The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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Author: Frank B Cross/ Roger LeRoy Miller
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Case s ummary :Company ICANN is a non-profit organization that is involved in internet business. The most important function of ICANN is authorizing the registry for top-level domains (TLDs). An agreement was signed between ICANN and company VS that authorized company VS to serve as a registrar for the ‘.com’ as per ICANN’s specification and guidelines. Company VS although not being satisfied with the terms of the agreement signed the agreement. VS accused ICANN of violating Section 1 of the Sherman Act as ICANN restricted various services it can be made available as a registrar.
To f ind: The impact of the appointment of the board of directors by a group that has a commercial interest.
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