[At-Large] [technical-issues] Verisign files a patent on domain transfers

Mon Oct 8 19:03:08 UTC 2012

Dear Sanford,

I hate to break it to you but having just searched the US Patents and
Trademark Office, it is a legitimate Application and is not a prank. See:
http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3hff1NDc1NLYwN3SzcDA08PwyD_YF8zINcYKB-JW97AiCLdBgR0h4Nci992vPIGEHkDHMDRQN_PIz83VT9SP8ocpylGZvqROanpicmV-gW5oREGmQEZgY6KigBnIW_S/dl3/d3/L0lJSklna21DU1EhIS9JRGpBQU15QUJFUkNKRXFnLzRGR2dzbzBWdnphOUlBOW9JQSEhLzdfTU81MTc1OTMwRzlGMDBJSDFST1NNNjMwMjYvOnU4T0o1Mzk2MDAyOC9zYS5nZXRCaWI!/

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 5:34 AM, Sanford George <sandyg at usc.edu> wrote:

> Considering the filing date, I wonder if this may be someone's attempt at
> humor?
>
> Sandy
> Sanford H George
> Los Nettos
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <
> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>
> Date: Monday, October 8, 2012 1:59 am
> Subject: Re: [technical-issues] [At-Large] Verisign files a patent on
> domain transfers
> To: At-Large Worldwide <at-large at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> Cc: "technical-issues at atlarge-lists.icann.org" <
> technical-issues at atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Lutz Donnerhacke <lutz at thur.de>
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> > So much for an open and free internet? This is a well thought out,
> > deliberate and calculated move designed to limit control over the
> > DNS and
> > in the event that there was to be balkanisation, they would attempt to
> > derive revenue from patents pending. The global community if they
> > are in
> > their right mind should file immediate Objections!
> >
> > Unless this is a part of a general US strategy to retain control
> > over the
> > Internet for all eternity.
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> > Sala
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 7:52 PM, "Michele Neylon :: Blacknight" <
> > michele at blacknight.ie> wrote:
> >
> > > I saw that over the weekend and my heart sank.
> > >
> > > As a registrar I raised this issue with Dr Crocker a couple of
> > years ago
> > > and it was pretty clear to me at the time that the entire
> > transfer thing
> > > hadn't really been thought about.
> > > However transfers are pretty "key" to domains.. People do it all
> > the time
> > > - be that a simple change of nameservers, hosting provider or
> > registrar..>
> > > To think that someone would actually slap a patent on something
> > like this
> > > is truly depressing (ok, maybe I need more coffee).
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Michele
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> > > ________________________________________
> > > From: technical-issues-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org [
> > > technical-issues-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] on behalf of Lutz
> > > Donnerhacke [lutz at thur.de]
> > > Sent: 08 October 2012 08:30
> > > To: technical-issues at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> > > Cc: at-large at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> > > Subject: [technical-issues] Verisign files a patent on domain
> > transfers>
> > > How can we proceed, if fundamental operations in the DNS System are
> > > patented?
> > >
> > > http://domainnamewire.com/wp-content/verisign-dnssec.pdf
> > >
> > > Of course there is prior art, i.e.
> > > http://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/Resilience-and-
> > CIIP/networks-and-services-resilience/dnssec/gpgdnssec
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