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Four Million Domains Registered In New gTLDs In Under 12 Months

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/16/four-million-domains-new-gtlds-under-12-months/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/16/four-million-domains-new-gtlds-under-12-months/>

 

Typosquatting abuse of 500 most popular websites analyzed

< <http://net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17833> http://net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17833>

 

#JeSuisCharlie Versus JeSuisCharlie (TM) - Trademarking tragedy in the age of Twitter

< <http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/01/jesuischarlie-versus-jesuischarlie-tm/384615/> http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/01/jesuischarlie-versus-jesuischarlie-tm/384615/>

 

Australian websites offline as Melbourne IT struggles with migration of 350,000 customers

< <http://theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/australian-websites-offline-as-melbourne-it-struggles-with-migration-of-350000-customers-20150116-12rtaw.html> http://theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/australian-websites-offline-as-melbourne-it-struggles-with-migration-of-350000-customers-20150116-12rtaw.html>

 

 

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Keeping the Internet free means letting go of ICANN

Efforts by the U.S. Department of Commerce to cede control of ICANN -- the nonprofit which manages Internet names and addresses and their functionality -- have lately drawn intense, yet misguided, criticism. Opponents in Congress and in the media are calling for the Department of Commerce to abandon plans for a transition.

< <http://www.infoworld.com/article/2868011/internet/keeping-the-internet-free-means-letting-go-of-icann.html> http://www.infoworld.com/article/2868011/internet/keeping-the-internet-free-means-letting-go-of-icann.html>

 

Multistakeholder as Governance Groups: Observations from Case Studies by Urs Gasser, Ryan Budish & Sarah Myers West [Berkman Center Research Publication]

Abstract: This paper synthesizes a set of twelve case studies of real-world governance structures. Together with the underlying case studies, it is the result of a globally coordinated, independent academic research pilot project by the Global Network of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers (NoC). Facilitated by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, this study examines existing multistakeholder governance groups with the goal of informing the evolution of ? and current debate around ? the future evolution of the Internet governance ecosystem in light of the NETmundial Principles and Roadmap, discussions at the Internet Governance Forum, and the NETmundial Initiative, as well as other forums, panels, and committees.

< <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2549270> http://ssrn.com/abstract=2549270>

 

Final Proposal of the Internet Number Community for the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group.

Dear colleagues, The Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team is pleased to announce that we have submitted the Internet numbers community?s response to the Request For Proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG).

< <https://www.nro.net/news/final-proposal-crisp> https://www.nro.net/news/final-proposal-crisp>

 

CRISP submits final response to ICG

A huge milestone was achieved this morning when the CRISP team submitted the finalized response document to the ICG (IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group).

< <http://blog.apnic.net/2015/01/16/crisp-submits-final-response-to-icg/> http://blog.apnic.net/2015/01/16/crisp-submits-final-response-to-icg/>

 

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- ICANN

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Webinars Scheduled to Explain Public Comment Enhancements

In addressing recommendations from the recent efforts of the second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT2), the ICANN staff has developed enhancements to the organization?s public comment proceeding processes. These enhancements will launch on 26 January 2015.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-16-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-16-en>

 

Updated Auction Schedule

The Auction Schedule is updated as of 16 January 2015 to reflect eligible contention sets and accommodated postponement requests.

< <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions> http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions>

 

Letter from Cherine Chalaby, Chair | ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee, to Jonathan Robinson

Protections for IGO names and acronyms

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/chalaby-to-robinson-15jan15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/chalaby-to-robinson-15jan15-en.pdf>

 

Annual IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Review

Purpose (Brief): ICANN is opening a public comment forum for the annual review of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process. The input received will be used to determine appropriate updates to the current version of the Final Implementation Plan of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process (FIP) and for the proposed IDN ccTLD policy, which is currently under consideration.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-15-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-15-en>

 

IDN TLDs - LGR Procedure Implementation - Guidelines for Designing Script-Specific Label Generation Rules (LGR) - Now Open for Public Comment

