[article] Internet world despairs as non-profit .org sold for $$$$ to private equity firm, price caps axed

[Stephanie Perrin]

Thanks Sam, makes sense to me.

cheers STephanie

On 2019-11-21 13:11, Sam Lanfranco wrote:
> Stephanie, et. al.,
>
> I will not be at the IGF (darn budget constraint....I should have 
> bought PIR (-:)) . Here is what I would suggest:
>
> I am not sure how we get THERE from HERE, but I think a letter to the 
> board should focus on three aspects of the situation.
>
>   * First, that the impending sale be delayed (if not terminated).
>   * Second, that PIR as the registry owner of .org should remain a
>     not-for-profit entity, whomever owns it
>   * Third, the decision to uncap .org registration fees be revisited
>     to look at a decision with more constraints with regard to fee
>     increases.
>
> Somehow we have to restore integrity to the process, and in passing 
> restore some of the tarnished dignity of ICANN.
>
> Sam L.
>
>     ---- Original Message ----
>     *From*: Stephanie Perrin <stephanie.perrin at MAIL.UTORONTO.CA>
>     *To*: NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>     *Sent*: Thu, Nov 21, 2019, 12:59 PM
>     *Subject*: Re: [article] Internet world despairs as non-profit
>     .org sold for $$$$ to private equity firm, price caps axed
>
>     Lets try to get a draft out today so that you folks can meet and
>     finalize in Berlin.
>
>     Stephanie Perrin
>
>     NCSG Chair
>
>      <rest deleted>
>
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