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Second Lawsuit Filed Against ICANN (and VeriSign)

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the more-the-merrier dept.

penciling_in writes "CircleID reports on a second lawsuit filed against ICANN and VeriSign. 'Newman & Newman, the law firm representing an ad hoc coalition of ICANN-accredited domain name registrars, has filed a lawsuit today against ICANN and VeriSign to Stop 'Anti-Consumer, Anti-Competitive' Wait List Service Implementation.' According to the report, "The complaint attacks ICANN and VeriSign based on 1) Unfair Trade Practices Act Violations; 2) Violation of California Business & Professions Code; 3) Unlawful Tying Arrangement; 4) Attempted Monopolization; 5) Violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; 6) Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage; 7) Breach of Contract; and 8) Declaratory Relief." Also a related website launched at fightwls.com."

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  1. Tech guru predicts the winner: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The lawyers.

  2. doh! by stonebeat.org · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was kinda waiting for WLS. I am tried of doing a WHOIS on bunch of Domain Names, every morning, to see if they expired ;)

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  3. Too long by Quasar1999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just shorten the story to, Verisign/ICANN being sued for standard business practices...

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    1. Re:Too long by arivanov · · Score: 4, Funny
      Just shorten the story to, Verisign/ICANN being sued for standard business practices...

      By a bunch of direct marketeers. I would like someone to draw some blood from the V/I, but I am not very sure that the I would like any of the "platifs" to win anything. Besides a gratuitous mentioning of their lattitude, longitude and altitude in a submarine of course.

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  4. Just like a soap! by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Verisign: Mwahaha! Say hello to millions in advertisement revenue... We mean, Sitefinder!
    ICANN: Hey Verisign.
    Verisign: Yesh?
    ICANN: Fuck off.
    Verisign: ...
    Verisign: To hell with you, I'm going to sue you!
    Rest of the world: GO TO HELL, BOTH OF YOU!!!
    Return tomorrow for the next episode of "As the DNS resolves."!
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  5. Re:anti- W(hich) L(egal) S(tand) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    But, it's obviously bad! It needs to be stopped! Don't you see the graphic with the red crossed circle? It's unamerican to question what you're protesting...

  6. Re:Nice try by feidaykin · · Score: 4, Funny
    No, no. Verisign is suing ICANN for Sitefinder. Crazy, mixed up world, isn't it?

    What do you call a thousand lawyers chained together at the bottom of the ocean?

    ( wait for it...)

    A good start!

    Thank you, thank you... And yes I pulled that from a Tom Hanks movie and it was likely and old joke at that point.

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  7. Re:Nice try by BadDreamer · · Score: 2, Funny

    What do you call 100 lawyers in the ocean?

    A pollution.

    What do you call ALL the lawyers in the ocean?

    A solution.

    Thank you, thank you, *ducks rotten tomatoes*, don't forget to tip your waitress for those tomatoes!

  8. I just thought of a great new game by Mixel · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's like the old "Rock, Paper, Scissors"... Only its called "Sue, Copy, PublicDomain"!

    Sue vs Copy -> Sue Wins
    Sue vs Public -> Public Wins
    Copy vs Public -> Copy Wins

    A game for artists, lawyers, hackers, CEOs and the whole family.

  9. Survivor: Supreme Court by mabu · · Score: 2, Funny

    This should make a great immunity challenge for NBC's upcoming: Survivor: Supreme Court