August 2008 - NA-Discuss - lists.icann.org

MPAA/IPC member slap-down: Fair Use Must Be Considered In DMCA Notices
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 21, 2008

Aug. 21, 2008

All, Yet another example, and these examples are mounting, how ICANN's IPconstituency's members, in this case Universal, a MPAA member as well, gets it's hat handed to it! I personally hope that again this one costs Universal a boat load of $$ in Ms. Lenz damages follow on law suit... Maybe one day, ICANN, the IPconstituency, will learn that picking on babies and mothers is a definite no-no, and using DMCA as an intimidation medium to do so is even a far worse no-no. Maybe one day the legal representatives for Universal will advise their clients to be much more considerate in the future, and more wisely advise their clients or stop being so knee jerk in filing law suits, but some how I doubt it. See: http://www.eff.org/support I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "US District Judge Jeremy Fogel has ruled that an 'allegation that a [1]copyright owner acted in bad faith by issuing a takedown notice without proper consideration of the fair use doctrine thus is sufficient to state a misrepresentation claim,' which paves the way for a lawsuit against Universal Music over a ridiculous DMCA Takedown notice they filed. One can only hope that this ruling will some day be used against those who http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/judge-copyright.html file misguided copyright complaints against computer printers. Those lawyers who rely upon buggy infringement detection programs to do their thinking for them programs which are incapable of making subjective considerations like fair use might want to think again before rubber stamping computer-generated DMCA Takedown notices." Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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Canadian Privacy Czar Wants To Anonymize Court Records On the Web
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 21, 2008

Aug. 21, 2008

All, As food for thought: The web is evil and must be stopped because it makes public information too public. So says Canada's Privacy Commissioner. She wants to http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/481857 'anonymize' court records by substituting initials for names. The Toronto Star quotes Jennifer Stodddart as saying 'The open court rule, which is extremely historically important, has now become distorted by the effect of massive search engines... Court decisions and other related documents, which contain all sorts of personal information, are now searchable worldwide, which was never intended when openness rules were devised.' All Stoddart's proposal would do is erect a minor barrier for the techno unsaavy. Researchers, reporters, geeks, and most teenagers would still be able to figure out who's who. Stoddart seems to believe only in an abstract notion of freedom and access but only as long as not too many people use it and no one suffers. She cites the case of someone who is upset at reading the divorce case of her parents. Is Stoddart a danger or a menace? Or just clueless? Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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[Fwd: Re: [ga] DN TLD Allocation Implementation Processes]
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 20, 2008

Aug. 20, 2008

All, As an FYI and my response for our members... Note of observation and interest: Seems obvious to me that the ALAC has been far less than actively enguaged in this very improtant user issue... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ga] DN TLD Allocation Implementation Processes Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:37:39 -0700 From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com> Organization: IDNS and Spokesman for INEGroup To: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org>,fast-track-IDN-ccTLDs(a)icann.org, Ga <ga(a)gnso.icann.org>,newgtld(a)icann.org, GAC Rep <ssene(a)ntia.doc.gov> References: <05B243F724B2284986522B6ACD0504D788D60D3CC4(a)EXVPMBX100-1.exc.icann.org> Glen and all, Again, thank you for sending this update. Based on what our members have thus far reviewed and sent in comments in on there are a few substative concerning areas in the IDN gTLD proposal, and the new gTLD selection process that our members have that need addressing and have been articulated before that still don't seem to be addressed in ICANN's process documents you provided links to below. The remainder on specific comments are below, interspersed as is appropriate... Glen de Saint Géry wrote: > [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] > > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20aug08-en.htm > IDN TLD Allocation Implementation Processes > > 20 August 2008 > > 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: http://icann.org/en/topics/idn. > > At the Paris meeting, the Board approved both of the processes described below for implementation. > > In relation to the IDN ccTLD "fast track" process it was resolved that the Board directs staff to: "(1) post the IDNC WG final report for public comments; (2) commence work on implementation issues in consultation with relevant stakeholders; and (3) submit a detailed implementation report including a list of any outstanding issues to the Board in advance of the ICANN Cairo meeting in November 2008." Concerns here are much along the lines that Karl outlined in his original comments and concerns in this part of the process being considered. Such being that ICANN is hardly in a good business possition to be making business decisions as to which, what, and how new IDN gTLD's should be, or must be introduced and would in accordance with US law a predisposed and determined with stated intent to restrain trade and subject to such a legal challange accordingly. > > Fast-track IDN ccTLD Activities > http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/ > > On a related note, the ICANN Board also adopted "the GNSO policy recommendations for the introduction of new gTLDs. > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15jul08-en.htm > And further that the Board directs staff to continue to further develop and complete its detailed implementation plan, continue communication with the community on such work, and provide the Board with a final version of the implementation proposals for the board and community to approve before the new gTLD introduction process is launched." Two main problems here, one is that there is no outlined or specified cost determined, second and more importantly is that yet again predetermining with willfull and stated intent to dictate any implimentation method would almost certainly be a restraint of trade, and as such be inconsistant with the "Do no harm" doctrine of DOC/NTIA as well as face likely legal challange. Additional problems with the GNSO recomendations is that they do not take into account for already existing gTLD's in other root structures currently in use in commerce setting up a very possible gTLD collision senerio far worse than .BIZ was and to a degree, remains. > > New gTLD Program > http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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26 August 1300 UTC: Briefing Session on Registrar Impersonation in Phishing Attacks
by At-Large Staff Aug. 19, 2008

