] "One would hope that something of this magnitude would be
] properly covered in the contracts," Cerf said. It would
] be in nobody's interest to take control of .com away from
] VeriSign, Cerf said, but ICANN may face an all-or-nothing
] choice of whether to revoke VeriSign's contract.

OK, Is this Cerf making a comment in the Post that they might cancel Verisign's contract, or is this a journalist putting his opinion intentionally close to Cerf's name to generate drama?

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