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Top Stories: Private equity company acquires .Org
· Policy & LawEthos Capital acquires .org for $1.135 billion. The biggest shock to many people in the domain industry in 2019 was Ethos Capital acquiring the .org registry contract from Internet Society for $1.135 billion. The deal was announced soon after ... Continue Reading4 Comments
.Org in China
· UncategorizedChinese non-profits spurn .org for alternatives. In my series of articles to studying the Chinese domain market, I have already covered the big picture, .cn, .com, and .net. Today, let's look at .org. This analysis is based on data I have collected ... Continue Reading4 Comments
4 U.S. lawmakers question .Org sale
· Policy & LawPresidential candidate Elizabeth Warren among those concerned about sales of .org registry. Three U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative have sent a letter to Ethos Capital, Internet Society and Public Interest Registry questioning the decision to ... Continue Reading12 Comments
18,000 sign EFF letter asking ICANN to halt .Org sale
· Policy & LawHundreds of nonprofits ask ICANN to pause deal to sell .Org registry to for-profit private equity company. Over 400 nonprofit entities and 18,000 individuals have signed on to a letter authored by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), asking ICANN ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Non-Commercial users ask for three changes to .Org contract
· Policy & LawConstituency addresses pricing and censorship issues. The Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) has sent a letter to ICANN, asking it to make three changes to the .org registry contract if it is to be sold to Ethos Capital. The group points ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Should GoDaddy acquire .Org?
· Domain RegistrarsOther companies should now circle .org, and GoDaddy is one of them. There's a lot of consternation about Ethos Capital's proposed takeover of the .org registry. It will move from a non-profit entity that's out to help organizations to one that is ... Continue Reading8 Comments
ICANN delays .Org sale approval, calls for more transparency
· Policy & LawSale to Ethos delayed as ICANN requests more information. ICANN has delayed its approval of the sale of .Org to private equity company Ethos Capital by requesting more information. According to its contract with Public Interest Registry (PIR) to ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Video: watch the Q&A with Ethos, Internet Society and PIR
· Policy & LawEthos tries to assuage concerns, but non-profits have more questions. Last week NTEN, a group that helps non-profits use technology, held a Q&A with the three parties involved with the sale of .org: Private equity firm Ethos, Internet Society ... Continue Reading9 Comments
How Ethos Capital could restrict .org price increases
· Policy & LawThe private equity firm says it's agreeable to putting price caps into concrete agreements. NTEN, a group that represents non-profits, held a conference call today with a number of participants impacted by the Internet Society's transaction to sell ... Continue Reading17 Comments