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Public Comment: Proposed Measures for Release of Two-Letter Second-Level Domains in gTLDs

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-08-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-08-en>

 

Bill Hartzer?s ?SEO and the Not Com Revolution? Presentation

< <http://www.domaininvesting.com/bill-hartzers-seo-and-the-not-com-revolution-presentation/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/bill-hartzers-seo-and-the-not-com-revolution-presentation/>

 

The World's Most Abused TLDs

< <https://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/tlds/> https://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/tlds/>

 

Brexit: The Effect On Domain Name and Online Brand Protection Strategies

< <http://www.lexsynergy.com/news/415-brexit-domain-name-online-brand-protection> http://www.lexsynergy.com/news/415-brexit-domain-name-online-brand-protection>

 

 

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Inside the Information Society: Putting ICTs to rights by David Souter, Visiting Senior Fellow in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE

We talk a lot about ICTs and human rights. Adherence to human rights agreements is entrenched in the WSIS outcome documents and was reiterated in the WSIS+10 review agreed last year by the UN General Assembly. There were said to be more workshops at last year?s IGF on rights issues than any other theme.

< <http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2016/07/04/inside-the-information-society-putting-icts-to-rights/> http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2016/07/04/inside-the-information-society-putting-icts-to-rights/>

 

Keeping internet governance out of the wrong hands

The U.S. government's decision to fully privatize oversight of the internet DNS is running into resistance. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) introduced a bill, S. 3034 / H.R. 5418, to "protect [the Internet] from authoritarian regimes." And Wall Street Journal columnist Gordon Crovitz warned that the U.S. administration is "handing authoritarian regimes the power they have long sought to censor the web globally." These concerns, while not irrational, are seriously overblown, and well-intended efforts to block the privatization plan would actually put internet freedom at greater risk.

< <http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/286785-keeping-internet-governance-out-of-the-wrong-hands> http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/286785-keeping-internet-governance-out-of-the-wrong-hands>

 

What Are the Concerns about Ending the U.S. Contractual Relationship with ICANN?

The Commerce Department plans to give up its historic role as guarantor of the technical backbone of the Internet. Unless Commerce changes course by mid-August, the ?IANA? contract, by which it has supervised the Internet?s domain name system, will lapse at the end of September.

< <http://www.heritage.org/events/2016/07/icann> http://www.heritage.org/events/2016/07/icann>

 

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ICANN

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Public Comment: Proposed Measures for Release of Two-Letter Second-Level Domains in gTLDs

ICANN today announced that it has issued for public comment proposed measures for release of two-letter second-level domains in gTLDs. If adopted, all currently reserved two-letter second-level domains would be released for all gTLD registries who implement the adopted measures. The document is available for public comment through 17 August 2016.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-08-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-08-en>

 

PTI Governance Documents

This public comment proceeding seeks community input on the draft PTI Conflict of Interest Policy, PTI Board Code of Conduct developed to strengthen the governance practices of PTI, as well as a draft PTI Expected Standard of Behavior, developed to guide PTI's Board, staff, customers and broader community on expected standards to guide their participation.

< <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/pti-governance-documents-2016-07-08-en> https://www.icann.org/public-comments/pti-governance-documents-2016-07-08-en>

 

Letter from James Bladel, Chair | GNSO Council, to Steve Crocker

Internationalized Registration Data Working Group's Final Report

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/bladel-to-crocker-07jul16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/bladel-to-crocker-07jul16-en.pdf>

 

ICANN thrown into confusion by cancelation of Daylight Saving Time

The Egyptian government's decision to abolish Daylight Saving Time at short notice has caused confusion for ICANN, responsible for website domains and international timings.

< <http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/icann-thrown-confusion-cancelation-daylight-saving-time> http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/icann-thrown-confusion-cancelation-daylight-saving-time>

 

Fifty sixth ICANN meeting concludes in Helsinki

The Coordination Center for TLD .RU has attended the 56th ICANN meeting, which just concluded in Helsinki, Finland. The delegation took an active role in the meetings of the main working groups on Internet governance, new policy development and maintaining reliable operation of the Internet.

< <https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=10321> https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=10321>

 

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The auDA Foundation ensuring greater digital inclusion in the 2016 grant round

We are pleased to announce that 15 grants have been awarded in the 2016 round, by the auDA Foundation Board, for a total funding amount of $382,942.21.           

