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The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ au: Domain dispute heats up http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19393648%5E15318%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html au: NetRegistry takes title of No. 1 provider of Australian domain names (news release) http://netregistry.com.au/news/articles/95/1/NetRegistry-takes-title-of-No-1-provider-of-Australian-domain-names.html Getting the Drop on Domain-Name Abuse http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2006/tc20060605_633379.htm Domain 'kiting' threat on the rise http://www.pcmag.co.uk/vnunet/news/2157582/disposable-domain-security http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2157582/disposable-domain-security us: Branson.com domain sells for $1.6M http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/06/05/daily21.html ***************** GOVERNANCE ***************** Made in the USA: The World Wide Web "Made in the USA" is the tag the World Wide Web has worn since its inception, through U.S.-centric domain names like .com and .gov. So why isn't the Internet reflecting our technically saavy global world by adding a new generation of domain-names? Is Washington worried about losing its control of the Web? http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2041589 U.S. oversight of Internet could end U.S. oversight of the Internet could end if the Department of Commerce approves an agreement to extend a California company's control of the ".com" infrastructure, said the leader of a local domain-name registration company. http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20060606-115328-7055r Who'll run the Internet is main bout in telecommunications fight A major wrestling match in Congress over control of the Internet features some strange alliances - rockers and evangelists vs. phone companies and the Bells' usually biggest adversary, cable TV companies. http://news.findlaw.com/ap/p/56/06-06-2006/c487002d9bd20db9.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** au: Domain dispute heats up A POLICY dispute between a major domain name registrar company and the industry's peak regulatory body auDA has escalated. auDA chief executive Chris Disspain said that the regulator would proceed with disciplinary action against NetRegistry for breaching the regulator's .au name policy and its registrar agreement. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19393648%5E15318%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html au: NetRegistry takes title of No. 1 provider of Australian domain names (news release) NetRegistry registered 30% of all .com.au registrations in May, overtaking MelbourneIT whose 100% monopoly of this market has dropped to below 20% in less than 4 years. http://netregistry.com.au/news/articles/95/1/NetRegistry-takes-title-of-No-1-provider-of-Australian-domain-names.html Getting the Drop on Domain-Name Abuse A loophole in the process that assigns Web addresses not only aids those who play fast and loose with the rules, it's also hurting small businesses: We Americans have a big problem -- actually, it's everybody's problem -- and it hurts all Internet users. More than 3.5 million good .com domain names on any given day are made unavailable to small businesses and others who would actually register and use them in ways for which the names were intended. http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2006/tc20060605_633379.htm Domain 'kiting' threat on the rise The proliferation of temporary websites being set up by criminals is a growing threat, according to web security firm MessageLabs. http://www.pcmag.co.uk/vnunet/news/2157582/disposable-domain-security http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2157582/disposable-domain-security us: Branson.com domain sells for $1.6M In the third highest-priced domain sale of the year, Larry Milton bought the domain name Branson.com for $1.6 million in cash. http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/06/05/daily21.html ******************* OTHER INTERNET NEWS ******************* au: Coonan looks at net filter plan The federal Government may force internet providers to filter internet content as part of a package of laws proposed by Tasmanian Liberal Senator Guy Barnett. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19374129%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html us: Parents support Internet, but they worry, poll shows In a sign of how the media landscape is changing, parents now are more concerned about what their kids view online than what they watch on television. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/07/MNG2UJ9UOI1.DTL us: Taking Sides on 'Net Neutrality' Former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry is no stranger to well-aimed political attacks. After all, he held down the briefing room podium for Bill Clinton during the height of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, a task he compared to being a "human pinata." http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-mccurry5jun05,1,7544822.story sg: Internet not yet a viable new media The recent polls saw increased traffic to political websites and blogs, but the influence of the Internet on Singaporeans for this election cannot be over-emphasised because the medium appeals largely to those under the age of 30, a political observer said yesterday. http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=47115 Study: 216 million broadband subscribers worldwide The total number of broadband lines worldwide stands at 216.6 million as of March 2006, up 36.4 per cent from last year, according to a study by Quantum-Web. http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=15863 au: Health staff sacked over porn pictures THREE hospital workers, including a mortuary assistant, have been fired for circulating more than a dozen pictures showing dismembered bodies, porn and sadomasochistic acts. http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,19389378%255E421,00.html au: Alarm over school porn SCHOOL children have been expelled and suspended after being caught downloading porn on classroom computers. Education Queensland revealed schools have had to take tough disciplinary action against primary and secondary students who bypassed filtering software to access X-rated websites. http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,19348827%255E2765,00.html Brin Says Google Compromised Principles Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin acknowledged Tuesday the dominant Internet company has compromised its principles by accommodating Chinese censorship demands. He said Google is wrestling to make the deal work before deciding whether to reverse course. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GOOGLE_CENSORSHIP http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/we-were-evil-google-founder/2006/06/07/1149359785303.html Perspective: The Internet--all grown up Remember when Bill Clinton and Al Gore were seeking the White House in 1992, and they kept talking about an amorphous concept referred to as the "information superhighway"? http://news.com.com/The+Internet-all+grown+up/2010-1025_3-6080603.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 Jun 12 2006 - 13:08:35 UTC
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