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ICANN Seeks Input on gTLD Batching - Opportunity for Community Input: Processing of New gTLD Applications
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-29jul12-en

GAC Internal Process for Briefings by New gTLD Applicants and Other Interested Stakeholders Raises Multiple Process and Timing Questions
http://internetcommerce.org/GAC-gTLD_Briefings

Former ICANN CEO calls on hackers to keep the Internet free from regulation
http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/28/icann-hackers-regulation/

Global Pharma Calls On ICANN To Act Against Online Counterfeits
http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/07/28/global-pharma-calls-on-icann-to-act-against-online-counterfeits/

Security standard for Australian registrars "onerous"
http://news.dot-nxt.com/content/auda-security-standard-registr

Secure framework may be year away: auDA
http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/regulation/55931-secure-framework-may-be-year-away-auda/55931-secure-framework-may-be-year-away-auda

ICANN to get $8 million more from new .com deal
http://domainincite.com/9845-icann-to-get-8-million-more-from-new-com-deal

au: Corporate cyber attacks on the rise
http://www.afr.com/p/national/legal_affairs/corporate_cyber_attacks_on_the_rise_bJpg0fQL92GM05UUsF3tKK

Melbourne IT launches investigation into AAPT data breach
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/431931/melbourne_it_launches_investigation_into_aapt_data_breach/

Europe's supply of IPv4 addresses nearing depletion
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/072712-europe-ipv6-261206.html


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Winning at WCIT: A treaty meeting in December is pitching powerful forces against one another. The good news is that with fear comes opportunity.
When representatives of the world's governments sit down in Dubai this December to discuss how to update global telecommunication regulations, they will, in one way or another, be deciding the future of the Internet's evolution for the next decade.
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/07/26/winning-wcit

Making the choice: ITU or ICANN? [subscription]
According to Saki, ?a man is known by the company he keeps?. When you cut through the hysteria, hyperbole and doomy predictions about WCIT, you?re left with the now-familiar Internet governance binary choice: ICANN or ITU.
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/07/26/making-choice-itu-or-icann

UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Internet and Human Rights a Step in the Right Direction
Earlier this month, the 47 member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a landmark Resolution (A/HRC/20/L.13) to include the ?promotion, protection, and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet.? The Resolution, which was presented by Sweden, was backed by more than 70 countries in all, both members and non-members of the HRC.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/un-human-rights-council-resolution-internet-and-human-rights-step-right-direction

APNIC supports the regional IGF in Tokyo
APNIC contributed to the success of the 2012 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) held last week in Tokyo, Japan. APNIC staff organized a session, "Critical Internet Resources: IPv4/IPv6" on the status of IPv6 deployment.
http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2012/aprigf-tokyo

Q&A: 'Internet's governance can't be limited to one geography'
Sachin Pilot, minister of state for communications and information technology, believes countries like India, with growing internet users, should have far more share in the running of the internet. Speaking with Monobina Gupta, Pilot discusses how managing the global internet currently lies within the purview of very few nations, why this must change - and how he is against any form of online censorship:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/Internets-governance-cant-be-limited-to-one-geography/articleshow/15259035.cms

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ICANN Seeks Input on gTLD Batching - Opportunity for Community Input: Processing of New gTLD Applications
At the Prague ICANN meeting, the new gTLD Program Committee decided to terminate Digital Archery, and instructed ICANN staff to proceed with the initial evaluation of applications as quickly as possible. This evaluation is in progress based on a tentative project plan that foresees the processing of applications in a single batch, and simultaneous release of results. ICANN believes this approach is consistent with the constraints that various parts of the community have in performing their respective roles in the evaluation process, and with the feedback received from the community at the Prague meeting.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-29jul12-en.htm
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-29jul12-en

Period of 26 July - 05 August 2012: Public Comment Periods Approaching Closing Date
The Following Public Comment periods are approaching their Comment or Reply Period Close dates, 26 July - 05 August 2012. As a member of the ICANN community, your timely feedback is critical to our accountability and transparency efforts.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-26jul12-en.htm

