Re: [ga] More on Sitefinder suspension

["John Berryhill Ph.D. J.D." <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> ummmmmmmmm. No.
> that language permits the board to enact a policy. They can then turn
> around and serve notice on Verisign to act. And Verisign can object and
> force the matter to go to court whenre ICANN would have to go and
> demonstrate that it is:
>
> "necessary to maintain the operational stability of Registry Services, the
DNS or the Internet, and that the proposed specification or policy is as
narrowly tailored
> as feasible to achieve those objectives."

For preliminary injunction purposes, the IAB statement is sufficient basis
for ICANN to prevail.  In the balance of harms test for the preliminary
injunction, ICANN has a clear advantage.  The Security and Stability
Committee said it disrupted stability.  There are two Verisign employees on
that committee.