The Dot Biz TLD Registry
Registry of the "original, authentic" .biz, in operation since 1995.
ICANN Movie, The
Satirical series of Flash movies about ICANN. Part II focuses on the .biz dispute.
Dot-Biz: An Illegal Lottery?
"In a class action lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles Superior Court, Newman is charging that Internet regulators, the company managing the dot-biz domain and a list of more than 30 individual registers are conducting an illegal lottery for valuable online property." By Joanna Glasner. [Wired] (July 26, 2001)
ICANNWatch: Class Action Alleges ICANN's .biz Is an Illegal Lottery
A class action lawsuit was filed earlier this week alleging that the .biz registration process is an unfair and deceptive trade practice because it is running as an illegal lottery. (July 25, 2001)
OpenNIC: ICANN's .biz
Archived debate by OpenNIC members over whether to peer ICANN's .biz collider or honor their prior agreement to peer Pacific Root's .biz. (July 3, 2001)
.biz Domain Registration a Complete Shambles
"The registration process for the new .biz TLD is so convoluted that even professional registration companies have no idea what is going on." By Kieren McCarthy. [Register] (June 22, 2001)
.biz Is Tiny -- or Is It?
Dueling accounts of the size of the PacificRoot .biz TLD. [ICANNWatch] (June 19, 2001)
Weird Doings at the FTC: Shoddy 'Consumer Alert' Appears, Vanishes
"The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issues a pro-ICANN, anti-alternate root, consumer advisory entitled 'What's Dot and What's Not: Domain Name Registration Scams' that is partisan and inaccurate, then suddenly it's gone." News and discussion forum. [ICANNWatch] (May 17, 2001)
Original Dot-Biz Registrar Protests ICANN TLD Assignment
"ICANN's selection of the new TLD '.biz' has angered the owners of the Atlantic Root Network (ARN), a company that already offers the .biz suffix as part of its alternative root network." [AdLaw] (December 4, 2000)
When Worlds Collide: The New Dot-Biz and the Old
"It seems the new dot biz domain conflicts with domains registered in an alternative root system." News and archived discussion. [Slashdot] (November 28, 2000)
Is Dot-Biz Really a New Domain?
"Gallegos, who works for Atlantic Root Network, is happy to sell you a domain name with a 'dot-biz' suffix. The current cost: A handy $6 a year." By Declan McCullagh. [Wired] (November 27, 2000)
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