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"I'm begging you to join" - NetMundial Initiative gets desperate

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/12/im_begging_you_to_join_netmundial_initiative_gets_desperate/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/12/im_begging_you_to_join_netmundial_initiative_gets_desperate/>

 

Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-12-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-12-en>

 

Early Data Suggests New gTLDs Perform Well in Search Environment

< <http://www.donuts.co/news/early-data-suggests-new-gtlds-perform-well-in-search-environment/> http://www.donuts.co/news/early-data-suggests-new-gtlds-perform-well-in-search-environment/>

 

.GEO Domain Names ? A New Tool in Local Online Marketing

< <http://gtldstrategy.com/2014/12/09/geo-domain-names-a-new-tool-in-local-online-marketing/> http://gtldstrategy.com/2014/12/09/geo-domain-names-a-new-tool-in-local-online-marketing/>

 

au: Cyber security for safer infrastructure

< <http://www.rebuildingthenation.com.au/workforce/cyber-security-safer-infrastructure/> http://www.rebuildingthenation.com.au/workforce/cyber-security-safer-infrastructure/>

 

Ofcom in denial over UK IPv6 failure by Emily Taylor

< <http://www.emilytaylor.eu/ofcom-in-denial-ipv6/> http://www.emilytaylor.eu/ofcom-in-denial-ipv6/>

 

 

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"I'm begging you to join" - NetMundial Initiative gets desperate

Plans to create a new internet governance body have grown increasingly desperate ? and confusing. A conference call between the organizers of the "NetMundial Initiative" and business organization the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) earlier this week saw ICANN's CEO Fadi Chehade pleading with the group to withdraw their rejection of the program and join its "coordination council".

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/12/im_begging_you_to_join_netmundial_initiative_gets_desperate/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/12/im_begging_you_to_join_netmundial_initiative_gets_desperate/>

 

Legitimacy and Expertise in Global Internet Governance by Olivier Sylvain, Fordham University School of Law

Abstract: Over the course of the past decade or so, attention among Internet policymakers and scholars has shifted gradually from substantive design principles to the structure of Internet governance. ICANN in particular now faces a new skepticism about its legitimacy to administer the essential Internet Assigned Numbers Authority function.

< <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2534424> http://ssrn.com/abstract=2534424>

 

U.S. Congress Man-in-the-Middle Attack on IANA transition by Milton Mueller

Late Thursday the House of Representatives passed a consolidated appropriations bill to fund the majority of government through fiscal year 2015. Contradicting their ?Internet freedom? rhetoric, Republicans attached a rider to the gigantic ($1.014 trillion) federal funding bill that defunded any attempt by the NTIA to set the domain name system free of government control until October 2015.

< <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/12/12/u-s-congress-man-in-the-middle-attack-on-iana-transition/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/12/12/u-s-congress-man-in-the-middle-attack-on-iana-transition/>

 

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Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review the Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law (IAG-WHOIS Conflicts). Sixty-one (61) individuals responded to the Call for Volunteers.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-12-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-12-en>

 

Eventful ICANN Participation During AFRINIC21

On November 22, the ICANN Africa team travelled to Ebene, Mauritius, the home of AFRINIC to participate in the 21st AFRINIC meeting as well as the 2nd Africa School of Internet Governance (AfriSIG 2014) jointly organized by NEPAD and APC.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/eventful-icann-participation-during-afrinic21> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/eventful-icann-participation-during-afrinic21>

 

Release of Country and Territory Names within the .BMW and .MINI TLDs

Purpose (Brief): A Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) request was submitted by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft to allow the release of country and territory names for .BMW and .MINI TLDs.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-11-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-11-en>

 

Donuts Inc. to the Community Priority Evaluation Panel

New gTLD Application for .SHOP

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/donuts-to-eiu-cpe-panel-10dec14-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/donuts-to-eiu-cpe-panel-10dec14-en.pdf>

 

Elisa Cooper, Chair | ICANN Business Constituency, to Fadi Chehad?, Steve Crocker and the ICANN Board

