auDA Domain Name News - Aug 22
22/Aug/2008
auDA Domain Name News is compiled by David Goldstein on auDA's behalf. The views expressed in the news items linked from auDA's website (Linked Documents), do not necessarily reflect the views of auDA. auDA does not warrant the accuracy or reliability of the information contained in the Linked Documents, and assumes no liability to any person for any reliance placed upon any information contained in the Linked Documents.
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GOVERNANCE
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Stephen Colbert interviews Jonathan Zittrain on his book The Future of the Internet
Fresh from being awarded his most recent Peabody award, Stephen Colbert interviews Jonathan Zittrain wants to save the good chaos of the Internet and separate it from the bad chaos that will stomp on everything.
www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=174083
Analysis: FCC Comcast Order is Open Invitation to Internet Filtering
Using words like "misdirection," "obfuscation," "absurd" and "verbal gymnastics," the Federal Communications Commission released its formal decision Wednesday ordering Comcast to stop throttling BitTorrrent traffic, a practice the carrier has repeatedly denied performing.
blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/analysis-fcc-co.html
FCC Order scolds Comcast for changing story on P2P blocking
"Surrender, Comcast!" declares the FCC in its Order on P2P blocking. The agency also calls on the public to stay vigilant on the issue and aligns itself more closely with the net neutrality movement.
arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080820-fcc-order-scolds-comcast-for-changing-story-on-p2p-blocking.html
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DOMAIN NAMES
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- ICANN
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ICANN IDN TLD Allocation Implementation Processes
Following the progress on the IDN TLD allocation processes during the ICANN meeting in Paris a new area has been made available to describe IDN policy development and IDN ccTLD allocation developments under ICANN’s IDN Area.
icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20aug08-en.htm
Fellows Announced for ICANN's Cairo Meeting
ICANN announced the 28 successful fellowship applicants who will be attending ICANN's 33rd International Public Meeting in Cairo this November. Please click on
icann.org/en/fellowships to see the complete list of candidates selected as Cairo fellows.
icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-19aug08-en.htm
Telstra tops Canberra lobbyist list
Telstra has emerged as the most active employer of Canberra lobbyists in the IT&T field, although others such as Apple and Google also employ external firms to push their agendas with politicians and government workers. ... Another organisation with an A-list roster of tech firms is Government Relations Australia Advisory, which has worked with ARIA, ICANN, Microsoft, eBay and PayPal.
www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/Telstra-tops-Canberra-lobbyist-list/0,139023166,339291434,00.htm
ICANN to Hold Auctions for Disputes
ICANN announced this week that it will handle any disagreements over who wins the right to new generic top level domains by auction.
www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/081908_ICANN_to_Hold_Auctions_for_Disputes.cfm
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- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS
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Govt meddling fears hit .hk domain
ISPs are concerned a new government-dominated structure to administer the territory's .hk domain name will leave end-users without a say. The proposed revamp of the Hong Kong Internet Registration Company will see its number of directors slashed from 13 to eight.
thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=70535&sid=20270854&con_type=1
Boosting numbers in .ke domain names
Domain names have increasingly become part of our daily lives, but the uptake of the .ke (dot ke) is still lagging behind.
bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9451&Itemid=5843
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- DNS SECURITY
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Cybersecurity and the Law: Dangerous Cybersilence
Sometimes no news is worse than bad news. When a company's data is stolen by hackers, affected customers typically receive a disturbing note from the breached firm, warning that they could soon become victims of identity theft.
www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/19/cybersecurity-infected-software-tech-security-cx_ag_0819infected.html
Cyberwar isn't a grand struggle - it's a scary prospect of pure chaos
When Russian tanks rolled into Georgia, it brought back memories of Soviet-era military conquest - a reminder of the cold war. But whether by accident or design, the fight for South Ossettia appears to have given us a taste of the future as well, with internet attacks on Georgian computer systems resulting in theories about 21st-century warfare spilling out everywhere. The BBC said the situation represented a "virtual echo of battles being fought on the ground", while Slate.com's Evgeny Morozov even enlisted as a Russian cybersoldier to see what was really happening. But while the past fortnight has seen plenty of conjecture, there's been very little hard evidence about the conflict that's taking place in cyberspace.
www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/21/blogging.internet
Cyber war or cyber riot? [ABC Radio audio]
The Georgians maintain they've been the victims of cyber-warfare, but there is division within internet security circles about whether what is happening is in fact 'cyber-warfare', whether the Russian government is actually involved and also how significant the event really is. Jart Armin, a London-based internet security analyst, and Gadi Evron, an Israel-based internet security analyst, are interviewed.
www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2342237.htm
Georgia Cyberwar Overblown [Network World]
Last week Russian tanks rolled into South Ossetia while Russian bombers were taking out critical communications infrastructure. But even before the first tank rolled across the disputed borders, another war was brewing in cyberspace.
