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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Verisign vs. ICANN
At 10:34 AM -0600 6/18/04, John Neiberger wrote: > >It never ceases to amaze me that some companies will move forward with >actions that they know will give them a horrible reputation. Hmm... I'm not going to try to defend Verisign (or ICANN for that matter), but will note that the decision to engage in litigation is often not optional... In many areas of law, failure to act to diligently against infringement can effectively preclude you from pursuing legal recourse in the future. So, companies can find easily find themselves having to file legal actions simply to maintain their right to do so. Also, while drastic, filing suit doesn't preclude adults getting together and working out the the matter before anything makes it to court. It's legal action without any real meaningful attempt to meet and settle in advance which deserves a bad reputation. /John
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