[proposed letter] NCSG Concerns About the Sale of the Public Interest Registry to Ethos Capital

[Mueller, Milton L]

I’ve reviewed this letter and I think it takes the wrong approach and should be scrapped.
It is basically asking ICANN to just stop the sale, which it has no real authority to do, and does not offer a viable set of protections for .org registrants.
It’s about expressing anger and not about constructive response.


Dr. Milton L Mueller
School of Public Policy
Georgia Institute of Technology
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From: NCSG-Discuss <NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> On Behalf Of Ayden Férdeline
Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 7:51 AM
To: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [proposed letter] NCSG Concerns About the Sale of the Public Interest Registry to Ethos Capital

Dear all,

I have drafted a letter outlining some concerns about the proposed sale of PIR to Ethos Capital. It is in a Google Doc here.<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GNSxNtZ7k-TtvQkpVXhlSABxi0JYVzDNHU7zZCQtiPU/edit?usp=sharing> In a nutshell, I am calling for ICANN to exercise its right in article 7.5 of the .ORG, .NGO, and .ONG Registry Agreements to withhold its approval for ISOC to assign its rights and obligations to Ethos Capital. I hope that the NCSG might consider sending it. Feel free to make/propose edits directly into the document. If the NCSG does not feel comfortable sending it, perhaps interested individuals could sign on instead and we can send it off in our individual capacities? Thanks.

Best wishes,
Ayden Férdeline
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