*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** 2nd Draft Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions < <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en> https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en> Second Draft CWG-IANA Stewardship Proposal Out for Public Comment ? April 24th Explanatory Webinar Scheduled by Philip Corwin < <http://www.internetcommerce.org/second-draft-cwg-iana-stewardship-proposal-out-for-public-comment-april-24th-explanatory-webinar-scheduled/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/second-draft-cwg-iana-stewardship-proposal-out-for-public-comment-april-24th-explanatory-webinar-scheduled/> ICANN Compliance, Domain Registrars Clash on New Whois, Abuse Report Language < <http://www.bna.com/icann-compliance-domain-n17179925626/> http://www.bna.com/icann-compliance-domain-n17179925626/> Australian ccTLD Opens Consultation On Direct Registrations < <http://www.internetnews.me/2015/04/20/australian-cctld-opens-consultation-on-direct-registrations/> http://www.internetnews.me/2015/04/20/australian-cctld-opens-consultation-on-direct-registrations/> ICANN Runs Last Resort Auction for Contentious New gTLDs, Raises $59M < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/icann-runs-last-resort-auction-contentious-new-gtlds-raises-59m> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/icann-runs-last-resort-auction-contentious-new-gtlds-raises-59m> .hiv reserve set at $200,000, revenue so far $83,000 < <http://domainincite.com/18427-hiv-reserve-set-at-200000-profits-so-far-83000> http://domainincite.com/18427-hiv-reserve-set-at-200000-profits-so-far-83000> KickassTorrents Domain Seized Within 24 Hours, Next Stop .CR < <http://torrentfreak.com/kickasstorrents-domain-seized-within-24-hours-next-stop-cr-150424/> http://torrentfreak.com/kickasstorrents-domain-seized-within-24-hours-next-stop-cr-150424/> Sweden, Isle of Man Move to Revoke Domain Names in Battle Against File-Sharing Sites < <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sweden-isle-man-revoke-domain-791209> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sweden-isle-man-revoke-domain-791209> Fears of new split in world cricket after ?rival? boards are registered < <http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/24/fears-split-world-cricket-rival-boards-registered-icc-essel-group> http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/24/fears-split-world-cricket-rival-boards-registered-icc-essel-group> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Report: eco Dialog on the Future III ? New Alignment of Internet Administration Who will, in what form, take over the supervision of the IANA functions from October 2015? The closer this date comes, the more intensive the discussion is becoming ? after the US government announced at the beginning of last year their intention to withdraw from the supervision of ICANN and therefore also over the IANA functions. < <https://international.eco.de/2015/news/report-eco-dialog-on-the-future-iii-new-alignment-of-internet-administration.html> https://international.eco.de/2015/news/report-eco-dialog-on-the-future-iii-new-alignment-of-internet-administration.html> Internet kingmakers drop ego, devise future of DNS, IP addys etc Five months after the release of a bloated, ego?driven mess of a plan to shift control of the top level of the internet from the US government to the internet community, a greatly improved version 2.0 has been offered for public comment. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/24/internet_kingmakers_drop_ego_devise_future_of_the_internet/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/24/internet_kingmakers_drop_ego_devise_future_of_the_internet/> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** 2nd Draft Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions Purpose (Brief): The ICANN Cross Community Working Group responsible for the naming related portion of the IANA Stewardship Transition (CWG-Stewardship)1 seeks public comment on its 2nd draft proposal for the transition of the stewardship of the IANA Functions Contract from the U. S. Department of Commerce's NTIA to the global multistakeholder community. The draft proposal has been prepared in order to pave the way for a response (the Final Proposal) to the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) request for proposals. < <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en> https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-2015-04-22-en> An Update on IANA Stewardship Discussions: Special Edition of the Names Function Proposal On 22 April, the Cross-Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship) published its second draft proposal on the naming related portion of the IANA Stewardship Transition for 28 days of public comments. