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Antitrust lawsuit filed against Verisign and ICANN over .com pricing

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 Domain Name Wire: Lawsuit alleges Verisign has maintained an illegal monopoly over the .com registry. A California man has sued (pdf) Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and ICANN, alleging that their agreements governing .com have allowed Verisign to maintain an illegal monopoly and charge excessive prices for .com domain names. Plaintiff Jeff Kessler is the reg...