*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** U.S. delays plans to cede oversight of Internet administrator to 2016 < <http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/usa-internet-icann-idINKCN0QN07S20 150818> http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/usa-internet-icann-idINKCN0QN07S201 50818> My Transition from ICANN CEO < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/my-transition-from-icann-ceo> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/my-transition-from-icann-ceo> An Update on NTIA's Announcement to Extend IANA Functions Contract < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-ntia-s-announcement-to-extend- iana-functions-contract> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-ntia-s-announcement-to-extend-i ana-functions-contract> Registrants guilty until proven innocent, say UK cops < <http://domainincite.com/19123-registrants-guilty-until-proven-innocent-say- uk-cops> http://domainincite.com/19123-registrants-guilty-until-proven-innocent-say-u k-cops> Chehad? Announces Next Move In Life After ICANN As US Govt Extends ICANN IANA Contract < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/08/18/chehade-life-after-icann/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/08/18/chehade-life-after-icann/> ICANN CEO will head off to private equity firm < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/17/icann_ceo_going_to_private_equity_f irm/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/17/icann_ceo_going_to_private_equity_fi rm/> Domain Extension Has Little Effect on Search Engine Ranking: Moz Study < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/domain-extension-has-little-effect- on-search-engine-ranking-moz-study> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/domain-extension-has-little-effect-o n-search-engine-ranking-moz-study> A change in Australia?s web rules would open up the .au space by Derek Whitehead, Adjunct professor at Swinburne University of Technology < <https://theconversation.com/a-change-in-australias-web-rules-would-open-up- the-au-space-46203> https://theconversation.com/a-change-in-australias-web-rules-would-open-up-t he-au-space-46203> Challenges for .brands ? Transforming ideas into strategy by Corey Grant < <http://www.ariservices.com/blog/challenges-for-brands-transforming-ideas-in to-strategy/> http://www.ariservices.com/blog/challenges-for-brands-transforming-ideas-int o-strategy/> Radix targets 25,000 names for .online?s first day < <http://domainincite.com/19118-radix-targets-25000-names-for-onlines-first-d ay> http://domainincite.com/19118-radix-targets-25000-names-for-onlines-first-da y> Web.com Loses 93,000 Credit Card Numbers in Breach < <https://threatpost.com/web-com-loses-93000-credit-card-numbers-in-breach/11 4349> https://threatpost.com/web-com-loses-93000-credit-card-numbers-in-breach/114 349> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** U.S. delays plans to cede oversight of Internet administrator to 2016 The U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday said it would delay plans to give up oversight of a non-profit agency that manages the Internet's infrastructure until September 2016. < <http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/usa-internet-icann-idINKCN0QN07S20 150818> http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/usa-internet-icann-idINKCN0QN07S201 50818> < <http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/us-usa-internet-icann-idUSKCN0QN0 2K20150818> http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/us-usa-internet-icann-idUSKCN0QN02 K20150818> U.S. Delays Giving Up Oversight of Internet Administrator Icann The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday delayed for at least a year its plans to give up oversight of a key component of Internet governance. < <http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-delays-giving-up-oversight-of-internet-admi nistrator-icann-1439851721> http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-delays-giving-up-oversight-of-internet-admin istrator-icann-1439851721> U.S. Transfer of Internet Oversight Is Delayed In a climate of international mistrust over how the government of the United States handles Internet data, the Commerce Department on Monday said it would delay by at least a year its plan to cede authority over the global address system for the web. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/18/technology/us-transfer-of-internet-oversi ght-is-delayed.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/18/technology/us-transfer-of-internet-oversig ht-is-delayed.html> An Update on the IANA Transition by Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling The Internet?s global multistakeholder community has made tremendous progress in its work to develop a proposal to transition the historic stewardship role NTIA has played related to Internet?s DNS. < <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/update-iana-transition> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/update-iana-transition> US gives ICANN an extra year to complete transition US government oversight of ICANN and the domain name system will end a year later than originally expected. < <http://domainincite.com/19111-us-gives-icann-an-extra-year-to-complete-tran sition> http://domainincite.com/19111-us-gives-icann-an-extra-year-to-complete-trans ition> US Postpones Domain Name System Handover At Least A Year, Maybe Four The United States Department of Commerce office planning to relinquish national control over a remaining key component of the internet domain name system has said it will take at least until September 2016, putting off the transition that had been targeted for next month. < <http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/08/19/us-postpones-domain-name-system-handover -at-least-a-year-maybe-four/> http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/08/19/us-postpones-domain-name-system-handover- at-least-a-year-maybe-four/> The Mission Has Already Crept by David Maher ICANN's mission, and the avoidance of "mission creep", is currently the subject of intense debate in the Internet community. Multiple cross-community working groups are dealing with the proposal by an agency of the United States government, NTIA, to give up the last vestiges of its control of the IANA function. Many of the new organizational structures under consideration purport to deal with ICANN's expanding mission. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150818_the_mission_has_already_crept/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150818_the_mission_has_already_crept/> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** My Transition from ICANN CEO As we move forward on both the IANA transition and my personal transition from ICANN CEO, I would like to let you know that after completing my service at ICANN, I will be engaged in a portfolio of activities. At the center of these, I will be a Senior Advisor on Digital Strategy for ABRY Partners, a Boston-based private equity investment firm. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/my-transition-from-icann-ceo> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/my-transition-from-icann-ceo> An Update on NTIA's Announcement to Extend IANA Functions Contract ICANN's Theresa Swinehart discusses NTIA?s announcement of the IANA functions contract extension. The additional time is necessary for the global community to complete its work and for ICANN to implement the community?s proposals. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-ntia-s-announcement-to-extend- iana-functions-contract> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/an-update-on-ntia-s-announcement-to-extend-i ana-functions-contract> ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Report ? Register for the FY15 Q4 call on 20 August 2015 ICANN has announced its FY15 Q4 Stakeholder Call, which will take place on 20 August at 14:00 UTC. The call will cover how ICANN has progressed against its strategic and operating plans for the Quarter ending 30 June 2015 and will cover some of the information from the latest KPI Beta Dashboard, anticipated to launch around the same time. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-08-17-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-08-17-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> WEBINAR: Briefing on 2nd Draft CCWG-Accountability Proposal The CCWG-Accountability published its 2nd Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations for 40-day public comment on 3 August 2015. Community feedback is requested on this draft proposal of proposed enhancements to ICANN's accountability framework that the CCWG-Accountability has identified as essential to happen or be committed to before the IANA Stewardship Transition takes place. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-08-17-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-08-17-en> Letter from Dr. Florian Dr?cke and Ren? Houareau, Bundesverband Musikindustrie e.V., to Dr. Steve Crocker et al. New gTLD application for .MUSIC < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/dr%C3%BCcke-houareau-t o-crocker-et-al-18aug15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/dr%C3%BCcke-houareau-to -crocker-et-al-18aug15-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-18aug1 5-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/baxter-to-icann-18aug15 -en.pdf> Letter from Paul Zamek, EVP: Communications & Strategic Relationships | DotMusic Limited, to ICANN and Economist Intelligence Unit New gTLD application for .MUSIC < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/zamek-to-icann-eiu-17a ug15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/zamek-to-icann-eiu-17au g15-en.pdf> Registrants guilty until proven innocent, say UK cops UK police have stated an eyebrow-raising ?guilty until proven innocent? point of view when it comes to domain name registrations, in comments filed recently with ICANN. < <http://domainincite.com/19123-registrants-guilty-until-proven-innocent-say- uk-cops> http://domainincite.com/19123-registrants-guilty-until-proven-innocent-say-u k-cops> Chehad? Announces Next Move In Life After ICANN As US Govt Extends ICANN IANA Contract ICANN's CEO And President Fadi Chehad? has announced that when he departs ICANN he will take up a position in what he describes in a post on the ICANN blog as a portfolio of activities, the main one being a Senior Advisor on Digital Strategy for ABRY Partners, a Boston-based private equity investment firm. < <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24097> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24097> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/08/18/chehade-life-after-icann/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/08/18/chehade-life-after-icann/> ICANN CEO will head off to private equity firm ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade has announced where he'll be heading after he breaks his contract 10 months early: private equity firm Abry Partners. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/17/icann_ceo_going_to_private_equity_f irm/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/17/icann_ceo_going_to_private_equity_fi rm/> Did Chehade really quit ICANN for this? ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade will become a senior adviser with a private equity firm after he leaves ICANN next March. < <http://domainincite.com/19106-did-chehade-really-quit-icann-for-this> http://domainincite.com/19106-did-chehade-really-quit-icann-for-this> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Domain Extension Has Little Effect on Search Engine Ranking: Moz Study There is little correlation between a site?s domain extension and its Google search ranking, according to a new report from SEO consulting company Moz. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/domain-extension-has-little-effect- on-search-engine-ranking-moz-study> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/domain-extension-has-little-effect-o n-search-engine-ranking-moz-study> A change in Australia?s web rules would open up the .au space by Derek Whitehead, Adjunct professor at Swinburne University of Technology If you want to register an Australian web address, your options may be about to change due to a review of domain name policy that is currently underway. < <https://theconversation.com/a-change-in-australias-web-rules-would-open-up- the-au-space-46203> https://theconversation.com/a-change-in-australias-web-rules-would-open-up-t he-au-space-46203> < <http://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/online/48069-a-change-in-australi a-s-web-rules-would-open-up-the-au-space.html> http://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/online/48069-a-change-in-australia -s-web-rules-would-open-up-the-au-space.html> < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/582345/change-australia-web-rules-w ould-open-up-au-space/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/582345/change-australia-web-rules-wo uld-open-up-au-space/> Why this domain name doesn?t have to stink The launch of a derogatory domain name back in March sent a wave of panic through company public relations teams. < <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-19/why-the-sucks-domain-does n-t-have-to-suck> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-19/why-the-sucks-domain-doesn -t-have-to-suck> SA hits one million co.za domains The number of active domains ending in co.za has surpassed the one million mark since the first URL was registered in June 1992. < <http://mg.co.za/article/2015-08-19-sa-hits-one-million-coza-domains> http://mg.co.za/article/2015-08-19-sa-hits-one-million-coza-domains> One million .co.za domains registered in SA At 09h57, on 19 August 2015, South Africa registered its one millionth .co.za domain name. The registration of vulindlela-hpt.co.za with the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) comes 20 years after there were just 450 registered .co.za domains by the end of 1995. < <http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2015/08/one-million-co-za-domains-registered-in -sa/> http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2015/08/one-million-co-za-domains-registered-in- sa/> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** Challenges for .brands ? Transforming ideas into strategy by Corey Grant The importance of engaging with all the necessary stakeholders in your .brand TLD and ensuring you have company-wide buy-in cannot be understated. But once you have all these players in a room together, what?s next? < <http://www.ariservices.com/blog/challenges-for-brands-transforming-ideas-in to-strategy/> http://www.ariservices.com/blog/challenges-for-brands-transforming-ideas-int o-strategy/> US firms drop .com from domain names Did the website address you just went to really end with ".vegas" instead of ".com"? It's not a mistake. Companies, organisations and people are starting to forsake the familiar ".com" and ".org" internet address suffixes, using instead hundreds of new ones like ".legal," ".restaurant," ".solutions," ".movie" and ".nyc" that have been coming on the market since early 2014. < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/who-needs-com-domains-like-vegas-pr- nyc-are-trending/2015/08/19/076ca362-464f-11e5-9f53-d1e3ddfd0cda_story.html> http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/who-needs-com-domains-like-vegas-pr-n yc-are-trending/2015/08/19/076ca362-464f-11e5-9f53-d1e3ddfd0cda_story.html> < <http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/08/19/us-firms-drop-com-domain-name s> http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/08/19/us-firms-drop-com-domain-names > Verisign presses Network Solutions for details on .XYZ registrations Verisign has filed a motion in a Florida court to compel Web.com, parent company of Network Solutions, to provide a witness to testify about how the registrar accounted for free .xyz domain names. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/19/verisign-presses-network-solutions-for -details-on-xyz-registrations/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/19/verisign-presses-network-solutions-for- details-on-xyz-registrations/> Donuts: Verisign trying to intimidate, bully competitors with .XYZ lawsuit A judge in U.S. District Court in Washington state has denied Verisign?s request for reconsideration in a subpoena battle involving competitor Donuts. Donuts says Verisign is trying to intimated and bully competitors through similar subpoenas. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/17/donuts-verisign-trying-to-intimidate-b ully-competitors-with-xyz-lawsuit/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/17/donuts-verisign-trying-to-intimidate-bu lly-competitors-with-xyz-lawsuit/> No, CentralNic isn?t the biggest new gTLD back-end CentralNic?s registry back-end business may have got a big boost by last week?s news that Google has adopted a .xyz domain for its new parent, but it is not yet the biggest back-end provider. < <http://domainincite.com/19100-no-centralnic-isnt-the-biggest-new-gtld-back- end> http://domainincite.com/19100-no-centralnic-isnt-the-biggest-new-gtld-back-e nd> Rise of .dog Raises Questions About .cat Over the past few years, TLDs (like .com and .org) have gone from utilitarian to fashionable. The Republican Party even has .gop. It seems like .lol, introduced Tuesday, would be a pretty big deal, but it has competition from one of the Internet's favorite things: .dog. < <http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/08/17/top_level_domain_dog_app roved_cat_is_for_catalan_websites.html> http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/08/17/top_level_domain_dog_appr oved_cat_is_for_catalan_websites.html> Radix targets 25,000 names for .online?s first day Radix Registry reckons .online will move at least 15,000 domains in its first day of general availability, but it?s aiming higher. < <http://domainincite.com/19118-radix-targets-25000-names-for-onlines-first-d ay> http://domainincite.com/19118-radix-targets-25000-names-for-onlines-first-da y> This week?s new TLDs: A big week for Donuts, Radix Donuts releases 5 domains in GA and 3 in early access and Radix preps its ?big? one. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/18/this-weeks-new-tlds-a-big-week-for-don uts-radix/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/18/this-weeks-new-tlds-a-big-week-for-donu ts-radix/> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Web.com Loses 93,000 Credit Card Numbers in Breach Hosting provider Web.com said it was breached last week and hackers made off with payment card and personal data belonging to 93,000 customers. < <https://threatpost.com/web-com-loses-93000-credit-card-numbers-in-breach/11 4349> https://threatpost.com/web-com-loses-93000-credit-card-numbers-in-breach/114 349> Web.com shares drop 12% on data breach news It?s a down start to the day for stock markets in general, but domain name and hosting company Web.com is having a particularly bad day. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/19/web-com-shares-drop-12-on-data-breach- news/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/19/web-com-shares-drop-12-on-data-breach-n ews/> Web.com hacked, 93,000 cards stolen The credit card details of 93,000 Web.com customers have been stolen by hackers. < <http://domainincite.com/19121-web-com-hacked-93000-cards-stolen> http://domainincite.com/19121-web-com-hacked-93000-cards-stolen> Web.com breached, 93k credit card details might be compromised Web.com announced today that a security breach might have disclosed credit card information of 93,000 of its customers. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/18/web-com-breached-93k-credit-card-detai ls-might-be-compromised/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/18/web-com-breached-93k-credit-card-detail s-might-be-compromised/> BitTorrent programs can be abused to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks BitTorrent applications used by hundreds of millions of users around the world could be tricked into participating in DDoS attacks, amplifying the malicious traffic generated by attackers by up to 50 times. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/582080/bittorrent-programs-can-abus ed-amplify-distributed-denial-of-service-attacks/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/582080/bittorrent-programs-can-abuse d-amplify-distributed-denial-of-service-attacks/> Hackers Say They Have Released Ashley Madison Files Hackers claim to have made good on their threat to release data they stole in a breach last month of the company behind Ashley Madison, the popular online dating website aimed at people hoping to cheat on their spouses. < <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/18/hackers-say-they-have-released-ash ley-madison-files/> http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/18/hackers-say-they-have-released-ashl ey-madison-files/> Ashley Madison infidelity site's customer data 'leaked' Customer data stolen from Ashley Madison, a dating website for married people who wish to cheat on their spouse, has reportedly been published. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33984017> http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33984017> Ashley Madison database suggests paid-delete option left identifiable data intact The hacked infidelity site Ashley Madison apparently retained enough personal data about users to identify them to spouses ? as the site?s hackers have claimed ? despite offering a paid-for ?full delete? service, which charged users ?15 or $20 to remove all their information. < <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/19/ashley-madisons-paid-dele te-option-left-data-identifying-users-post-claims> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/19/ashley-madisons-paid-delet e-option-left-data-identifying-users-post-claims> Ashley Madison: hackers release 10GB database of 33m accounts Hackers have released what appear to be sensitive and confidential details of 33m user accounts on the infidelity site Ashley Madison, including names, addresses, emails and information about their sexual preferences. The data from the website, whose tagline is ?Life is short. Have an affair?, was released by hackers from the Impact Team cybergroup, and took the form of a 10GB database on the ?dark web? that could be accessed through a specialised web browser called Tor. < <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/19/ashley-madison-hackers-re lease-10gb-database-of-33m-infidelity-site-accounts> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/19/ashley-madison-hackers-rel ease-10gb-database-of-33m-infidelity-site-accounts> Was the Ashley Madison Database Leaked? Many news sites and blogs are reporting that the data stolen last month from 37 million users of AshleyMadison.com ? a site that facilitates cheating and extramarital affairs ? has finally been posted online for the world to see. In the past 48 hours, several huge dumps of data claiming to be the actual AshleyMadison database have turned up online. But there are precious few details in them that would allow one to verify these claims, and the company itself says it so far sees no indication that the files are legitimate. < <http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/08/was-the-ashley-madison-database-leaked/> http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/08/was-the-ashley-madison-database-leaked/> What's in the Ashley Madison dump? It appears that hackers have released 10 gigabytes of data stolen from Ashley Madison, a dating website for married people. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33986228> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33986228> ID Thieves, Blackmailers Have Lots To Gain In Ashley Madison Breach Unlike the perpetrators of the Sony and Hacking Team doxing attacks, who uploaded stolen data to Pastebin, the attackers who compromised online hook-up site Ashley Madison dumped data on the dark web -- which is only accessible via the Tor anonymization network. The dark web is someplace the average Internet user never goes, but a great deal of criminal activity takes place there, including child exploitation and assassins for hire. < <http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/id-thieves-blackmailers-have-lo ts-to-gain-in-ashley-madison-breach/d/d-id/1321830> http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/id-thieves-blackmailers-have-lot s-to-gain-in-ashley-madison-breach/d/d-id/1321830> Was the Ashley Madison Database Leaked? Many news sites and blogs are reporting that the data stolen last month from 37 million users of AshleyMadison.com ? a site that facilitates cheating and extramarital affairs ? has finally been posted online for the world to see. In the past 48 hours, several huge dumps of data claiming to be the actual AshleyMadison database have turned up online. But there are precious few details in them that would allow one to verify these claims, and the company itself says it so far sees no indication that the files are legitimate. < <http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/08/was-the-ashley-madison-database-leaked/> http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/08/was-the-ashley-madison-database-leaked/> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Make Money Online with Eric Borgos ? DNW Podcast #46 Eric Borgos developed one of his best domain names, Bored.com, and sold the site for $4.5 million. He went on to sell over $3 million of domain names after that. On today?s show, he?ll explain how he developed his sites, what has worked and what hasn?t. Eric will also explain why he bought two bricks-and-mortar flower shops site unseen, and about the toy he created that was sold at Toys?R?Us. He will also discuss his new book ?Make Money Online?. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/17/make-money-online-with-eric-borgos-dnw -podcast-46/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/17/make-money-online-with-eric-borgos-dnw- podcast-46/> eNom joins Sedo Fast Transfer network Sedo has added eNom to its SedoMLS system in a partnership that opens open millions more potential domains to be sold through Sedo?s sales distribution platform. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/18/enom-joins-sedo-fast-transfer-network/ > http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/18/enom-joins-sedo-fast-transfer-network/> ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Ad Blockers and the Nuisance at the Heart of the Modern Web The great philosopher Homer Simpson once memorably described alcohol as ?the cause of and solution to all of life?s problems.? Internet advertising is a bit like that ? the funder of and terrible nuisance baked into everything you do online. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/20/technology/personaltech/ad-blockers-and-t he-nuisance-at-the-heart-of-the-modern-web.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/20/technology/personaltech/ad-blockers-and-th e-nuisance-at-the-heart-of-the-modern-web.html> ************************** GOVERNMENT & POLICY ************************** So what's really in the TPP for tech? Last week IITP President Ian Taylor raised concerns with Trade Minister Tim Groser about several aspects of the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations in relation to tech, and especially whether New Zealand's current position banning software patents would be traded away. < <http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/so-whats-really-tpp-tech-177393> http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/so-whats-really-tpp-tech-177393> ************************** BRAND PROTECTION & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ************************** Productivity Commission to scrutinise Australia's intellectual property regime The Productivity Commission will conduct an inquiry into the impact of Australia's intellectual property regime. The inquiry follows a recommendation included in the Harper Review of competition policy that the commission examine the country's IP arrangements. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/582185/productivity-commission-scru tinise-australia-intellectual-property-regime/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/582185/productivity-commission-scrut inise-australia-intellectual-property-regime/> Is Joe Hockey going to bust some monopolies? His IP referral gives us hope Corporate rent seeking is the great Australian pastime. It?s certainly one of our most dynamic growth industries. As we saw with the carbon and mining taxes ? the necessary Senate votes were supplied by a party named after a man who stood to gain millions of dollars from the repeal ? companies are getting very good at twisting public policy for their own pelf. < <http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/19/is-joe-hockey-going-to -bust-some-monopolies-his-ip-referral-gives-us-hope> http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/19/is-joe-hockey-going-to- bust-some-monopolies-his-ip-referral-gives-us-hope> ------ 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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