ALAC Statement on the Public Interest Commitments; GAC Category 1 Safeguards

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/cooper-to-chehade-et-al-09dec14-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/cooper-to-chehade-et-al-09dec14-en.pdf>

 

Thomas Schneider, Chair | GAC, to Steve Crocker

gTLDs Safeguards

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/schneider-to-crocker-09dec14-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/schneider-to-crocker-09dec14-en.pdf>

 

An interview with Thomas Schneider, GAC Chair

An interview with Thomas Schneider, chair of ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee, on October 16, 2014 at ICANN 51 in Los Angeles

< <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCOChoyhrD4> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCOChoyhrD4>

 

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be: Reminder: modified VAT location rules for e-services

>From 1 January 2015, European VAT regulations will be changing with regard to determining location for e-services.

< <http://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/reminder-modified-vat-location-rules-e-services> http://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/reminder-modified-vat-location-rules-e-services>

 

ch: Important information for clients

We have received an increasing number of reports from SWITCH clients recently that registrars and Internet service providers are urging them to transfer their domain names immediately, in some cases using aggressive tactics. Clients are apparently being told that they might lose domain names that are not transferred. Please rest assured that you do not need to take any action whatsoever until SWITCH asks you in writing to carry out the transfer.

< <http://www.switch.ch/about/news/2014/customer-info12-2014.html> http://www.switch.ch/about/news/2014/customer-info12-2014.html>

 

Lower price of .is domains

ISNIC's board decided today to lower the Doman year fee for .is domains to ?29.90, exl. VAT, affected immediately.

< <http://www.isnic.is/en/news/view?id=372> http://www.isnic.is/en/news/view?id=372>

 

nl: Two million .nl domains now signed

The number of signed .nl domains today reached the two million mark. That means that 36 per cent of .nl?s 5.5 million-plus domains are now secured by DNSSEC. The Netherlands? global lead in this field is largely down to our biggest registrars, who have signed their clients? domains in bulk.

< <https://www.sidn.nl/a/internet-security/two-million-nl-domains-now-signed> https://www.sidn.nl/a/internet-security/two-million-nl-domains-now-signed>

 

no: DNS becomes more secure

>From 9 December Norwegian domain names can be secured with DNSSEC. This means that an end user can know for sure that he arrives at the correct web page when he looks up a domain name.

< <http://www.norid.no/nytt/dnssec-lansering.en.html> http://www.norid.no/nytt/dnssec-lansering.en.html>

 

rs: RNIDS hosts representatives of national registries from Europe and the rest of the world

The Serbian National Internet Domain Registry (RNIDS) and CENTR organized the 15th CENTR Marketing workshop on 27th and 28th November in the BAH hotel in Belgrade. 34 participants have represented 21 national registries (in addition to the European registries, the Japanese national registry was also represented), the Catalan registry and CENTR.

< <http://rnids.rs/en/what-s-new/rnids-hosts-representatives-of-national-registries-from-europe-and-the-rest-of-the-world/id/4751> http://rnids.rs/en/what-s-new/rnids-hosts-representatives-of-national-registries-from-europe-and-the-rest-of-the-world/id/4751>

 

ru: CC now has a service for government agencies

The service collects information from open sources about domain names both Russian and foreign. This expanded Whois allows to get information about domain names in any domain zone.

< <http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=6325> http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=6325>

 

Turkish company offers Ottoman domain names

Turkey?s recent plans to revive the Ottoman language have found a surprising new outlet, as an Istanbul-based company is now offering Ottoman-related domain names and hosting services.

< <http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-company-offers-ottoman-domain-names.aspx?pageID=238&nID=75557&NewsCatID=341> http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-company-offers-ottoman-domain-names.aspx?pageID=238&nID=75557&NewsCatID=341>

 

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Early Data Suggests New gTLDs Perform Well in Search Environment

Internet addresses registered in new gTLDs are holding their own against?and in some cases outperforming?comparable addresses registered in legacy domains like .COM, according to new data that provides the best window yet into the operational functionality of new gTLD addresses.

