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>   1. auDA Domain News - 4 August (David Goldstein)
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> Dublin To Host ICANN?s 54th Public Meeting
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> < <http://www.internetnews.me/2014/08/02/dublin-host-icanns-54th-public-meeting/> http://www.internetnews.me/2014/08/02/dublin-host-icanns-54th-public-meeting/>
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> Australian Government Lets Domain Name Expire
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> < <http://www.ipneighborhood.com/blog/australian-government-lets-domain-name-expire/> http://www.ipneighborhood.com/blog/australian-government-lets-domain-name-expire/>
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> au: Federal government confirms it allowed training.com.au to expire
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> < <http://www.itwire.com/government-tech-news/govenrment-tech-policy/64966-federal-government-confirms-it-allowed-trainingcomau-to-expire> http://www.itwire.com/government-tech-news/govenrment-tech-policy/64966-federal-government-confirms-it-allowed-trainingcomau-to-expire>
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> Sedo Powers 16,216 Domain Sales In First Six Months Of 2014
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> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/08/01/sedo-powers-16216-sales-first-six-months-2014/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/08/01/sedo-powers-16216-sales-first-six-months-2014/>
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> UNESCO Program at UN Obscures Controversy over ICANN
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> UNESCO held a program at UN Headquarters in New York on July 9 which it said was to introduce its new publication ?UNESCO Report on World Trends on Freedom of Expression and Media Development?. This program was to take ?a new look at recent evolutions in media freedom, independence, pluralism, and journalist safety.? 
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> < <http://blogs.taz.de/netizenblog/2014/07/31/unesco-obscures-icann-controversy/> http://blogs.taz.de/netizenblog/2014/07/31/unesco-obscures-icann-controversy/>
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> Deciding Who Will Govern the Internet Issued By Brookings Institution
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> In March the United States announced that it would relinquish its oversight of ICANN. ICANN is an enormously important organization that administers the Internet. There is an emerging consensus that international governance of ICANN is coming but there are many unanswered questions. 
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> < <http://www.nationaljournal.com/library/175480> http://www.nationaljournal.com/library/175480>
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> ICTs, public access and the African Internet Governance Forum
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> ?As Africans we care about the internet, and not only about getting access to it but we also care about how, and by whom, it is governed,? says APCs Emilar Gandhi who recently returned from the African Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Abuja, Nigeria, where she co-organized a workshop on public access to information and communications technologies (ICTs). In an online interview, Emilar spoke to APCNews about what public access would look like in Africa. Advocating to include ICTs in the post-2015 UN development agenda, Emilar will take her message to the upcoming Global IGF.
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> < <http://www.apc.org/en/node/19535> http://www.apc.org/en/node/19535>
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> Language Localisation Toolkit Kicks Off by Kelly HyeYoung KANG
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> After months of collaborative efforts, I am happy to announce the launch of the KISA-ICANN Language Localisation Toolkit.
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> < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/language-localisation-toolkit-kicks-off> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/language-localisation-toolkit-kicks-off>
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> Board Extends Term of ICANN President
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> The ICANN Board has extended by two years the contract of President and Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehad?. It will now run until 30 June 2017.
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> < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-08-01-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-08-01-en>
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> ICANN Tells U.S. Court That ccTLDs Are Not "Property" | Files Motion to Quash in U.S. Legal Action Aimed at Seizing TLDs
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> ICANN has told a U.S. federal court in the District of Columbia, that a ccTLD cannot be considered "property," and thus cannot be attached by plaintiffs in a lawsuit, who are trying to obtain the assets of countries that they argued have supported terrorism.
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> < <https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2014-07-30-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2014-07-30-en>
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> ICANN Approves Name Collision Occurrence Management Framework | Special IP Address (127.0.53.53) Alerts System Administrators of Potential Issue
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> ICANN today announced the approval of the Name Collision Occurrence Management Framework by the ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC). The framework implementation requirements were developed with input from many sources including the ICANN community, a report published by JAS Global Advisors LLC, and advice from the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC).
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> < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-08-01-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-08-01-en>
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> ICANN Approves Investment Policy Statement Update for 2014
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> As part of ICANN's responsibility to perform periodic reviews of the ICANN Investment Policy Statement, a revised policy has been approved by ICANN's Board of Directors implementing a number of minor changes.
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> < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-01-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-01-en>
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> Join Us for a Webinar on the Name Collision Occurrence Management Framework
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> ICANN will be holding a webinar to provide information regarding the Name Collision Occurrence Management Framework. There will be two sessions to accommodate different time zones.
