*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** 5 Things Your CEO Should Know About gTLDs by Jennifer Wolfe < <http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2359996/5-things-your-ceo-should-know-about-gtlds> http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2359996/5-things-your-ceo-should-know-about-gtlds> Verisign Mitigates 300 Gbps DDoS Attack and Other Q2 2014 DDoS Trends < <http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/verisign_mitigates_300_gbps_ddos> http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/verisign_mitigates_300_gbps_ddos> Is the Internet full? Major sites brought down by technical problems < <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/11032430/Is-the-Internet-full-Major-sites-brought-down-by-technical-problems.html> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/11032430/Is-the-Internet-full-Major-sites-brought-down-by-technical-problems.html> Five Million Domains Added In Q1 Taking Global Total To 276 Million: Verisign < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/08/12/five-million-domains-q1-verisign/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/08/12/five-million-domains-q1-verisign/> Website Usage Analysis in the New gTLDs < <http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/website_usage_analysis_in_the> http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/website_usage_analysis_in_the> Verisign: 41% of new gTLD sites are parked < <http://domainincite.com/17166-verisign-41-of-new-gtld-sites-are-parked> http://domainincite.com/17166-verisign-41-of-new-gtld-sites-are-parked> ********************** - ICANN ********************** Update: The IANA Functions Infographic ICANN today released a new IANA Functions Infographic which explains how the core IANA functions allow users like you to access the Internet. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-11-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-11-en> Applicants Respond to London GAC Advice on New gTLDs In the GAC London Communiqu?, the Governmental Advisory Committee ("GAC") issued further advice to the ICANN Board of Directors regarding New gTLD applications. ICANN notified applicants and the community about the GAC's advice on 14 July 2014, thus opening a 21-day applicant response period. Applicant responses have been made public. < <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-11aug14-en> http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-11aug14-en> New gTLD Program Auctions - Updated Auction Schedule The Auction Schedule is updated as of 11 August 2014. This version is updated to reflect the 2015 Auction Dates for January, February, and March. Also reflected is the finalization of the Name Collision Occurrence Management Framework as it pertains to the Auction Schedule. Because the Framework is now finalized, postponement requests on this basis will no longer be accommodated. < <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions> http://newgtlds.icann.org//en/applicants/auctions> At-Large Seeks Your Feedback on the 2nd ATLAS Declaration The Second At-Large Summit (ATLAS II), which was held concurrently during ICANN's 50th meeting, attracted nearly 150 At-Large Structures from 70 countries. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-12-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-12-en> CPE Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Updated ICANN has updated the CPE FAQs. The update includes revisions to existing answers based on lessons learned over the past nine months of CPE operations as well as the addition of answers to questions regarding Accelerated Invitation to CPE. < <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-13aug14-en> http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-13aug14-en> Fadi Chehad? to Honorable Anna G. Eshoo New gTLD Applications for .WINE and .VIN < <https://www.icann.org/resources/correspondence/chehade-to-eshoo-2014-08-11-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/correspondence/chehade-to-eshoo-2014-08-11-en> Cyrus Namazi, Vice President, Domain Name Services & Industry Engagement | ICANN, to Elisa Cooper, Keith Drazek, and Kristina Name Collisions in New gTLDs < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-cooper-et-al-08aug14-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-cooper-et-al-08aug14-en.pdf> Cyrus Namazi, Vice President, Domain Name Services & Industry Engagement | ICANN, to Rubens K?hl Name Collisions in New gTLDs < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-kuhl-08aug14-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-kuhl-08aug14-en.pdf> Cyrus Namazi, Vice President, Domain Name Services & Industry Engagement | ICANN, to Bruce MacPherson Name Collisions in New gTLDs < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-macpherson-08aug14-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-macpherson-08aug14-en.pdf> Cyrus Namazi, Vice President, Domain Name Services & Industry Engagement | ICANN, to Andrew Merriam and the NTAG Name Collisions in New gTLDs < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-merriam-ntag-08aug14-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-merriam-ntag-08aug14-en.pdf> Cyrus Namazi, Vice President, Domain Name Services & Industry Engagement | ICANN, to Anschelika Smoljar Name Collisions in New gTLDs < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-smoljar-08aug14-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-smoljar-08aug14-en.pdf> Fadi Chehad? to Dr. Muhammad Khalid Ejaz Request for Details of GAC Election < <https://www.icann.org/resources/correspondence/chehade-to-ejaz-2014-08-11-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/correspondence/chehade-to-ejaz-2014-08-11-en> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** nz: Policy Reviews - Dispute Resolution Service Policy, Disputes and Complaints Policy, Investigations and Inquiries Policy As part of the ongoing review of .nz policies, three policies are now being reviewed. < <http://dnc.org.nz/story/policy-reviews-dispute-resolution-service-policy-disputes-and-complaints-policy-investigations> http://dnc.org.nz/story/policy-reviews-dispute-resolution-service-policy-disputes-and-complaints-policy-investigations> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** 5 Things Your CEO Should Know About gTLDs by Jennifer Wolfe As the Internet continues to evolve with the adoption and expansion of gTLDs, chief executives need to be prepared to evolve along with it. Here are the top five things CEOs need to know about the new gTLDs. < <http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2359996/5-things-your-ceo-should-know-about-gtlds> http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2359996/5-things-your-ceo-should-know-about-gtlds> Flood of New TLDs Continues Numerous new TLDs are making waves in the world of content branding and discovery by providing a more globally accessible alternative to traditional .com website addresses. < <http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=183286> http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=183286> DCA objects to new GAC advice on dotAfrica domain Michael Ouma DotConnectAfrica has objected to the recent advice issued by the Government Advisory Committee to ICANN over the contentious ?.africa? gTLD after the ICANN 50 meeting in London. < <http://www.cio.co.ke/news/top-stories/dca-objects-to-new-gac-advice-on-dotafrica-domain> http://www.cio.co.ke/news/top-stories/dca-objects-to-new-gac-advice-on-dotafrica-domain> < <http://allafrica.com/stories/201408130177.html> http://allafrica.com/stories/201408130177.html> A wee victory for proud Scots all over the world wide web Scotland finally has its own homeland on the web, in the form of the .scot domain. As a Scottish expat, this launch, in the midst of an independence debate, is rather exciting. It gives us yet another reason to throw on the kilt, raise a glass of Scotch, and chow down on some haggis. < <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatlife/11026053/A-wee-victory-for-proud-Scots-all-over-the-world-wide-web.html> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatlife/11026053/A-wee-victory-for-proud-Scots-all-over-the-world-wide-web.html> Plans for a .cumbria domain are 'underwhelming', says leading hotelier A CUMBRIA internet domain name would be of little use to the county?s hospitality businesses, according to high-profile hotelier Jonathan Denby. < <http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11398298.Plans_for_a__cumbria_domain_are__underwhelming___says_leading_hotelier/> http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11398298.Plans_for_a__cumbria_domain_are__underwhelming___says_leading_hotelier/> Warning: Some Registrars (Godaddy) Are Making The Radix $160 Landrush Fee NonRefundable ... Radix has been advertising on social media calling their landrush a ?no risk landrush? meaning that the $160 landrush fee is fully refundable if you don?t get the domain name you applied for. However some registrars are making that $160 fee non-refundable, meaning you don?t get your $160 back even if you don?t get the domain name you apply for. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/12/warning-some-registrars-godaddy-are-making-the-radix-160-landrush-fee-nonrefundable/> http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/12/warning-some-registrars-godaddy-are-making-the-radix-160-landrush-fee-nonrefundable/> This week in new TLDs: medical and financial domain names A slow week for new TLDs is on tap. Donuts is the only company with new releases hitting general availability this week. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/11/medical-financial-tlds/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/11/medical-financial-tlds/> Biggest new TLD surprises (upside and downside) We?re closing in on 200 TLDs being released in general availability, and there have been quite a few surprises. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/11/biggest-new-tld-surprises/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/11/biggest-new-tld-surprises/> Momentum cancels dot-brand conference Momentum Events has cancelled its planned new gTLD conference, which was due to take place in Amsterdam next month. < <http://domainincite.com/17164-momentum-cancels-dot-brand-conference> http://domainincite.com/17164-momentum-cancels-dot-brand-conference> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Verisign Mitigates 300 Gbps DDoS Attack and Other Q2 2014 DDoS Trends It has been another busy quarter for the team that works on our DDoS Protection Services here at Verisign. As detailed in the recent release of our Q2 2014 DDoS Trends Report, from April to June of this year, we not only saw a jump in frequency and size of attacks against our customers, we witnessed the largest DDoS attack we?ve ever observed and mitigated ? an attack over 300 Gbps against one of our Media and Entertainment customers. < <http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/verisign_mitigates_300_gbps_ddos> http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/verisign_mitigates_300_gbps_ddos> au: Mandatory laws will help ?bolster? cyber-security capabilities The important role such laws could play in bolstering Australia?s cyber-security capabilities has been largely lost in the uproar about the government?s proposed mandatory metadata retention laws, according to the chief of Australia?s domain regulatory authority. < <http://www.itwire.com/government-tech-news/govenrment-tech-policy/65066-mandatory-laws-will-help-?bolster?