GoDaddy Sues VeriSign - GoFuckYourself.com

RightHandMan · 09-24-2003, 04:31 PM

Recieved the Following in an e-mail:

Dear Valued Go Daddy Customer,

Have you ever needed to ask for directions while you were driving?
Let's say you stopped to ask a trusted authority, like a police officer.

You'd expect that officer to be honest, right? Wouldn't you expect him
or her to provide you a safe, direct route to where you needed to go? I
sure would.

But what if that officer instead misdirected you to a shopping mall? A
shopping mall, it turns out, that actually paid the officer for every
sale that resulted?

That would be an abuse of the police officer's authority. It would be
capitalizing on your misfortune.

We believe that's what VeriSign is doing with its "Site Finder"
marketing scheme. We believe that it is once again abusing the power to
oversee all .com and .net domains it was granted by the U.S. government.

Go Daddy is now suing in federal court to stop them.

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HERE'S HOW VERISIGN'S SCHEME CAN AFFECT YOU:
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+ It will MISDIRECT YOU FROM YOUR INTENDED DESTINATION and even
MISLEAD YOU ABOUT ITS STATUS.
If you type any .com or .net address into your browser that isn't
already registered, VeriSign hijacks you -- and sends you to an advertising
page that they own. This can occur even when you type in a site that is
registered, but is not displaying temporarily. Used to be, if you made
a mistake in typing an address -- which is the usual reason for not
finding a site -- you would see either a "404" error page, or a help page
that your browser would generate. Now though, VeriSign has hijacked
this entire process and puts up a paid-advertising page, the so-called
Site Finder.

+ It will COST YOU MONEY.
Advertisers pay VeriSign to position links to their services that look
similar to the misspelled address. And that means you may well find
your way to a competitor, rather than to your intended destination. Simply
navigating on the Internet will be more frustrating and more expensive
for consumers. Companies will be forced to purchase every imaginable
misspelling of their names to prevent their customers from being hijacked
by Site Finder, and the cost will be passed on to you. To VeriSign, of
course, these forced domain registrations just mean more revenue.

+ It will mean MORE SPAM HEADED FOR YOUR INBOX.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across the globe have committed
valuable time and resources to developing systems that prevent spam from
reaching your mailbox. One of the more successful methods checks to see
whether the domain name of the inbound email resolves to an actual Web
site. If it doesn't, that means the domain is fake, so your ISP doesn't
let it through. Now, though, spammers can use any phony domains they
want, because all fake domains will "resolve" to the Site Finder page! Go
Daddy's spam filter, Spam Xploder(TM), will not be affected because it
uses Bayesian filtering technology, instead of relying on the DNS
servers, to determine if email is spam or not.

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We at Go Daddy feel that Site Finder amounts to an abuse; that VeriSign
is misusing its registry position to gain unfair advantage over the
entire Internet community. And as we did in 2002, when we sued VeriSign
over its renewal scam, we're determined to stop it.

We're asking a Federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction that
will halt this. If you feel, as we do, that VeriSign is once again
inappropriately capitalizing on its position of authority, we urge you to
email VeriSign ([email protected]) and ICANN ([email protected]) and
let them know.

Thank you for your attention and support on this matter. You can review
our press release and legal complaint here
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/press...sign_suit.asp.

As always, thanks for being a Go Daddy customer.

Sincerely,
Bob Parsons
President
GoDaddy.com

GrimShawn · 09-24-2003, 04:31 PM

whoa crazy shit. Everyone is suing everyone

KaLi · 09-24-2003, 04:49 PM

hope they win

TheJimmy · 09-24-2003, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GrimShawn
whoa crazy shit. Everyone is suing everyone

yes they are, but in this case I'd have to agree, the concept seems to have a lil merit...

tommorow I begin playing on freeways in hopes of scoring my meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelionnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn dollah lawsuit ;)

Fabien · 09-24-2003, 06:59 PM

Go Daddy go ....go.......

Go Daddy go ....go.......go

Daddy be good

Wilbo · 09-24-2003, 07:09 PM

I hope Godaddy wins.......why should Verisign get $$ from people looking for MY sites?