Bulk Transfer of Domain Names from Planet Online and Name For Name to NamesBeyond
ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of Planet Online Corp's gTLD domain names to 2030138 Ontario Inc. dba NamesBeyond.com due to a compliance action taken by ICANN that resulted in the de-accreditation of registrar Planet Online Corp.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27jul12-en.htm

GAC Internal Process for Briefings by New gTLD Applicants and Other Interested Stakeholders Raises Multiple Process and Timing Questions
ICANN has its own internal politics, as we?d expect for any organization having important duties and serving, and subject to input from, multiple constituencies. Those internal politics and ?Capital P? politics intersect at its Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). The GAC?s advisory role assumed more prominence under the Affirmation of Commitments (AOC) entered into upon U.S.
http://internetcommerce.org/GAC-gTLD_Briefings

Go Daddy, Neustar and eNom join White House fake pharma takedown project
Big name companies from the domain name industry are among those leading a new White House-backed project aimed at tackling bogus internet pharmacies.
http://domainincite.com/9824-go-daddy-neustar-and-enom-join-white-house-fake-pharma-takedown-project

Former ICANN CEO calls on hackers to keep the Internet free from regulation
The dust from SOPA and PIPA is settling, but the hacker community knows that it canbe kicked up again at any moment. In the run up to WCIT, the World Conference on Telecommunications, former ICANN chief executive Rod Beckstrom called for the hacker community to protect the Internet from regulation.
http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/28/icann-hackers-regulation/

Global Pharma Calls On ICANN To Act Against Online Counterfeits
The international pharmaceutical industry this week released a policy statement targeting counterfeit medicines on the internet. Among the recommendations was for ICANN to join the fight.
http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/07/28/global-pharma-calls-on-icann-to-act-against-online-counterfeits/

Internet Sales and Access to Safe Medicines
As more and more patients look to the Internet for the supply of medicines, IFPMA, PhRMA, EFPIA, and JPMA are united in the effort to protect their safety. We are committed to promoting access to safe and efficacious medicines, advocating for robust patient education and awareness, and combating unsafe medicines, including those sold by illegitimate online drug sellers that circumvent laws, regulations and pharmacy standards put in place to protect patients and their health. ... We call upon ICANN ... to take appropriate actions and ensure accountability measures in order to protect Internet users from illegitimate online sites that are engaged in the illicit sale of prescription medicines.
http://www.efpia.eu/position-papers/internet-sales-and-access-safe-medicines

Why ?Locking? a Domain Name is Important to the UDRP Process
ICANN is seeking comments on a topic titled ?Locking of a Domain Name Subject to UDRP Proceedings.?
http://isenbergondomains.com/2012/07/27/why-locking-a-domain-name-is-important-to-the-udrp-process/

ICANN Orders Bulk Transfer of Domains From Two De-accreditated Registrars To NamesBeyond.com
ICANN just announced that the domain name registered at two de-accreditated registrars were being transferred to NamesBeyond.com.
http://www.thedomains.com/2012/07/27/icann-orders-bulk-transfer-of-domains-from-two-de-accreditated-registrars-to-namesbeyond-com/

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Security standard for Australian registrars "onerous"
A proposal to create a new security standard - among a raft of other certification standards - for companies that wish to sell dot-au domains has been criticized as "onerous".
http://news.dot-nxt.com/content/auda-security-standard-registr

Secure framework may be year away: auDA
?The idea is that we can go to the international IGF in November and tell them what Australia thinks,? he said. In particular Mr Disspain said he hoped that the AIGF would reveal what Australia felt was the right balance between security and privacy on the internet.
http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/regulation/55931-secure-framework-may-be-year-away-auda/55931-secure-framework-may-be-year-away-auda

ICANN to get $8 million more from new .com deal
Verisign will pay ICANN roughly $8 million more per year in fees under its new .com registry agreement, CEO Jim Bidzos told financial analysts last night.
http://domainincite.com/9845-icann-to-get-8-million-more-from-new-com-deal

