auDA Domain Name News - 19 July
19/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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REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS
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Handling Internet Domain Name Arbitration by William T. Fryer III [The Maryland Bar Journal - January/February 2008]
Abstract: This article reviews the administrative and legal actions that can be used to cancel or transfer a registered domain name that is in conflict with an earlier used trademark. For purposes of this article these alternative remedies will be referred to as a group by reference to the transfer step, the most common remedy used. The same analysis also can help guide a business in selecting a non-conflicting domain name. After analyzing the dispute resolution options, this article will suggest strategies that should be considered in selecting which domain name conflict resolution path to follow.
ssrn.com/abstract=1639140
ICANN Looks at DNS Policy by George H. Pike [Information Today, September 2007]
Abstract: One of the more interesting facets of the Internet is that no one person, corporation, government, or group runs it as a whole. Different organizations have responsibility for setting and managing technical standards, Internet architecture, and the domain name system. And of course, the Internet’s information resources are provided by thousands of unique content suppliers.
ssrn.com/abstract=1636397
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GOVERNANCE
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ICC and ISOC support IGF renewal
As its mandate comes up for review, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), a multistakeholder body created by the United Nations for discussion of Internet policy issues, received a strong vote of confidence from the business and technical communities earlier this week.
finchannel.com/Main_News/Business/67476_ICC_and_ISOC_support_IGF_renewal/
IGF USA meets July 21 by Milton Mueller
The U.S. Internet Governance Forum is convening in Washington DC July 21 (Wednesday) to discuss the challenges of Internet governance. It will cover key areas such as privacy, openness, security, critical internet resources and child online safety. Launched in 2009, the IGF USA’s purpose is to engage US-based civil society, government, technologists, research scientists, industry and academia, to cultivate partnerships, build coalitions and facilitate dialogues that demonstrate best practices and facilitate participation of all stakeholders at a national and global level.
blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/7/16/4580283.html
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DOMAIN NAMES
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- ICANN
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ICANN to Convene Annual Asia/Pacific Regional Registry/Registrar Event
On 26-27 August 2010, ICANN and its gTLD registration services providers will meet in Tokyo, Japan. Regional events, which ICANN has convened annually in Asia/Pacific, Europe and North America since 2006, are a chance for ICANN staff and representatives from gTLD registries and ICANN-accredited registrars to meet informally to discuss topics important to our industry and business relationships. Some of the anticipated agenda items are:
blog.icann.org/2010/07/icann-to-convene-annual-asiapacific-regional-registryregistrar-event/
ICANN’s Finances at a Glance
With the end of the FY10 financial year, I would like to take this opportunity to address questions raised by community members and provide some insights on the overall state of finances at ICANN.
blog.icann.org/2010/07/icanns-finances-at-a-glance/
... What's wrong with Icann >> Kieren McCarthy
In a response on the Icann mailing list, McCarthy - a former insider at Icann, as well as a journalist - gives his thinking on how it gets it wrong: "My personal philosophy of why this vicious circle continues to persist is because ICANN lacks almost entirely a culture of learning from previous mistakes. Never has it had a review of the effectiveness of a particular process at the end of that process – despite this going against every best practice guidebook in the world.
www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/jul/15/technology-links-newsbucket
dotBerlin Wants Special Status with New gTLDs Because of Its Early Involvement: First .music, now .berlin wants extra credit for being early to the new TLD game.
I wrote previously about how one applicant for the .music top level domain name requested favored status since he had been working on the concept for so long. Now another group is asking for similar status.
domainnamewire.com/2010/07/15/dotberlin-wants-special-status-with-new-gtlds-because-of-its-early-involvement/
Loss-making M+M predicts December new TLD announcement
Top Level Domain Holdings, the parent company of Minds + Machines, has reported another six months of steep losses as it patiently waits for ICANN to launch its new TLD round.
domainincite.com/loss-making-mm-predicts-december-new-tld-announcement/
IP Justice Comments on ICANN Accountability & Transparency Concerns: Lack of Accountability to Non-Commercial Users Remains Problematic for ICANN’s Promise to Protect the Public Interest
IP Justice is deeply concerned that ICANN is insufficiently accountable to relevant non-commercial interests. Certain interests, such as business interests (in particular the trademark and domain name industries) are over-represented at ICANN both in structure and in practice. On the other hand, non-commercial interests and individual Internet users are not given the appropriate representation, although some improvements have been made in recent years.
ipjustice.org/wp/2010/07/14/ip-justice-comments-on-icann-accountability-transparency-concerns/
The domain name floodgates are about to open!
