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United States District Court Judge Howard Matz dismissed the law suit filed by Verisign with prejudice on August 26, 2004. In its ruling the judge cited that Verisign failed to sufficiently prove its anti-trust complaint against ICANN.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-federal-district-court-dismisses-verisigns-anti-trust-claim-against-icann-with-prejudice-71761617.html U.S. Federal District Court Dismisses VeriSign's Anti-Trust Claim Against ICANN with Prejudice]</ref> In response to the court's dismissal of the case, Verisign re-filed its anti-trust complaint against ICANN at the the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.fateback.com/news/domain_names/data/VeriSign_refiles_lawsuit_against_ICANN.html Verisign Re-files lawsuit against ICANN]</ref>
United States District Court Judge Howard Matz dismissed the law suit filed by Verisign with prejudice on August 26, 2004. In its ruling the judge cited that Verisign failed to sufficiently prove its anti-trust complaint against ICANN.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-federal-district-court-dismisses-verisigns-anti-trust-claim-against-icann-with-prejudice-71761617.html U.S. Federal District Court Dismisses VeriSign's Anti-Trust Claim Against ICANN with Prejudice]</ref> In response to the court's dismissal of the case, Verisign re-filed its anti-trust complaint against ICANN at the the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.fateback.com/news/domain_names/data/VeriSign_refiles_lawsuit_against_ICANN.html Verisign Re-files lawsuit against ICANN]</ref>
==ICANN & Verisign Settlement Agreement==
===ICANN & Verisign Settlement Agreement===
On February 28, 2006, ICANN announced its approval of a settlement agreement between Verisign in connection with the dispute on the .com registry agreement. Based on the settlement a new registry agreement for the .com domain space was made subject to the final approval of the Department of Commerce.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28feb06.htm Settlement Agreement]</ref>
On February 28, 2006, ICANN announced its approval of a settlement agreement between Verisign in connection with the dispute surrounding the .com registry agreement. Based on the settlement a new registry agreement for the .com domain space was made, subject to the final approval of the [[DOC|Department of Commerce]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28feb06.htm Settlement Agreement]</ref> This effectively killed the WLS.
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