Following Council feedback please see below and attached a proposed compromise motion on the settlement Philip Draft GNSO Council motion on the proposed Verisign settlement v2 Whereas the GNSO constituencies participated in a review of the proposed settlement and have detailed statements on issues of concern, Whereas the GNSO Council supports the principle of a settlement of litigation between ICANN and Verisign, Whereas the GNSO Council does not support all articles within this proposed settlement, Whereas the GNSO Council believes that there are broader questions raised in the proposed settlement that need to be first addressed by the GNSO. The GNSO Council resolves: That the ICANN Board should postpone adoption of the proposed settlement while the Council fully investigates the policy issues raised by the proposed changes.