< <http://www.donuts.co/news/early-data-suggests-new-gtlds-perform-well-in-search-environment/> http://www.donuts.co/news/early-data-suggests-new-gtlds-perform-well-in-search-environment/>

 

.GEO Domain Names ? A New Tool in Local Online Marketing

Young consumers, especially Millennials, use technology to represent and identify with location, whether by using apps that provide location-specific search results and allow customers to become the ?mayor? of a business, or by tagging their present location when posting to Facebook or Instagram.

< <http://gtldstrategy.com/2014/12/09/geo-domain-names-a-new-tool-in-local-online-marketing/> http://gtldstrategy.com/2014/12/09/geo-domain-names-a-new-tool-in-local-online-marketing/>

 

Analysing new gTLD domain use

During the 2014 Domain Forum conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, Milathan shared a panel with domain suggestion engine specialists Domains Bot. During the panel, Domains Bot Chief Strategy Officer Daniel Mejia shared some fascinating insight into how the new domains are actually being used one year on from the first new gTLDs going into the root.

< <http://post.milathan.com/2014/12/analysing-new-gtld-domain-use/> http://post.milathan.com/2014/12/analysing-new-gtld-domain-use/>

 

ICANN Gears Up for Second Round of gTLD Applications Even as First Round Still Underway

The most significant development in the Internet space in recent years is the ongoing gTLD expansion. ... Despite this already exponential expansion of the Internet domain name space, ICANN is gearing up already for a second round of new gTLD applications.

< <http://www.natlawreview.com/article/icann-gears-second-round-gtld-applications-even-first-round-still-underway> http://www.natlawreview.com/article/icann-gears-second-round-gtld-applications-even-first-round-still-underway>

 

Consumers Prefer the .ORGANIC Web Address for True-Organic Goods

.ORGANIC domain operator Afilias today announced the results of new research that provides important insights regarding U.K. and U.S. Internet users? experience finding organic products and services online.

< <http://www.afilias.info/news/2014/12/11/consumers-prefer-organic-web-address-true-organic-goods> http://www.afilias.info/news/2014/12/11/consumers-prefer-organic-web-address-true-organic-goods>

 

The opening of the .paris and .bzh TLDs is also a success for Afnic

Afnic, technical partner for the new Internet domains .paris and .bzh, makes an initial assessment after the general openings that took place on Dec. 2014.

< <http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/8588/show/the-opening-of-the-paris-and-bzh-tlds-is-also-a-success-for-afnic.html> http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/8588/show/the-opening-of-the-paris-and-bzh-tlds-is-also-a-success-for-afnic.html>

 

Sedo supporting a great cause. Join us with your own .hiv domain!

Sedo is helping fight the worldwide battle against HIV by hosting its own sedo.hiv website. For every click on sedo.hiv or any other.hiv domains dotHIV will forward a micro donation to selected HIV projects.

< <https://sedo.com/us/news/3545/Sedo-supporting-a-great-cause/> https://sedo.com/us/news/3545/Sedo-supporting-a-great-cause/>

 

TLD Registry and Right of the Dot Form a Domain Name Industry ?Dream Team?

It?s always a good thing to establish a working business relationship with a couple of the world?s most successful domain name investors.

< <https://internetregistry.info/tld-registry-right-of-the-dot-form-dream-team/> https://internetregistry.info/tld-registry-right-of-the-dot-form-dream-team/>

 

6 new TLDs launched yesterday, and the most popular is...

Donuts and Rightside combined to launch six TLDs yesterday. Rightside launched .auction and .software. Donuts launched .business, .immo, .network and .pizza.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/12/11/6-new-top-level-domain-names-launched-yesterday-and-the-most-popular-is/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/12/11/6-new-top-level-domain-names-launched-yesterday-and-the-most-popular-is/>

 

New .VIN Domain Names: What About Accents? by Jean Guillon

What exactly is that "reserved list of names" Fadi Chehad? refers to in his letter dated October the 22nd? If we already have an idea, we wonder if they considered protecting more than just "accents". The name of Hogan Lovells was mentioned in the last Safebrands "RINDD" and their input on this question is welcome if they are the company to be working on that list.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141211_new_vin_domain_names_what_about_accents/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141211_new_vin_domain_names_what_about_accents/>

 

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ch: Christmas rush: cybercriminals love Advent too

Christmas is a lucrative period for legitimate businesses, but it also brings rich pickings for online criminals. The Swiss Internet Security Alliance (SISA) warns Internet users to take care and explains what to watch for when buying goods online and how you can protect yourself. A healthy sense of mistrust and the right software can help to fend off spam, phishing and other types of deception.

