Re: [ga] =?Windows-1252?Q?Verisign_to_face_fines_of_up_to_=A3100m_for_transferring?==?Windows-1252?Q?_sex.com=3F?=

[Joe Baptista <baptista@dot-god.com>]

has anyone seen the ruling?

Joe Baptista - only at www.baptista.god

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On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Joanna Lane wrote:

> "The long and steamy legal battle over who owns the internet address sex.com
> has finally come to an end. The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from
> cyber-squatter Stephen Cohen, who was claiming ownership of the domain name.
> The ruling is expected to set a precedent about the ownership of website
> addresses."
>
> [snip]
>
> "Verisign maintains that domain names are not legal property and as such it
> cannot be held accountable for giving it away. If it loses, as legal experts
> expect, Verisign would face a huge legal bill and fines of up to £100m."
>
> Full story at:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2987296.stm
>
> Joanna
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