domain name news - November 22

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The End User: Icann seeks an identity
Icann, the U.S.-sponsored Internet group that some
antiglobalization fanatics love to hate, has been busy
lately, moving ahead on new Web address suffixes like
.travel and streamlining a system for transferring
domain names from one company to another.

http://iht.com/articles/2004/11/19/business/ptend20.html

ca: Vancouver and Canadian Olympic committees sue
company over domain name
The Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee and the
Canadian Olympic Committee have jointly launched a
lawsuit against a business using the Internet domain
name www.whistler-Olympic.com.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20041120/ca_pr_on_sp/oly_cda_lawsuit_1

ca: CIRA Proposes New Standard for Domain Name Whois
Privacy
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
has announced its proposed policy to provide all
dot-ca domain name holders with increased privacy
safeguards, bringing it in line with recently-enacted
Canadian privacy laws.
 http://www.circleid.com/article/808_0_1_0_C/

http://www.nob.on.ca/ATN_Article.asp?386id149-pn=&view=31466

Hotmail Fights Fraud and Gmail with New Domains
To kick off the availability of the new domain names,
Microsoft will conduct a charity auction of what it
believes will be the most sought after UK addresses.
They include [email protected],
[email protected], and many based on "Star
Wars" characters such as Luke Skywalker and Darth
Vader.

http://technewsworld.com/story/Hotmail-Fights-Fraud-and-Gmail-with-New-Domains-38325.html

http://www.revolutionmagazine.com/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=ViewNewsArticle&ID=228560

Where is the ICANN ombudsman?
ICANN has been an object of interest for the dispute
resolution community for the manner in which it has
managed (or mismanaged) its Uniform Domain Name
Dispute Resolution Policy. The following is an update
on another ICANN dispute resolution activity, that of
appointing an ombudsman and establishing an ombuds
office.
 http://odr.info/comments.php?id=1351_0_1_0_C

Clarification on NRO statement:
"NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of
Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses"

http://nro.net/documents/statements/nro-clarification.html

Houlin Zhao's Response to NRO Statement:
"NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of
Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses"
 http://nro.net/documents/statements/itu-response.html

No role for UN in ICANN
The global domain name governing body has warned off
the UN, saying it will operate as a private
organisation when its agreement with the US Department
of Commerce expires in 2006.

http://www.markle.org/weekly_digest/weeklydigest_vol.3_issue44.pdf

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11393890%255E15318,00.html

ICANN gets strategic
ICANN has released for comment its long-awaited
Strategic Plan, a hefty document that president Paul
Twomey said symbolizes ICANN's maturity as an
organization.

http://cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=259BAF5C-B514-4574-8408-1627BFBB257F
 http://au.news.yahoo.com/041118/20/rseh.html

ICANN Announces IDN Workshop to be Held in 12/2004
South Africa
ICANN Announces IDN Workshop to be Held on 1 December
2004 in Cape Town, South Africa. The IDN Workshop will
build upon the achievements of the previous workshop
held in Kuala Lumpur. The public is invited to provide
suggestions for topics and questions that should be
addressed during the workshop in Cape Town by
submitting these to the IDN Discuss Forum.
http://icann.org/meetings/capetown/idn-workshop-01dec04.htm


uk: BAA loses battle for Gatwick.com
BAA has lost an attempt to take control of the domain
name gatwick.com from a web site operating as the
“Gatwick Directory”. The web site, decided the
adjudications panel, was run as a legitimate business
and did not infringe BAA’s trade mark rights.

http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=baalosesbattlefor1100699573

Four out of five UK online consumers prefer to buy
British (news release)
Eighty per cent of UK consumers prefer to buy British
when it comes to shopping online, according to
research announced today by Nominet UK, the .uk domain
name registry. The independent survey reveals that UK
specific Internet addresses are the first port of call
for the vast majority of Britons searching for
information and purchases online.

http://www.nominet.org.uk/News/PressReleases/2004PressReleases/FourOutOfFiveUkOnlin...rsPreferToBuyBritish.html

Snapnames is suing ICANN

http://blog.lextext.com/_attachments/187126/complain.pdf

Theglobe.com Announces Purchase Option for Tralliance
Corporation (news release)
Theglobe.com disclosed a loan and purchase option
agreement with Tralliance Corporation. Tralliance
Corporation has entered into exclusive technical and
commercial negotiations with ICANN to become the
registry for the .travel top-level domain.

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20041117005384&newsLang=en

ICANN : Colloque à Luxembourg en juillet 2005
L'année prochaine, l'Internet Society (ISOC)
accueillera à Luxembourg-Kirchberg le colloque de
l'ICANN le 11 au 15 juillet 2005. Environ 700 experts
de l'Internet se réuniront pendant une semaine pour
évoquer l'avenir du Réseau des Réseaux, faisant du
Luxembourg la capitale mondiale de la société de
l'information.

http://www.webmanagercenter.com/management/article.php?id=7531

ICANN-Büros in aller Welt
Die ICANN will bereits Anfang 2005 in allen fünf
Regionen vertreten sein. Zu den Büros in Marina del
Rey, Kalifornien und Brüssel sollen Büros in Afrika,
Asien und Lateinamerika hinzukommen. Bis 2005 will die
Organisation von derzeit 30 auf 59 Mitarbeiter wachsen
und bis 2006/2007 soll das Budget auf 22 Millionen US
Dollar steigen. Dieses sind die numerischen Eckpunkte
des jetzt vorgelegten Strategieplanes der privaten
Netzverwaltung, den sie bereits beim Treffen in Kuala
Lumpur angekündigt hatte.
 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/53375

