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We got three of them ! > -----Original Message----- > From: Shane Short [mailto:shorty@...> Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2003 1:29 PM > To: isp-australia@isp-australia.com > Subject: [isp-australia] Re: auDA sues Domain Names Australia > > > Ahaha, me too :D > > - Shane Short > http://www.trancelab.org/ > Email - shorty@... > Phone - 0419 684 212 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Waterfront Internet Service [mailto:wis@...> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 1:09 PM > To: isp-australia@isp-australia.com > Subject: [isp-australia] Re: auDA sues Domain Names Australia > > I just got one of their letters/invoices yesterday!!!!!!! > > Deb :-) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Clapperton (lists)" <lists@....au> > To: <isp-australia@isp-australia.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 2:50 PM > Subject: [isp-australia] auDA sues Domain Names Australia > > > > > http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7081754%255E15306,00.html > > > > DOMAIN name controller auDA has taken out a class-action lawsuit > against > > domain name reseller Domain Names Australia (DNA) and its sole > director > > Chesley Paul Rafferty for breaches of the Trade Practices Act. > > > > The Federal Court action comes after a mail-out letter > campaign by DNA > > warned businesses that .com names used by the business had not been > > registered. The letters included a reference number, a > "closing date", > > and a tear-off section for making payment. > > > > auDA had previously warned that the letters "could easily > be mistaken > > for an invoice". The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission > had > > also launched an inquiry into the practice. > > > > auDA brought the claim "on behalf of all members of the public that > have > > existing .au ccTD (eg .com.au, .org.au, .net.au) or gTLD (eg .com, > .net, > > .org) domain names and who have received domain notices from DNA and > > made payments pursuant to those notices". > > > > auDA is seeking to have DNA declared in breach of the Trade > Practices > > Act, as well refunds, damages and permanent injunctions > preventing DNA > > and Mr Rafferty "engaging in certain types of misleading or > deceptive > > conduct, or conduct likely to mislead or deceive, in the future". > > auDA also applied for a temporary injunction preventing DNA using > funds > > received as a result of the mail-out, but the application > was rejected > > by Justice Finkelstein. > > > > -- > > Dale Clapperton (lists) <lists@....au> > > > > > > > ------------------------ANNOUNCEMENT--------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ISPCON FALL 2003 - Santa Clara Convention Center > > October 20-22 - The Definitive Event Wired and Wireless ISPs > > www.ispcon.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ___________ > __________ > > > > > ------------------------ANNOUNCEMENT--------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ISPCON FALL 2003 - Santa Clara Convention Center > October 20-22 - The Definitive Event Wired and Wireless ISPs > www.ispcon.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ___________ > __________ > > > ------------------------ANNOUNCEMENT--------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ISPCON FALL 2003 - Santa Clara Convention Center > October 20-22 - The Definitive Event Wired and Wireless ISPs > www.ispcon.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------ANNOUNCEMENT--------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ISPCON FALL 2003 - Santa Clara Convention Center October 20-22 - The Definitive Event Wired and Wireless ISPs www.ispcon.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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