Let'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
Guest editorial: ISOC’s broken funding model and profligate spending
· Policy & Law[Editor's note: The following is a guest editorial from Nat Cohen, who provides interesting details about the birth of Public Interest Registry and its role with Internet Society. While I don't necessarily agree with all of the conclusions, I think it's a ... Continue Reading15 Comments
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
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
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
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
ICANN says it “does not have authority” over .org transaction
· Policy & LawDomain regulator is unlikely to do anything about the sale of .org by a non-profit to a private equity firm. Anyone holding out hope that ICANN will block the sale of .Org to private equity company Ethos should prepare to be disappointed. The ... Continue Reading22 Comments
Ethos paid $1.135 billion for .Org
· Policy & LawInternet Society reveals the price it is selling out for. On a webinar today, Internet Society has purportedly disclosed that Ethos Capital will pay $1.135 billion to acquire the .org registry from it: #Internetsociety offered 1b and 135mil$USD ... Continue Reading23 Comments
ISOC chapter breaks ranks, criticizes deal to sell .Org
· Policy & LawNetherlands chapter calls on others to join it in denouncing sale. Shortly after Internet Society (ISOC) announced a deal to sell Public Interest Registry (which runs .org) to a private equity company, ISOC sent a notice to its local chapters ... Continue Reading13 Comments