Aug. 19, 2008

Dear all, We would like to invite you to a briefing attended by Dave Piscitello from the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) on Registrar Impersonation in Phishing Attacks. The briefing will be on August 26th at 1300 UTC. The meeting will be recorded and there will be simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. Please find the SSAC Advisory on Registrar Impersonation and participation instructions on the meeting page. There is also a link to follow this presentation using Adobe Connect. https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?registrar_impersonation_in_phishing_atta cks What is Registrar Impersonation in Phishing Attacks? The attacker impersonates a domain name registrar and sends an expected or anticipated correspondence to a registrar¹s customer (a registrant) regarding a domain name related matter. Examples of expected correspondence include a notice of pending expiration of a domain name registration, a promotional email, a notice informing the registrant of an account management issue, or generally, any correspondence that requires or encourages a customer¹s immediate attention. The correspondence, however, is bogus. The phisher creates a web site that is deceptively similar to the registrar¹s site to induce the customer into accessing his domain management account and unwittingly disclose his account credentials to the phisher. The phisher will use the customer¹s captured credentials to access the customer¹s domain name portfolio, alter DNS information of domain name(s) in that account and use the domains to abet additional attacks. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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RIAA 'Elektra V. Barker' Case Is Settled
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 19, 2008

Aug. 19, 2008

All, Yet again the rubber, so to speek, has met the road here. This will not likely be the end of this saga, although the end of this phase of this case. Next will be personel damages phase... Yet again also, this clearly demonstrates that the RIAA, as bad actors along with ICANN's IPC, needs intense adult supervision at a minimum and ICANN still hasn't gotten the message that the RIAA has to go! These "Wingnuts" need the boot... See: http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/ writes " http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/01/index-of-litigation-d… Elektra v. Barker, one of the leading cases repudiating the RIAA's 'making available' theory, http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/08/elektra-v-barker-is-s… has been settled. Unlike in most cases, the http://beckermanlegal.com/Documents/elektra_barker_080818StipSoOrdered.pdf actual settlement agreement (PDF) is on file with the Court, and a matter of public record. Now Ms. Barker's http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/28/1658212&tid=123 attack on the constitutionality of the RIAA's damages theory, as well as her other defenses including unclean hands based on MediaSentry's illegal behavior, the RIAA's inability to sue for statutory damages, and http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/09/1912245&tid=123 innocent infringement will not be adjudicated, and it will fall on the shoulders of other defendants to carry the day on those issues. Ms. Barker, a young social worker who lives in the Bronx, once told http://p2pnet.net/story/10880 p2pnet "I love music. I grew up in a house where music was played all the time. We had milk crates filled with albums.... So to be sued for having music files on my computer is an insult. It's a slap in the face. This experience has left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wanted to swear off music."" Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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 Phishing problems not in ICANN's report: New Zealand University eMail Server Used to Send Spam
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 18, 2008

Aug. 18, 2008

All, Seems ICANN's own COB's home countries main universities is also engaged in Phishing... I for one am not surprised... See: Four staff members at the University of Otago (New Zealand) fell prey to a spear phishing attack that tricked them into providing their login credentials. The attackers used the information to gain access to the University's computer email server and used it to send about 1.55 million spam emails. The phishing emails appeared to come from the University's IT department; the recipients were asked to provide user names and passwords or else their access to email would be revoked. University of Otago staff members have been warned that requests for login information are "most likely fraudulent." http://www.odt.co.nz/print/17905 Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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Update/follow-on: oman Wrongly Sued by RIAA Awarded More Than US $100, 000 in Legal Fees
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 18, 2008

Aug. 18, 2008

All, Again, shouldn't we be asking/demanding that ICANN's IPC revoke the RIAA's membership? See: (August 15 & 18, 2008) A US Federal Court has awarded Tanya Andersen more than US $100,000 in legal fees and interest following her successful fight against a lawsuit brought by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The RIAA accused Andersen and her eight-year-old daughter of illegally downloading music onto their PC. Andersen denied the allegations and offered her computer for the RIAA to inspect. The RIAA declined the offer and served papers on Andersen. During the court case, her PC was inspected by the RIAA, which found no evidence of wrongdoing. The case was eventually dropped. Andersen has filed a separate lawsuit against the RIAA for malicious prosecution. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2224122/single-mum-wins-107-951-riaa http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/15/1145236 http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/15/music-weasels-pay-ta… Also see related note this link for new research on possible abuse of DMCA takedown notices: http://dmca.cs.washington.edu/ ] Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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Re: [NA-Discuss] [ga] FW: ccNSO Phishing survey results
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 18, 2008

Aug. 18, 2008

Glen and all, Thank you for forwarding this along, much appreciated. Unfortunately it seems that this report has done little to reduce the phishing activity. Reporting is fine, but actually doing something about Phishers is what ICANN should focus it's attention on. That unfortunately, ICANN's SSAC has done little, if anything. We find this to be less than exceptable and a ongoing demonstration of poor leadership. As such, our members will continue to take more aggressive steps to thwart phishing anywhere, anytime, and every time we recognize it occurring. We will of course work with relevant LEA's as is appropriate and have shown to be effective and consistent. Let me again express our members noticed and reported Registries and Registrars whom have Domain Names that frequently engage in phishing. The most significant offenders are as follows: Enom Godaddy Network Solutions Afilias We believe that if effective corrective action regarding these contracted agents of ICANN whos abusive registrants and lack of proper enforcement on same is not taken forthwith, that ICANN has abrogated it's public responsibility and obligation under the MOU, accordingly. Glen de Saint Géry wrote: > [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] > > Dear All, > > Please note that the ccNSO phishing survey report is posted at: > http://www.ccnso.icann.org/surveys/phishing-issues-survey-results-jun08.pdf > > The survey was conducted in spring -08, the results presented at the Paris meeting and the report published early August. > > Thank you. > Kind regards, > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org Glen de Saint Géry wrote: > [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] > > Dear All, > > Please note that the ccNSO phishing survey report is posted at: > http://www.ccnso.icann.org/surveys/phishing-issues-survey-results-jun08.pdf > > The survey was conducted in spring -08, the results presented at the Paris meeting and the report published early August. > > Thank you. > Kind regards, > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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Canadians Battling Proposed Canadian DMCA
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 18, 2008

