March 2008 - At-Large - lists.icann.org

Registrars exploit the lack of ICANN contract enforcement
by Danny Younger March 3, 2008

March 3, 2008

Question What is Register.com's Domain Hold service and how much does it cost? Answer Domain Hold is a service that enables you to exclusively reserve domain name(s) for 4 days-preventing registration by others during that period. If you decide to register the domain name during the hold period, you will only be able to register the domain name through Register.com. The Domain Hold service is free, however you will be charged the regular fee for registration when you choose to register the domain name. Please visit our Pricing page for current terms and pricing. How does Register.coms Domain Hold service work? Answer Once you have indicated that you would like to place a domain name on hold, Register.com will hold the domain name on reserve so that you, alone, can register it within the 4 day hold period. Register.com will place the domain name in a special account and you will be emailed instructions and a link explaining how to proceed with your registration and transfer the domain name to your own account. If you do not register the domain name within the 4 day hold period, the domain name will again be available for registration on a first come, first served basis. Question Domain Hold - Why does the WHOIS database show Register.com as the Registrant of the domain name I requested be placed on hold? Answer Register.com is listed as the Registrant of the domain name you requested be placed on hold to enable you, alone, to register the domain name you are interested in during the 4 day hold period. If you have not registered the domain name during the 4 day hold period, on day 5 it will again be available for registration on a first come, first served basis. If you choose to proceed with the registration within the 4 day hold period, the domain name will be transferred to you. [My question] Why isn't this a violation of RAA 3.7.4: 3.7.4 Registrar shall not activate any Registered Name unless and until it is satisfied that it has received a reasonable assurance of payment of its registration fee. For this purpose, a charge to a credit card, general commercial terms extended to creditworthy customers, or other mechanism providing a similar level of assurance of payment shall be sufficient, provided that the obligation to pay becomes final and non-revocable by the Registered Name Holder upon activation of the registration. http://help.register.com/cgi-bin/register_help.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?… ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

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Internet democracy/free speach in Japan to disappear:Japan Seeking to Govern Top News Web Sites
by Jeffrey A. Williams March 2, 2008

March 2, 2008

All, Well well now, seems that free speech is to be seriously encroached upon in Japan by 2010 if the Japanese parliament has it's way. I think Wikipedia, Wikileaks Google, Grudge, Yahoo and Doubleclick are going to have problems here... Will such proposed legislation in Japan facilitate the blocking/censoring of Wikipedia, et., al. in Japan? We'll see... This proposed legislation may make the Great Firewall of China look like a wimpy dragon... http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/27/technology/wireless28.php A Japanese government panel is proposing to govern " http://www.cosplayers.net/ influential, widely read news-related sites as newspapers and broadcasting are now regulated." The panel, set up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, said Internet service providers (ISPs) should be answerable for breaches of vaguer "minimum regulations" to guard against "illegal and harmful content." The conservative government, led by the Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, is seeking to have the new laws passed by Parliament in 2010." Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 277k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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More Wikipedia/privacy problems: Mayor of Florence Sues Wikipedia
by Jeffrey A. Williams March 2, 2008

March 2, 2008

All, Well Wikipedia back again in the news for some of it indiscretion or privacy/personal security violating practices... Gotta watch out with these Italian women they are well known for their bad tempers... Shame, Shame Wikipedia! >:( I had thought that Wikipedia was going to mend it's errant ways when it announced a few months back that is was in the process of doing so. Seems that isn't the case. I *thought* that Wikipedia was *Supposed* to be an online encyclopedia not a gossip, slander, and defamation dis-service! Guess I though wrong... At least it appears that I did... Privately held companies information is suppose to be PRIVATE! Others should respect that. Wikipedia evidently doesn't... Wikipedia must have staff members hanging out at Florence womens hair solons were all the GOOD gossip originates, eh? I have always made a point to take one of my girls to the local upscale hair solons every once and a while and pretend I am reading a womans magazine while all the time intentently listening to all the gossip. Sure the hair doo is high cost, but the info I get there is priceless! Of course one has to sift the seed from the chaff, as it were... "Florence Mayor Leonardo Domenici and one of the city assessors http://www.corriere.it/cronache/08_febbraio_29/domenici_sindaco_firenze_que… are suing (http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corriere.it%2Fcronache%2… Google translation) Wikipedia on the basis of a (possible) defamation regarding the handling of public parkings assignation to a private company, "Florence Parking". The apparent problem is that both of their wives are members of the board of directors of "Florence Parking", and Wikipedia is reporting it." Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 277k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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Wikileaks: Judge Reverses His Order Disabling Web Site
by Derek Smythe March 2, 2008

March 2, 2008

Hi All http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/us/01wiki.html?ref=us "In reversing himself at a hearing here on Friday, Judge White acknowledged that the bank’s request posed serious First Amendment questions and might constitute unjustified prior restraint. He also appeared visibly frustrated that technology might have outrun the law and that, as a result, the court might not be able to rein in information once it had been disclosed online. ... ... William J. Briggs II, a lawyer representing the bank, said the decision “abdicated federal judicial authority to the Internet.”" The recent court ruling regarding Wikileaks should be the grounds of a case study since it does have far reaching implications. Regards Derek

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by Jerry Scott March 1, 2008

March 1, 2008

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Guide to Domain Names in Generic Top-Level Domains
by At-Large Staff March 1, 2008

March 1, 2008

Dear Community: As some of you know, some time ago a draft Guide to Domain Names was prepared by an ICANN consultant with a view to having it published for the use of the individual Internet community worldwide. During the At-Large community meetings in New Delhi, it was decided that the work of preparing the guide for publication should be concluded by allowing members of the community to provide any comments, proposed edits, or thoughts for inclusion in the published text not later than 31 March 2008. I have attached the current draft of the text for you to review. We will have translated editions prepared of the final edition - unfortunately the cost of translating something that may (depending upon how many comments and the nature of the comments) change a great deal makes translating the text now difficult. POINTS TO CONSIDER: 1) This is the raw text of the guide. The version to be published will be prepared in a desktop publishing environment to make it attractive and visually appealing. Of course, until the basic text is completed, it is hard to decide precisely how to format the guide in a DTP application - that's why we are having it done 2) It has been suggested that some graphics would be useful. This of course is entirely sensible. If you have ideas for what these should be, please let us know. You do not have to be very specific - something like the following would work: "Put in a pie chart showing the total number of registered domains in all gTLDs, broken down by gTLD" 3) Is there something which could be included that would be specific for your region of the world? Let us know - there's no problem with producing regionally-specific versions of the guide, if you think that would be more useful. 4) Revision tracking is turned on, so if you want to edit the text directly and send that to us, feel free. Equally, you can just send us narrative suggestions - please remember though that we need enough specificity to be able to understand what to change. If your comment is extremely general, that will make it difficult to know what we should change. If we are unsure of what you mean, we will reply and ask you for more details. -- Regards, ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)alac.icann.org

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