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attached a few of the mails we recvd from ip claimants ....... just to let you know why we went ahead with our .BIZ IP Protection program in the first place almost 100% of these ip claimants dont even know that the round robin queues are closed already ..... this being the level of education amongst those who have genuine trademarks.... bhavin

I contacted your sales staff earlier today. We asked you to proceed on the 7 applications you had placed for AOPA.biz. You are our only registrar. I understand that you are canceling all of the applications. I was wondering if you could at least keep one or two open for our benefit. Due to confusion and miscommunication with VeriSign, we lost out on our opportunity to claim AOPA.biz, to which we have a US trademark. We would much rather go through you than the expensive STOP procedures. We would appreciate a quick response, as this makes both us and our client quite anxious. Thank you. Shannon M. Weinberg Yodice Associates 500 E Street, SW Suite 240 Washington, DC 20024 202.863.1000 202.863.1001 (facsimile)

Thank you for your note and letting us know ahead of time what was going on.

One question for you.

If one of my other Registrars happens to “win” the round robin for my .biz name, what do you recommend is the best way to ensure we keep it protected from STOPs and other attempts to win it away?

Thanks for the response.

Cheers,

Scott Barnum

Plan B

-----Original Message-----
From: Bhavin Turakhia [mailto:bhavin.t@directi.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 6:28 AM
To: Scott Barnum
Subject: .BIZ Domain Application through Directi stands cancelled

Hi Mr Scott Barnum,

Directi had adopted a unique approach during the .BIZ Round Robin Landrush to serve interests of Genuine IP Claimants and Trademark Holders. All in good intention Directi submitted applications on YOUR behalf to increase your chances of registration for your .BIZ Domain Name.

Public opinion however to our unorthodox method has been both good and bad. Irrespective of our intentions and the fact that we have been heralded by many genuine IP Claimants, there has been general unrest in the Registrars community, the Registry and ICANN themselves about our methodology.

While Directi has always had only good intentions, and Directi has not violated any legal provisions in its course of business, Directi does not want the Registrar community and all other parties to have any hard feelings against us. Past 1 week has been very taxing on us. We have had inquiries from Registrars, and from the Registry, and in general it has not been fun being treated as if we had criminal intent.

Directi has decided therefore to cancel all its applications in this .BIZ Round Robin DNA process and not participate at all in this process.

This would mean that we will be unable to register your .BIZ Domain Name on your behalf. Your applications with any other Registrar would still stand. However as promised we will be unable to increase your chances of getting your .BIZ Domain Name.

We are extremely sorry to have put you through any inconvenience. We also apologise at being unable to keep our promise of increasing your chances of obtaining your .BIZ Domain Name. It has been a very difficult decision for us, and I am personally unhappy that we could not achieve our purpose of assisting genuine IP Claimants such as yourself obtain their rightful names. Directi has always stood for doing whats in the best interests of the community, but at the same time we do not want to harbour any ill-will towards our company. Considering that a certain section of the community was not happy with our process, we had to take a decision that is not entirely best for us or for you.

We hope that you obtain your .BIZ Domain Name through any other Registrar you have applied the same through. We will be glad to assist you with any advice/assistance you need after this Round Robin Process is over.

Feel free to write me for any clarifications

Thanks

Best Regards
Bhavin Turakhia
CEO
Directi
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Tel: 91-22-6370256
Cell: 91-9820097557
Fax: 91-22-6370255
http://www.directi.com
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Greetings, I work with the Internet Retirement Alliance. We are the IP Claimant you contacted regarding ira.biz, you corresponded with our CEO, Ira Kolmaister. We were sorry to hear that the program you were trying to start caused such problems for you so that you decided to terminate it. Since we are still faced with trying to protect our name, could you please tell me which registrars you were successful in registering with? Virtually all the registrars I tried before were not accepting additional registrations, but if you have withdrawn your applications, perhaps there are some registrars with a spot open now. Even one registration would help our chances of being awarded our domain name. Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Best Regards, Cindy Ervin Project Manager Internet Retirement Alliance

Cant I authorize your registrations directly to Neulevel? Thanks Ian Webber Bhavin Turakhia wrote: > > hi ian, > > we understand your concerns, and trust me they are personally my concerns > too - which was precisely the idea of launching the program. unfortunately > the Registry, ICANN and the Registrars had issues with our methodology. > > I am really sorry that we could not serve you. > > Best Regards > Bhavin Turakhia > CEO > Directi

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