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Newsletter (6 November 2014)

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■ APTLD’s next meeting will be held February 26 & 27 in Fukuoka Japan in conjunction with APRICOT 2015.
■ APTLD Recently Published Reports:
— Report On An Audience With Chinese Minister For The Internet Lu Wei And John Klensin – Held In Conjunction With The APEC Workshop For The Deployment Of Multi-Language Email Address Technology
— Report from an APEC Workshop For The Deployment Of Multi-Language Email Address Technology

■ IANA Transition Survey — The goal of this survey is to understand your views and expectations of how IANA should be structured in the future. Enter the survey


Members News


(.in-NIXI)
Second open affiliates meeting is scheduled to be held on 20/11/2014
http://nixi.in/en/37-latest-news-a-events/latest-news-a-events-/124-second-open-affiliates-meeting-is-scheduled-to-be-held-on-20-11-2014

(.ir IRNIC)
IRNIC connectivity degradation (5 november 2014)
http://www.nic.ir/

(.jp)
JPRS Introduces Japanese Characters into Prefecture Labels of Prefecture Type JP Domain Names
http://www.aptld.org/member/jp-jprs

(.cn CNNIC)
APEC Workshop for the Deployment of Multi-languages Email Address Technology Held in Beijing, the World’s First Chinese Domain Name Email Registration Platform Released
http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2014/201411/t20141103_50115.htm

Li Xiaodong of CNNIC Attended the IANA ICG Meeting
http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2014/201410/t20141029_49385.htm

(ictQatar)
Sharing Digital Content in the Arab World
http://www.ictqatar.qa/en/news-events/news/sharing-digital-content-arab-world-0

(Russia.ru РФ)
ICANN 52 MOROCCO MEETING MAY BE CANCELED
http://cctld.ru/en/news/digest/detail.php?ID=6193

AFNIC STUDIES THE GROWTH DYNAMICS OF THE DOMAIN MARKET
http://cctld.ru/en/news/digest/detail.php?ID=6196

RADIX SECURES NEW .SITE DOMAIN
http://cctld.ru/en/news/digest/detail.php?ID=6198

(Neustar)
The Big Flip: AdAge Publishes Neustar CMO’s Tips on Managing Career and Family
http://www.neustar.biz/blog/the-big-flip-adage-publishes-neustar-cmo-tips-on-managing-career-and-family

Four Lessons We’ve Learned About DDoS Protection
http://www.neustar.biz/blog/four-lessons-weve-learned-about-ddos-protection

(Netnod)
Tyfon Svenska AB (AS21250) has upgraded at Netnod
http://www.netnod.se/tyfon-svenska-ab-as21250-has-upgraded-netnod

Golden Telecom (AS3216) has upgraded at Netnod in Stockholm
http://www.netnod.se/golden-telecom-as3216-has-upgraded-netnod-stockholm

IX-F document on successful IXP models
http://www.netnod.se/ix-f-document-successful-ixp-models

AllTele (AS44581) has upgraded at Netnod
http://www.netnod.se/alltele-as44581-has-upgraded-netnod

Hi3G Access AB (AS44034) has upgraded at Netnod

http://www.netnod.se/hi3g-access-ab-as44034-has-upgraded-netnod


Active Survey

On behalf of the ccTLD representatives in the CWG (IANA), the regional organisations (AFTLD, APTLD, CENTR & LACTLD) are sending out a survey on the IANA stewardship transition. The goal of this survey is to understand your views and expectations of how IANA should be structured in the future.

The survey can be found here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IANA_ccTLDs (English)
https://es.surveymonkey.com/s/ccTLD_IANA_ES (Spanish)
https://fr.surveymonkey.com/s/ccTLD_IANA_FR (French)
https://ru.surveymonkey.com/s/ccTLD_IANA_RU (Russian) – will be available shortly
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ccTLD_IANA_CN (Chinese)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ccTLD_IANA_KR (Korean) – will be available shortly.

We need your responses by November 12th COB UTC. Your input is crucial!