-cyber-security-capabilities> http://www.itwire.com/government-tech-news/govenrment-tech-policy/65066-mandatory-laws-will-help-?bolster?-cyber-security-capabilities> Internet Of Things Security Reaches Tipping Point It all began more than four years ago with HD Moore's groundbreaking research in embedded device security -- VoIP, DSL, SCADA, printers, videoconferencing, and switching equipment -- found exposed on the public Internet and sporting diagnostics backdoors put in place by developers. < <http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/internet-of-things-security-reaches-tipping-point/d/d-id/1298019> http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/internet-of-things-security-reaches-tipping-point/d/d-id/1298019> Edward Snowden: The Untold Story The message arrives on my ?clean machine,? a MacBook Air loaded only with a sophisticated encryption package. ?Change in plans,? my contact says. ?Be in the lobby of the Hotel ______ by 1 pm. Bring a book and wait for ES to find you.? ? ES is Edward Snowden, the most wanted man in the world. For almost nine months, I have been trying to set up an interview with him?traveling to Berlin, Rio de Janeiro twice, and New York multiple times to talk with the handful of his confidants who can arrange a meeting. Among other things, I want to answer a burning question: What drove Snowden to leak hundreds of thousands of top-secret documents, revelations that have laid bare the vast scope of the government?s domestic surveillance programs? In May I received an email from his lawyer, ACLU attorney Ben Wizner, confirming that Snowden would meet me in Moscow and let me hang out and chat with him for what turned out to be three solid days over several weeks. It is the most time that any journalist has been allowed to spend with him since he arrived in Russia in June 2013. But the finer details of the rendezvous remain shrouded in mystery. I landed in Moscow without knowing precisely where or when Snowden and I would actually meet. Now, at last, the details are set. < <http://www.wired.com/2014/08/edward-snowden/> http://www.wired.com/2014/08/edward-snowden/> Planned U.S. cyber warfare program could hurt innocent countries - Snowden A developing U.S. cyber security program would not only hunt down and halt potential computer attacks but also strike back without staff oversight, according to former U.S. National Security Agency contractor, Edward Snowden. < <http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/13/us-cybersecurity-snowden-idINKBN0GD1JM20140813> http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/13/us-cybersecurity-snowden-idINKBN0GD1JM20140813> Edward Snowden?s latest secrets: U.S. was responsible for an entire country?s Internet outage This week Wired published a comprehensive profile of ?The Most Wanted Man in the World,? Edward Snowden. The seven digital pages of James Bamford?s three days with the National Security Agency whistle-blower give a glance at Snowden?s back story, and then follow his career trajectory from the Army Special Ops ? where he broke both legs and was discharged ? to the CIA, and then his final stints with NSA contractors Dell and Booz Allen. < <http://www.salon.com/2014/08/13/edward_snowdens_latest_secrets_u_s_was_responsible_for_an_entire_countrys_internet_outage/> http://www.salon.com/2014/08/13/edward_snowdens_latest_secrets_u_s_was_responsible_for_an_entire_countrys_internet_outage/> Snowden claims you should blame the NSA for a 2012 Syrian Internet outage, not Assad Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says the NSA was responsible for a 2012 Syrian Internet outage, in a new profile published Wednesday by Wired: < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/08/13/snowden-claims-you-should-blame-the-nsa-for-a-2012-syrian-internet-outage-not-assad/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/08/13/snowden-claims-you-should-blame-the-nsa-for-a-2012-syrian-internet-outage-not-assad/> Why the U.S. Can?t Automatically Retaliate in Cyberspace, Yet To hear Edward Snowden tell it, the secret program that finally drove the former National Security Agency contractor to leak sensitive documents would have allowed the U.S. to retaliate automatically against foreign cyberattacks. < <http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/13/why-the-u-s-cant-automatically-retaliate-in-cyberspace-yet/?mod=ST1> http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/13/why-the-u-s-cant-automatically-retaliate-in-cyberspace-yet/?mod=ST1> Study Confirms Uyghur Remain in Crosshairs of Targeted Attacks A research paper to be delivered next week at USENIX takes a deep look into the reconnaissance nation-states undergo in order to craft email-based attacks against non-governmental organizations. < <http://threatpost.com/study-confirms-uyghur-remain-in-crosshairs-of-targeted-attacks/107741> http://threatpost.com/study-confirms-uyghur-remain-in-crosshairs-of-targeted-attacks/107741> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** UK Police Hijack Ads of 74 Pirate Websites, Refuse to Name Them New data obtained through a Freedom of Information request reveals that the UK's 'piracy police' are hijacking the ads of 74 suspected pirate sites. The police are refusing to reveal the domain names as that would "raise the profile of these sites." Fearing cyber-attacks, the names of participating advertising agencies are also being withheld. < <http://torrentfreak.com/uk-police-hijacks-ads-74-websites-refuses-name-140812/> http://torrentfreak.com/uk-police-hijacks-ads-74-websites-refuses-name-140812/> RMIT University Loses URS On RMIT.Education, To A Parked Page With Links To It RMIT University of Melbourne, Australia lost its bid to get the domain name RMIT.education suspended through a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) proceeding. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/11/rmit-university-loses-urs-on-rmit-education-to-a-parked-page-with-links-to-it/> http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/11/rmit-university-loses-urs-on-rmit-education-to-a-parked-page-with-links-to-it/> China Product Counterfeiting: Using UDRP To Shut Down The Website Our law firm has in the last year had probably twice as many counterfeit matters as in any prior year. Not sure if this is because counterfeiting is on the increase or if it is just because American companies are getting so sick of it that they are becoming more likely to take action. Most of these matters involve Chinese companies shipping counterfeit product into the United States. < <http://www.chinalawblog.com/2014/08/china-product-counterfeiting-and-using-udrp-to-shut-down-the-website.html> http://www.chinalawblog.com/2014/08/china-product-counterfeiting-and-using-udrp-to-shut-down-the-website.html> au: Lytro, Inc. v. Drift Alliance Pty Ltd - Case No. DAU2014-0019 1. The Parties: The Complainant is Lytro, Inc., of Mountain View, California, United States of America (?US?), represented by Mariana Antcheva, US. The Respondent is Drift Alliance Pty Ltd, of Semaphore Park, South Australia, Australia, internally represented. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <lytro.com.au> (the ?Disputed Domain Name?) is registered with Web Address Registration Pty Ltd. < <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2014-0019> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2014-0019> ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** 512KDay: How the internet just BROKE under its own weight Yesterday, 12 August, 2014, the internet hit an arbitrary limit of more than 512,000 routes. This 512K route limit is something we have known about for some time. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/13/512k_invited_us_out_to_play/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/13/512k_invited_us_out_to_play/> Is the Internet full? Major sites brought down by technical problems Problems that brought down websites such as eBay could become a regular occurrence as the Internet effectively runs out of space, experts have warned. < <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/11032430/Is-the-Internet-full-Major-sites-brought-down-by-technical-problems.html> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/11032430/Is-the-Internet-full-Major-sites-brought-down-by-technical-problems.html> Here?s why your Internet might have been slow on Tuesday Some users were frustrated to find some of their favorite Web sites were unresponsive or otherwise inaccessible Tuesday. But it wasn't a data center outage or a squirrel chewing through a cable line causing the disruption. Instead, structural problems with one of the core technologies that keeps the Internet working were to blame, researchers say. < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/08/13/heres-why-your-internet-might-have-been-slow-on-tuesday/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/08/13/heres-why-your-internet-might-have-been-slow-on-tuesday/> Internet routers hitting 512K limit, some become unreliable >From performance issues at hosting provider Liquid Web to outages at eBay and LastPass, large networks and websites suffered a series of disruptions and outages on Tuesday. Some Internet engineers are blaming the disruptions on a novel technical issue that impacts older Internet routers. < <http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/08/internet-routers-hitting-512k-limit-some-become-unreliable/> http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/08/internet-routers-hitting-512k-limit-some-become-unreliable/> Echoes of Y2K: Engineers Buzz That Internet Is Outgrowing Its Gear Network engineers are buzzing this week as the Internet outgrows some of its gear. Internet providers, corporations and universities all rely on a common map of routes to send emails, videos and everything else on the Web where it's supposed to go. < <http://online.wsj.com/articles/y2k-meets-512k-as-internet-limit-approaches-1407937617> http://online.wsj.com/articles/y2k-meets-512k-as-internet-limit-approaches-1407937617> BGP Routing Table Size Limit Blamed for Tuesday?s Website Outages Many websites, including Data Center Knowledge and the WHIR, responded sporadically from certain locations Tuesday, but the outages did not result from loss of power at a hosting company?s or a cloud provider?s data center, a flood or a network cable severed by a squirrel. The problem was attributed to a structural problem in the way the Internet is built. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/bgp-routing-table-size-limit-blamed-tuesdays-website-outages> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/bgp-routing-table-size-limit-blamed-tuesdays-website-outages> Internet troubles today? You can blame it on IPv4 You might have heard something about Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) causing possible connectivity problems in future if web users don?t begin using the newer IPv6. Well, those problems have arrived, with numerous websites including eBay, Amazon, LinkedIn and others hit by outages yesterday. Also affected were major network providers like AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner and Verizon, as well as BT and Virgin in the UK. < <http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/08/13/internet-troubles-today-you-can-blame-it-on-ipv4/> http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/08/13/internet-troubles-today-you-can-blame-it-on-ipv4/> Global internet outages caused by routing table spike Internet connectivity issues this week which saw many sites become unreachable were caused by a sudden spike in announcements of traffic routes between networks, which in turn pushed core routers over their default limits. < <http://www.itnews.com.au/News/391028,global-internet-outages-caused-by-routing-table-spike.aspx> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/391028,global-internet-outages-caused-by-routing-table-spike.aspx> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Five Million Domains Added In Q1 Taking Global Total To 276 Million: Verisign Five million domain names were added across all TLDs across the globe in the first quarter of 2014, replicating the number added in the fourth quarter of 2013, Verisign announced in their latest Domain Name Industry Brief, taking the total Domains Under Management to 276 million as of 31 March. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22754> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22754> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/08/12/five-million-domains-q1-verisign/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/08/12/five-million-domains-q1-verisign/> < <http://www.domainnews.com/five-million-domains-q1-verisign.html> http://www.domainnews.com/five-million-domains-q1-verisign.html> Verisign: Internet grew by 5 million domain names in Q1 Verisign released its Domain Name Industry Brief today, estimating that the total base of registered domain names grew by 5 million to 276 million in Q1 this year. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/11/verisign-internet-grew-by-5-million-domain-names-in-q1/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/08/11/verisign-internet-grew-by-5-million-domain-names-in-q1/> Verisign Reports More than 19 Million Domains Have Been Added to the Internet Over the Past Year Verisign released their Q1 2014 Domain Name Industry Brief today, a report that said 5 million domain names were added to the Internet in the opening quarter of this year. That brings the total number of registered domain names (across all extensions) to a total of 276 million worldwide. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140811.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140811.htm> Website Usage Analysis in the New gTLDs A recent study, by EURid and the Leuven Statistics Research Centre, set out to better understand the most common usage of websites that are linked to domains, and we thought it would be an interesting exercise to extend similar analysis to the new gTLD market. So, we analyzed all second-level domains registered in new gTLDs according to published zone files on June 29, 2014. Verisign utilizes our own proprietary process for classifying websites, which results in similar classifications to those by EURid. The primary difference is that the Verisign classification method is machine-based and is evaluated for each domain independently, while the EURid approach leveraged samples that humans classified. < <http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/website_usage_analysis_in_the> http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/website_usage_analysis_in_the> Verisign: 41% of new gTLD sites are parked As much as 41% of domains registered in new gTLDs are parked with pay-per-click advertising, according to research carried out by Verisign. < <http://domainincite.com/17166-verisign-41-of-new-gtld-sites-are-parked> http://domainincite.com/17166-verisign-41-of-new-gtld-sites-are-parked> Google Domains: Give Me More by Jean Guillon The Buzz seems to be about Google Domains at the moment: Google is launching as a Registrar and will soon offer plenty of fantastic things to do with domain names. But... is there anything new with Google Domains? I checked the features but... I found nothing that other Registrars do not already offer and I admit I expected to be a little more impressed. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140813_google_domains_give_me_more/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140813_google_domains_give_me_more/> Suit Filed Against BestRegistrar Over ?Ransom? to Transfer Over 5K Domains Out A company has filed a federal lawsuit against the company that owns the ICANN accredited registrar, BestRegistrar.com a few alleged resellers of BestRegistrar and the owners of the company that owns Bestregistrar.com, to ?recover control of approximately 5,000 Internet domain names rightfully owned by SPG, and to recover damages both compensatory and statutory in nature arising out of: (i) Defendants? wrongful exercise of control over the 5,000 domain names and (ii) unlawful attempts to exact a ?ransom? from SPG for the release of those Domain