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WebEx accuses Citrix of cybersquatting
WebEx Communications, best known for its web
conferencing products, is suing Citrix Systems,
alleging cybersquatting, trademark infringement and
unfair competition.

http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=E68B13EB-CFAE-41BD-B42B-3A652C330F08

http://news.com.com/WebEx+hits+Citrix+with+cybersquatting+suit/2100-1030_3-5561929.html

http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=cybersquattinglawsu1107438178

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=59300905

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/04/webex_sues_citrix_for_cybersquatting/

Fake tsunami appeal website terminated
A bogus website masquerading as that of the Disasters
Emergency Committee has been taken down. The
enforcement action follows warnings yesterday (3
February) that the site, decuk.org, which claimed to
be collecting funds to help victims of the Indian
Ocean tsunami disaster was not to be trusted.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/04/fake_dec_site_pulled/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/03/email_dec_fake_site/
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4232111.stm

Denial of Domain Name Transfer: BAA Loses Request for
Gatwick.Com (reg req'd)
On 11 November 2004 the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation
Center produced its decision on BAA plc v. Bob Larkin
(case D2004-0555). BAA claimed that gatwick.com was
confusingly similar to two registered trade marks (BAA
GATWICK and BAA LONDON GATWICK), and identical to the
common law mark established as a consequence of the
activities taking place at Gatwick airport.

http://www.mondaq.com/article_preview.asp?a=30735&e=on

Google Gets Domain Name Registration OK
Add domain name registration to the portfolio of
Google specialties. Google Inc. is now an official
seller of Internet addresses following approval from
the Net's key oversight agency
 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=473199

http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=11488
 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/index.php?p=1281
 http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=2895771

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050205/ap_on_hi_te/techbits_google_names_1

10 Things Google Could Do as a Domain Name Registrar
In the absence of any formal announcements, news of
Google being accredited by ICANN as a domain name
registrar, spread fast in the media today after it was
first reported by Bret Fausett on Lextext – see Google
is a Registrar.
 http://www.circleid.com/article/930_0_1_0_C

A Postitive Look at DENIC's .Net Bid
The outcome of the .Net rebid process will involve the
security, stability and diversity of management of the
Internet's critical infrastructure. As well, the rebid
process introduces competitive forces that will flow
through to users in the form of cost savings and
improved service levels. DENIC has submitted a bid
that is consistent with the goals and interests of the
Internet community and is the only proponent that has
done so. Let us consider the following factors and
assess the alignment of the bids with the goals and
interests for the Internet community.
 http://www.circleid.com/article/931_0_1_0_C/

ETNO Publishes Common Position on Future of IPv6
Management
The European Telecommunications Network Operators'
Association (ETNO) has published its common position
on the future of IPv6 management.

http://ripe.net/info/internet-management/etno-ipv6-200501.html

InternetNZ Research Fellow in Cyber Law: Law School,
Victoria University of Wellington
This is a new Research Fellowship in a newly emerging
discipline. There will be a particular challenge in
working with the InternetNZ/Victoria University Law
School Project Management Committee to identify the
priority topics in Cyber Law of relevance to both
parties and to research and communicate the issues to
a range of audiences in an effective way. A further
challenge will be working with the Project Management
Committee to establish and maintain work priorities.
 http://internetnz.net.nz/news/cyberlawvac.htm

us: Bullfight brewing over Internet domain names
Every year Bullnanza is held at the same place and
same time. The Lazy E Arena near Guthrie hosts the
event during the last week of January.
 http://www.kfor.com/Global/story.asp?S=2902686

de: DENIC Ensures 24/7 Registrar Support Services For
.net By Teaming With Tucows (news release)
Internet domain registry DENIC eG, of Germany, today
announced that it has joined with Canadian-based
Internet services firm Tucows Inc. to ensure 24/7
support services for the .net registry, should DENIC
be awarded the .net registry business by ICANN at the
end of March. DENIC has selected Tucows as its
exclusive provider of complementary .net registrar
support services for the North American market.
According to the Letter of Intent signed by both
companies, Tucows will operate an English-language
support facility in Toronto, while DENIC will continue
to manage its English/German-language support center
in Frankfurt. Together, the two companies will provide
round-the-clock support for .net registrars. Last
month, DENIC submitted its proposal to ICANN to take
over administration of the important .net Top Level
Domain (TLD), which is currently up for competitive
bid.
 http://www.denic.de/en/denic/presse/index.html

de: New Study Reveals Dot Net Registrars Want
Increased Registry Competition; Welcome A New Dot Net
Administrator (news release)
A new independent study released today by leading
market research firm Penn Schoen & Berland Associates
(PSB) finds that current dot net registrars see a
critical need for increased competition in the generic
Top Level Domain (gTLD) registry market. According to
the survey’s results, nearly 9 out of 10 registrars
agree that the Internet community is better served by
not allowing one company to monopolize the gTLD
registry market.
 http://www.denic.de/en/denic/presse/index.html

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WSIS & GOVERNANCE
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WSIS Conference ends
Representatives of 53 African countries ended a
Preparatory Conference on the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) on Friday, pledging to
forge a common front to build an information society,
which is inclusive of all stakeholders including
government, private sector, civil society as well as
international organizations.

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=74770

Africans urged to tap resources of the Diaspora
An immigration expert attending the second World
Summit on Information Society's (WSIS) Africa
conference in Accra said Africa must strategise to tap
the rich resources of its citizens living abroad for
the region's socio-economic development.
 http://www.africast.com/article.php?newsID=53917

WSIS: Africa Seeks Role in Internet Governance
As the question of who manages the Internet continues
to generate increasing global attention, African
stakeholders are pushing for a more effective role for
the continent's user community in the governance of
global information infrastructures.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200502030711.html

WSIS Regional Preparatory Conference Opens
Call Ghana for 10p per minuteAccra, Feb 2, GNA -
Africa needs to present a common viewpoint on
Information and Communication Technology in order to
bridge the digital divide between the continent and
the developed world, regional leaders and experts said
on Wednesday.

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=74585

WSIS Africa Regional Conference Opens Today
Ghanaian President John Kufuor is today expected to
officially open the Africa Regional preparatory
conference for the WSIS at the Accra International
Conference Centre (AICC), Ghana.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200502020459.html

Africa: WSIS 101 - the Story in a Nutshell
IN RURAL communities of Africa owning a computer is
out of the question. Where computers do exist there
aren't enough or are too expensive for everyone to
use. Subsistence wages do not begin to cover the cost
of hardware, software or computer lessons that
facilitate access to information on the economy,
education and healthcare information that could help
improve living standards for millions of people around
the world.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200502020009.html

Ghana Hosts WSIS Conference Tomorrow
The African Regional Preparatory Conference for the
WSIS, whose theme is "Access - Africa's key to an
inclusive Information Society," will prepare for
Africa's effective participation in the second phase
of the WSIS to ensure a strategic and interdependent
digital partnership that will promote economic growth
and human development of the continent.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200502020147.html

Learning How to Report On the Information Society
Twenty West African journalists have received
intensive training on how to report on the information
society in a three day course ahead of the African
regional preparatory meeting for the WSIS.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200502020679.html

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Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and
BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>.

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(c) David Goldstein 2005

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