*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Experts Debate IANA Transition: ?Designing In A Straitjacket? Or Securing Stability? < <http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/06/22/experts-debate-iana-transition-designing -in-a-straitjacket-or-securing-stability/> http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/06/22/experts-debate-iana-transition-designing- in-a-straitjacket-or-securing-stability/> Chehade confirms he?ll be gone before IANA transition is done < <http://domainincite.com/18790-chehade-confirms-hell-be-gone-before-iana-tra nsition-is-done> http://domainincite.com/18790-chehade-confirms-hell-be-gone-before-iana-tran sition-is-done> June 30, 2016: The day the US will hand over control of the internet < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/22/us_government_iana_icann/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/22/us_government_iana_icann/> ICANN on brand 'shakedowns': you need to give us the power to help you < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=8b7f94c5-a9c7-46b3-b 835-e54c845a3caf> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=8b7f94c5-a9c7-46b3-b8 35-e54c845a3caf> Privacy advocates descend on proposed domain name change < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/24/privacy_advocates_descend_on_propos ed_domain_name_change/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/24/privacy_advocates_descend_on_propose d_domain_name_change/> ICANN and Hollywood want to kill off domain privacy < <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2940135/microsoft-subnet/icann-and-holl ywood-want-to-kill-off-domain-privacy.html> http://www.networkworld.com/article/2940135/microsoft-subnet/icann-and-holly wood-want-to-kill-off-domain-privacy.html> Proposed Change to ICANN Domain Anonymity Rule Worries Privacy Advocates < <https://threatpost.com/proposed-change-to-icann-domain-anonymity-rule-worri es-privacy-advocates/113445> https://threatpost.com/proposed-change-to-icann-domain-anonymity-rule-worrie s-privacy-advocates/113445> URS fight brewing at ICANN 53 < <http://domainincite.com/18769-urs-fight-brewing-at-icann-53> http://domainincite.com/18769-urs-fight-brewing-at-icann-53> Chehade makes case for insider CEO in frank assessment of failings < <http://domainincite.com/18762-chehade-makes-case-for-insider-ceo-in-frank-a ssessment-of-failings> http://domainincite.com/18762-chehade-makes-case-for-insider-ceo-in-frank-as sessment-of-failings> What is this river nonsense? Give .amazon to Bezos, says US Congress < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/23/what_is_this_river_nonsense_give_am azon_to_bezos_says_us_congress/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/23/what_is_this_river_nonsense_give_ama zon_to_bezos_says_us_congress/> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Experts Debate IANA Transition: ?Designing In A Straitjacket? Or Securing Stability? Internet expert groups this week are being asked if they agree to a proposal prepared in thousands of hours of voluntary work to transition key elements of internet control away from the United States government. Meanwhile, the US confirmed that the process of transition will extend well beyond the target of September of this year, and some countries are deploring that the transition was not started with a ?clean slate.? < <http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/06/22/experts-debate-iana-transition-designing -in-a-straitjacket-or-securing-stability/> http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/06/22/experts-debate-iana-transition-designing- in-a-straitjacket-or-securing-stability/> CEO Who Pushed Icann Independence Is Leaving in 2016 The chief executive who sought greater autonomy for ICANN has announced he is leaving early next year. < <http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/21/ceo-who-has-pushed-icann-independenc e-leaving-in-2016/> http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/21/ceo-who-has-pushed-icann-independence -leaving-in-2016/> Government's stand on internet governance draws applause from civil society organisations India's decision to support the multistakeholder model of internet governance has drawn mostly applause from civil society organisations and individuals who have been following the issue, even as they cautioned that implementation will determine the success of the model. < <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47794000.cms> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47794000.cms> Converging on the future of global Internet governance: The United States and Brazil The crisis in U.S.