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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."

3 of 91 comments (clear)

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

    The lawyers.

  2. 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."!
    --
    Hate me!
  3. 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.