VeriSign Services for Domain Name Recoveries

[GeorgeK]

http://www.verisign.com/Resources/D...l_Branding_Bulletin/page_036645.html#0100000A

"Has a domain name that is rightfully yours been cyber-squatted or abused in some manner? You can now get a referral to a VeriSign-approved independent law firm for assistance with UDRP or dispute resolution proceedings. Your company will contract and interact directly with the independent law firm, and will be invoiced directly from the law firm for services rendered. VeriSign also offers domain name recovery services to help companies acquire domain name registration(s) without revealing their identity or incurring high legal fees. For more information on these services, please contact your account team or Enterprise Customer Support: (866) 907-3267 (+1-650-426-3267 outside US), or email us."

It'd be interesting to see the list of "VeriSign-approved" law firms, and whether they cared about the massive squatting done by VeriSign during SiteFinder.

 

[jberryhill]

"Has a domain name that is rightfully yours been cyber-squatted or abused in some manner? You can now get a referral to a VeriSign-approved independent law firm for assistance with UDRP or dispute resolution proceedings.

I'd bet they are breaking all sorts of advertising and referral rules there.

 

[FineE]

... the massive squatting done by VeriSign during SiteFinder.

SiteFinder managed to attract a fair amount of litigation against Verisign in the short time it was active before ICANN put an end to it. Had it been allowed to continue the potential for litigation could have been huge.

Let's see a class action lawsuit on behalf of every trademark holder in the United States for cybersquatting? Setting a world record for the biggest statement of claim?

 

[Dave Zan]

I'd bet they are breaking all sorts of advertising and referral rules there.

And I'd also bet there's no refund no matter what the outcome of their "domain
name recovery services". That's to be expected, anyway, since apparently they
need the damn money.

Yeah right.

 

[DaddyHalbucks]

VeriSign above the rules? Come, come!

VeriSign MAKES the rules on the net, don't forget that.

The issue of attorney referrals may be another matter. That might be a relatively settled area of law. They could get their tit in a ringer.

No, problem tho. An easy solution is to just tell ICANN that they have to raise prices again.