-Brazilian relations provoked by Edward Snowden?s 2013 revelations of U.S. espionage via the global Internet, and Brazil?s initial threat to respond in ways that were detrimental to the integrity of the Internet, serve to highlight the increasing intersection of foreign policy and Internet governance. In a new Brookings report, Harold Trinkunas and Ian Wallace document the remarkable story of how, in the wake of the crisis, Brazil and the United States found a way to work together constructively to preserve and advance the global Internet freedom agenda. < <http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2015/07/internet-governance-brazi l-us-trinkunas-wallace> http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2015/07/internet-governance-brazil -us-trinkunas-wallace> India declares support for multistakeholder model of Internet governance Indian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad announced India?s support for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance. < <http://enterpriseinnovation.net/article/india-declares-support-multistakeho lder-model-internet-governance-267263827> http://enterpriseinnovation.net/article/india-declares-support-multistakehol der-model-internet-governance-267263827> FM Arun Jaitley-led GoM decides to back US model on internet governance via concessions Debunking its earlier ambivalence, India has decided to back the US-led multi-stakeholder model on global Internet governance. But in doing so, it will look to script a special arrangement with Washington on emerging as a net security provider in this domain. < <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47776599.cms> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47776599.cms> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Indian Government Declares Support for Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance at ICANN53 Indian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad announced today India?s support for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, during the opening ceremony of ICANN?s 53rd public meeting in Buenos Aires. < <https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-06-22-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-06-22-en> ICANN53 Buenos Aires GAC Communiqu? The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) meeting at ICANN53 has issued its Buenos Aires Communiqu?. It is available for review at GAC Buenos Aires Communiqu?. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-06-24-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-06-24-en> Get Ready for ICANN 54 in Dublin! by Jean-Jacques Sahel Another successful meeting is coming to a close soon. Buenos Aires has indeed provided ICANN and the Internet Global Community with the perfect setting for a busy meeting! And now that ICANN 53 is wrapping up, it's time to pencil in ICANN 54 from 18-22 October 2015, in Dublin! < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/get-ready-for-icann-54-in-dublin> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/get-ready-for-icann-54-in-dublin> ICANN and Senatics to Increase Coordination and Collaboration on the Domain Name Space In Paraguay and Regionally Paraguay has taken an important step to bolster its role in developing the emerging industry surrounding the Internet's addressing system, known as the DNS. < <https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-06-23-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-06-23-en> ICANN, JPNIC and JPRS Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Collaboration on Translation ICANN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Japan Network Information Center (JPNIC) and Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd. (JPRS) today to forge an alliance fostering greater collaboration on translation. < <https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2-2015-06-22-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2-2015-06-22-en> Letter from Steve Crocker to Thomas Schneider GAC Advice re Category 1 Safeguards for New gTLDs < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-schneider-2 3jun15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-schneider-23 jun15-en.pdf> Letter from Jamie Baxter, dotgay LLC, to ICANN New gTLD application for .GAY < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/baxter-to-icann-24jun1 5-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/baxter-to-icann-24jun15 -en.pdf> Letter from Jamie Baxter, dotgay LLC, to ICANN New gTLD application for .GAY < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/baxter-to-icann-23jun1 5-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/baxter-to-icann-23jun15 -en.pdf> Letter from Jamie Baxter, dotgay LLC, to ICANN New gTLD application for .GAY < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/baxter-to-icann-22jun1 5-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/baxter-to-icann-22jun15 -en.pdf> Letter from Lorri Christou, Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing and Communications | Cruise Lines International Association, to Cherine Chalaby New gTLD Applications for .CRUISE < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/christou-to-chalaby-18 jun15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/christou-to-chalaby-18j un15-en.pdf> Chehade confirms he?ll be gone before IANA transition is done ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade has laid out his current best thinking for the timeline of the IANA?s transition from US government oversight, and he?ll be gone well before it?s done. < <http://domainincite.com/18790-chehade-confirms-hell-be-gone-before-iana-tra nsition-is-done> http://domainincite.com/18790-chehade-confirms-hell-be-gone-before-iana-tran sition-is-done> June 30, 2016: The day the US will hand over control of the internet It is going to take until the end of June next year for the US government to formally hand over control of the top level of the internet. