothing but a government seizure banner. < <http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/08/fbi-owned-megaupload-org-serve s-up-porn-and-sex-ads/> http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/08/fbi-owned-megaupload-org-serves -up-porn-and-sex-ads/> ********************** REGISTRAR & WEBHOSTING ********************** West.cn targets Engrish domainers with new .xyz site West.cn, the Chinese registrar that has quickly become the highest-volume seller of new gTLD domains, has turned its attention to the English-speaking market. < <http://domainincite.com/20900-west-cn-targets-engrish-domainers-with-new-xy z-site> http://domainincite.com/20900-west-cn-targets-engrish-domainers-with-new-xyz -site> Brexit: Vidahost increases domain name fees by a ?third? Web hosting network Vidahost has reportedly increased the price of its .biz domain name by a ?third? blaming the UK?s recent decision to leave the EU as a reason for the increase. < <http://www.worldipreview.com/news/brexit-vidahost-increases-domain-name-fee s-by-a-third-12102> http://www.worldipreview.com/news/brexit-vidahost-increases-domain-name-fees -by-a-third-12102> .UK and .LONDON Promotion Starting 1 August 2016, Lexsynergy clients who register a .uk domain can receive the matching .london domain at the same cost as the .uk. < <http://www.lexsynergy.com/news/423-uk-london-promotion> http://www.lexsynergy.com/news/423-uk-london-promotion> Fadas in IE Domain Names? They?re here! Until now it wasn?t possible to register IE domain names with 'fadas' (i.e. ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) for Irish language words. Now the IEDR has launched a process to gradually allow names with Irish-accented characters (i.e. ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) over the next few months. < <http://www.blacknight.press/134761-fadas-in-ie-domain-names-they-re-here> http://www.blacknight.press/134761-fadas-in-ie-domain-names-they-re-here> .uk domains: Optional details for UK companies In order to comply to Nominet's Data Quality Policy, we will introduce two new optional parameters for .uk domains on September 12: < <https://www.domaindiscount24.com/en/company/news/uk-domains-optional-detail s-for-uk-companies> https://www.domaindiscount24.com/en/company/news/uk-domains-optional-details -for-uk-companies> New accreditations: .am, .cc, .cl, .fi, .tv, .us and .xxx Openprovider is always working on new accreditations in order to provide our customers with the best possible experience with respect to price and service. < <https://www.openprovider.com/news/news-2/> https://www.openprovider.com/news/news-2/> Price and policy changes .whoswho The unique model of the .whoswho registry including content and naming policies appeared not to be too attractive. For that reason, the registry will simplify its policies and greatly reduce the price of a .whoswho domain as from the 1st of September. < <https://www.openprovider.com/price-policy-changes-whoswho/> https://www.openprovider.com/price-policy-changes-whoswho/> August 2016 Web Server Survey In the August 2016 survey we received responses from 1,153,659,413 sites and 5,980,524 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 80 million sites, but a loss of 78,000 computers. < <https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2016/08/24/august-2016-web-server-survey .html> https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2016/08/24/august-2016-web-server-survey. html> ********************** IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Unearthing IPv6 benefits by moving to the cloud The International Rice Research Institute, a non-profit independent research and training organization, is no stranger to using IPv6. Its headquarters (AS17721), based in Los Ba?os, Philippines, has the second highest IPv6 capability in the Philippines, having deployed the service around 2011. < <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/08/26/unearthing-ipv6-benefits-moving-cloud/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/08/26/unearthing-ipv6-benefits-moving-cloud/> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Marketplaces: The Evolving Landscape ? Part 1 of 2 In Part 1 of a 2-part blog on marketplaces, Zac reviews the current global eCommerce Landscape < <https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/marketplaces-evolving-landscape-part-1-2 /> https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/marketplaces-evolving-landscape-part-1-2/ > Marketplaces: The Evolving Landscape ? Part 2 of 2 In the second of two blog postings on marketplaces, Nancy reviews examines emerging trends, enforcement actions and best practices. < <https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/marketplaces-the-evolving-landscape-part -2-of-2/> https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/marketplaces-the-evolving-landscape-part- 2-of-2/> Two domain name conferences on tap for September We?re just a few days away from September, and that means we?re just a few weeks away from two domain name conferences. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/26/two-domain-name-conference-tap-septemb er/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/26/two-domain-name-conference-tap-septembe r/> ********************** DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Chinese domain name investor getting out, dumps 70,000 .cc domains A prominent Chinese domain name investor has announced on WeChat that he?s getting out of the domain name investing business. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/25/chinese-domain-name-investor-getting-d umps-70000-cc-domains/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/25/chinese-domain-name-investor-getting-du mps-70000-cc-domains/> How do you price your domains? It?s something I?ve been trying to improve for years now, stripping emotional attachment out of the equation and focusing on ROI when it comes to domain pricing. < <http://morganlinton.com/how-do-you-price-your-domains/> http://morganlinton.com/how-do-you-price-your-domains/> Search Dictionary Domain Name Sales by Language! We have a new addition to the Category filter on the home page today: Dictionary. That?s right, you can now search NameBio for dictionary domain sales! We loaded up English and Spanish dictionaries so far and we?re planning to add more. < <https://namebio.com/blog/search-domain-name-sales-language/> https://namebio.com/blog/search-domain-name-sales-language/> Blockbuster 3-Letter .Com Sale & a Huge New gTLD Sale Lead This Week's Top 20 Chart We're used to seeing big numbers when 3-letter .coms change hands but this week's chart topper still managed to scale new heights. In the biggest 3-letter .com sale reported so far this year - and one of 2016's 10 biggest sales regardless of category - AUS.com was moved in a private transaction for a cool $345,000. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160824.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160824.htm> Part 10 ? Portfolio Management ? Direct Expenses Most domain investors are very familiar with the direct cost of domain renewals but from experience, I find that many are not as aware of many of the other costs associated with running their business. It?s very easy to get so enamoured with the thought of selling one of your domains for a million dollars that you forget that time is ticking by and costs are mounting up. < <http://whizzbangsblog.com/article-archive/part-10-portfolio-management-dire ct-expenses> http://whizzbangsblog.com/article-archive/part-10-portfolio-management-direc t-expenses> Part 11 - Portfolio Optimisation - Revenue Leakage Revenue leakage mostly occurs when you think a particular setting for your domain(s) is turned on and it?s not. From experience, we have found that it?s not untypical to find that between 10-15% of the potential revenue generated for a portfolio is actually lost due to mismanagement. < <http://whizzbangsblog.com/article-archive/part-11-portfolio-optimisation-re venue-leakage> http://whizzbangsblog.com/article-archive/part-11-portfolio-optimisation-rev enue-leakage> ************************** BRAND PROTECTION & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ************************** au: Ugg boot-makers take trademark battle to court A Sydney Ugg boot-maker is suing the US footwear giant Deckers in a bid to cancel the US trademark that prohibits Australian companies from selling Ugg boots overseas. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-27/sydney-ugg-boot-maker-suing-us-footwe ar-giant/7786578> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-27/sydney-ugg-boot-maker-suing-us-footwea r-giant/7786578> ------ 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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