auDA Domain Name News - Sep 29
29/Sep/2008
auDA Domain Name News is compiled by David Goldstein on auDA's behalf. The views expressed in the news items linked from auDA's website (Linked Documents), do not necessarily reflect the views of auDA. auDA does not warrant the accuracy or reliability of the information contained in the Linked Documents, and assumes no liability to any person for any reliance placed upon any information contained in the Linked Documents.
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RESEARCH PAPERS
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Seizing Domain Names to Enforce Judgments: Looking Back to Look to the Future by Juliet M. Moringiello [Univeristy of Cincinnati Law Review/Widener Law School Legal Studies Research]
Abstract:In this article, I analyze the opinion in Network Solutions, Inc. v. Umbro International, Inc., the case that sparked much discussion about whether an internet domain name can be considered "property" of the registrant. I argue that for the purposes of creditors' rights laws, the characterization of a domain name as property or not is essentially irrelevant because under the laws governing creditors' rights, almost any right with monetary value can be made available to creditors. The thesis of this article is that judges can rework existing laws governing creditors' remedies to account for new technologies. Courts have been adapting such remedies to novel assets for more than a century, and there is nothing inherent in domain names to suggest that courts cannot do the same with respect to them.
ssrn.com/abstract=1270651
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GOVERNANCE
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Vint Cerf talks up the next-generation internet
Google's chief internet evangelist Vint Cerf has set out his view of the internet's future to coincide with the search giant's 10th birthday.
www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2227019/vint-cerf-previews-generation
itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=85551
Francis Gurry of Australia Appointed as WIPO Director General [news release]
The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) appointed by acclamation on September 22, 2008, Mr. Francis Gurry, a national of Australia, as Director General of WIPO for a six-year term that begins on October 1, 2008 and runs through September 2014. Member states as a whole congratulated Mr. Gurry on his appointment and highlighted his wealth of experience in intellectual property and the professionalism that he brings to this position.
www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2008/article_0045.html
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DOMAIN NAMES
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- ICANN
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IANA TAR: Pressure by ICANN to be independent? by Brenden Kuerbis
Last June IGP reported on efforts to develop a trust anchor repository (TAR) to help bootstrap the deployment of DNSSEC. A TAR would provide a centralized location where top level registries could place public key information pertaining to their zone’s trust anchor. The key information could be accessed by secure resolvers to initiate the validation of signed zone data. The TAR idea had been floated by several actors in lieu of the difficulty of getting DNSSEC deployed at the root. It seems that the TAR concept continues to gain traction.
blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/9/24/3896210.html
NameSmash Interview: Antony Van Couvering and the Dawn of the Expanded TLD System
There is a lot of ground to cover in time for the approaching storm of new TLDs. Over the coming year we will be regularly consulting with experts in the domain community to paint the clearest picture of what’s to come. This round, we sat down with Antony Van Couvering, Principal of Names@Work.com (Van Couvering’s consulting company) to pick his brain on what the initial effects of this massive change may look like.
www.namesmash.com/?p=143
ICANN Cairo Meeting Schedule Posted
ICANN today posted the schedule for its public Meeting to be held in Cairo 2-7 November. The meeting, which also serves as ICANN’s 2008 annual general meeting, takes place at the InterContinental CItyStars Hotel, Cairo.
icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26sep08-en.htm
RFP for New gTLDs to be Published by ICANN
An initial draft version of the RFP for new gTLDs, an “Applicant Guidebook”, is due to be published by ICANN prior to their Cairo meeting in early November.
technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6045
www.domainnews.com/en/general/rfp-for-new-gtlds-to-be-published-by-icann.html
www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/27/rfp-for-new-gtlds-to-be-published-by-icann/
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- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS
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Help cz.nic write a book about IPv6 [news release]
Association CZ.NIC, administrator of the highest-level domain .CZ, launched today a project intended for the expert community interested in the IPv6 area.
