ICANN under fire--again (ZDNet)
Lawmakers are calling for hearings, consumer groups are up in arms,
and directors are attacking each other in increasingly nasty ways.
Sounds like deja vu for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN), which is charged with coordinating the
Internet's domain name system, an international network of Internet
domain servers and Web addresses. 

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20264338,00.htm
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-871635.html

Plan to Change Internet Group Is Criticized as Inadequate
The organization responsible for managing the Internet's address
system has embarked on a reform effort that has ignited a contentious
debate not just about its own future but about the very notion of
Internet governance.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/01/technology/ebusiness/01DOMA.html
  
Net Addressing Body Seeks Suggestions On Restructuring (Newsbytes)
The body that manages the Internet's worldwide addressing system is
asking the online public to help shape a controversial restructuring
plan that could put more direct power over the Domain Name System
(DNS) in the hands of world governments.  
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175537.html

Web site owners slam VeriSign service (CW360)
VeriSign has come under attack from angry Web site owners over the
company's domain name registration services.

http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?30REQEVENT=&REQAUTH=0&rd=&i=&ard=111227&fv=1
 
United States: New Domain Name . US (Mondaq)
Billed as "America's Internet Address", .US domain names are now
being marketed as a way to establish a uniquely American identity.
Previously, these domain names were only available in a third-level
domain name format (e.g., ). Now, for the first time, .US
registrations are being made available at the second level, like the
familiar .com, .net and .org names (e.g., ).

http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=15760&product_id=4&company_id=1360

Rift deepens over Internet domain policy (Korea Herald)
The confrontation between KRNIC and Internet domain operators has
escalated further over the KRNIC's plan to hand over its exclusive
".kr" domain registration right to multiple operators. 

http://www.koreaherald.com/SITE/data/html_dir/2002/04/01/200204010027.asp

Internet Name Policy in Shambles (Korea Times)
Korea Network Information Center (KRNIC), the national Internet name
oversight body, has been criticized for its opaque and perplexing
policies over domain names, sparking protests from the industry and
the public.  

http://www.mic.go.kr/eng/jsp/etc/etc_100_02.jsp?menu_code=z400_0001_1&m_code=z400_1160_1&curpage=1
 http://www.korealink.co.kr/kt_tech/200203/t2002032619172345110.htm

Results of Consultation on Accreditation of Registrars for .SG Domain
Name Registration (SGnic)
 http://www.nic.net.sg/registrar_accreditation_consult.html

'Generic' Domains Collector Bests Trademark Claims Again (Newsbytes)
Web content developer Reflex Publishing - whose best-known property
might be Humor.com - has fended off yet another attempt by a company
intent on plucking a prized Internet address from its extensive
collection of generic-sounding domain names.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175541.html

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