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== Site Finder Service and issues with ICANN ==

== Site Finder Service and issues with ICANN ==

VeriSign launched Site Finder September, 2007, which caused a user to be redirected to its Site Finder search engine after the user attempted to access an unregistered address. [[ICANN]] published a report against this policy stating "VeriSign violated architectural principles, codes of conduct and good practice." ICANN had declared Site Finder in violation of VeriSign's contracts for running the master address lists for ".com" <ref>"[http://www.out-law.com/page-4716 Out-law.com]</ref>

VeriSign launched Site Finder September, 2007, which caused a user to be redirected to its Site Finder search engine after the user attempted to access an unregistered address. [[ICANN]] published a report against this policy stating "VeriSign violated architectural principles, codes of conduct and good practice." [[ICANN]] had declared Site Finder in violation of VeriSign's contracts for running the master address lists for [[.com]]<ref>"[http://www.out-law.com/page-4716 Out-law.com]</ref>

Later [[ICANN]] and asked VeriSign to suspend Site Finder service. <ref>[http://www.out-law.com/page-3921 Out-law.com]</ref>

Later, [[ICANN]] asked VeriSign to suspend its Site Finder service.<ref>[http://www.out-law.com/page-3921 Out-law.com]</ref>

In October,a hearing took place place in Washington, D.C. to review technical issues where U.S. Department of Commerce gives permission to VeriSign to operate the DNS for .com and .net and VeriSign shuts down the service.

In October,a hearing took place place in Washington, D.C. to review technical issues with the U.S. Department of Commerce, which gives permission to VeriSign to operate the [[DNS]] for [[.com]] and [[.net]], and VeriSign shuts down the service.

Later in February 2004, VeriSign sued [[ICANN]] claiming it had unlawfully been prevented from adding new features to .com and .net. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/2100-1038-5165982.html CNet News]</ref>. In August 2004, The claim was moved from federal to California state court. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/litigation-verisign.htm ICANN.org]</ref> Eventually in In late 2005 VeriSign and ICANN announced a proposed settlement introducing terms for a new registry services in the .com registry.  

Later, in February 2004, VeriSign sued [[ICANN]] claiming it had unlawfully been prevented from adding new features to [[.com]] and [[.net]].<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/2100-1038-5165982.html CNet News]</ref>. In August 2004, the claim was moved from federal to California state court. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/litigation-verisign.htm ICANN.org]</ref> Eventually, in late 2005, VeriSign and [[ICANN]] announced a proposed settlement introducing terms for a new registry services in the [[.com]] registry.  

   

   

The documents of these agreements are publicly available in [[ICANN]]'s official website and can be viewed from [http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/verisign/settlement-agreements.htm here].  It should be mentioned that the terms of these agreement were subject to public criticism.  

The documents of these agreements are publicly available at [[ICANN]]'s official website and can be viewed[http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/verisign/settlement-agreements.htm here].  It should be mentioned that the terms of these agreement were subject to public criticism.  

Also in other domain name negotiations with [[ICANN]] VeriSign traded the .org [[TLD]] in return for continued rights over .com. In mid 2005, when VeriSign's contract for operation in .net expired, VeriSign and 5 other company bid for it. VeriSign was supported by renowned IT companies like Microsoft, [[IBM]], [[Sun Microsystems]], [[MCI]]. Finally on June 8, 2005 ICANN announced that VeriSign had been approved to operate .net until 2011. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/dotnet-reassignment/dotnet-general.htm]</ref>

Also, in other domain name negotiations with [[ICANN]] VeriSign traded the [[.org]] [[TLD]] in return for continued rights over [[.com]]. In mid 2005, when VeriSign's contract for operation with [[.net]] expired, VeriSign and 5 other companies bid for it. VeriSign was supported by renowned IT companies like Microsoft, [[IBM]], [[Sun Microsystems]], and [[MCI]]. Finally, on June 8, 2005 [[ICANN]] announced that VeriSign had been approved to operate [[.net]] until 2011.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/dotnet-reassignment/dotnet-general.htm]</ref>

==References==

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