German registrar bans autopsy Web site
A grisly US-based photo gallery has been taken offline by
order of the German government, a new example of the
international Internet coming up against national laws.
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2130313,00.html
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-984248.html

http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=germanregistrardis1045054930&area=news

http://www.cw360.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=119346&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=6&liChannelID=28&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1

http://www.govtech.net/news/news.phtml?docid=2003.02.12-40511
 http://www.educause.edu/edudomain/eligibility.asp

Commerce Dept. approves expansion of '.edu' domain name
Beauty, theological and distance-learning schools will be
among the educational institutions that will soon share
online real estate with the likes of Princeton and Harvard.

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/760455p-5488501c.html

http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=4151&PHPSESSID=5fbdb29e164b191dc67724ccbfd12d92

Domain Re-Registration Activates Cybersquatting Law
Cybersquatters take note: A federal appeals court has ruled
that although the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection
Act is not to be applied retroactively, the re-registration
of an Internet domain name brings the site within the law's
reach.
 http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1044059461700

2LD review committee named
The committee to review the second level domain in New
Zealand has been selected after a great deal of interest
was expressed in the four positions.

http://www.idg.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/9083E8ECD3ABD7C3CC256CCB000728E2

GNSO Deletes Task Force Posts Initial Report
The Deletes Task Force of the Generic Names Supporting
Organization (GNSO) has posted its Initial Report. The
report contains policy recommendations concerning:

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-12feb03.htm

Letter from Louis Touton to Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, GAC
Chair

http://www.icann.org/correspondence/touton-letter-to-tarmizi-10feb03.htm

Malaysia to head panel regulating Net domain names
Malaysia has been elected to head the Government Advisory
Commitee (GAC) in Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (Icann), the world body for regulation of
Internet domain names, effective January 1 this year.

http://www.emedia.com.my/Current_News/BTimes/Wednesday/Nation/20030212004532/Article/

Interview With Michael Froomkin: Watching ICANN Through
IETF – Part II
Michael Froomkin, who has underlined several striking
lessons to be learned from IETF/ICANN contrast, continues
with us in the second part of this interview, addressing
even deeper matters concerning ICANN's institutional
design. We seek his response to comments such as: "ICANN's
chief failures have been in institutional design" where Mr.
Froomkin, in his article for the Harvard Law Review, has
pointed out issues such as ICANN's failure to use "the
Internet as a tool for making decisions".
 http://www.circleid.com/articles/2566.asp

The Internet And Open Architecture: Determining How To
Replace ICANN
The debate over what management structure is needed to
transform ICANN has moved from "Foreign Affairs" and some
online discussions to the halls of Oxford University. Last
week there was a one day event at Oxford on how to
transform ICANN. There was also a meeting in Berlin on
these issues. The coverage of these is limited to the few
online publications that can afford to send reporters. Just
as ICANN's origins are shrouded in secrecy, the discussion
and plans to transform ICANN go on in secret, with a few
public events happening to hint that there may be some
changes afoot.
 http://www.circleid.com/articles/2567.asp

The Business Of Domains: Shifting The Paradigm
For a business that started with few competitors and
unlimited markets, the domain name registration trade has
certainly become quite difficult and price sensitive. As
the owner or manager of your firm, you have a basic choice
to make: You can pull back and ride out this difficult
period, or you can use this disruption to your advantage.
Can a savvy owner or manager bring profitable growth to his
or her company? One positive answer may not be in familiar
spaces, but in new markets.
 http://www.circleid.com/articles/2568.asp

An Outlook On The Domain Name Secondary Market
The secondary domain market has gone from one extreme to
another. First, huge sums were paid for some domains,
raising the expectations of domain sellers. Now, however,
in many cases the corporate sector expects to pick up a
domain for next to nothing in comparison with the domain's
immediate sales and long-term investment potential.
 http://www.circleid.com/articles/2569.asp

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