Aug. 18, 2008

All, Seems Micheal has finnaly gotten on the right band wagon. Lets hope ICANN's IPC and Bod will as well. I am also glad and proud that many of our Canadian members have lead this charge, and that their exemplary leadership is so demonstrated accrodingly... Yet the shame that ICANN and some other government leadership and representatives have decided to remain in lock step with Intelectual property special interest groups at the detrament and exploitation of those they purport to serve... Shame on them! See: CTV reports on how Canadians are http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080817/copyright_crus… fighting back against the Canadian DMCA. Led by Michael Geist, the http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6315846683 Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group is nearing 90,000 members. There are local chapters, a http://c61in61seconds.ca/ YouTube contest, wikis, and people writing letters and organizing rallies against the copyright bill. Geist said, 'When you get tens of thousands of Canadians speaking out like this, there's big political risk for any political party who chooses to ignore it. Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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[Fwd: Re: [ga] The Future of ICANN: A Series of Regional Consultative Meetings]
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 17, 2008

Aug. 17, 2008

All, As an FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ga] The Future of ICANN: A Series of Regional Consultative Meetings Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:52:04 -0700 From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com> Organization: IDNS and Spokesman for INEGroup To: Glen de Saint GÃ©ry <Glen(a)icann.org>,icann board <icann-board(a)icann.org>, GAC Rep <ssene(a)ntia.doc.gov>,Governance/IGC <governance(a)lists.cpsr.org> CC: "mail=ga(a)gnso.icann.org" <ga(a)gnso.icann.org>,DOC/NTIA ICANN Rep <aheineman(a)ntia.doc.gov> References: <05B243F724B2284986522B6ACD0504D788D60D34B1(a)EXVPMBX100-1.exc.icann.org> Glen and all, Well this is good news. But it's a bit to late IMO. ICANN should have done this 8 years ago when it was first suggested as round table discussions. Of course those efforts were resoundingly ignored and refused. From where our members point of view, stakeholders all, Institutional Confidence has greatly declined, and continues to decline at an ever excellerating rate. Ergo where ever you and/or ICANN is getting it's information must be living in a bottle of very small proportions. I guess the old adage, hear no evil, see no evil has also become an ICANN mantra as well... We do believe and have seen for some time now that a tiny few special interest groups such as Registries, registrars, Domain Name Tasters, Domain Name Speculators, and Intellectual Property lobbyists have been very supportive on many of ICANN's policies. Glen de Saint GÃ©ry wrote: > [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] > > The Future of ICANN: A Series of Regional Consultative Meetings > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15aug08-en.htm > > 15 August 2008 > > A series of regional consultative meetings about crucial changes to ICANN will take place over the next three months in an effort to reach out to and involve the organization's global stakeholders. > > Four dates had been set so far*, with at least one other due to be announced shortly. They are: > > Tuesday, 19 August: Montevideo, Uruguay > Tuesday, 26 August: Christchurch, New Zealand. > Monday, 15 September: Geneva, Switzerland > Tuesday, 30 September: Washington DC, United States of America > A further date in Africa will be added shortly. > The meetings will be a part of ICANN's Improving Institutional Confidence (IIC) consultation that was opened in June following the community's response to the Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) that ICANN has with the US Department of Commerce. > > To date, three documents have been produced to guide the IIC consultation: a Transition Action Plan; an Improving Institutional Confidence in ICANN document; and an FAQ. All three documents have been produced by the President's Strategy Committee (PSC) of ICANN and they are currently under review by the PSC following a first public comment period that closed on 31 July. > > The regional consultative meetings will explain the IIC consultation and its aims, and encourage discussion and debate surrounding a number of measures for improving confidence in ICANN both as an organization and as a model for coordinating the Internet's unique identifiers. At least one member of the PSC and one ICANN staff person will be present at each meeting and will help manage it. > > More details on the meetings and the consultation can be found online at http://www.icann.org/en/jpa/iic/regional-meetings.htm. Any questions about the meetings or process should be sent to iic(a)icann.org. > > ICANN encourages all those in the community to try to take part in one of the sessions and looks forward to engaging with its stakeholders over the next few months. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * With the exception of Washington, the dates coincide with existing meetings where Internet community members and those interested in ICANN issues are already expected to attend. > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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Security issues: OWASP NYC AppSEC 008 Conference
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 16, 2008

Aug. 16, 2008

All, As an FYI: Our friends at OWASP have put together a focused event September 24-25 in New York City. OWASP (www.owasp.org) is a not-for-profit community organization that does a lot of good in getting attention and developing solutions for the growing web application security issue. Proceeds from the event help fund many related projects and grants. You will see lots of familiar faces like Jeremiah Grossman, Howard Schmidt, Robert 'RSnake' Hansen and Jeff Williams. To learn more http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_NYC_AppSec_2008_Conference. Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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[Fwd: More stratigic ICANN GNSO members Domain names, IPC.ORG and MPAA.ORG DNS abusively miss configured]
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 15, 2008