Verisign reveals ?dark? .com domains
Verisign has started publishing the daily count of .com and .net domain names that are registered but do not work.
http://domainincite.com/9849-verisign-reveals-dark-com-domains

2011 Annual Results show continued growth for Ireland?s top level domain
The IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the not-for-profit public organisation that manages Ireland?s top level Internet domain, .ie, today reported a continued strong core trading performance for 2011 with overall continued growth in .ie domain registration numbers, and increased Members? Funds, that will enable the IEDR to further consolidate the safety, stability and security of Ireland?s TLD and continue to provide resources to encourage Irish SMEs and micro enterprises to register .ie domains.
http://www.iedr.ie/index.php/component/content/article/50-general/301-wednesday-25th-june-2012-2011-annual-results-show-continued-growth-for-irelands-top-level-domain

.ie Registrations Grew In 2011 By 13% To 173,145 Domain Names
The IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the not-for-profit public organization that manages Ireland?s top level Internet domain, .ie, issued its annual reported for 2011 on the .ie ccTLD.
http://www.thedomains.com/2012/07/27/ie-registrations-grew-in-2011-by-13-to-173145-domain-names/

Merdeka BIG SALE! 50% discount for ALL .my domain name
Dear Our Valued Customers, Enjoy 50% of discount for ALL .my domain name registrations and renewals!
http://domainregistry.my/en/news.php?id=140

Afilias to extend abuse policy to .pro
Six months after acquiring RegistryPro, Afilias wants approval to extend its existing anti-abuse policy into the .pro gTLD.
http://domainincite.com/9830-afilias-to-extend-abuse-policy-to-pro

uk: Have your say in our consultation on domain expiry policy
Nominet is seeking views from stakeholders on domain expiry policy.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=9423

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ICANN considering single batch for evaluation, but not for release of new TLDs
ICANN is seeking community input on its latest ideas for how to batch new TLDs.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/29/icann-considering-single-batch-for-evaluation-but-not-for-release-of-new-tlds/

The Battle for Dot-Radio: Part I
Who will manage ?dot-radio?? This is a question currently gaining traction. If you haven't heard it yet, you soon will.
http://www.radioworld.com/article/the-battle-for-dot-radio-part-i/214661

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London Olympics officials prepare for cyber attacks
Cyber security experts for the Summer Games expect the number of hacking attempts to easily surpass the 12 million a day during the Beijing Olympics four years ago.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-olympics-cybersecurity-20120726,0,7103342.story

us: Senators Force Weaker Safeguards Against Cyberattacks
Despite warnings of a potentially crippling cyberattack, a group of lawmakers led by Senator John McCain has successfully weakened bipartisan legislation that the Obama administration said was crucial to protecting computer systems responsible for operating the nation?s critical infrastructure.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/28/us/politics/new-revisions-weaken-senate-cybersecurity-bill.html

Rise Is Seen in Cyberattacks Targeting U.S. Infrastructure
The top American military official responsible for defending the United States against cyberattacks said Thursday that there had been a 17-fold increase in computer attacks on American infrastructure between 2009 and 2011, initiated by criminal gangs, hackers and other nations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/27/us/cyberattacks-are-up-national-security-chief-says.html

us: Cyber commander accuses countries of targeting infrastructure
Unspecified nations played a role in a 17-fold jump in cyber attacks on U.S. infrastructure since 2009, but this does not appear to reflect payback for a reported U.S. role in malicious code known as Stuxnet, the head of the Pentagon's National Security Agency said on Thursday.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/net-us-cyber-usa-stuxnet-idINBRE86P1SA20120726
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL2E8IQIEN20120726

