*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Five Things to Know About ICANN's 2015 Budget by Fadi Chehad? < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/five-things-to-know-about-icann-s-2015-budget> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/five-things-to-know-about-icann-s-2015-budget> Get Ready ? Second Level .NZ Registrations Coming 30 September < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/21/second-level-nz-registrations-coming/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/21/second-level-nz-registrations-coming/> How brands are preparing to avoid a ?.fail? in the expanded gTLD space < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=897adfea-bedf-439f-8321-fe3d4efbe43e> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=897adfea-bedf-439f-8321-fe3d4efbe43e> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Remarks by Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information - Internet Governance Forum USA 2014 Thank you, Marilyn, for your introduction. I also want to thank the multistakeholder group and ISOC DC for planning this event and, of course, George Washington University for hosting. I also want to recognize the NTIA interns that are here. Can you raise your hands? Many of you are aware of the lavish entertainment that law firms have historically provided to their summer clerks, but at NTIA we spare no expense to make sure our interns can attend IGF USA. I just wanted to recognize them here today and please introduce yourselves to them at the break. < <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2014/remarks-lawrence-e-strickling-assistant-secretary-commerce-communications-and-i> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2014/remarks-lawrence-e-strickling-assistant-secretary-commerce-communications-and-i> Internet Governance 2.0.1.4: The Internet Balkanization Fragmentation by Sergio Alves Jr. Jr. Abstract: The essay addresses some of the definitions and origins of the term "Internet Balkanization." Drawing upon U.S. constitutional law and interstate commerce regulations, it argues that the term also carries strong connotations on the realms of jurisdiction and commerce. The text adds examples of how this effect affects the businesses of creative companies that are exploring innovative markets in the United States, and suggests that the term "Internet Balkanization" should not be used in the context of international negotiations of Internet Governance. < <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2466222> http://ssrn.com/abstract=2466222> ICANN: judge and party in the same case At the present time, the American government ? and the NTIA in particular ? is involved, in conjunction with IANA, with the management of IP addresses and domain names worldwide. A few months ago, the NTIA announced that it wanted to withdraw from this particular function and pass on its responsibilities to another party. Philip Du Bois posted this blogpost earlier about the ?NTIA transition? to another party. The discussion about its approach to the matter again strongly dominated proceedings at the most recent ICANN meeting in London. The issue clearly exposes a touchy point for ICANN. < <http://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/blog/icann-judge-and-party-same-case> http://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/blog/icann-judge-and-party-same-case> France Wants IGF Replaced by World Internet Council by St?phane Van Gelder Last week, the French Senate unveiled a proposal which, if enacted, would bring sweeping changes to the Internet Governance landscape. A Senate working group worked on the proposal for 6 months. Although it is not only focussed on IG, the report can be seen as a further indictment of ICANN, following French Secretary for the Digital Economy Axelle Lemaire's claim that the organisation is no longer the right place to discuss IG. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140716_france_wants_igf_replaced_by_world_internet_council/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140716_france_wants_igf_replaced_by_world_internet_council/> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Five Things to Know About ICANN's 2015 Budget by Fadi Chehad? If you are wondering what the future holds for ICANN, you can see our best estimate in the draft FY 2015 ICANN Operating Plan and Budget. The 80-page document reflects weeks and weeks of planning and number-crunching to provide the clearest view of our future activities and initiatives. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/five-things-to-know-about-icann-s-2015-budget> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/five-things-to-know-about-icann-s-2015-budget> IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) to Heather Dryden Request for an Increase in Membership of the ICG < <https://www.icann.org/resources/correspondence/icg-to-dryden-2014-07-18-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/correspondence/icg-to-dryden-2014-07-18-en> Los Angeles Fellowship Participants Selected 50 fellows from 38 countries have been selected to participate in ICANN's Fellowship program at the 51st Public Meeting in Los Angeles, 12-16 October 2014. