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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=015441120-19122006>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></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=015441120-19122006>- Bhavin</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Bhavin.t@logicboxes.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:39
AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Nevett, Jonathon'; 'Registrars
Constituency'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [registrars] FW: RRA
Changes<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=097350719-12122006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>do let us know any updates you recv from them ... we are
putting ours on a stall too until an update</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=097350719-12122006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>thanks for your note</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Nevett,
Jonathon<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:17 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Registrars Constituency<BR><B>Subject:</B> [registrars] FW: RRA
Changes<BR><B>Importance:</B> High<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
Nevett, Jonathon <BR><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> Dahlquist, Raynor<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> 'mshull@verisign.com'; '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></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear Raynor:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I look forward to hearing back from
you.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jon<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jonathon L.
Nevett<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Vice President and Chief Policy
Counsel<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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