Hi all,
I know I have said there would be no more domain news till
early January, but there was just becoming too much news, so
here is the domain name news. It's now my intention the news
will recommence in the week commencing January 7. And as I
previously mentioned, updates will be added to my website at
http://technewsreview.c
om.au/ on a daily basis.
Happy new year!
David
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ICANN Posts 2007 Annual Report
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23dec07.htm
Update: ICANN Projects Underway to Improve Whois Accuracy
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-21dec07.h
tm
ICANN Calls for Expressions of Interest from Potential
Dispute Resolution Service Providers for the New gTLD
Program
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-21dec07.htm
DotAsia Sunrise Period to January 31 & appoints Dispute
Resolution Provider for .Asia Sunrise Challenge Process
http://www.doma
innews.com/registries/2007122043/dotasia-sunrise-period-to-j
anuary-31-appoints-dispute-resolution-provider-for-asia-sunr
ise-challenge-process/
nz: AKILL controlled a botnet of 1.3 million PCs, says OPTA
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/new
s/64482C4D3AAB769ACC2573B7007419F7
Obama Camp Registers Anti-Clinton Web Sites
http:
//abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=4036024
Clinton-Obama Feud Moves to Domain Names
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/12/cli
nton_domains
Verizon and Internet REIT Settle Lawsuit
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3526
Microsoft Sues Domain Name Registrar for Typosquatting [IDG]
http://www.pcworld.
com/article/id,140813-pg,1/article.html
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RESEARCH PAPERS
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Judicial Review of ICANN Domain Name Dispute Decisions by
David E. Sorkin [Santa Clara Computer and High Technology
Law Journal]
Abstract: Since late 1999 more than 3,000 quasi-arbitral
proceedings have been conducted to address disputes
involving Internet domain names. These proceedings are
governed by ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy
(UDRP). A UDRP order to transfer a domain name will be
implemented unless the domain name registrant promptly
commences a lawsuit against the trademark owner. Domain name
registrants have taken advantage of this right to judicial
review in a small number of cases. At least two U.S. courts
thus far have held that they are not bound by UDRP
decisions, although the legal effect of these decisions
remains unclear. This Article contends that a de novo
standard of review is warranted in such cases.
http://ssrn.com/abst
ract=1057761
Internet Governance Models: An International Perspective by
David E. Sorkin [Internet Law Bulletin]
Abstract: The Internet grew up without a formal governance
structure, contributing to its once-popular characterization
as an uncharted electronic frontier unburdened by
regulation, taxes, scarcity, or strife. Of course this
description is exaggerated; there have always been rules of
some sort in cyberspace. But governing structures rooted in
the physical world have struggled to adapt to the online
world, and the legitimacy of new structures created for the
Internet has been rightfully challenged. These problems have
been particularly acute in instances of great international
diversity of law or culture - a diversity that may be
difficult to preserve in a world without borders. Yet even
the most fundamental questions, like whether to apply
real-world laws to the Internet in the first place, remain
controversial. The Article explores three areas in which
various forms of Internet governance have been attempted:
content regulation, spam, and the domain
name system; and concludes that no one method of governance
is likely to solve the problems of cyberspace.
http://ssrn.com/abst
ract=1061341
"Can You Do a Wayback on That?” The Legal
Community’s Use of Cached Web Pages in and out of Trial by
Matthew Fagan [Boston University Journal of Science &
Technology Law]
Can cached web sites be introduced as evidence at trial in
civil and criminal cases, and, more pointedly, should they
be? ... In Part II, I describe webcaching technology and the
different kinds of webcaching services to provide a better
understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of this
technology. Following this is an overview of how caching is
currently used in the legal community and a discussion of
representative cases where the issues prevalent in caching
arise. Parts III and IV discuss the strengths and
weaknesses, respectively, of caching services. Next, in Part
V, I review the admissibility of cached web pages under the
Federal Rules of Evidence. Finally, Part VI presents
recommendations on how the legal community can effectively
use cached web pages while avoiding some of the major
pitfalls of archived web sites.