< <https://centr.org/news> https://centr.org/news>

 

26 finalists in a record year for the ANZIA applications

auDA is excited to announce, with InternetNZ, the 26 finalists selected for the 2016 ANZIAs.

< <https://centr.org/news> https://centr.org/news>

 

.blog launch date and pricing revealed

The new gTLD .blog will go to general availability in November with a wholesale price tag of $20, it was revealed today.

< <http://domainincite.com/20726-blog-launch-date-and-pricing-revealed> http://domainincite.com/20726-blog-launch-date-and-pricing-revealed>

 

de: Warning: Fake E-mails with malicious content in circulation

Currently, German language e-mails with a forged from-address, allegedly from info at denic.de, are being sent. The e-mails claim to be acknowledging a domain transfer. The e-mails can be identified by the German subject "DENIC eG ? Domain-Transfer Best?tigung" in combination with the from-address info at denic.de.

< <https://www.denic.de/en/whats-new/news/article/warning-fake-e-mails-with-malicious-content-in-circulation/> https://www.denic.de/en/whats-new/news/article/warning-fake-e-mails-with-malicious-content-in-circulation/>

 

ICANN Accredits DENIC as Third Party Provider of Registrar Data Escrow

With Data Escrow, DENIC will soon provide a new service to the DENIC registrars. The Cooperative has successfully passed all the applicable reviews by ICANN and has now been accredited as Third Party Provider for Registrar Data Escrow, in short TPP RDE.

< <https://www.denic.de/en/whats-new/news/article/icann-accredits-denic-as-third-party-provider-of-registrar-data-escrow-tpp-rde/> https://www.denic.de/en/whats-new/news/article/icann-accredits-denic-as-third-party-provider-of-registrar-data-escrow-tpp-rde/>

 

dk: Consultation on the fight against cybercrime: Severe violations and misuse of Danish domain names ? what should we do?

DIFO invites everyone with an opinion about the use and misuse of domain names to participate in the consultation that extends over the summer.

< <https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/english/news/news-single/artikel/consultation-on-the-fight-against-cybercrime/> https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/english/news/news-single/artikel/consultation-on-the-fight-against-cybercrime/>

 

The 2016 .eu Web Awards is in full swing

The .eu Web Awards is an online competition where .eu and .e? websites can be nominated for a chance to win a prestigious award to be presented at a stunning ceremony in Brussels.

< <https://eurid.eu/en/news/the-2016-eu-web-awards-is-in-full-swing/> https://eurid.eu/en/news/the-2016-eu-web-awards-is-in-full-swing/>

 

fi: New registry-registrar model from 5 Sept. 2016. Read and stay informed! eb service interface ceases to function

The Web service interface will cease to function on 2 September 2016 at 16.15. The new EPP interface will be in use from 5 September 2016 at 10.00. FICORA recommends that registrars start developing their own EPP client software as soon as possible.

< <https://domain.fi/info/en/index/fi_uudistuu/newsletter/2016/52016.html> https://domain.fi/info/en/index/fi_uudistuu/newsletter/2016/52016.html>

 

dot ie domain registrations up 13% in 2015

We have just published our Annual Report for 2015. The report contains full details of our financial and registration results for the year ending 31 December 2015. here were 35,225 new dot ie registrations in 2015, an increase of 13.4% when compared to 2014 (31,072). Accounting for dot ie non-renewals or deletions, there was a net increase in registrations of 12,929, an increase of 48% on 2014 net registrations.

< <https://www.iedr.ie/ie-registrations-13-2015/> https://www.iedr.ie/ie-registrations-13-2015/>

 

Surge in dot.ie registrations as economy and sentiment rise

New dot.ie domain registrations rose more than 13 per cent last year, with net registrations up by almost 50 per cent, the IE Domain Registry said.

< <http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/surge-in-dot-ie-registrations-as-economy-and-sentiment-rise-1.2714180> http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/surge-in-dot-ie-registrations-as-economy-and-sentiment-rise-1.2714180>

 

How the Regulation of the Dot IE Domain Led To Success for Irish Business

Anyone who has attempted to register a .com for their organisation knows that the good ones are taken. Those savvy enough to register hotels.com or mortages.com in the 90s would have sold it by now for seven figures.

