Verisign found guilty of deceptive marketing - GoFuckYourself.com

SunTzu · 06-24-2002, 10:23 AM

Anyone else tired of those notices from verisign telling you to renew??? They finally got fried for it.

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Internet registrar VeriSign was ordered by a federal judge to stop engaging in a marketing practice that duped its competitors' customers into switching their business to VeriSign.

Yesterday's order stemmed from a lawsuit filed earlier this month against VeriSign by rival Go Daddy Software. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Phoenix, alleged that Mountain View, Calif.-based VeriSign had engaged in false and deceptive practices, interfered with customer relationships and misappropriated trade secrets.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Go Daddy also accused VeriSign, which maintains the central registry of .com, .org and .net Web names, of consumer fraud.

According to the court order, VeriSign agreed to stop the practice. However, Christine Jones, Go Daddy's general counsel, said the company was moving forward with the lawsuit to recover damages from VeriSign's past actions.

VeriSign spokeswoman Cheryl Regan had no comment on the court order.

Jones said the order was important because VeriSign agreed to stop targeting the customers of all its rivals, not just Go Daddy's customers.

"This lays out what's OK and what's not OK," Jones said. "It will send a message to the rest of the industry to clean up their advertising act."

Go Daddy's lawsuit was triggered by letters that VeriSign sent to Go Daddy's customers marked "Domain Name Expiration Notices." The letters encouraged customers to send to VeriSign to renew each domain name or risk losing those names, Go Daddy said.

However, Go Daddy said, the "reply by" dates on those notices didn't correlate with actual domain name expiration dates. By signing and returning the form, Go Daddy's customers inadvertently transferred their business to VeriSign and at a higher price, according to Go Daddy. Go Daddy's charges its customers .95 per year per domain name.

VeriSign has also been sued by other companies and consumer groups, including Baltimore-based BulkRegister.com, for similar practices.

In May, a federal judge in Maryland ordered VeriSign and its bulk-mailing contractors to stop sending mailings to BulkRegister.com customers. The judge ruled that BulkRegister.com had been hurt by the mailings and that the damage would continue if the mailing weren't stopped.

Regan said the company is complying with that order.

VeriSign is also facing several class-action lawsuits by shareholders who have accused the company of misleading them about its business and financial condition.

Fletch XXX · 06-24-2002, 10:29 AM

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FATPad · 06-24-2002, 10:37 AM

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AdultWire · 06-24-2002, 11:34 AM

Versign is spending so many dollars on bullshit marketing practices, there's no way I'm giving them my money anymore. Even domains that I had with verisign from years ago, that I was happy to let ride.. I am now moving them away from this archaic beast. They don't know what they're doing. They're incompetent, and they charge about 3 times what any decent registrar charges.

funkmaster · 06-24-2002, 11:56 AM

"Go Daddy's charges its customers .95 per year per domain name. "

... what da f*** ... where can I get those, nothing on their website though ...

salsbury · 06-24-2002, 12:06 PM

verisign can go to hell. it can go to hell and die!

AdultWire · 06-24-2002, 01:44 PM

I think that was a typo.. try $8.95/yr.. I think they go down to about $6 in quantity.

Jon · 06-24-2002, 01:50 PM

godaddy does NOT charge .95 per domain, otherwise they'd be bigger than ron levy by now..

V_RocKs · 06-13-2005, 03:36 PM

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SunTzu Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: the box Posts: 456	Verisign found guilty of deceptive marketing Anyone else tired of those notices from verisign telling you to renew??? They finally got fried for it. ------------------------ Internet registrar VeriSign was ordered by a federal judge to stop engaging in a marketing practice that duped its competitors' customers into switching their business to VeriSign. Yesterday's order stemmed from a lawsuit filed earlier this month against VeriSign by rival Go Daddy Software. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Phoenix, alleged that Mountain View, Calif.-based VeriSign had engaged in false and deceptive practices, interfered with customer relationships and misappropriated trade secrets. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Go Daddy also accused VeriSign, which maintains the central registry of .com, .org and .net Web names, of consumer fraud. According to the court order, VeriSign agreed to stop the practice. However, Christine Jones, Go Daddy's general counsel, said the company was moving forward with the lawsuit to recover damages from VeriSign's past actions. VeriSign spokeswoman Cheryl Regan had no comment on the court order. Jones said the order was important because VeriSign agreed to stop targeting the customers of all its rivals, not just Go Daddy's customers. "This lays out what's OK and what's not OK," Jones said. "It will send a message to the rest of the industry to clean up their advertising act." Go Daddy's lawsuit was triggered by letters that VeriSign sent to Go Daddy's customers marked "Domain Name Expiration Notices." The letters encouraged customers to send to VeriSign to renew each domain name or risk losing those names, Go Daddy said. However, Go Daddy said, the "reply by" dates on those notices didn't correlate with actual domain name expiration dates. By signing and returning the form, Go Daddy's customers inadvertently transferred their business to VeriSign and at a higher price, according to Go Daddy. Go Daddy's charges its customers .95 per year per domain name. VeriSign has also been sued by other companies and consumer groups, including Baltimore-based BulkRegister.com, for similar practices. In May, a federal judge in Maryland ordered VeriSign and its bulk-mailing contractors to stop sending mailings to BulkRegister.com customers. The judge ruled that BulkRegister.com had been hurt by the mailings and that the damage would continue if the mailing weren't stopped. Regan said the company is complying with that order. VeriSign is also facing several class-action lawsuits by shareholders who have accused the company of misleading them about its business and financial condition.

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AdultWire Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 962	Versign is spending so many dollars on bullshit marketing practices, there's no way I'm giving them my money anymore. Even domains that I had with verisign from years ago, that I was happy to let ride.. I am now moving them away from this archaic beast. They don't know what they're doing. They're incompetent, and they charge about 3 times what any decent registrar charges. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

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