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<p>Hi Amr, Tx for watching! I thought it was a fascinating
discussion! Happily, I understand Prof Leff is writing a blog
piece ... I'm looking forward to reading it too!</p>
<p>Best, Kathy<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/15/2020 5:53 AM, Amr Elsadr wrote:<br>
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<div class="">Thanks for organizing this, Kathy. I watched the <a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEDeQt-gJNQ&feature=youtu.be"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true">YouTube recording</a> of the
discussion. Unfortunately, audio wasn’t great throughout much of
the discussion, but the parts that were clear were quite
interesting; particularly those parts presented by Professor
Benjamin Leff on the legal issues concerning the indirect change
of control of the .org Registry.</div>
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<div class="">Professor Leff’s contributions illustrated some
legal dimensions to the sale, which to my knowledge have not
been described publicly in much detail until this panel held its
discussion. For those interested, I’d recommend putting some
time aside to watch it.</div>
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<div class="">I wonder if Benjamin Leff might be persuaded to
write up a blog on his insight on the intersection between the
sale of PIR and US/Pennsylvania law regarding non-profit
organizations? Would be a helpful resource to circulate to
interested parties.</div>
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<div class="">Thanks again, Kathy.</div>
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<div class="">On Feb 7, 2020, at 12:13 AM, Kathy Kleiman
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of our discussions. We tend to take aim at each
other and not the issues. We often to use our
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writing. We have driven many good people away from
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I think we should be having -- a calm and
respectful conversation among people we know and
respect. We can explore the issues -- the sale of
the .ORG nonprofit, protecting .ORG registrants,
addressing concerns of .ORG Community -- without
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Internet
Society (ISOC)
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sale of the
Public
Interest
Registry (PIR)
to a private
equity firm
Ethos Capital
for $1.1
billion. The
.ORG registry,
run by PIR,
supports 10
million .ORG
registrants,
including many
of the world’s
largest and
smallest human
rights and
nonprofit
groups. Can a
nonprofit
(ISOC) sell a
nonprofit
(PIR)? Are
top-level
domains still
global public
resources?
What can ISOC
and PIR do to
protect the
online
communication
of millions of
.ORG
registrants?
What
mechanisms
could exist to
address
concerns of
the .ORG
community?
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could
profoundly
affect
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decades to
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Kathy Kleiman
President, Domain Name Rights Coalition
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