Oppose Settlement Propoosal

[adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

To whom it concerns,

Under the proposed settlement, increasing prices will cost internet users more 
than 
150MUSD starting next year and growing.  Why is ICANN proposing a cost which 
comes from the internet users as a whole to settle a legal battle that ICANN 
staff 
themselves believe they can win ?

I whole-heartedly object to any settlement with Verisign. ICANN's proposed 
settlement 
presents Verisign with a healthy prize to walk away with.  The prize is taken 
from the 
pockets of the internet users, businesses and consumers that ICANN is chartered 
to 
protect.  It is obvious that recent litigation againsty ICANN's proposed 
settlement 
proves that other members of the internet community do not approve of this 
settlement 
either .

ICANN was designed to represent the internet community as a whole. The internet 
community includes millions of domain name registrants, including myself.  Once 
again, I oppose this proposal and hope that ICANN can seek to imporve the 
internet by 
providing transparency, competitive bidding and fair pricing structures that 
benefit the 
internet as a whole.

Thank you
Adam Strong