domain name & WSIS news - Mar 31

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ICANN races to meet .net deadline
CONSULTANTS working for the peak domain names body are
racing to finalise a report that will be used to
select a new registrar for the key .net domain ahead
of today's deadline for its release.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12684774%5e16123%5e%5enbv=
%5e,00.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews/20050329_131033.html

Internet to get three new domains
The internet will very probably soon have three new
top-level domains - .eu, .travel and .jobs - the ICANN
has announced.

http://cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=3D297C1D27-65EC-4E77-BCA1-7DB2=
51CB169C

VeriSign poised to retain operation of '.net' domain
VeriSign is poised to run the Internet's third most
popular suffix for the next six years despite concerns
the company already exerts significant control over
how people send e-mail and find Web sites.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-03-29-verisign-retains_x.htm

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39192970,00.htm
 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3D624611
 http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/41848.html

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/rssstory.mpl/business/3107248
 http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=3D3136981

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8495-2005Mar28.html

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INTERNET_DOT_NET_NAMES

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/29/verisign_keeps_net/
 http://internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3493411

http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=3D306&mhnews_newsid=3D5229

ICANN Publishes Telcordia Report on their Findings and
Rankings for .NET
The following is an update on the selection of a
successor operator for the .NET registry.

http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-28mar05.htm

http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=3D26682674

.net: ICANN setzt Verisign auf Platz eins
Und =E4rgern, DENIC: Die Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers, kurz ICANN, hat gestern
erkl=E4rt, der US-Anbieter Verisign f=FChre ihre Liste von
Kandidaten f=FCr den zuk=FCnftigen Betrieb der
Top-Level-Domain (TLD) ".net" an. Der bisherige
Vertrag mit Verisign, das den Adressbereich aktuell
verwaltet, l=E4uft in diesem Jahr aus (Computerwoche.de
berichtete).

http://www.computerwoche.de/index.cfm?pageid=3D254&type=3Ddetail&artid=3D=
73060
 http://www.golem.de/0503/37155.html

DeNIC bei Bewerbung um .net-Registry abgeschlagen
Der momentane Betreiber f=FCr .net, der
Ex-Domainmonopolist VeriSign, liegt bei der
Neuausschreibung des Registry-Betriebs f=FCr die Top
Level Domain .net vorne. Im Ranking, das der
Dienstleister Telcordia im Auftrag der
Internet-Verwaltung ICANN aufgestellt hat, rangiert
VeriSign auf Platz eins. Auf dem zweiten Rang folgt
Sentan, die gemeinsame Bewerbung von .biz-Betreiber
Neustar und der japanischen L=E4nderregistry. Die
.info-Registry Afilias rangiert trotz der billigsten
Preise auf Rang drei. Die .de-Registry DeNIC liegt
=FCberraschend abgeschlagen auf Platz vier, gefolgt von
Core++. ICANN hatte angek=FCndigt, so schnell wie
m=F6glich mit dem Erstplatzierten Vertragsverhandlungen
aufzunehmen. Inwieweit Vorstand und Gesch=E4ftsf=FChrung
von ICANN dem nur knapp hinter VeriSign liegenden
Sentan aus Wettbewerbsgr=FCnden doch noch den Vorzug
geben k=F6nnten, dazu schwieg man sich bei der
Organisation vorerst noch aus.
 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/57969

ph: RP gov't asks ICANN to review of Disini's deal
with Postel
THE PHILIPPINE government is set to request the
Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) to review the "handshake deal" between Jon
Postel and Joel Disini, the current administrator of
the .ph domain, an official told INQ7.net.

http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=3D1&story_id=3D31922

ie: Cybersquatters may be taking names in vain
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary, broadcaster
Eamon Dunphy and newspaper tycoon Tony O'Reilly may be
used to having their names taken in vain.

http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqid=3D3495-qqqx=3D1.asp

Fifa declares war on websites
Fifa and the 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC)
have vowed to clamp down on any illegal websites
intending to take advantage of the showpiece for
personal gain.

http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/Soccer/0,,2-9-840_1681523,00.html

uk: Whizz-kid takes Apple to court over website -
itunes.co.uk
A young internet entrepreneur from London is launching
a legal battle against Apple Computer to try to
overturn a ruling on the ownership of a website
address.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1447199,00.html
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4387903.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today0_business_2005033=
0.ram
(Real Audio)

http://bpm-today.newsfactor.com/bpmtechbrief/story.xhtml?story_title=3DOw=
ner-of-iTunes-co-uk-Domain-Appeals-Nominet-Ruling&story_id=3D31955

http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?home&NewsID=3D11176
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5644947.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/29/apple_itunes_cohen/

