Cable Forum - View Single Post - So Verisign are screwing us over again then?

Dooby · 24-09-2003, 13:10

i think the 'cybersquatting' argument is an interesting one...
given that in the US people have ( I believe ) been forced to hand over domain names that are typos of trademarks, how does this realate to the verisign thing, arent they essentially 'Typo - squatting' or is the fact that they try and point you in the right direction a mitigating circumstance...

what if two companies ... called FredIndustries and FriedIndustries are competitors ( crap example ) and one has a .com registered and the other doesnt...this thing would be cybersquatting one and also redirecting to a competitor...

i hope they lose there 'licence' for this...it is blatant abuse...
and the argument that microsoft do it in IE is weak ...yes, but they do it at the CLIENT after receiving a non existant response...AND you can turn it OFF ...

24-09-2003, 13:10	#7
Dooby Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 285	i think the 'cybersquatting' argument is an interesting one... given that in the US people have ( I believe ) been forced to hand over domain names that are typos of trademarks, how does this realate to the verisign thing, arent they essentially 'Typo - squatting' or is the fact that they try and point you in the right direction a mitigating circumstance... what if two companies ... called FredIndustries and FriedIndustries are competitors ( crap example ) and one has a .com registered and the other doesnt...this thing would be cybersquatting one and also redirecting to a competitor... i hope they lose there 'licence' for this...it is blatant abuse... and the argument that microsoft do it in IE is weak ...yes, but they do it at the CLIENT after receiving a non existant response...AND you can turn it OFF ...