Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news. The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ my: Domain Name Registrations in Malaysia - Coherent With Or Dismisses Intellectual Property Rights? http://www.mirandah.com/news/index.php?id=77 ug: Regulator Seeks Control of Uganda's Domain Name http://allafrica.com/stories/200604110832.html Cybersquatters move in on London.eu http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13130-2129650,00.html ICANN consultation process could learn from InternetNZ http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/4EAF276785A2F142CC25714900015134 Lack of communication from ICANN could prove fatal http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/29F692A182E58144CC25714900017D68 A Hot Domain on Ice http://businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2006/tc20060403_979619.htm Language diversity to continue net's rise as No. 1 communication medium http://smh.com.au/news/perspectives/language-diversity-to-continue-nets-rise-as-no-1-communicationmedium/2006/04/10/1144521238556.html Finding Good ICANN Board Candidates by Ram Mohan http://www.circleid.com/posts/finding_good_icann_board_candidates/ New .EU Domain Name System Irks U.S. Firm http://www.techweb.com/headlines_week/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=185300338 **************** DOMAIN NAMES **************** my: Domain Name Registrations in Malaysia - Coherent With Or Dismisses Intellectual Property Rights? In Malaysia, the Internet commenced with the inception of the first internet service provider that in turn gave rise to the inception of the Malaysian Domain Name Registrar being the Malaysian Network Information Centre (MYNIC). This entity was entrusted with the primary purpose of regulation and subscription of domain names unique to Malaysia or better known as ?Country Code Top Level Domain Name? (ccTLD) bearing the domain name extensions ?.com.my?, ?.gov.my?, ?.net.my?, ?.org.my?, ?.edu.my?, ?.mil.my? and the impending ?.my? Second Level Domain Names. Todate, more than 30 million domain names has been registered worldwide, including those in Malaysia. http://www.mirandah.com/news/index.php?id=77 ug: Regulator Seeks Control of Uganda's Domain Name If you want to register a domain name with a Ugandan country code, .ug, the man to speak to is Charles Musisi, an Internet entrepreneur who has managed the country's domain names over the past decade. http://allafrica.com/stories/200604110832.html ug: What if Govt Owned the .ug Domain? [interview] Mr Charles Musisi, the Managing Director of Computer Frontiers International Ltd, one of the pioneers of the Internet in Uganda, is the designated administrator of Uganda's country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) .ug. Recently the Uganda Communications Commission raised concern over administration of the domain but Musisi tells Esther Nakkazi how he would not relinquish it to the regulator. http://allafrica.com/stories/200604101362.html ICANN consultation process could learn from InternetNZ ICANN and other bodies concerned with internet governance could learn from InternetNZ?s model of consultation, says Marilyn Cade, of ICANN?s business and commercial constituency. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/4EAF276785A2F142CC25714900015134 Lack of communication from ICANN could prove fatal A delegate to the public session with ICANN?s board at last month?s Wellington meeting warned that a lack of communication from the board might lead to the rise of alternative public networks with more responsive governing bodies. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/29F692A182E58144CC25714900017D68 A Hot Domain on Ice Under pressure from policymakers, ICANN delays plans to give pornography an Internet domain: It's easy to find porn on the Net. Yet those who wanted to make it even easier just suffered a big setback, and the EU is none too pleased about it. http://businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2006/tc20060403_979619.htm ICANN Announces Call for Papers for PDP on Policies for Contractual Conditions: Existing Registries ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) is currently running a policy development process relating to polices for contractual conditions for existing ICANN registries. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11apr06.htm DNS Cache Poisoning - The Next Generation The old problem of DNS cache poisoning has again reared its ugly head. While some would argue that the domain name system protocol is inherently vulnerable to this style of attack due to the weakness of 16-bit transaction IDs, we cannot ignore the immediate threat while waiting for something better to come along. http://www.it-observer.com/news/6071/dns_cache_poisoning_next_generation/ Savvy players shift tactics in internet name game COMPLAINTS about ?cybersquatting? ? buying an internet domain name with a view to selling it to an interested party at a profit ? rose 20 per cent last year, according to the World International Property Organisation (Wipo), which handles such cases. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9071-2123780,00.html Language diversity to continue net's rise as No. 1 communication medium English is no longer the language of the web, but systems are evolving that will maintain its global integrity without stifling diversity http://smh.com.au/news/perspectives/language-diversity-to-continue-nets-rise-as-no-1-communicationmedium/2006/04/10/1144521238556.html Finding Good ICANN Board Candidates by Ram Mohan In the late summer of 2006, the ICANN Nominating Committee will convene to select three members to the ICANN Board of Directors, and four members to various councils. Depending on the global visibility of the nominees, and the current political and technical currents pulling at the Internet community, these nominations will be both pilloried and lauded in different circles. http://www.circleid.com/posts/finding_good_icann_board_candidates/ New .EU Domain Name System Irks U.S. Firm An American company's charge that cheating went on during the rush for new .eu domains is flat out wrong, the European registry responsible for handing out the names countered Tuesday. http://www.techweb.com/headlines_week/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=185300338 http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/04/11/hijack/index.php http://infoworld.com/article/06/04/11/77325_HNregistryhijacked_1.html http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?a=16461 http://internetweek.cmp.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=185300494 Cybersquatters move in on London.eu Cybersquatters from Latin America have taken over London, Paris and Dublin. And a virtual landgrabber from Milton Keynes has moved in on Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13130-2129650,00.html The Tale of the Missing "D" John Berryhill, writing on the ICANN Registrars' list: "As of this morning, we are one million registrations into the first TLD designed to be a mis-type of another TLD. Go check the status of your favorite .EDU name in the .EU registry." http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/10/1876906.html The .EU landrush fiasco. A bumbling registry allows Europe's very own domain name to be highjacked! By Bob Parsons, founder & CEO of GoDaddy) What happens when you match an inept registry with crafty businessmen? The answer is a really large scam. This is what is taking place with the ?landrush? introduction of the new .EU top level domain name. This breaking story is a fascinating study of both grand manipulation and lax administration on the part of the EURid registry. http://www.bobparsons.com/EULandrushFiasco.html http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=8225&mhnews_page=1 Dot-eu domains top 1 million after landrush (reg req'd) More than 700,000 domain names were registered in just the first four hours of the .eu landrush period, which began last Friday http://www.managingip.com/?Page=9&PUBID=198&ISS=21649&SID=624585 http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/041006_.EU_Registrations_Surpass_One_Million.cfm http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=72285&pt=n .eu domain names ? don?t forget to register them Public sector organisations who missed out applying during the ?sunrise? application period can now apply for .eu Top Level Domains, on a first-come, first-served basis. http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4789 Europe Goes Online Dot.com used to be the buzzword of the day. Now, the European Union is placing its bets on its own domain name. The ".eu" ending is expected to triumph on the Internet. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1961948,00.html Fast start for European net names More than 1.3 million .eu domains have been registered according to Eurid, the non-profit agency that oversees the new net name. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4895206.stm http://www.netimperative.com/2006/04/10/One_million_eu/view http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=134201 http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/News/eb2663c6-5e58-47c9-923d-453d1a83e29e.html http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1669884,00020020.htm Delays hit XXX porn domain A plan to brand pornographic websites ?.xxx? has suffered a setback due to unresolved ?public policy issues.? http://www.contractoruk.com/news/002608.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2006 David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David §yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - home Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.comReceived on Mon Apr 17 2006 - 12:00:09 UTC
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