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> < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-08-01-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-08-01-en>
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> John Thune and Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator | United States Senate; U.S. Senator | United States Senate, to Dr. Stephen D. Crocker
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> Input to the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process
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> < <https://www.icann.org/resources/correspondence/thune-rubio-to-crocker-2014-07-31-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/correspondence/thune-rubio-to-crocker-2014-07-31-en>
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> Are Internet domain names ?property??
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> An interesting lawsuit ? Ben Haim et al. v Islamic Republic of Iran et al. ? has been percolating through the federal system for the last few years, involving a group of plaintiffs who have received money judgments against the governments of Iran, Syria, and North Korea for injuries suffered in state-sponsored terror episodes. To satisfy the judgments, the plaintiffs have been on a campaign to seize assets ? bank accounts, real property, etc. ? located in the US belonging to those governments (with, apparently, some limited success).
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> < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/08/01/are-internet-domain-names-property/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/08/01/are-internet-domain-names-property/>
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> Dublin To Host ICANN?s 54th Public Meeting
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> ICANN has formally announced that Dublin will be the host for the 54th ICANN meeting taking place in October 2015.
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> < <http://www.internetnews.me/2014/08/02/dublin-host-icanns-54th-public-meeting/> http://www.internetnews.me/2014/08/02/dublin-host-icanns-54th-public-meeting/>
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> ICANN Seeks to Hire Registrant Advocate ? While Seeking Volunteers for Second Round New gTLDs Discussion Group by Philip Corwin
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> Two recent ICANN announcements caught our eye because of their relevance to domain investors. The first was ICANN?s placement of a notice that it was seeking to hire its first ever Registrant Services Director-Consumer Advocate.
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> < <http://www.internetcommerce.org/icann-seeks-to-hire-registrant-advocate-while-seeking-volunteers-for-second-round-new-gtlds-discussion-group/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/icann-seeks-to-hire-registrant-advocate-while-seeking-volunteers-for-second-round-new-gtlds-discussion-group/>
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> Solving the GAC-GNSO participation problem by Brenden Kuerbis
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> One of the more pressing problems at ICANN is the participation of governments in the policy development process. All too often, the outcome is an eleventh-hour intervention from the GAC which short-circuits the GNSO bottom up policy making process. This is not for lack of effort to correct the situation. Both the first and the second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) reports [1, 2] flagged the problem and included suggestions for improving it. ICANN has spent a lot of time and resources on improving GAC?s visibility into the GNSO?s policy making process. More recently, a GAC?GNSO Consultation Group was formed to examine and develop proposed solutions to enable greater cooperation and coordination between the two bodies.
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> < <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/08/01/solving-the-gac-gnso-participation-problem/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/08/01/solving-the-gac-gnso-participation-problem/>
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> 15 recommendations to improve ICANN NomCom
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> ICANN?s Nominating Committee may soon have a new format, new terms for its members and may no longer select to positions other than the Board.
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> < <http://post.milathan.com/2014/08/15-recommendations-to-improve-icann-nomcom/> http://post.milathan.com/2014/08/15-recommendations-to-improve-icann-nomcom/>
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> nz: InternetNZ appoints Lee to Council, March as chairperson
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> New Zealand internet advocacy group InternetNZ has elected Sarah Lee as Council member.
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> < <http://www.telecompaper.com/news/internetnz-appoints-lee-to-council-march-as-chairperson--1028748> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/internetnz-appoints-lee-to-council-march-as-chairperson--1028748>
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> Jamie Baddeley elected new InternetNZ president
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> Jamie Baddeley has been elected president of InternetNZ. The non-profit, which adminsters the .nz domain and advocates for an open and uncapturable internet recently held a by-election to replace Frank March who is standing down after five years in the role.
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> < <http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/jamie-baddeley-elected-new-internetnz-president> http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/jamie-baddeley-elected-new-internetnz-president>
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> ru: Coordination Center took part in exercises aimed at strengthening security of the Russian segment of the Internet
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> Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media have conducted exercises to develop measures for protection of the Russian segment of Internet from external influences.
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> < <http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5908> http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5908>
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> uk: Update on Nominet Registrar Services
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> As the launch of .cymru and .wales gets closer, further details about Nominet Registrar Services Limited (NRS) are now available.The company is a wholly-owned Nominet subsidiary which will guarantee a distribution channel for .wales and .cymru as ICANN rules mean that the new domains may only be sold through ICANN Accredited Registrars.Registrars who wish to offer the Welsh domains but are not ICANN-accredited can choose to offer them by becoming a reseller of NRS or any ICANN Accredited Registrar who has signed up with Nominet to sell these gTLDs.