< <http://www.mhc.ie/latest/blog/how-the-regulation-of-the-dot-ie-domain-led-to-success-for-irish-business> http://www.mhc.ie/latest/blog/how-the-regulation-of-the-dot-ie-domain-led-to-success-for-irish-business>

< <http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=77db3f0c-f4b7-4af0-b230-cd0cc478a574> http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=77db3f0c-f4b7-4af0-b230-cd0cc478a574>

 

The gatekeeper of Ireland's famous '.ie' domain slipped into the red last year

The company behind the ?.ie? domain slipped into the red last year with operating losses of over ?500,000 despite registering a rise in sales.

< <https://fora.ie/dot-ie-domain-registry-ireland-david-curtin-2867165-Jul2016/> https://fora.ie/dot-ie-domain-registry-ireland-david-curtin-2867165-Jul2016/>

< <https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/gatekeeper-irelands-famous-ie-domain-slipped-red-last-181626021--finance.html> https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/gatekeeper-irelands-famous-ie-domain-slipped-red-last-181626021--finance.html>

 

Approaching 3 million .it domain names

During May and June, approximately 20 thousand new .it names brought us ever closer to the goal of 3 million (only 40 thousand to go!).

< <http://www.nic.it/en/news/approaching-3-million-it-domain-names> http://www.nic.it/en/news/approaching-3-million-it-domain-names>

 

.nz domain name management recognised in new MoU

InternetNZ is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment on the management of the .nz ccTLD.

< <https://centr.org/news> https://centr.org/news>

 

DNSSEC for ".ro" domains

Starting with JUL 06, 2016, the .ro domain name registrants have the option to add DS records for the .ro domain names in purpose of DNSSES signing.

< <http://www.rotld.ro/engleza/index_en.html> http://www.rotld.ro/engleza/index_en.html>

 

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Bill Hartzer?s ?SEO and the Not Com Revolution? Presentation

Bill Hartzer is a SEO strategist, and he has been pretty vocal about the new gTLD domain names. I saw a presentation he gave at the 2016 Rocks Digital Marketing Conference held last week at the Addison, Texas Convention Center, and I want to share it with you. For those of you who have been following developments in the new gTLD space, many of the slides will look familiar. There has been ample discussion had about quite of few of the topics in Bill?s presentation, but there may be some newer topics that you haven?t seen yet.

< <http://www.domaininvesting.com/bill-hartzers-seo-and-the-not-com-revolution-presentation/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/bill-hartzers-seo-and-the-not-com-revolution-presentation/>

 

Top 12 Reasons Why Chinese TLDs Are Good For Brands and Businesses

The new gTLD program is still very much in its infancy stages. It?s been less than three years since ICANN delegated the first new gTLD extension, and since then hundreds of new domain extensions have emerged on the market and hundreds more will reach general availability in the coming years.

< <http://www.chopchop.news/blog/top-12-reasons-why-chinese-tlds-are-good-for-brands-and-businesses> http://www.chopchop.news/blog/top-12-reasons-why-chinese-tlds-are-good-for-brands-and-businesses>

 

The New TLD Market Brief ? July 2016

This Market Brief features a Brand TLD analysis of 68 brands showcased on Brand TLD dot News. In our research of these Brand TLDs we found:

< <http://authenticweb.com/the-new-tld-market-brief-july-2016/> http://authenticweb.com/the-new-tld-market-brief-july-2016/>

 

GoDaddy gets its dot-brand

GoDaddy has become a new gTLD registry with the delegation yesterday of .godaddy.

< <http://domainincite.com/20722-godaddy-gets-its-dot-brand> http://domainincite.com/20722-godaddy-gets-its-dot-brand>

 

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The World's Most Abused TLDs

TLD registries which allow registrars to sell high volumes of domains to professional spammers and malware operators in essence aid and abet the plague of abuse on the Internet. Some registrars and resellers knowingly sell high volumes of domains to these actors for profit, and many registries do not do enough to stop or limit this endless supply of domains.

< <https://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/tlds/> https://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/tlds/>

 

Are bots muddying your marketing analytics?

In short, most likely. Bots have become a hot topic with many retailers lately as security has become a higher priority. Malicious bots can be part of a DDoS attack or efforts to extract valuable customer data, or both.

