A turbulent year for New Zealand's domain system
The domain name system in New Zealand is undergoing one of
the most radical changes to the way it is managed since its
inception.
 http://www.itworld.com/Net/3499/021230nzdomain/

UDRPlaw.net Special Report - 2002 Cases of the Year
Once again, UDRPlaw.net is honoring a few of the more
interesting, controversial and relevant domain name
decisions of the past year. 2002 was an intriguing year for
domain name disputes, and on this list we highlight some of
those cases.
 http://www.udrplaw.net/2002YearinReview.htm

Domain manager settles class-action suit
Managers of the .biz Internet domain have agreed to pay
roughly $1.2 million to settle charges that their system
for handing out hot names such as "www.show.biz" amounted
to an illegal lottery.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-978870.html

http://www.nandotimes.com/business/story/703071p-5192282c.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/sns-ap-techbits-biz0103jan03,1,3527633.story

ICANN Advisory Concerning Settlement of .biz Class-Action
Lawsuits
 http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-29dec02.htm

Top ICANN Registrar Statistic
The domain industry has had a big shake up this year. The
rise of the discount registrar is being lead by GoDaddy and
eNom. GoDaddy on the retail front and eNom on the wholesale
front. Mean while Network Solutions continues to bleed
domains at an alarming pace. It looks like 2003 will be the
strongest year yet for the Discount Registrars.

http://www.whois.sc/internet-statistics/registrar-stats.html

ICANN Audited Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ending 30
June 2002

http://www.icann.org/financials/financial-report-fye-30jun02.htm

Extended Period for Comments on GNSO Whois Task Force
Report
The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) has
extended the time for comment on the Whois Task Force's
Policy Report on Whois Accuracy and Bulk Access. The report
contains consensus policy recommendations as well as advice
and comment from the Task Force. Comments should be
submitted by e-mail to <comments-whois&#167;gnso.icann.org> no
later than 9 January 2003.

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24dec02.htm

ICANN ccNSO Assistance Group Preliminary Recommendation on
ccNSO Council (For Comment and Feedback)
Comments will be most useful if they are made by 14 January
2003. Consistent with the 29 October 2002 ccNSO Assistance
Group Communiqu�, the Assistance Group has prepared its
preliminary recommendation on the ccNSO Council. The
Assistance Group requests feedback within the coming two
weeks (until 14 January 2003) for comments to be given
utmost consideration. The preliminary recommendation on the
Council can be found in Annex A. The ccNSO Assistance Group
will consider feedback received on this preliminary
recommendation and its effect on other recommendations.

http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/ccnsoag-report-24dec02.htm

Court Punts Sex.com Domain Case
A dispute over the transfer of the domain name Sex.com may
be heading to California's highest court. In a decision
published Friday, a panel of federal appellate judges asked
the California Supreme Court to weigh in on the question of
whether traditional property conversion laws should apply
to Internet domain names.
 http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,57065,00.html

http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?ptitle=Technology%20News&s1=blk&tp=ad_topright_tech&T=markets_box.ht&s2=ad_right1_technology&bt=ad_position1_technology&box=ad_box_all&tag=technology&middle=ad_frame2_technology&s=APhYbuxSOVmVyaVNp

VeriSign Resurrects Network Solutions
VeriSign Inc. plans to announce Monday that it plans to
open a Herndon subsidiary to handle its domain name
retailing business.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11491-2003Jan4.html

NeuLevel Settles Internet Domain Class-Action Suit
One company that aimed to offer an alternative domain
naming services has settled a class-action suit for roughly
$1.2 million. NeuLevel Inc. is said to have operated an
"illegal lottery" in distributing .biz domain addresses.
 http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/1563201
 http://www.neulevel.biz/ardp/docs/biz_settlement.pdf

TradeNZ accused of domain name 'hijack'
TradeNZ has lost a landmark case to claim back the internet
domain name newzealand.com from a United States firm,
Virtual Countries.
 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3048427

Register.com wins injunction against rival
Domain name registrar Register.com won a preliminary
injunction against a competitor for alleged "domain name
slamming," or filching customers without their knowledge.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-978862.html
 http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,108315,00.asp

Review of the Year: Domain name sellers
Frustration with the lack of regulation in the domain name
selling industry finally reached boiling point in 2002.
 http://www.vnunet.com/News/1137763

JTB going after jamaica.com
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is preparing itself to, if
necessary, take legal action against a Canada-based firm
for the right to use the Internet domain name, jamaica.com.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20021229T020000-0500_37298_OBS_JTB_GOING_AFTER_JAMAICA_COM.asp

Energy firm offloads domain name management
Energy pipeline company National Grid Transco has
outsourced the management of its domain names to prevent
cyber-squatting and improve efficiency.
 http://www.vnunet.com/News/1137820

What's in a domain name? Plenty, it would seem
Journalist and former Kennett aide, Stephen Mayne, may soon
have to ensure that the Web site crikey.com.au, is referred
to exactly by that name, rather than crikey.com, following
the purchase of the domain name crikey.com by an
Australian.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/06/1041566353425.html

.SD ccTLD Administration
We would like to state Sudan Internet Society (SIS)
policies regarding conformance with the Principles for the
delegation and administration of country code top level
domains, (GAC) ICANN

http://www.iana.org/cctld/sd/elamin-to-elkhateeb-09oct02.htm

IANA Report on Redelegation of the .sd Top-Level Domain
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (the IANA), as part
of the administrative functions associated with management
of the domain-name system root, is responsible for
receiving requests for delegation and redelegation of
top-level domains, investigating the circumstances
pertinent to those requests, and reporting on the requests.
In March 2002, the IANA received a preliminary request for
redelegation of the .sd (Sudan) country-code top-level
domain (ccTLD). This report gives the findings and
conclusions of the IANA on its investigation of that
request.
 http://www.iana.org/reports/sd-report-20dec02.htm

Request of Kenya Network Information Center for
Redelegation of .ke Top-Level Domain
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (the IANA), as part
of the administrative functions associated with management
of the domain-name system root, is responsible for
receiving requests for delegation and redelegation of
top-level domains, investigating the circumstances
pertinent to those requests, and reporting on the requests.
In June 2002, the IANA received a request for the
redelegation of the .ke (Kenya) country-code top-level
domain (ccTLD). This report gives the findings and
conclusions of the IANA on its investigation of that
request.
 http://www.iana.org/reports/ke-report-20dec02.htm

PIR Takes Over .Org Domain
The Public Interest Registry (PIR) assumed control Jan. 1
of the .org top-level domain registry from VeriSign Global
Registry Services (Quote, Company Info) to begin the
largest transfer of data from one registry to another in
the history of the Internet. In April of last year, the
ICANN Board of Directors selected PIR, the not-for-profit
subsidiary of the Internet Society (ISOC)of Reston, Va., to
operate the registry.
 http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/erp/article.php/1563651
 http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,108364,00.asp
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