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> < <http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/update-nominet-registrar-services> http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/update-nominet-registrar-services>
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> uk: Change to Data Quality Policy
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> The Data Quality Policy introduced earlier this year will be amended with effect from the 22nd September to remove the planned automatic cancellation of domain names that do not meet the necessary validation checks after 30 days. An initial Data Quality transition period, from 7th May to 22nd September, was implemented during which domain names on Accredited Channel Partner and Channel Partner tags were not automatically cancelled where validation could not be completed.
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> < <http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/change-data-quality-policy> http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/change-data-quality-policy>
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> Many Moving Parts: Running a Registry
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> Each of the 1,400 applicants for new TLDs took on daunting, new responsibilities when they decided to invest in the next big Internet thing. But their multi-year application process ? jumping through high hoops, adjusting to the untried and unknown, and enduring multiple rule changes ? may seem like duck soup compared to the challenges of running a registry.
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> < <http://gtldstrategy.com/2014/07/28/many-moving-parts-running-a-registry/> http://gtldstrategy.com/2014/07/28/many-moving-parts-running-a-registry/>
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> Why most brands may never sign the ICANN contract
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> It?s hard to believe that the governing body of the Internet could possibly have come up with an idea without really understanding how they were going to implement it.
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> < <http://gtld.club/2014/07/28/why-most-brands-may-never-sign-the-icann-contract/> http://gtld.club/2014/07/28/why-most-brands-may-never-sign-the-icann-contract/>
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> "Requiescat in Pace" - the new .RIP gTLD by Jean Guillon
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> I thought "RIP" stood for "Rest In Peace". I thought it was an acronym used in English only and a TLD that would be understood by the next generation; because no one would ever register such a domain name ending in .RIP today. When you say "RIP", it makes you think of death... I have also said that such a TLD was something... typically American and that no other culture would consider buying such domain names because promoting death online is something a bit odd.
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> < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140801_requiescat_in_pace_the_new_rip_generic_top_level_domain/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140801_requiescat_in_pace_the_new_rip_generic_top_level_domain/>
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> Donuts: 775,000 domain names served
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> Donuts sent out a newsletter today that announced it is up to 775,000 domain name registrations.
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> < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/donuts-775000-domain-names-served/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/donuts-775000-domain-names-served/>
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> German domain name .Reisen tops Donuts? launches with 2,262 registrations
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> Donuts launched another four domain names into regularly-priced general availability yesterday.
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> < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/german-domain-name-reisen-tops-donuts-launches-with-2262-registrations/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/german-domain-name-reisen-tops-donuts-launches-with-2262-registrations/>
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> New Internet Domain Names Need a Backstory to Succeed by John Berard
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> If web address registrations are any indication (and they may not be), the hundreds of new Internet domains (where .guru competes with .com and .berlin intrudes on .de) are seeing slow, but steady success. By one count, there are about 2 million new online addresses. Slow and steady may wind up being the best business model, but if the effect of the TLDs is to be felt in business, culturally and socially, there needs to be more done than create the opportunity to register a new name.
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> < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140731_new_internet_domain_names_need_a_backstory_to_succeed/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140731_new_internet_domain_names_need_a_backstory_to_succeed/>
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> Web.com discusses .XYZ and threat from Google
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> Web.com held its quarterly conference call yesterday. Analysts asked the company about Network Solutions? .xyz domain name giveaway and the threat from Google becoming a domain name registrar.
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> < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/01/web-com-discusses-xyz-and-threat-from-google/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/01/web-com-discusses-xyz-and-threat-from-google/>
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> Six Approaches to Creating an Enterprise Cyber Intelligence Program
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> According to the Verisign 2014 Cyber Threats and Trends Report, cyber intelligence has matured from an industry buzzword to a formal discipline, which has implications for vendors and security leaders.
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> < <http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/six_approaches_to_creating_an> http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/six_approaches_to_creating_an>
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> Cyber Attack ? Hackers Attacks Israeli Web Servers
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> Over the last day data stored on many Israeli internet servers has faced an attack called Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS), resulting in extremely slow browsing times, making it almost impossible to surf.
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> < <http://i-hls.com/2014/07/cyber-attack-hackers-attacks-israeli-web-servers/> http://i-hls.com/2014/07/cyber-attack-hackers-attacks-israeli-web-servers/>
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> Complainant On-The-Hunt Bags Hijacking Verdict
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> Remember how often I?ve said it?s important to hire counsel experienced with the UDRP and all of its nuances? At least one brand owner and one law firm in Denmark haven?t gotten the message.