Aug. 15, 2008

All, As an FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: More stratigic ICANN GNSO members Domain names, IPC.ORG and MPAA.ORG DNS abusively miss configured Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:48:31 -0700 From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com> Organization: IDNS and Spokesman for INEGroup To: ICANN registry comments <registryservice(a)icann.org>,ICANN Policy Staff <policy(a)icann.org>,icann legal <jeffrey(a)icann.org>, DHS cert <cert(a)cert.org>,GAC Rep <ssene(a)ntia.doc.gov> CC: Ga <ga(a)gnso.icann.org>, ICANN SSAC <ssac(a)icann.org>,ICANN SSAC Dave Piscitello <dave.piscitello(a)icann.org>,Steve Crocker <steve(a)shinkuro.com>, DHS info <info(a)us-cert.gov>,DHS Julie Myers <Julie.myers(a)dhs.gov>, pegge@MPAA.ORG,mis@IPC.ORG, domainreg(a)xo.com,DOC/NTIA ICANN Rep <aheineman(a)ntia.doc.gov> All, and FYI, Seems yet again we have even ICANN GNSO's IPC and the MPAA, a IPC member also have abusively miss configured Domain names exposing users/stakeholders to significant danger unnecessarily and frankly, with willful intent to do harm accordingly. See: http://private.dnsstuff.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=mpaa.org&token=06a079… and http://private.dnsstuff.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=ipc.org&token=0690307… Quite frankly, yet again the hypocrisy of the IPC, MPAA, ICANN, and the GNSO in this instance, to be more than a little outrageous and deplorable. And yet again clearly demonstrating a complete lack of responsible leadership. Therefore I would respectfully, but strongly request that the GAC and especially DOC/NTIA take immediate corrective action vis a vi ICANN and the IPC. Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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[Fwd: Re: [ga] Bulk Transfer of gTLD Names Formerly Managed by De-AccreditedRegistrar DotForce Corp.]
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

All, As an FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ga] Bulk Transfer of gTLD Names Formerly Managed by De-AccreditedRegistrar DotForce Corp. Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:57:54 -0700 From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com> Organization: IDNS and Spokesman for INEGroup To: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org>,ICANN Admin supp. Manager Karen Lettner <karen.lettner(a)icann.org>,ICANN Policy Staff <policy(a)icann.org>,ICANN registry comments <registryservice(a)icann.org>,GAC Rep <ssene(a)ntia.doc.gov> CC: "mail=ga(a)gnso.icann.org" <ga(a)gnso.icann.org>,icann board <icann-board(a)icann.org>,ICANN Dan Halloran <halloran(a)icann.org>,ICANN Kim Davies <kim.davies(a)icann.org>,icann legal <jeffrey(a)icann.org>,ICANN Marc Salvatierra <marc.salvatierra(a)icann.org>,DOC/NTIA ICANN Rep <aheineman(a)ntia.doc.gov> References: <05B243F724B2284986522B6ACD0504D788D60D3277(a)EXVPMBX100-1.exc.icann.org> Glen and all, This is good to read, but is far too little and far too late in coming. The biggest abusive registrar at this time in our members opinion is GoDaddy, and a close second is Enom. Yet these registrars continue to abuse registrants unabated. We fully realize that in the case of GoDaddy, that it is a significantly large financial contributor to ICANN via registration fees, we believe such should not be a factor in their de-accreditation, which should be effected immediately. As spokesman, it is my duty and responsibility to yet again remind ICANN that the oversight and enforcement of their legal duty in respect to their registries and registrars is far from adequate, and borders on being totally reprehensible. Please correct this lack of proper and responsible oversight forthwith. Glen de Saint Géry wrote: > [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] > > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14aug08-en.htm > > Bulk Transfer of gTLD Names Formerly Managed by De-Accredited Registrar DotForce Corp. > 14 August 2008 > > As a result of the de-accreditation of registrar DotForce Corp., ICANN initiated a process to identify a gaining registrar to receive the gTLD names that had been formerly managed by DotForce Corp. In accordance with ICANN's Interim Terminated Registrar Transition Procedure (see http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-06jun08-en.htm) on 6 June 2008, ICANN initiated a Request for Statements of Interest (RFI) from registrars interested in receiving the names. > > ICANN received eight statements of interest from registrars in response to the RFI. As a result of the procedure, ICANN selected Yesnic Co., Ltd. to receive the bulk transfer from DotForce Corp. > > The gTLD registries that have registered DotForce names have taken steps to effect the bulk transfers. Former registrant-customers of DotForce Corp. should soon receive notices of the transfer from Yesnic Co., Ltd. Customer questions about the transfer should be directed to Yesnic Co., Ltd. Contact information is available at: http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html. > > FAQs > > Q. Why was this transfer authorized by ICANN? > > A. DotForce Corp's Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) expired and DotForce was not eligible for renewal due to RAA compliance issues. As a result, DotForce was no longer permitted to register or manage gTLD registrations. In order to protect the customers of DotForce Corp., ICANN initiated this process to identify a new ICANN-accredited registrar to manage the registrations. > > Q. Will Yesnic Co., Ltd. attempt to contact the affected registrants? What should current/former DotForce Corp. customers do? > > A. Former customers of DotForce Corp. should receive a notice of the transfer and instructions for continued management of their names from Yesnic Co., Ltd. Affected customers who do not receive notices from Yesnic should contact Yesnic directly, using the information provided at http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html. > > Q. Do registrants have to pay a fee for the bulk transfer? > > A. No, there is no cost to registrants for the bulk transfer. Unlike a normal inter-registrar transfer, the registration terms will not be extended by a year. Accordingly, it is important to contact Yesnic Co., Ltd. if your registration will expire soon in order to maintain your registration. > > Q. Why do former DotForce customers need to contact Yesnic Co., Ltd.? > > A. DotForce Corp. did not participate in the bulk transfer and did not share data with Yesnic Co., Ltd. Accordingly, all registrants must provide updated billing information or transfer their names to other registrars.. > > Q. What if former DotForce customers want to use a different registrar? > > A. Registrants will continue to be able to transfer their registrations to other registrars under the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (see http://www.icann.org/en/transfers/) Note that Yesnic Co., Ltd. may deny transfers for the first 60 days following the bulk transfer, at Yesnic's discretion. This 60-day period is permissible under the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy, and is intended to help protect registrants. Names that will expire during the first 60 days following the transfer to Yesnic Co., Ltd. should be renewed by the registrant by contacting Yesnic using the information provided at http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html. > > Q. How will DotForce Corp. customers know if a message purportedly from Yesnic Co., Ltd. is legitimate? > > A. The message from Yesnic should direct you to their website hosted at http://www.yesnic.com or refer you to other contact information listed at http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html. For general advice about avoiding phishing email messages, you may also wish to refer to the materials prepared by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (see http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.html) > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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Corrected Addendum 2: Position on the NomCom representing the NA region
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

