Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for
the latest domain news. By close of business Melbourne
time 17 January, a more recent edition of the news
should be posted to the auDA web site.

The domain name news is supported by auDA.

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UN to hold consultations on new Net governance body

http://infoworld.com/article/06/01/12/73846_HNnewnetgovernance_1.html

nz: Domain name registrar de-authorised
 http://dnc.org.nz/story/30244.html

CN domain name registration tops one million

http://english.people.com.cn/200601/11/eng20060111_234610.html

China closes unregistered Web sites en masse before
Christmas

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/business/int/news/20051226p2g00m0bu032000c.html

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au: Aspen sells non-core business Aussie.com.au
Listed property trust Aspen Group Ltd has announced
the sale of a non-core asset in online business
directory company Aussie.com.au Pty Ltd to
Subiaco-based Ansearch Ltd for $600,000 in shares and
options.

http://wabusinessnews.com.au/en-story.php?/1/33731/Aspen-sells-non-core-business-Aussie-com-au

nz: Domain name registrar de-authorised
A .nz registrar has been notified that it will lose
its status as an authorised registrar. Domain Name
Commissioner Debbie Monahan said the move, against
Domain Name Management Services Ltd (DNMSL), was to
help ensure a fair and competitive market for those
seeking .nz domain names.
 http://dnc.org.nz/story/30244.html

CN domain name registration tops one million
By the end of December 2005 registration of China's
top-level Internet domain name CN has reached 1.09
million, securing the No.1 position in Asia

http://english.people.com.cn/200601/11/eng20060111_234610.html

http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=7183&mhnews_page=1

China closes unregistered Web sites en masse before
Christmas
The Chinese government last week began closing down
Web sites whose owners had not registered their
personal information with the Ministry of Information
Industry (MII), government officials said.

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/business/int/news/20051226p2g00m0bu032000c.html

Spammers bombard new targets
Spammers appear to have found a new target of choice
for 2006--bombarding Internet message boards with
unprecedented ferocity. The amount of message board
spam has been escalating dramatically since mid-2005,
according to experts and a search of Google shows a
number of frequently recurring domains are appearing
in bogus comments on message boards all over the
Internet.
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6025913.html

cz: Online Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
launched
The Czech Arbitration Court, the ADR Provider for .eu
related disputes, launched its online platform for the
administration of .eu disputes in January.

http://www.eurid.eu/en/registrant/archive/alternative-dispute-resolution-adr

Afilias to provide registry services for .aero top
level domain
Sita, a Swiss communication services integrator
serving the aviation industry, has signed an agreement
with Irish domain name registry services provider
Afilias, under which the latter will provide registry
services for .aero, the top level domain (TLD) of the
aviation industry.
 http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=12578

http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=7189&mhnews_page=1

http://www.afilias.info/news/press_releases/pr_articles/2006-01-11-01

Trio of Six-Figure Sales Leads Domain Market Surge
Down the Home Stretch
With 2005 drawing to a close, the domain market
continued its steady upward climb with another big
week at the box office. A trio of six-figure sales
were the headliners, with Recycling.com earning top
billing at $300,000.

http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2005/domainsales12_27_05.htm

George Foreman Wins Domain Dispute
The National Arbitration Forum announced on Monday it
has issued a ruling in favor of heavyweight boxing
champion George Foreman regarding the rights to
georgeforemanenterprises.com.

http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/011006_George_Foreman_Wins_Domain_Dispute.cfm

in: A Case Study on Domain Name Disputes- Red Bull
Acquires www.redbull.com (reg req'd)
Under the Domain name dispute resolution policy, the
dispute regarding a domain name is compulsorily
submitted to the administrative authority or panel
where the complainant alleges that (a) the impugned
domain name is identical or confusingly similar to the
trademark or service mark in which the complainant has
the rights; or (b) the proprietor has no right or
legitimate interest in respect of the domain name; or
(c) the domain name was registered and being used in
bad faith.

http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=36806&email_access=on

in: Trai for hopping onto advance Net protocol
Faced with increasing demand for Internet protocol
addresses, better quality of service and security, the
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today
recommended a transition from the existing version of
internet protocol (IPv4) to the next-generation IPv6
platform.

http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/business/stories/132504.html

Analysts: Domain Names Market of 2006
The value of the domain name industry is highly
debated, will it increase or decrease in 2006? With
quality domain names getting more and more rare, and
frequent patterns such as three character domain names
running low, it?s to be expected that the domain name
industry has no where to go except up.

http://www.betadot.com/analysts-domain-names-market-of-2006/2005-396/

DomainMart Finds Price Inefficiencies in Domain Name
Markets
The study outlines a statistical test for the
existence of price differences for comparable domain
names among the marketplaces. The test results suggest
the existence of price inefficiencies across
exchanges.

http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=14340

uk/au: Nominet awarded $1.3m copyright damages
Nominet, the .uk Internet domain name registry, today
announced that the Federal Court of Australia has
awarded AUD$1.3 million (?550,000) in damages to
conclude the battle against Chesley Rafferty and
Bradley Norrish, and 3 of their companies, who were
found liable for copyright infringement and breaches
of Australian fair trade laws by copying data from
Nominet's WHOIS service, and issuing misleading domain
name registration notices.
 http://itvibe.com/news/3848/

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UN to hold consultations on new Net governance body
The United Nations will launch the first round of
consultations next month on creating a new Internet
governance body, as agreed by delegates attending the
global Net summit in Tunis last year.

http://infoworld.com/article/06/01/12/73846_HNnewnetgovernance_1.html
 http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=5533

First Consultations on Establishment of Internet
Governance Forum
At the second phase of WSIS in Tunis, the Tunis Agenda
for the Information Society called for the
establishment of an Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in
paragraphs 72 - 79. The first meeting of the IGF will
take place in Greece in 2006. The first consultations
on the convening of the IGF will take place in Geneva,
Switzerland on 16 and 17 February 2006.

http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/First+Consultations+On+Establishment+Of+Internet+Governance+Forum.aspx

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF): Consultations on
the Convening of the IGF
Mr. Nitin Desai, the Secretary-General's Special
Advisor for the WSIS will hold consultations on the
convening of the IGF in Geneva on 16-17 February. All
stakeholders are invited to attend the meeting which
will take place in Room XVIII in the Palais des
Nations.
 http://intgovforum.org/

Multi-stakeholder Modalities Working Group (MMWG)
Purpose: The basic principle of multi-stakeholder
participation has been accepted by WSIS as the
founding principle for establishing which will
motivate the modalities of participation in the
entities resulting that result from the Tunis
Commitment and the Tunis Agenda. These entities
include, but are not restricted to, the UNSG process
for enhanced cooperation (Tunis Agenda Para 71), the
Internet Governance Forum (Tunis Agenda, paragraph
72), and in the activities involved related to
Implementation and follow-on (Tunis Agenda Para 103).
 http://nomadicity.net/mmwg-charter-latest.html

The Internet Is Broken
The Net's basic flaws cost firms billions, impede
innovation, and threaten national security. It's time
for a clean-slate approach, says MIT's David D. Clark.

http://technologyreview.com/InfoTech/wtr_16051,258,p1.html

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Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and
BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>.

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