Domain Names NZ promises refund The Australian who mass-mailed New Zealand internet domain name owners inviting them to sign up for an over-priced and probably unnecessary extra domain says he will give refunds to those who feel unhappy. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3517572 Ministry to launch Hangeul domain names The Ministry of Information and Communication said it would launch a Korean Internet address domain system on Aug. 19 in partnership with the Korea Network Information Center, the country's Internet address registration agency. http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2003/08/09/200308090060.asp http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2003/08/09/200308090014.asp Wide divergence in cost of domain names in Europe (reg req'd) Registering a domain name in the EU can become an expensive task, depending on the country where the registration takes place. http://www.legalmediagroup.com/default.asp?Page=1&SID=12905&CH=5&CN=&CountryName=&Type=News Eighth Status Report Under ICANN/US Government Memorandum of Understanding Report by ICANN to United States Department of Commerce Re: Progress Toward Objectives of Memorandum of Understanding. http://www.icann.org/general/status-report-01aug03.htm Preliminary Report - Special Meeting of the Board ICANN's Board of Directors held a meeting by teleconference on 8 August 2003. Directors Vint Cerf (Chair), Ivan Moura Campos, Mouhamet Diop, Masanobu Katoh, Veni Markovski, Thomas Niles, Michael D. Palage, Hualin Qian and Njeri Rionge participated. The Board adopted the following resolutions: http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-08aug03.htm ICANN Announcement To the ICANN Secretary: At its 26 June 2003 ICANN Board meeting, the Board adopted bylaw provisions establishing the framework for the ccNSO. Consistent with the authoritative ICANN Board resolutions, a call for expressions of interest for 6 additional members to the ccNSO's initial 9 members was sent out on 9 July 2003. http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-12aug03.htm Sex shop wants to buy royal domain name An Internet site selling sex toys wants to buy the domain name maud-angelica.no. Maud Angelica is the newborn daughter of the Norwegian Princess. http://www.nettavisen.no/servlets/page?section=1706&item=280756 Paper cut out at .co.uk registry Owners of .co.uk domain names will no longer have to resort to paper if they want to renew or update their registrations. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39115626,00.htm http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/news_story.php?id=45839 Nominet launches new renewal system (reg req'd) Holders of .uk domain names will have to keep on top of renewal dates if they want to avoid losing their registrations. http://www.legalmediagroup.com/default.asp?Page=1&SID=12923&CH=5&CN=&CountryName=&Type=News Fairness demands review of domain-name policy As the Internet blossomed into a global phenomenon in the mid-1990s, domain name disputes became one of the first legal issues to emerge. Designed as an easy and effective method to locate Web sites and route e-mail, speculators quickly realized the value in registering domain names — particularly those matching trademarks — and reselling them to the highest bidder. http://www.torontostar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1060554905647&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851 Palace: NTC to be oversight body for '.ph' domain MalacaŅang Palace is set to mandate the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) as an oversight body for the ".ph" domain, a top government official told INQ7.net. http://www.inq7.net/inf/2003/aug/04/inf_1-1.htm Heavy fines to hammer cybersquatters in Korea (reg req'd) Anyone who breaks Korea's new anti-cybersquatting laws will be hit with a fine of more than W10 million ($8,600). http://www.legalmediagroup.com/default.asp?Page=1&SID=12926&CH=5&CN=&CountryName=&Type=News Spurs in domain victory (reg req'd) http://www.legalmediagroup.com/mip/default.asp?Page=1&SID=2018 AIT Launches Private Label Domain Solution AIT Inc. said this week that AITDomains (aitdomains.com), its ICANN-approved domain name registrar, had recently built a private label, virtual domain name registrar solution for companies interested in providing domain name registration solutions. http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/ait081203.cfm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://www.auda.org.au/about/news for the latest domain news. 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