As was quickly pointed out to me, I forgot to say what day the 5 pm is on. The deadline is Wednesday, August 20, at 5 pm PDT. At least I caught and corrected my own spelling mistake in the first version! ;-) Alan >We will accept suggestion for good candidates until 5:00 pm, PDT. > >Please indicate if the person named has agreed to serve under the >terms in the last memos. > >Alan

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Addendum 2: Position on the NomCom representing the NA region
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

We will accept suggestion for good candidates until 5:00 pm, PDT. Please indicate if the person named has agreed to serve under the terms in the last memoes. Alan

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Addendum: Position on the NomCom representing the NA region
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

The qualifications of a NomCom Delegate in the ICANN By-Laws is as follows: ----------------------------- Delegates to the ICANN Nominating Committee shall be: 1. Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and with experience and competence with collegial large group decision-making; 2. Persons with wide contacts, broad experience in the Internet community, and a commitment to the success of ICANN; 3. Persons whom the selecting body is confident will consult widely and accept input in carrying out their responsibilities; 4. Persons who are neutral and objective, without any fixed personal commitments to particular individuals, organizations, or commercial objectives in carrying out their Nominating Committee responsibilities; 5. Persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN's activities on the broader Internet community who are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and 6. Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken English.

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New Travel Policy - **IMPORTANT**
by Thompson, Darlene Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

Hi all, During the meetings in Paris is came to light that the Board put through a resolution to reduce ALAC’s travel. This was slipped through and didn’t even follow the wording in the “Draft Travel Support Procedure” document of May 22, 2008. We owe a huge THANK YOU to Alan Greenburg for catching this as neither Evan nor I nor the rest of the ALAC caught this when it happened. The affects of these cuts to the ALAC travel would mean: 1. Only ½ of the ALAC would be funded for travel for meetings – the rest would have to self-fund 2. No Secretariats or Chairs attending meetings 3. No travel support for ALSs to attend regional meetings. Therefore, it was decided during the last NARALO telephone conference that we convene a mini-WG (comprised of Gareth Shearman, Evan and myself) to come up with a formal response. We have drafted the attached document. Please have a look at this ASAP and get back to us (on or before Friday, August 8, 2008) with any changes or additions you might like OR stating that you do not support it at all (as we must have consensus). Thank you, D ᑕᓕᓐ ᑕᒻᓴᓐ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᕕᖓᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ 1000, ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖓ 910 ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎ: 867 975-5631 ᓱᑲᑦᑐᒃᑰᕈᑎ: 867 975-5610 Taliin Taamsan Nunalingni Qaritauyani Atuqtauningitnun Titiraqtia Nunavut Kavamangat Titiraqarvia 1000, Nayugaa 910 Iqaluit, Nunavut dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Hivayautik : 867 975-5631 Kayumiktuk : 867 975-5610 Darlene Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Corporate Services Division Department of Education Government of Nunavut PO Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, Nunavut, X0A 0H0 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Ph: 867 975-5631 Fax: 867 975-5610 Darlene Thompson Administratrice du programme d’accès communautaire Division des services ministériels Ministère de l’Éducation Gouvernement du Nunavut Case postale 1000, Succursale 910 Iqaluit Nunavut, X0A 0H0 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Tél. : 867 975-5631 Téléc. : 867 975-5610

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Re: [NA-Discuss] [A2k] Slashdot | YouTube Yanks Free Tibet Video After IOC Pressure
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 14, 2008

