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Information Request
by Danny Younger Sept. 24, 2008

Sept. 24, 2008

Dear Mr. Jeffrey, This is an "Information Request" pursuant to ICANN Accountability and Transparency Frameworks and Principles. I seek to obtain a copy of the Registrar Accreditation Applications submitted by: (1) Brandon Gray Internet Services Inc., dba "NameJuice.com" (2) EstDomains, Inc. I understand that "ICANN intends to conduct registrar accreditation in as open and transparent a manner as feasible. To that end, ICANN will be free to disclose and use information submitted in connection with an application in any manner and to anyone it deems appropriate." I deem the request to be "reasonable" in view of published reports indicating that officers, directors or managers within these organizations have been convicted of a felony within the last ten years -- see (1) http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/00405e.html (2) http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/09/estdomains_a_sordid_hi… I seek to determine whether the answers provided to question 12 in the applications are true and accurate, or whether instead there are material misrepresentations that may lead to a loss of registrar accreditation per section 5.3.1 of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement. Thank you, Danny Younger

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Release of Information under the Accountability and Transparency Frameworks
by Nick Ashton-Hart Sept. 24, 2008

Sept. 24, 2008

Dear NARALO: As requested, I have consulted Kieren and he advised the following: * Review the provisions of the Accountability and Transparency Frameworks at http://www.icann.org/en/transparency/acct-trans-frameworks-principles-10jan…. In particular, on page 10, you should see "Responding to Information Requests" * Transmit your request to kieren.mccarthy(a)icann.org, and copy john.jeffrey(a)icann.org (the General Counsel). Please copy in staff(a)atlarge.icann.org so we can help track things internally for you, too. When constructing your request, what we can suggest is that you should be as specific as possible, and take into account the rationales in the ATF that are relevant. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA DD: +1 (310) 578-8637 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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FW: Summit Questionnaire:
by Thompson, Darlene Sept. 24, 2008

Sept. 24, 2008

Hi all, Danny makes an excellent point below. If you are on the list of those who have NOT gotten those questionnaires in - DO IT NOW!!! This IS being used as a litmus test for those who will be invited to attend the Summit. Please note that Privaterra did send theirs in and it came to Evan, Cheryl and myself and I guess none of us thought to forward it to staff. That's done now. I got a note back from Matthias who DID get mine but missed it - >whew<. Now, as to why Beau and Evan didn't get there's in... Good question! Except that they would be there anyways. STILL! D Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Danny Younger Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 1:08 PM To: summit-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Cc: NA Discuss Subject: [NA-Discuss] Summit Questionnaire: So only 49 ALSs bothered to reply to the Summit Questionnaire, and from the NARALO the only responses received came from: 1. America@Large 2. ISOC Quebec 3. Telecommunities Canada 4. Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail(CAUCE North America) 5. ISOC Puerto Rico 6. The Intellectual Property & Technology Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association 7. Pacific Community Networks Association (PCNA) This means that the following groups didn't respond (and likely we should be asking them to explain why they chose not to respond): Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities ISOC New York Communautique Consumer Reports WebWatch Youth Helping Youth Inc dba: Emerging Futures Network Association For Community Networking The Alberta Community Network Association People Who N-CAP CLUE - The Canadian Association for Open Source Privaterra Web405 Question: If "Delegates are expected to be full participants" and the above group has not participated fully, are these ALSs to be denied Summit travel funding? ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists .icann.org Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org ------

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Final Text of Letter to Paul Twomey
by Danny Younger Sept. 24, 2008

Sept. 24, 2008

Evan, this is the text of the letter: Dear Dr. Twomey, On 21 March 2007 you stated: “What has happened to registrants with RegisterFly.com has made it clear there must be comprehensive review of the registrar accreditation process and the content of the RAA.” While we are grateful that attention has been given to the content of the RAA, we are still awaiting the promised comprehensive review of the registrar accreditation process. Members of the NARALO are of the view that 18 months is long enough for such a review to have been completed. We look forward to ICANN's early publication of the comprehensive registrar accreditation process review. The letter should be sent to Dr. Paul Twomey, President/CEO of ICANN --<twomey[at]icann.org> and should be copied to Peter Dengate-Thrush, ICANN Board Chair -- <barrister[at]chambers.gen.nz>, Denise Michel, Vice President Policy Development -- <denise.michel[at]icann.org>; John O. Jeffrey, Esq., General Counsel -- <jeffrey[at]icann.org>; staff[at]atlarge.icann.org; Senior Policy Director Rob Hoggarth -- <robert.hoggarth[at]icann.org>; Wendy Seltzer, ALAC Board Liaison -- <wendy[at]seltzer.com>; Tim Cole, Chief Registrar Liaison -- <tim.cole[at]icann.org>; Cheryl Langdon-Orr, ALAC Chair -- <cheryl[at]hovtek.com.au>; Avri Doria, GNSO Chair -- <avri[at]psg.com>.

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[Reminder] NARALO Teleconference @ Mon 22 Sep 19:00 – 20:00 ()
by Google Calendar Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

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Summary minutes NARALO meeting 22 September
by At-Large Staff Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

Dear all, Darlene¹s summary minutes and the audio file of today¹s NARALO meeting have been posted on the meeting page. https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?22_september_2008 Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Travel Policy - Call for discussion
by Robert Guerra Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

As mentioned in the NA RALO conference call just now, I would like to again voice my interest that a discussion be done in advance of the Nov Cairo meeting. That way, the region can come up with points and/or issues that the regional reps can raise at the meeting. regards Robert

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Re: [NA-Discuss] What ICANN pays their top execs
by Alan Greenberg Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

Without intending to justify either the absolute salaries or the 1-year increases, I did note that in at least one case, the 2006 number was for a partial year, so the actual annual increase was less the simple division of the two numbers. Alan At 22/09/2008 02:28 PM, Robert Guerra wrote: >Danny: > >Thanks for posting details on ICANN's IRS (Tax) filing. > >Just goes to prove that ICANN does have funding to pay for things. >Seems, like in the banking sector they prefer instead to pay their >executives vs the public they serve. > >With congress seeking to limit executive compensation, perhaps same >thing should happen to ICANN. > >Robert > > >On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 4:36 PM, Danny Younger <dannyyounger(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > [excerpt] > > > > "This is an outrageous 74% increase year-over-year for total > > compensation for the top 5" > > > > http://gordoncook.net/wp/?p=274 > > > > > > > > > > ------ > > NA-Discuss mailing list > > NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ic… > > > > Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org > > ------ > > > >------ >NA-Discuss mailing list >NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ic… > >Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org >------

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Grassroots Petition re: Expired Domain Names
by Danny Younger Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

On the GA list Peter Dambier has pointed to a petition to ICANN posted at http://www.petitiononline.com/DNSquatt/petition.html The petition begins with: "We, the undersigned, believe that what is happening nowadays, regarding the handling of expired internet domain names, by most of the registrars, is nothing but a crude form of extortion." This is an issue with which I have a great deal of sympathy as I view registrar collusion with aftermarket profiteers as an antitrust violation that has the effect of artificially raising consumer prices. At issue is whether we continue to tolerate registrar Direct Transfer clauses that tread upon the intent of the Expired Domain Deletion Consensus Policy. This problem has been upon us for years -- see the 2004 ICANN Advisory at http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21sep04-1.htm We should begin to deal with this issue, and I applaud those members of the public that have chosen to take a stand.

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What ICANN pays their top execs
by Danny Younger Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

[excerpt] "This is an outrageous 74% increase year-over-year for total compensation for the top 5" http://gordoncook.net/wp/?p=274

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