In the ever-changing, often wacky world of the domain name system, we link to key policy updates, domain name system litigation, meetings, DNS initiatives, and related articles. These links update information included in The Domain Name Handbook, and they will take you away from this website. Media A month-by-month listing of links to DNS news from a variety of online media sources. See also media links in Report from IFWP, DNS in Congress, and Archives of ICANN Policy DNS and registration policies, proposals, and initiatives other than those ICANN-related activities. Court Links to legal pleadings and court orders involving registries, top level domains. Diaries Summaries of individual domain name disputes with links to news reports and court documents.   Contact | Order | Site | News | Disputes | Policy | ICANN | Lists | Archives Contents | Reviews | Viewpoint | Acknowledgment | Glossary | Special Features | Booklist  The Domain Name Handbook: High Stakes and Strategies in Cyberspace Copyright© 1998 - 2003 Ellen Rony and Peter Rony. All Rights Reserved. http://www.domainhandbook.com/news.html	.	.	REPORTED TOP DOMAIN SALES* (work in progress)   * may include other assets   2003 $500,000 - NEWZEALAND.COM   2002 $800,000 - JOBS.COM   2001 circa $500,000 - CHICAGO.COM $1,000,000 - TDC.COM $500,000 - WORK.COM $100,000 - 247.COM   2000 $5,000,000 - KOREA.COM $5,000,000 - ASSEENONTV.COM $3,000,000 - LOANS.COM $1,500,000 - FLY.COM $1,000,000 -CYBERWORKS.COM CYBERWORKS.NET $1,000,000 - BEAUTY.CC $700,000 - CINEMA.COM $198,985 - ENGINEERING.ORG $125,000 - PUSH.COM also FLU.COM (undisclosed, advertised for $1.4M)   1999 $7,500,000 - BUSINESS.COM $3,300,000 - WINE.COM $2,200,000 - AUTOS.COM $2,000,000 - EXPRESS.COM $1,035,000 - WALLSTREET.COM $823,456 - DRUGS.COM $500,000+ - COMPUTER.COM $450,000 - ART.COM $300,000 - BBC.COM   1998 $3,350,000 - ALTAVISTA.COM $100,000 - CONSUMERS.COM   1997 $150,000 - BUSINESS.COM $100,000 - INTERNET.COM   1995 $20,000 - DOWNLOAD.COM $15,000 - TV.COM $9,000 - GROCERY.COM   Survey: Table of Comparative Domain Name Appraisals (May 01)