ICANN - Formal Complaint re Verisign
One thing I haven't seen mentioned in all this is the incredible business monopolizing effect this move will have on the TLD's in question. It dramatically shifts the domain playing field in Verisign's favor by pointing millions of potential customers to their site(s) specifically, giving them millions of dollars in free advertising eye-time over any of the competition Jerry
Jerry Eyers wrote:
One thing I haven't seen mentioned in all this is the incredible business monopolizing effect this move will have on the TLD's in question. It dramatically shifts the domain playing field in Verisign's favor by pointing millions of potential customers to their site(s) specifically, giving them millions of dollars in free advertising eye-time over any of the competition
If I remember correctly, Verisign person stated in an interview that they estimate that it will be worth up to $100M annually. Pete
PH> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 00:50:18 +0300 PH> From: Petri Helenius PH> If I remember correctly, Verisign person stated in an PH> interview that they estimate that it will be worth up to PH> $100M annually. I'm willing to suffer that sort of burden to, uh, help make the Internet a better place. Where do I sign up? Eddy -- Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses : blacklist@brics.com -or- alfra@intc.net -or- curbjmp@intc.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.
So...what, if anything, has been heard along the lines of feedback/defense/repartee/retort/explanation/spin doctoring/screams of terror from Verisign under the crushing weight of this solid ochlocratic beatdown? Given the below, was wondering if anyone, conversely, has heard any ardent professions on Verisign's part of commercial or vendor agnosticism or assurances of this being "for our own good?" (Aside from the "Terms of Use" rhetoric on the sitefinder page, that is...) Honesty is the best policy, but insanity tends to be a better defense. (Not sure where commercial motivation falls in that regard...) --ra -- K. Rachael Treu, CISSP rara at navigo dot com ..sic itur ad nauseum.. On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 10:05:04PM +0000, E.B. Dreger said something to the effect of:
PH> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 00:50:18 +0300 PH> From: Petri Helenius
PH> If I remember correctly, Verisign person stated in an PH> interview that they estimate that it will be worth up to PH> $100M annually.
I'm willing to suffer that sort of burden to, uh, help make the Internet a better place. Where do I sign up?
Eddy -- Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses : blacklist@brics.com -or- alfra@intc.net -or- curbjmp@intc.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:05:04 -0000, "E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net> said:
PH> If I remember correctly, Verisign person stated in an PH> interview that they estimate that it will be worth up to PH> $100M annually.
I'm willing to suffer that sort of burden to, uh, help make the Internet a better place. Where do I sign up?
Last I checked, Verisign wasn't a 501(c). Draw your own conclusions.
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