ICANN has a big problem if it can't placate the California Attorney General. ICANN's Board of Directors was ready to decide on whether or not to approve the sale of Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit registry overseeing the .org ... Continue Reading8 Comments
ICANN postpones .org decision after California AG says sale shouldn’t happen
· Policy & LawDeadline pushed back two weeks to May 4. ICANN's due date to decide if it should allow Public Interest Registry (PIR), the company that runs the .org domain, to be sold to a private equity company has been delayed again. ICANN and PIR agreed to ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Ethos Capital clarifies .org promises as decision nears
· Policy & LawCompany clarifies commitments as decision date nears. It appears that Ethos Capital, the company trying to acquire .org registry Public Interest Registry, and ICANN are closely negotiating to make a decision on the deal this month. Today, Ethos ... Continue Reading2 Comments
What’s next for .Org in light of COVID-19
· Policy & LawA pandemic throws a new wrinkle in the deal to sell off .org. Public Interest Registry, Ethos Capital and Internet Society have agreed to extend the deadline for ICANN to make a decision on the sale of .org to April 20. They want ICANN to decide by ... Continue Reading6 Comments
.Org update: Two more opportunities to comment on proposed takeover
· Policy & LawPIR and ICANN offering more opportunities to provide feedback. People with opinions on Ethos Capital's planned takeover of Public Interest Registry (PIR), the group that operates the .org top level domain name, have two upcoming opportunities to be ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Former ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom commenting on .Org deal
· Policy & LawBeckstrom posed arguments during forum last week. On February 11, American University Washington College of Law held a program about the sale of .Org to private equity company Ethos Capital. Former ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom was in attendance, and he ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Ethos adds legally-binding provisions to try to save .Org deal
· Policy & Law8-year price cap, censorship and data controls would be baked into registry agreement amendment. Ethos Capital, the company that is trying to acquire the .Org registry, took a big step today to try to push it over the finish line. It agreed to add ... Continue Reading16 Comments
ICANN Board quizzes Internet Society over .Org sale
· Policy & LawBoard questions how the deal is in the spirit of the original decision to assign .org contract to Internet Society. ICANN's Board of Directors is asking Internet Society (ISOC) pointed questions about the proposed sale of Public Interest Registry, ... Continue Reading14 Comments
California AG backs down on document requests — for now
· Policy & LawAttorney general had already narrowed the initial scope before ICANN published letter. On January 30, ICANN published a letter from the California Attorney General that asked ICANN to answer 35 questions relating to pricing practices and the ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Breaking: California Attorney General delays .org sale
· Policy & LawOffice that oversees California non-profits demands extensive documentation. The California Attorney general has likely delayed approval of the .org sale to Ethos Capital by two months, if not more, after demanding extensive documentation from ... Continue Reading21 Comments
