*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Portal Data Exposure Investigation Concluded < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-11-19-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-11-19-en> How much has ICANN spent on lobbying US govt this year? $2.5m < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/19/real_icann_lobbying_expenses/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/19/real_icann_lobbying_expenses/> New gTLD Registrations Soar Past Ten Million As Generic Keywords Dominate Top Strings < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/11/20/new-gtld-registrations-ten-million/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/11/20/new-gtld-registrations-ten-million/> ICANN reveals 12 more data breaches < <http://domainincite.com/19638-icann-reveals-12-more-data-breaches> http://domainincite.com/19638-icann-reveals-12-more-data-breaches> Verisign v XYZ judge confirms both companies suck < <http://domainincite.com/19642-verisign-v-xyz-judge-confirms-both-companies- suck> http://domainincite.com/19642-verisign-v-xyz-judge-confirms-both-companies-s uck> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** IGF 2015: Capping a Triumphant Decade The IGF held its tenth annual event in the Brazilian city of Jo?o Pessoa from 9-13 November. The event drew more than 3,000 participants from a wide range of Internet stakeholder groups, including youth representatives, and more than 6,000 followed the discussions or contributed via remote participation. < <https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/industry-developments/igf-2015-cappi ng-a-triumphant-decade-1> https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/industry-developments/igf-2015-cappin g-a-triumphant-decade-1> IGF 2015: Running in place by Milton Mueller The Internet Governance Forum, held this year in the Brazilian beach resort town of Jo?o Pessoa, completed its 10th annual meeting Friday November 13. The IGF Secretariat claims that nearly 5,000 people attended. Moreover, it looks as if its existence will be continued for another 10 years when the UN meets in New York later this year. Vint Cerf declared it ?the best IGF ever? in the closing open microphone session. But how good is ?best?? < <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/11/16/igf-2015-running-in-place/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/11/16/igf-2015-running-in-place/> ********************** ICANN ********************** Portal Data Exposure Investigation Concluded ICANN has concluded its investigation into a data exposure issue in the New gTLD Applicant and Global Domains Division (GDD) portals, first announced on 1 March 2015. These portals contain information from New gTLD program applicants and New gTLD registry operators. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-11-19-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-11-19-en> More Information Regarding US Stewardship Transition-Related Expenses, including Lobbying Recently, questions were raised regarding lobbying expenditures, and other activities by ICANN, related to the ongoing IANA Stewardship Transition discussions. These questions were raised in a number of forums including: message threads in the Cross Community Working Group on Accountability (CCWG), GNSO Working session in Dublin, Public Forum discussions in Dublin and Buenos Aires and during the most recent ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Call (QSC). < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-19-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-19-en> LAC Capacity Building: Our LAC Regional Strategic Plan Keeps Going Forward by Alexandra Dans, Head of Communications, Latin America and the Caribbean A new initiative is now in place as part of the Regional Strategic Plan developed by the Internet community in Latin America and the Caribbean, and we would like to share it with you! It is the ccTLD Internship Program*. Engineer Jhonder J. Depablos, Chief of the Domain Name Administration Division at .ve, explains this new program and shares his ccTLD's experience. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/lac-capacity-building-our-lac-regional-stra tegic-plan-keeps-going-forward> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/lac-capacity-building-our-lac-regional-strat egic-plan-keeps-going-forward> Letter from Christine Willett, Vice President, GDD Operations | ICANN, to Kevin G. Rupy New gTLD application for .PHONE < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/willett-to-rupy-20nov1 5-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/willett-to-rupy-20nov15 -en.pdf> Letter from Kevin G. Rupy, Vice President, Law & Policy | United States Telecom Association, to Fadi Chehad? New gTLD application for .PHONE < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/rupy-to-chehade-17nov1 5-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/rupy-to-chehade-17nov15 -en.pdf> ICANN reveals $1m of not-lobbying lobbying expenses ICANN has revealed how much it has spent so far on a few controversial professional services firms that have been accused of ?lobbying? the US government on behalf of the organization. < <http://domainincite.com/19630-icann-reveals-1m-of-not-lobbying-lobbying-exp enses> http://domainincite.com/19630-icann-reveals-1m-of-not-lobbying-lobbying-expe nses> How much has ICANN spent on lobbying US govt this year? $2.5m Domain name overseer ICANN has spent $2.5m in the past year lobbying the US government, putting the small non-profit on a par with multi-national corporations. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/19/real_icann_lobbying_expenses/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/19/real_icann_lobbying_expenses/> ********************** ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Environment for the Application of Chinese Domain Names Improved Comprehensively during the 12th Five-year Plan Period CNNIC has recently released 10 Highlights in Internet Development in China during the 12th Five-year Plan Period. According to it, ?the basic network environment has been improved comprehensively top-level Chinese domain names have been incorporated into the root domain name system with global resolution achieved; the total number of websites registered 3.57 million, up by 86.9%.? The rapid development of Chinese domain names can be attributed to the comprehensive improvement of the application environment in the past years. < <http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2015n/201511/t20151119_53059.htm> http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2015n/201511/t20151119_53059.htm> .eu launches 2015 Christmas competition EURid is delighted to announce the official date of the launch of its 2015 Christmas competition! The competition will go live on 26 November 2015 (00:00 AM CET) via the following LINK. < <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/nov-2015/eu-launches-2015-christmas-competition > http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/nov-2015/eu-launches-2015-christmas-competition> .Law & .Legal: why are law firms taking a tentative approach to their new gTLDs digital space? The new gTLDs focus in the legal field started some months ago, full of expectations and promised opportunities for law professionals. Domains like .law, .legal, .lawyer or .attorney were created in order to provide relevant, credible, and targeted TLDs for law firms, attorneys and other related business. However, they appear to have gotten off to a slow start, at least in the opinion of World Trademark Review. < <https://www.dotnice.com/law-legal-law-firms-taking-a-tentative-approach-to- new-gtlds/> https://www.dotnice.com/law-legal-law-firms-taking-a-tentative-approach-to-n ew-gtlds/> NiRA, NITDA Set 2016 Target for Adoption of .gov.ng NIGERIA Internet Registration Association in collaboration with National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has set next year as target for all the 774 local governments in the country to adopt the ccTLD .ng. < <http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/11/nira-nitda-set-2016-target-for-adopt ion-of-gov-ng/> http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/11/nira-nitda-set-2016-target-for-adopti on-of-gov-ng/> Radix's .ONLINE fastest to sell 100,000 Domains After a very successful launch (38,000 domains in the first 24 hours) and breaking all nTLDrecords, .online surpassed 100,000 domain registrations this morning. Radix shared the 100,000th domain to be registered - myfamilyroots.online that came through eNom. < <http://radix.website/online-fastest-to-100000-domains.php> http://radix.website/online-fastest-to-100000-domains.php> New .swiss domain names: 9?738 applications received The initial registration period for the new .swiss internet addresses closed on 9 November 2015. 9?738 applications were received. < <https://dot.swiss/en/news-en/official-news/new-swiss-domain-names-9738-appl ications-received/> https://dot.swiss/en/news-en/official-news/new-swiss-domain-names-9738-appli cations-received/> < <https://www.news.admin.ch/dokumentation/00002/00015/index.html?lang=en&msg- id=59562> https://www.news.admin.ch/dokumentation/00002/00015/index.html?lang=en&msg-i d=59562> New dot-swiss nets more than 9,000 Nearly 7,100 new domain names ending with .swiss have been approved during the first phase of registrations for the new extension, which ended earlier this month, says Bern. < <http://genevalunch.com/2015/11/20/new-dot-swiss-more-than-9000/> http://genevalunch.com/2015/11/20/new-dot-swiss-more-than-9000/> ********************** NEW TLDS ********************** New gTLD Registrations Soar Past Ten Million As Generic Keywords Dominate Top Strings The total number of domain names under management across all new gTLDs soared past the ten million mark on 17 November, with the increase in the DUM increasing markedly in recent months. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24327> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24327> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/11/20/new-gtld-registrations-ten-million/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/11/20/new-gtld-registrations-ten-million/> ICANN reveals 12 more data breaches Twelve more new gTLD applicants have been found to have exploited a glitch in ICANN?s new gTLD portal to view fellow applicants? data. < <http://domainincite.com/19638-icann-reveals-12-more-data-breaches> http://domainincite.com/19638-icann-reveals-12-more-data-breaches> Which are the domain extensions of regions and nationalities? (And 6 reasons why you should use them) ?Home is not a place. Home is a feeling?. This is the slogan of dotruhr?s latest promo video. I think it nails, how some domain extensions have the ability to add something special to your online identity, which a .com domain is not capable of. < <http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/region-domain-extensions/> http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/region-domain-extensions/> English beats Portuguese in $2.2m .hotels auction Booking.com has won the right to operate .hotels after an auction concluded a protracted fight over the gTLD. < <http://domainincite.com/19628-english-beats-portuguese-in-2-2m-hotels-aucti on> http://domainincite.com/19628-english-beats-portuguese-in-2-2m-hotels-auctio n> ********************** DNS SECURITY ********************** How DANE Strengthens Security for TLS, S/SMIME and Other Applications by Shumon Huque The DNS offers ways to significantly strengthen the security of Internet applications via a new protocol called the DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE). < <http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/how_dane_strengthens_security_for> http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/how_dane_strengthens_security_for> A Yeti in the DNS Most of the time, the Internet works without any problem; we can just power on our computer and start surfing ok, most of the time. Many things have to be reliable to make this possible: power, cables, routers, computers, software and, last but not least, the DNS. This last point is one of the most critical parts of the Internet. Each time we read our favorite online newspapers, each time we check our e-mails, write and reply to them, or more generally, each time we use the Internet, many queries are sent to DNS servers to convert (more or less) meaningful Web addresses to IP addresses. And this is only the tip of the iceberg. < <http://securityblog.switch.ch/2015/11/17/a-yeti-in-the-dns/> http://securityblog.switch.ch/2015/11/17/a-yeti-in-the-dns/> Experts: DNSSEC protocol can't be worse than certificate authorities The DNSSEC protocol is a flawed solution to certificate authorities, but experts say any controversy surrounding the potential spying is more misunderstanding than fact. < <http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/4500257695/Experts-DNSSEC-protoco l-cant-be-worse-than-certificate-authorities> http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/4500257695/Experts-DNSSEC-protocol -cant-be-worse-than-certificate-authorities> US govt just can't hire enough cyber-Sherlocks American federal investigators are having a hard time hiring computer-savvy staff, according to a memo from the Inspector General for the US Department of Justice. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/17/us_cyber_task_forces/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/17/us_cyber_task_forces/> And Now, A Cyber Arms Race Towards Critical Infrastructure Attacks As traditional explosives give way to 'logic bombs,' the need to protect our industrial networks and systems has never been more important. < <http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/and-now-a-cyber-arms-race-towar ds-critical-infrastructure-attacks/a/d-id/1323225> http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/and-now-a-cyber-arms-race-toward s-critical-infrastructure-attacks/a/d-id/1323225> ********************** DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** au: BlackBerry Limited v. Computer Ezy Pty Ltd. - Case No. DAU2015-0029 1. The Parties: The Complainant is BlackBerry Limited of Waterloo, Canada, represented by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, United States of America. The Respondent is Computer Ezy Pty Ltd. of Chermside, Australia, internally represented. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <blackberrystore.com.au> ("the Domain Name") is registered with Enetica. < <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0029> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0029> au: Twitter, Inc. v. Jason Boyce - Case No. DAU2015-0034 1. The Parties: The Complainant is Twitter, Inc. of San Francisco, California, United States of America ("United States"), represented by The GigaLaw Firm, Douglas M. Isenberg, Attorney at Law, LLC, United States. The Respondent is Jason Boyce of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <twitter.com.au> (the "Domain Name") is registered with TPP Domains Pty Ltd. dba TPP Internet (the "Registrar"). < <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0034> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0034> ********************** REGISTRAR NEWS ********************** BrandShelter protects trademarks and brands on the Internet BrandShelter, a business area of the Key-Systems GmbH, will present its services relating to trademark protection on the Internet at the IP Service World in Munich. < <https://www.key-systems.net/en/press/list/brandshelter-protects-trademarks- and-brands-on-the-internet> https://www.key-systems.net/en/press/list/brandshelter-protects-trademarks-a nd-brands-on-the-internet> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Domain Names Increasingly Becoming More Relevant, Not Less by Craig Schwartz, Managing Director, fTLD Registry Services When it comes to attracting new customers, your business? website is the one-stop shop for introducing potential buyers to your mission, your