Domain Names Australia fires back at regulator
A legal dispute between Internet company Domain Names
Australia (DNA) and domain name regulator auDA has turned
nasty, with the company publicly questioning auDA's legal
authority to regulate the industry.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000048590,20277985,00.htm

DNA denies breach
Domain name reseller Domain Names Australia (DNA) has hit
back at allegations it is in breach of the Trade Practices
Act, saying it will "vigorously defend" the action brought
against it by domain name regulator .au Domain Australia
(auDA).

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7130178%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

Day of judgement looms for DNA
The Australian Domain Authority (auDA) is in the process of
launching a class action lawsuit against Domain Names
Australia (DNA) and its sole director, Chesley Paul
Rafferty, alleging the reseller has sent unsolicited
mail-outs that are deceptive and misleading, and in breach
of the Trade Practices Act.

http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1716028629&fp=16&fpid=0

Class action over website invoices
An Internet company that allegedly issued more than 600,000
phony invoices to website owners and businesses is being
sued in a class action led by Australia's website
administrator.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,7089110%255E462,00.html

Court scrutiny for misleading invoices
A Perth-based company accused of sending unsolicited
invoices to New Zealand internet name owners is before the
Australian Federal Court for undertaking similar activities
across the Tasman.
 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3520552

http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/298D0A3C78CB9319CC256D9000116F22

Net closes on Aussie maverick
An Australian entrepreneur who rattled New Zealand website
owners last month with a mass mail marketing campaign
touting high-priced website registration services is facing
legal action across the Tasman.
 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2644141a28,00.html

Avoid .eu domain scams, firms warned
Businesses are being warned to steer clear of firms
offering pre-registration for the new .eu domain names.
 http://www.silicon.com/news/500019/1/5778.html

VeriSign: profiting from name dropping
VeriSign's new domain name service would essentially allow
it to charge twice for many premium domain names, despite
pending lawsuits and federal legislative action that seeks
to prevent it. Competition for already registered domain
names is fierce and some customers could inadvertently pay
for the rights to a domain name that is not due to expire
for years to come.
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32564.html

.za -  Cybersquatter kicked off website
South African property group Broll has struck back at a
mysterious Korean who grabbed its Internet domain and then
offered to sell it back to the group at a huge profit.

http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/2003/08/31/business/technology/tech02.asp

Government & Business Community Aiming At Internet
Sovereignty
The government and the business community are working to
move away from U.S.-led Internet system. The government
decided to carry out independent policies in the Asian
region in the IPv6 area, the next-gen. Internet address
system, which will be led by Korea, Japan and China other
than the U.S. Domestic companies are also defecting from
the current Internet address (domain) structure which is
unilaterally administered by the U.S.-led ICANN, and begin
to unveil independent alternative services.

http://english.etnews.co.kr/news/detail_top.html?id=200308270006&art_grad=9

MadeForChina attempts fresh complaint after panellist
rejects first go
MadeForChina.com Limited, a Cayman Island company run by
American Micah Truman and Brit Byron Constable, has
commenced proceedings against MPC Trust to recover the
"domain name" www.madeforchina.com.cn. Last week, a
panellist appointed by the regulatory authority in China,
rejected their complaint.

http://www.officialspin.com/main.php3?action=recent&rid=1089

Request for Comments Regarding ICANN's Website
As part of an ongoing commitment to improve transparency
and promote the ease of access of information, ICANN is
beginning review of its website. ICANN wishes to solicit
community input in this process. The website is the primary
view into ICANN for many members of the community, and
ICANN believes its community should have an important voice
in decisions regarding a function with such a significant
community impact. ICANN thus welcomes comments and
recommendations from members of its supporting
organizations, stakeholders, and the public at large.

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-14aug03.htm

Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma v. Matthias Gasser,
Hanslmeier Fleischwarenfabrik
The domain name at issue is <parma-schinken.com>
(hereinafter the "Domain Name"). The registrar is CORE
Internet Council of Registrars.

http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2003/d2003-0474.html

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