New domain name registry ready for testing (auDA news release)
auDA has received notification from AusRegistry that they have
completed construction of all registry systems and begun system wide
testing.
 http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002050202.html

Japan backs ICANN (Australian IT)
JAPAN has followed Australia's lead to become the second country to
sign a domain name agreement with the global internet body, ICANN.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4243106%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Family names flop in domain disputes (CNET)
If you own a Web address that contains your name, a more famous
person or company may be able to snatch it from you, especially if
you sell something on the pages.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-896561.html 

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20264981,00.htm

Courts to settle Web domain name disputes (Gulf News)
Local courts will have a bigger role in settling Web domain name
disputes following major changes brought to the existing framework,
said a senior Etisalat official. The prime criteria will be that the
domain name must have 'ae' in it.
 http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=49681
 http://www.ameinfo.com/cgi-bin/news/showarticle.cgi?id=5102164419


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