Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for
the latest domain news. By C.O.B. 2nd May, a more
recent edition of the news will normally be posted to
the auDA web site. The domain name news is supported
by auDA.

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au: auDA and Capital Networks settle disputes 
auDA and Capital Networks Pty Ltd (trading as
TotalNIC) have settled all outstanding disputes
between them. As part of the settlement terms, Capital
Networks has withdrawn its application to the High
Court for special leave to appeal, auDA has withdrawn
its application for winding up and Capital Networks’
registrar accreditation has been terminated by
agreement.
 http://auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-29042005

au: auDA reduces its .au domain name fee by 25 percent
Effective from 1st May 2005, auDA will reduce the fee
it charges registrars for .au domains by 25 percent
from $7.50 to $5.50.
 http://auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-28042005

Net co-founder's domain - Q&A with Vint Cerf
EVERY New Year's eve, net heads should raise their
glasses and take a swig in honour of Vint Cerf, who
co-authored the TCP/IP protocol that is fundamental to
the internet's operation.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,15059746%5e16681%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

NSI no longer leads domain market
Network Solutions, once the monopoly provider of .com
domain name registrations, is no longer the market
leader, almost six years after competition was
introduced into the market, according to the latest
market share statistics.

http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=F2C3F676-58DB-4A9E-9EF2-8A963EEAE81F

GoDaddy.com Tops Registrar Ranking
Domain name registrar GoDaddy.com is tops in the
world.
 http://internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3500651

http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=11995

http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid=5422

Security Concerns Boosted VeriSign's Dot-Net Bid
When the nonprofit organization that oversees the
Internet's domain name system announced last month
that the world's fourth largest domain would remain in
the hands of VeriSign Inc., technology workers and
Internet policy wonks around the world were
incredulous, wondering aloud how the company had
managed to navigate a process that was, in many ways,
designed to reduce its hold on key pieces of Internet
real estate.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/18/AR2005041800661.html

Goodwill for the future of the internet in Africa
Internet professionals from all parts of the world
have come to Maputo, Mozambique bringing good wishes
and encouragement to the first meeting of AfriNIC as a
fully fledged Regional Internet Registry (RIR). The
other four RIRs were all keen to express their
goodwill for the success of AfriNIC as the internet
numbers registry for Africa.

http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/southern_africa/0,2172,103058,00.html

New internet addresses present new opportunities
A new system for assigning internet addresses will
provide entrepreneurs with opportunities for
innovation. This is the view of Jordi Palet Martinez,
an internet consultant, who made a presentation on the
new IPv6 system to the AfriNIC policy making meeting
in Maputo, Mozambique.

http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/internet/0,2172,103059,00.html

us/va: Pope domain squatter hands gains to charity
The Florida man who squatted on half a dozen possible
Papal names -- including the one eventually chosen by
former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI -- said
Thursday that he would be turning over the domains to
a New York-based charity.
 http://www.pcauthority.com.au/news.aspx?CIaNID=18621

us: Media firm buys sites for Santorum's 2008 run
Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) has “no intention” to run
for president in 2008, but a media communications firm
that represents him has registered a slew of relevant
domain names in case the senator changes his mind.

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/042705/santorum.html

GNSO Council Teleconference Agenda
Draft Agenda for GNSO Council meeting Thursday, May
12, 2005

http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-gnso-12may05.shtml

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

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