Aug. 14, 2008

Gwen and all, Thank you Gwen for outlining this clearly and IMO, correctly. Of course organizations like ICANN's IPC and ALAC would, and have on other similar occasions of lesser potential impact, done the same. Such actions by the IOC demonstrate clearly a lack of good judgment and recognition of free speech and expression that is dangerous to any society that fully recognizes good democratic principals. Gwen Hinze wrote: > FYI here's out thoughts on using improper copyright claims to silence > online political expression: > <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/08/olympic-committee-takedown- > shows-risks-ill-timed-t> > Olympic Committee Takedown Shows Risks of Ill-Timed Take-Downs > > Deeplink by Corynne McSherry > It�s never OK to use improper copyright claims to take down > legitimate, non-infringing content, but such takedowns are > particularly galling when they are timed to directly interfere with > the impact of a political message. That�s what happened this week to > the Free Tibet movement, and the situation illustrates the risks of a > �shoot first, ask questions later� approach to copyright policing. > > The 2008 Olympic Games have been marked by controversy relating to > the human rights record of its host, China. Two days ago, the > International Olympic Committee (IOC) added to the debate by > demanding that YouTube block a video of a protest by Students For A > Free Tibet. The demand appeared to be based on a bogus copyright > infringement claim: the protesters had projected various images on > the wall of the Chinese consulate in New York, and the video of the > protest was titled �Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony.� > > This is not the first time the IOC has used an intellectual property > claim to stomp on speech. Nor is it the first time a content owner > has caught a dolphin in its DMCA takedown driftnet. But the political > and time-sensitive nature of this video made this �mistake� > particularly appalling. > > The blogosphere reacted with outrage, and rightly so. EFF made some > inquiries of our own (we understand YouTube did so as well) and the > IOC ultimately withdrew the complaint. That is a good thing. But this > takedown highlights a larger problem. It takes just seconds to have a > video taken down, but over two weeks to get a video put back up. And > YouTube�s hair-trigger content verification program has made takedown > even easier and faster�content owners can rapidly create lists of > videos for takedown, and then send a takedown demand with a couple of > additional clicks. > > If IOC had not withdrawn its notice, here�s what would have happened > in this case: the protesters� DMCA counter-notice would have started > the clock running and, if the IOC didn�t sue within 10-14 days�which > of course it wouldn�t have, because it didn�t have a claim�the video > would be restored. But that wouldn�t happen until after the 2008 > games were over, and the delay would inevitably lessen the video�s > political impact. As political organizers of all stripes know, timing > is everything. > > The DMCA was not designed to help content owners silence legitimate > speech, even temporarily. But that�s exactly what happens when > content owners don�t bother to form a good faith belief that the > material they target is actually infringing. Shame on the IOC for > failing to meet its minimal obligations. > > -- > > On Aug 12, 2008, at 8:53 AM, James Love wrote: > > > http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/12/1127220 > > > > "The International Olympic Committee filed a copyright infringement > > claim yesterday against YouTube for hosting video of a Free Tibet > > protest at the Chinese Consulate in Manhattan Thursday night. The > > video > > depicts demonstrators conducting a candlelight vigil and projecting a > > protest video onto the consulate building; the projection features > > recent footage of Tibetan monks being arrested and riffs on the > > Olympic > > logo of the five interlocking rings, turning them into handcuffs. > > YouTube dutifully yanked the video. . . > > > > _______________________________________________ > > A2k mailing list > > A2k(a)lists.essential.org > > http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/a2k > > -- > Gwen Hinze > International Policy Director > Electronic Frontier Foundation > email:gwen@eff.org > Tel.: + 1 415 436 9333 x110 > > Please support EFF - Working to protect your digital rights and > freedom of speech since 1990 > > _______________________________________________ > A2k mailing list > A2k(a)lists.essential.org > http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/a2k Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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Re: [NA-Discuss] [At-Large] Pre-Qualification for Registry Services Providers
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 13, 2008

Aug. 13, 2008

JFC and all, Yes, for instance Who exactly? JFC Morfin wrote: > At 06:03 14/08/2008, Bret Fausett wrote: > >The note below is disappointing. > >On Aug 12, 2008, at 11:43 PM, At-Large Staff wrote: > >>During the exploration of the initiative, ICANN consulted with > >>the community including technical experts and gTLD and ccTLD > >>registries and registry service providers. > > Names? > jfc > > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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NARALO Summary Minutes 11 August 2008
by At-Large Staff Aug. 12, 2008

Aug. 12, 2008

Dear all, Darlene Thompson kindly prepared the summary minutes for yesterday¹s NARALO teleconference. Please find the minutes and the audio recording on the meeting page: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?11_august_2008 Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Google Using DoubleClick Tracking Cookies
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 12, 2008

Aug. 12, 2008

All, Although there are a few here that could care less about others privacy, which IMHO is far less than reasonably considerate. There is a growing trend to put a stop to unsolicited intrusions such as, but not limited to Tracking Cookies which Google is famous for. Vint, let be very blunt here. I and our members are getting very irritiated by this nonsense, especially sense Google nearly a year ago stated that they were going to cease doing this sort of foolishness. So now I suppose that because it is doubleclick, owned by Google, that will be the equivication excuse for being less than honest in Googles earlier pledge? Bait and switch eh? Well Google has yet again just been exposed.... See: News coming out of the letters the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent to a number of broadband and Internet companies about their policies and practices on user tracking. The committee has now made public 25 responses to its queries, and many companies, including Google, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/11/AR200808110… acknowledge using targeted-advertising technology without explicitly informing customers. The Committee is considering legislation to require explicitly informing the consumer of the type of information being gathered and any intent to use it for a different purpose, and a right to say "no" to the collection or use. The submitter notes that, while Google denies using deep packet inspection, if the traffic is a Google search or email to or from a Gmail account, Google does not need DPI to see the contents of the message. "The revelations came in response to a bipartisan inquiry of how more Internet companies have gathered data on customers. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) said 'Increasingly, there are no limits technologically as to what a company can do in terms of collecting information... and then selling it as a commodity to other providers.' Some companies like NebuAd have tested deep-packet inspection with some broadband providers Knology and Cable One. Google said that it had begun to use the DoubleClick ad-serving cookie that allow the tracking of Web surfing across different sites but said it was not using deep packet inspection. Google promotes the fact that its merger with DoubleClick provides advertisers 'insight into the number of people who have seen an ad campaign,' as well as 'how many users visited their sites after seeing an ad.' Microsoft and Yahoo acknowledge the use of behavioral targeting. Yahoo says it allows users to turn off targeted advertising on its Web sites; Microsoft has not yet responded to the committee." Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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 IPC/RIAA nonsense: Collegiate Resistance To RIAA In Michigan
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 12, 2008

