*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Are critics of multistakeholder governance committing a Nirvana Mistake? by Farzaneh Badii, University of Hamburg < <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/07/08/are-critics-of-multistakeholder-governance-committing-a-nirvana-mistake/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/07/08/are-critics-of-multistakeholder-governance-committing-a-nirvana-mistake/> ICANN50 London ? Harnessing the Potential of Business Engagement < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann50-london-harnessing-the-potential-of-business-engagement> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann50-london-harnessing-the-potential-of-business-engagement> Highlighting the Work of ICANN's Development and Public Responsibility Department < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/highlighting-the-work-of-icann-s-development-and-public-responsibility-department> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/highlighting-the-work-of-icann-s-development-and-public-responsibility-department> New gTLD Stroll Past 1.5 Million Registrations With .XYZ Taking One In Five < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/14/new-gtlds-1-5-million-registrations/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/14/new-gtlds-1-5-million-registrations/> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Are critics of multistakeholder governance committing a Nirvana Mistake? by Farzaneh Badii, University of Hamburg In his article on Information and Efficiency, renowned economist Harold Demsetz pointed out that it makes no sense to compare the outcome of an ideal institution without transaction costs to the outcomes of a real world institution, and then conclude that the real institution is inefficient. This ?Nirvana Mistake? overlooks the fact that the real world always falls short of perfection. Any institution we devise to fix the perceived shortcomings of a real world institution will have its own inefficiencies and shortcomings. Stephen Margolis argues that the Nirvana Mistake has ?afflicted much of the economic analysis of public policy.? Is the debate about multistakeholder Internet governance suffering from the same mistake? < <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/07/08/are-critics-of-multistakeholder-governance-committing-a-nirvana-mistake/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/07/08/are-critics-of-multistakeholder-governance-committing-a-nirvana-mistake/> The Future Internet World Order Pay attention to the "swing states" that will determine the future of Internet governance, which depends on a reshuffling of the prevailing world order. < <http://time.com/2976926/internet-governance/> http://time.com/2976926/internet-governance/> EU internet governance: Franco-German alliance A new report from the French Senate outlines a strategy for greater European internet governance spearheaded by the Franco-German alliance. Only then can the EU compete with US?s online hegemony. < <http://www.euractiv.com/sections/innovation-enterprise/eu-internet-governance-franco-german-alliance-303421> http://www.euractiv.com/sections/innovation-enterprise/eu-internet-governance-franco-german-alliance-303421> Internet Society to Establish Association in Support of the Internet Governance Forum At its recent Board meeting in London, the Internet Society Board of Trustees reiterated its support for the work of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in strengthening the multistakeholder model. The Board confirmed its resolve to take action to establish a legal structure with the objective of achieving stable and sustainable funding for the IGF. < <http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-establish-association-support-internet-governance-forum> http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-establish-association-support-internet-governance-forum> Inter Mundos: ICANN's Accountability is a Matter of Human Rights by Roy Balleste The debate over the IANA Functions transitions has captivated the minds of all stakeholders. The U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that they intend to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. Thus, we find ourselves in the midst of a transition between worlds. All stakeholders are pondering the following questions: what should be the appropriate transition? What should be our goal? < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140710_inter_mundos_icanns_accountability_is_a_matter_of_human_rights/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140710_inter_mundos_icanns_accountability_is_a_matter_of_human_rights/> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN50 London ? Harnessing the Potential of Business Engagement First, the numbers: With 3,115 checked-in participants, ICANN 50 in London was the most attended ICANN public meeting to date. The number of private sector attendees broke all previous records as well, with nearly 20% of the checked-in participants (621) identifying themselves as business participants. Around one third of them (210) were newcomers, and many were from renowned companies like Tencent, Samsung, Deutsche Telekom, BMW and Philips. We were pleased to welcome many of these newcomers to a networking reception on the opening day of the meeting. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann50-london-harnessing-the-potential-of-business-engagement> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann50-london-harnessing-the-potential-of-business-engagement> Highlighting the Work of ICANN's Development and Public Responsibility Department Last week at ICANN50 in London, a very fruitful discussion on the work of the Development and Public Responsibility Department (DPRD) highlighted efforts to implement recommendations made by the Strategy Panel on the Public Responsibility Framework. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/highlighting-the-work-of-icann-s-development-and-public-responsibility-department> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/highlighting-the-work-of-icann-s-development-and-public-responsibility-department> New Contracting Statistics Released Below are the key Contracting statistics, as of 11 July 2014: < <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-11jul14-en> http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-11jul14-en> WHOIS afraid of reform? Report recommends changing nature of WHOIS records [registration] An ICANN-convened Expert Working Group has released a 166-page report broken out over 180 recommendations for a next-generation Registration Directory Service designed to replace the current WHOIS system for all gTLDs. The report has already come in for some criticism from industry commentators and even some dissent from one member of the group itself. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=8957d5c3-3a62-43f3-8860-cf1d0129d864> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=8957d5c3-3a62-43f3-8860-cf1d0129d864> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Registrar?s .Co.com promo misses the point The .co.com third level domain name launched in general availability this week. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/10/registrars-co-com-promo-misses-the-point/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/10/registrars-co-com-promo-misses-the-point/> .co.com launch compares well to new gTLDs The subdomain service .co.com, which is being managed more or less like a proper gTLD, reckons it outperformed every new gTLD earlier this week. < <http://domainincite.com/17055-co-com-launch-compares-well-to-new-gtlds> http://domainincite.com/17055-co-com-launch-compares-well-to-new-gtlds> DK Hostmaster continues to manage the dk domain names Following a public consultation, the Minister of Business and Growth has decided to extend DIFO?s permission to be registry for the .dk domain names. < <https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/english/news/news-single/artikel/dk-hostmaster-continues-to-manage-the-dk-domain-names/> https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/english/news/news-single/artikel/dk-hostmaster-continues-to-manage-the-dk-domain-names/> Positive growth for .eu in Q1 The total number of .eu registrations grew by 2.2% in Q1 2014, according to the progress report released today by the .eu registry EURid. < <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/jul-2014/positive-growth-eu-q1> http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/jul-2014/positive-growth-eu-q1> .SE releases blocked domain names by auction in the autumn This autumn, .SE will conduct an auction to release more of the .se domain names that are not currently possible to register. The domain names are two-character country codes, such as no.se, tv.se and pr.se as well as the names of other countries, for example, thailand.se and spanien.se. < <https://www.iis.se/english/news/se-releases-blocked-domain-names-by-auction/> https://www.iis.se/english/news/se-releases-blocked-domain-names-by-auction/> Comments sought on .us Stakeholder Council The .us ccTLD has historically served as a home for U.S. business, individuals, and localities and is managed on behalf of the U.S. government through a contract overseen by the U.S. Commerce Department?s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). < <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2014/comments-sought-us-stakeholder-council> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2014/comments-sought-us-stakeholder-council> ICM scraps free .xxx porn star offer, starts new one ICM Registry has partnered with a company called Model Centro to offer free .xxx domain names to porn performers. < <http://domainincite.com/17046-icm-scraps-free-xxx-porn-star-offer-starts-new-one> http://domainincite.com/17046-icm-scraps-free-xxx-porn-star-offer-starts-new-one> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** New gTLD Stroll Past 1.5 Million Registrations With .XYZ Taking One In Five The 1,500,000th registration of a domain name under one of the new gTLDs happened in the last few days, probably last Friday, although exactly when is hard to pinpoint on newTLDstats.com daily update. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22634> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22634> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/14/new-gtlds-1-5-million-registrations/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/14/new-gtlds-1-5-million-registrations/> < <http://www.domainnews.com/new-gtlds-1-5-million-registrations.html> http://www.domainnews.com/new-gtlds-1-5-million-registrations.html> New gTLDs, same attacks Cybercriminals around the world have already started to point their guns and attacks at the new gTLDs ... . Recently we found malicious activities including malware and phishing pages registered in the TLDs .club, .berlin, .blue, .computer, .camera, .futbol, .link, .pink, .report, .travel, .vacations and .xyz. < <https://securelist.com/blog/incidents/64555/new-gtlds-same-attacks/> https://securelist.com/blog/incidents/64555/new-gtlds-same-attacks/> Singular and plural TLDs: Are you confused yet? The more domain strings are released on the Internet, the more confusing the new gTLD program becomes for businesses that want to build their online presence. Not only do companies struggle to determine which gTLD to choose from the many options that might seem relevant to their business, they now have to choose between singular and plural versions of the same string. < <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2452743/cisco-subnet/singular-and-plural-top-level-domains-are-you-confused-yet.html> http://www.networkworld.com/article/2452743/cisco-subnet/singular-and-plural-top-level-domains-are-you-confused-yet.html> Dot Brand ? the ?monster truck? of domain names We haven?t seen them yet in the internet landscape (except for .axa), but the dot brands are coming; .bmw, .nike, .mcdonalds and 614 others. A dot brand domain is operated fully and exclusively by the brand owner, and no third party is blocked from registering any domains with the given extension. < <http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/dot-brand-preparing-the-domain-monster-truck/> http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/dot-brand-preparing-the-domain-monster-truck/> Dot Hamburg TLD registrations start 14 July The Association of the German Internet Industry, Eco Verband, said the TLD dot Hamburg will become available next week. < <http://www.telecompaper.com/news/dot-hamburg-tld-registrations-start-14-july--1024939> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/dot-hamburg-tld-registrations-start-14-july--1024939> Is 3,500 domains a slow start or good start? Last month Famous Four Media launched its first few domains, including .webcam and .trade. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/11/is-3500-domains-a-slow-start-or-good-start/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/11/is-3500-domains-a-slow-start-or-good-start/> Introducing the new .ORGANIC domain: a trusted, credible space for organic products on the Web Global registry services provider Afilias today announced that August 6, 2014, is the sunrise start date for its newest gTLD: .ORGANIC. < <http://www.afilias.info/news/2014/07/07/introducing-new-organic-domain-trusted-credible-space-organic-products-web> http://www.afilias.info/news/2014/07/07/introducing-new-organic-domain-trusted-credible-space-organic-products-web> Where Are the Registrars With New gTLDs on the Mobile Web? by DJ Chuang As mobile usage of the Internet continues to increase, I'm anticipating that new gTLDs will provide a better link (pun intended) from an ad to the web, from the offline to the online, when people see a meaningful domain name that they can remember to lookup on the go via their smartphone's mobile web. The mobile web is great for that instant real-time response to an ad's call to action. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140712_where_are_the_registrars_with_new_gtlds_on_the_mobile_web/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140712_where_are_the_registrars_with_new_gtlds_on_the_mobile_web/> .Services domain name up to 4,600 and .Pub 1,300 after one day Two new TLDs launched yesterday and both had fairly good days. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/10/dot-services-dot-pub/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/10/dot-services-dot-pub/> Slow start for .christmas with under 500 sales Uniregistry?s latest new gTLDs .christmas and .blackfriday seem to have stumbled out of the gates, both amassing fewer than 500 registrations in their first full day of general availability. < <http://domainincite.com/17041-slow-start-for-christmas-with-under-500-sales> http://domainincite.com/17041-slow-start-for-christmas-with-under-500-sales> New gTLD 1st Day Totals: .Services 4,584 .Pub 1,285 & .GOP Zone?s File is Still Empty The new gTLD extension .Services had the best first 1st day registrations numbers in a month, including the 565 Sunrise Registrations .Services total after the first day of General Availability is 4,584. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2014/07/10/services-has-the-best-1st-day-new-gtld-registraions-in-a-month-with-4584/> http://www.thedomains.com/2014/07/10/services-has-the-best-1st-day-new-gtld-registraions-in-a-month-with-4584/> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Chinese Hackers Pursue Key Data on U.S. Workers Chinese hackers in March broke into the computer networks of the United States government agency that houses the personal information of all federal employees, according to senior American officials. They appeared to be targeting the files on tens of thousands of employees who have applied for top-secret security clearances. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/world/asia/chinese-hackers-pursue-key-data-on-us-workers.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/world/asia/chinese-hackers-pursue-key-data-on-us-workers.html> Study: Most Critical Infrastructure Firms Have Been Breached A new Ponemon Institute study finds 70% of critical infrastructure companies have been hit by security breaches in the last year, but cyber security programs are still a low priority. < <http://www.darkreading.com/study-most-critical-infrastructure-firms-have-been-breached/d/d-id/1297205> http://www.darkreading.com/study-most-critical-infrastructure-firms-have-been-breached/d/d-id/1297205> Defending the digital frontier Companies, markets and countries are increasingly under attack from cyber-criminals, hacktivists and spies. They need to get much better at protecting themselves, says Martin Giles < <http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21606416-companies-markets-and-countries-are-increasingly-under-attack-cyber-criminals> http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21606416-companies-markets-and-countries-are-increasingly-under-attack-cyber-criminals> Hackers Inc: Cyber-attackers have multiplied and become far more professional AT 2PM ON March 20th 2013 the hard drives of tens of thousands of computers in South Korea were suddenly wiped clean in a massive cyber-attack. The main targets were banks and news agencies. At first the assault looked like a case of cyber-vandalism. But as they probed deeper, the computer sleuths investigating it came to a different conclusion. < <http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21606421-cyber-attackers-have-multiplied-and-become-far-more-professional-hackers-inc> http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21606421-cyber-attackers-have-multiplied-and-become-far-more-professional-hackers-inc> The internet of things (to be hacked): Hooking up gadgets to the web promises huge benefits. But security must not be an afterthought Cyber-security is now part of all our lives. ?Patches? and other security updates arrive for phones, tablets and PCs. Consultants remind us all not to open unknown files or plug unfamiliar memory sticks into our computers. The bosses of some Western firms throw away phones and laptops after they have been to China assuming they have been hacked. And yet, as our special report this week points out, digital walls keep on being breached. Last year more than 800m digital records, such as credit- and debit-card details, were pinched or lost, more than three times as many as in 2012. According to a recent estimate by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a think-tank, the cost to the global economy of cybercrime and online industrial espionage stands at $445 billion a year?about as much as the GDP of Austria. < <http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21606829-hooking-up-gadgets-web-promises-huge-benefits-security-must-not-be> http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21606829-hooking-up-gadgets-web-promises-huge-benefits-security-must-not-be> Prevention is better than cure: More vigilance and better defences can make cyberspace a lot safer Cyberspace will never be completely secure. The threats posed by what Sir David Omand, an academic and former head of Britain?s GCHQ intelligence agency, calls ?the cesspit of modernity??online crime, espionage, sabotage and subversion?are not going to disappear. Nor is the temptation for governments to treat the internet as a new combat zone, alongside land, sea, air and space. < <http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21606424-more-vigilance-and-better-defences-can-make-cyberspace-lot-safer-prevention-better> http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21606424-more-vigilance-and-better-defences-can-make-cyberspace-lot-safer-prevention-better> Digital disease control: Basic security hygiene goes a long way SAFEGUARDING CYBER-SECURITY is a bit like trying to keep an infectious disease at bay. Nasty software can spread swiftly to large populations, so it has to be identified quickly and information passed on immediately to ensure that others can protect themselves. Ideally, organisations should avoid catching an infection in the first place?but that requires them to get better at basic security hygiene. < <http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21606417-basic-security-hygiene-goes-long-way-digital-disease-control> http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21606417-basic-security-hygiene-goes-long-way-digital-disease-control> Crooks Seek Revival of ?Gameover Zeus? Botnet Cybercrooks today began taking steps to resurrect the Gameover ZeuS botnet, a complex crime machine that has been blamed for the theft more than $100 million from banks, businesses and consumers worldwide. The revival attempt comes roughly five weeks after the FBI joined several nations, researchers and security firms in a global and thus far successful effort to eradicate it. < <http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/07/crooks-seek-rivival-of-gameover-zeus-botnet/> http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/07/crooks-seek-rivival-of-gameover-zeus-botnet/> What Were They Thinking? Microsoft