ICANN

Ricordate l'attacco degli hacker turchi ai siti dell'ICANN? Alla fine di giugno il gruppo di hacker turchi NetDevilz ha attaccatto il sito dell'organizzazione internazionale per l'assegnazione degli indirizzi Ip e dei nomi di dominio, l'ICANN appunto.Era stata una azione fortemente simbolica poichè è avvenuta esattamente il giorno dopo dell'annuncio della liberalizzazione dei domini da parte ,

I’m sure this isn’t news for most of you, but it was for me. Yesterday afternoon, the internet governing body ICANN announced changes to the top level domain system that could have profound implications for the online sector. In a nutshell, the new policy opens up the internet so that from 2009, anyone can apply buy [...]

In what is seen as the biggest expansion to Internet domain name space yet, the ICANN yesterday approved a plan to introduce new top-level domains along with the option of applying for customized ones. In other words, customers will soon be able to choose top level domains that are more descriptive or specific such as .free, .travel, and .tech instead of settling for existing ones such as .com, .n

Last week's ICANN meeting proved to be incredibly busy, both in terms of number of attendees and the number of announcements made.From our point of view there were a number of topics that are relevant and important to our business and I'll be posting about some of these in the coming weeks both here and on my personal domain blog.Last Thursday morning I was on the panel for a workshop on IPv6. The

Ich folgte in den vergangenen Tagen einer außergewöhnlichen Einladung und nahm die Gelegenheit wahr bei der Diskussion um die Zukunft des Internets dabei zu sein und zur Lösung der aktuellen Fragen inhaltlich beizutragen. Es handelte sich bei der Gelegenheit um die ICANN-Tagung [1] in Paris. Meine Themen waren u.a. die Diskussion um den Fast Track Prozess für die IDN ccTLDs und Business Ac

The universe of Internet domains will soon experience a Big Bang, thanks to Thursday’s vote by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers approving a new system for handing out Web addresses. Corporations and other public and private entities will no longer be limited to Web extensions like .com, .net or .org; for a [...]

L’ICANN ha annunciato di aver dato il via libera, nella riunione tenuta giovedì a Parigi, alla liberalizzazione dei domini. A partire dal 2009 per chi vuole registrare un dominio sarà possibile anche scegliere liberamente il dominio di primo livello (top-level domain). Fino ad oggi il dominio di primo livello era possibile sceglierlo da un insieme ristretto [...]

According to John Mackenzie, a partner with Pinsent Masons: "This has the potential for utter chaos (...) The attraction for domainers and cybersquatters is not going to be setting up a registry that matches someone else's brand, it will be in the generic TLDs. All of a sudden, every brand will be forced to register their name at .shop, .buy and .london to stop anyone else getting it."Article on O

The Internet's key oversight agency relaxed rules Thursday to permit the introduction of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of new Internet domain names to join ".com," making the first sweeping changes in the network's 25-year-old addressing system. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers unanimously approved the new guidelines on the final day of weeklong meetings in Pari

Giovedi l’ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) ha in programma una riunione per decidere sulla possibilità di liberalizzare i nomi a dominio. Fino ad oggi per registrare un dominio si deve scegliere come top-level domain (domini di primo livello) un top-level domain appartenente ad una lista predefinita. Si può scegliere come top-level domain un [...]

ICANN proposes that single-character second level domain names should be auctioned off in order to fund areas of public good for the Internet community. Single-character domain names are presently reserved in all 16 generic top level domain registry agreements. The allocation of single-character names is likely to generate significant revenue. Funds realized as a result of [...]

Image via Wikipedia (ICANN meeting Lisbon, 2007)I will be heading over to the ICANN meeting in Paris next week. At present ICANN holds international meetings three times a year and it's a very good opportunity to get involved with the discussions of policy and future development of the internet.While I am looking forward to the trip, I'm also quite nervous, as I have been asked to give a presentat

In order to clarify the system for dealing with incorrect whois domain name registration information, ICANN announces it has contacted the registrars reported as being the registrars for the majority of websites advertised in unsolicited promotional email. According to Stacy Burnette, Director of Compliance at ICANN, infringing domain names are locked and websites removed every week [...]