Purpose (Brief): ICANN is releasing for public comments a set of documents that present an overview of the tasks of a Generation Panel. These include:

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-01-15-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-01-15-en>

 

Public Comment Sought on Potential Change to Registrar Accreditation Insurance Requirement

Purpose (Brief): As part of its Underserved Regions initiative, ICANN has been exploring potential changes to the insurance requirements for registrar accreditation. ICANN seeks your input to determine how best to address potential changes to or elimination of these requirements.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-01-15-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-01-15-en>

 

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EZTV Ditches .IT Domain After Italian Intervention

Facing trouble from the Italian .it registry, the popular TV-torrent site EZTV has ditched its .it domain name. The impact of the intervention is relatively small, as EZTV has already found a new home at the Swiss domain eztv.ch.

< <http://torrentfreak.com/eztv-ditches-it-domain-after-italian-intervention-150115/> http://torrentfreak.com/eztv-ditches-it-domain-after-italian-intervention-150115/>

 

EURid to launch new airport campaign

.eu?s latest advertising campaign will be launched next week at Brussels airport. EURid?s marketing initiative will be visible to an expected 25,000,000 passengers this year. The campaign, which features .eu?s first ever mascot, consists of a total of three billboards which will be located in Pier A at gates 47, 52 and 60.

< <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/jan-2015/eurid-launch-new-airport-campaign> http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/jan-2015/eurid-launch-new-airport-campaign>

 

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Four Million Domains Registered In New gTLDs In Under 12 Months

If registration numbers are what you go by, four million domains registered in under 12 months for the 461 gTLDs across 318 registries and 224 registrars taking registrations is pretty good going. But it is still early days and not one domain name in any of the new gTLDs has come up for renewal yet.

< <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23392> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23392>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/16/four-million-domains-new-gtlds-under-12-months/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/16/four-million-domains-new-gtlds-under-12-months/>

< <http://www.domainnews.com/four-million-domains-registered-in-new-gtlds-in-under-12-months.html> http://www.domainnews.com/four-million-domains-registered-in-new-gtlds-in-under-12-months.html>

 

Google Domains throws open its doors as gTLD registrations break the 4 million barrier

The level of new gTLD registrations, which this month broke through the 4 million mark, should receive a boost following Google?s announcement that it has opened its domain registration service to US-based registrants.

< <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=4a4294af-fd3e-43f5-bb3b-de2f459fd878> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=4a4294af-fd3e-43f5-bb3b-de2f459fd878>

 

New gTLD extortion? Registry asks Facebook for $35,000 to register its brand

The registry for the new gTLD .top is asking Facebook to cough up $35,000 in order to defensively register one of its trademarks as a .top domain ? probably facebook.top ? according to a Facebook executive.

< <http://domainincite.com/17875-new-gtld-extortion-registry-asks-facebook-for-35000-to-register-its-brand> http://domainincite.com/17875-new-gtld-extortion-registry-asks-facebook-for-35000-to-register-its-brand>

 

Get coding or you'll bounce email from new dot-thing domains

Sysadmins needs to update their code for handling email addresses to meet changes to the global DNS, or they risk losing customers and reputation.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/15/why_you_need_to_rewrite_your_code_for_handling_email/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/15/why_you_need_to_rewrite_your_code_for_handling_email/>

 

Sick of these new dot-words? Join the .club ? it's the only one challenging .com

Round-up Las Vegas loves a show. And so it was earlier this week when domain-name conference NamesCon held an auction for more than 100 high-value names.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/15/dotcom_is_king_but_new_domains_join_the_club/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/15/dotcom_is_king_but_new_domains_join_the_club/>

 

.top says Facebook shakedown was just a typo

Jiangsu Bangning Science & Technology, the .top registry, is blaming a typo for a Facebook executive?s claim that it wanted $30,000 or more for facebook.top.

