auDA Domain Name News - 1 July
01/Jul/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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123 Registration, Inc. Loses ICANN Accreditation
ICANN terminated its accreditation agreement with 123 Registration, Inc. (“123 Registration”) for failure to comply with the requirements of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), the contract between ICANN and registrars that governs the registration of domain names under generic top-level domains such as dot-com and dot-org.
icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30jun10-en.htm
Brussels Statement from the Accountability and Transparency Review Team
The Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) met with most of the constituent bodies within ICANN during the week of 20 June 2010 at the 38th ICANN meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-29jun10-en.htm
IGF Continuation is a Multistakeholder Effort by Baher Esmat
Having an Internet Governance workshop at ICANN meetings has become a norm in the past few years. The purpose of such workshops is to inform ICANN community of developments taking place at IGF fora, and to allow participants to exchange views on the various issues under debate.
blog.icann.org/2010/06/igf-continuation-is-a-multistakeholder-effort/
ICANN Urged To Crack Down On Registrars
The head of a company aimed at ensuring the legitimacy of online pharmacies said Tuesday that the group that manages the Internet's address system is not doing enough to crack down on firms that sell Internet address registrations to Web sites that offer fake or stolen drugs without a prescription.
techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/06/icann-urged-to-crack-down-on-r.php
Making Chinese Internet History by Tina Dam
This past week was quite the historical change for the Internet with several additional languages moving forward in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process.
blog.icann.org/2010/06/making-chinese-internet-history/
Public Comment: Community Comment Invited on the GNSO Council Operations Work Team and Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations Work Team Recommendations
Pursuant to a Resolution passed by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 23 June 2010, the community is invited to provide comments on a set of GNSO Improvements recommendations submitted by the GNSO Council Operations Work Team and the Constituency and Stakeholder Group Work Team submitted to the GNSO Council for consideration at its meeting on 23 June 2010 at the ICANN meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28jun10-en.htm
'.ZhongGuo' domain names to be launched in August
Chinese Internet users will be able to browse for domain names written in Chinese characters starting in August.
english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7044783.html
XXX Domain Is Nigh, And the Net Is Sadly Better for It
The net’s authority over names is now set to add .xxx to the set of global top level domains like .com and .net, thanks to a June 25 board vote that looks to put an end a five-year battle over the controversial addition to the net.
www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/06/icann-xxx/
Domain For Porn Sites Gains Approval
It may soon be easier to block Internet porn: The agency that controls domain names said Friday it will consider adding .xxx to the list of suffixes people and companies can pick when establishing their identities online.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/28/domain-for-porn-sites-gai_n_627827.html
Registrar linked to .xxx loses ICANN accreditation
A Technology Company Inc, a registrar previously linked to the .xxx top-level domain application, has lost its ICANN accreditation for non-payment of fees.
domainincite.com/registrar-linked-to-xxx-loses-icann-accreditation/
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- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS
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China Puts Domain Registrars in Tough Spot, Again
Imagine if VeriSign sent an email to the all .com registrants asking them to click a link to verify they have the correct email address.* If you didn’t respond within 15 days, your domain name was subject to deletion.
domainnamewire.com/2010/06/29/china-puts-domain-registrars-in-tough-spot-again/
The next steps before dot-xxx goes live
There has been plenty of speculation since a decision by the ICANN Board to move forward with our application for dot-xxx was taken on Friday. This post is an effort to give some facts about what was decided and what the next steps are before dot-xxx domains finally become available.
www.icmregistry.com/blog/?p=308
Q&A with ICM Registry: 30,000 .xxx Preorders Since Friday
ICM Registry founder Stuart Lawley just got back from a successful ICANN meeting in Brussels. In this Q&A, Lawley answers some common questions about the .xxx top level domain name. He also reveals that the company has received 30,000 pre-reservations for the domain since the news broke last Friday that .xxx is on path for final approval.
domainnamewire.com/2010/06/28/qa-with-icm-registry-30000-xxx-preorders-since-friday/
Porn zone firm wants a paypal system
The United States firm that is set to manage a new ".xxx" red light zone on the internet has revealed plans to revolutionise the internet porn business by setting up a payment service that will let web users buy porn securely and anonymously.
www.stuff.co.nz/business/3872318/Porn-zone-firm-wants-a-paypal-system
www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/business/3872318/Porn-zone-firm-wants-a-paypal-system
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- DOMAIN DISPUTES
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Feds shut down nine websites in movie piracy crackdown
Adding some swashbuckling to its tough talk on fighting piracy, the federal government on Wednesday seized several websites that had offered downloads of pirated movies such as "Toy Story 3" and "Iron Man 2" within hours of their release in theaters. Federal authorities announced that they had seized domain names from nine websites engaged in the "criminal theft of American movies and television." The websites include TVShack.net, PlanetMoviez.com, ThePirateCity.org and Ninjavideo.net. Combined, the sites drew 6.7 million visitors a month, authorities said.
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-piracy-20100701,0,2871905.story
Pirate offensive begins with US seizing dodgy domains [AP]
US officials have announced a major crackdown on movie piracy that involved disabling nine websites they accuse of offering pirated movies, in some cases hours after they appeared in theatres.
www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10655669
HK issues alert on fake bank website
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued an alert on Tuesday on a fraudulent website with the domain name "hkboc.net", which looks similar to the official website of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BOCHK).
english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7045640.html
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