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions-special-edition-of-the-names-function-proposal> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions-special-edition-of-the-names-function-proposal> Update on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-23-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-23-en> Updated Auction Schedule Overview: Contention sets are groups of applications containing identical or confusingly similar applied for gTLD strings. Contention sets must be resolved prior to the execution of a Registry Agreement for an applied-for gTLD string. An ICANN facilitated auction is a last resort for resolving string contention sets, as described in the Applicant Guidebook (AGB) section 4.3. < <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions> http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions> DNS Workshop and Registrar Outreach in India India holds great promise to contribute to the next billion Internet users and also to Internet governance. Despite having more than 300 million Internet users, the country suffers from infrastructural and capacity constraints. However, there is growing interest to learn and improve and, therefore, any effort towards capacity building has a multiplier effect as well. Last week, Champika Wijayatunga, Howard Li and I had the opportunity to experience this multiplier effect first hand. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/dns-workshop-and-registrar-outreach-in-india> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/dns-workshop-and-registrar-outreach-in-india> Second Draft CWG-IANA Stewardship Proposal Out for Public Comment ? April 24th Explanatory Webinar Scheduled by Philip Corwin Late on the evening on April 22nd the CWG-Stewardship on the IANA Naming Functions issued its second Draft Proposal for a 28-day public comment period that closes on May 20th. Information about the Proposal can be found in a news announcement and at the public comment page. < <http://www.internetcommerce.org/second-draft-cwg-iana-stewardship-proposal-out-for-public-comment-april-24th-explanatory-webinar-scheduled/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/second-draft-cwg-iana-stewardship-proposal-out-for-public-comment-april-24th-explanatory-webinar-scheduled/> ICANN Compliance, Domain Registrars Clash on New Whois, Abuse Report Language Domain name registrars are increasingly at odds with ICANN's compliance office over the interpretation of their ICANN contracts, particularly in the area of responsibility fighting online abuses, several registrar and registry representatives told Bloomberg BNA. < <http://www.bna.com/icann-compliance-domain-n17179925626/> http://www.bna.com/icann-compliance-domain-n17179925626/> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Australian ccTLD Opens Consultation On Direct Registrations Over the past couple of years several ccTLDs have revised their policies to allow registrations at the top level. < <http://www.internetnews.me/2015/04/20/australian-cctld-opens-consultation-on-direct-registrations/> http://www.internetnews.me/2015/04/20/australian-cctld-opens-consultation-on-direct-registrations/> First Internet Day to take place in Estonia on 11 May The Estonian Internet Foundation will organise a conference entitled "Internet Day 2015" within the major technology week "ICT Week". The main topics of the event include the internet and Estonia, privacy and control, skills and awareness, the Internet of Things and the internet as a 'lubricant' of the economy. < <http://www.internet.ee/news/first-internet-day-to-take-place-in-estonia-on-11-may> http://www.internet.ee/news/first-internet-day-to-take-place-in-estonia-on-11-may> Another reforestation project undertaken by EURid This week .eu joined forces with the environmental Spanish non-profit organisation FAPAS once again, with the goal to cap its CO2 emissions. < <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/apr-2015/another-reforestation-project-undertaken-eurid> http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/apr-2015/another-reforestation-project-undertaken-eurid> eu: Internetx And Eurid Team Up With Reiter Engineering For The ADAC GT Masters After 201 days, the wait is finally over for racing fans: The ADAC GT Masters 2015 will start on April 24 in etropolis Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. On three racing days, 40 drivers will compete for the first victories of the season in supercars from eight different brands. The 16 races will take place on eight weekends in Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. For Marc Van Wesemael, CEO of EURid, the registry for .EU domains, this European approach offers the incentive for the partnership with InterNetX and Reiter Engineering. ".EU carries the European identity into the Internet as a dynamic and multilingual domain extension. < <http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/story-277149.html> http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/story-277149.html> HKIRC Announces Best .hk Website Awards 2014 Results Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) announced the results of ?Best .hk Website Awards 2014? (the Awards) at a Presentation Ceremony at Cyberport today. By rebranding the previous ?Top 10 .hk Website Competition?, HKIRC hopes to recognise a wider variety of websites instead of just 10. < <https://www.hkirc.hk/content.jsp?id=63#!/&in=/company_info/pressrelease.jsp?item=496> https://www.hkirc.hk/content.jsp?id=63#!