On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:26:52 +0100, Mark Kent wrote:
> Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>
>>> VeriSign wins patent for Internet typo redirection
>>
>> Good grief!
>>
>> It's bad enough these goons pulled that hijacking stunt to begin with,
>> but now they've *patented* the process ... and USPTO *let* them!
I assume this is a referral to the Verisign SiteFinder fiasco back in
2003. http://eal.us/archives/001017.html
>> Only in America.
>>
>>
> 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.
They aren't called "VeriSlime" for nothing.
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