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) had announced their important privacy policy changes to protect consumers from losing their domain names if the registrar goes defunct or loses its accreditation. ICANN now requires all registrars to store a copy of their registrations with an outside data storage firm. This protects you by ensuring that [...]

ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Week ending 28 March 2008   Announcements This Week GNSO Improvements Report Comment Period Extended To 25 April 2008 The public comment period on the GNSO Improvements Report has been extended by 30 days and will now close on 25 April 2008. 24 March 2008 Time Running Out to Make the Internet Your Business Time is running out to make the Internet your business and put your name forward to join the global leadership volunteers who help the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers coordinate the polices and process that shape the future of the Internet. 20 March 2008   ICANN in the News These links lead to external news stories. ICANN is not responsible for

IHS Telekom, a Turkish provider of web services to hosting and web development companies, have become an ICANN accredited domain registrar. Their aim is to "focus on gaining Turkish clients back from foreign registration providers". "It is a great recognition by ICANN on IHS Telekoms' credibility in providing quality registration services to our customers," said Emre [...]

Iron Mountain has been appointed as the data escrow by ICANN, according to their press release yesterday. Ever since the Register Fly debacle, when a feud between business partner caused the collapse of the ICANN accredited registrar, ICANN has had data escrow on or near the top of it's agenda. The Register Fly collapse caused many [...]

ICANN launched the IDNwiki on 15th October 2007. Now, 6 weeks later they have compiled some user statistics and related information which show an interesting trend. There were over 250,000 page views, with over 40% Chinese, 13,5% Cyrillic, 12,55% Arabic, etc. 94441 page views were made by a Netscape compatible browser, 35423 by Yeti, 34304 by IE [...]

ICANN's Kim Davies has refuted the common myth that there are 13 root servers all around the world in the ICANN blog yesterday. "What there are is there are many hundreds of root servers at over 130 physical locations in many different countries. There are twelve organisations responsible for the overall coordination of the management [...]

ICANN - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has announced its plans to fast track the launch of country coded top level domains (ccTLDs) and local language scripting at the internet governance conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil yesterday. I blogged previously about the tests that ICANN performed testing the domain "test" in 11 [...]

MyHostNews.com reported yesterday that ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers — the California-based non-profit organization that manages the assignment of domain names and I read more

Have you ever searched for a domain name, found that it was available at the time of the search, only to find it has been registered by someone else when you come back to register it a few minutes later? Well, apparently enough people have complained about this occurance to indicate that it might not be simply a coincidence every time.

From arstechnica: After years of controversy, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has officially reversed its approval of a proposal that would have established a .xxx top-level domain for use by the pornography industry. Initially proposed by ICM Registry in 2000 and resubmitted in 2004, the .xxx domain faced strong opposition from politicians and conservative groups. After the second .xxx proposal was approved in 2005, the Family Research Council (FRC) mobilized its forces in an all-out crusade. Claiming that the creation of a .xxx TLD would allow pornographers to “expand their evil empires on the Internet,” the FRC urged its supporters to express opposition to the proposal. The Department of Commerce alone received nearly 6,000 letters expressing concern on the subject. The Department of Commerce eventually requested that ICANN spend more time considering the implications of the proposal before reaching a conclusion. A few senators apparently

From arstechnica: After years of controversy, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has officially reversed its approval of a proposal that would have established a .xxx top-level domain for use by the pornography industry. Initially proposed by ICM Registry in 2000 and resubmitted in 2004, the .xxx domain faced strong opposition from [...]

By Mark PartridgeDomain name conflicts affecting business are on the rise.Fortunately, victims of domain name abuse have an effective tool to fight cybersquatting. The Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) adopted in 1999 by the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the international body responsible for domain name governance, has been used to address thousands of domain name conflicts.As an ICANN UDRP Panelist with over 125 reported decisions, I have read many submissions, some very good, many bad.Here are six recommendations for UDRP submissions.1. The Complaint (or Answer) should be a brief. This is your only chance to argue your position. Treat it like a memorandum in support of a motion for preliminary injunction or summary judgment by presenting your case as an advocate. Mere notice pleading allowed in our federal system is not effective for the circumstances.2. The Pleading should be brief. Although the provider's limitations on length are largel

