Re: [ga] [Fwd: Clarification of statement made in press]

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Danny and all,

It seems to me like Bhavin is asking for a retraction in a rather
round about way or being overly politically correct about asking.
As such his request seems to indicate that there maybe some
sensitivity or public decimation regarding public resources.
I wonder why he would have such a sensitivity if openness and
transparency is the desire of DOC/NTIA and a stated goal of
ICANN's that has yet to be achieved?

Danny Younger wrote:

> FYI -
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Clarification of statement made in press
> Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 00:49:41 +0530
> From: Bhavin Turakhia <bhavin.t@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: 'Paul Twomey' <twomey@xxxxxxxxx>
> CC: <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>, "'Bruce Tonkin'"
> <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'H1L174'"
> <tom@xxxxxxxxxx>, <ombudsman@xxxxxxxxx>,
> <vint@xxxxxxxxxx>, <secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> <registrars@xxxxxxxx>, <settlement-comments@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Dear Paul;
>
> I write to you in an official capacity as the chair of
> the GNSO Registrar
> Constituency. Recent press reports quote you as having
> consulted with the
> members of registrar community, with regards to the
> dotcom settlement
> agreement, and concluded that registrars  "...almost
> universally don't care
> for the fees clause, they are generally happy with the
> agreement overall."
> [Ref:
> http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3559731]
>
> This statement comes as a surprise to us because -
>
> (1) the Registrar Constituency has yet to take a
> formal position on the
> matter
>
> (2) the positions of those registrars who have
> publicly voiced their
> concerns as well as registrars who are engaging in
> active discussion on this
> subject within the constituency, about this
> settlement, contradict your
> statements. Infact it is apparent that registrars are
> "generally unhappy"
> with the agreement.
>
> Unfortunately, your statements have created some
> confusion within the
> community. We are now hearing further reports from
> third parties that the
> registrar community is generally on board with moving
> forward with this
> proposed settlement arrangement despite our lack of a
> formal position.
>
> To help us resolve this confusion, we would like to
> request that these
> statements be substantiated so that we may better
> understand the scope of
> your consultation and the issues raised by it. To the
> extent that your
> comments represent isolated comments by specific
> registrars, we also request
> that you issue a formal clarification or a retraction
> of your original
> statement.
>
> Thank you in advance for your cooperation. We look
> forward to resolving this
> highly important matter in a way that benefits the
> interests of the broad
> internet community.
>
> Best Regards
> Bhavin Turakhia
> Founder, Chairman & CEO
> Directi
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