http://www.bu.e
du/law/central/jd/organizations/journals/scitech/volume131/d
ocuments/Fagan_WEB.pdf
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GOVERNANCE
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Milton Mueller Named First XS4ALL Professor
IGP Partner Milton Mueller, a scholar known for his work on
global Internet governance and professor at the School of
Information Studies (iSchool) at Syracuse University, has
internationalized his academic post and strengthened ties to
the Internet industry by accepting a chair at Delft
University of Technology in the Netherlands. The three-year
research position was created by the Dutch Internet service
provider XS4ALL, and will be located in the Faculty of
Technology, Policy and Management, Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) section.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog
/_archives/2007/12/24/3427826.html
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- ICANN
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ICANN: New gTLDs - the latest
There are a number of new developments with respect to the
new gTLD program. Firstly, we have put out a request for
organizations interested in acting as dispute resolution
providers for the new gTLD process to contact us. An
important component of the proposed system for approving new
top-level domains is the ability for people to register
objections to others' applications for particular strings,
so those chosen to act as dispute resolvers will play a
vital role. A "statement of work" [pdf] covers
what exactly is required, and there is a deadline of 18
January. In expectation of far wider and greater interest in
the new gTLD program as the policy development process draws
to a close, we have also reformatted the dedicated webpage
for the process to make it easier for people to follow
events. You should be able find all you want to know about
the new gTLD process there. If you find you still have
questions, please feel free to contact us and ask.
http://icann.org/
ICANN Posts 2007 Annual Report
ICANN has released its second annual report, covering in
detail the organization's achievements and progress over the
past 12 months. "I am delighted to announce the release
of our second annual report," said Dr Paul Twomey,
ICANN's President and CEO. "As an organization we have
made great progress this year, both in terms of policy work
and in the quality of our operations. We have also made
great efforts in relation to transparency and
accountability".
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23dec07.htm
Update: ICANN Projects Underway to Improve Whois Accuracy
... Over the years ICANN constituencies and others have
observed apparent inaccuracies in Whois contact information
provided by registrants when registering and maintaining
their domain names. In an attempt to contribute to community
discussion regarding Whois policy, ICANN has undertaken a
study of domain name Whois contact information accuracy.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-21dec07.h
tm
ICANN Calls for Expressions of Interest from Potential
Dispute Resolution Service Providers for the New gTLD
Program
ICANN is calling for Expressions of Interest from potential
Dispute Resolution Service Providers (DSRP) for the new gTLD
Program. The statement of work may be viewed at http://icann.org/topics/drsp-call-for-expressi
ons-of-interest.pdf. The provider will administer the
resolution of disputes arising under implementation of the
Generic Names Supporting Organization’s (GNSO) policy
recommendations.
http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-21dec07.htm
Bulgarian Group Challenges IDN ccTLD Policy by Milton
Mueller
Adding to the growing questions about the wisdom of giving
incumbent country code registries a “fast track” to new
IDN top level domains, a Bulgarian registrar has sent a
letter to ICANN claiming that it should receive the new TLD
rather than the current country code manager. The Bulgarian
company, UNINET, has already launched a local version of
'.??' and claims that it resolves in Bulgaria through many
“DNS patches” supported by national Internet service
providers. UNINET criticizes the policies, prices and
sluggishness of the Bulgarian ccTLD administrator
(Register.bg), which has registered only 7500 names after
more than 12 years of operation. In contrast, Bulgarians
have registered around 180,000 domains in generic TLDs such
as .com, .net, .org and .info – a clear indication of the
inadequacy of the current ccTLD manager in meeting the needs
of the local market.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog
/_archives/2007/12/18/3416813.html
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Apster December edition now available
The December edition of Apster, APNIC's newsletter for the
Asia Pacific Internet community, is now available. Topics
covered include APNIC policy proposal updates; global policy
proposal update on IANA policy for the allocation of ASN
blocks to Regional and IPv4 countdown; and an article on
IPv6 local addresses by Geoff Huston.
http://www.apnic.net/docs/apster/issues/apster24-2007
12.pdf
VeriSign Digital Branding Bulletin ccTLD updates
The latest VeriSign Digital Branding Bulletin includes the
following ccTLD updates: Registrations Available Again for
.GY, Registrations Available for .LC, Sunrise Period for
2nd-Level .MY Domains Begins November 1 and Legal Experts
Attack Nominet Plan for Domain Name Disputes.