< <http://domainincite.com/17892-top-says-facebook-shakedown-was-just-a-typo> http://domainincite.com/17892-top-says-facebook-shakedown-was-just-a-typo>

 

New gTLD registries talk up marketing plans at NamesCon

This week?s NamesCon conference here in Las Vegas, which ended yesterday, offered several new domain registries the chance to talk about their efforts past and future to market new gTLDs.

< <http://domainincite.com/17870-new-gtld-registries-talk-up-marketing-plans-at-namescon> http://domainincite.com/17870-new-gtld-registries-talk-up-marketing-plans-at-namescon>

 

More new TLD complexity: transferring premium domain names

With new TLDs now entering their renewal cycle, you might be tempted to transfer domain names from one registrar to another. This could prove challenging if the domain name you bought is a ?premium? domain name in which the registry charges higher than standard pricing.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/16/more-new-tld-complexity-transferring-premium-domain-names/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/16/more-new-tld-complexity-transferring-premium-domain-names/>

 

GAC Geographic Protections Would Lead To Uncertainty, Inconsistent with Current Law

Increased protections for geographic names would create too much uncertainty for future gTLD applicants, according to multiple comments received on a Governmental Advisory Committee subgroup proposal.

< <http://www.bna.com/gac-geographic-protections-n17179922103/> http://www.bna.com/gac-geographic-protections-n17179922103/>

 

TLDWatch & DotTBA at NamesCon

For the last day of the NamesCon conference, DotTBA and TLDWatch joined for a in-depth presentation on gTLD statistics and business implications.

< <https://www.tldwatch.com/tldwatch-dottba-at-namescon/> https://www.tldwatch.com/tldwatch-dottba-at-namescon/>

 

New .VOTE and .VOTO Domains Sunrise Period Begins

Monolith Registry, a venture backed by global registry services provider Afilias, today announced the beginning of the 30-day ?sunrise? period for two new gTLDs: ?dot VOTE? or .VOTE, and its Spanish/Italian/Portuguese counterpart ?dot VOTO? or .VOTO.

< <http://www.afilias.info/news/2015/01/12/new-vote-and-voto-domains-sunrise-period-begins> http://www.afilias.info/news/2015/01/12/new-vote-and-voto-domains-sunrise-period-begins>

 

Branding with New gTLDs: The Next Marketing Frontier by Annalisa Roger

New gTLDs can be an efficient way to immediately propel a registrant's online relevance and profitability. Registrants are the companies, organizations and individuals who seek to better utilize the Internet to reach their goals. Marketing Professionals acting on their behalf should understand that protection mechanisms for new gTLDs have been created by ICANN.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150115_branding_with_new_gtlds_the_next_marketing_frontier/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150115_branding_with_new_gtlds_the_next_marketing_frontier/>

 

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Verisign OpenHybrid: An Essential New Approach to DDoS Protection by Ramakant Pandrangi

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a threat to businesses worldwide and the attacks are getting larger and more sophisticated. The industry's approach to protecting against DDoS attacks must change, and change fundamentally, to stay ahead of this growing threat. For too long, the problem has been tackled piecemeal, using isolated devices or services. But protecting against DDoS attacks increasingly requires communication and coordination between many components.

< <http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/verisign_openhybrid_an_essential_new1> http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/verisign_openhybrid_an_essential_new1>

 

Outage of Several French News Sites Not Caused by DDoS: Web Host Oxalide

Starting at around 8:30am CET Friday morning, several French news websites including L?Express and Lib?ration, were offline for approximately an hour.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/outage-several-french-news-sites-not-caused-ddos-web-host-oxalide> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/outage-several-french-news-sites-not-caused-ddos-web-host-oxalide>

 

Securing the EU?s Finance Sector: Prospects and Priorities from the NIS perspective

ENISA has published its latest research on Network and Information Security (NIS) for the EU?s Finance Sector, with information on the regulatory landscape and Industry priorities, at a strategic and governance level.