www.nic.cz/page/512/help-us-write-a-book-about-ipv6/
Changes in Policies for .co Coming [news release]
The Ministry of Communications in Colombia has prepared a resolution for regulating the management of the .co (Colombia) ccTLD. Currently the ministry is preparing a process for a tender that will see the .co ccTLD registry run by a third party.
www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/28/changes-in-policies-for-co-coming/
www.domainnews.com/en/general/changes-in-.co-policies-coming.html
Domaincheck: DENIC makes available new information service for querying domains [news release]
Starting 23 September 2008, DENIC will place at disposal an implementation of the so-called "Domaincheck" service. So DENIC will be the first domain registry to break new ground in this field: It plans to substitute the high-performance Domaincheck (DCHK) for the known information service whois in the medium term. The DCHK specification, published at the start of 2008, is based on the IRIS standard (Internet Registry Information Service), which needed several years of intensive work to be established. As a member of the IETF Working Group CRISP (Cross Registry Information Service Protocol), DENIC's employee Marcos Sanz took a leading role in formulating IRIS.
www.denic.de/en/denic/presse/press_90.html
de: DENIC provides Domaincheck service [news release]
Since 23 September 2008, DENIC provides a new information service called Domaincheck (DCHK, which is the abbreviation for Domain Availibility Check). It serves for querying the status of .de and ENUM domains. In the long run, the new service shall replace the currently known domain status query via whois.
www.denic.de/en/denic/news/news_87.html
fr: The AFNIC carries on anycast deployment [news release]
The AFNIC goes on with reinforcing its service level on the French country-code Top Level Domains it administrates.
www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/general/NN20080922_en
A French Court rules that the registration of a domain name may amount to a violation of a trademark coexistence agreement
You can read my comment of the Eurostar, SNCB, SNCF vs. Eurostar Diamond Traders case on e-Competitions. Litigants disputed the registration of the name eurostar.eu.
domaine.blogspot.com/2008/09/french-court-rules-that-registration-of.html
is: Administrative contact regulation change [news release]
The Board of ISNIC has agreed to modify the requirement for foreign registrations (Rule 2.3.1). Foreign registrants will here after be able to designate a registered agent as before, however the agent list will also include foreign agents who have a service agreement with ISNIC.
www.isnic.is/news/index.php
.ORG the Most Secure Domain?
The .ORG, Public Interest Registry (PIR) gTLD (generic top level domain) is perhaps best known as the non-profit registry for millions of organizations. It could also soon be known as a more secure domain space too, as .ORG adopts the DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions), a set of extensions used to add an additional layer of security to the Domain Name System (DNS).
www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3774131/ORG+The+Most+Secure+Domain.htm
Portland, Oregon, Jumps in With .pdx gTLD Proposal
The Greater Portland region in the United States state of Oregon has put its hand up for a gTLD with a push from the local community for the .pdx gTLD.
technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6060
www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/28/portland-oregon-jumps-in-with-pdx-gtld/
www.domainnews.com/en/general/portland-oregon-jumps-in-with-.pdx-gtld.html
.biz.tr, .info.tr and .tv.tr [news release]
nic.tr announces a price reduction for .biz.tr, .info.tr and .tv.tr domains from 25 YTL to 15 YTL. The price reduction will take effect as from 13 October 2008.
www.centr.org/main/news/4574-CTR.html
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- DNS SECURITY
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au: Cyber Storm II: Security simulation offers insights [news release]
A detailed report outlining Australia’s involvement in the recent international cyber security exercise, Cyber Storm II, was released today by Attorney-General Robert McClelland.
iia.net.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=673&Itemid=32
au: Cyber war game report highlights security holes [AAP]
The quick and ferocious nature of cyber attacks on government must be recognised in the next generation of security, a previously unreleased report from the Australian Attorney-General's Department urges.
www.nzherald.co.nz/compute/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501832&objectid=10534377
Locking Down The Cloud: Why DNS Security Must Be Improved
Flaws in DNS are giving rise to exploits that could make moving computing functionality into the cloud a risky proposition. Say you're using a software-as-a-service CRM offering. When a salesperson types your SaaS provider's URL, how do you know his browser is linked to the vendor's server, and not a rogue?