ICANN will völlig unabhängig sein
Die für die Domainverwaltung zuständige ICANN will
ihre Bindung an staatliche Stellen völlig abschütteln.
Wenn ein Vertrag mit dem US-Handelsministerium im Jahr
2006 ausläuft, wolle seine Organisation unabhängig
operieren, kündigte ICANN-Chef Paul Twomey laut einem
Bericht des australischen IT-Dienstes AustralianIT an.
ICANN werde ab diesem Zeitpunkt keiner staatlichen
Behörde oder internationalen Organisation mehr
unterstehen, sagte der gebürtige Australier Twomey.
Auch für die UNO sei kein Platz in der künftigen
ICANN-Struktur.

http://www.wallstreet-online.de/ws/news/news/main.php?action=viewnews&newsid=1448563&m=3.1.0.1.1

Cambios en la ICANN sobre la solicitud de dominios
En los últimos días se han podido leer noticias que
tratan el tema de una posible pérdida de dominio si no
se responde en 5 días a una posible solicitud de
cambio de dominio.

http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/110076994712831.shtml

fr: La CNCPI organise un petit-déjeuner débat sur les
noms de domaine Internet
La Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété
Industrielle se penche sur la question des noms de
domaine à l'occasion d'un petit-déjeuner débat, le 26
novembre 2004 à Paris. Au programme : "valorisation,
exploitation et défense d’un portefeuille de noms de
domaine".

http://domaines.info/article.php?art_id=511&z=100&PHPSESSID=858258b123e4928c159a6dc8fdd26c74

Divulgada a lista de domínios do próximo processo de
liberação.
Domínios em processo de liberação terão como resultado
da pesquisa, uma das seguintes mensagens:
+ "Este domínio não pode ser registrado por estar
aguardando o início do processo de liberação".
+ "Este domínio não pode ser registrado por estar em
processo de liberação com início em <data e hora
início>".
+ "Este domínio está em processo de liberação com
término previsto para <data e hora final>". 

http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=802&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

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WSIS & GOVERNANCE
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Controlling the internet: World v web (sub req'd)
America does not want the United Nations to run the
internet: CONSIDER the differences: the global
telephone system is co-ordinated by a United Nations
agency; countries enjoy sovereignty over phone
numbers, have national regulators and license
operators. But the internet is managed by a non-profit
organisation that reports to America's Commerce
Department; national laws are hard to enforce and even
suffixes (like .es for Spain) exist in a grey area. A
fight is on over whether governments should manage the
internet more closely.

http://economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3407424

NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of
Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses
As part of the World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS) process, a proposal has been made that could
dramatically affect the way Internet number resources
are distributed and managed.

http://ripe.net/info/internet-management/itu-proposal-200410.html

NRO Response to ITU Comments on the Management of
Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses  	
On 21 October 2004, the Director of ITU TSB published
a memorandum, “ITU and Internet Governance” for public
comment. The Number Resource Organization (NRO)
respectfully offers this public response on behalf of
the Regional Internet Registries: APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC
and RIPE NCC.
 http://nro.net/documents/nro17.html

Civil Society well represented, US Government not a
member
After long consultations, the WSIS Working Group on
Internet Governance (WGIG) has finally been set up. UN
secretary-general Kofi Annan on 11 November announced
the 40 members of the group that has to develop a
report and recommendations on public-policy-related
internet governance issues fore the second WSIS summit
next year. It will be chaired by Nitin Desai, Kofi
Annan’s special advisor for the WSIS.
 http://worldsummit2005.de/en/nav/14.htm

UNITED NATIONS ESTABLISHES WORKING GROUP ON INTERNET
GOVERNANCE (news release)
Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the
establishment of the Working Group on Internet
Governance.  The Working Group will prepare the ground
for a decision on this issue by the second phase of
the World Summit on the Information Society, to be
held in Tunis in November 2005.
 http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/pi1620.doc.htm

United Nations Establishes Working Group On Internet
Governance
Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the
establishment of the Working Group on Internet
Governance. The Working Group will prepare the ground
for a decision on this issue by the second phase of
the WSIS, to be held in Tunis in November 2005.

http://www.markle.org/weekly_digest/weeklydigest_vol.3_issue44.pdf

USA gegen Digital Solidarity Funds
Die USA halten den Vorschlag einer Sondersteuer in
Höhe von einem Prozent auf Exporte von Informations-
und Kommunikationstechnik sowie Software in
Entwicklungsländer zugunsten eines "Digital Solidarity
Funds", der gegenwärtig in einer Arbeitsgruppe zur
Vorbereitung des Zweiten Weltgipfels zur
Informationsgesellschaft (WSIS) der Vereinten Nationen
diskutiert wird, "für eine außerordentlich schlechte
Idee". Das erklärte der US-Koordinator für die
Internationale Kommunikations- und Informationspolitik
in der Bush-Regierung, David Gross, heute am Rande
eines Treffens der UN ICT-Taskforce in Berlin.
 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/53474

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