Domain Master
The Internet’s head administrator, Paul Twomey, on
controlling the core functionality of the Web.
 http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/impact0304.asp

Verisign sues net oversight body
Domain name giant Verisign is suing the body that oversees
the net, claiming it had no authority to stop it from
offering its site finder service.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3492240.stm

Registrars File Lawsuit Against ICANN and VeriSign
Newman & Newman, the law firm representing an ad hoc
coalition of ICANN-accredited domain name registrars, has
filed a lawsuit today against ICANN and VeriSign to Stop
'Anti-Consumer, Anti-Competitive' Wait List Service
Implementation. ...The complaint attacks ICANN and VeriSign
based on 1) Unfair Trade Practices Act Violations; 2)
Violation of California Business & Professions Code; 3)
Unlawful Tying Arrangement; 4) Attempted Monopolization; 5)
Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Act; 6) Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic
Advantage; 7) Breach of Contract; and 8) Declaratory
Relief.
 http://www.circleid.com/article/503_0_1_0_C
 http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3319431

http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/02/27/HNregistrars_1.html

VeriSign sues ICANN to restore Site Finder
A long-simmering dispute between the two organizations that
control the way Internet domain names and addresses are run
became public Thursday, after VeriSign filed a lawsuit
claiming it had unlawfully been prevented from adding new
features to .com and .net.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5165982.html

http://www.cmpnetasia.com/ViewArt.cfm?Artid=23033&Catid=3&subcat=22
 http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1540540,00.asp

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9415-2004Feb26.html

ICANN "disappointed" in VeriSign
The nonprofit organisation with the task of overseeing the
core function of the Internet said on Friday that it was
"disappointed" by a lawsuit filed by VeriSign, which
operates the master database for .com and .net.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39116350,00.htm

VeriSign calls ICANN bluff in world’s biggest game of poker
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/35916.html

Internet Lawsuit Could Have Global Effect
On its face, the latest showdown between the company that
runs much of the Internet's core and the organization that
oversees key aspects of the global network is a basic
contractual dispute.

http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2004/02/28/ap/HiTech/d80vvth81.txt

http://www.star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/3/1/technology/7430351&sec=technology

Zuccarini To Receive 30 Months in Prison
In a Press Release issued February 26, 2004 it has been
announced that Zuccarini (background here) will receive 30
months in prison for violating the Truth in Domain Names
Act.
 http://www.circleid.com/article/502_0_1_0_C

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/gen/ap/FL_Internet_Trick_Names.html

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-02-27-zuccarini-gets-jailtime_x.htm

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040227.gtspellfeb27/BNStory/Technology

Domain Names Are Big Again (reg req'd)
The dot-com gold rush may be over, but territorial claims
can still be valuable. Dot-com domain names are fetching
respectable prices again, after more than three years of
attracting scant interest. Names like Truck.com, Beef.com
and others have recently sold for more than $100,000,
according to Domain Name Journal, a trade publication,
while Web sites like Men.com, which offers a dating
service, and sites selling pornography like Whitehouse.com
are crossing the million-dollar threshold.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/01/technology/01ecom.html

Tug-Of-War for Control of Net Set for Rome Summit
A debate over whether to allow free-market or government
interests to set future Internet policy will be reignited
next week at a meeting of technology officials in Rome. 
 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=4456234

http://www.telecomasia.net/telecomasia/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=86938

http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2004/02/27/rtr1279075.html

Will umlauts crash the Internet?
A major makeover of domain names on the Internet begins on
Monday, with dozens of letters used in the German, French
and other alphabets allowed in website names and email
addresses.

http://iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=31&art_id=qw1077890040353B265

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=5124

Communiqué from the 21st CENTR General Assembly
CENTR members from 27 different countries, plus observers
and invited guests, convened in Salzburg, Austria on the
19th and 20th February 2004 for the 21st General Assembly
and Annual General Assembly.
 http://www.centr.org/news/21-GA.html

ICANN answers additional sTLD RFP questions; extends
deadline for submitting questions
ICANN has posted additional responses to written questions
from prospective applicants for new sTLDs. Also, in
response to widespread interest, ICANN has announced that
the question period has been extended. Potential sTLD
applicants will now have until 5 March 2004 at 23:59 UTC to
submit their questions about the application process.
 http://www.icann.org/tlds/new-stld-rfp/questions.htm

GNSO Council Agenda for Rome, 3 March 2004
 http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-gnso-03mar04.shtml

WHOIS Task Force 3 - Improving Accuracy of Collected Data:
Interim Report
Pursuant to the GNSO Council recommendation of February 19,
2004, Task Force 3 on Whois Data Accuracy (hereinafter
"TF3") submits this Interim Report concerning TF3's work to
date. The Interim Report will be a starting point for
discussions at the Workshop on Whois Data Accuracy, which
is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, March 2, 2004 in
Rome.

http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/int-report-tf3-26feb04.shtml

us: Carley buys up Phalen's online names
What do the Internet domain names phalenforsheriff.com and
sheriffphalen.com have in common? They're both owned by
Dennis Carley, and typing them into your Web browser will
send you to the home page of his Web site,
www.carleyforsheriff.com.

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/news/stories/20040228/localnews/39719.html

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