ICANN MAKES CHANGES & LOOKS TO START TALKS WITH GOVT.
By Nick Patience The body that will run the internet's domain name and numbering systems has completed what it hopes is the final major revision of its bylaws, and is now asking for the US government to begin negotiations as soon as possible, leading to a formal hand-over of...

US GOVERNMENT DEMANDS MORE OPENNESS FROM ICANN.
By Nick Patience The US government had its first sit-down meeting with the board of directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) last Thursday, and despite ICANN's efforts to convince the world that it is working in an open and transparent manner, it appears it...

ICANN GETS WARMER WELCOME IN EUROPE THAN IN THE US By Nick Patience.
Following its inaugural public meeting in Cambridge Massachusetts last month, the nascent Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), held its second meeting on November 25 in Brussels. We did not attend, but from we gather from those who did, it was a slightly less rowdy affair than...

GROUPS JOSTLE FOR RIGHT TO BECOME ICANN ADVISORY BODY.
By Nick Patience The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the non-profit body that will eventually control the internet's address and protocol infrastructure, has laid out the timetable and conditions for its proposed supporting organizations (SOs). The SOs will be the bodies that will form the policies...

Domains for Sale.
Internet domain name resellers threaten your e-business, stealing everything from your trademark to your Web site traffic. Known as cybersquatting, this newest risk, if left unchecked, could leave your company with cyber-squat. When James Gordon, CEO of Online Security in Los Angeles, registered his company's Web site...

Cybersquat Thrusts.
Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have passed separate versions of bills outlawing cybersquatting." According to Congress, cybersquatting occurs when a person registers as an Internet domain name a trademark or famous name to which he does not hold rights, with the intent of turning a...

REAL COVERAGE, VIRTUAL WORLD.
A closer look at your company's commercial general liability policy is warranted as you go online with your business. The "advertising injury" coverage of your CGL is especially important in today's wired world. You company has a great idea for an online venture. The business plan has...

Using the Internet to Access Oral Health Information.
Introduction Information superhighway. Surfing the `net.' Internet. WWW. URL. Hypertext. Upload/download. Web browser. These are some of the terms in the rapidly evolving technical vocabulary of the new millennium.[1] Today, the Internet is the most popular computer network in the world. The Internet has approximately 250 million...

Newsbytes Internet Week In Review.
WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 2000 DEC 22 (NB) -- By Ian Stokell, Newsbytes. In this week's roundup of Internet news: China To Protect Intellectual Copyrights On The Net; Despite Record Holiday Sales, E-Tailers Miss Chances - Study; Harry Potter Domains Snatched From "Cybersquatter;" Amazon.com Escapes Trend Toward Local Net Shopping;...

Top 10 Ways to Get Sued on the Internet.
It's no joke, and it's not a David Letterman List. A legal expert on Internet liability describes the key Internet pitfalls for businesses in the age of electronic commerce. The gold-rush nature of the Internet is both a strength and weakness of this new economic engine. But...