Sorry to disappoint those who found my previous email
so interesting, it's back to the news. :)

Cheers
David

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in: Squatter of HPCL domain name evictedAdd to
Clippings
In a major relief to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Limited, the World Intellectual Property Right
Organisation ordered the domain name "hindpetro.com"
be given back to the PSU from a US-based cyber
squatter.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/835474.cms

Perfect Information: Involving Registrants in the
Expiring Domain Names Market
This proposal outlines the creation of a new market
for the efficient disposal of domain names that are
about to expire and how Registrants are best included
as an integral part of this process. This document
does not make any proposals regarding the existing
primary or secondary markets for domain names.
 http://www.circleid.com/article/738_0_1_0_C/

de: eBay domain hijacker arrested
Police in Germany have arrested a 19 year-old from
Helmstedt for hijacking the site of eBay Germany about
a week ago. Visitors to eBay Germany were redirected
to a site hosted by internet provider Intergenia AG.
Initially, phishers were suspected of the domain
hijack.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/04/ebay_domain_hijacker_arrested/

de: DENIC sets out stall on eBay domain issue
DENIC, the German Domain Name Registry controlling the
.de country code, has reported that online Internet
auction provider eBay was the victim of a domain
hijacking incident on 28th August.
 http://www.demys.net/news/2004/09/02_ebay.htm

us: Anti-abortion cybersquatter loses appeal
A federal appeals court on Wednesday said an
anti-abortion activist had violated trademark law by
registering a slew of domain names, including
drinkcoke.org, mycoca-cola.com, mymcdonalds.com,
mypepsi.org, and my-washingtonpost.com.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5342596.html
 http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5342596.html
 http://www.techzonez.com/comments.php?shownews=10275

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/circs/8th/022894P.pdf

uk: Fraudulent web site closed down
The company behind a web site promoting a fraudulent
scheme known as a straight line matrix has been wound
up in the public interest following an investigation
by the UK’s Department of Trade and Industry.

http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=fraudulentwebsite1094220789

uk: Pub chain snatches hogshead.tv from ex-employee
The company behind the Hogshead pub chain has won a
dispute with an ex-employee over the domain name
hogshead.tv. While the disgruntled worker could
criticise the company on-line, his choice of domain
name showed bad faith.

http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=pubchainsnatchesh1094128928

China To Strengthen Distribution And Management Of
Internet Domain Names And IP Addresses
During the China Internet Conference held on September
1, a representative from the Ministry of Information
Industry remarked that China has to make a strategic
adjustment to the way it manages IP addresses so as to
earn an advantageous position in the distribution of
next generation Internet resources.

http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=1717

us: Service By E-Mail Ruled Insufficient (reg req'd)
A ruling was handed down on July 13, 2004, from the
United States District Court of Connecticut denying
plaintiffs the ability to serve a suit on defendants
via e-mail. Plaintiffs in this case have sued the
persons alleged to be behind two Web domains but had
yet to provide service of the claim.

http://www.mondaq.com/article_preview.asp?a=28041&e=on

us: Kazaa And Ticketmaster Win Domain Name Disputes
(reg req'd)
Sharman Networks and Ticketmaster have prevailed in
recent domain name disputes involving multiple names.
A WIPO panellist ruled that kazaalite.tv,
kazaaliteplus.net and shazaa.com were confusingly
similar to Kazaa and were registered and used in bad
faith in order to profit on the popularity of the
Kazaa mark. The Board agreed to transfer the domains
to Sharman Networks Ltd.

http://www.mondaq.com/article_preview.asp?a=28041&e=on

http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2004/d2004-0375.html

http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2004/d2004-0400.html

"Electronic Courthouse" provides fast, affordable
dispute resolution service
A global alternative dispute resolution system is
necessary to encourage cross-border electronic
commerce, say international business leaders.

https://www.bar-ex.com/pdfs/articles/electronicCourthouse.pdf

Joint Evaluation of Requests by The RIPE NCC and
AfriNIC
Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC has been working very
closely with AfriNIC (The African Network Information
Center) to prepare for their emergence as a new
Regional Internet Registry. As part of this transition
process, the RIPE NCC and AfriNIC will conduct joint
review of all IP and AS Number requests coming from
the emerging AfriNIC region.

http://ripe.net/ripencc/afrinic/afrinic-evaluation-20040901.html

ICANN GNSO Council Teleconference Agenda - 09
September 2004

http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-gnso-09Sep04.htm

Domain News: .pro progress and .eu to come
The Internet is a vital part of the global business
infrastructure, with businesses now reliant on web and
email. Consequently the domain name system is of
critical importance – without a domain name, companies
simply cannot communicate via the Internet. It is
important to note that the domain name system is by no
means fixed; new top level domains are always being
proposed while others, such as .su - the old country
code top level domain for the Soviet Union - are being
threatened with removal. At the moment, there are two
new top level domains that are relevant to lawyers in
the UK and Ireland - .pro and .eu (say them dot pro
and dot eu).
 http://www.venables.co.uk/n0407dotpro.htm

Why is Today the Best Day Ever to Get a Free Domain
Name? .info Domain Names are Free Through Sept. 9
(news release)
Domainsite.com announced that it will offer free
domain name registration for .info domain names. This
promotion is good from September 2nd through the 9th.
"We believe this promotion is just a fantastic
opportunity to show our customers how much we
appreciate them," said Bill Mushkin, CEO of the web
address company. Each registrant can register up to 25
domain names for free during this promotion. There are
no strings attached. Clients desiring to register more
than 25 .info names will be charged $3.99 per year per
domain above the 25 name limit.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-02-2004/0002243360&EDATE=
 http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040902/lath080_1.html

Domain Name - Multi-Million Dollar Domain Names Sold
(news release)
Super Names Inc. is pleased to announce today that it
sold the following domain names:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/prweb/20040903/bs_prweb/prweb154517_1

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Internet Law News (www.bna.com/ilaw)".

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