Valdis writes: > Out of curiosity, where did Verisign get the right > to have the advertising monopoly for all the eyeballs > they'll attract with this?
They didn't. And there's even a way for individuals to stop it: Type an incorrect spelling for a famous trademark. When Verisign puts up its own page for the nonexistent domain, copy it and send it to the trademark owner, asking if he intends to defend his trademark, or if he is releasing it to the public domain. In the former case, he'll have to take action against Verisign. The latter case is unlikely unless he truly doesn't want the trademark, because undefended trademarks are easily diluted and slip rapidly into the public domain. After Verisign has a few thousand lawsuits on its hands, it will change its policy.