< <http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/securing-the-eu2019s-finance-sector-prospects-and-priorities-from-the-nis-perspective> http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/securing-the-eu2019s-finance-sector-prospects-and-priorities-from-the-nis-perspective>

 

Smart grid security certification in Europe: Challenges and Recommendations

ENISA issues today a report on Smart grid security certification in Europe targeted at EU Member States (MS), the Commission, certification bodies and the private sector; with information on several certification approaches across the EU and other MS and EFTA countries. It describes the specific European situation, and discusses the advantages and challenges towards a more harmonised certification practice.

< <http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/smart-grid-security-certification-in-europe-challenges-and-recommendations> http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/smart-grid-security-certification-in-europe-challenges-and-recommendations>

 

New Guide by ENISA: Actionable Information for Security Incident Response

ENISA publishes a good practice guide on Actionable Information for Security Incident Response, aiming to provide a picture of the challenges national CERTs and other security organizations encounter as they try to generate actionable output from large amounts of data.

< <http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/new-guide-by-enisa-actionable-information-for-security-incident-response> http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/new-guide-by-enisa-actionable-information-for-security-incident-response>

 

Standards and tools for exchange and processing of actionable information

This document has been created as part of an ENISA-funded study of the state of security information sharing and is intended to supplement the main report, ?Actionable Information for Security Incident Response.? The purpose of this document is to give the target audience of this study - national and governmental CERTs - a better understanding of the standards and tools for processing actionable information that can be applied to their information-sharing missions.

< <http://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/cert/support/actionable-information/standards-and-tools-for-exchange-and-processing-of-actionable-information> http://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/cert/support/actionable-information/standards-and-tools-for-exchange-and-processing-of-actionable-information>

 

Actionable information for security incident response

This document is intended as a good practice guide for the exchange and processing of actionable information. The report is relevant to incident response in all types of organizations, the primary audience of this study isnational and governmental CERTs. The scope of the study is purposefully broad.

< <http://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/cert/support/actionable-information/actionable-information-for-security> http://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/cert/support/actionable-information/actionable-information-for-security>

 

US and UK plan cyber ?war games? to test resilience

A rolling programme of transatlantic cyber ?war games? are to be conducted by British and US intelligence agencies to test their resilience in the face of mounting global cyber-attacks.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/16/cyber-war-games-uk-us-intelligence> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/16/cyber-war-games-uk-us-intelligence>

 

U.S. and U.K. to Conduct Joint Cyber Wargames

U.S. and British intelligence agencies will conduct simulated cyber-attacks on the each other?s financial and other sectors and elsewhere to test resilience as part of a new effort to bolster defenses amid increased concerns about vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to online attackers.

< <http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/01/16/u-s-and-u-k-to-conduct-joint-cyber-wargames/> http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/01/16/u-s-and-u-k-to-conduct-joint-cyber-wargames/>

 

What's involved in cyber war games?

There are good lessons to learn from failure - especially when it comes to testing your digital defences.

< <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30853501> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30853501>

 

Secret US cybersecurity report: encryption vital to protect private data

A secret US cybersecurity report warned that government and private computers were being left vulnerable to online attacks from Russia, China and criminal gangs because encryption technologies were not being implemented fast enough.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/15/-sp-secret-us-cybersecurity-report-encryption-protect-data-cameron-paris-attacks> http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/15/-sp-secret-us-cybersecurity-report-encryption-protect-data-cameron-paris-attacks>

 

U.K. and U.S. Banks Plan Joint Cyber Security Attack Test

Banks in London and New York will simulate a massive cyber attack on their computer systems later this year as part of joint war games run by the U.S. and U.K. governments.

