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The idea is not new (See whois 404Advertising.com), but unilaterally doing it without technical consensus on how to do it, competitive bidding on who will do it, and a universally accepted use for the resulting income, makes it look remarkably like an act of theft. And, considering the value of every possible domain name conceivable, multiplied by VeriSign's current $25 fee, it could be observed as the largest theft in American history. Viewed in this light, and using historic data, one could reasonably expect VeriSign to be fined $100 for each such mis-direction (See Eugene Kashpureff "Hijacks" Internic.net). Whatever you want to call it, it should be grounds for pulling the government contract as soon possible.