Israeli Officials Dispute Claims of Stuxnet's Joint US/Israel Effort by Terry Zink
A few weeks ago, the New York Times published an article saying that the Stuxnet worm, which infected a large number of Iran's nuclear power plants, was a joint effort between the United States and Israel. The program began under former president George W. Bush and continued under President Obama. Last month, the Washington Post ran an article saying that the US and Israel collaborated in a joint effort to develop Flame and that work included Stuxnet.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120725_israeli_officials_dispute_claims_of_stuxnets_us_israel_effort/

Watching the crooks: Researcher monitors cyber-espionage ring
Good guys are keeping an eye on large espionage and botnet campaigns that are stealing corporate secrets from government and private industry and money from peoples' bank accounts.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57479682-83/watching-the-crooks-researcher-monitors-cyber-espionage-ring/

au: Corporate cyber attacks on the rise
Companies are facing growing numbers of cyber attacks, including attempts at extortion and the targeting of individual executives, federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon says.
http://www.afr.com/p/national/legal_affairs/corporate_cyber_attacks_on_the_rise_bJpg0fQL92GM05UUsF3tKK

Melbourne IT launches investigation into AAPT data breach
Melbourne IT has confirmed that it is investigating the data breach which affected its customer, AAPT, earlier this week and reports that the incident was isolated with only a small number of servers affected.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/431931/melbourne_it_launches_investigation_into_aapt_data_breach/

MelbourneIT in the firing line over AAPT hack
Questions are being asked over the relative simplicity with which the hacking group Anonymous was able to break into both the various Queensland Government websites AND the AAPT business servers. The one common factor - they're hosted by MelbourneIT. And this isn't the first time.
http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/security/55938-melbourneit-in-the-firing-line-over-aapt-hack

Melbourne IT investigates systems after AAPT attack
Melbourne IT has moved to verify whether any other customers had been affected by compromised servers during the recent attack on AAPT.
http://www.zdnet.com/melbourne-it-investigates-systems-after-aapt-attack-7000001625/

Oversee.net to Work with Internet Security Experts Team Cymru to Combat Malware
Oversee.net, which operates a global online performance marketing network with over 250 million unique visitors per month, announced today that it has entered into an agreement involving its DomainSponsor? business unit and Team Cymru, a specialized Internet security research firm and non-profit dedicated to making the Internet more secure by helping organizations identify and eradicate problems in their network.
http://oversee.net/news/492

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CitizenHawk Tool Automates UDRP Filings, Helping Brands Recover Cybersquatted Domains
CitizenHawk, a global provider of online brand protection and enforcement services, has introduced a cloud-based software tool that automates the process of filing a UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy) ? thus enabling companies to recover domains from typosquatters and other domain infringers at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods.
http://www.citizenhawk.com/blog/post/Automated-UDRP-Filings.aspx

Citizen Hawk ?Automates? The Filing Of A UDRP With Its New Product HawkUDRP
CitizenHawk,in a press release this morning has introduced ?a cloud-based software tool that automates the process of filing a UDRP thus enabling companies to recover domains from typosquatters and other domain infringers at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods?.
http://www.thedomains.com/2012/07/26/citizen-hawk-automates-the-filing-of-a-udrp-with-its-new-product-hawkudrp/

UDRP Panel One OneLove.Net; Using A Domain Of A Trademarked Term For A Vanity Email Address Is Legit
In a UDRP opinion just released on the domain name OneLove.net, the one person panel found the domain holder who registered the domain for use as a vanity email address was a legitimate use of the domain despite a trademark on the term.
http://www.thedomains.com/2012/07/27/udrp-panel-one-onelove-net-using-a-domain-of-a-trademarked-term-for-a-vanity-email-address-is-legit/

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IP Address Management, Part IV: Centralization
Cisco Prime Network Registrar is able to achieve a high level of efficiency and reliability because of its heterogeneous integration with the other tools operators are using to manage their networks. Rather than being a separate tool that administrators have to go back and forth between, Cisco Prime Network Registrar provides centralized resource visibility and IP address management. And, with the ability to scale to high user counts, it provides reliable management capabilities for even the largest networks.
http://blogs.cisco.com/sp/ip-address-management-part-iv-centralization/