< <http://www.switch.ch/about/news/2014/sisa-advent.html> http://www.switch.ch/about/news/2014/sisa-advent.html>

 

85% of all Phishing Scams Sourced from China, Says Report

According to a newly minted report from the Anti-Phishing Workgroup, nearly 85 percent of all phishing attacks on the open Internet are launched on behalf of hackers and criminal organizations from inside the red giant, China.

< <https://vpncreative.net/2014/12/11/85-phishing-scams-sourced-china-says-report/> https://vpncreative.net/2014/12/11/85-phishing-scams-sourced-china-says-report/>

 

Why OIRA Needs to Coordinate Federal Cyber Security Regulation

Two quick facts about American industry's resilience against cyber-attack, (1) our critical infrastructure is inadequately protected and (2) federal regulation will be required to fix the problem, reliance on market forces alone will not be sufficient irrespective of whether or not Sony Pictures survives. Although regulation is needed, it needs to be coordinated and, above all, cost-effective. Which agency is charge of regulating cybersecurity? Right now, it's a free for all with agencies staking out turf and claims of authority.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141210_why_oira_needs_to_coordinate_federal_cyber_security_regulation/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141210_why_oira_needs_to_coordinate_federal_cyber_security_regulation/>

 

au: Cyber security for safer infrastructure

Protecting sensitive information and infrastructure is a challenge that is rapidly becoming more difficult, as increasingly sophisticated cyber-crimes take their toll on systems previously thought to be safe.

< <http://www.rebuildingthenation.com.au/workforce/cyber-security-safer-infrastructure/> http://www.rebuildingthenation.com.au/workforce/cyber-security-safer-infrastructure/>

 

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Bullying claim in Group Dealz domain spat

A US man has claimed he is a victim of trademark bullying after a domain name he owns was targeted by a company seeking to protect the name ?Groop Dealz?, despite appearing not to own a trademark for the term.

< <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/bullying-claim-in-group-dealz-domain-spat-4206> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/bullying-claim-in-group-dealz-domain-spat-4206>

 

Why Are You Making Me Do All This Extra Work?

For UDRP Panelists, some cases are very straightforward and obvious and it takes very little time to draft a decision. However, every once in a while, along comes a case which should be very straightforward and obvious, but one of the parties just doesn?t quite see it that way.

< <http://domainnamestrategy.com/2014/12/08/why-are-you-making-me-do-all-this-extra-work/> http://domainnamestrategy.com/2014/12/08/why-are-you-making-me-do-all-this-extra-work/>

 

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Ofcom in denial over UK IPv6 failure by Emily Taylor

For the UK to reap the economic and social benefits of next generation technology, like the Internet of Things, we need plenty of internet address space. The original addresses have run out, and we must implement IPv6. Experts say the UK has been more negative about the adoption of IPv6 than almost any other nation. Various initiatives aimed at stimulating adoption have fizzled out. The big ISPs convey a lack of urgency and Ofcom, rather than pushing industry to adopt, seems more focused on thinking of work-arounds. Why is our regulator failing to show leadership?

< <http://www.emilytaylor.eu/ofcom-in-denial-ipv6/> http://www.emilytaylor.eu/ofcom-in-denial-ipv6/>

 

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Vanishing evidence online or ?LinkRot? may put stability of precedent in legal system at risk, according to new research from the University of Ottawa

Recent cases of cyber-bullying and cybercrime have put the importance of evidence produced and stored with social media tools at the centre of high-profile legal debates and decisions.