Seizes, Returns Majority of No-IP.com?s Business Last week, Microsoft completed a legal attack on two large and quite nasty botnets by obtaining a court order transferring 23 domain names to Microsoft?s control. The botnets went down and the Internet was a better place for it. But in doing so, Microsoft also took out the world?s largest dynamic DNS provider using a dangerous legal theory and without any prior notice to Vitalwerks Internet Solutions?the company that runs No-IP.com?or to the millions of innocent users who rely on No-IP.com every day. < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/microsoft-and-noip-what-were-they-thinking> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/microsoft-and-noip-what-were-they-thinking> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** US Government Responds To Domain Seizures, Ignores The Big Question The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have just confirmed the seizure of 82 domains as part of Operation in Our Sites 2. The authorities claim the actions were targeted at websites that were involved in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit and copyrighted goods, but fail to explain why a BitTorrent meta-search engine was included. < <http://torrentfreak.com/us-government-responds-to-domain-seizures-ignores-the-big-question-101129/> http://torrentfreak.com/us-government-responds-to-domain-seizures-ignores-the-big-question-101129/> Dr Dre's Beats 'losing billions', says lawsuit Dr Dre's Beats Electronics has reportedly filed suit against alleged counterfeiters. ... Beats is reportedly seeking to halt sales of all counterfeit goods and wants the rights to the domain names mentioned in the suit. < <http://www.3news.co.nz/Dr-Dres-Beats-losing-billions-says-lawsuit/tabid/418/articleID/352339/Default.aspx> http://www.3news.co.nz/Dr-Dres-Beats-losing-billions-says-lawsuit/tabid/418/articleID/352339/Default.aspx> au: Udemy, Inc. v. Nguyen, Tai Tan / Agape Films / Roman Rothschild - Case No. DAU2014-0015 1. The Parties: The Complainant is Udemy, Inc. of San Francisco, California, United States of America ("US"), represented by SafeNames Ltd., United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ("United Kingdom"). The Respondent is Nguyen, Tai Tan / Agape Films / Roman Rothschild of Sydney, Australia. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <udemy.com.au> is registered with GoDaddy.com, LLC ("the Registrar"). < <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2014-0015> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2014-0015> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Momentum offers free new gTLD show passes Momentum Events is offering brands a free pass to its upcoming Digital Strategy & DotOps Congress in Amsterdam. < <http://domainincite.com/17050-momentum-offers-free-new-gtld-show-passes> http://domainincite.com/17050-momentum-offers-free-new-gtld-show-passes> ********************** - WEBHOSTING ********************** Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in June 2014 Datapipe had the most reliable hosting company site in June, with only two isolated failed requests. This is Datapipe's third victory so far this year, and the company also achieved second place in May. Datapipe has accrued an outstanding 100% uptime record over the past eight years, and consistently exhibits very fast connections times, regularly being one of the fastest sites we monitor. The only other hosting company to have reached first place this year is Qube who did so three times, equalling Datapipe. < <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2014/07/02/most-reliable-hosting-company-sites-in-june-2014.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2014/07/02/most-reliable-hosting-company-sites-in-june-2014.html> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Bitcoin Domain-Name Prices Defy Drop in Virtual Currency?s Value Bitcoin?s 46 percent decline in the value since its December peak hasn?t damped a surge in prices for Internet domain names related to the virtual currency. < <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-11/bitcoin-domain-name-prices-defy-drop-in-virtual-currency-s-value.html> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-11/bitcoin-domain-name-prices-defy-drop-in-virtual-currency-s-value.html> < <http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-11/bitcoin-domain-name-prices-defy-drop-in-virtual-currency-s-value> http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-11/bitcoin-domain-name-prices-defy-drop-in-virtual-currency-s-value> I Hear a Symphony! Symphony.com Leads This Week's Sales Chart at $375,000 & Mob.com Makes 6-Figure Music Too! Two of the year's top 20 domain sales were reported this week with Symphony.com conducting the biggest transaction at a cool $375,000. AbdulBasit Makrani teamed up with DomainNameSales.com to close that deal, one that, in addition to sitting at the pinnacle on this week's all extension Top 20 Sales Chart, ranks #11 on our Year to Date Top 100 Chart. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2014/20140625.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2014/20140625.htm> Godaddy Changing Domain Auction Rules On Time Extension Starting Monday I just received an email from Godaddy.com that they are making a change to the closing rules on the Godaddy.com domain auction platform, which is to take place on Monday, 7/14/2014. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2014/07/11/godaddy-changing-domain-auction-rules-on-time-extension-starting-monday/> http://www.thedomains.com/2014/07/11/godaddy-changing-domain-auction-rules-on-time-extension-starting-monday/> A New Option for Buying and Selling High End Domain Names Has Just Launched at HilcoDomains.com The options you have for buying and selling domains has increased by one as well-known IP auction house Hilco Streambank has just launched a new platform devoted entirely to domain sales at HilcoDomains.com. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140710.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140710.htm> ********************** REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Introduction to: Internet Censorship and Control by Steven J. Murdoch & Hal Roberts Abstract: The Internet is and has always been a space where participants battle for control. The two core protocols that define the Internet ? TCP and IP ? are both designed to allow separate networks to connect to each other easily, so that networks that differ not only in hardware implementation (wired vs. satellite vs. radio networks) but also in their politics of control (consumer vs. research vs. military networks) can interoperate easily. It is a feature of the Internet, not a bug, that China ? with its extensive, explicit censorship infrastructure ? can interact with the rest of the Internet. < <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2268587> http://ssrn.com/abstract=2268587> ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Is the internet making us stupid? Reading online could be making us dumber, a University of Victoria study has found. The study of offline and online reading behaviour found spending hours glued to a computer screen had a negative impact on cognition, concentration, comprehension, absorption and recall rates. < <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11292444> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11292444> ********************** SOCIAL MEDIA ********************** New ABC tagline embraces hashtag revolution Australia's national broadcaster has thrown itself into the digital landscape with a rebrand that will see it adopting a hashtag as part of its primary branding. < <http://www.cnet.com/au/news/new-abc-tagline-embraces-hashtag-revolution/> http://www.cnet.com/au/news/new-abc-tagline-embraces-hashtag-revolution/> ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** No clear path to TPP without game changer Negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative still see no clear path to signing an accord, six months after missing their primary deadline at the end of last year. < <http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/07/13/business/clear-path-tpp-without-game-changer/> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/07/13/business/clear-path-tpp-without-game-changer/> TPP talks make progress, barring thorny issues Chief negotiators from the 12 member countries in Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks ended their eight-day session in Ottawa on Saturday with progress on issues other than thorny ones, such as intellectual property rights protection for drugs. < <http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001421519> http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001421519> TPP Experts Briefing: Informing TPP Negotiators of the Threats of Expanded Copyright Restrictions Due to the unprecedented secrecy surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations taking place this week in Ottawa, there was no formal opportunity to engage with negotiators about the concerns that EFF and many others have expressed?over issues such as the extension of copyright protection by 20 years, and the delegation of ISPs as copyright police with the power to remove content and terminate accounts. < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/tpp-experts-briefing-ottawa-informing-negotiators-copyright-threats> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/tpp-experts-briefing-ottawa-informing-negotiators-copyright-threats> We Join Dozens of Organizations and Businesses to Protest TPP Copyright Proposals Today, EFF and its partners in the global Our Fair Deal coalition join together with an even more diverse international network of creators, innovators, start-ups, educators, libraries, archives and users to release two new open letters to negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/dozens-organizations-and-businesses-protest-tpp-copyright-proposals> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/dozens-organizations-and-businesses-protest-tpp-copyright-proposals> ---------------------------- David Goldstein email: <mailto:david at goldsteinreport.com> david at goldsteinreport.com web: <http://goldsteinreport.com/> http://goldsteinreport.com / <http://davidgoldstein.tel/> http://davidgoldstein.tel/ phone: <tel:%2B61%20418%20228%20605> +61 418 228 605 ? mobile / <tel:%2B61%202%209663%203430> +61 2 9663 3430 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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