< <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-16/u-k-and-u-s-banks-plan-joint-cyber-security-attack-test.html> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-16/u-k-and-u-s-banks-plan-joint-cyber-security-attack-test.html>

 

Think of a number and double it: Businesses would benefit from reliable information on cyber-crime?s costs

Chick-fil-a, a fast-food chain, and Morgan Stanley, a bank, have in recent days joined a long list of big American companies to admit that their systems have been hacked into, putting customers? financial information at risk. But how many businesses suffer from cyber-crime, and how much it ultimately costs them, are huge unknowns. In part this is because much hacking goes undetected, and partly it is because businesses sometimes try to cover up breaches of data security, to avoid embarrassment. On January 12th President Obama launched a new drive to improve data security and privacy, to include a new Personal Data Notification and Protection Act. This would require companies to tell customers within 30 days of discovering that their information has been hacked into.

< <http://www.economist.com/news/business/21639576-businesses-would-benefit-reliable-information-cyber-crimes-costs-think-number-and> http://www.economist.com/news/business/21639576-businesses-would-benefit-reliable-information-cyber-crimes-costs-think-number-and>

 

Sharing is caring: Barack Obama wants Congress to bolster cyber-security

On January 12th hackers calling themselves the ?CyberCaliphate? briefly took over the Twitter and YouTube accounts of US Central Command (Centcom), which oversees America?s military operations in the Middle East and south Asia. The intruders posted a series of messages in support of Islamic State before they were booted off the social-media feeds.

< <http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21639523-barack-obama-wants-congress-bolster-cyber-security-sharing-caring> http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21639523-barack-obama-wants-congress-bolster-cyber-security-sharing-caring>

 

The January 2015 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

A new issue of our monthly SWITCH Security Report has just been released. The topics covered in this report are: iBeacons: the next big thing for 2015?, ?Locate. Track. Manipulate.?: a new level of mobile snooping, How to steal fingerprints with a 200-mm zoom lens, Drones ? buzzing business, more stringent rules and fewer benefits than expected, The Golden Globes in the wake of the Sony hack & The Clipboard: Interesting Presentations, Articles and Videos.

< <http://securityblog.switch.ch/2015/01/16/the-january-2015-issue-of-our-switch-security-report-is-available/> http://securityblog.switch.ch/2015/01/16/the-january-2015-issue-of-our-switch-security-report-is-available/>

 

Charlie Hebdo: 'Islamist cyber attacks' hit France

Numerous French media websites have gone down a day after warnings of a wave of Islamist cyber attacks.

< <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30850702> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30850702>

 

EFF Statement on President Obama's Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal

More needs to be done to protect cyberspace and enhance computer security. But President Obama's cybersecurity legislative proposal recycles old ideas that should remain where they've been since May 2011: on the shelf.

< <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/01/eff-statement-president-obamas-cybersecurity-legislative-proposal> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/01/eff-statement-president-obamas-cybersecurity-legislative-proposal>

 

Need Some Espionage Done? Hackers Are for Hire Online

A man in Sweden says he will pay up to $2,000 to anyone who can break into his landlord?s website. A woman in California says she will pay $500 for someone to hack into her boyfriend?s Facebook and Gmail accounts to see if he is cheating on her.

< <http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/need-some-espionage-done-hackers-are-for-hire-online/> http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/need-some-espionage-done-hackers-are-for-hire-online/>

 

Businesses are worried about disruption from technological innovation and cyber attacks, says Allianz

Companies around the world are most concerned about cyber risks manifesting themselves over the next five years, and have longer term worries about how technological innovation will disrupt their business, according to a new report by insurance provider Allianz.

< <http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2015/january/businesses-are-worried-about-disruption-from-technological-innovation-and-cyber-attacks-says-allianz/> http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2015/january/businesses-are-worried-about-disruption-from-technological-innovation-and-cyber-attacks-says-allianz/>

 

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Typosquatting abuse of 500 most popular websites analyzed

A group of researchers from Belgian University of Leuven and US-based Stony Brook University have released the results of their months-long research of typosquatting abuse, and have discovered a number of interesting things.

< <http://net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17833> http://net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17833>

 

Showing Common-Law Trademark Rights in a UDRP

As anyone who regularly reads this blog knows, the UDRP is only designed to be used by a complainant who owns the rights to a trademark that has been infringed upon by a domain name. Typically, trademark rights are proven in UDRP complaints by showing the copy of a registration certificate in some country. Merely having a pending trademark application is not enough.