http://www.verisign.com/Resources/Digital_Brand_Mana
gement_Services_Resources/Digital_Branding_Bulletin/page_042
945.html
DotAsia Sunrise Period to January 31 & appoints Dispute
Resolution Provider for .Asia Sunrise Challenge Process
DotAsia has extended the Sunrise period for .ASIA domain
names January 31 2008. This Sunrise period is for Sunrise 2b
(General Marks), Sunrise 2c (Extended Protection) and
Sunrise 3 (Registered Entity Names). The original closing
date was January 15. This provides tardy brand owners with
the last chance to protect their brand names in .Asia before
the Landrush begins on February 20, 2008.
http://www.domainpulse.co
m/2007/12/29/dotasia-sunrise-period-to-january-31-appoints-d
ispute-resolution-provider-for-asia-sunrise-challenge-proces
s/
http://www.doma
innews.com/registries/2007122043/dotasia-sunrise-period-to-j
anuary-31-appoints-dispute-resolution-provider-for-asia-sunr
ise-challenge-process/
New features for .ASIA
The folks at DotAsia are working hard to make their launch a
success. In the next few weeks, timetables will be updated
and new features introduced. DotAsia CEO Edmon Chung remains
a very busy man as .ASIA enters the final stages of its
pre-launch process. Under the slogan "global
recognition, regional significance", Chung and his team
are being as dynamic and flexible as they can to make sure
that .ASIA continues to meet the expectations of the
marketplace.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/148/new-featu
res-for-asia.php
More Canadians buying up personal domain names
Think of it as you.ca. Personalized web domain names with
the .ca tag have become vanity licence plates of the web.
"It doesn't cost much money, considering the
disappointment when you might find out in the future: `oh
God, I made it into law school, I wish I had bought (the
name) years ago,''' said Tim Richardson, who teaches
e-commerce at the University of Toronto and Seneca College.
http://www.ctv.ca/serv
let/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071226/domains_names_071226/
20071226
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2007/12
/27/4741289-sun.html
http://ca.news.yahoo.
com/s/capress/071226/technology/technology_cyberfile_persona
l_domain_1
1 and 2 digits numerical domain names available for .GP
1 and 2 digit numerical domain names will soon be available
for registration soon in .GP. One hundred domain names are
available from 00.gp to 99.gp and ten domain names from 0.gp
to 9.gp.
http://www.domainpu
lse.com/2007/12/29/1-and-2-digits-numerical-domain-names-ava
ilable-for-gp/
http://ww
w.domainnews.com/registries/2007122040/1-and-2-digits-numeri
cal-domain-names-available-for-gp/
id: Internet charges may drop by half in 4 years
The telecommunications regulatory body is preparing a number
of policies in order to gradually lower Internet charges,
currently among the highest in the world, by 50 percent
within four years. ... Aside from introducing new
regulations and holding tenders for the development of the
network, the government also plans to make a number of
technical improvements next year, including better Internet
protocol (IP) address and Internet exchange (IX) management,
improved domain-name service administration, and migration
from IP version 4 to IP version 6.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailbusiness
.asp?fileid=20071226.G01
Afilias to launch domain names in Indian languages
Afilias, a player in the advanced back office and Internet
domain name registry services space, will launch domain
names in Indian languages in 2008. Roland LaPlante, vice
president and chief marketing officer, Afilias said that the
strategy was to attract more local content and to address
the growing Internet market in India.
http://
www.ciol.com/content/201207102388.aspx
http
://www.chennaionline.com/technology/details.aspx?sectid=itne
ws&linkid=%2fcontent%2f201207102388.aspx
Invitations called for .ME registry manager
The Republic of Montenegro’s government has called for
tenders for the managing of the .ME ccTLD.
http://www.domainnews
.com/registries/2007122041/invitations-called-for-me-registr
y-manager/
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007
/12/29/invitations-called-for-me-registry-manager/
Corporate Statement in Regards to December 2007 Sedo Premium
Name Online Auction [news release]
Over the past couple of weeks, we have reviewed the Sedo
auction which closed on December and spoken with many
members of the dotMobi community – developers, brands, and
domainers. Sedo's systems problems at the end of the auction
created confusion for everyone (including dotMobi) and the
result was unsatisfying for us and community participants.
