Noticing that Verizon Wireless preemptively registered verizonsucks.com, 2600 Magazine registered verizonREALLYsucks.com. Verizon claimed that 2600 violated the recently passed Anticybersquatting Act and demanded 2600 turn over the domain. Undaunted, 2600 also registered VerizonShouldSpendMoreTimeFixingItsNetworkAndLessMoneyOnLawyers.com. Verizon dropped its lawsuit. 1. Verizon Attacks Critical Domain Names - Verizon Wireless threatened to sue 2600 under the Anticybersquatting Act for registering VerizonReallySucks.com. 2600 then registered VerizonShouldSpendMoreTimeFixingItsNetworkAndLessMoneyOnLawyers.com. [2600] 2. Verizon backs down from lawsuit threat - "According to news reports, Verizon is no longer pursuing legal action against 2600 due to our registration of verizonreallysucks.com." [2600] 3. Verizon Drops Suit Against 2600 - News and discussion forum. [Slashdot] 4. Verizon Threatens 2600 Over Domain Name - News and discussion board about the dispute. [Slashdot] 5. Real Cybersquatting Really Sucks - "For a company just a few weeks old, Verizon Wireless sure doesn't take criticism very well." [Wired]

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