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 new registry services in the [[.com]] registry. 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]. | 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 new registry services in the [[.com]] registry. 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]. |