/&in=/company_info/pressrelease.jsp?item=496> nl: SIDN signs declaration of intent regarding Trusted Network Initiative The Trusted Networks Initiative (TNI) exists to provide emergency cover in the event of a large-scale DDoS attack on the Netherlands' vital infrastructure, such as the financial services industry. On Wednesday 15 April, we signed a declaration of intent, stating our support for the initiative and our intention to participate in it. < <https://www.sidn.nl/a/internet-security/sidn-signs-declaration-of-intent-regarding-trusted-network-initiative> https://www.sidn.nl/a/internet-security/sidn-signs-declaration-of-intent-regarding-trusted-network-initiative> New Zealand adds 25,634 .nz domain names in March New Zealand internet advocacy group InternetNZ has announced that the number of active .nz domain name registrations has increased to 632,268 by 31 March, from 606,634 at 28 February. < <http://www.telecompaper.com/news/new-zealand-adds-25634-nz-domain-names-in-march--1078773> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/new-zealand-adds-25634-nz-domain-names-in-march--1078773> uk: Girls in IT: State of the Nation To mark International Girls in ICT day, Nominet has created a snapshot of how female talent is being developed in the UK.Held on the fourth Thursday of April each year, Girls in ICT day is a global initiative aimed at encouraging girls to consider careers in the field of information and communication technologies. < <http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/girls-it-state-nation> http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/girls-it-state-nation> uk: BLOG - What the election manifestos mean for internet policy - David Abrahams Last week saw the UK?s General Election campaign move from the ?phoney war? to the start of the real battle, with the main UK parties publishing their election manifestos. So what do they tell us about the parties? plans for the internet and the wider technology sector < <http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/blog-what-election-manifestos-mean-internet-policy-david-abrahams> http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/blog-what-election-manifestos-mean-internet-policy-david-abrahams> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** ICANN Runs Last Resort Auction for Contentious New gTLDs, Raises $59M With the sale of .stream to Famous Four Media, ICANN has completed the sale of rights to new dot-word TLDs, The Register reports. Four other new gTLDs were resolved in the past week, all through private auctions as .stream was, however ICANN completes the process having raised $59 million from the 13 domains that sold through its public process. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/icann-runs-last-resort-auction-contentious-new-gtlds-raises-59m> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/icann-runs-last-resort-auction-contentious-new-gtlds-raises-59m> .hiv reserve set at $200,000, revenue so far $83,000 The soon-to-be-auctioned new gTLD .hiv has a reserve price of $200,000, but the registry reckons it?s worth as much as $700,000. < <http://domainincite.com/18427-hiv-reserve-set-at-200000-profits-so-far-83000> http://domainincite.com/18427-hiv-reserve-set-at-200000-profits-so-far-83000> .hiv to auction with ?no profiting? catch The live TLD .hiv is going to be among the next batch of new gTLDs auctioned off by Innovative Auctions, but the contract comes with a no-profit clause. < <http://domainincite.com/18423-hiv-to-auction-with-no-profiting-catch> http://domainincite.com/18423-hiv-to-auction-with-no-profiting-catch> Welsh Government outlines digital plan for the future The Welsh government has outlined its vision for public services in Wales to provide consistent and excellent services digitally. ... According to Wales, it will be identifying and adopting best practices within the country, the UK and the world, using the new .cymru and .wales domain names as default in the public sector and making use of common platforms. < <http://www.itproportal.com/2015/04/24/welsh-government-outlines-digital-plan-for-future/> http://www.itproportal.com/2015/04/24/welsh-government-outlines-digital-plan-for-future/> Will the fast-approaching deadline for .brands catch many by surprise? 29 July 2015 is a big day for .brands. It?s the date when all ICANN Registry Agreements (RA) must be signed. < <http://www.ariservices.com/blog/will-the-fast-approaching-deadline-for-brands-catch-many-by-surprise/> http://www.ariservices.com/blog/will-the-fast-approaching-deadline-for-brands-catch-many-by-surprise/> Digging into .xyz?s domain name registrations .xyz is big ? about 900,000 domains ? but it?s also controversial since many of the domains were given away for free. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/24/xyz-domain-name-registrations/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/24/xyz-domain-name-registrations/> Celebs Play Defense as They Buy Up .Porn Web Addresses Some interesting new websites will be unveiled in May: ParisHilton.porn, Beyonce.porn, GameOfThrones.porn, JustinBieber.porn. < <http://business.newsfactor.com/news/Celebs-Buy-Up--Porn-Web-Addresses/story.xhtml?story_id=1210082CTRDR> http://business.newsfactor.com/news/Celebs-Buy-Up--Porn-Web-Addresses/story.xhtml?story_id=1210082CTRDR> More Amazon new TLD reg?s and Google?s odd domain names Earlier this week I wrote about Amazon.com?s many generic/descriptive domains registered under new TLDs that it is forwarding to particular pages on its site. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/23/more-amazon-new-tld-regs-and-googles-odd-domain-names/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/23/more-amazon-new-tld-regs-and-googles-odd-domain-names/> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Pentagon Announces New Strategy for Cyberwarfare The Pentagon on Thursday took a major step designed to instill a measure of fear in potential cyberadversaries, releasing a new strategy that for the first time explicitly discusses the circumstances under which cyberweapons could be used against an attacker, and naming the countries it says present the greatest threat: China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/politics/pentagon-announces-new-cyberwarfare-strategy.