Europe's supply of IPv4 addresses nearing depletion
The European Internet registry -- RIPE NCC -- is expected to exhaust its supply of IPv4 addresses as early as next week, putting more pressure on U.S.-based multinational corporations to deploy the replacement technology known as IPv6.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/072712-europe-ipv6-261206.html

APNIC supports AP IPv6 workshops
APNIC staff will attend and participate in this week's IPv6 workshop, held by the Thai Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) and the ITU Asia Pacific Centers of Excellence (ASP CoE), from 24 to 27 July.
http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2012/ipv6-workshop-support

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Verisign Reports 13 Percent Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in Second Quarter 2012
VeriSign, Inc. ... reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. VeriSign reported revenue of $214 million for the second quarter of 2012, up 13 percent from the same quarter in 2011.
http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/news-events/press-room/articles/index.xhtml;jsessionid=E594BE8BB51D2D12FC0365130C620BF6.dul1lxwwwapp04-admin?artLink=aHR0cHM6Ly9wcmVzcy52ZXJpc2lnbi5jb20vZWFzeWlyL2N1c3RvbXJlbC5kbz9lYXN5aXJpZD1BRkMwRkYwREI1QzU2MEQzO3ZlcnNpb249bGl2ZTtwcmlkPTkxMzQ4MjtyZWxlYXNlanNwPWN1c3RvbV85Nw%3D%3D

VeriSign blames domain monetization for lower renewal rate
Verisign had its second best quarter ever for new domain name registrations last quarter, but its renewal rate was lower than usual.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/26/verisign-blames-domain-monetization-for-lower-renewal-rate/

ICANN to get $8 million more from new .com deal
Verisign will pay ICANN roughly $8 million more per year in fees under its new .com registry agreement, CEO Jim Bidzos told financial analysts last night.
http://domainincite.com/9845-icann-to-get-8-million-more-from-new-com-deal

Verisign Announces Strong Growth In Quarterly Financial Results
Verisign reported 13 per cent year-on-year revenue growth to the end of the second quarter of 2012, signed a new .COM registry agreement with ICANN and added 1.81 million new .COM and .NET domain names, taking the total registrations to 118.5 million, according to the highlights of its second quarter financial results released yesterday.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/27/verisign-results/

Thomson Reuters to Acquire MarkMonitor
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world?s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase MarkMonitor?, a global leader in online brand protection. The completion of the acquisition is subject to standard regulatory approvals. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/press_room/legal/696696

Go Daddy CEO: Hot for small-business owners
The company is looking to move away from its provocative advertising days and make its services the first reference of small-business owners.
http://money.msn.com/technology-investment/post.aspx?post=293e608a-ebc4-4092-b071-3525917a35bc

Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data
The RIPE NCC procedural document, "Due Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data", has been published.
http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/announcements/due-diligence-for-the-quality-of-the-ripe-ncc-registration-data

Call for Nominations to NRO NC: RIPE NCC Service Region
This is a call for nominations from the RIPE NCC service region to fill one vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). The term of Dave Wilson, who was elected to the NRO NC in January 2009, ends on 31 December 2012.
http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/announcements/call-for-nominations-to-nro-nc-ripe-ncc-service-region

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DomainNameSales Scores First 6-Figure Sale Reported This Month, High 5-Figure Sales Also Return
For the first time since June 20 we have a six-figure sale to report. Frank Schilling's DomainNameSales ended the drought at the high end of the market by moving CricketScore.com for $118,000.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2012/20120725.htm

Yep, Google bought G.me and it now forwards to Google+
In May I wrote about how Google may have purchased the domain name G.me.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/27/yep-google-bought-g-me-and-it-now-forwards-to-google/

Course Correction: Why Commercial Airline Pilot Bob Olea is Now Banking on Domains as Well as Planes 
While the domain industry is one that can be enormously rewarding, it is also one in which the winds are constantly changing.
http://dnjournal.com/cover/2012/july.htm

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