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==Legal Battle==
==Legal Battle==
In February 1998, Cybermedia filed a lawsuit against Symantec for copyright infringement and theft of trade secrets. Cybermedia alleged that Symantec's Norton Uninstall Deluxe was based from Cybermedia's early version of its UnInstaller program. Cybermedia vice president for marketing Bob Davis said, "In visual appearance, operation and design, Symantec's product is strikingly similar to an early version of UnInstaller, right down to some of the same computer bugs." <ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/litigation/739776-1.html Cybermedia Sues Symantec for Copyright Infringement, Theft of Trade Secrets]</ref> In response, then Symantec president and CEO Gordon Eubanks said that the charges filed by Cybermedia was "frivolous and a marketing ploy." According to Eubanks, "We find this to be setting a new standard of outrageousness in law by CyberMedia." Symantec explained that the features of Norton's Uninstaller Deluxe was similar to Cybermedia's product because the programmers of both companies used the same tools. However, Symantec pointed out that the codes they used were licensed by [[Microsoft]].<ref>[http://www.zdnet.com/news/symantec-rips-cybermedia-suit/98543 Symantec rips CyberMedia suit]</ref>
==Symantec and ICANN==
==Symantec and ICANN==