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Maybe I should be more clear
What I'm saying is that by introducing a wildcard into the DNS and redirecting all hits to its own site, Verisign effectively is cybersquatting on a nearly infinite number of domains. Many of those domains e.g, www.DZnet.com, www.mircosoft.com, and probably millions of others, each would draw a lawsuit from the holder of the trademark the mis-typed URL resembles if they were registered individually.

As one poster noted, Sitefinder conveniently offers web surfers "alternatives" to the web site they are trying to view. These alternatives are sites that have paid Verisign to be there. So, if linux-kernel.org pays Verisign to be offered to a person trying to reach Microsoft, how is that materially different than if linux-kernel.org went out and actually registered www.mircosoft.com to capture that traffic?

Who here doesn't think Microsoft would set its lawyers on them?

Basically, if you mistype a URL and end up someplace offering "alternatives" then that someplace is cybersquatting on a domain that is confusingly similar to a registered trademark. That's why Verisign will be sued.
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If Sitefinder goes back up then Verisign should be sued  none none | 02/26/04
exactly  V Sanders | 02/26/04
Maybe I should be more clear  none none | 02/27/04
reply to "Should be sued if they put S-F back up"-- Sued..?..  Michael from VA | 02/27/04
Who is Verisign to say HOW the Internet Works?  DarbyOhara | 02/27/04
I blocked the service before, I'll do it again!  CobraA1 | 02/27/04
Re: reply to "Should be sued if they put S-F back up"-- Sued..?..  none none | 02/27/04
Not only that  Not average Joe | 02/27/04
Likely alternatives?  Larry the Security Guy | 02/27/04
agrees wholeheartedly  stormaz@... | 02/27/04
Re:Likely alternatives?  none none | 02/27/04
Domain Registration  Treslayr | 02/27/04
Registrar  Not average Joe | 03/02/04
And your lack of...  paradiseshore | 02/27/04
class action law suit  remccain | 03/19/04
Treat them fair????  DarbyOhara | 02/27/04
Wrong Answer  rguilmette1 | 02/27/04
Error 404?  specialk_z | 02/27/04
way around is to add feature to browser - recognise redirect & 404 or googl  hipparchus | 02/27/04
Re: way around is ...  none none | 02/27/04
how to compete with verisign?  hipparchus | 02/27/04

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