] VeriSign also made a mistake by informing ICANN and other
] standards bodies only a few days before it launched Site
] Finder, he added. "The number one complaint, actually,
] that we heard across the board was this lack of notice,"
] Lewis said. "We do sincerely regret any inconvenience
] that the service created, notwithstanding that most of
] the concerns that we discussed today ... were largely
] addressed within a matter of days, if not hours."

In the last meeting Verisign made it clear that they had their reasons for not informing anyone about the changes and that future changes would also be made without notice. Of course, they have very little to loose by RErelease the site with notice, as everyone is aware of it at this point and we know they aren't asking permission, so they've decided to let us know. They get headlines that say "look, we're sorry" and people who aren't paying attention don't know any better.

ICANN must end Verisign's contract.

Declan gave Verisign the headline they wanted