ICANN set for showdown (ZDNet)
At one of the plushest hotels in one of the world's poorest
countries, the Internet's top policy-making body will meet this week
to consider controversial plans to reorganise itself.  

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/enterprise/story/0,2000025001,20264004,00.htm

Little support for ICANN overhaul proposal (Standard)
An ICANN meeting held in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday was bogged down in
debate over a fiery proposal recently put forth by the group's
president, calling for a complete overhaul of the organization, a
Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) representative reported.

http://www.thestandard.com.au/idg2.nsf/All/15361E5940BD2A68CA256B7A007A95BD!OpenDocument&NavArea=Home&SelectedCategoryName=News
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175155.html

From BNA Internet Law News
ICANN Chief's Proposal Prompts Debate In Ghana
The proposed restructuring of ICANN has prompted heated debates among
the Internet addressing stakeholders convening in Ghana this week.
Several groups of note, including the Names Council, a handful of
Japanese public interest groups, and New.net have cricitized the
proposal, arguing the plan would weaken public involvement.
Stakeholder responses at
 http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/council/Arc09/doc00006.doc
 http://www.new.net/WhitePaper_v2.pdf
 http://www.icannwatch.org/article.php?sid=596

Japanese Groups Blast ICANN Restructuring Proposal (Newsbytes)
A handful of Japanese public interest groups have blasted a proposal
to restructure the Internet addressing system's oversight body,
arguing the plan would weaken public involvement.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175150.html

Eversheds set to tackle cybersquatters (Manchester Online)
Eversheds has teamed up with an American firm to help business
clients tackle cybersquatters and other Internet cheats. 

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/business/professionals/stories/Detail_LinkStory=1022.html

La OMPI devuelve a la FIFA el dominio 'www.fifa.biz'
(delitosinformaticos.com)
El Panel de Arbitraje y Mediaci�n de la Organizaci�n Mundial de la
Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) ha fallado en favor de la FIFA la
reclamaci�n que esta hab�a iniciado el pasado mes de diciembre contra
la compa��a Neococos, que registr� el dominio dominio 'www.fifa.biz'.

 http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/101597473355240.shtml


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