domain news - 11 August

Mixed interest in Domainz sale
The sale of Domainz, the ex-monopoly supplier of New
Zealand domain names, has generated some interest in its
homeland and Australia, but many potential buyers have
decided against bidding for what they perceive as a company
on the decline.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000048590,20276855,00.htm

Domainz sale as early as next week
InternetNZ is going through the “final bits and pieces” of
the sale of Domainz, and a sale may be announced as early
as next week.

http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/65C9B78A75C733B4CC256D7A0012EC1D

Ministry to formulate rules on 'cybersquatting'
The Korean government said yesterday that it is moving to
set up legal protection for Internet domain addresses in a
bid to head off profit-oriented registrations by
cybersquatters.

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2003/08/05/200308050038.asp

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2003/08/05/200308050006.asp

auDA reverses domain transfer after policy breach
Regulatory authority auDA has reversed a transfer of over
500 domain names, after it found Enetica reseller Web
Access had breached policy relating to transfers.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000048590,20276702,00.htm

Domain Names NZ falls foul of DNC
A new domain name marketing campaign from Australia has
fallen foul of the Domain Name Commissioner (DNC).

http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/021C5EBCE4380F8ACC256D7900166B69

InternetNZ bolsters independence
Organisations that run their own country-code top-level
domains, such as InternetNZ, should have greater confidence
in their independence after a meeting of global internet
body ICANN in Montreal last month.

http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/B33864C1C54E0A0BCC256D74007C5ADC

Activist adopts web address as first name
She knew her new name might finally stick when she got a
phone message recently: "Hi, GoVeg.com. This is your
mother. Please call me."

http://technology.nzoom.com/technology_detail/0,1608,210170-113-380,00.html

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