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Verisign .com Domain Registry Consumer Class Action
Verisign faces a consumer class action lawsuit, brought by law firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, over its operation of the .com domain name registry.
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## Overview
A consumer class action lawsuit has been filed against Verisign concerning its operation of the .com domain name registry (HBSS Law, October 19).
## Key Details
- The case is being pursued by law firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro (HBSS Law) (HBSS Law, October 19).
- The suit targets Verisign's role as registry operator for .com domains, implicating pricing or market power concerns typical of such registry antitrust/consumer actions (HBSS Law, October 19).
## Significance
As the exclusive operator of the .com registry under a long-standing agreement with ICANN and the US Department of Commerce, Verisign's pricing practices have been a recurring subject of regulatory and legal scrutiny; this litigation is likely to generate follow-on developments relevant to internet infrastructure and antitrust law.