www.informationweek.com/news/internet/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210603893
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- DOMAIN DISPUTES
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Chicago 2016 Dot-Com-troversy Heats Up
The Chicago 2016 bid's attempt to quickly take control of the coveted Chicago2016.com domain name from entrepeneur Steve Frayne has failed and it will now be up to U.S. Federal courts to sort out the mess - a procedure that could take months or years
www.gamesbids.com/eng/olympic_bids/1216133762.html
Kentucky commandeers world's most popular gambling sites
The state of Kentucky has seized control of some of the world's most popular gambling domain names courtesy of a state judge who issued a secret ruling last week ordering registrars to transfer 141 internet addresses to the state's top law enforcement official.
www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/26/gambling_domain_seizure/
Kentucky judge postpones forfeiture hearing
In an anticlimactic twist in what was a highly anticipated court hearing, a judge has postponed today's forfeiture hearing on the state of Kentucky's lawsuit seeking seizure of 141 online gaming domain names for seven days.
www.pokerlistings.com/kentucky-judge-postpones-forfeiture-hearing-31021
Kentucky Governor: All Your Gambling Sites Belong to Us by John Levine
According to news reports, the governor of Kentucky has filed a suit in state court to seize 141 gambling domain names. His claimed authority is a 1974 law against "gambling devices", on the theory that a domain is a "device", and online gambling is taking money away from in-state horse racing and the lottery. The judge sensibly has said that he doesn't understand all the issues, and has given all sides a week to submit briefs. Two domains, highrollerslounge.com and luckypyramidcasino.com have been reassigned to the state, probably by a registrar who didn't understand the issues either. I have to say that this is a phenomenally bogus case.
www.circleid.com/posts/kentucky_gambling_domain_sites/
Negotiations under way in online casinos lawsuit [AP]
Settlement negotiations are under way in a legal dispute over whether online casinos can be forced to block access to Web sites in states that object to them.
www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9079992
news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=AP&date=20080926&id=9196051
Kentuckians blocked from online gambling sites [AP]
Gamblers in Kentucky will no longer be able to access some online casinos because of a legal fight being led by the state's governor.
www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/537815.html
www.courierpress.com/news/2008/sep/27/gambling-web-sites-calling-off-kentucky-bets/
ICA responds to Kentucky seizure order
The Internet Commerce Association is aware of the extreme concern of ICA members regarding the action of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear ordering the seizure of 141 gaming related domain names. It appears that there may be no statutory basis for this unprecedented action, that Kentucky may lack sufficient jurisdictional grounds and that it also may violate the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution.
www.internetcommerce.org/ICA_resonds_to_Kentucky_seizure_order
Online Gambling Sector Awaits Kentucky Decision
A group of lawyers have descended upon the commonwealth of Kentucky Thursday morning to block efforts by that state's Governor, Governor Steve Beshear, in seizing up to 141 domain names. Among those in attendance at a Thursday hearing, The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association President, Edward Leyden.
www.gambling911.com/gambling-news/online-gambling-sector-awaits-kentucky-decision-092508.html
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- IPv4/IPv6
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The internet is running out of addresses – not
Google's "internet evangelist" Vint Cerf has been in the UK and in the headlines this week, visiting the British Computer Society and The Guardian, among others. Both the Times and the Telegraph have picked up the scary "news" that the Internet will run out of IP addresses by 2010, warns Vint Cerf, or just a touch less accurately, Father of the internet: 'web is running out of addresses'.
www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2008/sep/25/internet
We may run out of web addresses
Vint Cerf, the "father of the internet", has warned that the world is on the verge of running out of the web addresses that allow computers to identify and communicate with each other.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/We_may_run_out_of_web_addresses/articleshow/3528500.cms
www.rediff.com/money/2008/sep/25web.htm
www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-26091.html
Which region is taking the lead in IPv6 deployment? by Leo Vegoda
IPv6 is in the news because the mainstream media have started to pick up the fact that IPv4 will be fully allocated in the next two or three years. And IPv6 deployment is important if we want to keep the Internet growing sustainably.