< <https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/07/are-bots-muddying-your-marketing-analytics.html> https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/07/are-bots-muddying-your-marketing-analytics.html>

 

Internet Security Days: Encryption Must Be Suitable for the Masses

Every Internet user has a vested interest in the security of their personal data. For the transfer and sharing of sensitive information, security should be an absolutely fundamental requirement. And yet, cryptography is barely ever used in everyday life ? or even in business? because the applications are too complicated and time-consuming. Security experts will explain the dangers this situation poses ? and elaborate on the conditions required for wide distribution of encryption ? at the Internet Security days on 22 and 23 September in Phantasialand in Bruel, near Cologne.

< <https://international.eco.de/2016/news/internet-security-days-encryption-must-be-suitable-for-the-masses.html> https://international.eco.de/2016/news/internet-security-days-encryption-must-be-suitable-for-the-masses.html>

 

Reducing Your Risk For Ransomware and other Malware

In the first quarter of 2016 alone, according to the FBI, organizations paid more than $209 million to ransom data from hackers. That?s almost ten times more than the $24 million paid in all of 2015. That?s a sad testament to the high cost of malware ? and a testament to how indispensable DNS services can be in avoiding its spread across your network.

< <https://community.infoblox.com/t5/Company-Blog/Reducing-Your-Risk-For-Ransomware-and-other-Malware/ba-p/6959> https://community.infoblox.com/t5/Company-Blog/Reducing-Your-Risk-For-Ransomware-and-other-Malware/ba-p/6959>

 

Dropping Elephant: Cyber-espionage Group Hunts High Profile Targets with Low Profile Tools

In February 2016, following an alert from a partner, Kaspersky Lab?s Global Research and Analysis Team began an investigation. It quickly became clear that a threat actor, likely operating from India, was undertaking aggressive cyber-espionage activity in the Asian region, targeting multiple diplomatic and government entities with a particular focus on China and its international affairs.

< <http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/virus/2016/Dropping-Elephant> http://www.kaspersky.com/about/news/virus/2016/Dropping-Elephant>

 

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The Responsible Cybersquatter

We?ve all seen the typical pay-per-click websites that are reached by inputting certain domain names into the address bar. Sometimes they show generic links featuring dating services, mortgage lending, or nutritional supplements; other times, they show links to the owner of a well-known brand name that?s contained in the domain or, worse, to its competitors.

< <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/the-responsible-cybersquatter/> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/the-responsible-cybersquatter/>

 

Domain registration cancelled due to Canadian Presence Requirements [registration]

A recent decision of a panel under the Canadian Internet Registration Authority Domain Name Dispute and Resolution Policy highlighted a peculiar aspect of the .ca registry, namely that a registrant must satisfy the Canadian Presence Requirements. The decision related to a case of typosquatting and considered the extent to which a .ca domain name must include a registered trademark.

< <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=d9fb6af5-b2c5-4d75-9b0a-b8404b7f08fa> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=d9fb6af5-b2c5-4d75-9b0a-b8404b7f08fa>

 

Sing when you?re winning: Michael Bubl? handed cybersquatting win

Canadian singer Michael Bubl? has successfully recovered two domain names that were confusingly similar to trademarks for his name.

< <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/sing-when-you-re-winning-michael-bubl-handed-cybersquatting-win-4760> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/sing-when-you-re-winning-michael-bubl-handed-cybersquatting-win-4760>

< <http://www.worldipreview.com/news/sing-when-you-re-winning-michael-bubl-handed-cybersquatting-win-10404> http://www.worldipreview.com/news/sing-when-you-re-winning-michael-bubl-handed-cybersquatting-win-10404>

 

UDRP Filed Against Zero.com, Which Sold for Over $329k

A UDRP has been filed against the Zero.com domain name at the WIPO. ... When I saw the UDRP in the WIPO database, I had to do a double take. Zero.com was created back in June of 1992, nearly 25 years ago. The domain name looks like it is privately registered, as the registrant is listed as DNStination Inc.

