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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>No response to my e-mail. I have calls
into VeriSign and ICANN to discuss next steps. Thanks. Jon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Bhavin Turakhia<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 19, 2006
3:17 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Nevett, Jonathon; 'Registrars
Constituency'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [registrars] FW: RRA
Changes</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>jon: any updates on this? Verisign has
started making phone calls to us (and presumably others) telling us that we
need to sign this by december</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>- Bhavin</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Bhavin.t@logicboxes.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 13, 2006
12:39 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Nevett, Jonathon';
'Registrars Constituency'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [registrars] FW: RRA
Changes</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>do let us know any updates you recv from
them ... we are putting ours on a stall too until an update</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>thanks for your note</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Nevett, Jonathon<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 12, 2006
10:17 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Registrars Constituency<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [registrars] FW: RRA
Changes<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>All: I just sent this note to
VeriSign. I hope that VeriSign will handle this issue shortly, but we are
waiting until it is resolved before taking any action with the draft
agreement. Thanks. Jon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Nevett, Jonathon
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 12, 2006
11:35 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Dahlquist,
Raynor</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">mshull@verisign.com</st1:PersonName>';
'Gomes, Chuck'; kurt.pritz@icann.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RRA Changes<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Dear Raynor:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>We received a letter yesterday from VeriSign dated December 6<sup>th</sup>
requesting that we execute an attached copy of the new Registry-Registrar
Agreement for the .com regsitry. The letter states that the agreement
provided is “the new ICANN approved .COM Registry-Registrar Agreement
that will take effect and supersede your existing .COM Registry-Registrar
Agreement with VeriSign, Inc on 30 December 2006.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In the abundance of caution, we compared the copy of the agreement
attached to the letter with the agreement actually approved by the ICANN Board
and the U.S. Department of Commerce as Exhibit 8 to the .com Registry Agreement
(<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a
href="http://www.icann.org/topics/vrsn-settlement/revised-appendix8-clean-29jan06.pdf">http://www.icann.org/topics/vrsn-settlement/revised-appendix8-clean-29jan06.pdf</a></span></font>),
and there are both substantive and non-substantive differences between the
version VeriSign sent to us for execution and the version approved by ICANN and
the DOC. These changes include adding various VeriSign-affiliated parties
to the agreement. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I brought this situation to ICANN’s attention. According to
Kurt Pritz, ICANN was aware of VeriSign’s request to ICANN to make
the substantive and non-substantive changes, but stated in no uncertain terms
that ICANN has not “approved or adopted” any changes to the RRA as
required in Section 6.1. Therefore, VeriSign’s statement that ICANN
approved the version of the agreement sent to us is false. Moreover, not
only did VeriSign misrepresent that it received ICANN approval to change the
agreement, it also failed to inform registrars of the changes from the version
posted on the ICANN website. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I find it remarkable that VeriSign would try to change the terms of the
RRA in this manner, regardless of the substance of the changes. This kind
of behavior is unacceptable and violates the terms and spirit of our
relationship. Indeed, we should be trying to engage in a period of
healing after the long and sometimes bitter dispute over the advisability of
the new .com registry agreement. Instead, VeriSign apparently is engaging
in deceptive and obfuscating behavior.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>First, please let me know how you plan on rectifying this
situation. Second, we should discuss a procedure for making future
changes to the .com and .net RRAs so we don’t continue to repeat this
same scenario every few years. As per the terms of the contract,
ICANN must approve any changes to the agreement. As a transparent
organization, ICANN should give the other party to the agreement – the
registrars – an opportunity to review and comment on proposed changes
before they are approved. It is irrelevant whether VeriSign or ICANN
believes that such changes are substantive. Any changes to a contract to
which registrars are a party should be shared with us before they are approved.
<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>Something that
may appear to be benign to ICANN or VeriSign might have some unintended
consequence to other parties to the agreement. Third, if VeriSign does
seek to change certain provisions of the agreement from the version ICANN and
the DOC recently approved, I suggest that it seek to delete Section 6.15(a)(6),
which still refers to a Surety Instrument that VeriSign removed from all other
parts of the contract.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I look forward to hearing back from you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jonathon L. Nevett<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Vice President and Chief Policy Counsel<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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