In brief: It will soon be possible for companies to register their own generic top level domain names, presenting an unprecedented opportunity for trade mark holders. However, there are significant technical requirements and costs involved and the number of domain name spaces that cybersquatters could use to capitalise on other people's trade marks could be significantly increased. Partner Tim Golder, Senior Associate Jesse Gleeson and Law Graduate Nadia Guadagno report.
www.aar.com.au/pubs/ip/foipjul10_01.htm
Top Ten New gTLD Gotchas by Elisa Cooper
With the launch of new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) expected to occur early next year, many are closely examining the opportunities and risks associated with ICANN's Program. Although still in draft format and subject to change, keep these gotchas in mind as you think through your strategy.
www.circleid.com/posts/top_ten_new_gtld_gotchas/
How is ICANN spending your money?
GeorgeK writes "ICANN has released their IRS Form 990 statements for the year ending June 30, 2008.
www.icannwatch.org/articles/10/07/14/0217246.shtml
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- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS
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Swiss Registry Targetted By Scammers?
Switch, the registry operator for the Swiss ccTLD (.ch), has been the target of a scammer judging by emails they sent to registrants.
www.dnsnews.me/2010/07/13/swiss-registry-targetted-by-scammers/
.CO Open to All And Sundry on 20 July
.CO domain names become available to everyone on 20 July following the end of the landrush phase for registrations that ended on 16 July.
goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=11853
www.domainpulse.com/2010/07/16/co-open-to-all-and-sundry-on-20-july/
www.domainnews.com/en/co-open-to-all-and-sundry-on-20-july.html
.CO sunrise sees gaming attempts
.CO Internet has published a list of over 1,500 domains that were rejected during its two-month-long trademark-protection sunrise period for the .co namespace.
domainincite.com/co-sunrise-sees-gaming-attempts/
China Confirms Decline In Domain Registrations
... The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released statistics today showing the number of .cn registrations had dropped to 11.21 million. This is a drop from 80% to 64.7% of all domestically registered domain names. At the same time, .com registrations increased from 16.6% to 29.6%.
www.informationweek.com/news/security/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225900055
International Application of Traditional and Simplified “.中国” Domain Names Passes Evaluation
On April 28, 2010, China Internet Network information Center (CNNIC) declared in Beijing that the international application of traditional and simplified “.中国” domain names submitted by CNNIC had passed the policy evaluation of channel express made by ICANN. Meanwhile, “上海世博会.中国”, the “.中国” domain name for 2010 Shanghai Expo has been officially opened for the opening of Expo.
www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2010/07/16/5930.htm
ee: 1329 new domains registered in first two days
In the first two days since the new system came into effect, 1329 new domain names were registered, which is about as many as were registered in the previous two months combined. As expected, the registrants included many domains registered by individuals, as well as registrations of second and additional domains by companies.
www.eestiinternet.ee/eng/news/1329-new-domains-registered-in-first-two-days
AFNIC launches a public survey on making .fr available to European Union
From 12 July to 12 September 2010, AFNIC is launching a major public consultation on the opening of the .fr top level domain to businesses and individuals residing within the European Union. To coincide with plans to open the .fr top level domain to Europe late 2011, the consultation will allow everyone to express their views on the changes to be made to the process for registering .fr top level domain.
www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/258/afnic-launches-a-public-survey-on-making-fr-available-to-european-union
Germany: the country of Fussball, Beer, Bratwurst, Oktoberfest and .DE
First of all let me clarify – even though Germany is known for it, not all of Germany celebrates Oktoberfest. The different areas of the country have different customs and dialects. One thing they do have in common is the widespread use of the .DE ccTLD.
www.domainersmagazine.com/Jul-Aug-Issue-22/Germany-the-country-of-Fussball-Beer-Bratwurst-Oktoberfest-and-.DE.html
DirectEmployers calls shenanigans on .jobs outcry
The DirectEmployers Association has gone on the offensive in the continuing battle over the .jobs liberalization, accusing its detractors of conducting an “astroturf” campaign.
domainincite.com/directemployers-calls-shenanigans-on-jobs-outcry/
Job sites slam domain name land grab
Dozens of job sites have stuck the boot into plans to effectively create tens of thousands of new employment boards under the .jobs internet top-level domain.
