• New domain management software launched
  Web hosting company iServe yesterday launched its new domain management software (IDM), as it looks to compete with the Domainz registration system in operating the .nz name space
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11/29/2002

• ITU call Governments and Domain Name operators together
  In what some have seen as an attempt to organise governments and country code top level domain operators independently of ICANN, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced a 'Workshop on Member States' Experiences with ccTLDs' to take place in Geneva on 3-4 March 2003. Although the Agenda is somewhat vague at the moment, one item, 'ccTLD experiences and expectations' makes an intriguing title
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11/27/2002

• ISOC selected by ICANN to handle .org domain name
  From 1 January 2003, Luxembourg’s Internet Society (ISOC) will be in charge of registering the domain names of associations
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11/26/2002

• Secure DNS service forgets to renew own domain name
  THE TZOLKIN Corporation – which claims the accolade of being the most reliable dynamic DNS service out there, suffered a SNAFU earlier today
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• EU domain shenanigans
  Watch out for companies trying to sell you .eu domain names. Registry firm Internetters has warned that some Web sites are offering pre-registration .eu names even though no registry has been appointed or any specific rules defined yet
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• Mystery attacker swamps .info domain system
  An internet attack flooded domain name manager UltraDNS with a deluge of data late last week, causing administrators to scramble to keep the servers that host .info and other domains up and running
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• Attack targets .info domain system
  The top-level domains of Ireland, Norway and nine other countries were hit in an attack on the DNS provider of the .org and .info domains
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11/25/2002

• ICANN director responds to critics
  Responding to an article in Wired News, ICANN director Jonathan Cohen defends ICANN's role in managing the Internet and fights back against its critics. The Internet authority has come under fire after accusations that changes to its structure discussed at their last major meeting in Shanghai are undemocratic and end "at large" representation on the ICANN board. The original intention when ICANN was formed was that half of its board would be elected "at large" representatives of the Internet community after a transitional stage. However, only five, including outspoken ICANN critic Karl Auerbach - were ever appointed. The proposed changes at Shanghai - to be approved next month at Amsterdam - will remove directly elected "at large" representation from the ICANN board
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• Nominet takes legal action against domain seller DRS
  UK domain registrar Nominet has issued proceedings for an interim injunction for trademark infringement and passing off against Domain Registrar Services (DRS), Scott Denny of DRS, and UK-names
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• Windsor.com domain dispute brought in bad faith
  A procedure under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) has concluded with the panellist charging the Complainant with bringing the action in bad faith - an action known as "reverse domain name hijacking".
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• BTopenworld denies plans to ditch domain
  There's confusion about the future of BT's mass market ISP after internal sources told customers that it has plans to ditch its BTopenworld domain
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11/22/2002

• Domain space authority due by February
  A new government regulator that will take control of SA's .za domain name suffix is expected to be established during the first quarter of next year
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11/21/2002

• Call for domain name code of practice
  UK domain name outfit Internetters has called on Nominet UK to take the "moral high ground" and set up and fund a code of practice in a bid to stamp out cowboy domain sellers
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11/20/2002

• TH domain to get boost
  A new agency is being formed to oversee Internet registrations under Thailand's top-level country domain name ``.th'' and it is hoped that a new approach will encourage more organisations to register here
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11/19/2002

• One million sites now in .info domain
  Just over a year after .info top level domain (TLD) names became available on the Internet, there are now 1m .info websites , making it the sixth largest domain online, reports Computer World
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• Domain name 'profits' may attract tax
  The amount of money available to Australian Internet projects from a new foundation will depend partly on an Australian Taxation Office ruling on the tax status of the peak Internet names body auDA
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• Baron Philippe de Rothschild wins corking domain case
  Wine whine doesn't pay off. Bordeaux-based fine wine producer Baron Philippe de Rothschild has won an action under the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) after the panellist ruled the respondent's demands for cases of wine in payment for the transfer of the domains amounted to a registration in bad faith
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• SPOTLIGHT: Domain name selling tactics
  Domain name registrants are being targeted with dubious sales tactics from domain name retailers, according to several recent reports. One of the most important issues to have been brought into the limelight is domain name 'slamming', which continues to be a concern to both registrars and registrants
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11/18/2002

• New .info domain name proves popular
  Fourteen months after .info top-level domain (TLD) names became available on the Internet, the millionth .info Web site was signed up last week, making it now the sixth largest domain online
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• Domain name wins court appeal
  On 7th November 2002 a fresh decision was issued by the US Court of Appeals concerning the Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act or ACPA
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• Mobile phone firms clash over domain name
  UK-based mobile phone retailer "Phones4u" is reported to be considering action against The Carphone Warehouse after discovering the domain name phones4you.co.uk redirects to a web site advertising the services of its arch rival
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• UIA left out of decision on .UA domain administrator
  The Ukrainian Internet Association (UIA) has expressed bewilderment after receiving information on Ukrainian Network Information Centre (UNIC) becoming the new .UA domain administrator
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• Dept of Communications settles domain name dispute
  The Department of Communications (DoC) has reached an out of court settlement with Wayne Diamond of Host City bringing to an end an urgent application that was due to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria
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• Nominet warns of dodgy domain sales tactics
  Nominet has warned Net users to be on their guard after receiving a "flood" of complaints about the sale tactics of a company called Domain Registrar Services Limited (DRS)
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• ICANN Needs Another Long Trip
  That footloose band of happy wanderers, the globe-hopping ICANN board of directors, is back from their latest meeting, this time from Shanghai, China. Say what you will about the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, they know how to pick expensive destinations for many of their junkets
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11/16/2002