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/politics/pentagon-announces-new-cyberwarfare-strategy.html> Privacy Advocates Fear Cybersecurity PCNA Act Will Allow More NSA Surveillance In a vote of 307-116, the US House of Representatives passed the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (PCNA) on Wednesday. The bill is designed to promote sharing of cybersecurity threat data between the government and the private sector. The government moved relatively quickly on this legislation after President Obama signed an executive order in February in the wake of the highly publicized Sony cyber attack. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/privacy-advocates-fear-cybersecurity-pcna-act-will-allow-nsa-surveillance> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/privacy-advocates-fear-cybersecurity-pcna-act-will-allow-nsa-surveillance> us: House Passes Cybersecurity Bill After Companies Fall Victim to Data Breaches Responding to a series of computer security breaches in government and the private sector, the House passed an expansive measure Wednesday that would push companies to share access to their computer networks and records with federal investigators. ... The House bill would provide legal liability protections for companies that share cyberthreat information with each other or with the government. But negotiators also added what they see as critical privacy protections. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/us/politics/computer-attacks-spur-congress-to-act-on-cybersecurity-bill-years-in-making.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/us/politics/computer-attacks-spur-congress-to-act-on-cybersecurity-bill-years-in-making.html> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** KickassTorrents down: new Isle of Man domain taken offline just hours after launch KickassTorrents, the most popular torrenting site on the web, moved its domain to the Isle of Man but saw the new site taken down within hours. < <http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/kickasstorrentsim-biggest-filesharing-site-moves-to-isle-of-man-domain-10200714.html> http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/kickasstorrentsim-biggest-filesharing-site-moves-to-isle-of-man-domain-10200714.html> KickassTorrents Domain Seized Within 24 Hours, Next Stop .CR Less than 24 hours after the site moved over, the Isle of Man Registry has revoked the new domain name of KickassTorrents. Continuing the domain shuffle the popular torrent site will now move to the Costa Rica based domain name, Kat.cr. < <http://torrentfreak.com/kickasstorrents-domain-seized-within-24-hours-next-stop-cr-150424/> http://torrentfreak.com/kickasstorrents-domain-seized-within-24-hours-next-stop-cr-150424/> KickassTorrents Moves to Isle of Man Domain Name KickassTorrents, the largest torrent site on the Internet, has switched to a new domain name. Starting today the site will serve its torrents from KickassTorrents.im, an Isle of Man TLD. The site's operators haven't provided a specific reason for the change, but if the domain remains online it may improve the site's accessibility. < <http://torrentfreak.com/kickasstorrents-moves-to-isle-of-man-domain-name-150423/> http://torrentfreak.com/kickasstorrents-moves-to-isle-of-man-domain-name-150423/> KickassTorrents Has Its Domain Name Seized Ever since The Pirate Bay had its servers raided, users who downloaded torrents had to seek alternative websites for their torrenting needs, and one of the more popular options available was KickassTorrents (KAT). The website enjoyed a surge in popularity before authorities were quick to seize its domain which at that time was registered in Somalia, hence the .so suffix. < <http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/04/kickasstorrents-has-its-domain-named-seized/> http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/04/kickasstorrents-has-its-domain-named-seized/> Sweden, Isle of Man Move to Revoke Domain Names in Battle Against File-Sharing Sites On Friday, the Isle of Man took action against the world's leading online file-sharing site, KickassTorrents, revoking the .IM domain name from the site less than 24 hours after KickassTorrents moved its online location to the small island in the Irish sea. < <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sweden-isle-man-revoke-domain-791209> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sweden-isle-man-revoke-domain-791209> EZTV Domain Name Falls Into New Hands The website of the popular TV-torrent distribution group EZTV is showing some unusual changes again. It appears that the group's eztv.ch domain name has fallen into new hands. < <http://torrentfreak.com/take-over-new-eztv-domain-name-150425/> http://torrentfreak.com/take-over-new-eztv-domain-name-150425/> England and Wales Cricket 'concern' over domain names Cricket bosses are "concerned" by the registering of companies and websites with similar names to their own. The "Cricket Association of England" and "Cricket Control Scotland Limited" are among those registered. < <http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/32456112> http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/32456112> Fears