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> < <http://domainnamestrategy.com/2014/07/28/complainant-on-the-hunt-bags-hijacking-verdict/> http://domainnamestrategy.com/2014/07/28/complainant-on-the-hunt-bags-hijacking-verdict/>
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> New from Verisign Labs - Measuring Privacy Disclosures in URL Query Strings
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> Have you ever gone to socially share or email a URL and found that it was much longer than you had expected?
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> < <http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/new_from_verisign_labs_measuring> http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/new_from_verisign_labs_measuring>
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> Solving Challenges of Scale in Data and Language
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> It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that the early Internet operated on the scale of kilobytes, with all spoken languages represented using a single character encoding ? ASCII. Today's global Internet, so fundamental to society and the world's economy, now enables access to orders of magnitude more information, connecting a speakers of a full spectrum of languages.
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> Update on IANA Oversight Discussions: ICG Meeting and IETF 90
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> In recent weeks, two significant community discussions regarding the transition of oversight of the IANA functions have taken place. The following summaries are provided as feedback to the RIPE community and include links to more detailed reports.
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> < <http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/industry-developments/update-on-iana-oversight-discussions-icg-meeting-and-ietf-90> http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/industry-developments/update-on-iana-oversight-discussions-icg-meeting-and-ietf-90>
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> Australian Government Lets Domain Name Expire
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> Private investors have picked up a prized Internet domain name, formerly owned by the Australian Government.
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> < <http://www.ipneighborhood.com/blog/australian-government-lets-domain-name-expire/> http://www.ipneighborhood.com/blog/australian-government-lets-domain-name-expire/>
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> au: Federal government confirms it allowed training.com.au to expire
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> Private education and training firm Now Hiring has confirmed it acquired the Training.com.au from the federal government yesterday, and the government has also responded.
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> < <http://www.itwire.com/government-tech-news/govenrment-tech-policy/64966-federal-government-confirms-it-allowed-trainingcomau-to-expire> http://www.itwire.com/government-tech-news/govenrment-tech-policy/64966-federal-government-confirms-it-allowed-trainingcomau-to-expire>
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> Amazon.com starts offering domain name registration
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> Amazon.com is now offering domain name registration in conjunction with its web services.
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> < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/amazon-com-starts-offering-domain-name-registration/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/amazon-com-starts-offering-domain-name-registration/>
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> Web.com misses revenue target, acquires UK online directory company
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> Web.com, which owns Network Solutions, Register.com and SnapNames, released earnings after the bell today.
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> < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/web-com-misses-revenue-target-acquires-uk-online-directory-company/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/web-com-misses-revenue-target-acquires-uk-online-directory-company/>
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> Netcraft: July 2014 Web Server Survey
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> In the July 2014 survey we received responses from 996,106,380 sites. Microsoft gained 22 million sites this month, helping to increase its market share by 1.18 percentage points. Combined with a 1.78 point loss in Apache's market share, Microsoft is now the new market leader with a 37.5% share of all sites.
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> Domain Prices Set Record as New TLDs Begin Trading, According to Sedo?s 1H 2014 Market Study
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> Sedo ... announced the results of its First Half 2014 Domain Market Study, revealing domain industry trends and changes based on transactions in its marketplace.
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> < <https://sedo.com/presse/presse.php?tracked=&partnerid=&language=e&id=660&session=d9a7497b271c4d2cf0cf9accc6acf6e0> https://sedo.com/presse/presse.php?tracked=&partnerid=&language=e&id=660&session=d9a7497b271c4d2cf0cf9accc6acf6e0>
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> Sedo Powers 16,216 Domain Sales In First Six Months Of 2014
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> Sedo was behind 16,216 transactions worth a total of $35.9 million in sales over the first six months of 2014, the company announced in its First Half 2014 Domain Market Study.
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> < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22725> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22725>
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> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/08/01/sedo-powers-16216-sales-first-six-months-2014/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/08/01/sedo-powers-16216-sales-first-six-months-2014/>
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> < <http://www.domainnews.com/sedo-16-216-domain-sales-first-six-months-2014.html> http://www.domainnews.com/sedo-16-216-domain-sales-first-six-months-2014.html>
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> .COM Domains Remain Strong as New gTLDs Command Significant Market Value: Sedo Report
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> Since the new gTLDs started to become available in January, Sedo reports that the highest public sale of a new gTLD domain on its marketplace was eat.club, which sold for $20,000. Despite the excitement around new gTLDs, .com still remains the most popular TLD on its marketplace, accounting for more than half (55 percent) of all sales.
