[registrars] Re: SHAREHOLDER VOTE RE "REGISTER.INFO"--DEADLINE FOR VOTE

["Robert F. Connelly" <rconnell@psi-japan.com>]

At 12:18 PM 8/17/01 -0400, Lisa Lloyd wrote:
>PLEASE NOTE

Dear Members:  They say, "to get you gotta give".  What is Register.com 
willing to give?

For a start, I would ask that they abandon the practice of Auto_Nack on 
transfer requests.

I therefore vote no until there is a clarification.

Regards, BobC


>ALL VOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON
>
>MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2001
>
>If you have not already submitted your vote, please do so now.
>
>
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>
>Dear Shareholder:
>
>Per the email forwarded below, Register.com has expressed interest in
>developing the URL "Register.info".
>
>To this end, Register.com has requested to have the term "register" removed
>from Appendix X of the ICANN Agreement.
>
>Please advise as to how you vote your ownership interest on this issue, as
>follows:
>
>         ______  YES,    Approve of removing "register" from Appendix X
>
>         __XXX____       NO,     Do not approve of removing "register" 
> from Appendix
>X
>
>
>Hal Lubsen
>President / CEO
>Afilias
>660 Newtown Yardley Road
>Newtown, PA 18940
>+215-504-4610 Tel
>+215-504-1758 Fax
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> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From:         Elana Broitman [mailto:ebroitman@register.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 3:22 PM
> > To:   Lisa Lloyd; Hal Lubsen
> > Cc:   roni jacobson
> > Subject:      RE: register.info
> >
> >                       Dear Hal and Lisa - as you know, Afilias included
> > register.info in its Appendix X.  This domain name matches the
> > Register.com brand and common law trademark, and  is the name that
> > Register.com would like to reserve for its business needs.  Register.com's
> > brand is well known and accepted in the industry, and we would like to be
> > able to use www.register.info for our business, including the promotion of
> > .info registrations.  Afilias transferring the name to Register.com in
> > order for Register.com to get it as one of the 10 names  we had designated
> > on our registrar  list would thus not only protect Register.com's
> > legitimate business and identity interests, but also serve to help promote
> > .info registrations.
> >
> >                       Moreover, if Afilias were to retain the name,
> > Afilias would subject to a trademark violation claim by Register.com.
> >
> >                       We are certain that other registrars would be
> > sympathetic to our concerns, as for example they would not want to see
> > www.corporate.info or  www.domainbank.info taken by another entity.
> >
> >                       We would very much appreciate the Afilias board
> > approving this request as soon as possible, so that Register.com can
> > reserve www.register.info during the period designated for registrar
> > reservations.
> >
> >                       Kind regards,
> >
> >                       Elana Broitman
> >
> >                       Director, Policy and Public Affairs
> >                       register.com
> >                       575 Eighth Avenue
> >                       New York, NY 10018
> >                       Phone (212) 798-9100
> >                       Fax   (212) 629-9307
> >
> >
> >