auDA Domain Name News - 29 January
29/Jan/2010
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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- ICANN
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DNSSEC Deployment in Root Zone of DNS Begins at ICANN
The collaboration between ICANN, the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and VeriSign, Inc. to deploy DNSSEC in the root zone of the Domain Name System (DNS) passed an important milestone today. DNSSEC information is now being served by L-Root, one of the Internet's 13 root servers, operated by ICANN.
icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27jan10-en.htm
Complete Info on the two teleconferences on Nairobi logistics and security issues – full details
As a part of our efforts to provide more information for attendees and potential attendees of the Nairobi ICANN meeting, the staff are pleased to provide the complete details on the pair of teleconferences I blogged about on the 25th.
blog.icann.org/2010/01/complete-info-on-the-two-teleconferences-on-nairobi-logistics-and-security-issues-full-details/
Save the Date: Two community teleconferences on Nairobi security and logistics this week
As a part of our efforts to provide more information for attendees and potential attendees of the Nairobi ICANN meeting, the staff are pleased to provide advance notice of an upcoming pair of teleconferences to brief you about about logistical and security arrangements, and allow you to ask questions.
blog.icann.org/2010/01/save-the-date-two-community-teleconferences-on-nairobi-security-and-logistics-this-week/
African Internet meet to go on as planned
A key global meeting to discuss the future of the internet will go on as scheduled for March 7 to 12 in Nairobi, contrary to security fears, the organising committee’s top organ has confirmed.
www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/849300/-/hdtv6cz/-/
AU meeting kicks off, with no place for ICANN
The Africa Union Summit on ICT and development challenges has kicked off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, against a backdrop of political and security issues.
www.computerworld.co.ke/articles/2010/01/26/africa-union-needs-engage-both-itu-and-icann
www.thestandard.com/news/2010/01/25/au-meeting-kicks-no-place-icann
www.infoworld.com/d/networking/au-meeting-kicks-no-place-icann-457
African Union gets in gear to drive ICT
When African heads of state dissolved the Organization of African Unity in 2002 and replaced it with the African Union, it was envisaged that the AU would be performing a function like the E.U.ropean Union, leading in policy direction especially relating to the use of ICT to accelerate development. Eight years later, the AU heads of state are still focused more on political resolutions and less on ICT and development issues.
www.thestandard.com/news/2010/01/26/african-union-gets-gear-drive-ict
news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=6C9855B7-1A64-67EA-E4CD47E044389B12
www.infoworld.com/d/networking/african-union-gets-in-gear-drive-ict-677
Nairobi gets the green light to host internet conference
Nairobi’s Kenyatta International Conference Centre has been confirmed as the venue for the upcoming ICANN conference in March.
www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/849480/-/t4iq8oz/-/
ICANN To Hold Pre-Conference Security Calls on Nairobi Meeting
ICANN is doing something different in advance of its next meeting, to be held in Nairobi: advance security and logistics teleconferences.
domainnamewire.com/2010/01/25/icann-to-hold-pre-conference-security-calls-on-nairobi-meeting/
ICANN Hires New VP of Policy Development and Why it Matters
ICANN has hired David Olive to take over the position of Vice President of Policy Development.
domainnamewire.com/2010/01/25/icann-hires-new-vp-of-policy-development-and-why-it-matters/
Comment Period On Uniform Rapid Suspension Procedure Closes Today: Get Your Comments In
As we discussed the other day, ICANN is considering the recommendation of one of its groups to “create a Trademark Clearinghouse and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure to protect trademarks”
www.thedomains.com/2010/01/26/comment-period-on-uniform-rapid-suspension-procedure-closes-today-get-your-comments-in/
IDNs: The Next Horizon for GeoDomain Investors
We’ve long been believers in GeoDomains and continue to be on the lookout for new and lucrative niches, which is why we have each individually made substantial investments in IDN GeoDomains.
domainnamewire.com/2010/01/27/idns-the-next-horizon-for-geodomain-investors/
To defend "freedom", or to defend "hegemony"?
