Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:
>
>> The most dangerous thing about this patent is that Verisign will be
>> able to redirect anyone to pretty much anything (by claiming that x,
>> y or z was a typo), and anyone trying to stop them from abusing this
>> will be, (wait for it) abusing their patent...
>>
>> Essentially, they have a patent on putting entries into your DNS
>> databases.
>
> Or IOW they have a patent on network hijacking.
>
> And certainly if a name doesn't resolve then it may well be a typo. Then
> again it may just be a domain transfer glitch or other temporary error,
> but whatever it is, that doesn't give Verisign the right to hijack the
> network to spam people. DNS failure should /honestly/ and /accurately/
> be indicated with an /error/ ... not spam.
>
> Gah ... the United States of Advertising indeed.
>
It's one of the most awful things I've seen come out of the US patent
system, and there's some extremely strong competition there.
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