ACCC seeks halt to domain name piracy
Australia's competition watchdog has called for a global crackdown on
cybersquatting.

According to Dr David Cousins from the Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission, the practice of people buying domain names in the
hope someone with a more legitimate claim will pay large sums of money
for it is hurting consumer confidence.
 http://it.mycareer.com.au/breaking/2001/06/18/FFXB4WO43OC.html

Lining Up for the Dot-Biz Bazaar
After failing to get the dot-com website she really wanted, Laurel
Sutton is plotting early to ensure the same thing doesn't happen in the
dot-biz domain.

Sutton's company, Catchword, which is, of all things, a corporate
branding consultant, learned its lesson a few years ago when it went to
register the domain "catchword.com." The California company found the
name had already been taken by a British electronic publisher and it had
to settle for the hyphenated second choice "catch-word.com."
 http://www.wirednews.com/news/business/0,1367,44584,00.html

What Domain Holders Really Want
 Thinking of registering a snazzy website like sex.info or show.biz?

Well, there may be more competition than you anticipated.

As the pre-registration process continues for the soon to be launched
dot-biz and dot-info domains, domain registrars are still seeing a
healthy response from those hoping to snag a catchy Web address.
 http://www.wirednews.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,44534,00.html