Re: [alac] ALAC position on ICANN/Verisign deal?

[Bret Fausett <bfausett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Taking the comments from the list, how about if we submit the following:
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Dear Dr. Cerf:

The At Large Advisory Committee ("ALAC") has carefully reviewed and 
considered the revised agreements between ICANN and Verisign and does 
not believe that the revisions address the serious concerns of 
registrants previously described by the ALAC in both its written 
submissions and its meeting with the Board in Vancouver. For this 
reason, the ALAC recommends that the Board take the following action:

   1.   Reject the proposed settlement agreement;
   2.   Proceed to trial with Verisign; and
   3.   Begin a renewal/rebid process for .COM in accord with the 
renewal provisions of the existing agreement.          

The ALAC understands that ICANN Staff believes that one of the 
litigation risks to ICANN is that the legal foundation on which ICANN 
was built will be questioned or eroded. This is a risk we believe is 
worth taking. An ICANN that cannot ensure competition and protect 
registrants from monopolistic pricing is not an ICANN worth retaining.

Respectfully submitted,

At Large Advisory Committee