Others

China’s World Internet Conference to Be Held in November
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141031_chinas_world_internet_conference_to_be_held_in_november/

Hungarians Protesting Against Proposed Internet Tax
http://www.circleid.com/posts/hungarians_protesting_against_proposed_internet_tax/
Afnic Reporting About Impact of New TLDs on Traditional TLDs
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141027_afnic_reporting_about_impact_of_new_tlds_on_traditional_tlds/

ICANN Postpones 52nd Meeting in Marrakech Due of Ebola
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141025_icann_postpones_52nd_meeting_in_marrakech_due_of_ebola/

Internet Governance After Busan: Playing the Long Game
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141104_internet_governance_after_busan_playing_the_long_game/

Can Mobile Operators Afford a Mobile-Only Strategy?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141104_can_mobile_operators_afford_a_mobile_only_strategy/

The ITU Plenipotentiary: Member States Decrease Financial Contributions
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141103_itu_plenipotentiary_member_states_decrease_financial_contributions/

Europe and Data Protection: We Need a Real Debate – Exactly What We Don’t Have Now
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141103_europe_and_data_protection_we_need_a_real_debate/

Data Mining – The Next Driver of Mobile Revenue
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141103_data_mining_the_next_driver_of_mobile_revenue/

Zero-Rating and the Creation of Digital Castes
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141103_zero_rating_and_the_creation_of_digital_castes/
45th Anniversary of the First Message Between ARPAnet Computers
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141031_45th_anniversary_of_the_first_message_between_arpanet
_computers/

Enhanced Confusion: The European Council and the Governance of the Internet
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141031_enhanced_confusion_european_council_and_governance_of_
the_internet/

Deadline of Oct 31 to Register for IAB Workshop on Stack Evolution in a Middlebox Internet
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141030_deadline_to_register_for_iab_workshop_on_stack_evolution/

Stopping Illegal Activity Online – It’s More Complicated Than It Seems
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141030_stopping_illegal_activity_online_more_complicated_than_it_
seems/

The “Bottom Dilemma”
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141030_the_bottom_dilemma/

Taking It to the Streets
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141030_taking_it_to_the_streets/

The New TLD Registry Example to Follow
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141029_the_new_tld_registry_example_to_follow/

The ITU Busan Plenipotentiary
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141028_the_itu_busan_plenipotentiary/

Summary of the Registration Operations Association Workshop
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141028_summary_of_the_registration_operations_association_
workshop/

Donuts wins .wine auction
http://domainincite.com/17620-donuts-wins-wine-auction

For only the second time, ICANN tells the GAC to get stuffed
http://domainincite.com/17602-for-only-the-second-time-icann-tells-the-gac-to-get-stuffed

.sucks domains “will not be $25k”
http://domainincite.com/17603-sucks-domains-will-not-be-25k

Momentous pays over $3 million for .sucks
http://domainincite.com/17599-momentous-pays-over-3-million-for-sucks

DreamHost hit with big breach notice
http://domainincite.com/17595-dreamhost-hit-with-big-breach-notice

ROTD lends geo names to CentralNic registrar push
http://domainincite.com/17593-rotd-lends-geo-names-to-centralnic-registrar-push

Oops! Cock-up reveals ICANN survey respondent emails
http://domainincite.com/17588-oops-cock-up-reveals-icann-survey-respondent-emails

ICANN board bill tops $2 million
http://domainincite.com/17585-icann-board-bill-tops-2-million

Nominet hires venture capitalist as new CEO
http://domainincite.com/17582-nominet-hires-venture-capitalist-as-new-ceo

Former pop star is .uk’s 10,000th cybersquatting case
http://domainincite.com/17577-former-pop-star-is-uks-10000th-cybersquatting-case

Could Holiday.com Become The Most Expensive Domain Ever. Today.
http://www.domainnews.com/holiday-com-most-expensive-domain-ever.html

Sedo Reports $1,4 Million in Domain Name Sales ! Pager.com Topped Sedo’s Weekly Sales List at
$45,000
http://www.domainnews.com/sedo-reports-1-4-million-in-domain-name-sales-pager-com-topped-
sedo-s-weekly-sales-list-at-45-000.html

Pager.com Sells for $42,000 on Sedo
http://www.domainnews.com/pager-com-sells-for-42-000-on-sedo.html

ICANN 52 Relocates To Singapore From Marrakech Over Ebola Fears
http://www.domainnews.com/icann-52-relocates-to-singapore.html

ICANN: New gTLD Auction Rules Update
http://www.domainnews.com/icann-gtld-auction-update.html

Two Other New gTLDs Delegated : .Delivery and .Energy
http://www.domainnews.com/two-other-new-gtlds-delegated-delivery-and-energy.html

