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URLs Patented, Domain Registrars Sued

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the getting-worse-before-getting-better dept.

theodp writes "A newly formed company is suing Network Solutions and Register.com for infringing on its e-mail and domain naming patent, which covers assigning each member of a group a URL of the form 'name.subdomain.domain' and an e-mail address of the form 'name@subdomain.domain.'"

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  1. America? by samsmithnz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is an American company right? Explains a lot. I understand Americans wanting to bear arms, freedom of speech, but nowhere do I see "Right to sue anyone, any time for any stupid reason"