products and your team. But with all the competing chatter about the role of social media and mobile apps, it?s harder than ever to get customers to pledge their loyalty. < <http://www.thedna.org/domain-names-increasingly-becoming-more-relevant-not- less/> http://www.thedna.org/domain-names-increasingly-becoming-more-relevant-not-l ess/> Verisign v XYZ judge confirms both companies suck Verisign and XYZ.com have both come out of a US lawsuit looking like scumbags. < <http://domainincite.com/19642-verisign-v-xyz-judge-confirms-both-companies- suck> http://domainincite.com/19642-verisign-v-xyz-judge-confirms-both-companies-s uck> Judge: .XYZ statements were puffery and opinion Judge Claude M. Hilton has issued his reason for granting .XYZ?s motion for summary judgment in a battle with .com giant Verisign. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/20/judge-xyz-statements-were-puffery-and- opinion/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/20/judge-xyz-statements-were-puffery-and-o pinion/> XYZ 2, Verisign 0 A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Verisign filed against .XYZ and CentralNic. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/20/xyz-2-verisign-0/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/11/20/xyz-2-verisign-0/> au: Wired and tired: why parents should take technology out of their kid?s bedroom by Kim M. Robinson & Rachel Buchanan (Rachel Buchanan receives grant funding from the Australian Government Department of Education and the .auDA Foundation for her research into digital footprint awareness.) Australian children are among the youngest users of the internet in the world, starting as young as eight years old. < <https://theconversation.com/wired-and-tired-why-parents-should-take-technol ogy-out-of-their-kids-bedroom-50406> https://theconversation.com/wired-and-tired-why-parents-should-take-technolo gy-out-of-their-kids-bedroom-50406> ********************** WEBHOSTING ********************** November 2015 Web Server Survey In the November 2015 survey we received responses from 902,997,800 sites and 5,539,129 web-facing computers. This reflects a monthly gain of 24.7 million sites, and 47,200 computers. < <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/11/16/november-2015-web-server-surve y.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/11/16/november-2015-web-server-survey .html> ********************** DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Short Domains Continue to Dominate - Week's Top 5 Sales Come in at 4 Characters or Less Short domains have always appealed to domain buyers but their popularity has never been higher than it has been over the past year. That trend continued this week with the top five sales and 11 of 20 entries on our latest all extension Top 20 Sales Chart coming in at four characters or less. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20151118.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20151118.htm> ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Why staring at screens is making us feel sick When we come to define the overarching feeling of the early part of the 21st century, it may come down to one word: queasiness. Some of the most exciting advances in technology ? virtual reality, wearable tech, superfast smartphones and 3D films and operating systems ? may all be scuppered by a basic human weakness: motion sickness. < <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2015/nov/18/why-staring-at- screens-is-making-us-feel-sick> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2015/nov/18/why-staring-at-s creens-is-making-us-feel-sick> au: Wired and tired: why parents should take technology out of their kid?s bedroom Australian children are among the youngest users of the internet in the world, starting as young as eight years old. < <https://theconversation.com/wired-and-tired-why-parents-should-take-technol ogy-out-of-their-kids-bedroom-50406> https://theconversation.com/wired-and-tired-why-parents-should-take-technolo gy-out-of-their-kids-bedroom-50406> ********************** ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY ********************** Australian ISP Rejects ?Pirate Site? Blocking Attempt A small Australian Internet provider is refusing to block a website that allegedly infringes on the copyrights of a local construction company. Lawyers demanded a blockade citing Australia's new anti-piracy legislation, but the ISP believes that it's an attempt to bypass a law which is already flawed. < <https://torrentfreak.com/australian-isp-rejects-pirate-site-blocking-attemp t-151120/> https://torrentfreak.com/australian-isp-rejects-pirate-site-blocking-attempt -151120/> ********************** ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL ********************** Small Australian ISP threatened with legal action under new site-blocking laws A small Australian ISP has received a demand that it block access to an overseas website or face legal action in the Federal Court. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-19/small-australian-isp-refuses-to-bow-t o-legal-threats-to-block-w/6955432> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-19/small-australian-isp-refuses-to-bow-to -legal-threats-to-block-w/6955432> ------ 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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