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-07-18-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-07-18-en> ICANN 51 Comes Into Focus ICANN?s 51st public meeting in its hometown Los Angeles in October is coming into focus just as ICANN 50 in London recedes into the past. But the two meetings will share a number of issues in common. < <http://domainnamestrategy.com/2014/07/18/icann-51-comes-into-focus/> http://domainnamestrategy.com/2014/07/18/icann-51-comes-into-focus/> Domain Registry Of America Suspended By ICANN ICANN has suspended Domain Registry of America aka Brandon Gray Internet Services aka NameJuice. The registrar is forbidden from registering any new domain names or accepting any inbound transfers until 17 October 2014. < <http://www.internetnews.me/2014/07/19/domain-registry-america-suspended-icann/> http://www.internetnews.me/2014/07/19/domain-registry-america-suspended-icann/> Brandon Gray aka Namejuice suspended by ICANN An accused domain slammer with an international footprint has been temporarily suspended by ICANN, more than a decade after the first complaints about its operations. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/20/brandon_gray_aka_namejuice_suspended_by_icann/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/20/brandon_gray_aka_namejuice_suspended_by_icann/> ICANN Releases New gTLD Contracting Statistics To 18 July The following new gTLD contracting statistics are updated on a weekly basis and are for the week ending 18 July: < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/19/icann-gtld-contracting-statistics-18-july/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/19/icann-gtld-contracting-statistics-18-july/> < <http://www.domainnews.com/icann-new-gtld-contracting-statistics-18-july.html> http://www.domainnews.com/icann-new-gtld-contracting-statistics-18-july.html> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Focus on the use of domain names in France The July 2014 edition of the Afnic Industry Report on Domain Names, in conjunction with the National Library of France (BnF), reviews the use of domains. The Afnic Industry Report on Domain Names provides the key figures and trends related to the global domain name market. < <http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/8023/show/focus-on-the-use-of-domain-names-in-france.html> http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/8023/show/focus-on-the-use-of-domain-names-in-france.html> Policy ushers in new era of choice in .nz domain names The Domain Name Commission Limited (DNCL) is pleased to announce that from 1pm, 30 September 2014 a significantly amended .nz policy will come into effect ? ushering in a new era of choice in .nz domain names. < <http://dnc.org.nz/story/policy-ushers-new-era-choice-nz-domain-names> http://dnc.org.nz/story/policy-ushers-new-era-choice-nz-domain-names> Get Ready ? Second Level .NZ Registrations Coming 30 September In a move that is likely to be welcomed by .nz registrants, New Zealand's Domain Name Commission has announced that as of 30 September 2014 second level registrations will become available, meaning domains such as name.nz can be registered. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22665> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22665> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/21/second-level-nz-registrations-coming/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/21/second-level-nz-registrations-coming/> < <http://www.domainnews.com/second-level-nz-registrations-coming.html> http://www.domainnews.com/second-level-nz-registrations-coming.html> New Zealand To Get Shorter Domains In September The New Zealand domain name registry will be launching domain registrations directly under .nz at the end of September. < <http://www.internetnews.me/2014/07/21/new-zealand-get-shorter-domains-september/> http://www.internetnews.me/2014/07/21/new-zealand-get-shorter-domains-september/> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** How brands are preparing to avoid a ?.fail? in the expanded gTLD space In May we speculated that the looming sunrise for the ?.fail? and ?.wtf? gTLDs, which are prime strings for the creation of gripe sites, would likely be the focus of defensive registrations for companies seeking to keep their brands. The sunrises for both close on Saturday July 26 so we thought we would take a look at whether brands were securing their names in the two TLDs, either for marketing purposes or to keep them out of the hands of others. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=897adfea-bedf-439f-8321-fe3d4efbe43e> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=897adfea-bedf-439f-8321-fe3d4efbe43e> Highly Regulated Industries and New gTLDs: Beyond the Dot in NYC Undeterred by a delayed train, Thomas O?Toole of Bloomberg BNA moderated a dynamic Beyond the Dot Roundtable discussion for highly regulated industries and new gTLDs at Guardian Life Insurance in New York City last week. < <http://gtldstrategy.com/2014/07/14/highly-regulated-industries-and-new-gtlds-beyond-the-dot-in-nyc/> http://gtldstrategy.com/2014/07/14/highly-regulated-industries-and-new-gtlds-beyond-the-dot-in-nyc/> Political Economy of Critical Internet Resources: South America vs. Amazon, Inc.: The Battle for Amazon by Patricia Adriana Vargas Leon & Andreas Kuehn Abstract: This paper is an early attempt to analyze the controversy about the allocation of critical Internet resources, generated by ICANN?s new gTLD program. This paper presents the preliminary findings of the .AMAZON case, a contested prime example in ICANN?s effort to extend the Internet?s name space. The analysis covers the argumentations of the major stakeholders involved, Amazon, Inc. on one side, and the South American governments on the other, but also examines ICANN?s role as administrator of the TLD. However, at the core of this paper there is a dichotomy to analyze: 1) the right of a private entity to assert a brand that it has used for the last 19 years as a new gTLD, and 2) the public interest of the Latin American people to preserve a name that reinforces the preservation of the Amazon region, and which has been used for the last 500 years. < <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2462585> http://ssrn.com/abstract=2462585> .WINE and .VIN: The saga continues at ICANN A revolution is bound to occur in the chain of e-commerce with the advent of new domain name extensions (new gTLDs). Generic extensions such as .search or .shop will have a lasting impact on the Internet. The .wine and .vin gTLDs are, of late, the subject of intense debate between the Internet community and European institutions. < <http://www.dreyfus.fr/en/la-toile-internet/wine-and-vin-the-saga-continues-at-icann/> http://www.dreyfus.fr/en/la-toile-internet/wine-and-vin-the-saga-continues-at-icann/> China breaking Latin alphabet's domain name monopoly [Xinhua] Chinese-speaking Internet users are increasingly able to type the address of a website into a browser using Chinese characters rather than the Latin alphabet. < <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0717/c202936-8757201.html> http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0717/c202936-8757201.html> Who's Who in the New Dot Brandscape - And Why Should You Care? by Jason Loyer Let's go to the scoreboard. There are 1751 applications for new TLDs. Nearly 1/3 (635) are brands. The rest are generics (e.g. .Buzz) and geographies (e.g .NYC). < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140718_whos_who_in_the_new_dot_brandscape_and_why_should_you_care/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140718_whos_who_in_the_new_dot_brandscape_and_why_should_you_care/> Minds + Machines nixes Priority Reservation System after registrars complain Minds + Machines has nixed its Priority Reservation System for new TLDs after registrars questioned aspects of the program. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/18/minds-machines-nixes-priority-reservation-system-after-registrars-complain/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/18/minds-machines-nixes-priority-reservation-system-after-registrars-complain/> INTERVIEW: .Cricket ? the new TLD for 2 billion fans How do you calculate the market potential for a sports domain such as .CRICKET? Calculating the market potential for sports gTLDs is never easy and can be very subjective. One of the main reasons for this is that ?passion? is an integral part of the equation and, in sports, passion can far outweigh normal common or business sense. < <http://www.famousfourmedia.com/2014/07/cricket-the-new-top-level-domain-for-2-bn-fans/> http://www.famousfourmedia.com/2014/07/cricket-the-new-top-level-domain-for-2-bn-fans/> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** A New Age in Cyber Security: Public Cyberhealth The cleanup aimed at disrupting GameOver Zeus and CryptoLocker offers an instructive template for managing mass cyber infections. < <http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/a-new-age-in-cyber-security-public-cyberhealth-/a/d-id/1297360> http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/a-new-age-in-cyber-security-public-cyberhealth-/a/d-id/1297360> Website Hacks Dropped During World Cup Final Hackers apparently took time off to watch the Germany-Argentina title match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. < <http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/website-hacks-dropped-during-world-cup-final/d/d-id/1297370> http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/website-hacks-dropped-during-world-cup-final/d/d-id/1297370> Large Volume DDoS Attacks See Exceptional Growth in First Half of 2014: Arbor Networks Large volume DDoS attacks increased by almost 350 percent from 2013 to the first half of 2014, according to Arbor Networks? DDoS Attack Trends Q2 2014 report. While average attack size and NTP use decreased compared to Q1, attack duration increased, and Arbor emphasizes that volume was the main theme in DDoS attacks for the first half of the year. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/large-volume-ddos-attacks-see-exceptional-growth-first-half-2014-arbor-networks> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/large-volume-ddos-attacks-see-exceptional-growth-first-half-2014-arbor-networks> Kiwi business boost as WatchGuard?s IT security rules the roost ?If IT is difficult then you?re doing it wrong,? says Dave Wilson, Business Development Manager at iT360, an outsourced IT department service in New Zealand. < <http://techday.com/it-brief/news/kiwi-business-boost-as-watchguards-it-security-rules-the-roost/186250/> http://techday.com/it-brief/news/kiwi-business-boost-as-watchguards-it-security-rules-the-roost/186250/> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** Bald Assertions And .EMAIL Yoyos If you?re planning a mid- or end-of-summer vacation, you may have visited the website of a hotel, perhaps even the hotel that filed the complaint in this week?s decision ? Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. < <http://domainnamestrategy.com/2014/07/14/bald-assertions-and-email-yoyos/> http://domainnamestrategy.com/2014/07/14/bald-assertions-and-email-yoyos/> Group-IB disrupts phishing in the .RU and .?? domains The Anti-Phishing Working Group has reported a decline in phishing attacks in Russia in the first quarter of 2014. The share of fraudulent IP-addresses located in Russia has fallen to 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2014, compared to 15.3 percent in the same quarter of 2013. < <http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5874> http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5874> Solarmovie Domain Gets Stolen by Mysterious Hacker Solarmovie, one of the largest video streaming indexes in the Internet, lost control of its domain name yesterday. A mysterious 'hacker' managed to access the name.com registrar and transferred the domain name elsewhere. < <http://torrentfreak.com/solarmovie-domain-stolen-mysterious-hacker-140717/> http://torrentfreak.com/solarmovie-domain-stolen-mysterious-hacker-140717/> Domain name owner loses UDRP, sues, gets $7,500 In April I wrote about how the owner of My-Art.com filed its second UDRP against the domain name MyArt.com and won. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/17/domain-name-owner-loses-udrp-sues-gets-7500/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/17/domain-name-owner-loses-udrp-sues-gets-7500/> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Moniker enables bulk transfer auth codes It?s been a frustrating six weeks for Moniker customers. After a disastrous switch to a completely new registrar platform, many customers wanted to move their domain names to another registrar. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/17/moniker-enabls-bulk-transfer-auth-codes/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/17/moniker-enabls-bulk-transfer-auth-codes/> ********************** - WEBHOSTING ********************** Irish Web Host Blacknight Launches IPv6-Enabled Shared Hosting Platform Irish web hosting provider Blacknight announced on Thursday that its new IPv6-enabled shared hosting platform is now available out of its Carlow data center. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/irish-web-host-blacknight-launches-ipv6-enabled-shared-hosting-platform> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/irish-web-host-blacknight-launches-ipv6-enabled-shared-hosting-platform> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Chart Topping Seven-Figure Sale at Sedo Closes First Half of 2014 on a High Note OK, we've got some catching up to do! As regular readers know I've been away the past two weeks while my wife Diana and I celebrated our 30th anniversary in Europe. In this report and the next one coming out Wednesday evening (July 16) I will be bringing you completely up to date on sales reported since my last column June 18. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2014/20140716.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2014/20140716.htm> ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Study: Kids on screen-time diet lost weight, performed better in school [Scientific American] Parents are in a much more powerful position than they realize. A new study of over 1300 3rd to 5th graders found that parental monitoring of children?s media has ripple effects that extend across several different areas of children?s lives out into the future. For this study, my colleagues and I talked to children, their parents, their teachers, and even their school nurses, once at the beginning and once at the end of a school year. e asked parents whether they set limits on the amount of screen time their children were allowed to have each day, and also on the content of media their children were allowed access to. As one might expect, setting limits on the amount and content of children?s media is generally effective at reducing time on TV and video games and at reducing violent media exposure. < <http://www.salon.com/2014/07/19/study_kids_on_screen_time_diet_lost_weight_performed_better_in_school_partner/> http://www.salon.com/2014/07/19/study_kids_on_screen_time_diet_lost_weight_performed_better_in_school_partner/> ********************** SOCIAL MEDIA ********************** Shakira becomes most liked celebrity on Facebook Shakira has become the first person to attract more than 100 million fans on Facebook, becoming the most "liked" celebrity on the social network in the process. < <http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/20/shakira-most-likes-facebook> http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/20/shakira-most-likes-facebook> ********************** ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY ********************** It?s not just David Byrne and Radiohead: Spotify, Pandora and how streaming music kills jazz and classical After years in which tech-company hype has drowned out most other voices, the frustration of musicians with the digital music world has begun to get a hearing. We know now that many rockers don?t like it. Less discussed so far is the trouble jazz and classical musicians ? and their fans ? have with music streaming, which is being hailed as the ?savior? of the music business. < <http://www.salon.com/2014/07/20/its_not_just_david_byrne_and_radiohead_spotify_pandora_and_how_streaming_music_kills_jazz_and_classical/> http://www.salon.com/2014/07/20/its_not_just_david_byrne_and_radiohead_spotify_pandora_and_how_streaming_music_kills_jazz_and_classical/> ********************** PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE ********************** Mass surveillance 'dangerous habit', says UN rights body Too many governments are "rubber-stamping" mass surveillance programmes, the UN human rights watchdog warns. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28367982> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28367982> Dangerous practice of digital mass surveillance must be subject to independent checks and balances - Pillay [news release] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned Wednesday that studies by her office and others have revealed a ?disturbing? lack of transparency about governmental surveillance policies and practices, ?including de facto coercion of private sector companies to provide sweeping access to information and data relating to private individuals without the latter?s knowledge or consent.? < <http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14875&LangID=E> http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14875&LangID=E> Intelligence services 'creating vast databases' of intercepted emails The intelligence services are constructing "vast databases" out of accumulated interceptions of emails, a tribunal investigating mass surveillance of the internet has been told. < <http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/18/intelligence-services-email-database-internet-tribunal> http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/18/intelligence-services-email-database-internet-tribunal> ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** TPP risks a weaker global trading system, says ex-WTO head The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a step backwards to the days before the World Trade Organisation when the the US and Europe controlled the global trading system to the detriment of developing economies, says a former director-general of the WTO, Supachai Panitchpakdi of Thailand. < <http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/tpp-risks-weaker-global-trading-system-says-ex-wto-head-bd-159501> http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/tpp-risks-weaker-global-trading-system-says-ex-wto-head-bd-159501> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Google's Quarterly Results Show Its Continuing Struggle With Mobile Advertising In the court of Internet advertising, sometimes it?s hard to be the king. Long the reigning champion of online search advertising, Google faces a persistent headache: Consumers are increasingly moving from desktop computers to smartphones and tablets, where the desktop advertising formats of old are not as alluring because of the screen-size restrictions of mobile. And as mobile ads increasingly become a larger part of its business, Google is less able to charge the same premiums that it has for its lucrative desktop ad business. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/technology/googles-earnings-show-its-struggle-with-mobile-ads.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/technology/googles-earnings-show-its-struggle-with-mobile-ads.html> ITU, UN Women announce new global awards for outstanding work in technology for gender equality ITU and UN Women are partnering to launch a new global technology award that recognizes outstanding contributions from women and men in leveraging the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to promote gender equality. < <http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2014/41.aspx> http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2014/41.aspx> nz: Event Wrap: NetHui 2014 APNIC staff participated in NetHui 2014 from 9 to 11 July 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. This annual event, hosted by InternetNZ, comprises community-led discussion sessions on a range of Internet issues with participation from all major Internet stakeholder groups ? business, technical, government, academic and civil society. The theme for this year's NetHui was "The next 25 years of the Internet". < <http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/event-wrap-nethui-2014> http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/event-wrap-nethui-2014> ---------------------------- 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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