The question is, “What is the fair and right course of
action for the good of the whole community and everyone
collectively involved?” Permitting the auction to stand,
whichever ending time was validated, would invariably
disadvantage some auction participants. Therefore, we are
supporting the rights of everyone involved by exercising our
own rights to void the auction results of December, and plan
to conduct a new auction beginning January 23, 2008.
http://mtld.mobi/node/911
Shorter .my Internet Addressing for Priority Customers
MYNIC have announced they are taking registrations of .MY
domain names at the second level for existing .MY
registrants with COM.MY, NET.MY, ORG.MY and EDU.MY domain
names.
http://www
.domainnews.com/registries/2007122032/shorter-my-internet-ad
dressing-for-priority-customers/
http://www.domainpul
se.com/2007/12/27/shorter-my-internet-addressing-for-priorit
y-customers/
http://mynic.net.my/newhp/announcements/mynic-12dec07.
html
.NL Sunrise period for numeric domain names has ended
The Sunrise period for numeric domain names has now ended
SIDN has announced. From 1 to 14 December, trademark and
trading name rights owners had the opportunity to ask to
reserve the corresponding numeric domain names. During this
period, SIDN received 114 reservation requests.
http://www.domainpuls
e.com/2007/12/28/nl-sunrise-period-for-numeric-domain-names-
has-ended/
http://www.
domainnews.com/registries/2007122036/nl-sunrise-period-for-n
umeric-domain-names-has-ended/
.NL Sunrise period for numeric domain names has ended [news
release]
The Sunrise period for numeric domain names has now ended.
From 1 to 14 December, trademark and trading name rights
owners had the opportunity to ask to reserve the
corresponding numeric domain names. During this period, SIDN
received 114 reservation requests. The numeric domain names
concerned are listed opposite.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.p
hp/c,728,5472,,,,Sunrise_period_for_numeric_domain_names
_has_ended.html
Norid has taken over the administration of PRIV.NO
NORID logoNominet have taken over the management of the
PRIV.NO domain after the Ventelo group signalled they no
longer wished to manage it. PRIV.NO domains are for private
individuals in Norway. It appears registrations of PRIV.NO
domains are currently on hold, with a group being formed to
look at policies.
http://www.domainpulse.c
om/2007/12/28/norid-has-taken-over-the-administration-of-pri
vno/
http://www.dom
ainnews.com/registries/2007122034/norid-has-taken-over-the-a
dministration-of-privno/
Norid has taken over the administration of priv.no [news
release]
Under the current rules, private individuals in Norway can
register domain names within the generic domain priv.no.
Norid wants to maintain this option and has therefore taken
over the management of priv.no after the Ventelo group
signalled that they no longer wished to administer it.
http://www
.norid.no/regelverk/priv.en.html
New Policies Regarding ".pe" Domain Names
Ruddy Medina writes "Beginning December 8th 2007, the
new policies regarding .pe domain names will come effective.
Among the most important changes there are the chance for
registration and payment on-line for the domain name, the
supressing of the 10-day period for new solicitations
publicity, the chance por transfering the domain to a new
owner and the reduction and supressing of several previous
restrictions, as were the peruvian toponymics and surnames,
among others.
http://icannwatch.org/articles/07/11/12/1440246.shtml
Update on transition from .YU to .RS
RNIDS .RS English logoThe Serbian National Register of
Internet Domain Names (RNIDS) announced recently that it
would begin testing of the 24 local companies who applied to
perform registrar services for .rs domains. The testing was
scheduled to commence on December 10 and conclude on
December 20. It has also been announced the process of
entering .RS domains into the central registry of RNIDS and
the process of transition from .YU to .RS domains have not
been yet officially opened. It is expected that by
early-January, RNIDS will announce a process for moving from
.YU to .RS as well as a process for registering domain names
in the new ccTLD.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/12/28/u
pdate-on-transition-from-yu-to-rs/
http://www.domainnews.com/reg
istries/2007122039/update-on-transition-from-yu-to-rs/
http://rnids.rs/?lang=en
No January 10 launch for .RS
Despite Internet rumours to the contrary, no date has yet
been set for the launch of Serbia's Internet domain.
http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/149/no-
january-10-launch-for-rs.php
Yandex: Runet grows by 66% in 2007
The company Yandex has published its survey regarding the
internet development in Russia as of Fall – Winter 2007.