of new split in world cricket after ?rival? boards are registered The International Cricket Council has launched an urgent investigation after Essel Group, the company behind the now-defunct Indian Cricket League, began registering companies with names that appear to be rival national cricket boards, raising fears of a future split in world cricket. < <http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/24/fears-split-world-cricket-rival-boards-registered-icc-essel-group> http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/24/fears-split-world-cricket-rival-boards-registered-icc-essel-group> NZ link to rebel cricketing mystery Fears of a rebel T20 competition involving at least one team from New Zealand have surfaced after the group behind the failed Indian Cricket League began registering company names similar to existing national bodies. < <http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11438621> http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11438621> Hip-hop star shouts down cybersquatter US artist Wiz Khalifa has successfully transferred eight domain names containing his name and trademark from a cybersquatter. < <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/hip-hop-star-shouts-down-cybersquatter-4350> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/hip-hop-star-shouts-down-cybersquatter-4350> au: Orient Express Travel Group Pty Ltd v. Mookstar Media Pty Ltd (ACN 083 167 293) - Case No. DAU2015-0004 1. The Parties: The Complainant is Orient Express Travel Group Pty Ltd of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, represented by Norgate McLean Dolphin, Australia. The Respondent is Mookstar Media Pty Ltd (ACN 083 167 293) of Glenside, South Australia, represented by Cooper Mills Lawyers, Australia. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <etg.com.au> (the "Domain Name") is registered with Drop.com.au Pty Ltd (the "Registrar"). < <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0004> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0004> ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Need more IP but already received your maximum IPv4 delegation? Do you need more IP addresses but have already received your maximum IPv4 delegation from APNIC? Have you considered IPv4 transfers or referral applications? < <http://blog.apnic.net/2015/04/15/need-more-ip-but-already-received-your-maximum-ipv4-delegation/> http://blog.apnic.net/2015/04/15/need-more-ip-but-already-received-your-maximum-ipv4-delegation/> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Verisign Reports First Quarter 2015 Results ... Verisign Registry Services added 1.51 million net new names during the first quarter, ending with 133.0 million .com and .net domain names in the domain name base, which represents a 3.1 percent increase over the base at the end of the first quarter in 2014, as calculated including domain names on hold for both periods. < <http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm13bmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2FydGljbGUvcnNzP2lkPTE5NDE2NTI%3D> http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm13bmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2FydGljbGUvcnNzP2lkPTE5NDE2NTI%3D> Verisign Financials For Q1 Released With .Com & .NET Performing Solidly Verisign Registry Services, the operator of the .com and .net gTLDs, reported Thursday it added 1.51 million net new names during the first quarter of 2015 in its financial results for the first quarter of 2015. This means the quarter ended with 133.0 million .com and .net domain names, a 3.1 percent increase over the base at the end of the first quarter in 2014, as calculated including domain names on hold for both periods. < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/04/25/verisign-financials-for-q1-released-with-com-net-performing-solidly/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/04/25/verisign-financials-for-q1-released-with-com-net-performing-solidly/> < <http://www.domainnews.com/verisign-financials-for-q1-released-with-com-net-performing-solidly.html> http://www.domainnews.com/verisign-financials-for-q1-released-with-com-net-performing-solidly.html> au: The abusive call from a courier that changed Steve Orenstein?s life Steve Orenstein answered his mobile and got an earful of abuse. The phone had been insistently buzzing at him through his business meeting and, as it turned out, the caller was a courier trying to deliver a parcel to his apartment. ... Sydney-based Orenstein says he has acquired some of the smaller start-ups that didn?t succeed and is using their domain names to funnel traffic to his site. < <http://www.brw.com.au/p/entrepreneurs/the_abusive_call_from_courier_that_Ad6AzcSsA3ayDJQvmnPYDK> http://www.brw.com.au/p/entrepreneurs/the_abusive_call_from_courier_that_Ad6AzcSsA3ayDJQvmnPYDK> The Long-Forgotten Battle for the Longest Domain Name on the Internet Some people just want to have the biggest and best of everything, including domain names. But when the largest URL is fixed at 63 characters between the ?www? and the ?.com? or ?.org?, is it possible to find out who owned the first longest domain name in the world? And when it comes down to URLs, is size everything? < <http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-long-forgotten-battle-for-the-longest-domain-name-on-the-internet> http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-long-forgotten-battle-for-the-longest-domain-name-on-the-internet> Global