Businesses Operating in Wales Get Priority for .Cymru and .Wales Domain Names From Today
http://www.domainnews.com/businesses-operating-in-wales-get-priority-for-cymru-and-wales-domain
-names-from-today.html

SnapNames Network Solutions Premium Auctions is Underway!One Bid So Far
http://www.domainnews.com/snapnames-network-solutions-premium-auctions-is-underway-one-bid
-so-far.html

Coffee.club Sells for $100,000
http://www.domainnews.com/coffee-club-sells-for-100-000.html

Jurisdictional Limits of in rem Proceedings Against Domain Names by Michael Xun Liu, University of
Michigan Law School
http://www.domainnews.com/jurisdictional-limits-of-in-rem-proceedings-against-domain-names-by-
michael-xun-liu-university-of-michigan-law-school.html

The Tangled Web: A Case Against New gTLDs by Joseph P. Smith III
http://www.domainnews.com/the-tangled-web-a-case-against-new-gtlds-by-joseph-p-smith-iii.html

Google Wins Googleekip.com Domain Name in Arbitration
http://www.domainnews.com/google-wins-googleekip-com-domain-name-in-arbitration.html

Breathe Luxury Releases Auction List With Starting Prices
http://www.domainnews.com/breathe-luxury-releases-auction-list-with-starting-prices.html

Baylor University Wins BaylorDentalJournal.net Domain Name in Arbitration
http://www.domainnews.com/baylor-university-wins-baylordentaljournal-net-domain-name-in-
arbitration.html

.OOO CEO Wants to Get Over 2 Million Registration in First Year
http://www.domainnews.com/ooo-ceo-wants-to-get-over-2-million-registration-in-first-year.html

Igloo Unveils Unreported Domain Name Sales
http://www.domainnews.com/igloo-unveils-unreported-domain-name-sales.html

Donuts Among Big Winners As Total New gTLD Registrations Pass 3 Million In 9 Months
http://www.domainnews.com/donuts-winners-gtld-registrations-3-million.html

.EE Domain Registration Price Drops From 12 To 9 Euros
http://www.domainnews.com/ee-domain-registration-price-drops-from-12-to-9-euros.html

General Availability For .SAARLAND Commences
http://www.domainnews.com/general-availability-saarland-commences.html

Domain Holdings Releases Q3 2014 Report : $9,5 Million in Domain Name Sales
http://www.domainnews.com/domain-holdings-releases-q3-2014-report-9-5-million-in-domain-
name-sales.html

Donuts Launches .RESTAURANT and .GIFTS as Registrations in New Internet Domains Surpass
Three Million
http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/11/04/donuts-restaurant-gifts/

Goldpay.com Sprinkles A Little Bit Of Gold To Top Weekly Chart
http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/11/02/goldpay-com-sprinkles-a-little-bit-of-gold-to-top-weekly-chart/

GAC Advice on New gTLDs Issued During ICANN 51 Los Angeles
http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/10/28/gac-advice-on-new-gtlds-issued-during-icann-51-los-angeles/

Together, Everyone Achieves More
http://gen.xyz/blog/collaboration

Daily Domain Sales (11-04-2014): MGP.com $25,000, OAL.com $19,999
http://onlinedomain.com/2014/11/06/news/daily-domain-sales-11-04-2014-mgp-com-25000-oal-com-
19999/

NameJet October Sales $503,394 led by Lov.com
http://www.domaincrunch.com/namejet-october-sales-503394-led-by-lov-com/

Do not pass ‘Go’: DNJail.com launches exposé service for domainers
http://domaingang.com/domain-news/pass-go-dnjail-com-launches/

Weekly Domain Brokerage Listings – 11/5
http://www.domaininvesting.com/weekly-domain-brokerage-listings-115/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DomainInvesting+%28Domain
Investing.com+%28Elliot%27s+Blog%29%29

Market Recap 11-5-14 Marchex Reports Earnings Stock up 4 % on the day
http://tldinvestors.com/2014/11/market-recap-11-5-14-marchex-reports-earnings-stock-up-4-on-the-day.html

Marchex Reports & Sells $1.6 Million In Domain Names
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/11/05/marchex-reports-sells-1-6-million-in-domain-names/

Marchex Q3 2014 Report: $1.6 Million Domain Sales & $49.2 Million Revenue
http://onlinedomain.com/2014/11/05/news/marchex-q3-2014-report-1-6-million-domain-sales-49-2-million
-revenue/