• Congress OKs kid-friendly Web domain
  Congress approved legislation yesterday to create a haven on the Internet for children, where parents can be assured Web sites are free of pornography and other material not suitable for youngsters
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11/14/2002

• Senate Approves Kid-Friendly Internet Zone
  A proposal to create a kid-friendly Internet zone free of violence, pornography and other adult material appeared on Thursday to be headed for the president's desk after it cleared the U.S. Senate
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• White Paper on domain names management
  Recently published a short "White Paper on Domain Names Management" which deals with the issues a company must face when trying to manage its domain names
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11/13/2002

• VeriSign tackles customer service problems
  VeriSign Inc, which is right up there with Microsoft Corp and America Online Inc in the disgruntled customer rankings, says it has made satisfying its dwindling base of domain name registrants its number one priority and has made progress this year
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11/12/2002

• ICANN to consider three new domains
  A key Internet address administrator has recommended taking steps to add three new top-level domains to the Web's navigation system
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• Alberteinstein.com domain challenge lost
  An action brought by Albert Einstein's estate against the registrant of alberteinstein.com has failed after a three member panel ruled the complainant had no common law or trademark rights in the name
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• Ukraine may get new .UA domain administrator
  The State Telecoms Committee with the support of local internet associations UIA and AURIU, is to create new company, which will take on the duties of the .UA domain administrator until the end of the year, vice-chairman of the Committee Oleg Prozhyvalski, announced during a recent press conference
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• Potsdam success in geographic domain case
  A WIPO panellist has ordered the transfer of the domain names potsdam.com, potsdam.net, potsdam.org, and potsdam.info to the German city of Potsdam
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• Easyart.com to face Stelios in 'easy' court action
  Easyart.com is to face easyGroup in the High Court next year to rebut allegations that it is profiting from the 'easy' name
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• ICANN plays safe with new domain plans
  The Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers is proposing that three new top-level domains be added to the internet, but plans currently under discussion call for a limited roll-out that would focus on niche markets
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11/10/2002

• ICANN Invites Comments on its TLD 'Action Plan'
  ICANN has posted an action plan for adding three new TLDs
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• Problem With ICANN Whois Data Report System?
  ICANN's "Whois Data Problem Report" system, for reporting bad or phony data in Whois records, doesn't work
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11/08/2002

• Mattel loses cybersquatting challenge
  A federal appeals court has rejected a legal shortcut aimed at slashing the costs of battling trademark infringement on the Net
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• Internet Oversight Body Admits Flaw in Sex Domain Lottery
  The nation’s Internet name oversight body admitted yesterday there were flaws in its operation of lottery to pick the winner to use the sex.co.kr domain address, which has an expensive market value in cyberspace
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11/07/2002

• Internet domain name servers get more security
  To make the 13 computer servers that run the Internet's core addressing system more secure, the two machines operated by VeriSign Inc. in the U.S. have been physically and electronically separated to make them less vulnerable to attack
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• Canada to host ICANN meeting
  Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will host a meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from June 22 to 26, 2003, at Le Centre Sheraton in Montreal.
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11/05/2002

• Chinese domain name to be offered overseas
  China will begin letting overseas websites use addresses with its ‘dot.cn’ national suffix from December, reports Wired
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• ICANN drops elections
  ICANN this week has taken some rather peculiar steps to improve the regulation and management of the disgraced regulator. Over the past couple of years ICANN has earned something of a reputation for being toothless, misguided and mismanaged. In the hope of improving its standing in the eyes of those that have the interests of the Internet at heart, ICANN has decided to remove democratic elections for its electives
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11/04/2002

• New use for net.uk domain suggested
  Wireless LAN users should get their own domain name. That's the view of one leading player in the UK Internet arena
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11/03/2002

• A new UK domain name for wireless LANs?
  If a non-executive director of Nominet and member of its Public Advisory Board, Alex Bligh, has anything to do with it, there could be a new second level domain name for wireless networks by the new year
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• ICANN to Push Into Internet Security Using Foreign Cash
  ICANN, the private organization which effectively controls the Internet's domain name system (DNS), has once again become the subject of sharp criticism from the Internet community. ICANN's board on Thursday voted 15-3 in favor of discontinuing public elections to its ranks, alienating the group even further from real Internet users. A powerful and suddenly more private ICANN is now poised to become even more deeply involved in "governance" of the Internet
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11/02/2002

• The Final Insult: A Lost Domain
  They lost their jobs, their careers, even their apartments in the Internet bust. But the final insult for many Web workers is learning that somewhere in the churn of e-mail addresses and phone numbers from the dot-com bust, they've lost their personal domains as well
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11/01/2002

• Domain names mull Web challenge
  ICANN's role as governing body of the Internet looks uncertain as domain name operators decide whether to sieze control
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• ICANN approves controversial reform plan
  The directors of the Internet domain body have voted against holding an online election to determine nearly half the board's constituents. The latest move has angered the critics who have accused that it would further alienate the Internet users from important decisions of ICANN
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• Web domain body approves controversial reform plan
  Directors of a key Internet oversight body voted to abandon the online elections that were originally supposed to seat half of its board, opting instead to select leadership through an appointment process
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