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/22/us_government_iana_icann/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/22/us_government_iana_icann/> ICANN on brand 'shakedowns': you need to give us the power to help you At a joint session of the Commercial Stakeholders Group and the ICANN board at this week?s ICANN meeting in Argentina, discussion focused on new gTLD pricing practices ? specifically, premium pricing policies and the higher levies charged by some registries on brand-related terms. While feeling the pain of trademark owners, the message from ICANN was clear - we can?t do anything about it until you empower us. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=8b7f94c5-a9c7-46b3-b 835-e54c845a3caf> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=8b7f94c5-a9c7-46b3-b8 35-e54c845a3caf> Privacy advocates descend on proposed domain name change A proposal to force domain name owners to reveals their true identity and address if their website is deemed "commercial" has set off a privacy storm. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/24/privacy_advocates_descend_on_propos ed_domain_name_change/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/24/privacy_advocates_descend_on_propose d_domain_name_change/> ICANN and Hollywood want to kill off domain privacy ICANN proposed changes that could mean domain owners who use a proxy service to keep their personal details private could no longer use that service. < <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2940135/microsoft-subnet/icann-and-holl ywood-want-to-kill-off-domain-privacy.html> http://www.networkworld.com/article/2940135/microsoft-subnet/icann-and-holly wood-want-to-kill-off-domain-privacy.html> People are freaking out about a new rule that would stop website owners from hiding their personal information New rules are being proposed about how to register online domains, and privacy advocates are worried. < <http://www.businessinsider.in/People-are-freaking-out-about-a-new-rule-that -would-stop-website-owners-from-hiding-their-personal-information/articlesho w/47807295.cms> http://www.businessinsider.in/People-are-freaking-out-about-a-new-rule-that- would-stop-website-owners-from-hiding-their-personal-information/articleshow /47807295.cms> Proposed Change to ICANN Domain Anonymity Rule Worries Privacy Advocates A proposed change to the way that registrars treat the private contact details for domain owners could make it easier for anyone to get information on people who use proxy services. < <https://threatpost.com/proposed-change-to-icann-domain-anonymity-rule-worri es-privacy-advocates/113445> https://threatpost.com/proposed-change-to-icann-domain-anonymity-rule-worrie s-privacy-advocates/113445> Proposal to limit anonymized domain registration ignites furor [IDG] Privacy advocates are sounding the alarm over a potential policy change that would prevent some people from registering website addresses without revealing their personal information. < <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/578313/proposal-limit-anonymized-dom ain-registration-ignites-furor/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/578313/proposal-limit-anonymized-doma in-registration-ignites-furor/> < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/578313/proposal-limit-anonymized-do main-registration-ignites-furor/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/578313/proposal-limit-anonymized-dom ain-registration-ignites-furor/> Internet Players Wrestle with Proposals to Prevent Capture Shareholder- or member-based accountability systems are routine for most organizations, "but this is definitely new for ICANN, where only the U.S. government has held ICANN accountable through its power to withdraw the NTIA-ICANN contract," said NetChoice's Steve DelBianco. "Once the U.S. lets go of the ICANN contract for the Internet Assigned Names Authority, the community needs a new way to make its powers enforceable in the face of resistance by ICANN's board." < <http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82211.html> http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82211.html> US Congress votes to slow ICANN transition [IDG] The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to require ICANN, which coordinates the Internet's domain name system, to jump through several hoops before a government agency ends its oversight of the organization. < <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/578253/house-votes-slow-icann-transi tion-away-from-us-oversight/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/578253/house-votes-slow-icann-transit ion-away-from-us-oversight/> < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/578253/house-votes-slow-icann-trans ition-away-from-us-oversight/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/578253/house-votes-slow-icann-transi tion-away-from-us-oversight/> 3,000 comments submitted about whois privacy proposal About 3,000 people and groups have submitted comments to ICANN during its comment period on privacy and proxy services. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/24/3000-comments-submitted-about-whois-pr ivacy-proposal/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/24/3000-comments-submitted-about-whois-pri vacy-proposal/> Freenom suspended for cybersquatting rival registrars Freenom, the company behind .tk and other freebie ccTLDs, has had its ICANN registrar accreditation suspended for cybersquatting competing registrars including Go Daddy and Key-Systems. < <http://domainincite.com/18797-freenom-suspended-for-cybersquatting-rival-re gistrars> http://domainincite.com/18797-freenom-suspended-for-cybersquatting-rival-reg istrars> Changes to Domain Name Rules Place User Privacy in Jeopardy ... At least, that is how it works now. But under a proposal currently being considered by ICANN, that may all change. It is proposed that domains used for commercial purposes might no longer be eligible to use proxy registration services. Is TG Storytime used for commercial purposes? Well, Joe currently covers the site's expenses, but also notes that ?ads and donations may be used in the future to cover costs?, and sites that run ads have been judged as commercial in domain name disputes. If a similar broad definition is adopted by ICANN, Joe might well be forced to give up his privacy if he begins to run ads on his site. < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/06/changes-domain-name-rules-place-user- privacy-jeopardy> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/06/changes-domain-name-rules-place-user-p rivacy-jeopardy> Is WhoIs Privacy Important to You? If So You Will Want to Weigh In on a Battle Brewing at ICANN A lot of people utilize WhoIs privacy services to keep their personal contact details (including name, telephone number, email, and postal address) from being available to anyone who wants to look it up in the public WhoIs record that is accessible through any registrar as well as a variety of independent sites. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150623.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150623.htm> ICANN 53 launches with risky Caitlyn Jenner joke ICANN has risked the ire of community members by kicking off ICANN 53 today with a joke referencing transgender celebrity Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner. < <http://domainincite.com/18772-icann-53-launches-with-risky-caitlyn-jenner-j oke> http://domainincite.com/18772-icann-53-launches-with-risky-caitlyn-jenner-jo ke> URS fight brewing at ICANN 53 Should the Uniform Rapid Suspension process spread from new gTLDs to incumbent gTLDs, possibly including .com? < <http://domainincite.com/18769-urs-fight-brewing-at-icann-53> http://domainincite.com/18769-urs-fight-brewing-at-icann-53> Chehade makes case for insider CEO in frank assessment of failings Outgoing ICANN CEO has made a case for his successor to be somebody already intimately familiar with the ICANN community. < <http://domainincite.com/18762-chehade-makes-case-for-insider-ceo-in-frank-a ssessment-of-failings> http://domainincite.com/18762-chehade-makes-case-for-insider-ceo-in-frank-as sessment-of-failings> This is Why People Hate ICANN: GNSO Resolution for Next round of New gTLD?s The GNSO just sent me over this resolution concerning the next round of new gTLD's which it seemed to just pass. Read through it a few times. I have no idea what it says and I'm a lawyer. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2015/06/24/this-is-why-people-hate-icann-gnso-res olution-for-next-round-of-new-gtlds/> http://www.thedomains.com/2015/06/24/this-is-why-people-hate-icann-gnso-reso lution-for-next-round-of-new-gtlds/> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Bangladesh loses internet domain Bangladesh has lost the rights of using dot bangla (.bangla) domain, the Internationalized Domain Name (IDM), as they failed the make it into effect in three years after obtaining the permission in 2012. < <http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/70315/Bangladesh-loses-internet-d omain> http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/70315/Bangladesh-loses-internet-do main> More than 3,000 financial institutions apply for .BANK domain names There are four characters that all of us who spend any time on the Internet