For two weeks or so, U.S. media have gone all out to "promote" the "Google issue" and American politicians repeated great "noises" in accusation of China's internet management policies and insinuate the nation's restriction on "internet freedom". They have been simply concocted or patched up the so-called the theory that Chinese government has been involved in cyber hacking. ... ICANN is, with the authorization of the US administration, to manage all root servers in a uniform way and hold accountable for the global internet domain name root severs, domain name system and IP addresses management. Consequently, counties around the world, the United Nations and other global organizations have once required the United States to ease or relegate its authority but have met with its opposition and been flatly rejected.
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90780/91343/6879251.html
Kyrgyzpatent represents Kyrgyzstan in GAC ICANN
The State Intellectual Property Service (Kyrgyzpatent) became an official representative of Kyrgyzstan in the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN, press service of the organization reported.
eng.24.kg/community/2010/01/28/10258.html
ICANN’s Credibility in the Balance: Are New TLDs Going to Happen?
The letter that follows was sent to ICANN as a comment on their Expressions of Interest (EOI) process. In our view, the EOI debate has become the fulcrum of the new TLD process, and ICANN’s credibility is at stake. The letter explains why now is the time that ICANN must make its choice.
www.mindsandmachines.com/2010/01/icanns-credibility-in-the-balance-are-new-tlds-going-to-happen/
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- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS
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Changes to Registration of .CO Domain Names Imminent
As of 7 February there are changes to the manager of the .CO (Colombia) registry and to the registration policies.
www.domainnews.com/en/changes-to-registration-of-.co-domain-names-coming-soon.html
www.domainpulse.com/2010/01/26/changes-to-registration-of-co-domain-names-imminent/
TLD registry guide number 1: dot-eu [sub req'd]
Every week, Managing Internet IP will provide an independent guide to protecting domain names in a particular top-level domain. This week: .eu, the ccTLD for the European Union: Dot-eu is the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the European Union, which was launched in 2005. Despite the EU not being a country in a conventional sense, Icann felt the political union warranted a ccTLD and approved it in 2005, with registrations for the new domain accepted from 2006.
www.managingip.com/Article/2380396/TLD-registry-guide-number-1-dot-eu.html
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- DNS SECURITY
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In Digital Combat, U.S. Finds No Easy Deterrent to Cyberattacks
On a Monday morning earlier this month, top Pentagon leaders gathered to simulate how they would respond to a sophisticated cyberattack aimed at paralyzing the nation’s power grids, its communications systems or its financial networks.
www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/world/26cyber.html
Organizing cybersecurity efforts remains key challenge
With the United States facing threats of cyberattacks from foreign countries, criminal organizations and politically motivated hackers, questions linger about the federal government's approach to cybersecurity.
www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100127_3447.php
World Wide Web May Split Up Into Several Separate Networks
Google's threat to exit China is igniting worries that the Web, a linchpin of globalization, may fracture into regional fiefdoms.
www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=519041&Ntt=Google's+threat+to+exit+China+is+igniting+worries+that+the+Web
finance.yahoo.com/news/World-Wide-Web-May-Split-Up-ibd-1076114187.html
Chinese human rights sites hit by DDoS attack [IDG]
Five Web sites run by Chinese human rights activists were attacked by hackers over the weekend, as a separate row continued between Google and China over political cyberattacks.
www.computerworld.com/s/article/9147938/Chinese_human_rights_sites_hit_by_DDoS_attack
S.Korea heightens alert against cyberattacks [AFP]
South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday it had issued an alert against cyberattacks aimed at stealing data from government networks.
news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/skorea-heightens-alert-against-cyberattacks-20100128-mz7x.html
news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/skorea-heightens-alert-against-cyberattacks-20100128-mz7x.html
Web boss sees risk of multiple internets [AFP]
Clandestine efforts by some countries to create alternative versions of the Internet for political ends could put the Web at risk, the man responsible for organizing the network told AFP Wednesday. Rod Beckstrom, the CEO of ICANN -- the firm which oversees how the Internet is organized -- said unnamed nations had tried to create parallel networks, but he expressed confidence they would eventually stick with the global-used original.
