icann lawsuit
VeriSign granted dot-com til 2012
News The decision follows a lawsuit settlement reached back in March, when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), which oversees the net's address infrastructure, gave VeriSign the right to raise fees on dot-com domains by... [05 Dec 2006]
Dot-com domain price hike sparks angry debate
News The dispute arises out of a lawsuit settlement reached on 1 March in which the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) gave VeriSign the right to raise fees on dot-com domains by seven per cent annually. [08 Jun 2006]
VeriSign suit not about 'control of the internet' says ICANN chief
News A second resolution confirmed the fears of registrars who last week filed a separate lawsuit against ICANN and VeriSign, accusing the two organisations of running a "fraudulent protection racket". ICANN claims it is "business as usual" - and says... [08 Mar 2004]
Icann "disappointed" in VeriSign
News VeriSign's lawsuit was filed just three days before the start of Icann's meeting in Rome, which begins Sunday. The lawsuit asks for an injunction against Icann. The lawsuit comes as Icann's control of Internet addresses and domain names - it is... [01 Mar 2004]
'Villainous' VeriSign to sue Icann
News The lawsuit, which alleges breach of contract and antitrust violations, was filed just three days before the beginning of Icann's meeting in Rome next week. The lawsuit asks the court to bar ICANN from doing anything to "interfere with" the... [27 Feb 2004]
VeriSign settles deception case
News That move earned the company an antitrust lawsuit by a search engine and the ire of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Name and Numbers (Icann), a government-sanctioned group with broad authority over the Net's infrastructure. [25 Sep 2003]
VeriSign holds firm on 404 scrap
News VeriSign Vice President Russell Lewis said in a Sunday letter to the internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann): "All indications are that users, important members of the internet community we all serve, are benefiting from the... [23 Sep 2003]
Icann forced to open books to disgruntled director
News A Californian court has ruled that Icann must open up its books for inspection by battling board member Karl Auerbach. Icann has issued an angry response saying the ruling "is quite similar to the Icann procedure that Auerbach rejected last October". [30 Jul 2002]
Afilias tightens-up on dot-info
News Icann unveils new domain names http://www.silicon.com/a47305 Amazon faces lawsuit in dot-biz squabble http://www.silicon.com/a46564 Afilias - the registry overseeing the allocation of dot-info domains - has said it will challenge the owners of 10... [06 Dec 2001]
Amazon faces lawsuit in dot-biz squabble
News NeuLevel has filed with a Virginia court and is seeking protection from potential lawsuits, claiming its contractual obligations to Icann are not subject to federal law. NeuLevel, the US-based registrar in charge of overseeing the dot-biz domain... [15 Aug 2001]