< <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/showing-common-law-trademark-rights-udrp> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/showing-common-law-trademark-rights-udrp>

 

eBay wins second largest WIPO cybersquatting dispute

Online auction and shopping site eBay has successfully transferred more than a thousand web addresses that were registered in its name.

< <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/ebay-wins-second-largest-wipo-cybersquatting-dispute-4236> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/ebay-wins-second-largest-wipo-cybersquatting-dispute-4236>

 

Nestl? demands artist gives up Poland Spring domain name

Nestl? has requested that a New York artist gives up a domain name that the company claims is being used to profit from its Poland Spring bottled water brand.

< <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/nestl-demands-artist-gives-up-poland-spring-domain-name-4237> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/nestl-demands-artist-gives-up-poland-spring-domain-name-4237>

 

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A quarter of registrar?s names are ?illicit pharmacies?

One in four of the domain names registered with the registrar NetLynx are linked to current, past or potential future rogue drug sites, according to online pharmacy monitor LegitScript.

< <http://domainincite.com/17869-a-quarter-of-registrars-names-are-illicit-pharmacies> http://domainincite.com/17869-a-quarter-of-registrars-names-are-illicit-pharmacies>

 

#JeSuisCharlie Versus JeSuisCharlie (TM) - Trademarking tragedy in the age of Twitter

When the French artist and music journalist Joachim Roncin first posted an image with the words ?Je Suis Charlie? to his Twitter feed, he was not, presumably, thinking about intellectual property law. ... Attempts to monetize the slogan have been rapacious from the start: Cybersquatters were reportedly battling to register the domain names jesuischarlie.fr, jesuischarlie.com, and jesuischarlie.org within hours of the attack on the publication.

< <http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/01/jesuischarlie-versus-jesuischarlie-tm/384615/> http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/01/jesuischarlie-versus-jesuischarlie-tm/384615/>

 

Je Suis Charlie, Samsung, Blackberry, Apple, GoPro, India, gTLDs ? the week in IP

In the wake of the Paris terror attacks on the office of Charlie Hebdo, some opportunists are attempting to trade mark the "Je Suis Charlie" phrase that has become popular as an expression of solidarity on social media.

< <http://www.managingip.com/Blog/3418385/Je-Suis-Charlie-Samsung-Blackberry-Apple-GoPro-India-gTLDsthe-week-in-IP.html> http://www.managingip.com/Blog/3418385/Je-Suis-Charlie-Samsung-Blackberry-Apple-GoPro-India-gTLDsthe-week-in-IP.html>

 

Australian websites offline as Melbourne IT struggles with migration of 350,000 customers

Angry customers of Australian web hosting company Melbourne IT are threatening to leave the company after a "migration" left their websites and email offline, in some cases for up to a week.

< <http://smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/australian-websites-offline-as-melbourne-it-struggles-with-migration-of-350000-customers-20150116-12rtaw.html> http://smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/australian-websites-offline-as-melbourne-it-struggles-with-migration-of-350000-customers-20150116-12rtaw.html>

< <http://theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/australian-websites-offline-as-melbourne-it-struggles-with-migration-of-350000-customers-20150116-12rtaw.html> http://theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/australian-websites-offline-as-melbourne-it-struggles-with-migration-of-350000-customers-20150116-12rtaw.html>

 

Top Trends That Impacted VeriSign's Performance in 2014

VeriSign is the authoritative registry service provider for all .com and .net gTLDs, as well as the sole registry service provider for gTLDs like .cc, .tv, .gov, .jobs, .edu and .name. It is the leader in the Domain Name market with a 47% market share.

< <http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/01/16/top-trends-that-impacted-verisigns-performance-in-2014/> http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/01/16/top-trends-that-impacted-verisigns-performance-in-2014/>

 

?Legitimate companies don?t hide their contact details?