blog.icann.org/?p=365
Tech boom means China will run out of IP addresses by 2011
In the West, we're always told that we're IPv6 laggards and that large parts of Asia are already running the new protocol. But apparently, China has some work to do before the whole country is IPv6-ready, too.
arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080925-tech-boom-means-china-will-run-out-of-ip-addresses-by-2011.html
China running out of IP addresses
Chinese officials are calling for a mass migration to IPv6 after disclosing that they have only 830 days' worth of IPv4 resources left.
www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2226849/china-running-ip-addresses
IPv6... Finally Getting Closer to Home
Presentations at successive IPv6 related forums, summits and other conferences tend to become rather repetitive and some even in need of an urgent slide dust-off.
www.circleid.com/posts/2008928_ipv6_finally_getting_closer/
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- MISCELLANEOUS
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us: Domain Name Registrars Required to Help Fight Child Porn
Domain name registrars are being brought into the fight against child pornography in the United States, with registrars being included among those required to report child pornography. Failure to do so will be a federal crime.
technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6044
www.domainpulse.com/2008/09/27/domain-name-registrars-required-to-help-fight-child-porn/
www.domainnews.com/en/general/domain-name-registrars-required-to-help-fight-child-porn.html
Vint Cerf visit to Nominet's Oxford office by Lesley Cowley
We were delighted to welcome one of the ‘fathers of the internet’, Vint Cerf, to the Nominet offices in Oxford earlier today. As many will be aware, Vint was the co-designer of TCP/IP and basic infrastructure of the internet.
blog.nominet.org.uk/insight/2008/09/vints-visit-to-oxford/
CADNA's Atlanta Forum: Global Brands Come Together at CNN Center [news release]
The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) held its eighth educational forum on online Brand Abuses and Internet Governance on Tuesday, September 23. Hosted by CADNA, Turner Broadcasting System, and Alston & Bird at the CNN Center in Atlanta, the event featured expert advice on proactive, preventative and reactive online domain name strategies available to brand owners and provided a forum for frank discussion.
www.cadna.org/en/newsroom/press-releases/global-brands-come-together
New domain suffixes good news for Group NBT
Internet domain name management firm Group NBT says its business has thus far remained immune from the effects of the economic downturn.
www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id=2353826
www.cityam.com/index.php?news=21587
Cybersquatters: Gives the Web a Bad Name Again
Homesteading or squatting, pioneers or nesters, what you call a practice all depends on your point of view. Cybersquatting, as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO 2008) recently acknowledged, is still with us and growing. According to WIPO, the number of cybersquatting cases filed through its domain name resolution service in 2007 set a new record. Cybersquatting, or cyberpiracy as U.S. legislation calls it, is the practice of registering as domain names the service names or trademarks of others toward the end of profiting by the sale of the domain names to others or by the use of the domain names for other purposes.
redorbit.com/news/technology/1569939/gives_the_web_a_bad_name_again/
nz: Slingshot's misfire cuts off phones
Internet service provider Slingshot is in the firing-line from disgruntled customers after letting the domain name for their iTalk service expire, cutting off their phones.
www.businessday.co.nz/industries/telco_it/4709686
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- DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET
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German Country Code Domain Draws Over $118,000 in the Week's Top Sale
Sedo.com rang up a gargantuan country code sale this week, collecting €84,000 ($118,440) for Suchmaschinenoptimierung.de ("search engine optimization" in German). That deal also ranks among 2008's top ten ccTLD sales, landing at #6 on the year to date Country Code Top 100.
dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales09-23-08.htm
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE – TOP .ME NAMES UP FOR BID [news release]
The stage is set for what promises to be a milestone auction for the popular, new top-level domain, .ME. The catchy TLD has proven to be the Internet’s fastest debut-seller, ever. The public gets their first chance to bid on an impressive list of premium .ME domain names in a LIVE auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Conference in New York City Thursday.
www.nic.me/index.php?page=12&news=102
