*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** UNESCO study promotes accessibility, freedom of expression, privacy and ethics on the internet < <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_study_promotes_accessibility_freedom_of_expression_privacy_and_ethics_on_the_internet/back/9597/> http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_study_promotes_accessibility_freedom_of_expression_privacy_and_ethics_on_the_internet/back/9597/> International effort to wrangle t'internet from NSA fizzles out in chaos < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04/netmundial_council_meeting_cancelled_again/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04/netmundial_council_meeting_cancelled_again/> US Senate Holds Hearing on Transition and Future of Multistakeholder Model: Update on IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability < <http://www.natlawreview.com/article/us-senate-holds-hearing-transition-and-future-multistakeholder-model-update-iana-ste> http://www.natlawreview.com/article/us-senate-holds-hearing-transition-and-future-multistakeholder-model-update-iana-ste> Domain Pulse 2015: Brand Owners Happy With DENIC Procedures < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/03/03/domain-pulse-2015-brand-owners-happy-with-denic-procedures/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/03/03/domain-pulse-2015-brand-owners-happy-with-denic-procedures/> Google's Domain Name Land Grab: Consumer Convenience Or Coercive Control Point? < <http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtmarko/2015/03/04/googles-domain-name-land-grab-consumer-convenience-or-coercive-control-point/> http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtmarko/2015/03/04/googles-domain-name-land-grab-consumer-convenience-or-coercive-control-point/> ARI Registry Services expands Middle East & Africa operations < <http://www.ariservices.com/news-ARI%20Registry%20Services%20expands%20Middle%20East%20&%20Africa%20operations> http://www.ariservices.com/news-ARI Registry Services expands Middle East & Africa operations> Melbourne IT plans acquisition spree < <http://www.afr.com/p/technology/melbourne_it_plans_acquisition_spree_MEtIPvDtZKSsBqc3yACTMP> http://www.afr.com/p/technology/melbourne_it_plans_acquisition_spree_MEtIPvDtZKSsBqc3yACTMP> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** UNESCO study promotes accessibility, freedom of expression, privacy and ethics on the internet What measures should UNESCO advocate to ensure that the internet serves the interests of the largest number of users? What action needs to be taken to apply the rights proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?notably freedom to impart information and opinion, and privacy?online, as well as offline? < <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_study_promotes_accessibility_freedom_of_expression_privacy_and_ethics_on_the_internet/back/9597/> http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_study_promotes_accessibility_freedom_of_expression_privacy_and_ethics_on_the_internet/back/9597/> International effort to wrangle t'internet from NSA fizzles out in chaos The launch of the ICANN-Brazil-led internet power grab dubbed NetMundial has been cancelled for a second time, raising questions over its continued existence. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04/netmundial_council_meeting_cancelled_again/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04/netmundial_council_meeting_cancelled_again/> US Senate Holds Hearing on Transition and Future of Multistakeholder Model: Update on IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability On February 25, 2015, the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on "Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance," during which it heard testimony regarding IANA Stewardship Transition and enhancing ICANN accountability processes that have commanded significant attention of the global Internet community over the last year. < <http://www.natlawreview.com/article/us-senate-holds-hearing-transition-and-future-multistakeholder-model-update-iana-ste> http://www.natlawreview.com/article/us-senate-holds-hearing-transition-and-future-multistakeholder-model-update-iana-ste> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** "GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House Session" Re-Launch Did you ever wonder what it would be like to volunteer for a GNSO Working Group? Do you have questions you never dared ask about Adobe Connect or other participation tools that are used to facilitate Working Group deliberations? Did you ever get lost in the sea of acronyms? The GNSO Newcomer Open House session is the place to look for answers to these and any other questions you may have in relation to GNSO policy development activities and working groups. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-03-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-03-en> Nomination Period Extended For ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Targeted for ICANN 53 | Nominations Close 20 March 2015 On 10 December 2015 ICANN announced the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's 2015 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program. The nomination period has been extended and will close on 20 March 2015. This award program seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and demonstrated collaboration with different supporting organizations and/or advisory committees. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-03-03-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-03-03-en> Release of Country and Territory Names within the .EMERCK, .HAMBURG and .BERLIN TLDs ICANN have published proposed amendments, which are being posted for comment, that would allow the registration of country and territory names at all levels in .EMERCK, .HAMBURG and .BERLIN TLDs. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-03-02-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-03-02-en> Update: New gTLD Applicant and GDD Portal Q&A Published Questions and Answers related to the reported security issue in the New gTLD Applicant and GDD portals, as noted in the announcements below, have been published at icann.org/en/system/files/files/new-gtld-applicant-portal-qa-02mar15-en.pdf. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2015-03-02-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2015-03-02-en> New gTLD Applicant and GDD Portal Update ICANN temporarily took its New gTLD Applicant and GDD portals offline on 27 February 2015 to investigate a reported security issue. Access to, and data in, these portals is limited to New gTLD Program applicants and New gTLD registry operators. Under certain circumstances an authenticated portal user could potentially view data of, or related to, other users. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-01-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-01-en> Call for RSVPs | GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House Session | 12 March 2015 at 12:00 UTC The GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House Session returns on 12 March 2015 at 12:00 UTC and we are pleased to invite you to participate. These informal sessions provide an ideal opportunity for participants to ask questions about the GNSO Policy Development Process and the specifics of taking part in a Working Group. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-04-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-04-en> 2015 Nominating Committee Application Period Ends Soon Time is running out to put your name forward to join the team of global leadership, largely volunteers, who help ICANN coordinate the policies and processes that shape the future of the Internet. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-02-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-02-en> Letter from Boubker Seddik Badr, Director of Digital Economy | Ministry of Industry, Trade, Investment and Digital Economy, Government of Morocco, to Akram Atallah New gTLD application for .TATA < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/badr-to-atallah-26feb15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/badr-to-atallah-26feb15-en.pdf> Marc Van Wesemael, CEO | EURid, to Steve Crocker, Fadi Chehad?, and Cyrus Namazi Review of .eu IDN application < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/wesemael-et-al-to-chehade-et-al-23feb15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/wesemael-et-al-to-chehade-et-al-23feb15-en.pdf> Video Interviews from ICANN 52 in Singapore CircleID in collaboration with the team from Dyn Inc. and ICANNWiki, brings you the following video interviews conducted by Susan Chalmers at ICANNWiki during the ICANN 52 meetings in Singapore. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150304_video_interviews_from_icann_52_in_singapore/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150304_video_interviews_from_icann_52_in_singapore/> ICANN switches off dot-word admin portal amid security leak scare Global domain-name overlord ICANN has found another security hole in its systems. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/02/icann_suffers_another_security_breach/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/02/icann_suffers_another_security_breach/> More security issues prang ICANN site ICANN has revealed details of a security problem on its web site that could have allowed new gTLD registries to view data belonging to their competitors. < <http://domainincite.com/18089-more-security-issues-prang-icann-site> http://domainincite.com/18089-more-security-issues-prang-icann-site> ICANN switches off dot-word admin portal amid security leak scare This time, confidential data on companies vying for new dot-word domains may have been snooped on by rivals logged into ICANN's catch-all portal ? meaning commercially sensitive information as well as important technical details on the internet's expansion were at risk. The org has since taken the vulnerable web apps offline. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/02/icann_suffers_another_security_breach/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/02/icann_suffers_another_security_breach/> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Domain Pulse 2015: Brand Owners Happy With DENIC Procedures The lawyers of brand ownersand other registrants expressed their satisfaction with DENIC's rules and procedures in a panel discussion at the Domain Pulse conference in Berlin last Friday. But lawyers being lawyers, they're never totally happy! < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23559> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23559> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/03/03/domain-pulse-2015-brand-owners-happy-with-denic-procedures/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/03/03/domain-pulse-2015-brand-owners-happy-with-denic-procedures/> < <http://www.domainnews.com/domain-pulse-2015-brand-owners-happy-with-denic-procedures.html> http://www.domainnews.com/domain-pulse-2015-brand-owners-happy-with-denic-procedures.html> $ for ?.ky? domain name If you own a ?.ky? address for your e-mail or website, you?re going to have to start paying to keep that domain name. The Information, Communication and Technology Authority (ICTA) has now partnered with Uniregistry to manage the official online name space of the Cayman Islands. < <http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2015/03/03/for-ky-domain-name> http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2015/03/03/for-ky-domain-name> ng: NiRA exposes facts on faceless domain speculator NiRA has exposed the facts concerning the faceless domain speculator, who used emails and blog postings to blackmail the executive board of the Association. Investigations revealed that the fraudster blackmailed the President and Vice President of the Association in their official and private capacity, as well as some registrars because they disagreed with him over his ownership claim of the domains games. ng and nigeria.ng. < <http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/nira-exposes-facts-on-faceless-domain-speculator/> http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/nira-exposes-facts-on-faceless-domain-speculator/> .SO Registry Bans More ?KickassTorrents? Domains The registry behind the Somalian .SO TLD has banned more "Kickass" related domain names, citing illegal activities. The actions target Kickas.so, Kickasstorrents.so, Kickassmovie.so and several others domains, even a parked one. The owners, who are not affiliated with the popular torrent site, lost their domain names without prior notice. < <http://torrentfreak.com/so-registry-bans-more-kickasstorrents-domains-150304/> http://torrentfreak.com/so-registry-bans-more-kickasstorrents-domains-150304/> tp: East Timor was officially removed from the internet yesterday The country of East Timor was officially removed from the internet this week, with the '.tp' registry and all domains under it deleted from the "root zone". < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04/east_timor_was_officially_removed_from_the_internet_yesterday/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04/east_timor_was_officially_removed_from_the_internet_yesterday/> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** Welsh Government makes the switch to gov.wales The Welsh Government has become the latest of a series of high-profile Welsh organisations to switch over to the .wales and .cymru domains. < <http://www.walesonline.co.uk/special-features/welsh-government-makes-switch-govwales-8734135> http://www.walesonline.co.uk/special-features/welsh-government-makes-switch-govwales-8734135> New .cymru and .wales domain names get off to a flying start New Welsh domain names - .cymru and .wales - have just passed the five thousand mark, selling over a thousand new domains in the first hour yesterday. The new gTLDS went on sale to everyone at noon on St David?s Day. < <http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/new-cymru-and-wales-domain-names-get-flying-start> http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/new-cymru-and-wales-domain-names-get-flying-start> Google's Domain Name Land Grab: Consumer Convenience Or Coercive Control Point? Internet naming decisions are the sort of Internet plumbing inside baseball that only interests policy wonks and marketing mavens. That is until an 800 pound gorilla like Google decides to pay $25 million for a single gTLD. Buying ?.app? for almost four-times the previous record for a gTLD not only raised eyebrows, but questions about the strategy behind Google?s expansive and expensive domain name land grab. < <http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtmarko/2015/03/04/googles-domain-name-land-grab-consumer-convenience-or-coercive-control-point/> http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtmarko/2015/03/04/googles-domain-name-land-grab-consumer-convenience-or-coercive-control-point/> Google Chose to Win .APP in an ICANN Auction for $25m - Why? by Jean Guillon For those who don't know, there are typically 3 methods of resolving contention sets in the new gTLD world... Given that Google is a portfolio applicant of over 100 gTLDs why did it elect to go for an ICANN Auction and make all details of the auction public? Disclosure of the winning bid by Google certainly makes a statement, it's very