internet news - 5 Dec

Clarification of Issues Arising from Feedback on PDP -
ccNSO Assistance Group
Based on the feedback it has receied on its Preliminary
Recommendation on Policy-Development Process (PDP) for the
ccNSO, there are two aspects of the preliminary
recommendation that the ccNSO Assistance Group wishes to
clarify, and on which it solicits comments:

http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/ccnsoag-report-29nov02.htm

Call for Proposals to Host 2004 ICANN Meetings
ICANN is actively soliciting proposals from organizations
seeking to host the three ICANN meetings scheduled to be
held in 2003. 

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-29nov02.htm

General Counsel's Analysis of RegistryPro's Request for
Amendment to .pro Registry Agreement - Louis Touton
To the Board: On 15 November 2002, I received the attached
request from RegistryPro, Inc., which plans in the first
quarter of 2003 to launch the registry for the .pro
top-level domain under a registry agreement it entered with
ICANN on 3 May 2002. The request seeks the revision of the
appendices to the .pro Registry Agreement to provide for it
to offer three types of defensive registrations within the
.pro top-level domain (TLD). This memorandum summarizes my
analysis of RegistryPro's request and recommends its
approval.

http://www.icann.org/minutes/report-registrypro-defensive-registrations-30nov02.htm

DNSO Transfers and Whois Task Forces Post Reports; Comments
Invited
The DNSO Names Council Transfers and Whois Task Forces have
issued reports and invited public comment on them:

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-01dec02.htm

Gov't OKs Northern Virginia Group To Run Dot-Org
The U.S. Commerce Department this week gave its blessing
for a Northern Virginia-based nonprofit to operate
"dot-org," the Internet's fifth-largest domain.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46804-2002Nov27.html
 http://www.vnunet.com/News/1137228

Packet Rat: Internet security needs a kick in the ICANN
Last month’s concerted attack on the Domain Name System
root servers elevated the Rat’s paranoia to new heights. It
also raised his hackles.
 http://www.gcn.com/21_32/log-off/20420-1.html

Aust domain administrator warns against Open Your Mind
The .au Domain Administration has issued a warning
concerning an e-mail issued by a domain services company
run by the same man who was in charge of disgraced domain
name reseller Internet Name Group (ING).

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20270291,00.htm

Notice about Domain Registrar Services, Scott Denny and UK
Names
Nominet UK has issued proceedings in the Chancery Division
of the High Court against Domain Registrar Services
Limited, Scott Denny and UK Names Limited for trade mark
infringement and passing off.
 http://www.nic.uk/drs-statement.html
 http://www.vnunet.com/News/1137097

ITU Calls On Governments And Domain Name Operators
In what some have seen as an attempt to organise
governments and country code top level domain operators
independently of ICANN, the International Telecommunication
Union has announced a 'Workshop on Member States'
Experiences with ccTLDs'.
 http://www.demys.net/news/02_nov_29_itu.htm

Number of sites hosted in US down: Netcraft
The number of Web sites hosted in the US continues to fall,
even as the number in the rest of the world rises, the
latest Netcraft survey has found.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/02/1038712865706.html

New domain management software launched
Web hosting company iServe yesterday launched its new
domain management software (IDM), as it looks to compete
with the Domainz registration system in operating the .nz
name space.
 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2126281a1896,00.html

Private by proxy - Anonymous domain registration is here
In the light of the recent Nominet fracas over its attempt
to expand the amount of information held in its .uk WHOIS
database, it’s interesting that a US domain registration
firm is offering anonymous name registration for its
customers.

http://www.netmag.co.uk/news/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=10996&subsectionid=484

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French Order Is Greek to 9th Circuit
An order barring the cross-Atlantic enforcement of a French
court's order against Yahoo Inc. hit rough waters Monday at
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel
was clearly uncomfortable with several issues stemming from
Yahoo's decision to challenge -- in the U.S. rather than
France -- a French court's order that the Internet company
block French citizens' access to online auctions of Nazi
memorabilia.
 http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1036630517051

Why Indonesia lags behind in internet law (reg req'd)
Internet usage looks set to grow and grow in Indonesia.
With that comes concerns about IP protection. The
government should legislate now to dispel the fears of IP
owners 

http://www.legalmediagroup.com/MIP/default.asp?Page=1&SID=1718

China blocks news not porn online
Chinese net surfers have almost unrestricted access to sex,
but news, health and education sites are routinely blocked,
researchers say.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2540309.stm
 http://www.msnbc.com/news/842701.asp

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/657622p-4937333c.html

http://europe.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/12/03/china.internet/index.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/04/international/asia/04CHIN.html
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,56699,00.html

'Internet dumping' complaints increasing
Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman John Pinnock says he
is alarmed by the jump in the number of complaints about a
practice known as "internet dumping".

http://www.abc.net.au/news/scitech/2002/12/item20021204163109_1.htm

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20270443,00.htm

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,5613490%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/04/1038950084970.html

Internet-Surfing Jurors Vex Judges
Some jurors have always had an urge to visit a crime scene
or research a case they're considering, but now the
Internet is making it much easier to play detective. The
Internet makes information on sentencing requirements, case
histories and legal terms easily available, though not
necessarily reliable. And courts across the country are
wrestling with the problem.
 http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1036630505766

NSW children better at multimedia than email
NSW children had better knowledge of computer graphics and
multimedia than they did of email and Internet use, new
results show.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/04/1038950080303.html


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