Re: [ga] Froomkin's antitrust advice

[Andy Gardner <andy@navigator.co.nz>]

On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Joe Sims wrote:

> I suggest that readers take Professor Froomkin's advice on antitrust with a
> very large grain of salt; it would be an understatement to say he is not an
> antitrust expert.  Any competent antitrust lawyer would tell you that

You're hardly the one to be making a call on competence.

Q. Who drafted the original contract between ICANN and Verisign?

A. Joe Simms.

Q. Did it have shortcomings?

A. Apparently, as it had to be re-done, and Verisign got to negotiate new
terms in the process.

Q. Who drafted the replacement?

A. Joe Simms (or maybe Verisign did it and he just put his name to it?).

Q. Who told everyone the the resultant contract was not negotiable?

A. Joe Simms.

Q. Was it not-negotiable?

A. Err, No. Negotiations continued, although Verisign DID get to keep it's
registrar operation because of Joe Simm's original fuck-ups.

I guess that means we should take anything you say with a grain of salt too?

So once again, FUCK OFF, JOE SIMMS, THE INTERNET IS SICK OF YOUR EVILNESS.

And I guess I'll be seeing the rest of you in another 2 weeks. :^)

I remain,

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Andrew P. Gardner
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