[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by bwhhisc

We knew there was going to be a lot of "politic$" going on behind the closed doors.

This quote caught my eye which backs up Verisign rights within the idn space.
"New TLDs face similar implications with regards to possible trademark or naming rights infringements".

Verisign have been registering idn.com and idn.net for nearly 8 years and they MUST have had a plan for them
within the IDN space. Additionally, Verisign has both ethical and legal responsiblity to those customers to protect
their interests in the "commercial" and "network" brands of each of the international languages they have sold.

Don't worry they also have a very distinct commercial interest of their own, which goes well beyond just the registries. These merely underpin much of their other business.