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> < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/com-domains-remain-strong-new-gtlds-command-significant-market-value-sedo-report> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/com-domains-remain-strong-new-gtlds-command-significant-market-value-sedo-report>
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> Sedo sells $17M of domains in Q2, including a new TLD for $100k
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> The company sold about $17 million worth of domain names in the second quarter, down slightly from $19 million in Q1. In the second quarter is sold 7,453 domains, down from 8,763 in the first quarter.
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> < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/sedo-sells-17m-domain-names/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/sedo-sells-17m-domain-names/>
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> More Good News on the Domain Sales Front: Sedo Reports Double Digit Rise in Average Prices for First Half of 2014
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> Just two days after DomainHoldings reported a huge increase in their 2Q-2014 domain sales, Sedo is out with a report (in infographic form) today revealing a 17% increase in their mean average sales price during the first six months of this year vs. the same time frame a year ago. That number rises to $2,214 while their median price (the point at which half of all sales were higher and half were lower) was up 7% to $616. Sedo reported a total of $35.9 million in sales for 1H-2014, generated from 16,216 transactions.
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> < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140731.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140731.htm>
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> Estibot to launch domainIQ for reverse and historical whois
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> The company behind Estibot is launching a new domain name service called domainIQ next week.
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> < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/estibot-to-launch-domainiq-for-reverse-and-historical-whois/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/31/estibot-to-launch-domainiq-for-reverse-and-historical-whois/>
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> .Kiwi Premium Domain Sales Top $250,000
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> The .Kiwi Registry is reporting for the firs time that they have sold over $250,000 in .Kiwi premium domain names.
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> < <http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/01/kiwi-premium-domain-sales-top-250000/> http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/01/kiwi-premium-domain-sales-top-250000/>
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> ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY
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> au: Crackdown on net piracy
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> The chief executives of Australia?s biggest media companies will be invited to make their case for measures to clamp down on internet piracy at a forum which the government expects to host later this month, led by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
> 
> < <http://www.afr.com/p/technology/crackdown_on_net_piracy_6vMDha2DW1HuiCEVtRI5wL> http://www.afr.com/p/technology/crackdown_on_net_piracy_6vMDha2DW1HuiCEVtRI5wL>
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> au: Online Copyright Infringement
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> The Government has today released the Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper and is seeking public submissions on the draft proposals designed to address online piracy. 
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> < <http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/Mediareleases/Pages/2014/ThirdQuarter/30July2014-OnlineCopyrightInfringement.aspx> http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/Mediareleases/Pages/2014/ThirdQuarter/30July2014-OnlineCopyrightInfringement.aspx>
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> No silver bullet to curb online piracy
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> Film companies, content distributors, internet service providers and consumer advocates have until the first day of September to make their voices heard on the knotty issue of online piracy, but it?s not difficult to guess what they are going to say.
> 
> < <http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/7/31/technology/no-silver-bullet-curb-online-piracy> http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/7/31/technology/no-silver-bullet-curb-online-piracy>
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> ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL
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> Australia: You Wouldn't Steal a DVD, But You Would Block Websites and Suspend Internet Accounts
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> When the Australian government first began requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block websites in 2012, Australians were assured that it would only be used to block the "worst of the worst" child pornography. This week, a discussion paper was issued that proposes to extend this Web blocking regime, so that it would also block sites that facilitate copyright infringement. Funny how that always seems to happen.
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> < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/australia-you-wouldnt-steal-dvd-you-would-block-websites-and-suspend-internet> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/australia-you-wouldnt-steal-dvd-you-would-block-websites-and-suspend-internet>
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> BRAND PROTECTION & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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> Gearing up for the fakes and fraudsters at the Commonwealth Games
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> The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is the largest ever sporting event Scotland has seen. The twentieth Commonwealth Games see?s 70 nations and 4,084 athletes take part in 261 events over 11 days. Whilst not on the same scale as the FIFA World Cup or the Summer Olympic Games, it is a global event and will be watched by millions around the world, as well as hundreds of thousands who have been lucky enough to obtain tickets.
> 
> < <http://www.netnames.com/blog/2014/07/gearing-up-for-the-fakes-and-fraudsters-at-the-commonwealth-games/> http://www.netnames.com/blog/2014/07/gearing-up-for-the-fakes-and-fraudsters-at-the-commonwealth-games/>
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> Australia seeks to clamp down on IP spending
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> The department responsible for IP in Australia is seeking ways to cut back on unnecessary expenditure as part of government plans to save AUD $1 billion ($940 million).
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> < <http://www.worldipreview.com/news/australia-seeks-to-clamp-down-on-ip-spending-6979> http://www.worldipreview.com/news/australia-seeks-to-clamp-down-on-ip-spending-6979>
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> ------
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> David Goldstein
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