Hi all

As I wind down, a few stories I came across today.

Cheers
David
Minister backs new domain authority
MELBOURNE University computer programmer Robert Elz is expected to hand over
authority for Australia's internet domain name space, following the Federal
Government's move to officially recognise the .au Domain Administration. 

http://www.australianit.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1551461%5E442,00.html

Domain name sold by dot in ocean 
FAR from the glamour of California's Silicon Valley, in the middle of the
Pacific Ocean, a tiny island is reaping the rewards of cyberspace.

http://www.australianit.com.au/common/storyPage/0,3811,1550106%5E442,00.html

Flames fly over '.biz' addresses 
 
ICANN approved the .biz domain last month, but Atlantic Root Network says it
already has the rights to it.

 
 
 
By Reuters 
December 22, 2000 6:46 AM PT 

WASHINGTON--An independent Internet company has asked the U.S. government to
resolve a dispute over who has the rights to license the ".biz" suffix on
Internet addresses. 

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2668172,00.html


Mutiny isle awaits online bounty 
 
BY HELEN STUDD 
 
THE remote island made famous by the Bounty mutineers is joining the 21st
century by using its name to make a potential fortune on the Internet.

On the face of it Pitcairn Island, a mound of crumpled rock in the South
Pacific with just one phone line and no computers at all, is an unlikely
player in the Internet game.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-58486,00.html