I was reading a story this morning about problems at Bitcoin payment processor EgoPay. The author noted that the EgoPay.com website is devoid of contact information and that the domain name is protected by whois privacy.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/16/legitimate-companies-dont-hide-their-contact-details/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/16/legitimate-companies-dont-hide-their-contact-details/>

 

New Year?s Resolutions for Your Domain Name Portfolio

It?s that time of year ? that time when we all start making New Year?s Resolutions for almost every aspect of our lives ? we?re going to finally join a gym, or eat healthier, or take on that extra project at work. This year, take some time to make some resolutions for your domain name pFairWinds Partners New Years Resolutions for Your Domain Name Portfolioortfolio, and unlike your other resolutions, don?t let these fall by the wayside.

< <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/gtld-management/new-years-resolutions-domain-name-portfolio> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/gtld-management/new-years-resolutions-domain-name-portfolio>

 

Google Domains: Useful for some small business owners, but useless in many cases

As an active owner of a considerable number of domain names, I was excited to learn that both Google and Amazon were entering the domain-name registrar business. I?ve long wanted a domain name registration service that was simple, nicely-priced, and not subject to spammy upsells.

< <http://www.geekwire.com/2015/google-domains-useful-small-business-owners-useless-many-cases/> http://www.geekwire.com/2015/google-domains-useful-small-business-owners-useless-many-cases/>

 

My Thoughts About NamesCon 2015

I returned from Las Vegas yesterday evening, and I want to share some of my thoughts about NamesCon. I thought this was an exceptional conference, and it helped facilitate many productive meetings and even a couple of deals.

< <http://www.domaininvesting.com/thoughts-namescon-2015/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/thoughts-namescon-2015/>

 

Chris Sheridan and Steve Banfield are leaving Rightside

A longtime fixture in the domain name industry ? as well as a newer hire ? are leaving domain name company Rightside.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/14/chris-sheridan-and-steve-banfield-are-leaving-rightside/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/14/chris-sheridan-and-steve-banfield-are-leaving-rightside/>

 

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Netcraft January 2015 Web Server Survey

In the January 2015 survey we received responses from 876,812,666 sites and 5,061,365 web-facing computers. This is the lowest website count since last January, and the third month in a row which has seen a significant drop in the total number of websites.

< <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/01/15/january-2015-web-server-survey.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/01/15/january-2015-web-server-survey.html>

 

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EURid rekompensuje emisj? CO2 we wsp??pracy z FAPAS

W grudniu 2014 r. rejestr EURid nawi?za? wsp??prac? ze znan? z licznych dzia?a? na rzecz ochrony przyrody hiszpa?sk? organizacj? non profit FAPAS, aby zrekompensowa? swoj? emisj? CO2.

< <http://mediafm.net/art/47152/eurid-rekompensuje-emisje-co2-we-wspopracy-z-fapas.html> http://mediafm.net/art/47152/eurid-rekompensuje-emisje-co2-we-wspopracy-z-fapas.html>

 

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au: Current NBN plans have pushed us behind the rest of the world?s internet, limiting the ?streaming revolution?

As I walk through the huge halls at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I see the future all around me. It?s a connected future, with devices talking to each other, content streaming into our homes from across the world, but a future our government isn?t invested in.

< <http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/current-nbn-plans-have-pushed-us-behind-the-rest-of-the-worlds-internet-limiting-the-streaming-revolution/story-fnjwncel-1227186853810> http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/current-nbn-plans-have-pushed-us-behind-the-rest-of-the-worlds-internet-limiting-the-streaming-revolution/story-fnjwncel-1227186853810>

 

nz: Undersea cable capacity upped by a fifth

The company that operates the Southern Cross cable says the subsea cable network will be able to be upgraded to carry a fifth more traffic than it had previously signalled.

< <http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/65129332/undersea-cable-capacity-upped-by-a-fifth> http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/65129332/undersea-cable-capacity-upped-by-a-fifth>

 

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