Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. By close of business Melbourne time on 3 November, a more recent edition of the news should be posted to the auDA web site. The domain name news is supported by auDA. *************** RESEARCH PAPERS *************** The domination of the English language in the global village: efforts to further develop the internet by populating it with non-Latin-based languages by Molly Torsen THESIS: The several international governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in the development of IDNs should agree to cooperate on technical and policy issues. Standardization in this realm ? such as universal use of Unicode ? will promote the adoption and implementation of IDNs by registrars, increase their sales and put market pressure on other application providers, such as browsers, to support IDNs. It is imperative to avoid fragmentation of this process so that the Internet remains a globally-useful platform. Not only will standardization be more convenient for Internet users, but also for policymakers in realms such as international intellectual property dispute resolution. http://law.richmond.edu/jolt/v12i1/article2.pdf Public Policy Questions for Internet Governance by Geoff Huston There is little doubt that the Internet has formed part of the impetus for a revolutionary change in the nature of the global communications industry. "Revolutionary" in the sense that the past decade has seen fundamental and highly disruptive changes in the nature of the underlying technologies used by the industry, changes in the composition, ownership and role of industry players, changes in the nature of services offered to the end consumer, changes in the associated financial models used by the industry, and changes in the regulatory environments in which this industry operates. http://ispcolumn.isoc.org/2005-11/pp.html **************** DOMAIN NAMES **************** Net firms reach deal to avoid new blackout A dispute between major Internet backbone companies that wound up blacking out portions of the Net for thousands of people earlier this month has been settled for now, preventing new blackouts next month. http://news.com.com/Net+firms+reach+deal+to+avoid+new+blackout/2100-1038_3-5920071.html http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5920071.html in: Govt working on multi-lingual domain names ? HCL Tech adopts `.in' globally THE Government is working to evolve a roadmap for implementing multi-lingual domain names in Indian scripts. "The Government is in the process of evolving a roadmap for the implementation of Internationalised Domain Names (IDN) under Devnagari and Dravidian scripts," said the Union Minister for Communications and IT, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, after launching HCL's global integration of the `.IN' domain and inauguration of new Remote Infrastructure Management facility on Wednesday. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/10/27/stories/2005102702460400.htm http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1529896,00020020.htm Failure Of Patent Harmonisation Not Critical For WIPO, Official Says Failure to get agreement on a proposal to harmonise national patent laws by World Intellectual Property Organisation members will not impact the functioning and credibility of the organisation, a top WIPO official said today. [Sept 05] ... Separately, on WIPO?s long-standing mechanism for resolution of disputes over the rights to Internet domain names, the arbitration and mediation centre handled 1,176 disputes in 2004. The centre has seen 23,000 disputes since 2000, he said. http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=88&res=1280_ff&print=0 eu: Be aware of multiple queues models (news release) EURid has recently received several complaints about various forms of queues that are being offered by registrars. We are currently looking into these cases and examining whether these models comply with the EC regulations. http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/archive/news.2005-10-28.2617992246 Sex.com thief arrested The con-man who stole the most valuable domain name in the world, Sex.com, has been arrested by Mexican police and handed over to US agents after nearly six years on the run. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/28/sexdotcom_cohen_arrested/ http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1261200 http://news.com.com/Sex.com+domain+hijacker+captured/2100-1030_3-5920092.html http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5920092.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PORN_SITE_ARREST http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=6533&mhnews_page=1 http://www.out-law.com/page-6279 RIR Comparative Policy Overview The goal of this document is to provide a comparative overview of policies across the RIR system. It is not a policy statement by the RIRs, but serves as a reference for the Internet community. While this document was accurate on the date of publication (September 30, 2005), it may be outdated by subsequent policy implementations. The official policy documents can be found at the respective web sites of the RIRs. This is a public document that will be reviewed and revised through the co-ordinated efforts of the RIRs. http://nro.net/documents/nro27.html ICANN GNSO Review DRAFT Terms of Reference Following the ICANN Luxembourg Resolution, the GNSO Council has, with the support of the ICANN staff, developed the GNSO Review Terms of Reference. The draft Terms of Reference will be put before the ICANN Board at the Vancouver Annual General Meeting. The draft Terms of Reference were developed through consultation with GNSO constituencies, individual members of the Board and other members of the ICANN community. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-27oct05.htm ICANN At-Large Newsletter (September 2005) http://alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-18oct05.htm au: auDA announces preferred tenderer for registry (news release) .au Domain Administration (auDA) announced that the preferred tenderer for the provision of registry services in .au second level domains, commencing 1 July 2006, is AusRegistry Pty Ltd. http://auda.org.au/news.php?newsid=50 Why VoIP over IPv6 will be better The emerging IPv6 standard will provide the launching pad for VoIP to challenge the public switched telephone network, says Dan Minoli http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/D5BCF8DF0A80620FCC2570A40071B6C5 Welcome to the Root, .MOBI mTLD's .mobi entered the root zone on Tuesday, quietly contrasted amidst all of the recent ICANN/VeriSign announcements. The .mobi mTLD is a Dublin, Ireland based joint venture between the Nokia Corporation, Vodafone Group Services Limited, and Microsoft. http://www.circleid.com/posts/welcome_to_the_root_mobi/ Mobile Web sites face stringent standards regulation mTLD is to be the first TLD operator to insist the sites under its jurisdiction follow strict standards of Web development http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39233357,00.htm Domain Parking Industry Faces A Shakeout The business of advertising on parked domains is facing a shakeout that could dampen speculation in the domain name market. The domain advertising business, which is based on pay-per-click advertising from Google and Yahoo, has seen explosive growth this year. This week one of the industry's largest players, DomainSponsor, announced that it was shifting its payment model to combine pay-per-click and pay-per-sale ads. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/10/26/domain_parking_industry_faces_a_shakeout.html Request to Extend the 24-Day Comment Period on the Proposed VeriSign Agreement Bruce Tonkin (MIT) wrote in the Registrars mailing list yesterday with this: "We the undersigned registrars, request that the public comment period on the proposed agreement with Verisign be extended until Sunday 4 Dec 2005 so as to allow opportunities for in-person public discussions during the upcoming ICANN meeting in Vancouver..." In terms of process, the Registrar Constituency (RC) by-laws prevent the RC from balloting on anything in less than 24 days, and ICANN could require the interest groups it recognizes to have decision making processes that are capable of responding to the Board of Director's decision making process, in a better administrative law world. http://www.circleid.com/posts/extend_24_day_comment_period_on_verisign_agreement/ ITU Gears Up for Internationalized Domain Names, Countering Spam + SAML, XACML Warren New's Washington Internet Daily is reporting on the recent ITU-T Study Group 17 meeting activities that related to IDN and countering spam: Facilitating internationalized domain names and new measures to counter spam via technical means are part of an ITU push to meet member states' demands for more security standardization. http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/ITU+Gears+Up+For+Internationalized+Domain+Names+Countering+Spam++SAML+XACML+.aspx Agreement reached in dotcom domain battle The longstanding legal battle for control over the dotcom domain has been settled by agreement between internet infrastructure firm VeriSign and Icann. http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/10/25/212606/Agreementreachedindotcomdomainbattle.htm http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=13551 http://news.softpedia.com/news/VeriSign-Set-to-Control-Com-domain-until-2012-11192.shtml http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/comments.php?shownews=3803 http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/eng_vesti_detal.asp?id=491 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/26/content_3684613.htm http://www.out-law.com/page-6265 VeriSign and ICANN Reach Agreement, Settle Lawsuit (VeriSign news release) VeriSign announced it has reached agreement to settle its lawsuit with the ICANN. http://www.verisign.com/press_releases/pr/page_036088.html ICANN prez welcomes new era of internet The deal struck between ICANN and VeriSign in a meeting late on Monday has welcomed in a "new era" of the internet, president and CEO of ICANN, Paul Twomey told us last night. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/26/twomey_icann_verisign_deal/ ICANN's Deal Could Prove Costly As more registrars digest a proposed settlement deal between VeriSign and the Internet governance body ICANN, at least one is feeling some heartburn over higher rates they could be facing. http://internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3559731 Internet backbone weakened by vulnerable DNS servers A large number of DNS servers are wrongly configured or running out-of-date software, leaving them vulnerable to malicious attacks. http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/10/26/212641/InternetbackboneweakenedbyvulnerableDNSservers.htm http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=5523 ********************* WSIS & GOVERNANCE ********************* Expanding Internet Access Must Remain World Focus at Summit The future of the Internet and its role in the lives of people around the world come into international focus November 16-18 as negotiators gather in Tunis, Tunisia, for the final round of discussions in the WSIS. http://usinfo.state.gov/mena/Archive/2005/Oct/29-953958.html us: Freedom of the internet threatened? U.S. helpless to stop it? On many fronts, the new alternative media is fighting off attempts to undermine and/or destroy it. There is legislation on Capitol Hill aimed at driving conservative radio talk show hosts off the air. Backed by liberal Democrats, it would revive the old discredited "Fairness Doctrine," a name which in and of itself carries Orwellian overtones. http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/vernon/051024 Domain names battle threatens Net In the golden haze surrounding the mystic city of Tunisia, a small group of elite merchants of the information age will once again try to figure out the future of the Internet in November. They will fight out their agendas and try hard to make sense out of the ongoing cyber warfare. http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/23/8365.html Internet Governance Still Burning Issue § Wsis-05 FOLLOWING the failure to reach a consensus at the third Preparatory Committee meeting (PrepCom-3) held in Geneva, last month, Internet Governance would still be a burning issue at the second phase of WSIS, just few weeks away. http://allafrica.com/stories/200510270284.html Stockholm Collaborates With WSIS On 'Project in Africa' SWEDEN-based Stockholm Challenge award for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) on empowerment project is spurring interests as it collaborates with the Executive Secretariat of WSIS, specifically on Africa. http://allafrica.com/stories/200510270264.html Internet Governance: Experts Urge Active African Role As the controversy over who controls the Internet deepens as a run off to the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), two Nigerian Internet experts have urged active role by Africa nations on issues relating to Internet governance moreso since the Internet holds the key to the future. One of them also canvassed a Nigerian national position on the issue to be known to all. http://allafrica.com/stories/200510270734.html United Nations Share Concerns about Human Rights in Tunisia - Kofi Annan answers to open letter from Civil Society Steve Buckley from the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) yesterday received a letter from UN secretary general Kofi Annan in response both to an IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group letter of 2 September and to the WSIS civil society letter of 1 October which had over 100 signatories. Annan makes clear that many of the serious concerns of civil society, which the Tunisian government continues to describe as unfounded, are shared at the highest level of the UN. Open letter from Civil Society, 1 October 2005 http://worldsummit2005.de/download_en/Letter_Kofi_Annan_Eng.rtf Answer from Kofi Annan, 28 October 2005 http://worldsummit2005.de/download_en/Answer-Kofi-Annan-10-2005.pdf WSIS and Beyond - A dialogue between Soenke Zehle & Geert Lovink Soenke Zehle and Geert Lovink have organized the Incommunicado Conference in June 2005 as the kick-off event for a larger network of critical and progressive media and Internet activists and researchers. They currently are finalizing an Incommunicado Reader and a DVD which will be launched at the WSIS summit. They discuss the role of civil society in the WSIS and beyond and, among other questions, ask "What makes it so hard to be a little bit more creative, crazy and innovative?" http://worldsummit2005.de/en/web/810.htm NGOs plan ?Citizens? Summit? in Tunis - International Event from 16 to 18 November 2005, parallel to WSIS Summit A coalition of civil society organizations today announced they will hold a major parallel event when the WSIS summit meets in Tunis less than four weeks from now. This development was triggered by two developments: The first is a lack of meaningful civil society inclusion in the preparatory process, as again was stated publicly during the last meeting of the PrepCom in September. The second reason is the growing suppression of independent voices in the summit host country Tunisia. The ?Citizens? Summit on the Information Society (CSIS)? is therefore organized together with independent Tunisian civil society groups. http://worldsummit2005.de/download_en/csis-pr-241005-en.rtf +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2005 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 ____________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Messenger 7.0: Free worldwide PC to PC calls http://au.messenger.yahoo.comReceived on Wed Nov 02 2005 - 10:32:56 UTC
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