Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. By COB 23 May Melbourne time, a more recent edition of the news will normally be posted to the auDA web site. The domain name news is supported by auDA. ************ DOMAIN NAMES ************ Cancer announcement takes kylie.com down The effects of the announcement that Kylie Minogue has breast cancer has knocked her personal site off the Web http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/ecommerce/0,39020372,39198920,00.htm nz: Domain name dispute process to be implemented At its meeting on 16 May, the .nz Oversight Committee of InternetNZ unanimously decided to implement a dispute resolution process for .nz domain names. http://dnc.org.nz/story/30205.html nz: Departing boss sees net future in convergence The internet exists in its present form because thousands of people round the world fight to keep it - in the words of InternetNZ chief executive Peter Macaulay - "open and uncapturable". http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10125835 au: Domain name release sure to cause runcture: Suburb and location names up for grabs in Australia By David Hague (May 16,2005) In a move guaranteed to cause huge interest and debate, domain names like bondibeach.com.au, portdouglas.com.au, margaretriver.com.au, or broome.com.au are just some of the tens of thousands of geographic domain names that may be available soon, allocated by auDA, the industry regulator of .au domain names. Applicants will be awarded by using a system of individual ballots. http://oceania.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=32477 http://www.builderau.com.au/program/work/0,39024650,39188084,00.htm http://www.optusnet.com.au/news/story/zdnet/20050514/09/tech/0,2000061791,39191671,00.inp ICANN Posts Proposed FY 2005-06 Budget In accordance with Article XVI, Section 4 of the ICANN Bylaws, ICANN today posted its Proposed Budget for fiscal year 2005-06. The budget will be submitted to the ICANN Board for approval in Luxembourg on 15 July 2005 after additional review by the Budget Advisory Group and Finance Committee, constituency reviews, public comment, and possible amendment. Comment can be made to budget-comments§icann.org. The archive of comments is available at <http://forum.icann.org/lists/budget-comments/>. http://icann.org/financials/proposed-budget-17may05.html uk: Glastonbury Fest Wins Domain-Name Dispute Organizers of Britain's annual Glastonbury Festival have won a Web site domain name infringement case at the World Intellectual Property Organization. http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=zf1eaW8N0UQ6%2FI7ScH8pMBa0vvBdIda7gqEajH%2FGycvYurLHGiElVKfMCKLSDvhMQYS4oTv5FdqTncwRkLroHaFftYJBpPT7jwY6KH8vjzYvjVSV2x%2BgdwQocEV7Os0Ftlb0BSuGO%2Byfq8kQLrwtBu%2FKf3Jc0DXyLnO8pSy3dfKtUiVSMndEzbBbrRbRYFz4%2BR1b42oOuBx61yHsj%2FUxcwqT8D7EwyVe2MMUevgC0rmsy44QbAXRgXP8AqYKESZYSse7qjjG7cNDqzbxkOWiq9OZjnVKQ%2B7ZUkInRxFc%2BgA%3D ICANN Call for Submissions of Interest for Leadership ICANN's Nomination Committee has begun their process to nominate more members to various boards, councils and committees of ICANN. This is the process by which I was elected to the board last year. Contrary to what some people may think, these positions should not be taken to try to gain some privilege or power. http://www.circleid.com/article/1084_0_1_0_C What's in a domain name? Losing control of Web address can be disaster Pssst. Hey buddy. Want to save your business for just $6 a year? Then, in the immortal words of Jerry Seinfeld, become "master of your domain." For the uninitiated, a domain name is the name of a Web site, or the part of an e-mail address that comes after the almighty § sign. It's the part of the Web address (or URL) that comes after the http://www. part. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050517/BIZ02/505170344/1076 us: Major Domain Names In Bankruptcy Sale The Bankruptcy Estate of Rockin Times Holding, Inc. currently in Chapter 7, is disposing of over 160 Domain Names in several Categories. http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=12130 au: Instra Corporation Becomes An Accredited Enum Registrar Last week, Instra Corporation, the leading international Domain Registrar, was accredited by AusRegistry to provide ENUM registration services. ENUM, or Electronic Number Mapping, will be key to the operation of the Internet Telephone service. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/050517/16/3skfy.html ***************** WSIS & GOVERNANCE ***************** tn: Little room for taking Tunisian government to task The plight of Tunisian attorney Mohamed Abbou has been in the spotlight for several weeks now, with United States State Department spokesperson Richard Boucher being quoted earlier this month as saying Washington is “very concerned” about Abbou’s imprisonment. http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=238629&area=/insight/insight__africa +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2005 David Goldstein address: 2/4 Dundas Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David§yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 0015 - home Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! 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