www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/16/domain_land_grab/
.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Very First Registration - MITRE.org
As one of the original top-level domains, .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today congratulates The MITRE Corporation for being the first registrant 25 years ago with the .ORG domain. Purchased on July 10, 1985, MITRE.org jumpstarted over 8 million subsequent registrations by becoming the very first .ORG domain holder. In the decades since joining .ORG, MITRE -- a not-for-profit organization that provides systems engineering and information technology support to the government -- has utilized MITRE.org as its organization's homepage sharing MITRE's latest news, projects, and mission areas.
pir.org/news/pr/2010/mitre
New restrictions on the Sunrise Registration in .РФ TLD for Mass Media are introduced
On July 13, 2010, the Council meeting of Coordination Center for TLD RU has announced the subtotals of Sunrise Registration period in TLD РФ. In order to protect the legitimate interests of the Mass Media founders it is decided to supply the current version of "Procedures for priority registration of domain names in ccTLD .РФ for certain categories of registrants" with the new condition, stating that the Sunrise Registration of .РФ domain names will only be available for those Mass Medias, which were registered before May 12, 2010.
www.nic.ru/news/en/2010/prior_rf_smi-ch.html
Registration of domains in .РФ TLD is suspended
Technical Center of Internet has suspended the reception and processing of applications for registration of domains in .РФ TLD till the midday of July 26, 2010, due to the changes in regulations of Sunrise Registration in .РФ TLD.
www.nic.ru/news/en/2010/prior_rf_suspend.html
Third Registration Stage of .РФ Domains
From 5PM MSK on July 15, 2010 RU-CENTER will launch the third - last but not least sunrise registration stage of .РФ domains.
www.nic.ru/news/en/2010/prior_rf-thirdstage.html
Important changes in Regulations about priority registration in domain .RF for mass media
On 12 June 2010 ANO “Coordination Center for ccTLD .RU” received a letter from the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Communication, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) with the information on a recent dramatic increase in the number of applications for registration of electronic media. In particular, it was noted that while in April 2010 Roskomnadzor received just three such applications for registration of electronic media, there were 36 in May and 900- in June 2010. Meanwhile, in most cases the applications contain names of mass media consisting of commonly used words, such as, книги (books).рф, цветы (flowers).рф, строительство (house building).рф, among others.
cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=848
Voting results for Cyrillic domain of Serbia
On 5 March 2010 the Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names initiated the procedure for introducing the Cyrillic IDN ccTLD that would represent Serbia on the Internet. The procedure is defined by ICANN in The Final Implementation Plan for IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process.
rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en
Internet domain riches fail to arrive in Tuvalu
The tiny South Pacific island state of Tuvalu, where the average income is little more than £12 a week, has taken on one of the giants of cyberspace by demanding a greater share of the lucrative earnings generated by its unique domain name suffix.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/internet-domain-riches-fail-to-arrive-in-tuvalu-2029221.html
Reform puts stakeholders at the heart of the .uk policy process
Over the last year the Policy Advisory Body (PAB) has been reviewing its role and function and made recommendations on how the policy development process could evolve to deliver improved policy advice to the Board. We consulted on these proposals during March and April 2010 and received overwhelming support for the proposed process. The PAB ceased to operate following its meeting in May 2010.
www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=7679
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- DNS SECURITY
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Step Taken to End Impasse Over Cybersecurity Talks
A group of cybersecurity specialists and diplomats representing 15 countries has agreed on a set of recommendations to the United Nations secretary general for negotiations on an international computer security treaty.
www.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/world/17cyber.html
15 nations agree to start working together to reduce cyberwarfare threat
A group of nations -- including the United States, China and Russia -- have for the first time signaled a willingness to engage in reducing the threat of attacks on each others' computer networks.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/16/AR2010071605882.html
DNS Gains Added Measure of Security Starting Today
The 13 globally distributed server clusters -- known within Internet engineering circles as the Root Zone – will begin cryptographically signing DNS look-ups today.
www.networkworld.com/news/2010/071510-dns-root-zone.html
www.pcworld.com/article/201202/.html
www.itworld.com/security/114103/dns-gains-added-measure-security-starting-today
VeriSign Announces Deployment of DNS Security Extensions at the Internet's Root
VeriSign ... announced a key achievement in the ongoing effort to improve the integrity of Internet communications and transactions via DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC).
