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Versign sues ICANN

         

gethan

10:47 am on Feb 27, 2004 (gmt 0)

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[news.bbc.co.uk...]

Domain name giant Verisign is suing the body that oversees the net, claiming it had no authority to stop it from offering its site finder service

Damn - why can't I edit the title?

Verisign not versign.

Background here:

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gethan

10:56 am on Feb 27, 2004 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Story first broken here: (according to google news) ComputerWorld [computerworld.com]

VeriSign alleges that ICANN, by straying from its charter and agreement to be a technical coordination body, has improperly attempted to become the "de facto regulator of the domain name system and in doing so stifled the introduction of new services that benefit Internet users and promote the growth of the Internet,"