Don't forget to check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news - already online! The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ICANN approves .tel domain http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39269308,00.htm ICM Registry counts cost of .XXX domain rejection http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39269069,00.htm .XXX and Conservative Groups by Patrick Vande Walle http://www.circleid.com/posts/xxx_and_conservative_groups/ The X Factor: ICANN Rejects .XXX Domain Creation http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/05/17/TECH2006051764261.html Domain name disputes on the rise http://www.managingip.com/default.asp?page=9&PubID=198&SID=630844&ISS=21869&LS=EMS74778 vn: Fees Set for .VN Domain Name Registration in Vietnam http://au.biz.yahoo.com/060516/17/pnfe.html cn: Registration of .cn domain name ranks the sixth in the world http://english.people.com.cn/200605/17/eng20060517_266488.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ICANN approves .tel domain The new domain will give companies and individuals the 21st century equivalent of the phone number, promises Telnic http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39269308,00.htm http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/6621.html http://news.com.com/2100-1033_3-6072888.html http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125715,00.asp ICM Registry counts cost of .XXX domain rejection The company that proposed the .XXX domain says the US government made ICANN reverse its position http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39269069,00.htm .XXX and Conservative Groups by Patrick Vande Walle By now, you should have read elsewhere that the ICANN board has rejected the ICM application to create a .XXX TLD. It still comes as a surprise to some. Frankly, this was the prognosis I made to Stuart Lawley two years ago, for the very reasons mentioned by the European Commission. I mentioned in a previous blog entry that 6000 complaints from US citizens would have more weight on the conservative US administration than any other consideration. Had the ICANN board approved .XXX, I bet that it would have been blocked by the DoC at a later stage, ie in the IANA-DoC-Verisign root zone update process. http://www.circleid.com/posts/xxx_and_conservative_groups/ The X Factor: ICANN Rejects .XXX Domain Creation Did you know that there are 4.2 billion pornographic websites that is equivalent to 12% of the total websites on the Internet? That there are 372 million pornographic pages, 68 million daily search engine requests, 2.5 billion daily pornographic emails, and 1.5 billion peer to peer pornographic downloads monthly? http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/05/17/TECH2006051764261.html Domain name disputes on the rise WIPO has received 616 cases under the UDRP so far this year, continuing the upward trend in cybersquatting disputes. In 2005, there were 1,456 cases at WIPO but it looks likely that 2006 will top that figure http://www.managingip.com/default.asp?page=9&PubID=198&SID=630844&ISS=21869&LS=EMS74778 vn: Fees Set for .VN Domain Name Registration in Vietnam Individuals and organizations registering domain names and IP addresses in Vietnam will see reduced fees under new Ministry of Finance guidelines. http://au.biz.yahoo.com/060516/17/pnfe.html cn: Registration of .cn domain name ranks the sixth in the world According to the report on China's Internet information and resources published by the State Council Informatization Office on Tuesday, . cn domain name registration ranks the sixth in the world. http://english.people.com.cn/200605/17/eng20060517_266488.html ENUM Starts in Bulgaria (news release) Just over two months after the U.S. Enum delegation, the country code +359 has been assigned to the Bulgarian Internet Society (ISOC-Bulgaria), adding Bulgaria to the club of ENUM enabled countries. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb386585.htm Icann votes against '.xxx' porn domain Controversial plans to create an online red-light district by forcing all internet pornographers to use sites ending ".xxx" have been dumped after Icann, the American body that controls the internet, judged them unmanageable. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2175729,00.html http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=8927&mhnews_page=1 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 ____________________________________________________ On Yahoo!7 Dating: It's free to join and check out our great singles! http://www.yahoo7.com.au/personalsReceived on Sun May 21 2006 - 13:44:14 UTC
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