What's good for the goose apparently is not good for the gander. When I moved a few months ago I took advantage of the opportunity to sign up for Verizon's fiber optic Internet and TV 

service that is currently available in only a few locations around the U.S.  Imagine my surprise while surfing the web via my new ISP to see typographical errors I entered in the browser return Verizon landing pages that are used to monetize typos of countless trademarked company names. This is the same Verizon that has sued a number of

domain owners for doing the same thing with Verizon's trademarks - but now Verizon characterizes their own monetization of other's trademarks as a "customer service"! Go figure. This is a classic case of two wrongs not making a right. 

defending their rights against over-reaching trademark claims and outright reverse hijacking attempts. While I have no issue with companies vigorously defending their legitimate trademark interests, I do have a problem with those who are trying to undermine all professional domain owners in an effort to further their own agendas. This is why I support the Internet Commerce Association's efforts to counter attacks on the domain industry at large.

As I wrote in our current monthly newsletter to opt-in subscribers, "As domain names have become more valuable, opponents are looking for any way they can to separate domain investors from their assets. That includes getting both UDRP procedures and laws changed to make it easier to take domains away from their current owners, including generic domains they have no right to. The only way to fight this disturbing trend is to band together and support an organization that can effectively counter these moves. That takes significant resources and to date, the ICA is the only viable organization that has formed to fill that role." 
(Posted Dec. 8, 2007)