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==Legal Charges Against ICANN==

==Legal Charges Against ICANN==

In 2003, the [[Domain Justice Coalition]], comprised of 23 domain name registration companies, filed a law suit against ICANN due to its agreement with Verisign regarding the WLS. The Coalition argued that the Board's approval of the WLS eliminated competition between registrars and it gave an unfair advantage to [[Network Solutions]], Verisign's domain name registration subsidiary. According o them ICANN breached its terms of agreement with the registrars.<ref>[http://www.tax-news.com/news/ICANN_Sued_Over_Waiting_List_Agreement_With_Verisign____12674.html ICANN sued over WLS]</ref> The coalition filed a temporary injunction for the implementation of the WLS which was led by [[Dotster]], Inc., [[GoDaddy]] Software, Inc., and [[eNom]] Inc. to the California District Court.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/legal/dotster-v-icann/motion-restraining-order-15jul03.pdf Motion for Temporary Restraining Order]</ref>

In 2003, the [[Domain Justice Coalition]], comprised of 23 domain name registration companies, filed a law suit against ICANN due to its agreement with Verisign regarding the WLS. The Coalition argued that the Board's approval of the WLS eliminated competition between registrars and it gave an unfair advantage to [[Network Solutions]], Verisign's domain name registration subsidiary. According o them ICANN breached its terms of agreement with the registrars.<ref>[http://www.tax-news.com/news/ICANN_Sued_Over_Waiting_List_Agreement_With_Verisign____12674.html ICANN sued over WLS]</ref> The coalition filed a temporary injunction for the implementation of the WLS which was led by [[Dotster]], Inc., [[GoDaddy]] Software, Inc., and [[eNom]] Inc. to the California District Court.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/legal/dotster-v-icann/motion-restraining-order-15jul03.pdf Motion for Temporary Restraining Order]</ref>

In November, 2003, the California District Court denied the group's request for a temporary restraining order against ICANN's approval for Verisign to implement the Waiting List Service.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/legal/dotster-v-icann/order-denying-dotster-pi-13nov03.pdf ORDER Denying Temporary Restraining Order]</ref> By December, Network Solutions, [[Register.com]] and [[Bulk Register]] expressed their enthusiasm to then ICANN President [[Paul Twomey]] to launch the WLS after the California District Court's denial on the temporary restraining order filed against the body. In addition, the companies also commented that the black out period for WLS is unnecessary and they emphasized that an adequate and enforceable safeguard is already present in the RAA.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/registrars-to-twomey-03dec03.htm www.icann.org]</ref>

In November, 2003, the California District Court denied the group's request for a temporary restraining order against ICANN's approval for Verisign to implement the Waiting List Service.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/legal/dotster-v-icann/order-denying-dotster-pi-13nov03.pdf ORDER Denying Temporary Restraining Order]</ref> By December, Network Solutions, [[Register.com]] and [[Bulk Register]] expressed their enthusiasm to then ICANN President [[Paul Twomey]] to launch the WLS after the California District Court's denial on the temporary restraining order filed against the body. In addition, the companies also commented that the black out period for WLS is unnecessary and they emphasized that an adequate and enforceable safeguard is already present in the RAA.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/correspondence/registrars-to-twomey-03dec03.htm www.icann.org]</ref>

In 2004, another law suit was filed by [[Newman & Newman]], a law firm which represented Register.com and several other registrars against ICANN and Verisign to stop the implementation of the WLS. The group accused ICANN and Verisign of:<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/registrars_file_lawsuit_against_icann_and_verisign Circleid.com]</ref>

In 2004, another law suit was filed by [[Newman & Newman]], a law firm which represented Register.com and several other registrars against ICANN and Verisign to stop the implementation of the WLS. The group accused ICANN and Verisign of:<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/registrars_file_lawsuit_against_icann_and_verisign Circleid.com]</ref>

# Unfair Trade Practices Act Violations

# Unfair Trade Practices Act Violations