A new toolkit has been unveiled by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for website designers and software application developers so that new top-level domains (TLDs) created since 2001 are recognized in software and online applications. The ICANN toolkit will save developers and site operators both time and money by eliminating the need to reprogram their systems when a new top-level domain is added. The code from ICANN can be inserted into existing programs or applications, and will automatically check the validity of an email address or URL against DNS data. Once installed, no additional updates are required. Changes that occur will be automatically noted by the program. The program is now in its third Beta version and more improvements are planned based on user feedback. "It wasn't so long ago that .COM and .NET - the last bit of a domain name - were largely the only options for Internet users. Now, in addition to more than 240 country code TLDs, there a

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) recently agreed to reduce their Registrar Transaction Fee from $.25 to $.22. Take a look around and you'll notice that this change is already implemented across our Web site.

New entity needed for cybersecurity, she argues Amid the outcry over allegations that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants the security keys to the DNSSEC encryption technology slowly – very slowly – being adopted by internet overlord ICANN, one ICANN board member, the refreshingly candid Susan Crawford, has recently taken her own swipe at [...]

It looks as if the board of ICANN has quickly brought the revival of the .xxx domain idea to a standstill: in a meeting in Lisbon, the board voted down ICM Registry's proposal, 9 to 5. In turning... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

A 9-5 vote against the ''.xxx'' domains : is the Web's Supreme Court turning conservative ?Not exactly : the score is more balanced than ever. Because this is the third time the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) rejects the opening of Pandora's box.Beyond the laconic comment of Chairman and Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf ("This decision was the result of very careful scrutiny and consideration of all the arguments. That consideration has led a majority of the Board to believe that the proposal should be rejected"*), the ICANN gave us some good reasons, including :- "The ICM Application raises significant law enforcement compliance issues because of countries' varying laws relating to content and practices that define the nature of the application, therefore obligating ICANN to acquire a responsibility related to content and conduct.- The Board agrees with the reference in the GAC communiqué from Lisbon, that under the Revised Agreement, there are

Security watchers are calling on net governance body ICANN to adopt a new top level domain name to be used exclusively by registered banks and financial organisations. A .safe or .sure domain name would give consumers increased piece of mind that they are dealing with a legitimate financial institution while potentially making it [...]

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has released a report on the well publicised attack on the internet’s backbone of DNS servers early in February. The report indicates that the internet withstood the attack because of the Anycast shield technology implemented after the last attack of a significant size in [...]

ICANN has finally firmed up in its battle with troublesome domain registrar Registerfly and looks ready to battle the company in court. In a letter from its powerhouse attorneys at Jones Day, ICANN accuses Registerfly of willfully refusing to comply with an accreditation audit as mandated in its Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). Read more…

The scorn heaped upon ICANN recently for its laissez faire attitude toward customer allegations of fraud by its accredited registrar Registerfly - a scandal in which ICANN spent the better part of a year repeatedly referring customers back to Registerfly, even in the face of overwhelming evidence of misconduct - has forced ICANN [...]

Book Description The two volume set LNCS 3696 and LNCS 3697 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, ICANN 2005, held in Warsaw, Poland in September 2005. The over 600 papers submitted to ICANN 2005 were thoroughly reviewed and carefully selected for presentation. The first volume includes 106 contributions related to Biological

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has rejected a request by the operator of the .travel top-level domain name to redirect all mis-typed and non-existent Web addresses to... This is a content summany only. Please visit Dee's-Planet! Blog for full contents, links and more....

The Register reported yesterday that, despite being: the internet's instigator and, since 1998, its voluntary taskmaster, the US government finally agreed to transition its control over not-for-profit internet overseeing organisation ICANN, making the organisation a more international body. In an unintentional irony it noted that:Ultimately, what came out of a gathering of the (English-speaking) great and the good regarding the internet was two things: That the US government recognises it has to transition its role if it wants to keep the internet in one piece (and it then has to sell that decision to a mindlessly patriotic electorate)That ICANN has to open up and allow more people to decide its course if it is going to be allowed to become the internet's main overseeing organisationI suppose if you are called ICANN you cann do pretty much anything including inventing new English verbs! >>Technorati tags: Internet; ICANN>>IceRocket tags: Internet; ICANN