Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> VeriSign wins patent for Internet typo redirection
>
> Good grief!
>
> It's bad enough these goons pulled that hijacking stunt to begin with,
> but now they've *patented* the process ... and USPTO *let* them!
>
> Only in America.
>
The most dangerous thing about this patent is that Verisign will be able
to redirect anyone to pretty much anything (by claiming that x, y or z
was a typo), and anyone trying to stop them from abusing this will be,
(wait for it) abusing their patent...
Essentially, they have a patent on putting entries into your DNS
databases.
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