Valdis writes:
Out of curiosity, where did Verisign get the right
to have the advertising monopoly for all the eyeballs
they'll attract with this?
They didn't.
And there's even a way for individuals to stop it: Type an incorrect
spelling for a famous trademark. When Verisign puts up its own page for the
nonexistent domain, copy it and send it to the trademark owner, asking if he
intends to defend his trademark, or if he is releasing it to the public
domain. In the former case, he'll have to take action against Verisign.
The latter case is unlikely unless he truly doesn't want the trademark,
because undefended trademarks are easily diluted and slip rapidly into the
public domain. After Verisign has a few thousand lawsuits on its hands, it
will change its policy.