Names.? < <http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/13/suit-filed-against-bestregistrar-over-ransom-to-transfer-over-5k-domains-out/> http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/13/suit-filed-against-bestregistrar-over-ransom-to-transfer-over-5k-domains-out/> Robin Williams Domains Regged in the Aftermath of His Passing ... After the news broke a few were quick to register domain names in what for the most part look to be at least respectful with no idiotic trash or slanderous type registrations, including: < <http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/12/robin-williams-domains-regged-in-the-aftermath-of-his-passing/> http://www.thedomains.com/2014/08/12/robin-williams-domains-regged-in-the-aftermath-of-his-passing/> Can you trademark ?real estate?? Battle heats up in intellectual property land grab A trademark battle is emerging in the Australian real estate industry, with the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) slamming a move by the REA Group to trademark ?realestate.com.au?. < <http://www.smartcompany.com.au/legal/43231-can-you-trademark-real-estate-battle-heats-up-in-intellectual-property-land-grab.html> http://www.smartcompany.com.au/legal/43231-can-you-trademark-real-estate-battle-heats-up-in-intellectual-property-land-grab.html> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** The Year's 7th Reported 7-Figure Sale Tops This Week's Sales Chart: DomainGuardians Gets Its Done With a 3-Letter .Com The chase for the top spot on this week's DN Journal Sales Chart wound up being a one-horse race with BTC.com winning by about 16 lengths. DomainGuardians.com brokered a $1,000,000 sale of that domain to bitcoin mining firm GAWMiners. That is the 7th largest sale reported so far this year and the seventh to hit the 7-figure mark. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2014/20140813.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2014/20140813.htm> ********************** PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE ********************** au: Metadata debate: the need for warrants should be our guiding principle by Bret Walker There is more to the metadata retention controversy than the attorney general?s grasp of his brief. He and the more tech-savvy Malcolm Turnbull had form in opposition. Then, they claimed to regard Labor proposals to much the same effect as unjustified incursions on privacy ? but the terrorist threats to Australia have not shifted enough, quantitatively let alone qualitatively, to explain their apparent shift of perception. Perhaps the fact that they were then in opposition and are now in government explains their shift. < <http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/12/metadata-debate-the-need-for-warrants-should-be-our-guiding-principle> http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/12/metadata-debate-the-need-for-warrants-should-be-our-guiding-principle> au: Data retention: Liberal backbencher calls for metadata warrant requirement The Abbott government is facing opposition from backbenchers concerned that the Coalition?s proposed toughening of national security legislation will diminish the liberty and privacy of law-abiding Australians. < <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/12/data-retention-liberal-backbencher-calls-for-metadata-warrant-requirement> http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/12/data-retention-liberal-backbencher-calls-for-metadata-warrant-requirement> au: Data retention: iiNet pushes targeted alternative to mass surveillance Targeted "preservation notices" issued under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act together with stored communications warrants offer an alternative to the mass surveillance dragnet implied by a mandatory data retention scheme, according to Internet service provider iiNet. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/552281/data_retention_iinet_pushes_targeted_alternative_mass_surveillance/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/552281/data_retention_iinet_pushes_targeted_alternative_mass_surveillance/> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Cloud Adoption in Asia on the Rise but Impeded by Typical Concerns Asian companies are getting more comfortable with the cloud, according to a recent Economist Corporate Network report. Over 60 percent of respondents reported partially replacing current IT use with cloud solutions and one-fifth are actively replacing most of their technology with cloud-based options. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/cloud-adoption-asia-rise-impeded-typical-concerns> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/cloud-adoption-asia-rise-impeded-typical-concerns> ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Google, Asian firms laying Trans-Pacific underwater Internet cable Google is partnering with five Asian telecom firms to build a $300 million underwater cable across the Pacific Ocean in a bid to meet surging internet use. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-12/google-and-asian-firms-laying-us-japan-underwater-cable/5666746> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-12/google-and-asian-firms-laying-us-japan-underwater-cable/5666746> Google helps build 'Faster' cable under Pacific Ocean Google and five other large companies are teaming up to build a cable under the Pacific Ocean that will deliver incredibly fast internet speeds. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28754235> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28754235> ---------------------------- 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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