Re: [ga] Extensions of Deadlines for gTLD Agreement Renewal Processes

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Danny and all former DNSO GA members or other interested
stakeholders/users,

  Good questions Danny, and nicely ask as well.  The answer
to your first question is of course yes.

  I would like to ask any BoD member to offer their answers to
these questions as it is likely that Veni will again either obviscate
or not answer.

Danny Younger wrote:

> Veni has kindly pointed to the 10 January 2006 Board
> Resolution 06.02:  "Resolved, the President and the
> General Counsel are authorized to continue
> negotiations with any such registry operator(s) in
> accordance with existing contractual terms, and are
> authorized to extend the relevant renewal process
> deadlines as necessary and appropriate for up to six
> full months, while discussions continue."
>
> I would ask the following questions:
>
> 1.  Hasn't it been more than six months since the
> conclusion of negotiations with VeriSign?
> 2.  Has the VeriSign "Renewal Proposal" been received
> by ICANN Staff?
> 3.  If has not been received, is VeriSign in breach of
> contract?
> 4.  If it has been received, why wasn't the public
> afforded the opportunity to review and comment upon
> the "Renewal Proposal" prior to Board action ratifying
> the contract?
> 5.  Why did the Board act to ratify VeriSign's
> proposed contract while clearly knowing (in view of
> Resolution 6.02) that the VeriSign "Renewal Proposal"
> hadn't been formally submitted?
> 6.  If the ICANN Board is now asking the .info, .biz
> and .org registries to tender their "Renewal
> Proposals" while VeriSign has been given a waiver,
> isn't that a violation of the Non-Discriminatory
> Treatment clause of the bylaws?
> 7.  Does this matter rise to the level where it
> warrants an "Independent Review of Board Actions"?
>
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Regards,

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