Aug. 12, 2008

All, As an ongoing saga FYI: http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/ NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "There are now at least http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16699 three complaints being investigated in Michigan against the RIAA's unlicensed investigator, SafeNet a/k/a MediaSentry, one of which was http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/08/central-michigan-univ… filed by Central Michigan University itself. Two other complaints have been filed by students, one from http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/09/2228226&tid=123 Northern Michigan University and one from http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/08/university-of-michiga… University of Michigan. This appears to be part of http://chronicle.com/free/v54/i49/49a00104.htm the growing sense of exasperation colleges and universities are feeling over the RIAA's harassment." P.S. seems yet again there is a significant disconnect if not down right disgust with the IPC's RIAA, and it is growing... So again I call for ICANN to sanction the IPC or revoke the RIAA's membership... Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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20 August 1400 UTC: Briefing Session on the Amendments on the RAA
by At-Large Staff Aug. 12, 2008

Aug. 12, 2008

Dear all, We would like to invite you to a briefing and discussion session attended by Tim Cole, Chief Registrar Liaison, and the At-Large RAA Working Group and members of the At-Large community on the Draft amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The public consultation period on the RAA has recently ended in English, but the consultation materials were posted in French and Spanish on 6th August and comments in those languages will be taken until the end of August. The At-Large community will be developing its views, incorporating the viewpoints of its Spanish and French-speaking participants, as follow-up actions from the briefing. The teleconference will provide an opportunity for all participants to ask questions and discuss the RAA Amendments consultation and documents and for those in the Spanish and French-speaking communities to receive any background information on the RAA, its history and the reasons that led to the creation of the amendments that they require. Participants are requested to provide their comments or questions in advance, to the extent possible, at the following URL by using the Comment¹ button at the top of the page: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?draft_amendments_to_raa You will also find participation instructions on this page. Presenters/Moderators: Tim Cole, Chief Registrar Liaison, oversees the registrar new and renewal accreditation process. He has been intensively involved in the RAA consultation process. Beau Brendler is an ALAC member from North America and the ALAC focal point for the At-Large Registrar Registrant Relations Working Group. Background Information: The Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) is the contract that governs the relationship between ICANN and its approximately 900 accredited registrars. The current agreement has been in place since May 2001. As the market has developed and the number of ICANN accredited registrars and domain name registrations have grown significantly, it has become clear that certain amendments should be made to this important agreement. The amendments are intended to provide clarity and certainty regarding the duties of registrars and the rights of registrants. In March 2007, Dr. Paul Twomey, President and CEO of ICANN called for a comprehensive review of the RAA and the Accreditation process. The results of that review included a Board resolution describing an approach for arriving at and implementing amendments. In accordance with that resolution, ICANN has solicited public input for possible changes to the RAA and the accreditation process. The Staff has drafted a set of proposed amendments in accordance with that input, information received at workshops and public fora to date, and consultations with the gTLD Registrar Constituency. The Teleconference is scheduled on Wednesday, 20 August at 1400 UTC. There will be simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. All ICANN stakeholder community members are welcome to participate, especially those who are primarily French and/or Spanish-speakers. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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FW: Regional Advise for the Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities
by Thompson, Darlene Aug. 11, 2008

Aug. 11, 2008

Hi all, Please let me know if you are opposed to this organization's application. It appears to me that everything in the due diligence report is clear. Darlene Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca <mailto:dthompson@gov.nu.ca> ________________________________ From: At-Large Staff [mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 8:07 AM To: Evan Leibovitch; Thompson, Darlene Subject: Regional Advise for the Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities Dear Evan, Dear Darlene, Please find attached the application and the Due Diligence form for the Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities. We kindly ask you to provide us with the regional advice for this application in your capacity as regional Secretariat. In order to proceed with the application on time we should receive the regional advice by August 28th. Thank you for your assistance. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [NA-Discuss] [ga] Vixies vixens make big boo boo on successful Russian DNS hack
by Jeffrey A. Williams Aug. 11, 2008

