auDA to auction rare domain names
Domain names which in the past have been unavailable, such as
shopping.com.au and sport.com.au, will be up for auction as part of
the auDA's new Domain Name Policy.  

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20262455,00.htm

http://www.thestandard.com.au/IDG2.NSF/All/05EC93F17BAAD5B0CA256B26007723EA!OpenDocument&NavArea=Section&SelectedCategoryName=Ecommerce
 http://www.smh.com.au/news/0112/19/national/national23.html
 http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/breaking/2001/12/19/FFXZ02KZDVC.html

VeriSign Buys .CC Internet Domain Registry 
Internet addressing giant VeriSign Inc. has purchased eNIC Corp., the
company that owns the rights to operate the ".cc" Internet domain, a
VeriSign official confirmed today.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/173085.html

Addressing Authorities Finalize '.Aero' Domain Contract 
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) President
Stuart Lynn on Monday signed a contract clearing the way for the
".aero" addressing suffix to take its place in the Internet's
worldwide naming system.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/173081.html

Vote On 'me.uk' Domain Due Over Christmas 
Proposals for a new "me.uk" second-level domain (SLD) are being
mailed out this week to members of Nominet, the U.K.'s domain name
registration authority.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/173072.html

Registry to return fees for .biz domains 
The company responsible for new .biz Internet addresses has scrapped
its controversial method for handing out contested names, hoping that
a new approach will provide a quick and lawsuit-free resolution. 
 http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8210842.html

What's in a name
Looking for something different to give for Christmas? How about a
domain name? 
Now that .biz domain suffixes have joined the recently launched
.info, there are more possible domain names than ever before. With
such a variety to choose from, this Christmas may be time to consider
giving that special someone their very own domain name.
 http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/12/13/FFX7KLQE5VC.html

sex.con
A business with a southern California address is charging customers
for Internet names that end in .usa and .sex. The only problem: those
domain names don't exist.
Domain names are the addresses used to find websites on the Internet.
Registrars are licensed by the Internet's governing body, the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), to sell
the rights to Internet addresses to those who want a presence on the
Web.
 http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/12/13/FFXBKLQE5VC.html

The net gets a new .name
Soon you could own a slice of cyberspace bearing your own name. 
The .name domain goes live in mid-January 2002 and bookings are
already being taken from those keen to use their own name as their
online domain. 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1715000/1715313.stm

From BNA Internet Law News...
VERISIGN MOVES INTO TO THE CCTLD BUSINESS
ICANNWatch reports that Verisign has purchased eNIC, the
exclusive registry for the dot-cc domain.  Dot-cc is one of
several country code TLDs that seek to serve a wider
audience by effectively marketing themselves as generic
TLDs.
<http://www.icannwatch.org/article.php?sid=495>

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