Conference on Cyberspace 2015 On 16 and 17 April, around 1800 participants ? primarily from the government sector ? but also from business, civil society, and the technical Internet community ? descended on The Hague for the fourth Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS 2015). In contrast to many Internet governance meetings, where telecommunications ministers and departmental staff attend, at the GCCS2015, many deputy prime ministers and foreign affairs ministers attended. This attendance helped to increase recognition of the fact that Internet issues are no longer just a technology and communications issue, but are now inseparable from issues that used to only be considered in an offline context. < <http://www.auda.org.au/blog/global-conference-on-cyberspace-2015/> http://www.auda.org.au/blog/global-conference-on-cyberspace-2015/> GCCS2015: Encouraging governments at the highest level to participate in multistakeholder internet governance 2015 is definitely turning out to be The Year of Internet Governance. With the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) holding its High Level Meeting to review the 10th anniversary of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in December this year, the regular calendar of Internet governance-related meetings have taken on increased significance this year. And so it was with last week?s two-day Global Conference on Cyber Space 2015 (GCCS2015) in The Hague. < <https://centr.org/article/gccs2015-encouraging-governments-multistakeholder-ig> https://centr.org/article/gccs2015-encouraging-governments-multistakeholder-ig> Report on the Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS) 2015 The RIPE NCC participated in the Global Conference on CyberSpace (GCCS) 2015, hosted by the Dutch government in The Hague on 16-17 April. Following events in London (2011), Budapest (2012) and Seoul (2013), this fourth GCCS brought together a broad group of stakeholders to discuss cybersecurity and to share information and experiences. < <https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/industry-developments/report-on-global-conference-on-cyberspace-gccs-2015> https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/industry-developments/report-on-global-conference-on-cyberspace-gccs-2015> Escrow.com acquired for $7.5 million Freelancer.com, an online marketplace for freelance services, has acquired escrow service Escrow.com for $7.5 million. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/26/escrow-com-acquired-for-7-5-million/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/26/escrow-com-acquired-for-7-5-million/> ********************** - WEBHOSTING ********************** Netcraft April 2015 Web Server Survey In the April 2015 survey we received responses from 849,027,856 sites and 5,228,046 web-facing computers. Despite the sustained decline in the total number of sites, the number of web-facing computers has continued to grow, increasing by over 35,000 this month. < <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/04/20/april-2015-web-server-survey.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/04/20/april-2015-web-server-survey.html> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Expired Domain Report: Breaking down Chinese buyers Anyone who reads these weekly reports on the expired domain market (or, rather, NameJet?s share of it) will have noticed that the chart can be divided into Chinese purchases and non-Chinese purchases. The split is fairly clean. GEAI.com ($8.2k)? China. HNBC.com ($6.4k)? China. DAIG.com ($2.8k)? China. DUVI.com ($2.5k)? Probably not China. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/24/expired-domain-report-breaking-down-chinese-buyers/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/24/expired-domain-report-breaking-down-chinese-buyers/> .Coms Take 18 of 20 Positions on This Week's Sales Chart with 3-Letter .Coms Still Rocking No six-figure sales were reported this week but there were still a lot of solid sales to report, especially from the .com camp. The world's most popular TLD swept 18 of the 20 entries on our latest all extension Top 20 Sales Chart. Rizk.com led the .com charge after changing hands for $49,000 in a private transaction. The runner-up spot went to Kelepir.com, a domain that AlanAdlari.com sold for $40,000. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20150422.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20150422.htm> ************************** BRAND PROTECTION & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ************************** TPP difficult pill to swallow Should the Trans-Pacific Partnership be passed, IP rights will be in sharp focus for Australians. < <http://www.theage.com.au/business/tpp-pill-difficult-to-swallow-for-pharmaceuticals-20150424-1msgds.html> http://www.theage.com.au/business/tpp-pill-difficult-to-swallow-for-pharmaceuticals-20150424-1msgds.html> ------ David Goldstein email: <mailto:david at goldsteinreport.com> david at goldsteinreport.com web: <http://goldsteinreport.com/> http://goldsteinreport.com/ Twitter: <https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport> https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9663 3430 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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