Here's a novel idea.

[J J <nametycoon@xxxxxxxxx>]

How about not using the lawsuit (which they would
lose)as a negotiation tool in a new contract.  They
should HAVE to compete for renewal. It's the only fair
way. 

If they wish to have a role in the domain aftermarket
how about they compete with everyone else instead of
using this contract to weasel their way into BILIIONS
of free money every year.

This contract will be the direct result of the next
.com bust if signed. Literally.. You will be wiping
out an entire industry with the stroke of a pen.
Rewarding Verisign for it's past wrong doings.

In addition to that you have this comment 

"Without that issue to get angry about, much of the
fire against the agreement will be quenched. VeriSign
has clearly refused to budge on it being given
lifetime control of the dotcom registry, but ICANN is
willing to let this go because it believes the
importance of dotcoms will diminish as it releases new
top-level domains and the Internet becomes more
search-engine led."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/30/icann_verisign_new_contract/

So the solution is undervaluing what people have spent
YEARS in building? Releasing new extension to each and
every .dumbass who applies? 

Who are you people anyway?

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