newsworthy, but does it serve Google's purposes, since it is in other contention sets for some popular strings and a bar has been set? < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150304_google_chose_to_win_app_in_an_icann_auction_for_25m_why/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150304_google_chose_to_win_app_in_an_icann_auction_for_25m_why/> Live gTLD .reise sold at auction Dotreise?s .reise, which is German for ?.travel?, changed hands in an auction managed by Applicant Auction last Friday. < <http://domainincite.com/18093-live-gtld-reise-sold-at-auction> http://domainincite.com/18093-live-gtld-reise-sold-at-auction> Tucows and Namecheap exit $14m .online deal Tucows and Namecheap have both pulled out of their joint venture with Radix to run the .online registry. < <http://domainincite.com/18091-tucows-and-namecheap-exit-14m-online-deal> http://domainincite.com/18091-tucows-and-namecheap-exit-14m-online-deal> Digital.nyc ? A Status Report We?re a 1/2 candle into the life of our city?s TLD and an appropriate time for an evaluation. But with .nyc?s success metrics undefined, an assessment is challenging. Hoping that we might contribute to a long term analytical framework, we decided to undertake this first review. < <http://www.connectingnyc.org/digital-nyc/> http://www.connectingnyc.org/digital-nyc/> The Dot Green gTLD and the Domain Name Delusion That Foretells General gTLD Disaster by Frederick Harris I admire Annalisa Roger. I know from my single email interaction with her that she means well. Nonetheless, dot Green apparently ranks below 330 in the list of operational new gTLDs with an apparent total of 117 domains, give or take a few. Why is this the case? It seems to me that dot Green is one the few new gTLDs that actually deserves support. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150302_dot_green_gtld_domain_name_delusion_general_gtld_disaster/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150302_dot_green_gtld_domain_name_delusion_general_gtld_disaster/> .App and .Blog ? a look at domain name registration numbers Google bought rights to the .App TLD last week for a whopping $25 million. Also last month, .Blog sold for an unknown number that was certainly 8 figures. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/03/02/app-and-blog-a-look-at-domain-name-registration-numbers/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/03/02/app-and-blog-a-look-at-domain-name-registration-numbers/> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Minimum Disclosure: What Information Does a Name Server Need to Do Its Job? by Burt Kaliski Two principles in computer security that help bound the impact of a security compromise are the principle of least privilege and the principle of minimum disclosure or need-to-know. < <http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/minimum_disclosure_what_information_does> http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/minimum_disclosure_what_information_does> Domain Shadowing Latest Angler Exploit Kit Evasion Technique The Angler Exploit Kit continues to evolve at an alarming rate, seamlessly adding not only zero-day exploits as they become available, but also a host of evasion techniques that have elevated it to the ranks of the more formidable hacker toolkits available. < <http://threatpost.com/domain-shadowing-latest-angler-exploit-kit-evasion-technique/111396> http://threatpost.com/domain-shadowing-latest-angler-exploit-kit-evasion-technique/111396> Outdated Encryption Leaves Phones Vulnerable to Hackers A government policy that forbade the export of products with strong encryption in the 1990s has years later left users of devices like Android and Apple phones vulnerable to hackers when they visit one-third of all websites, including whitehouse.gov and nsa.gov. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/business/outdated-encryption-leaves-phones-vulnerable-to-hackers.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/business/outdated-encryption-leaves-phones-vulnerable-to-hackers.html> Patrick Gray on the State of Security and State Security Worlds collide as Dennis Fisher talks with Patrick Gray of the Risky Business podcast about security journalism, how much and how little has changed in the industry in the last 15 years and whether we?re making any progress in the fight against attackers. < <http://threatpost.com/patrick-gray-on-the-state-of-security-and-state-security/111414> http://threatpost.com/patrick-gray-on-the-state-of-security-and-state-security/111414> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** Is a domain name a property right? The importance of the internet and the role that e-commerce plays in a company?s business have increased significantly over the past few years with many successful companies operating predominantly, some even exclusively, from online platforms. < <http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=06884eda-37fa-4855-87d3-c73782ee101c> http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=06884eda-37fa-4855-87d3-c73782ee101c> Counterfeit websites removed by UK police Two thousand websites selling fake luxury goods have been removed since the start of the year in the UK. The fight against fakes will be on the agenda at the 2015 Luxury Law Summit on 19 May 2015 in London. < <http://www.globallegalpost.com/global-view/counterfeit-websites-removed-by-uk-police-72769534/> http://www.globallegalpost.com/global-view/counterfeit-websites-removed-by-uk-police-72769534/> au: Cash Converters Pty Ltd. v. Casshies Investments Pty Ltd. - Case No. DAU2014-0035 - complaint denied 1. The Parties: The Complainant is Cash Converters Pty Ltd. of Perth, Western Australia, represented by Wrays, Australia. The Respondent is Casshies Investments Pty Ltd. of Wodonga, Victoria, Australia. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <casshies.com.au> is registered with AussieHQ Pty Ltd. < <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2014-0035> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2014-0035> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** WHY are GoDaddy and Verisign stockpiling patents? Do I smell war? Is the domain-name industry heading into a techno-legal battle? A raft of patent applications has presaged a possible legal war in the rapidly expanding domain-name industry. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04/is_the_domain_name_industry_heading_into_a_patent_war/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04/is_the_domain_name_industry_heading_into_a_patent_war/> ARI Registry Services expands Middle East & Africa operations Following strong growth in Middle East and African markets, ARI Registry Services is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Dubai to reaffirm the company?s position as the region?s premier provider of Internet infrastructure and consulting services. < <http://www.ariservices.com/news-ARI%20Registry%20Services%20expands%20Middle%20East%20&%20Africa%20operations> http://www.ariservices.com/news-ARI Registry Services expands Middle East & Africa operations> Melbourne IT plans acquisition spree Domain name registration and web design company MelbourneIT is planning to continue an acquisition spree after buying cloud services provider UberGlobal for $15.5 million last week. < <http://www.afr.com/p/technology/melbourne_it_plans_acquisition_spree_MEtIPvDtZKSsBqc3yACTMP> http://www.afr.com/p/technology/melbourne_it_plans_acquisition_spree_MEtIPvDtZKSsBqc3yACTMP> The DNS still isn't a directory Back in the mid 1990s, before ICANN was invented, a lot of people assumed that the way you would find stuff on the Internet would be through the Domain Name System. It wasn't a ridiculous idea at the time. The most popular way to look for stuff was through manually managed directories like Yahoo's, but they couldn't keep up with the rapidly growing World Wide Web. < <http://jl.ly/ICANN/notdir.html> http://jl.ly/ICANN/notdir.html> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Sedo Rings Up One of the Year's Five Biggest Sales to Top This Week's Domain Sales Chart Though the year is still young we've already seen a lot of impressive domain sales, the latest coming this week when Sedo banked $300,000 for Heika.com. That ranks as the fifth biggest sale reported so far in 2015. Sedo completed a nice one-two punch with another six-figure sale, moving Anker.com for a cool $130,000. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20150304.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20150304.htm> ********************** AUSTRALIAN INTERNET NEWS ********************** au: Cyber bullying laws teetering on the edge of government overreach: Cory Bernardi Outspoken Liberal senator Cory Bernardi believes cyber bullying laws that cleared the Senate on Wednesday are teetering on the edge of government overreach, warning children still need to be taught some resilience. < <http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/cyber-bullying-laws-teetering-on-the-edge-of-government-overreach-cory-bernardi-20150304-13uyz6.html> http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/cyber-bullying-laws-teetering-on-the-edge-of-government-overreach-cory-bernardi-20150304-13uyz6.html> au: Why data retention legislation should be withdrawn by Katie Miller, Law Institute of Victoria president Katie Miller. The data retention regime to be debated in Federal Parliament this week will affect every Australian citizen and business. < <http://www.afr.com/p/technology/why_data_retention_legislation_should_NENc1mKQf0ecoQNcct7FoO> http://www.afr.com/p/technology/why_data_retention_legislation_should_NENc1mKQf0ecoQNcct7FoO> au: NBN will suffer under telcos' lack of vision by Mark Gregory The telecommunications industry?s failure to embrace the need for a radically new NBN with significantly increased capacity and gigabit speeds is a symptom of an industry with a lack of strategic vision and drive. < <http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2015/2/27/technology/nbn-will-suffer-under-telcos-lack-vision> http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2015/2/27/technology/nbn-will-suffer-under-telcos-lack-vision> ---------------------------- 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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