Sex.com Settles Case Against VeriSign

netcentr writes "A press release on CircleID has announced that the owner of the Sex.com domain name today has got 'a final settlement with VeriSign (formerly Network Solutions, Inc.), concluding a six-year legal fight that set several important precedents for the future of the Internet. After the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted Sex.Com a sweeping victory that held VeriSign/Network Solutions, Inc. (collectively "VeriSign") strictly responsible for mishandling the famous domain name, Sex.Com and VeriSign have settled Sex.Com's lawsuit against VeriSign.' Gary Kremen was awarded a $65 million judgment against Cohen for stealing the domain name, which the U.S. Supreme Court declined to overturn on June 12, 2003."

Comments

One in a million

[lukewarmfusion]

Ah... good thing they got that taken care of. I was so starved for pr0n for the last six years.

Really - like there aren't enough of these sites out there?

Re:One in a million

[justMichael]

...hadn't screwed the pooch?

If that's what he was selling, maybe it's a good thing they hijacked his domain to save us. ;)

Yay!

[TWX]

So the courts finally come out and say that sex should be on the internet!

Millions of smelly UNIX administrators breathe a sigh of relief.

Re:Yay!

[vwjeff]

Millions of smelly UNIX administrators breathe a sigh of relief.

You don't have to be a UNIX admin to be smelly you insensitive clod. Oh, wait...nevermind.

o.O

[Anonymous Coward]

I, for one, welcome our rightful sex.com overlords

Aren't there enough?

[Fubar411]

There are NEVER ENOUGH!

To quote Will Ferrel's Neal Diamond impression, "To quench my insatiable appetite for barely legal porno."

Re:Aren't there enough?

[EpsCylonB]

Or to quote friends...

"If they took all the porn off the internet I'm pretty sure there would only be one website left, and it would called bring back the porn"

Just wait...

[radd0]

until George Michael catches wind of this.

I notice

[platypibri]

there is no such battle over intellect.com

Baaah

[Anonymous Coward]

I wanted to register www.sex.orgy a loonnggg time back. But they wouldn't give me the extra 'y'.

Re:Offended

[andy666]

This isn't a story about sex, it is a story about the internet. Unless you find the supreme court sexy...

Re:Offended

[Anonymous Coward]

1. Shut up
2. Make me a sandwich

Re:what a case, what a name

[Mateito]

> Goooo Sex.com

or "How to get yourself sued by Sex.com AND Google in one easy domain registration"

Re:Astounding

[archen]

This is Verisign we're talking about here. It would be a miricle if they could write a line of code that tells them if the sky is blue.

Slashdot Comedy Cop Alert! Re:One in a million

[sharper56]

Excuse me, a proper Slashdot retort would have included some passing reference to the act of masterbation when talking about internet porn.

example:
No, I can surf with only one hand.

In future, please try to follow the Slashdot comedy guidelines!

Re:2nd post?

[callipygian-showsyst]

Well, of course you can't put "f*ck" in a domain name! Asterisk ("*") is not a valid character for a domain name. You need to read the RFC.

Re:Slashdot Comedy Cop Alert! Re:One in a million

[Mr Guy]

At Slashdot, Anonymous Cowards make your profits for you, you insensitive clod.

Smelly UNIX

[lildogie]

I've got to get that distro!

Sex.com?

[bfg9000]

Why should we care? This is obviously not something that will ever affect us geeks. Now, HabitualSelfPleasure.com, *there's* News For Nerds, Stuff That Matters.

Re:Astounding

[glitch23]

Good grief - what hill have you been living under?!?

Capitol Hill