< <http://www.cira.ca/news/news-releases/cyber-bullying-cybercrime/> http://www.cira.ca/news/news-releases/cyber-bullying-cybercrime/>

 

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What?s in a domain name? A Zillion things, and Prakhar Bindal is turning them into billions!

Prakhar Bindal, the 26-year-old CEO of Axsiom, can only get richer. After all, the value of domain names can only increase. The Mumbai-based entrepreneur?s first big break was buying the domain name Hangouts.net for $2 and selling it for $1,200, making a cool 600 times return. An IIM-C graduate, Prakhar started only three years ago and now has an asset base of over $10 million.

< <http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141102/jsp/t2/story_18989005.jsp> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141102/jsp/t2/story_18989005.jsp>

 

.DE Leads the Way at December Great Domains Auction

Sedo?s Great Domains auction for December ended yesterday, and there was about $188,000 USD in sales closed (several of the sales were in Euros instead of US Dollars). Out of the ten domain names that met reserve and sold, four of them were .DE domain names, Germany?s ccTLD extension.

< <http://www.domaininvesting.com/de-leads-way-december-great-domains-auction/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/de-leads-way-december-great-domains-auction/>

 

Some people are successfully flipping new TLD registrations

It?s easy to come out and say new TLDs are a waste of time for domain name investors and that you won?t make any money with them. You can point to high initial prices and registry premiums to suggest that domainers are being cut out of the action.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/12/12/flip-new-tlds/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/12/12/flip-new-tlds/>

 

Domaining Europe Set to Return to Valencia, Spain Next Spring

Dates have been set for the 7th edition of the Domaining Europe conference in beautiful Valencia, Spain. Show founder Dietmar Stefitz will oversee the event set for April 23-25, 2015 at the Sorolla Palace Hotel.

< <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20141211.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20141211.htm>

 

Heritage Auctions to hold super-exclusive domain auction at Waldorf Astoria Hotel

Heritage Auctions is trying something different for its next domain name auction: it will be a super-exclusive event held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/12/10/heritage-auctions-waldorf-astoria-hotel/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/12/10/heritage-auctions-waldorf-astoria-hotel/>

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New picture book explains to children how the internet works

Today, the internet is a central part of our and our children?s lives, but how does it actually work? In .SE?s free picture book, ?The Internet ? How it Works?, children can learn more about the internet in a playful and educational way. Maybe even the adults can learn a thing or two!

< <https://www.iis.se/english/blog/new-picture-book-explains-to-children-how-the-internet-works/> https://www.iis.se/english/blog/new-picture-book-explains-to-children-how-the-internet-works/>

 

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ITU Telecom World 2014 Leadership Summit on the Future explores ?mindboggling? pace of digitalization

The ITU Telecom World 2014 Leadership Summit on the Future launched debates today in an eye-opening and inspiring journey into the future of the ICT industry and of our businesses and societies.

< <http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2014/72.aspx> http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2014/72.aspx>

 

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au: Abbott's Pirate Bay block will prove futile

After months of talk about a piracy crackdown the Abbott government has finally sprung into action -- if by 'action' you mean recommending a futile gesture that sounds impressive but will achieve little.

< <http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/12/15/technology/abbotts-pirate-bay-block-will-prove-futile> http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/12/15/technology/abbotts-pirate-bay-block-will-prove-futile>

 

au: Internet firms concerned about rushed piracy plans

ISPs say they are ready to help create an industry code to combat piracy but some are concerned about the tight time-frame for an agreement imposed by the ?government.

< <http://www.afr.com/p/technology/internet_firms_concerned_about_rushed_xmW4ceNn1zuzkcSdmzJgKO> http://www.afr.com/p/technology/internet_firms_concerned_about_rushed_xmW4ceNn1zuzkcSdmzJgKO>

 

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Countries failing to protect women online, says report

The vast majority of countries are failing to tackle gender-based online violence, according to the World Wide Web Foundation?s 2014?15 Web Index.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/11/countries-failing-to-protect-women-online-says-tim-berners-lee-backed-report> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/11/countries-failing-to-protect-women-online-says-tim-berners-lee-backed-report>

 

 

 

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