The number of sites in Runet in 2007 has grown by 66%. The
number of domains registered in the regions is increasing a
little bit slower (57% over the past year). According to the
survey, Moscow and St. Petersburg are the leaders regarding
the internet penetration and activity of the internet users.
http://eng.cnews.ru/news/line/indexEn.shtml?2007/12
/25/281014
Domain ‘.рф’: countdown underway
Open Cyrillic domain ‘.??’ testing might be launched by
2008 end. The body to administer the domain has not been
determined yet. Experts have various opinions regarding such
a domain emergence.
http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007/12/2
4/280987
Domain ‘.рф’ to Emerge in Russia’s Internet Next
Year
The first domain with Cyrillic letters in its name will be
probably registered in Russia by late 2008, said Andrei
Romanov, head of the ‘ru’ domain coordination center.
http://www.kommersant.com/p-11809/%D1%80%D1%84_domain/
Russian Cyrillic domain to be launched
A Russian Cyrillic domain is expected to be launched in
2008. Market participants think that the domain will be
popular among Internet users and is even likely to outpace
the .ru domain, the RBC Daily newspaper reported today.
http
://www.rbcnews.com/free/20071225105817.shtml
ru: Medvedev domains speculated on
The pre-election campaign has aroused great interest to
domain names related to the last name Medvedev. Medveded’s
image popularity has resulted in the domain zamedveda.ru to
be put up for sale.
http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007/12/2
6/281436
.TRAVEL policy changes
.TRAVEL have announced policy changes that were approved by
their board on November 14, 2007. These policies took effect
on December 21, 2007. Some of these new policies give the
Registry discretion to implement procedures and rules for
authentication or name use. In the event that the Registry
puts such procedures and rules in place these changes will
be announced in advance with a 30-day comment period prior
to their effective date.
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/20071
22046/travel-policy-changes/
http://www.domainnews.com/registries/20071
22046/travel-policy-changes/
uk: Nominet EPP live launch
Following the successful beta testing phase, we are pleased
to announce that the live version of EPP will be launched on
4 February 2008. We are grateful to all of our registrars
who have been involved in the testing phase. We will
continue to operate the beta system as an EPP Testbed.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=4675
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Homeland Security Department was warned about DNSSEC key
ownership and trust issues by Brenden Kuerbis
A consulting group (DNK LLC) report to the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security stated clearly that the problems of who
would own the DNSSEC keys and mistrust of the U.S.
government's intentions could be barriers to DNSSEC
deployment. While the August 2006 report covers developments
only from March 2005 to July 2006, it makes two important
points that are relevant and timely today. First it makes
clear, if it weren't already, that the issue of root signing
and key management has been recognized as a political issue
for long time. It also offers some interesting insights on
how DHS has approached the politics of DNSSEC and Internet
security.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog
/_archives/2007/12/19/3419292.html
Cyber cold war a threat to all
Governments worldwide are preparing for an increase in
attacks on crucial services, writes Conrad Walters: ... The
war of the future, according to an international look into
cyber crime, could well be waged online. And the dangers are
magnifying as governments and organised groups hone their
abilities to spy on each other and attack critical pieces of
public infrastructure with an arsenal of e-weapons.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/12/23/1198
344874193.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/12/23/1198344874
193.html
Estonia: Cyber Superpower
During a November visit to the United States, Estonian Prime
Minister Andrus Ansip comapared his country's success in
combating a massive cyber attack earlier this year to Bruce
Willis in the recent fourth Die Hard film.
