Industry, Government Want 'Whois' Fixes (Washtech.com)
Rampant inaccuracies in public lists of Internet address holders are
crippling efforts to track down con artists, pirates and other online
wrongdoers, government and industry representatives told a
congressional panel today.
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57776-2002May22.html
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176735.html
 http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,,3_1143131,00.html

Second Land Rush Begins For 'Hot' Dot-Info Domains (Newsbytes)
Domain registry Afilias has signaled the start of another rush for
what could be - literally - some of the hottest domain names still
available within the new dot-info domain space.
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176738.html

Court Dismisses Suit Against DOC Over ICANN UDRP (from BNA Internet
Law News)
A federal court has dismissed a suit launched against the Department
of Commerce over the ICANN UDRP. The plaintiff filed the action after
losing a UDRP action over the bancochile.com domain. The court ruled
that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue the DOC, finding that he
could not show a connection between the department and the
promulgation of the UDRP.  Case name is Bord v. Banco de Chile and
U.S. DOC. Decision at:
 http://www.icann.org/legal/bord-v-banco-de-chile/opinion-15may02.htm

NeuStar Voices Concerns Over 'Dot-Kids' Bill (Washtech.com)
A congressional effort to cordon off a safe online "playground" for
young children may be enjoying broad bipartisan support, but the
Washington-based company that would be charged with operating that
playground says the proposal is fraught with problems.
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52221-2002May21.html


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