Court orders ICANN to open books 
A California judge has ordered the Internet's governing body to open
its books for inspection. 
A state judge in Los Angeles on Monday lifted the veil of secrecy
that has surrounded many of the group's internal deliberations for
the last four years, dealing an embarrassing setback to the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).  

http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-20202260-0.html
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947085.html

ICANN Board Member Wins Ruling 
A Southern California judge on Monday handed down a ruling that could
force the organization that oversees the Internet address system to
disclose sensitive information about how it operates.  
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,54199,00.html
 http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article.php/1435521
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/26459.html
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26441.html

 http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-29jul02.htm

Domain name disputes taken into national courts
Disquiet over the domain registration dispute process involving .biz
domains has led to court action on both sides of the Atlantic. 
UK domain name registrar Internetters has launched High Court
proceedings to halt the transfer of 'domainregistry.biz' to US
company, DomainRegistry.com Inc. 
Internetters is going to the High Court in an attempt to reverse a
decision by the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers)-appointed, National Arbitration Forum (NAF), which would
strip it of a domain which it is using in its business. 
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26447.html

EU solicits anti-cybersquatter advice 
The European Union is looking for suggestions about how to deal with
cybersquatting as it prepares to launch the .eu domain.
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/26459.html

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1270316

Dot-Org Decision Looms Large For Noncommercial Speakers 
In the Internet atlas, "dot-org" shows up as a stuffy university town
on the outskirts of the commerce-steeped "dot-com" Mecca. But as the
only place on the Internet devoted to noncommercial speech, dot-org
is indispensable to consumer advocates, public interest groups and
political dissidents, many of whom are watching closely to see who
will be chosen to take the helm of the domain when the current
registry operator gives up its role later this year. 
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12982-2002Jul28.html

Melb IT chief quits
MELBOURNE IT chief executive Adrian Kloeden has announced his
resignation, just weeks after Australia's new domain name regime came
into effect.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,4811302%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Master of Your Web Domain 
Getting a domain name -- a personalized Internet address -- is now
cheap and easy. That's good, considering how many Internet providers
have gone under or switched subscribers' e-mail addresseses; a
personal domain name means you should never have to send out those
"change of address" e-mails anymore. 
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8582-2002Jul27.html

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (from Baker and McKenzie Global Elaw
Alert)
The OECD has released a paper on legal provisions related to
business-to-consumer Alternative Dispute Resolution in relation to
privacy and consumer protection. Meanwhile the ICC has compiled a
worldwide inventory of Alternative Dispute Resolution services to
assist online consumers. The inventory covers both
business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer online transactions.

http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2002doc.nsf/linkto/dsti-iccp-reg-cp(2002)1-final

au Dispute Resolution Policy
The auDRP will commence on 1 August 2002. 
 http://www.auda.org.au/policy/audrp/

auDA takes action on Internet Registry Pty Ltd mail out
auDA has secured undertakings and corrective action from Internet
Registry Pty Ltd after it sent a misleading mail out to hundreds of
domain name registrants. 
 http://www.auda.org.au/about/news/2002072902.html

Seiko UK Limited -v- Designer Time/Wanderweb (Nominet decision)
First ever appeal against Nominet decision in the UK
 http://www.nic.uk/drs/appeals/seiko-v-wanderweb.html


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