http://businessweek.com/globalbiz/content
/dec2007/gb20071217_535635.htm
nz: AKILL controlled a botnet of 1.3 million PCs, says OPTA
The Dutch telecommunications regulator OPTA has fined the
two companies behind the DollarRevenue adware program €1
million (NZ$1.89 million), reports InfoWorld Nederland. A
tip from abroad put OPTA on the trail of several online
criminals, including alleged botnet herder AKILL,
18-year-old Owen Walker from Whitianga, whose house was
raided last month, says OPTA's lead investigator, Daan
Molenaar. AKILL controlled a botnet of 1.3 million PCs, he
says.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/new
s/64482C4D3AAB769ACC2573B7007419F7
Ad hijacking Trojan targets Google
Security researchers have identified a Trojan that hijacks
Google text advertisements, replacing them with
"ads" from a different provider that are likely to
be laced with spyware. The Qhost-WU modifies an infected
computer's hosts file, thereby poisoning systems with bogus
DNS lookup records. The hosts file matches domain names of
websites with corresponding IP addresses. By corrupting the
file hackers can redirect surfers to domains controlled by
hackers even when users visit a trusted location.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/21/ad_hijacking
_trojan/
GMail Exploit Leads to Domain Theft
David Airey, a popular logo designer, was the unfortunate
victim of an unusual domain name theft. While on vacation in
India his GMail account was compromised through the use of a
malicious injection of a filter which forwarded important
messages to the hacker’s email and then deleted the
messages permanently from David’s inbox.
http://www.dotsauce.com/2007/12/26/gmail-
exploit-leads-to-domain-theft/
Gmail Hack Leads to Domain Theft
Gmail flaw leads to theft of domain name; GoDaddy steps in
to return domain. A “cracker”* used a deficiency in
Gmail to steal a domain name this month. The theft was of
DavidAirey.com, a popular graphic designer’s personal site
that attracts a couple thousand unique visitors a day.
http://domainnamewire.com/2007/12/27/gmail
-hack-leads-to-domain-theft/
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Obama Camp Registers Anti-Clinton Web Sites
The campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has registered an
Internet domain name that seems to attack the former First
Lady personally, ABC News has learned. Though Sen. Barack
Obama, D-Ill., has pledged to keep criticisms of his rival,
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, focused on the issues, ABC News
has learned that his campaign secretly registered an
internet domain name called desperatehillaryattacks.com, a
Web site that may seem to insult the former First Lady
personally. The domain name -- and another one,
Desperationwatch.com -- connects to a known Web site where
the Obama campaign catalogues Clinton's attacks on the
Illinoisan, hillaryattacks.barackobama.com But
DesperateHillaryAttacks.com has not been known until now.
http:
//abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=4036024
Clinton-Obama Feud Moves to Domain Names
It's come to this: a Democratic primary race so close and
heated that a fierce battle of rhetoric has begun playing
out in domain-name registrations. Hillary Clinton's campaign
quietly registered VotingPresent.com and VotingPresent.org
in early December. Though no websites have gone up on the
domains (which were first reported by ABC News), it's a fair
bet the sites won't be promoting election-themed Christmas
gifts: "Voting present" refers to a parliamentary
maneuver in the Illinois Legislature that allows a lawmaker
to abstain from voting on a particular measure.
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2007/12/cli
nton_domains
Clinton Web sites to attack Obama
ABC News reported that the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton
registered two Web sites apparently to attack Democratic
presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama.
http://www.upi.com/NewsT
rack/Top_News/2007/12/20/clinton_web_sites_to_attack_obama/2
765/
h
ttp://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/162298.html
http://
politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/82483/
Report: Obama readies web attack on Clinton
Yesterday, we told you about ABC News' report that Sen.
