The Federal Trade Commission charged VeriSign with deceptive-business practices on Thursday in U.S. court in Washington after the firm sent out "domain name expiration notices" to competitors' customers in the spring of 2002. [snip] VeriSign agreed to provide refunds or a year of free service to thousands of customers under a class-action settlement reached earlier this year in a California court. Friday's FTC settlement, in which the company did not admit or deny guilt, means that it could face steep fines if it resorts to such marketing tactics again.
Perhaps our complaints should be going directly to the FTC rather than the apparently powerless ICANN.
-- K@ Kat Nagel
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