Aug. 11, 2008

Dr. Joe and all, As you know, I know what you mean vis a vi Palmer. I routinely delete his posts. I shall not add spice to his goulash. I know you Joe, so even at times we may not always agree fully, I always consider your thoughts carefully and fully before commenting one way of another. I also know that you are a very knowledgeable person in various areas of expertise in the IT arena. Like myself, raw politics is not your plate of caviare. Joe Baptista wrote: > > > On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Jeffrey A. > Williams <jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > Well your very welcome indeed! >:) After all what is a > meal, > if not with the proper spice to enhance properly the savory > taste > eh? Unless of course that meal is best served cold... Food > for > thought prhaps? You be the judge. > > > Indeed. Sometimes a chilly affair is delicious. But this one I think > I would prefer spicy hot. > > Have you noticed the recent appeals to my person from one Thomas > Baxter (a.k.a. John Palmer). My fellow monitor and chair in their > silence don't seem to mind if we take the group into a brief encounter > with libel and slander. They are reminded if they have concerns they > should be addressed by the three of us in private first. > > I think I should reply but was hoping for one more appeal. I get a > kick out of Palmers attempts to libel and slander me on the GA. But i > think I'll continue my silence until Palmer really starts squealing. > > What do you think. Have we got game? > > regards > joe baptista > > > > > Joe Baptista wrote: > > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 3:12 AM, Jeffrey A. > > Williams <jwkckid1(a)ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > > > > > Dr. Joe and all, > > > > Thanks for also saving/archiving the original story. > > > History if > > saved in this manner can never be truthfully > revised. BTW, > > I > > and 200 odd other or our members also archived this > story > > including all metadata for forensics purposes as well > if > > needed > > in the future for legal purposes. I hope SANS will > also be > > covering it as well as did NetworkWorld. > > > > > > Your a gem Jeff, if not a joy to add flavour to our > gatherings. > > > > cheers > > joe baptista > > > > > > > > > > FWIW, it may be time to keep a closer watch on > Circleid, > > which I have also written for on occasion. Yellow > > journalism > > is not a good thing... > > > > Joe Baptista wrote: > > > > > > > > The news story below was first published on > CircleID. It > > has since > > > been yanked and is no where to be found on > CircleID. > > Maybe we are > > > witnessing a bit of history revision. This makes > me sad > > because > > > CircleID was a publication I once wrote for. In > fact I > > was one of the > > > first paid writer for the organization. Probably > the only > > one at the > > > time. And it is sad to see revision at an > organization I > > was once > > > associated with. > > > > > > However it is understandable considering Vixie, the > sacred > > cow of DNS, > > > made such a stupid and silly statement in the > article. > > > > > > Basically an internet researcher in Russia was able > to > > break the Vixie > > > patch and poison a servers cache after some 10 > hours, > > billions of > > > connections over a gigabit connection. Vixies > response > > was "before > > > somebody gets all excited about it let's be clear > that it > > takes two > > > billion packets on average to defeat UDP port > > randomization, which in > > > this case was a fully utilized gigabit Internet > connection > > for a > > > period of ten hours." and proceeded to draw > parallels > > that the level > > > of risk was reasonably low because of this > > rationalization. > > > > > > I think sometime Vixie lives in the dark ages of > the net, > > when > > > everything was low bandwidth and script kiddies > were a > > novelty. > > > Indeed Polyakov, the Russian researcher, should be > > congratulated for > > > his success in this attack considering the poor > russian > > was using such > > > limited resources. > > > > > > Unlike script kiddies or real internet criminals > Polyakov > > did not have > > > the resources required, being hundreds of thousands > of > > computers > > > connected through a maze of IRC botnets on hundreds > of > > thousands of > > > both DSL and gigabit connections to conduct a > proper > > attack. Poor man > > > had to do it with one computer and one high speed > internet > > link. If > > > he had better resources - like the kiddies - he > could > > probably do it > > > in much less time - 10 - 20 minutes? > > > > > > Under these circumstances I'm not surprised the > story was > > yanked. The > > > quote makes Vixie look like an idiot. > > > > > > In any case - here is the original story no longer > > published at > > > CircleID. > > > > > > > > > Latest news postings on CircleID > > > URL: http://www.circleid.com/news/ > > > Updated: 10 hours 46 min ago > > > > > > Emergency DNS Patch Still Vulnerable, Proves > Russian > > Physicist > > > > > > 10 hours 19 min ago > > > A Russian physicist has been able to successfully > poison > > the latest > > > BIND patch with fully randomized ports. In other > words, > > the emergency > > > fix put in place to patch the Domain Name System > (DNS) > > vulnerability > > > for BIND, Internet's most popular DNS software, has > been > > demonstrated > > > to be vulnerableand still exploitable by > criminals. > > > > > > Evgeniy Polyakov from Moscow, Russia in a blog post > today, > > has shown > > > how using two fairly powerful computers and a fast > > broadband > > > connection, one could successfully attack the > patched DNS > > server in > > > less than 10 hours. With a fast connection, "any > trojaned > > machine can > > > poison your DNS during one night" says Polyakov in > his > > blog post. > > > > > > As demonstrated by security expert, Dan Kaminsky on > > > Wednesday at the > > > Black Hat security conference, the vulnerability, > if > > exploited by > > > criminal, could be detrimental to the Web as well > as > > services such as > > > email. > > > > > > Paul Vixie, president of the Internet Systems > Consortium > > (ISC), the > > > organization in charge of maintaining the BIND > software > > has verified > > > that Polyakov's exploit looks real. However "before > > > somebody gets all > > > excited about it," Vixie says, "let's be clear that > it > > takes two > > > billion packets on average to defeat UDP port > > randomization, which in > > > this case was a fully utilized gigabit Internet > connection > > for a > > > period of ten hours." In other words, the > probability of a > > successful > > > attack is fairly minimal. On the other hand, in the > case > > of an > > > unpatched server, an attack was "narrowed down to > six > > seconds," Vixie > > > noted. > > > > > > In the long term, Vixie says "we'll go on improving > our > > forgery > > > resilience, as will every recursive DNS > implementor, while > > we continue > > > pushing DNSSEC as the ultimate long term solution > to the > > entire > > > forgery problem including this off-path-attacker > problem." > > > > > > > > More under: DNS, DNSSEC, Security > > > Categories: Net coverage > > > > > > -- > > > Joe Baptista > > > www.publicroot.org > > > PublicRoot Consortium > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > The future of the Internet is Open, Transparent, > > Inclusive, > > > Representative & Accountable to the Internet > community > > @large. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Office: +1 (360) 526-6077 (extension 052) > > > Fax: +1 (509) 479-0084 > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Joe Baptista > > www.publicroot.org > > PublicRoot Consortium > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > The future of the Internet is Open, Transparent, > Inclusive, > > Representative & Accountable to the Internet community > @large. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Office: +1 (360) 526-6077 (extension 052) > > Fax: +1 (509) 479-0084 > > > > Regards, > > > > Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > Joe Baptista > www.publicroot.org > PublicRoot Consortium > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > The future of the Internet is Open, Transparent, Inclusive, > Representative & Accountable to the Internet community @large. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Office: +1 (360) 526-6077 (extension 052) > Fax: +1 (509) 479-0084 > > Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k 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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