Hillary Clinton's campaign had registered a couple of
web-site names it could use to publicize Sen. Barack Obama's
habit of voting "present" on difficult votes that
could harm him politically when he was an Illinois
legislator. Today, we learned, once again from ABC News,
that Obama's campaign has also registered web sites that
could be used against Clinton.
http://weblogs.balt
imoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/by_frank_james_yeste
rday_we_1.html
http://weblogs.ch
icagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/by_frank_james_y
esterday_we_1.html
Verizon and Internet REIT Settle Lawsuit
Verizon and Internet REIT have announced an amicable
resolution of the lawsuit filed by several Verizon companies
against Internet REIT claiming violations of the
Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=3526
http://www.domainpulse.com/2007/1
2/24/verizon-and-internet-reit-settle-lawsuit/
http://www.domainnews.c
om/litigation/2007122023/verizon-and-internet-reit-settle-la
wsuit/
Verizon and Internet REIT settle cybersquatting suit
[Reuters]
Verizon Communications Inc said on Friday it has settled its
lawsuit against Internet REIT, a seller of domain names.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKWN
AS525420071221
http://www.examiner.com/p-92589~Ver
izon_and_Internet_REIT_Settle_Lawsuit.html
Verizon and Internet REIT Settle Lawsuit [news release]
Verizon and Internet REIT today announced the amicable
resolution of the lawsuit filed by several Verizon companies
against Internet REIT claiming violations of the
Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.
http://newscenter.verizo
n.com/press-releases/verizon/2007/verizon-and-internet-reit.
html
Microsoft Sues Domain Name Registrar for Typosquatting [IDG]
Microsoft has sued domain name registrar Red Register
claiming that it is illegally profiting from Microsoft's
trademarks. In a lawsuit filed in Seattle earlier this month
Microsoft alleges that Red Register snatched up 125 domain
names, all "confusingly similar to Microsoft's
Marks" in order to profit from Web advertising, a
practice known as typosquatting and cybersquatting.
http://www.pcworld.
com/article/id,140813-pg,1/article.html
http://ww
w.infoworld.com/article/07/12/24/Microsoft-sues-domain-name-
registrar-for-typosquatting_1.html
http://www.networkworld.co
m/news/2007/122407-microsoft-sues-domain-name-registrar.html
http://www.washingtonpost.co
m/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/24/AR2007122401379.html
us: eBay Sues CoinBay.biz for Trademark Infringement
eBay sued the owner of the CoinBay.biz website for trademark
infringement and unfair competition on December 5, 2007, in
US District Court in the Northern District of California.
The complaint alleges that the CoinBay.biz website name,
logo and its "Buy Now" feature infringes on eBay's
copyright. eBay asked for injunctive relief enjoining the
defendant from using the name and marks; cancellation of the
coinbay.biz domain name registration; and treble damages and
legal expenses.
h
ttp://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m12/i21/s03
us: Site owner says he didn't cybersquat
A Web site that references Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory no
longer redirects visitors to a potential rival's site. Until
recently, visitors to www.mccroryforgovernor.com were sent
automatically to the site of Bill Graham, one of three
Republicans seeking their party's nomination for N.C.
governor in 2008.
http
://www.charlotte.com/local/story/413390.html
Nunavut Tourism sues over website ownership
A messy legal dispute over the rights to a web site has
landed two prominent Iqalummiut in court as defendants
against a legal action mounted by the territory's tourism
trade group. Nunavut Tourism is suing Madeline Redfern,
executive director of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association's
truth commission on the dog slaughter, and Kirt Ejesiak, the
Liberal Party's candidate in the next federal election.
http://www.nunatsiaq.com/news/nunavut/71221_816.html
Avoiding Infringing on Trademarks when Buying Domains
Okay, you have a great idea for a website. Something hot,
new, sticking with the market. Now you need to buy a domain
name. However, if you wish to avoid being up to your
knee’s in some pretty hot water, you might want to know
some things first.
http://blog.i
ndiegaming.org/marketing/4
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- IPv4/IPv6
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us: Sprint Gears Up to Deploy IPv6 by 2008
Sprint is gearing up for deploying the next generation IPv6
(define) Internet protocol with new IPv6 services. The
effort by the national carrier is being driven by a June
2008 US federal government mandate for IPv6.
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3717426
htt
p://www.circleid.com/posts/sprint_deploy_ipv6/
IPv4 Address Exhaustion and a Trading Market by Jay Daley
There are discussions starting within the Regional Internet
Registries (RIRs) about the creation of trading market in
IPv4 addresses as we approach the inevitable exhaustion of
unallocated addresses. The view being put forward is
basically “this is likely to happen anyway and by
discussing it now, we can ensure it happens in an orderly
way”.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/712279_ipv4_ad
dress_exhaustion_market/
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- MISCELLANEOUS
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Go Daddy Gives Millions To Charities & Employees [news
release]
What’s good for Go Daddy is good for the community. This
year’s financial success for the world’s largest
provider of Web site addresses is translating into big
dollars for charities and for the company’s own employees.
