Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. By close of business Melbourne time on 16 February, a more recent edition of the news should be posted to the auDA web site. The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Net control at question http://www.upi.com/Hi-Tech/view.php?StoryID=20060208-062823-2265r au: Pest gives himself a sporting chance http://theage.com.au/news/business/pest-gives-himself-a-sporting-chance/2006/02/08/1139379572320.html Europe?s new Internet domain ?.eu? today got 71 235 new applications in one hour (news release) http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/news/eurid-is-now-receiving-sunrise-2-applications eu: Second phase of .eu registrations gets underway http://www.netimperative.com/2006/02/09/Second_eu Cybersquatters develop taste for .ch http://swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=6459290&cKey=1139650736000 uk: Nominet flip-flops on industry code of conduct http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/09/nominet_code/ uk: Nominet takes lead on raising standards in UK Internet industry (news release) http://www.nominet.org.uk/digitalAssets/4583_Industry_standards.pdf uk: Firms tricked in web address scam http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/4689704.stm ********************* WSIS & GOVERNANCE ********************* Net control at question Born in the United States, the Internet has long since become global -- but tensions have also grown over U.S. control of the core infrastructure and governance of the Net. http://www.upi.com/Hi-Tech/view.php?StoryID=20060208-062823-2265r http://www.physorg.com/news10730.html **************** DOMAIN NAMES **************** au: Pest gives himself a sporting chance NOTORIOUS cybersquatter Brad Norrish, certainly has a never-say-die attitude. After having his deceptive antics reined in by several Australian courts, Perth-based Norrish has taken on US sporting channel network ESPN. http://theage.com.au/news/business/pest-gives-himself-a-sporting-chance/2006/02/08/1139379572320.html Europe?s new Internet domain ?.eu? today got 71 235 new applications in one hour (news release) EURid opened its systems to receive applications for .eu domain names from anyone within the EU claiming prior rights to a certain domain name. During the first 15 minutes after 11:00 today EURid received 27 949 applications. After an hour, at 12:00, the number was 71 235. http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/news/eurid-is-now-receiving-sunrise-2-applications eu: Second phase of .eu registrations gets underway Following the opening of the second sunrise period for the new .eu domain name on 7 February, domain registration firm Hostway is warning companies that they only have two months until the floodgates for general registration open on 7 April. http://www.netimperative.com/2006/02/09/Second_eu http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2150012/eu-enters-2nd-sunrise http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=65461 http://www.newsfactor.com/news/EU-Internet-Domain-Open-for-Business/story.xhtml?story_id=02300243AEU9 http://www.out-law.com/page-6619 Cybersquatters develop taste for .ch Cybersquatting disputes involving Switzerland's .ch domain name are among the highest of all country codes, according to a United Nations agency. http://swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=6459290&cKey=1139650736000 Vint Cerf condemns two-tier internet Vint Cerf told Congress yesterday that ideas proposed by telecoms companies for a two-tier internet were fatally flawed and, if necessary, legislation should be passed to make it impossible. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/08/cerf_calls_for_neutral_net/ uk: Nominet flip-flops on industry code of conduct Nominet UK, the outfit that administers the .uk domain, says it's committed to "raising standards in the UK internet industry" four years after insisting a code of conduct was "not feasible". http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/09/nominet_code/ uk: Nominet to take domain sector temperature A survey of internet businesses by Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, has found that two-thirds agree with the need for improved self-regulation in the domain name industry and over 80 percent support a code of conduct for domain name registrars. http://www.netimperative.com/2006/02/10/nominet uk: Nominet takes lead on raising standards in UK Internet industry (news release) A survey of registrars by Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, has revealed that two-thirds agreed with the need for improved self-regulation in the domain name industry and over 80 per cent supported a code of conduct for registrars. http://www.nominet.org.uk/digitalAssets/4583_Industry_standards.pdf uk: Firms tricked in web address scam A man has admitted 24 charges of obtaining money by deception in an internet domain name scam. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/4689704.stm The Latest ICANN-VeriSign Agreement: Too Little, Too Late? VeriSign and ICANN have posted a proposed agreement to settle their legal differences and renew VeriSign's contract as a registry. The last proposed agreeement raised quite an uproar, including an attempted temporary restraining order. Is this revised agreement a real improvement, or just window dressing? If you're a web host and a registrar, you owe it to your business to find out. http://webhosting.devshed.com/c/a/Web-Hosting-News/The-Latest-ICANN-VeriSign-Agreement-Too-Little-Too-Late/ Major website blackout blamed on massive attack Some of the world's most popular internet sites suffered blackouts on Tuesday following a co-ordinated and distributed online attack. ... Technical experts said the incident was consistent with an attack on its DNS servers. http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn5113 What To Do About Those Troublesome New gTLDs? Bret Fausett podcast on ow will new registries roll out new gTLDs in a way that will expand the usable name space and bring in new registrants, not just sunrise registrants and speculators? http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/2/9/1752650.html Fee Hikes for .com Domains May Be Coming ICANN and Verisign have had lawsuits pending against each other for some time now. At issue are a number of things, not the least significant of them being that ICANN would like to increase the base cost of a domain name. http://htmlfixit.com/?p=892 Domain name provider turns users on to 'mobile web' The international dot.mobi top-level domain provider headquartered in Dublin has published the first in a series of its Switch On guides for web developers aimed at ensuring the best possible internet experience for the mobile user. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single6031 Domain Market Continues to Boom With Quartet of Six-Figure Sales Including Macau.com at $550,000 A gigantic private transaction sent a very nice geographical domain, Macau.com, to Ben Freischmidt for $550,000. http://www.dnjournal.com/domainsales.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. By close of business Melbourne time on 16 February, a more recent edition of the news should be posted to the auDA web site. The domain name news is supported by auDA. Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2006 David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David §yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - home ____________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News: Get the latest news via video today! http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/Received on Wed Feb 15 2006 - 14:53:52 UTC
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