www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/150021/georgia_cyberwar_overblown.html
China Netcom DNS cache poisoning
Websense Security Labs ThreatSeeker Network has detected that the DNS cache on the default DNS server used by the customers of China Netcom (CNC) has been poisoned. When China Netcom customers mistype and enter an invalid domain name, the poisoned DNS server directs the visitor’s browser to a page that contains malicious code.
www.mag-securs.com/spip.php?article11280
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- DOMAIN DISPUTES
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China's Internet chiefs ban names of the Games
China's sport authorities have banned the issuing of Internet domain names based on the country's Olympic gold medal-winning athletes to anyone but the medalists themselves.
english.people.com.cn/90002/94411/95075/6481206.html
www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/20/content_6954726.htm
China limits use of Olympians' names online [AP]
China has banned the use of its Olympic gold medalists' names as Internet addresses by anyone but the athletes themselves. The move announced Tuesday came after companies registered the names of winning Chinese athletes at the 2004 Athens Olympics as Web addresses, prompting an outcry by sports fans.
news.smh.com.au/technology/china-limits-use-of-olympians-names-online-20080820-3yr6.html
news.theage.com.au/technology/china-limits-use-of-olympians-names-online-20080820-3yr6.html
Max Levchin’s Slide Loses Domain Name Challenge
PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and his internet widget company Slide have lost a UDRP decision to obtain the domain SlideTV.com and 127 other associated domain names.
domainnamewire.com/2008/08/19/max-levchins-slide-loses-domain-name-challenge/
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- IPv4/IPv6
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Addressing the growth of the net
Regular commentator Bill Thompson sees no reason to worry about the future of the internet: ... But it's even better if you can focus on aspects of the network's core architecture that few users ever notice, like the unique numerical addresses assigned to every internet-connected device and the complex mechanisms used to move information between those devices. And if you've got an authoritative report from an international body calling for something to be done then you're on to a winner.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7572583.stm
Study Shows Glacial Pace of IPv6 Adoption [IDG]
A study this week has revealed just how slow is the rate of adoption for IPv6, the next version of the Internet's main communications protocol, and some experts say black markets where companies trade unused IP addresses may be only a few years away.
www.pcworld.com/article/150013/2008/08/.html
www.networkworld.com/news/2008/081908-study-shows-glacial-pace-of.html
www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/19/Study_shows_glacial_pace_of_IPv6_adoption_1.html
computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;883066691
Lots of Foot Dragging on IPv6
The IPv4 address space is near exhaustion, yet a new report claims that traffic on the modernized IPv6 protocol is slow and migration to the newer address spaces is sluggish. In a year-long study of 2,393 peering and backbone routers conducted by Arbor Networks, the majority of respondents (customer and peering interfaces) said IPv6 traffic is a small percentage of overall traffic.
www.opticallynetworked.com/news/article.php/3766321
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- MISCELLANEOUS
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"Wildcarding, the implications for the .au space" – Melbourne domain name seminar
A seminar and cocktail party sponsored by Melbourne law firm Cooper Mills Lawyers to discuss the .au domain name space, wildcarding and the implications for .au with special guest Ehud Gavron will be held on Tuesday September 2.
technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5688
www.domainpulse.com/2008/08/20/wildcarding-implications-au-space-melbourne-seminar/
www.domainnews.com/en/general/wildcarding-the-implications-for-the-.au-space-melbourne-domain-name-seminar.html
Melbourne IT Seeks to Diversify to Ensure Future
The internet is meant to be a safe harbour from recession. But no harbour is completely safe - otherwise it would be a lake - so domain registrar Melbourne IT is deepening its earnings streams through cyber diversification.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24208902-30538,00.html
Melbourne IT warns of slowing economic growth
Slowing economic growth and a tight skills market will make it a challenging year for the IT industry, according to Melbourne IT’s chief.
www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;975653726
Melbourne IT spends up on systems
Domain name and hosting specialist Melbourne IT today unveiled plans to embark on a year-long major technology refresh project, targeting everything from its accounting, billing and provisioning systems to its storage network and data centre.
www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Melbourne-IT-spends-up-on-systems/0,130061791,339291367,00.htm
Melbourne IT on track for profit growth [AAP]
Domain name manager and online services provider Melbourne IT Ltd says it is on track to deliver a sixth consecutive year of growth in revenue and profit after booking a 20 per cent lift in half year profit.
www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=507449
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- DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET
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Sedo Sells JTR.com for $90,000
Three character domain name leads sales chart for Sedo this week.
domainnamewire.com/2008/08/19/sedo-sells-jtrcom-for-90000/
Domain parking is dead
Why parking domains is dead and what you can do to join the web revolution.
domaininformer.com/guides/General_Information/articles/080819domainparkingis.html
Search Engine Strategies Domain Live Auction
We are live blogging the Domain Auction at the Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose. Please note that these are not the official results and while we do our best to provide correct results, there may make an occasional mistake. See the live results after the jump.
www.domainnamenews.com/domain-auction/search-engine-strategies-domain-live-auction/2014
