Suggest, with tongue in cheek, that it could be fun to turn up to the court
on 26 April at 10:15am if you've nothing else to do!

Liz
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Disspain" <ceo&#167;auda.org.au>
To: <board&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
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Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 10:30 AM
Subject: [DNS] ING


> The ACCC has just released the following.
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> Regards,
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> Chris Disspain
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> CEO - auDA
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> www.auda.org.au <http://www.auda.org.au/>
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> ACCC Alleges Misleading Conduct by Internet Name Group
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> The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted
> Federal Court proceedings against domain name reseller Internet Name
> Protection Pty Ltd, trading as Internet Name Group, and its director, Mr
> Mark Spektor.
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> The ACCC is seeking interlocutory and permanent injunctions, alleging
> misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to Internet Name Group's
> marketing of domain name services.
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> The ACCC alleges that since approximately July 2000, Internet Name Group
> has made false or misleading representations regarding registration and
> renewal of Internet domain names. In particular, it is alleged that
> Internet Name Group has made and is continuing to make representations
> to various businesses to the effect that it:
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> - had a pre-existing relationship or prior dealing with them;
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> - has the authority to register or renew a consumer's domain name and
> can provide the services of registration or renewal;
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> - could register ".com.au" domain names on the Internet for periods of
> four, six, eight, or 10 years and that registration for periods over two
> years would involve savings; and
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> - has the sponsorship, approval, affiliation or authority that it does
> not have.
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> Among other things, the ACCC is seeking to restrain Internet Name Group
> from continuing to represent that it is necessary for Internet Name
> Group to have access to a "registry key" before a registration of a
> domain name can be renewed.
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> The ACCC will also be seeking orders including:
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> - declarations that the conduct of Internet Name Protection breached
> relevant provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974;
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> - injunctions restraining Internet Name Protection from engaging in the
> same conduct in the future;
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> - corrective advertising;
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> - an order requiring Internet Name Protection and Mr Spektor to
> undertake a trade practices compliance program;
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> - refunds; and
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> - costs.
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> The claim for interlocutory relief is listed to be heard in the Federal
> Court, Melbourne on 26 April 2002 at 10.15 a.m.
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> MR 81/02
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> 18 April 2002
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