news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/web-boss-sees-risk-of-multiple-internets-20100128-n0lb.html
news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/web-boss-sees-risk-of-multiple-internets-20100128-n0lb.html
DDoS attacks, network hacks rampant in oil and gas industry, other infrastructure sectors
Massive denial-of-service attacks and "stealthy infiltration" of corporate networks by attackers is a common experience for companies in critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, energy, water, transportation and telecom, according to a new survey.
www.networkworld.com/news/2010/012710-ddos-oil-gas.html
ICANN Begins Public DNSSEC Test Plan for the Root Zone
The deployment of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) for the root zone got an official start today with its public signing for the first time. DNSSEC for the root zone is a joint effort between ICANN and VeriSign, with support from the U.S. Department of Commerce to improve security of the Internet's naming infrastructure.
www.circleid.com/posts/20100127_icann_begins_public_dnssec_test_plan_for_the_root_zone/
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- DOMAIN DISPUTES
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Over 1,500 domain names handed to hotels group in single ruling
A hotels group has gained control of over 1,500 domain names, using a dispute resolution process to take control of them from one man in Germany who controls over 70,000 domain names.
out-law.com/default.aspx?page=10705
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- IPv4/IPv6
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Australia leads the way in IPv6 education networks
Australia could be home to one of the largest education networks to operate on the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) platform within two months.
www.computerworld.com.au/article/334077/australia_leads_way_ipv6_education_networks/
news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=70751686-1A64-67EA-E479D438622DC65D
www.networkworld.com/news/2010/012710-australia-leads-the-way-in.html
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- MISCELLANEOUS
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Brands, agencies and vanity URLs: where's the common sense?
Imagine that your name is Harman Bajwa. Your Facebook profile is located at the vanity URL facebook.com/harman. You log into your Facebook account one day only to receive a message indicating that your vanity URL has been "removed for violating Facebook’s policies". This message implies that your vanity URL is unrelated to who you are, and that you've been impersonating someone or something.
econsultancy.com/blog/5295-brands-agencies-and-vanity-urls-where-s-the-common-sense
Big Changes for Internet Commerce Association
This past weekend I caught word that Internet Commerce Association, the non-profit representing domainers’ interests, was effectively shutting down the overarching organization.
domainnamewire.com/2010/01/25/big-changes-for-internet-commerce-association/
CADNA Is Bringing The Utah Cybersquatting Bill To Washington On Friday To Criminalize Domaning
The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) is holding an event in Washington DC Friday to bring the proposed Utah trademark law that we wrote about a month ago to a federal level, or Snow Bill 2.
www.thedomains.com/2010/01/26/cadna-is-bringing-the-utah-cybersquatting-bill-to-washington-on-friday-to-criminalize-domaning/
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- DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET
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Rick Latona Auctions extended sale of 600+ domains runs till 4 February
Rick Latona Auctions extended sale of over 600 domain names is active now and will run until 4 February.
www.domainpulse.com/2010/01/26/rick-latona-auctions-extended-sale-of-600-domains-runs-till-4-february/
Moniker.com Will Auction Premium Internet Real Estate at DOMAINfest Global 2010 Conference
Moniker.com has released its list of premium domain names for its live and extended online auction at the DOMAINfest Global 2010 conference. The live auction is scheduled for Thursday 28 January. There will also be a low- and no-reserve auction for a package of 51 names, with 50% of the sale proceeds to benefit PAZAPA ( www.siloe.org), a nonprofit organization that provides care, treatment, and education for handicapped children in Haiti.
www.domainpulse.com/2010/01/26/monikercom-will-auction-premium-internet-real-estate-at-domainfest-global-2010-conference/
www.domainnews.com/en/moniker.com-will-auction-premium-internet-real-estate-at-domainfest-global-2010-conference.html
Opening Day Photos and Highlights from the DOMAINfest Global Conference in Santa Monica, California
The 2010 DOMAINfest Global Conference opened with a record breaking crowd on hand at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California Tuesday (Jan. 26). Show organizer Oversee.net has not released the exact attendance figure yet as late registrations were still coming in, but the wall to wall crowds at every session confirmed their announcement that they had already set a new high water mark for the popular series.
www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2010/dailyposts/20100127.htm