https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=642139&releasejsp=custom_97
Commerce Department, ICANN and VeriSign Deploy New Technology to Enhance the Security and Stability of the Internet:
NTIA and NIST announced completion of an initiative with ICANN and VeriSign to fully deploy Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) at the Internet’s authoritative root zone, which will help protect Internet users against cache poisoning and other related cyber attacks.
www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2010/07/16/commerce-department-icann-and-verisign-deploy-new-technology-enhance-
DNS root zone finally signed, but security battle not over
Yesterday, the DNS root zone was signed. This is an important step in the deployment of DNSSEC, the mechanism that will finally secure the DNS against manipulation by malicious third parties.
arstechnica.com/security/news/2010/07/dns-root-zone-finally-signed-but-security-battle-not-over.ars
DNS security adoption boosted by root zone key
Today sees the publication of the internet root zone key, the culmination of almost two decades of work and the catalyst for widespread deployment of the Domain Name Server Security Extensions (DNSSec) protocol designed to secure the infrastructure of the internet.
www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2266502/root-zone-key-publication-paves
DNSSEC protocol kicks off in internet root zone
The DNSSEC initiative to embed security at the heart of the internet by preventing URL spoofing and other attacks has passed an important milestone.
www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security/2010/07/15/dnssec-protocol-kicks-off-in-internet-root-zone-40089554/
news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20010679-83.html
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- DOMAIN DISPUTES
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RapidShare has no rights to “rapid”, says WIPO
RapidShare, the file-sharing service that recently embarked upon a spree of UDRP filings against domain name registrants, has lost its first such case.
domainincite.com/rapidshare-has-no-rights-to-rapid-says-wipo/
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- MISCELLANEOUS
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VeriSign Releases Information About Anti-Trust Lawsuit
Shortly after receiving an adverse decision in appeals court last week regarding an anti-trust lawsuit, VeriSign filed an 8-K with the SEC explaining the opinion. The disclosure summarizes changes to the court’s original order, and says the allegations are without merit:
domainnamewire.com/2010/07/15/verisign-releases-information-about-anti-trust-lawsuit/
ARIN's Whois-RWS Directory Service Available 17 July
ARIN is pleased to announce that it will deploy its Whois-RWS service on 17 July 2010. We have corrected the issues that impacted the first release and are now able to bring you the following services that provide the general public with access to ARIN's registration data:
https://www.arin.net/announcements/2010/20100715.html
How Great Domain Names Drop
I was looking at upcoming dropping domain names on FreshDrop.net a couple of days ago, and I saw that the nice 3 letter domain name JIS.com was pending deletion at Network Solutions. According to the last Whois record before the deletion in June, the domain name was owned by a company named Jacksonville Internet Services, Inc., and it was registered to a person named Karl Renaut.
www.elliotsblog.com/how-great-domain-names-drop-5704
Netcraft July 2010 Web Server Survey
In the July 2010 survey we received responses from 205,714,253 sites. This month's results show that three of the six major web servers have gained hostnames in the last month, while the other three suffered losses.
news.netcraft.com/archives/2010/07/16/july-2010-web-server-survey-16.html
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- DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET
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6-Figure Canadian ccTLD Sale Leads a Trio of Blockbuster Deals That Light Up Our Latest Aftermarket Leader Board
I was away on vacation last week but it was business as usual in the domain aftermarket - actually better than usual. Moniker helped close the year's 4th biggest ccTLD sale - Slots.ca (Canadian country code) at a whopping $206,906 to take the pole position on our expanded Top 40 Domain Sales Chart (since we are covering two weeks worth of sales this times out, we have doubled the number of positions on our three leader boards).
dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2010/20100714.htm
Sex.com: "King Tut" of the Internet? In the right hands, Sex.com will be a powerhouse By Jeff Gabriel, Senior Sales Consultant - North America, Sedo.com
Everyone is talking about Sex.com. The courts have discussed it, the news is covering it, and Internet users worldwide are buzzing. Speculations are high, and opinions about the future of this one-of-a-kind domain are in no short order.
https://sedo.com/links/showlinks.php3?tracked=&partnerid=&language=us&Id=2671
Canadian Court Holds Keyword Advertising Campaigns Do Not Infringe on Trademark Rights
Recent lawsuits in the trademark industry have brought the issue of keyword advertising as trademark infringement to the forefront of the legal community.
https://sedo.com/links/showlinks.php3?tracked=&partnerid=&language=us&Id=2670
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