Microsof (No Typo) Loses Case Microsoft will be allowed to evict the holder of the Internet address microsof.com, the U.N.'s anti-cybersquatting board said on Thursday. It is the software giant's second victory in such a case. [Reuters] http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,37838,00.html

WIPO Decision: Microsoft Corporation v. Microsof.com Text of WIPO decision transferring microsof.com from Tarek Ahmed to Microsoft Corporation. http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2000/d2000-0548.html

Microsoft wins cybersquatting case U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) will be allowed to evict the holder of the Internet address microsof.com, the U.N.'s anti-''cybersquatting'' board said on Thursday, its second victory in such a case. [sv.com] http://www0.mercurycenter.com/svtech/companies/watch/microsoft/docs/069100.htm

Hijacking the Internet? "On the Internet, a war between government-backed trademark holders and small web entrepreneurs is heating up. Thanks to the current managers of the Internet and a little-known agency of the United Nations, the trademark holders are winning." By Timothy Terrell. [Free Market] http://www.mises.org/freemarket_detail.asp?control=323&sortorder=title

San Jose Man Hits Gold--$3.3 Million Web Name Compaq Computer Corp. has agreed to pay a San Jose man $3.35 million for the Web address www.altavista.com, which is believed to be a record amount paid for a domain name, according to a source close to the deal. [SF Chronicle] http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/07/28/MN27524.DTL