Spirit of .Pro, Where Art Thou?
On March 2, EnCirca launched its ProForwarding leasing
service for .pro domains. When we launched the
service, we were sure that the ProForwarding service
would appeal to a segment of the internet community
not being served well by other extensions:
self-employed professionals and other small
businesses. Based on the response we've received, it
appears we were right. It also caught the attention of
ICANN and others, who accused us of "violating the
spirit of .pro". Does .pro even have a spirit? And if
it does, who gets to decide what it is?
 http://www.circleid.com/article/1005_0_1_0_C/

us: Net domain scams offer preregistration
Increasing numbers of Maine consumers are contacting
COMBAT saying they have been cheated by or are
intended victims of bogus Internet domain
registration, Web site creation offers, chain letters,
Internet moneymaking schemes, identity theft, and an
abundance of other schemes. Since COMBAT receives no
government funding and relies on community volunteers
helping their neighbors, the influx of
Internet-related complaints is stretching our
mailboxes. You can help greatly by protecting
yourself.
 http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=3D111116

High Impact Sites: Inside Adam Dicker=92s Domain Empire=20
 =09
At this time two years ago, the name Adam Dicker
didn=92t ring a bell for most people in the domain
business. When you mention the 39-year-old Canadian
today, just about everyone knows who you are talking
about. Even in an industry that moves at the speed of
light, it is amazing how quickly hard working
newcomers can make their mark.
 http://www.dnjournal.com/columns/cover030605.htm

Approvato dall'ICANN il dominio .ue
In un meeting del 21 Marzo 2005 l'Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) ha approvato la
sigla .ue come nuovo country code Top-Level Domain
(ccTLD), cio=E8 quella categoria di domini di primo
livello usati e riservati per un particolare stato o
territorio dipendente da esso; sono lunghi due lettere
e solitamente corrispondono allo standard ISO 3166-1
per i codici di nazionalit=E0.

http://www.raulken.it/article24524_Approvato%20dall%20%2039%20ICANN%20il%=
20dominio%20%20ue.html

Icann d=E0 il via libera ai domini .eu
E' quasi fatta: dopo i tanti ritardi, gli ultimi
ostacoli alla partenza dei domini '.eu' dovrebbero
essere stati rimossi con il via libera ufficiale
dell'Icann. Il presidente Vint Cerf ha firmato
un'accordo con l'Eurid, il consorzio scelto dalla
Commissione europea per gestire il nuovo tipo di 'top
level domain' (tld).

http://www.cwi.it/showPage.php?template=3Darticoli&id=3D12727

"Corporate Governance" f=FCr die Internet-Verwaltung
Die Internet- und DNS-Verwaltung ICANN will das
Verh=E4ltnis zwischen hauptamtlichem B=FCro und
ehrenamtlichen Direktoren klarer fassen. Gutes
Management und eine effektive Aufsicht =FCber m=F6gliche
Fehlentwicklungen, amerikanisch kurz gefasst
"Corporate Governance", geh=F6ren seit den Skandalen um
Enron und Worldcom zum guten Ton bei US-Unternehmen.
Parallel zur Ver=F6ffentlichung der Rangliste der
.net-Bewerber hat die ICANN daher einen Entwurf zu
Richtlinien f=FCr die Corporate Governance bei der
Internet-Verwaltung vorgestellt.
 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/57996

.eu-Domain ist g=FCltig
In der vergangenen Woche erkannte ICANN die .eu-Domain
als L=E4nderkennung in Internet-Adressen an. Dem ganzen
gingen sieben Jahre politische Aktivit=E4ten von der
Europ=E4ischen Kommission voraus. ICANN verwaltet Namen
und IP-Adressen im Internet.
 http://www.computerpartner.de/news/224917/index.html
 http://news.orf.at/ticker/177358.html

http://futurezone.orf.at/futurezone.orf?read=3Ddetail&id=3D263738

http://wcm.krone.at/krone/C00/S25/A7/object_id__28936/hxcms/index.html

El "Solitario" y el "Buscaminas" objeto de debate en
EE.UU
Como noticia curiosa os relatamos que en el estado de
Carolina del Norte, en Estados Unidos, varios
senadores han presentado una propuesta mediante la
cual solicitan que sean eliminados de los ordenadores
de la administraci=F3n p=FAblica, alrededor de 50.000, los
juegos de Windows "Solitario" y "Busacaminas".

http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/111217348322246.shtml

.CA (Canada) Le Canada atteint le demi-million de noms
de domaine
Les derni=E8res donn=E9es du gestionnaire du .CA montrent
une progression du nombre de noms d=E9pos=E9s, mais
=E9galement une pr=E9f=E9rence de plus en plus marqu=E9e des
canadiens pour leur extension nationale face au .COM.

http://www.domaines.info/vie_extensions.php?vde_id=3D605

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WSIS & GOVERNANCE
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The U.N. thinks about tomorrow's cyberspace
The International Telecommunication Union is one of
the most venerable of bureaucracies. Created in 1865
to facilitate telegraph transmissions, its mandate has
expanded to include radio and telephone
communications.
 http://news.com.com/2008-1028_3-5643972.html

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