Yoyo.email, owner of 4,000 .email domain names, gets a “win” in court
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/11/05/yoyo-email-owner-of-4000-email-domain-names-gets-a-win-in-court/

Namejet Reported Sales for October 9135.com $16,000 LOV.com $91,800
http://domainshane.com/namejet-reported-sales-october-9135-com-16000-lov-com-91800/

CyclingTips.com.au owner guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/11/05/cyclingtips-com-au-guilty-reverse-domain-name-hijacking/

Rightside Selling The Domain Cleveland.mortgage For The Cost Effective Price Of $59,500 Per Year
http://onlinedomain.com/2014/11/05/news/rightside-selling-the-domain-cleveland-mortgage-for-the-cost-
effective-price-of-59500-per-year/

Article alleges Verisign scouts expiring domains as possible auctionable property
http://domaingang.com/domain-news/article-alleges-verisign-scouts-expiring-domains-possible-
auctionable-property/

Why Bill McClure Agreed to Pay $100,000 for Coffee.Club
http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20141105.htm

Donuts Sends Comment To ICANN Complaining About A .Shop Community Application
http://onlinedomain.com/2014/11/05/news/donuts-sends-comment-to-icann-complaining-about-a-
shop-community-application/

Should new TLDs be judged as startups or just top level domains?
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/11/05/new-tlds-judged-as-startups-or-top-level-domains/

PopcornGude.com – The Authority on Popcorn
http://domainwealth.com/2014/11/05/popcornguide/

Cool site lets you see what new TLD domains were registered yesterday
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/11/05/cool-site-lets-you-see-what-new-tld-domains-were-registered
-yesterday/

How to Write Blogs in the Face of Panda 4.0; 43 Bright Ideas for Promoting Your Lead Gen Content
http://fragerfactor.blogspot.com/2014/11/how-to-write-blogs-in-face-of-panda-40.html

New gTLD Weekly Launch Review: .Capetown, .Market, .Restaurant, .Gift
http://onlinedomain.com/2014/11/05/news/new-gtld-weekly-launch-review-capetown-market-restaurant
-gift/

Moniker lost just 18,057 .com domains to transfers in July
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/11/05/moniker-transfers-july/

DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday 11/4/14
http://domainshane.com/domainshanes-big-list-domain-name-auction-picks-wednesday-11414/

Doing It Right, Doing it Wrong. A Look at 5 Companies and Their Domain Name Choices
http://domainshane.com/week-domain-name-marketing/

Fidor and Kraken Looking To Launch The First Ever Crypto Currency Bank
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/11/02/fidor-and-kraken-looking-to-launch-the-first-ever-crypto-
currency-bank/

From Russia with love: Interview with a Russian Domainer

http://domaingang.com/domain-news/russia-love-interview-russian-domainer/


ICANN

Statement on ICANN 52 Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-26-en

GNSO Review Supplementary 360 Assessment!
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-27-en

ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Report – Register for the Q1 call on 20 November 2014
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-28-en

ICG Announces Sixth Conference Call
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-28-en

ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to Hostserver GmbH
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-29-en

ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to IP Twins SAS
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-10-29-en

ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to GANDI SAS
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-10-29-en

DNS Entrepreneurship Workshop: ‘Building a Sustainable Domain Names Business in Africa and the Middle East’
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-31-en

ICANN Audited Financial Statements for FY14 Have Been Published
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-31-en

ICANN FY14 Annual Report of Expense Reimbursement and Other Payments to ICANN Directors For the Period 1 July 2013 through 30 June 2014
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-10-31-en

ICANN 52 Meeting to Relocate to Singapore | Marrakech, Morocco Meeting to Take Place in Early 2016
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-03-en

ICANN’s Updated Proposal for Enhanced Engagement in Africa
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-04-en

Upcoming ICG Conference Calls
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-04-en\

Standing Room Only at ICANN51 Tech Day
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/standing-room-only-at-icann51-tech-day

Making Progress on Internationalized Domain Names
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/making-progress-on-internationalized-domain-names

Three Meetings, Two Countries, One Internet

https://www.icann.org/news/blog/three-meetings-two-countries-one-internet


Current ICANN Public Consultations
Release of Country and Territory Names within the .NEUSTAR TLD
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ctn-release-neustar-2014-09-19-en

Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/irtp-d-recommendations-2014-10-20-en

Board Working Group Report on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom)
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bwg-nomcom-2014-08-21-en
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