Re: [registrars] RC WLS Comments

["Ken Stubbs" <kstubbs@digitel.net>]

historically, REGISTRY INDEMNIFICATION by the has been a word which has has
notably "absent" in any VGRS-registrar agreement.

ken stubbs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Archer" <jarcher@registrationtek.com>
To: "Rick H Wesson" <wessorh@ar.com>
Cc: "Registrars List" <Registrars@dnso.org>; <WLSDraftingTeam@ar.com>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [registrars] RC WLS Comments


> Hi Rick...
>
> We will probably submit some more questions before the deadline, but we
> would like to see the official response for today ask:
>
> Has Verisign investigated with actual attorneys the legal ramifications on
> Registrars of engaging in what could potentially be ruled a commodities
> market?  Does Verisign offer any assurances from actual legal staff that
> this type of product is legal?  We would like to see this issue addressed
> along with the anti-trust issue, which the document you circulated does
> raise.  A written opinion from Verisign legal staff would be most helpful.
>
> Will Verisign release the actual proposed service agreement for comments
at
> some point before a decision to deploy WLS is made? We can not properly
> evaluate any WLS proposal unless it includes all important documents, the
> service agreement being the most important.
>
> Will Verisign release criteria for what constitutes an acceptable
education
> program for the WLS service.  We note that only Registrars who conduce an
> education campaign acceptable to Verisign will be eligible for rebate.
Any
> education campaign waged by us would likely clearly warn the consumer that
> a wait can not be refunded and will likely expire, with the consumer
having
> no domain name.  Such a warning is the only proper way to proceed and is
> probably required from a legal standpoint.  Would a warning such as this
> disqualify a registrar from receiving a rebate?
>
> Have any financial projections been created for WLS, for both the Registry
> and registrars?  If so, we would like to see them.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> --On Friday, February 08, 2002 10:14 AM -0800 Rick H Wesson
> <wessorh@ar.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Registrars:
> >
> > The Drafting team put togther a number of questions and a small
commentary
> > to be submitted to VGRS today. Atached are a Word Doc and a HTML page of
> > the draft document.
> >
> > Please comment on this Draft, if there are no major objections I'll
submit
> > a final version to Chuck Gomes by the deadline of midnight Feb 8, 2002.
> >
> > I'd also like to thank the WLSDraftingTeam for their input and work on
> > this document. Please send your comments to this list and CC the
Drafting
> > team at WLSDraftingTeam@ar.com
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> >
> > -rick
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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