] ICANN has initiated arbitration [PDF] (before the ICC's
] International Court of Arbitration) against VeriSign
] under the .net Registry Agreement, seeking declaratory
] judgments that many things VeriSign has done or attempted
] to do over the years (Sitefinder, ConsoliDate, IDN, WLS,
] and stemming the abusive actions of shell registrars when
] they destructively query the registry for secondary
] market purposes) violate that agreement.

ICANN, VeriSign, and the Swamp