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The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Microsoft puts cybersquatters on notice http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6108326.html USA still dominates the Internet http://www.ipwalk.com/general/show_news/id/34 Vietnamese banks lose domain names http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2006/08/604441/ au: Melbourne IT eyes lapsed domains http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20225751%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html au: Melbourne IT reports $7.1m profit http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=36188 au: NetRegistry cries foul at failed WebCentral bid http://zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/NetRegistry_cries_foul_at_failed_WebCentral_bid/0,2000061791,39267208,00.htm au: MelbIT bid gets shareholder nod http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20198177%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html au: Domain name entrepreneur goes west http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/08/21/1156012473234.html Wrestling.com Pins the Competition With One of the Year's Biggest Domain Sales http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/domainsales08_22_06.htm ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** Microsoft puts cybersquatters on notice Microsoft on Tuesday launched a new offensive against cybersquatters who allegedly gain illegal profits from thousands of Web sites, such as WindowsLiveTutorial.com and HaloChamp.com, that include the company's trademarked names. http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6108326.html http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20225875%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/08/23/1156012573506.html http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/08/22/financial/f131058D53.DTL http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-08-22-microsoft-cybersquatters_x.htm http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/22/AR2006082200767.html MS defends brand on web MICROSOFT has moved to protect its brand "typosquatters" and "cybersquatters" seemingly using its brand to increase traffic to their websites. "Microsoft has witnessed a virtual land rush for internet domain names with the goal of driving traffic for profit," Aaron Kornblum, head of the company's new campaign to stop the practice, said. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20224402%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html au: Melbourne IT eyes lapsed domains MELBOURNE IT will auction off the domain names of clients who allow their registrations to lapse as it looks for new ways to broaden its revenue base in the wake of its successful bid for Queensland internet company WebCentral. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20225751%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html au: Melbourne IT reports $7.1m profit Melbourne IT reported a profit of $7.1 million for its half year ending June 30, following the sale of its Neulevel business, netting it a gain of $4.5 million for the period. http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=36188 au: NetRegistry cries foul at failed WebCentral bid Domain name registrar NetRegistry has rejected claims its failed bid to buy rival Melbourne IT's acquisition target WebCentral included too many uncertainties. http://zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/NetRegistry_cries_foul_at_failed_WebCentral_bid/0,2000061791,39267208,00.htm au: MelbIT bid gets shareholder nod SHAREHOLDERS in the Lucy Turnbull and Sean Howard-backed WebCentral Group have voted overwhelmingly in favour of Melbourne IT's $64 million takeover bid for the Queensland internet company. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20198177%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html au: Domain name entrepreneur goes west Domain name entrepreneur Blair Rafferty has a spectacular view from his office on the 50th floor of a Melbourne high-rise but doesn't seem to have enjoyed it. After receiving a shot across the bows last week from .au domain name administrator auDA, and an injunction from a New Zealand court, he appears to have moved to Perth and gone into the mobile phone business. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/08/21/1156012473234.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/08/21/1156012473234.html au: auDA Warns of Mass mail out by DomainsAustralia Pty Ltd auDA has become aware that DomainsAustralia Pty Ltd is sending letters and/or faxes to some domain name registrants offering to arrange registration of the net.au or .com equivalent of the registrant's com.au domain name for $225. http://webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=17107 Vietnamese banks lose domain names More than 100 second-level domain names ending in .vn used by Vietnamese banks have been registered for re-selling by non-banking entities, said the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC). http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2006/08/604441/ USA still dominates the Internet Two-thirds of all domain names are hosted in the United States. This corresponds to almost twelve times as many domain names as Germany in second place. http://www.ipwalk.com/general/show_news/id/34 http://www.nma.co.uk/Articles/29014/Majority+of+domain+names+hosted+in+US.html Wrestling.com Pins the Competition With One of the Year's Biggest Domain Sales Wrestling.com is the undisputed king of the ring this week, after throwing all of the competition over the top rope with a blockbuster $500,000 sale. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/domainsales08_22_06.htm us: Libertarian Threatened with Lawsuit in Senate Race (news release) The campaign office of Karl Dickey for Florida Senate said today that a key member of Irv Slosberg?s campaign threatened, via telephone, to litigate for using the letirvserve.net and .org domain names. A complete review of ICANN?s Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy, the U.S. Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and the Florida Department of Elections rules do not prohibit such activity. The campaign is not using Mr. Slosberg?s name or any registered trademark belonging to him or his campaign. http://prweb.com/releases/2006/8/prweb426952.htm http://emediawire.com/releases/2006/8/emw426952.htm How Could the Internet be Governed: Perspective from Bulgaria by Veni Markovski In the last few years there have been many discussions on how the Internet is governed, and how it should be governed. The whole World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) ended talking about this problem. It caused exchange of letters between the US Secretary of State and the European Union presidency. http://www.circleid.com/posts/internet_governed_perspective_from_bulgaria/ IANA seeks comments on root zone technical checks (sub req'd) http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=138572 us: Harris to sue over smear on Web site Jimmy Harris, Democratic candidate for DeKalb County Sheriff, has filed a lawsuit against an Internet domain name registrar, claiming violation of Alabama?s Fair Campaign Practices Act. http://www.times-journal.com/report.lasso?wcd=5994 New Web Site Offers Information on Domain Name Registration www.onedomainnameregistration.com is a new site that has information about Domain Name Registration and a lot more. http://webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=17143 Internet names agency renews US contract The agency that supervises Internet domain names, Icann, has renewed its contract with an arm of the US Department of Commerce to administer the technical workings of the global computer network. http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20060823091102120 http://www.axcessnews.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=10959 fi: Renewal of fi-Domain Names - Tens of Thousands of Domain Names Will Expire The Domain Name Act which took effect on 1 September 2003 prescribes all fi-domain names to be valid for a fixed period. The validity for three years will expire, if the domain name is not renewed before the expiry date. The domain name will be free for other applicants after three months from the expiry. http://webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=17108 ******************* OTHER INTERNET NEWS ******************* au: Mobile porn laws to protect kids THE Federal Government last night vowed to introduce laws protecting children from pornographic images being distributed via mobile phones. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20209549-5001021,00.html http://www.adotas.com/2006/08/aussie-government-to-introduce-mobile-porn-laws/ au: Phone porn suspension rule 'unclear' The suspension of a Year 5 student who showed classmates nude photographs on his mobile phone has prompted a call for clearer guidelines on when principals should use suspension or expulsion to punish students. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/08/22/1156012514399.html au: Coonan: mobiles a ?pipeline for perversion? ICT Minister Helen Coonan has stepped up her campaign for the regulation of mobile content with the flagging of impending new legislation. http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=36201 uk: Can't censor the internet? Tell that to your compliant ISP One of the canonical adages of cyberspace is John Gilmore's observation that 'the internet treats censorship as a defect and routes around it'. This has traditionally been interpreted as a techie's way of saying that you can't censor the net. It sits alongside John Perry Barlow's comment that 'in Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance'. Both quotations date from the early 1990s, when it was widely believed that the internet lay outside the control of earthly jurisdictions. http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,,1854156,00.html nz: Internet users warned off religious scam Police have warned people not to be influenced by an internet scam which plays heavily on references to Christianity. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10397665 NZ govt settles authentication standards After a long process of research and consultation that began in 2004, the New Zealand government today released its authentication standards for e-government. http://zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/NZ_govt_settles_authentication_standards/0,2000061733,39267151,00.htm us: FTC chief critiques Net neutrality The head of the Federal Trade Commission on Monday expressed sharp skepticism toward proposed laws that would levy extensive Net neutrality regulations on broadband providers. http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6107913.html au: Parents use Net to help sick kids: study An alarming number of Australian parents turn to the internet for medical advice when their child is sick, a new study has revealed. And they're not just reading, with up to 20 per cent altering treatment decisions based on what they find. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/08/23/1156012588378.html Microsoft offers to help Firefox into Vista The Redmond giant is offering to help Firefox join the Vista community http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/developer/0,39020387,39281495,00.htm au: Vic TAFEs embracing VoIP Nine Victorian Technical and Further Education colleges are in varying stages of migrating to VoIP telephony, the project's networking vendor Cisco revealed today. http://zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Vic_TAFEs_embracing_VoIP/0,2000061791,39267152,00.htm http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=17694 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 Answers: Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people http://www.yahoo7.com.au/answersReceived on Sat Aug 26 2006 - 14:17:01 UTC
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