< <http://www.domaininvesting.com/udrp-filed-against-zero-com-which-sold-for-over-329k/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/udrp-filed-against-zero-com-which-sold-for-over-329k/>

 

Apollo.com hit with UDRP

Earlier today, Elliot Silver wrote about a UDRP filed against the valuable domain name Zero.com. Add another valuable ?dictionary? word to the list: Apollo.com just got hit with a UDRP.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/07/apollo-com-hit-udrp/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/07/apollo-com-hit-udrp/>

 

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Brexit: The Effect On Domain Name and Online Brand Protection Strategies

The recent referendum in the UK has brought uncertainty and questions about its effect on local and global economies, trade, business, travel, etc. Lexsynergy's account managers have evaluated how Brexit may affect the domain management of our client's portfolio and here is what we recommend for you to take into consideration:

< <http://www.lexsynergy.com/news/415-brexit-domain-name-online-brand-protection> http://www.lexsynergy.com/news/415-brexit-domain-name-online-brand-protection>

 

in: GoDaddy: The big daddy of 31-million small businesses

GoDaddy, one of the world?s largest web hosting firms, on Thursday, said it would make its services available in three Indian languages - Hindi, Marathi and Tamil - to enable over 31 million small businesses build their online presence.

< <http://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/godaddy-the-big-daddy-of-31-million-small-businesses-116070701033_1.html> http://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/godaddy-the-big-daddy-of-31-million-small-businesses-116070701033_1.html>

 

GoDaddy Expands Reach in India with Localized Approach

GoDaddy has launched its services in Hindi, Marathi, and Tamil to attract Indian small businesses, the company announced Thursday. GoDaddy India and Australia VP and managing director, Rajiv Sodhi, said the move is part of the company focus on localizing customer touchpoints.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/godaddy-expands-reach-in-india-with-localized-approach> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/godaddy-expands-reach-in-india-with-localized-approach>

 

Disguise your domain data with privacy protection service

WPP or Whois Privacy Protection is a service that Openprovider now offers publicly to all its customer base. Enabling WPP on the domain disguises your identity and provides proxy contact information in the Whois.

< <https://www.openprovider.com/disguise-domain-data-privacy-protection-service/> https://www.openprovider.com/disguise-domain-data-privacy-protection-service/>

 

New accreditations: .lv and .pro

Openprovider is always working on new accreditations in order to provide our customers with the best possible price and service.

< <https://www.openprovider.com/new-accreditations-lv-pro/> https://www.openprovider.com/new-accreditations-lv-pro/>

 

DNSSEC status added to the domain list download

On the 19th of July, the downloadable CSV file that you can retrieve through the domain overview page in the control panel will be extended by a field ?DNSSEC status?.

< <https://www.openprovider.com/dnssec-status-added-domain-list-download/> https://www.openprovider.com/dnssec-status-added-domain-list-download/>

 

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in June 2016

Pair Networks had the most reliable hosting company site in June, with only one failed request. Pair Networks was founded in 1995, putting it among the oldest web hosting companies. Its custom-built data centre is based in Pittsburgh, where it provides a range of premium hosting services.

< <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2016/07/05/most-reliable-hosting-company-sites-in-june-2016.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2016/07/05/most-reliable-hosting-company-sites-in-june-2016.html>

 

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Comcast Says 50% of its Traffic Will be IPv6 by Year's End

Comcast does a number of things consistently wrong, but lagging on IPv6 hasn't been one of them. After the leading the charge for some time, Comcast now says that 50% of the company's traffic will be IPv6 enabled by the end of this year.

< <http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Says-50-of-its-Traffic-Will-be-IPv6-by-Years-End-137331> http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Says-50-of-its-Traffic-Will-be-IPv6-by-Years-End-137331>

 

Is There a Positive Business Case for IPv6? We Are About to Find Out, If You Help Us... by Marco Hogewoning

Large-scale IPv6 deployments suggest that IPv6 is at least a technical success, the technology works. Time to visit the other important question: does it work commercially. Does IPv6 really come with a positive business case? We are about to find out, if you help us... The Internet technical community has spent about two decades making IPv6 work on a technical level. We have developed the protocol, modified and expanded a few others; we set up the registry system and distributed the addresses.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160607_is_there_a_positive_business_case_for_ipv6_find_out/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160607_is_there_a_positive_business_case_for_ipv6_find_out/>

 

Three reasons why ISPs should deploy IPv6 now by George Michaelson, Senior R&D Scientist, APNIC

The need to move to IPv6 is something that ISPs have known about for many years. Despite this, adoption of IPv6 across New Zealand?s ISPs has been low. According to APNIC Labs statistics, current IPv6 capability across NZ?s Internet infrastructure is about 2%.

