Board 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
What you really need to know about the sale of .Org to private equity
· Policy & LawLet's cut through the clutter and falsehoods. A lot has been said and written about Internet Society's (ISOC) sale of Public Interest Registry, the group that runs .org, to Ethos Capital. Some of it is true, some of it is false, and some of it is up to ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Domain Wars: .Org debate on NPR’s On Point
· Policy & LawOn Point hosts discussion about .org sale to Ethos Capital. NPR's On Point featured the .org debate this morning. Host Meghna Chakrabarti was joined by Esther Dyson, founding chairwoman of ICANN, Andrew Sullivan, CEO of Internet Society, and Nora ... Continue Reading1 Comment
How much .org would cost with 10% annual price increases
· UncategorizedIf Ethos raises .org prices by 10% a year, the wholesale cost quickly rises. Ethos Capital, the private equity company that is trying to acquire Public Interest Registry and the .org registry, says it plans to raise .org prices, on average, up to ... Continue Reading15 Comments
.Org updates: deadline extended, state regulators ask for time to weigh in
· Policy & LawDeal delayed another 30 days as ICANN works through deal blowback. ICANN and Public Interest Registry have mutually agreed to extend the time that ICANN has to review Public Interest Registry's (PIR) answers to its questions about the sale of .org to ... Continue Reading11 Comments
6 lawmakers urge ICANN to reject .Org sale
· Policy & LawWarren, Wyden formally ask ICANN to reject sale. Six U.S. lawmakers have asked (pdf) ICANN to reject the sale of .Org to Ethos Capital, a private equity company. The lawmakers include presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, Rony Wyden, Richard ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Vint Cerf and Mike Godwin follow bad talking points for .Org deal
· Policy & LawPricing and investment arguments are wrong. Ethos Capital and Internet Society are working overtime to spin the deal to sell .org for $1.35 billion as a good thing. There are certainly some good things about it, but I cringe when I read certain ... Continue Reading22 Comments
My thoughts on .Org
· UncategorizedICANN made it possible for this transaction to happen. There's only so much the internet community can do now. It has been two months since Internet Society (ISOC) announced that it was selling Public Interest Registry (PIR), which runs .org, to ... Continue Reading22 Comments