COALITION FOR ICANN TRANSPARENCY, INC. v. VERISIGN, INC.

No. 07-16151.

567 F.3d 1084 (2009)

COALITION FOR ICANN TRANSPARENCY, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VERISIGN, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 5, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bret A. Fausett, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald L. Johnston, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee.

Dennis M. Hart, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Internet Commerce Association.

Before: MARY M. SCHROEDER, A. WALLACE TASHIMA and WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.


SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is about whether the plaintiff, Coalition for ICANN Transparency, Inc., using antitrust statutes drafted in the late 19th century, has successfully stated claims in connection with the administration of the Internet domain name system, so essential to the operation of our sophisticated 21st century communications network. The district court ruled that the plaintiff failed. With the benefit of extensive briefing, collegial discussions...

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