< <https://internetnz.nz/blog/three-reasons-why-isps-should-deploy-ipv6-now> https://internetnz.nz/blog/three-reasons-why-isps-should-deploy-ipv6-now>

 

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Return of the Phantom: Part 4

All aboard! The Google quality train is making its way through the internet once again. This time, the engineer driving this metaphorical train is driven by quality and improved user experience. Where quality signals are concerned, we know this is the work of previous Phantom updates, which is why we at Searchmetrics are considering this update to be ?Phantom 4?. Clear trends have emerged in our data indicating that Google is devaluing specific areas of domains for pages exhibiting poor quality and experience for users ? a clear symptom of Phantom updates past.

< <http://blog.searchmetrics.com/us/2016/07/08/phantom-4/> http://blog.searchmetrics.com/us/2016/07/08/phantom-4/>

 

Domain Name and Copyright Issues on Internet: A Trans-Jurisdictional Perspective by Priyal Thaker, Attorney at Law

Abstract: The internet launched a new era in the internationalization of trade. Any business can advertise its goods & services around the globe with minimum financial and other resources and if the goods and services can be converted into digital form, like music or software products in digital form and services like consultancy or educational services, then the same could be transmitted directly to purchasers using the global computer networks. While these developments in communication technology over the internet have raised considerable opportunities for business on online platform or popularly now known as e-commerce, it involves considerable legal risks.

< <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2802421> http://ssrn.com/abstract=2802421>

 

Interesting GoDaddy patent applications and data

GoDaddy has filed two patent applications that contain interesting concepts and data. If fully implemented as described, the systems could increase aftermarket domain name transactions.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/08/godaddy-patents-domain-sales/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/08/godaddy-patents-domain-sales/>

 

uk: Something glorious has happened to Andrea Leadsom?s websites

With Andrea Leadsom going up against Theresa May to be our next PM, it?s natural you?d want to do your research. We?ve learned a bit about her from her, erm, blog, but perhaps that hasn?t satisfied your curiosity. So what better place to start than with Andrea?s campaign website. No, your browser isn?t broken. Someone has bought this domain and redirected it to the Stonewall donations page.

< <http://metro.co.uk/2016/07/08/something-glorious-has-happened-to-andrea-leadsoms-websites-5995371/> http://metro.co.uk/2016/07/08/something-glorious-has-happened-to-andrea-leadsoms-websites-5995371/>

 

APNIC 42 to be relocated from Dhaka

In the past week, the escalation of violence in Bangladesh has caused concerns in the APNIC community about the safety of attending APNIC 42 in Dhaka. Travel advisories for Bangladesh from various governments around the region have become stricter, making it difficult or impossible for many APNIC community members and guests to attend the meeting.

< <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/07/08/apnic-42-relocated-dhaka/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/07/08/apnic-42-relocated-dhaka/>

 

ISPA UK Unveils the Winners of their 2016 ISP Internet Industry Awards

It?s that time of the year again. The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has revealed the winners of their 18th annual 2016 Internet industry awards, which among other things saw London wireless ISP Relish pick-up the winning spot for ?Best Consumer Broadband? and Hyperoptic secure the ?Best Superfast Broadband? gong.

< <http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2016/07/ispa-uk-unveils-winners-2016-isp-internet-industry-awards.html> http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2016/07/ispa-uk-unveils-winners-2016-isp-internet-industry-awards.html>

 

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DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET

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Top Spot on This Week's Domain Sales Chart Goes to a Dutch ccTLD (One of 2016's Six Biggest Country Code Sales)

While it was a relatively quiet week on the aftermarket overall, the ccTLDs had plenty to celebrate, including the 6th biggest sale year to date in that category and six entries on our latest weekly all extension Top 20 Sales Chart. Setting the pace was the $61,605 sale of Telefoonhoesjes.nl ("phone cases" in Dutch) via Undeveloped.nl.

< <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160707.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160707.htm>

 

How to break into domaining

Investing in domain names is often compared to investing in real estate, but it?s much simpler and costs a lot less.

< <https://blog.namecheap.com/how-to-break-into-domaining/> https://blog.namecheap.com/how-to-break-into-domaining/>

 

Part 3 - Why Domain Portfolio Optimising Works - Advertisers

Obviously there are a great multitude of business models that you can apply to your development project. Remember that we are looking at developing one of our domains into a business as part of our portfolio optimisation. The first business model that we will examine is advertising.

< <http://whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive/part-3> http://whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive/part-3>

 

 

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