Verisign will control the .com domain until 2012, but is this the end of the battle with critics crying foul over the deal?
The prolonged tussle between Verisign and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) started with an accusation of infringement of contract in 2003, which led to both parties suing and counter-suing each other.
Early this year, a contentious settlement was reached between both the parties, putting an end to the rival lawsuits filed against each other.