<div>Milton<br></div><div><br></div><div>In your previous email you wrote:<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote><div>... it would be a travesty if NCSG were unable to get its act together to submit a unified letter to ICANN’s CEO and board regarding what we want them to do.<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I agree with this comment.<br></div><div><br></div><div>However I am unsure how we can submit a unified letter if your draft completely eliminates an entire argument (that the sale should be halted) that has been expressed by numerous NCSG members.<br></div><div><br></div><div>There is not a consensus that this deal is desirable or helpful. And there are a lot of harms that can easily be envisioned given how little we know about the buyer.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes, <br></div><div><br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block"><div class="protonmail_signature_block-user"><div>Ayden Férdeline <br></div></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block-proton protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐<br></div><div> On Sunday, December 8, 2019 1:45 AM, Mueller, Milton L <milton@GATECH.EDU> wrote:<br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite"><div><p>At this link <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zfaTlkIUZEsNMOQljy43SQSXZUQBmgFSJYVnjGgpYp8/edit?usp=sharing"> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zfaTlkIUZEsNMOQljy43SQSXZUQBmgFSJYVnjGgpYp8/edit?usp=sharing</a><br></p><p>you can see a new proposed letter to ICANN. I have started from scratch.<br></p><p> <br></p><p>The main difference is that instead of screaming about the sale I am focusing on the conditions attached to the original award of .ORG to PIR. I am asking ICANN to recognize its obligation to ensure that those conditions continue to be
met.<br></p><p> <br></p><p>Anyone with the link can comment. I hope this can gather quick support. I think we have wasted a lot of time and need to act quickly. If NCSG cannot act fast enugh I will publish it as an open letter to ICANN on the IGP blog, and accept
sign-ons from anyone willing.<br></p><p> <br></p><p>Dr. Milton L Mueller<br></p><p>Georgia Institute of Technology<br></p><p>School of Public Policy<br></p><p><img border="0" width="480" height="192" style="width:5.0in;height:2.0in" alt="IGP_logo_gold block" class="proton-embedded" src="cid:image001.png@01D5AD36.DE3BFC10"><br></p><p> <br></p></div></blockquote><div><br></div>