VeriSign Dodges Fraud Messes
from the sneaky dept
The only remaining part of the Sex.com domain debacle lawsuits is figuring out whether or not VeriSign is responsible for simply handing over the domain to someone else without getting official approval from the owner. While this may be the most high profile case of domain hijacking, it happens all the time. The real problem is that, so far, VeriSign has dodged all liability for transferring domains they shouldn't. They claim that it's not their problem if someone forges a domain transfer, and even have people agree (in the small print, of course) to limit VeriSign's liability in the case that VeriSign screws up. Hopefully, the Sex.com case will determine that VeriSign is responsible for such mistakes, and it will force them to finally get around to improving their process to prevent such things from happening.
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Make it harder?
Verisign's process is @#$@%@# already. I use Dotster and Godaddy now, and will never go back.
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