are intimately familiar with - .com. Those four characters are found at the end of nearly every website we visit, but that?s about to change. < <http://www.housingwire.com/articles/34296-more-than-3000-financial-institut ions-apply-for-bank-domain-names> http://www.housingwire.com/articles/34296-more-than-3000-financial-instituti ons-apply-for-bank-domain-names> .BANK Commences GA With Trust For Banking Customers At Its Heart As the new gTLD roll out rolls on one that has trust and security at its heart launched its General Availability today (24 June). The .bank gTLD became available for the global banking community and is intended as a way internet users can be sure their financial institution is legitimate. < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/06/24/bank-commences-ga-with-trust-for-bank ing-customers-at-its-heart/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/06/24/bank-commences-ga-with-trust-for-banki ng-customers-at-its-heart/> Dot bharat domain name initiative fails to take off Plans to get India?s vast non-English speaking population online through a dot bharat domain name in local languages have failed to take off, experts said, even as the government is considering tapping the social media platforms to raise awareness about the initiative. < <http://www.livemint.com/Politics/rMq7B1Z503uSI4WpDwS7bL/Dot-bharat-domain-i nitiative-fails-to-take-off.html> http://www.livemint.com/Politics/rMq7B1Z503uSI4WpDwS7bL/Dot-bharat-domain-in itiative-fails-to-take-off.html> .nz Policy Framework Review Consultation The Domain Name Commission is proposing a simplification of the .nz policy framework. Public comment is now being sought. < <http://dnc.org.nz/nz-policy-framework-review-consultation> http://dnc.org.nz/nz-policy-framework-review-consultation> Afilias wins auction for .Promo TLD Afilias has won rights to the TLD .Promo in an auction organized by Innovative Auctions. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/23/afilias-wins-auction-for-promo-top-lev el-domain-name/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/23/afilias-wins-auction-for-promo-top-leve l-domain-name/> Symantec sells .Security and .Protection domains to XYZ Symantec has sold its two non-brand TLDs to XYZ, the company behind the .xyz TLD. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/23/symantec-sells-security-and-protection -domains-to-xyz/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/23/symantec-sells-security-and-protection- domains-to-xyz/> Vox Populi cashes in as ?.sucks? registration levels are revealed In April we noted that brands were rushing to secure their trademark terms in the ?.sucks? gTLD sunrise period, despite a hefty price tag. This weekend the sunrise closed, and the string hit general availability, giving us the first opportunity to gauge how successful its sunrise period actually was. On first analysis the Vox Populi registry has come out the clear winner, with anywhere between $2,635,805 and $6,786,605 added to the company?s coffers. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=6c25985e-0da6-4e41-9 33f-f1f5f31765e6> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=6c25985e-0da6-4e41-93 3f-f1f5f31765e6> Boy bands, motorbikes and parish councillors: 2014 in .UK domain name disputes 726 complaints handled and ?7.5m in legal costs saved by Nominet?s award-winning Dispute Resolution Service in 2014 < <http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/boy-bands-motorbikes-and-parish-counc illors-2014-uk-domain-name-disputes> http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/boy-bands-motorbikes-and-parish-counci llors-2014-uk-domain-name-disputes> uk: Nominet?s Dispute Resolution Service handled 726 complaints in 2014 Last year, a total of 726 .UK domain name disputes have been brought before the Nominet?s Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). < <http://www.itproportal.com/2015/06/23/nominets-dispute-resolution-service-h andled-726-complaints-in-2014/> http://www.itproportal.com/2015/06/23/nominets-dispute-resolution-service-ha ndled-726-complaints-in-2014/> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** Is this the beginning of the 'branded internet'? Recently, Barclays announced the launch of branded domain names .barclays and .barclaycard. According to their news release, this 'UK banking first' allows them to create 'a simplified online user experience, making it crystal clear to our customers that they are engaging with a genuine Barclays site.' < <http://www.information-age.com/it-management/strategy-and-innovation/123459 680/beginning-branded-internet> http://www.information-age.com/it-management/strategy-and-innovation/1234596 80/beginning-branded-internet> What is this river nonsense? Give .amazon to Bezos, says US Congress The US Congress has had a second stab at trying to get Amazon its own internet extension in a letter to ICANN. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/23/what_is_this_river_nonsense_give_am azon_to_bezos_says_us_congress/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/23/what_is_this_river_nonsense_give_ama zon_to_bezos_says_us_congress/> Amazon wants to control ?.amazon.? But so does half of South America. Before "Amazon" was a global e-commerce company, it was a rain forest in South America. That's something most of us have forgotten amid the explosion of free shipping, instant gratification and buy-anything-ness that Amazon now stands for. But not Peru, Brazil and a group of other South American countries that are locked in a battle with Amazon.com over who gets to control a new ".amazon" Web domain. < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/06/23/amazon-wants-t o-control-amazon-but-so-does-practically-half-of-south-america/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/06/23/amazon-wants-to -control-amazon-but-so-does-practically-half-of-south-america/> US Congress Urges ICANN To Resolve .AMAZON As Crucial Demonstration Before IANA Transition The US Congress has written to ICANN urging the organisation to approve the online retailer's application for the .amazon gTLD. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23966> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23966> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/06/24/us-congress-icann-amazon-iana-transit ion/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/06/24/us-congress-icann-amazon-iana-transiti on/> Can Your Brand Afford to Not Have a dotBrand? by Roland LaPlante More than six hundred brands have applied for their own dotBrand (a new TLD associated with a trademarked brand). These represent every segment of our economy: banks, tech companies, media, food, luxury goods, etc. Quite a few dotbrands have already gone live. The current application period is closed, but the next round will likely begin in 24 months or so. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150622_can_your_brand_afford_to_not_have_a_ dotbrand/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150622_can_your_brand_afford_to_not_have_a_d otbrand/> This week: .Irish and .Bank Two new TLDs enter general availability this week, although one won?t be generally available to the public. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/22/this-week-irish-and-bank/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/22/this-week-irish-and-bank/> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** DNSSEC Successes, Statistics and Innovation Streaming Live from ICANN 53 on 24 June 2015 by Dan York Where has DNSSEC been successful? What are some current statistics about DNSSEC deployment? What are examples of innovations that are happening with DNSSEC and DANE? All of these questions will be discussed at the DNSSEC Workshop at ICANN 53 in Buenos Aires happening on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, from 09:00 ? 15:15 Argentina time (UTC-3). You can watch and listen to the session live. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150623_dnssec_successes_statistics_innovati on_streaming_live_from_icann/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150623_dnssec_successes_statistics_innovatio n_streaming_live_from_icann/> DNSSEC - Failure to Launch DNSSEC is a mechanism where clients can verify the authenticity of the answers they receive from servers. There are two sides here. The server must supply signed answers, and the client must verify the signatures on those answers. The validation/verification side is widely implemented, but there are very few signed zones... However, if no one signs their zones, those validating resolvers don't have many signatures to check. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150623_dnssec_failure_to_launch/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150623_dnssec_failure_to_launch/> Attack Gave Chinese Hackers Privileged Access to U.S. Systems For more than five years, American intelligence agencies followed several groups of Chinese hackers who were systematically draining information from defense contractors, energy firms and electronics makers, their targets shifting to fit Beijing?s latest economic priorities. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/us/attack-gave-chinese-hackers-privileged -access-to-us-systems.