JUDGE BLOWS THE WHISTLE ON REFEREE SITE
In surprising and disappointing decision, a federal judge
has ordered eReferee.com from using its domain and from
using the term "referee" at all, "either alone or with other
words" in its "domain names, directory names or other such
computer addresses."  The judge sided with Referee magazine,
which argued that it owns the trademark rights for "referee"
for the purposes of publication.  The decision is
particularly troubling since it effectively overrules a
previous ICANN UDRP decision which found in favor of
eReferee.com.  eReferee is appealing the decision.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-4839749-0.html
Earlier ICANN UDRP decision at
http://www.arbforum.com/domains/decisions/94707.html

FED JUDGE RULES AGAINST DOMAIN NAME SCAMMER
A US federal judge has ordered an alleged Internet address
scammer to stop pressuring consumers into buying unnecessary
variants of their own domain names.  The FTC claimed that a
Canadian man had convinced more than 27,000 consumers to
register variants of their domain names through his company
at $70 a pop.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/162049.html
http://www.globetechnology.com/archive/gam/20010216/RDOMA.html

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Net governing body slammed from within



Dissenting Icann director Karl Auerbach in a relaxed mood

By BBC News Online internet reporter Mark Ward 
One of the board members of the net coordinating body Icann has called
the organisation "secretive" and "undemocratic". 

Karl Auerbach, Icann regional representative for North America, made his
comments while testifying before a Senate subcommittee investigating the
organisation. 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1171000/1171793.stm
-- 
David Goldstein
Project Manager, Internet Industry Liaison Project
Communications Law Centre

dgoldstein&#167;comslaw.org.au
PO Box 14428 MCMC, Melbourne Vic 8001
tel: 03 9248 1255
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