internet news

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

Senator calls for U.S. control of ICANN
A U.S. senator said he would try to rein in the group that oversees
the Internet's traffic system, calling for a more direct U.S.
government role in the ostensibly international and independent body.
 http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-934848.html

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4495790%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1075710

Local player targets .org
AUSTRALIA'S new domain name registry, AusRegistry, has entered into a
joint bid for the top-level .org domain name registry.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4491356%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

GENERIC DOMAINS OFFER LITTLE PROTECTION FROM UDRP CLAIMS (from BNA
Internet Law News)
Two new ICANN UDRP decisions suggest that a generic name
alone is not nearly enough to protect a registrant.  A NAF
panelist has transfered the paint.biz domain to a French
company, while the University of Iowa has won
virtualhospital.info from a Slovakian who had registered
several other "virtual" domains.  Decisions at
http://www.arbforum.com/domains/decisions/112596.htm
http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2002/d2002-0349.html

Newspaper in court over name battle on Internet
A NEWSPAPER and a businessman are spending tens of thousands of
pounds battling it out in court over an internet domain name.
Business AM, the newspaper owned by the Swedish company Bonnier, is
taking on Greg Lloyd Smith after he registered nearly 20 internet
domains related to the newspaper's name. The newspaper has published
several articles about Mr Lloyd Smith's alleged business dealings.
 http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/archive/10-6-19102-0-1-12.html

2 Tinkerers Say They've Found a Cheap Way to Broadband
Anyone looking for the next big thing in Silicon Valley should stop
here at Layne Holt's garage.
Mr. Holt and his business partner, John Furrier, both software
engineers.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/10/technology/10WIRE.html

Three's Company on 802.11 Planet
With 802.11a products due to hit the market soon and an 802.11g
standard in the offing, a battle between the two standards for the
mantle of successor to 802.11b would seem only natural. In the end,
though, the 802.11 world might just be big enough for all three.
 http://www.internetnews.com/wireless/article.php/1364281

Summit Addresses Threats to Cyberspace
Political, industry and academic leaders yesterday stressed the need
for cooperation in order to prevent domestic and international
attacks on the nation's information networks.
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28471-2002Jun10.html

Aussie Gets Into Pickle With Spam 
Joey McNicol hates spam. He just never thought he'd be sued for
complaining about it. 
But in what's being touted as a world first, McNicol is being sued by
an alleged spammer after he complained online.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,53102,00.html
 


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