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/us/attack-gave-chinese-hackers-privileged- access-to-us-systems.html> Finance Hit by 300 Times More Attacks Than Other Industries Financial services firms are hit by security incidents a staggering 300 times more frequently than businesses in other industries, with attack patterns changing frequently to outwit IT pros, according to Websense. < <http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/banks-hit-300-times-more-attacks/ > http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/banks-hit-300-times-more-attacks/> Polish airline, hit by cyber attack, says all carriers are at risk No airline is safe from the type of cyber attack that grounded aircraft and hundreds of passengers at Poland's busiest airport at the weekend, the chief executive of Polish national carrier LOT said on Monday. < <http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/06/22/us-poland-lot-cybercrime-idUKKBN0P 21DC20150622> http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/06/22/us-poland-lot-cybercrime-idUKKBN0P2 1DC20150622> < <http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/06/22/poland-lot-cybercrime-idINKBN0P209 820150622> http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/06/22/poland-lot-cybercrime-idINKBN0P2098 20150622> Polish Planes Grounded After Airline Hit With DDoS Attack Roughly 1,400 passengers were temporarily stranded at Warsaw?s Chopin airport over the weekend after hackers were purportedly able to modify an entire airline?s flight plans. < <https://threatpost.com/polish-planes-grounded-after-airline-hit-with-ddos-a ttack/113412> https://threatpost.com/polish-planes-grounded-after-airline-hit-with-ddos-at tack/113412> Hotels.com Phishing Scam Duping Travelers An undisclosed number of travelers who use Hotels.com may have been victims of a phishing scheme. < <https://threatpost.com/hotels-com-phishing-scam-duping-travelers/113457> https://threatpost.com/hotels-com-phishing-scam-duping-travelers/113457> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** us: Doc Wasn't Cybersquatting On Domain Names, 11th Circ. Says A Florida doctor who registered six Internet domains using his former partner?s name isn't liable for cybersquatting and other claims because the former partner failed to prove his name had acquired secondary meaning among customers, the Eleventh Circuit said Tuesday, reversing a lower court ruling. < <http://www.law360.com/articles/671554/doc-wasn-t-cybersquatting-on-domain-n ames-11th-circ-says> http://www.law360.com/articles/671554/doc-wasn-t-cybersquatting-on-domain-na mes-11th-circ-says> Posh Spice takes down porn site Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has used UDRP to take down a porn site bearing her name. < <http://domainincite.com/18820-posh-spice-takes-down-porn-site> http://domainincite.com/18820-posh-spice-takes-down-porn-site> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** nl: Adult Tube Site Operator Takes Over School?s Old Website School administrators here are considering legal action after an adult entertainment tube site operator capitalized on a terminated domain name of an elementary school. < <http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=196009> http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=196009> Verisign admits: It is difficult to identify desirable domain names that are available Patent says it?s hard to find available domains, marketing says most domain lookups are successful. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/23/verisign-admits-it-is-difficult-to-ide ntify-desirable-domain-names-that-are-available/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/23/verisign-admits-it-is-difficult-to-iden tify-desirable-domain-names-that-are-available/> The DOMAINfest Caravan Adds A Major New Stop - First DOMAINfest Asia Slated for Macau Sept. 4-7 A lot of people wondered what NamesCon would do with the DOMAINfest brand when they bought the rights to that conference from Oversee.net at the end of last year. Since then some successful one day DOMAINfest events have been staged in conjunction with other meetings. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150622.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150622.htm> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Autism.Rocks Seller Comments on $100k Sale Earlier this afternoon, I published an article about the $100,000 sale of Autism.Rocks, which was reported by Sedo. I used the DomainTools Whois history tool to find out who sold the domain name, and I reached out to the seller (Chris Wilson) to see if he could provide some comments on the sale. < <http://www.domaininvesting.com/autism-rocks-seller-comments-on-100k-sale/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/autism-rocks-seller-comments-on-100k-sale/> Sedo Reports $100k Sale of Autism.Rocks Sedo reported its weekly domain name sales that were closed via its marketplace, and the company reported the sale of Autism.Rocks for $100,000. This sale was the largest publicly reported sale of the week at Sedo, regardless of the extension. < <http://www.domaininvesting.com/sedo-reports-100k-sale-of-autism-rocks/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/sedo-reports-100k-sale-of-autism-rocks/> Whoa: Autism.Rocks sells for $100,000 Autism.Rocks has sold for a staggering $100,000. And there may be a good reason this domain name sold for so much. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/23/whoa-autism-rocks-sells-for-100000/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/23/whoa-autism-rocks-sells-for-100000/> ********************** ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY ********************** au: Internet piracy: Federal Government's legislation to block websites passes Senate Piracy websites like the Pirate Bay are a step closer to being blocked in Australia after the Senate passed website-blocking legislation with support from both the Government and the Opposition. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-22/governments-bill-to-block-foreign-pir acy-websites-passes-senate/6565098> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-22/governments-bill-to-block-foreign-pira cy-websites-passes-senate/6565098> au: Laws targeting illegal downloads from overseas websites pass Senate New piracy laws mean it may soon be harder for Australians to illegally download their favourite shows and music. < <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/22/laws-targeting-illegal-do wnloads-from-overseas-websites-pass-senate> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/22/laws-targeting-illegal-dow nloads-from-overseas-websites-pass-senate> 8.8.8.8: The four digits that could thwart Australia's anti-piracy, website-blocking regime ... But the Turks were having none of it, and started graffiting the numbers "8.8.8.8" across anything they could find in the streets. These four simple digits allowed people to bypass their ISPs' poisoned internet phone book and instead use one of the hundreds of thousands of others that exist on the internet by changing some simple settings on their computer. < <http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/8888-the-four-digits-t hat-could-thwart-australias-antipiracy-websiteblocking-regime-20150624-ghw7k c.html> http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/8888-the-four-digits-th at-could-thwart-australias-antipiracy-websiteblocking-regime-20150624-ghw7kc .html> ********************** ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL ********************** Middle-aged Australian women most at risk of falling victim to internet scams, study finds Middle-aged Australians, especially women, are most at risk of being caught up in internet scams, a study has found. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-24/middle-aged-australians-at-risk-of-in ternet-fraud/6568628> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-24/middle-aged-australians-at-risk-of-int ernet-fraud/6568628> ************************** BRAND PROTECTION & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ************************** South Australian chocolate company backs down in logo battle with Chanel A small South Australian chocolate company has been forced to change its business logo after threats of legal action from fashion brand Chanel. < <http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jun/25/south-australian-choc olate-company-backs-down-in-logo-battle-with-chanel> http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jun/25/south-australian-choco late-company-backs-down-in-logo-battle-with-chanel> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** The Internet That Was (and Still Could Be): As corporations like Facebook gain control over more and more online activities, the web's core values are at stake. It is not enough for the Internet to succeed. It must succeed inevitably. Or so many of us Internet Triumphalists in the mid-1990s thought. For, if the march of the Internet?s new values were not unstoppable, then it would surely be stopped by our age-old inclinations and power structures. The Net, as we called it then, would become just another venue for the familiar patterns of marginalization, exclusion, oppression, and ignorance. < <http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/06/medium-is-the-message -paradise-paved-internet-architecture/396227/> http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/06/medium-is-the-message- paradise-paved-internet-architecture/396227/> ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** nz: Back door ISP brazenness killed Global Mode Call Plus has been forced to back down from its Global Mode service - partly because it was just so brazen placing its back door access in competition with official internet TV services in this country. < <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11470 366> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=114703 66> nz: ISPs Dump VPN After Legal Threats From Big Media Providers who defied TV company demands to switch off their VPN services have caved in following legal threats. CallPlus and Bypass Network Services faced action from media giants including Sky and TVNZ for allowing their customers to access geo-restricted content. Their 'Global Mode' services will be terminated by September 1. < <http://torrentfreak.com/isps-dump-vpn-after-legal-threats-from-big-media-15 0624/> http://torrentfreak.com/isps-dump-vpn-after-legal-threats-from-big-media-150 624/> ------ 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. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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