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The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Internet governance ? growing issue for InternetNZ http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/79F8745031F58C66CC2571C7000351AE United States Department of Commerce Executes Contract for Technical Management of the Internet with ICANN (news release) http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-15aug06.htm Internet could suffer more DNS ?brown-outs? http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3e79baf6-2c8d-11db-9845-0000779e2340.html au: auDA in new domain stoush http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20150135%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html nz: Warning Of Illegal Domain Name Mail Out http://www.newswire.co.nz/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=330787&catid=30 ax: The Aland Islands Country Code Top-Level Domain .Ax Goes Live http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/060816TheAland.html ***************** GOVERNANCE ***************** Internet governance ? growing issue for InternetNZ The question of internet governance in New Zealand is an increasing issue within InternetNZ, with a discussion document on relations with the government due to be placed before the next meeting of the society?s council later this month. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/79F8745031F58C66CC2571C7000351AE ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** United States Department of Commerce Executes Contract for Technical Management of the Internet with ICANN (news release) The United States Department of Commerce has executed a new contract with ICANN to continue to perform the IANA function. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-15aug06.htm Internet could suffer more DNS ?brown-outs? (free for limited time) Internet users in the US and potentially elsewhere face the prospect of slower Web page access and frustrating ?broken? page links and outages unless leading internet service providers invest more in their DNS (Domain Name Server) infrastructure, Paul Mockapetris, the inventor of the DNS system has warned. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3e79baf6-2c8d-11db-9845-0000779e2340.html au: Domain name wars not yet over in Australia While Australia never suffered the extreme examples of Internet domain mania seen in the US, it seems many local registrars are still prepared to go to extreme lengths to secure desirable domains. http://zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Domain_name_wars_not_yet_over_in_Australia/0,2000061791,39266447,00.htm http://www.optusnet.com.au/news/story/zdnet/20060815/09/tech/0,2000061791,39266447,00.inp http://builderau.com.au/news/soa/Domain_name_wars_not_yet_over_in_Australia/0,39028227,39268001,00.htm au: auDA in new domain stoush AUSTRALIA'S peak internet name authority auDA has marched into another regulatory stoush with another business linked to bankrupt former domain registrar operator Chesley Rafferty. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20150135%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/5304/53/ au: Linux conference domain faces uncertain future A proposed review of little-used second-level domains by auDA has left a cloud hanging over the domain for Australia's biggest Linux conference. http://zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Linux_conference_domain_faces_uncertain_future/0,2000061733,39266489,00.htm http://www.optusnet.com.au/news/story/zdnet/20060815/19/tech/0,2000061733,39266489,00.inp http://builderau.com.au/news/soa/Linux_conference_domain_faces_uncertain_future/0,39028227,39268004,00.htm nz: Warning Of Illegal Domain Name Mail Out The Commerce Commission is warning about a mass mail-out asking people to pay hundreds of dollars for a website address. http://www.newswire.co.nz/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=330787&catid=30 http://www.geekzone.co.nz/alasta/1044 http://dailypost.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3696739 US govt awards internet domain contract to ICANN (sub req'd) http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=138223&nr= http://computerwire.com/industries/research/?pid=DAABE7C3%2DD52B%2D4181%2DA545%2DC19D84B75D5E nl: SIDN registers 2 millionth .nl name (sub req'd) The Dutch foundation for domain name registration SIDN registered on 10 August the 2 millionth .nl name. http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?id=137834 ru: Number of Russian domain names up 24% in H1 The number of domain names registered in the .ru zone (www.name.ru) increased 24.13% year-on-year in the first half of 2006 to 554,519 since 2005, the company Ru-Center, the largest registrar of Russian domain names, said in a report. http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/26.html?menu=2&id_issue=11571308 ax: The Aland Islands Country Code Top-Level Domain .Ax Goes Live Today the Aland Islands ccTLD became operational. The Aland Islands is an autonomous administrative province of Finland and has up until now been using aland.fi, which is part of the Finnish ccTLD .fi. http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/060816TheAland.html http://www.pr.com/press-release/15855 Dotmobi gains support of brands More than 4,000 companies, including big names such as the BBC, BSkyB, Virgin, Marks & Spencer and Nike registered '.mobi' sites within the first two hours of the new mobile top-level domain's (mTLD) early registration period last month. http://brandrepublic.com/bulletins/digital/article/570896/dotmobi-gains-support-brands/ http://webhosting.info/news/1/dotmobi-opens-registration-for-dotmobi-premium-names_0815067870.htm http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=11356&mhnews_page=1 uk: Master of your domain (free for short period) Damien Hirst is the latest celebrity to find that someone else has a site bearing his name. It's a lesson for us all - if you want your own web address, snap it up while you can. Danny Bradbury explains how http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article1219587.ece New .travel Search Portal Makes World Debut Consumers now have a quick and easy way to find information about legitimate travel and tourism suppliers online with the introduction of .travel?s new vertical search portal, www.search.travel. http://www.circleid.com/posts/dot_travel_search_portal_world_debut/ us: Web is no bottomless pit for dot.com name seekers The hundred or so members of the secretive young Pittsburgh up-and-comers club "Forge & Flask" had hoped to launch GoBobGo.com, a Web site showing their support for Mayor Bob O'Connor during his illness. Only GoBobGo.com wasn't available. It was already registered to someone else, in Florida, who after four years had yet to launch the Web site. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06228/713810-96.stm us: Federal jury in LA says public owns Malibu Pier name A businessman who used the name Malibu Pier for his Web sites and a clothing line has been told to take a long walk. http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060815/APN/608150794 http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_227173701.html http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5285154 http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=state&id=4464481 http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/15284959.htm http://nctimes.com/articles/2006/08/16//news/state/17_44_258_15_06.txt us: Fifth Third loses Web dispute The legal battle pitted Fifth Third against 5th3rd. Fifth Third Bancorp, the $106 billion Cincinnati bank holding company, tried to shut down 5th3rd.com, a Web site owned by a part-time rock guitarist in Muncie, Ind. It accused the owner, J Hopkins, of using the name in bad faith and causing confusion for bank customers. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060816/BIZ01/608160321 us: Buyer beware: Domain name not included When Carole Fischler purchased architectural document services firm Redmond Plan Center in April, she thought she acquired a Web site along with the company. So she was surprised to find that the content on the site was taken down in May, soon replaced with a simple page linking to a competitor's Web address. http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060811/BIZ01/608110348 Internet domain names as marks Can an Internet domain name function as and be registered as a trademark? An Internet domain name can be registered as a trade-mark if it can make con-sumers identify and distinguish the goods or services of one manufacturer or provider from those offered by others. For it to be registered as a trademark, it should allow the consumers to identify the source of the goods or services. http://sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/08/11/bus/internet.domain.names.as.marks.html Wiki Is as Wiki Does Domain name speculator John Gotts set off a wave of online speculation three weeks ago when he agreed to buy the Wiki.com website for $2.8 million. Now the guessing is ended, to no great surprise, with the unveiling of a website for creating -- wait for it -- wikis. http://wired.com/news/technology/internet/0,71591-0.html http://news.com.com/2061-12572_3-6105754.html Communicate.com Closes $500,000 Domain Name Deal Communicate.com Inc. announced it has sold the domain name wrestling.com for US$500,000 in a private transaction. http://www.sys-con.com/read/259960.htm Vietnam offers top domain name on Internet All companies are free to register Vietnam top domain names, .vn, from August 15. http://thanhniennews.com/education/?catid=4&newsid=18868 http://redorbit.com/news/technology/618284/dot_vn_inc_begins_worldwide_registration_of_top_level_domain/index.html http://www.tradingmarkets.com/tm.site/news/BREAKING%20NEWS/343038/ http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060815006109 http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2006/08/601817/ Master Domain of Your; Damien Hirst is the Latest Celebrity to Find That Someone Else Has a Site Bearing His Name. It's a Lesson for Us All - If You Want Your Own Web Address, Snap It Up While You Can. Danny Bradbury Explains How Topay a visit to the online version of The Independent, you'll probably type in www. independent.co.uk - into your browser. But did you know that you could get there by typing the number 217.78.9.230 instead? That's because all web addresses are really a series of numbers. The words we attach to them - called domain names - are just there to make it easier for people to remember. http://redorbit.com/news/technology/618388/master_domain_of_your__damien_hirst_is_the_latest/index.html http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=2006081508210497 ******************* OTHER INTERNET NEWS ******************* au: ISPs should block child porn - survey CHILD welfare advocates say ISPs should block child pornography at the server level. A survey commissioned by Child Wise reveals 83 per cent of Australians believe ISPs should shoulder the responsibility of blocking access to internet child porn regardless of customer choice. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20133439%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e15306,00.html au: Australians Not Confident In Blocking Porn The majority of Australians believe that their home software Internet filters are not effective in blocking child pornography, according to a new survey. http://www.smarthousenews.com.au/Computing/Industry?Article=/Computing/Industry/B7J3A4E3 au: SECONDARY STUDENTS EMPOWERED THROUGH CYBERNETRIX Thousands of Australian secondary students will become empowered in safe websurfing following the launch of CyberNetrix, the newest Internet-safety program available through Australia?s Internet safety advisory body, NetAlert. http://www.netalert.net.au/03582-Secondary-Students-Empowered-Through-CyberNetrix.asp nz: Email exchange amounted to contract, court rules Tempus Fugit, maker of the Opus One payroll application, has lost an appeal to the High Court regarding whether an exchange of emails with a reseller, Team Progress, amounted to a contract. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/FD96D9D3A9158E43CC2571CA0012B823 Why Google is right to rebuke brand abuse Opinion: Google has been accused of lacking a sense of humour after setting its brand police on publishers who used its name as a verb. But the company has to protect its name. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/15/google_brand_abuse/ http://www.out-law.com/page-7193 Apple lays legal claim to the word ?Pod? Apple has laid legal claim to the word ?Pod,? arguing that other companies that use the word as part of their product names risk infringing the trademark of its popular iPod music player. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/859887f2-2be6-11db-a7e1-0000779e2340.html http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/5306/106/ au: MySpace.com comes to Australia SOCIAL website phenomenon MySpace has landed in Australia, touching down with the riff-laden thump of 1970s-inspired Melbourne rockers Jet. http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,,20128212-2,00.html http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20131507%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e15306,00.html au: Local MySpace launch prompts net safety warning The social networking site MySpace has launched an Australian version. The international site has more than 100 million members and lets users create a personal web page and meet people with common interests. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1714733.htm uk: Ofcom Communications Market Report reveals new industry trends and changes in consumer behaviour (news release) Ofcom published its annual Communications Market Report for 2005 revealing new trends in the television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications industries and analysing consumer usage of, and attitudes to, communications services. The Report combines original Ofcom research, data provided to Ofcom by the companies it regulates and publicly-available material. It provides a comprehensive overview of one of the UK?s most dynamic sectors, representing 4.1% of UK GDP and with retail revenues which in 2005 exceeded the ?50 billion threshold for the first time. http://ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2006/08/nr_20060810 uk: Ofcom finds the generation gap Ofcom research has found that spending on communications equipment is falling - for the first time in five years. In 2004, 4.63 per cent of total household expenditure was on communications, but this fell slightly in 2005 to 4.60 per cent. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/15/ofcom_comms_report/ http://www.publictechnology.net/article_avantgo.php?sid=5732 Time Magazine's 50 Coolest Websites How do we select our finalists? We evaluate hundreds of candidates?some suggested by readers, colleagues and friends, others discovered during countless hours of surfing. Many of this year's choices are shining examples of Web 2.0: next-generation sites offering dynamic new ways to inform and entertain, sites with cutting-edge tools to create, consume, share or discuss all manners of media, from blog posts to video clips. Think we missed one? Send us your thoughts and we'll post a selection of your comments online. There's always next year. http://www.time.com/time/2006/50coolest/index.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4793481.stm uk: VI Computer Law World Conference The 2006 Conference will be hosted by the AHRC Research Centre for studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, located in the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh. The conference brings together legal academics and practitioners from around the world to consider and debate all aspects of information technology law. Previous years? conferences have fostered links between educational institutions and legal practices across the globe, reaching out to a wider international audience each year. http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/complaw/index.asp nz: NZ television on threshold of a revolution Kiwis will be able to watch their favourite TV programmes over the internet within 18 months, says Woosh Wireless chairman Rob Inglis, after securing broadcasting spectrum from Sky TV. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10395996 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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) ____________________________________________________ On Yahoo!7 Coming soon: Celebrity Survivor - 11 celebrities, 25 days, unlimited drama http://au.yahoo.com/celebrity-survivor/Received on Sun Aug 20 2006 - 12:22:03 UTC
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