Carlos · 09-24-2003, 07:28 PM

Ah, I already thought that I have spyware from VeriSign, but this is even worse than spyware...

09-24-2003, 04:31 PM	#1
RightHandMan Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,694	GoDaddy Sues VeriSign Recieved the Following in an e-mail: Dear Valued Go Daddy Customer, Have you ever needed to ask for directions while you were driving? Let's say you stopped to ask a trusted authority, like a police officer. You'd expect that officer to be honest, right? Wouldn't you expect him or her to provide you a safe, direct route to where you needed to go? I sure would. But what if that officer instead misdirected you to a shopping mall? A shopping mall, it turns out, that actually paid the officer for every sale that resulted? That would be an abuse of the police officer's authority. It would be capitalizing on your misfortune. We believe that's what VeriSign is doing with its "Site Finder" marketing scheme. We believe that it is once again abusing the power to oversee all .com and .net domains it was granted by the U.S. government. Go Daddy is now suing in federal court to stop them. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HERE'S HOW VERISIGN'S SCHEME CAN AFFECT YOU: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + It will MISDIRECT YOU FROM YOUR INTENDED DESTINATION and even MISLEAD YOU ABOUT ITS STATUS. If you type any .com or .net address into your browser that isn't already registered, VeriSign hijacks you -- and sends you to an advertising page that they own. This can occur even when you type in a site that is registered, but is not displaying temporarily. Used to be, if you made a mistake in typing an address -- which is the usual reason for not finding a site -- you would see either a "404" error page, or a help page that your browser would generate. Now though, VeriSign has hijacked this entire process and puts up a paid-advertising page, the so-called Site Finder. + It will COST YOU MONEY. Advertisers pay VeriSign to position links to their services that look similar to the misspelled address. And that means you may well find your way to a competitor, rather than to your intended destination. Simply navigating on the Internet will be more frustrating and more expensive for consumers. Companies will be forced to purchase every imaginable misspelling of their names to prevent their customers from being hijacked by Site Finder, and the cost will be passed on to you. To VeriSign, of course, these forced domain registrations just mean more revenue. + It will mean MORE SPAM HEADED FOR YOUR INBOX. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across the globe have committed valuable time and resources to developing systems that prevent spam from reaching your mailbox. One of the more successful methods checks to see whether the domain name of the inbound email resolves to an actual Web site. If it doesn't, that means the domain is fake, so your ISP doesn't let it through. Now, though, spammers can use any phony domains they want, because all fake domains will "resolve" to the Site Finder page! Go Daddy's spam filter, Spam Xploder(TM), will not be affected because it uses Bayesian filtering technology, instead of relying on the DNS servers, to determine if email is spam or not. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We at Go Daddy feel that Site Finder amounts to an abuse; that VeriSign is misusing its registry position to gain unfair advantage over the entire Internet community. And as we did in 2002, when we sued VeriSign over its renewal scam, we're determined to stop it. We're asking a Federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction that will halt this. If you feel, as we do, that VeriSign is once again inappropriately capitalizing on its position of authority, we urge you to email VeriSign ([email protected]) and ICANN ([email protected]) and let them know. Thank you for your attention and support on this matter. You can review our press release and legal complaint here https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/press...sign_suit.asp. As always, thanks for being a Go Daddy customer. Sincerely, Bob Parsons President GoDaddy.com __________________

09-24-2003, 04:49 PM	#3
KaLi Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lomita, CA Posts: 4,371	hope they win __________________ icq:160-417-630

09-24-2003, 04:31 PM	#2
GrimShawn Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: BONEPRONE MANSION serving drinks! Posts: 8,120	whoa crazy shit. Everyone is suing everyone

09-24-2003, 06:59 PM	#5
Fabien Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,787	Go Daddy go ....go....... Go Daddy go ....go.......go Daddy be good

09-24-2003, 07:09 PM	#6
Wilbo Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Baltimore Posts: 2,082	I hope Godaddy wins.......why should Verisign get $$ from people looking for MY sites?

09-24-2003, 07:28 PM	#7
Carlos Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 166	Ah, I already thought that I have spyware from VeriSign, but this is even worse than spyware...