ICANN waits for sale of '.org' domain
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Following the sale of the '.org' domain to investment company Ethos Capital, which was just a few months old, the domain database governing body Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced that it will suspend the transaction for 30 days.
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ICANN demands transparency from others over .org deal.As for itself… well, not so much • The Register
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/11/icann_transparency_org/
ICANN pauses sale of .org registry | TechRadar
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The Internet Society (ISOC), a non-profit organization that standardizes on the Internet, will be on November 13, 2019, a public non-profit organization that manages the .org domain, mainly for non-profits and schools. Announced that Interest Registry (PIR) will be sold to investment company Ethos Capital . However, the background of the deal by Ethos Capital pointed out that `` a few people were leaping around ICANN's CEO Fadi Chehadé in the past, '' such as Due to uncertainties in the Internet community, the Internet community has rebelled against selling the '.org' domain. A large number of counter-signatures have been rolled out, and Firefox developer Mozilla has turned to a public questionnaire.
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Following concerns about the sale of the .org domain, Göran Marby, President and CEO of ICANN, and Maarten Botterman, President of ICANN, said on December 9, `` We are the ICANN, ISOC and PIR We call on ISOC, PIR and Ethos Capital to clarify the transparency of the entire process to address concerns raised in the process and dispel allegations and restore trust in the .org community. '' He stated that he had requested relevant parties to clarify the details of the transaction.
In a letter (PDF file) addressed to the ISOC and PIR, John Jeffrey, ICANN's legal counsel and Chief Justice, said, `` As you know, transparency is the foundation of ICANN and lCANN Must fulfill its role in protecting the public interest, and we believe it is of great value to publish the questions addressed to you and your answers to those questions 'And stated a policy to require disclosure of the transaction details. As soon as ICANN receives a response to this request, it will take a further 30 days to scrutinize the response and decide whether to agree to the sale transaction.
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ICANN states that `` According to the registry agreement concluded between ICANN and the PIR, any transaction that changes the PIR's management of the registry operator requires the prior approval of ICANN. '' He stated that ICANN's consent was essential. On the other hand, the domain-related news site specializing Domain Name Wire is, 'the final decision will need to decide the court' and said , points out that there is a possibility that the takeover drama is brought to court.
In a statement announcing the review of the sale of the '.org' domain, ICANN stated, 'We are responsible for seriously evaluating this transaction. The' .org 'domain will remain secure, reliable and stable We will evaluate the proposed sale of the PIR carefully and thoroughly to make sure that it is highly transparent. ' Meanwhile, the UK news site The Register said, 'ICANN did not explain why it closed out nearly 98% of its dissent in a public comment on the removal of the .org domain registration cap in July 2019. And the list of questions sent to the PIR remains hidden, in short, it should be appreciated that ICANN is openly asking the ISOC and PIR to ensure transparency, but if ICANN allows it, There is a danger that much information will not be available. 'He pointed out that ICANN's response may be only formal.
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