Approve the Settlement!

[Chad Goote <cgoote@xxxxxxxxx>]

Please do the right thing and approve the ICANN-VeriSign settlement.  It is
good for the ICANN community, the entire high tech industry,
and for VeriSign interests as well.  It is good for the ICANN community
because it proves you can manage your own house, an important competency to
show these days with many eyes focused on future Internet governance.  It
is good for the entire high tech industry, as both domain name sellers and
businesses won't ever engage in unilaterally introducing services that
either cause disruptions or cause controversies.  Lastly, it is good for
VeriSign interests. Unless they want further lawsuits where they'll be
forced to simply roll the dice in court to try to hold onto some measure of
authority over the largest and most free exchange of information and ideas
available on this planet.

Please approve this deal as soon as possible!  Consumers are paying too
much, and innovation in the high tech sector is being held back.  Let's move
on!

Chad Goote
Grand Rapids, MI