For the year, Go Daddy’s philanthropic works totaled $1.4
million in donations alone. The Scottsdale-based company
helped organizations dedicated to a variety of causes,
including domestic violence, child abuse, blind children,
unwed mothers, homelessness, as well as Parkinson’s
disease, Juvenile Diabetes, food banks and animal shelters.
https
://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/news/release_view.asp?news%5Fitem%
5Fid=137&isc=bowlgame07&app%5Fhdr=
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- DOMAINING
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Unique Google Query Finds Quality Expired Domains
By chance and a stroke of inspiration, I have discovered an
advanced Google search query which allows me to find lists
of recently expired domains. I was quite excited and spent
about an hour using my new found expired search technique.
Within that hour I found several hundred available domains
that had just recently expired.
http://www.dotsauce.com/200
7/12/24/unique-google-query-finds-quality-expired-domains/
You're only as good as Google says you are
Who's Scott Burkett? A small-time actor; a family lawyer; a
techie at the University of North Carolina. But if you
Google "Scott Burkett," eight of the top 10
results, and most of the next 20, point to the 38-year-old
chief executive of PlayMotion, a small video-game company.
h
ttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/24/pf/google.moneymag/
Domaining is Bloggers New Pastime
For some blogging has become more and more about making
money and turning a profit. For the most part, bloggers have
been able to turn a profit from their blogs. Domains are
cheap and hosting can be found at bargains. Since bloggers
have been able to turn a profit on one blog, they use that
formula to double that with another. Now seemingly bloggers
are collecting domains like baseball cards. Domaining has
reached the blogosphere.
http://blogaboutyourblog.com/2007/12/2
4/domaining-is-bloggers-new-pastime/
White Oak grad a finalist for best domain publication
When Sally Letzer and Donna Mahony set out to begin the
Domainer’s Choice Awards, they had one thing in mind:
hearing what the people truly thought.
http://www.jdnews.com/news/fulton_54012___
article.html/domain_web.html
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- AFTERMARKET
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.Mobi domains Sold at Sedo Don’t Comply
Review has shown that Sedo’s .Mobi auctions have been very
successful, however the sold domains don’t comply with the
auction rules.
http://uk.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?
id=23533
Domaining, Internet Marketing & SEO - DomainerSEO
Building a website is just the first step. Search engine
optimization (SEO) will get your site listed in Google and
other search engines. That’s a good start, but marketing
and promotion will bring in even more traffic.
http://domainers
eo.com/post/22089948
Webhostdirectory chose Sedo for a prestigious award as the
#1 e-commerce host
Sedo is happy to announce that we were recently voted as the
#1 “E-commerce Host” by Webhostdirectory, an online
leader for comparing and purchasing hosting products.
Webhostdirectory has announced Sedo as the winner of this
month’s Ecommerce Host award after tabulating the votes
received from their online community and the
Webhostdirectory Review Board. Awards are given to the best
Web Hosts in each of Webhostdirectory’s seven hosting
categories (Shared, Ecommerce, Dedicated Server, Reseller,
Unix, Windows and Budget hosting) by rating each host in six
areas of performance, including cost, features, support,
reliability and speed.
http://www.sedo
.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1627&tracked=1&partnerid
=21172&language=us
US$900,000 Auction Sale Soars to #1 On This Week's Domain
Top 40
A trio of six-figure sales from Moniker.com's live auction
at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in October closed this
week to take the first three spots on our weekly top sellers
list. To make room for the latest wave of auction sales and
a slew of solid five-figure transactions we doubled the size
of our usual Top 20 chart to 40 positions. Investment.com
yielded the highest return - a whopping $900,000 that ranks
as the 11th biggest sale reported this year.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/20
07/domainsales12-19-07.htm
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