.au transfer delay just not cricket
It might not be a coincidence that Robert Elz, the keeper of Australia's
domain names, has effectively gone missing right now. The
publicity-averse University of Melbourne programmer is needed to give
his assent to a transfer of the com.au name space to the .au Domain
Authority (auDA) so it can get on with badly needed reforms.
 http://it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/07/31/FFXCDKGPPPC.html

Domain land rush
Registries for .info and .biz accepting applications
Online consumers with a pioneer spirit will soon have the opportunity to
homestead new Internet territory outside the traditional dot-com realm.
 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/07/29/BU14856.DTL

CHINESE CYBERSQUATTERS FACE CIVIL PUNISHMENT
The Chinese Supreme Court has ruled that cybersquatters may now face
civil liability for their action.  Cybersquatting, defined as
registering someone else's trademark as a domain name, will result in
liability if found to be malicious.
 http://www.chinaonline.com/topstories/010725/1/c01072310.asp

DOT-US BIDS CLOSED
The US government has closed the bidding on proposals to manage its .us
Internet domain.  The decision came despite pleas from lawmakers,
computer users and public-interest groups that the process should be
given more time.
 http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/000316.htm

Populist Auerbach raises issues and hackles on Net policy board
To some, Karl Auerbach is a cyber-Robin Hood, underdog crusader for the
free and unfettered Internet. To others, he is an acid-tongued critic, a
wannabe cult figure who advocates the overturn of law and order on the
Web.
Auerbach, a former Cisco Systems engineer from Santa Cruz, has become a
lightning rod in the stormy debate over who controls the arcane but
crucial system for guiding users around the Internet.
 http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/auerba080101.htm