[Chapter-delegates] ICANN's Decision on Proposed PIR Transaction

Mon May 4 17:51:29 EEST 2020

Thanks Caleb for sharing
The waiting end has justified the means.
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On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 11:44 PM Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com> wrote:

> The feelings is good!!!!!!
>
> On Fri, 1 May 2020, 11:20 AM Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele, <
> muyiwacaleb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ISOC's response to ICANN.
>> As it look,  the matter is concluded and we should move forward hoping
>> that this will not happen again.
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Andrew Sullivan via Chapter-delegates <
>> chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>> Date: Fri, May 1, 2020, 12:09 PM
>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ICANN's Decision on Proposed PIR Transaction
>> To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
>>
>>
>> Dear Chapter Delegates,
>>
>>
>>
>> Over the past several months there has been much discussion and interest
>> within our community regarding the Internet Society’s plan to sell Public
>> Interest Registry (PIR), operator of .ORG and other top-level domains, to
>> Ethos Capital. Under PIR’s registry operator agreements, the Internet
>> Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) must consent to this (or
>> any other) indirect change of control in order for the transaction to move
>> to the next phase of the approval process.
>>
>>
>>
>> ICANN has announced that it does not consent to the transaction. ICANN’s
>> decision effectively means that the transaction cannot, and will not,
>> proceed.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am, of course, disappointed by ICANN’s decision. ICANN took much longer
>> than it should have to render its decision, and in my view, stretched
>> beyond its own agreements and the remit in its bylaws. I am also concerned
>> that ICANN has shown itself to be much more susceptible to political
>> pressure than its mandate would recommend. Nevertheless, I am grateful that
>> ICANN has now rendered a clear decision. This decision means that the
>> period of uncertainty is over. In the future, we will continue to rely
>> on our colleagues at PIR to provide exemplary registries in rigorous
>> compliance with their ICANN agreements, and to continue to provide generous
>> funding to the Internet Society.
>>
>>
>>
>> When the Internet Society Trustees accepted the offer from Ethos in a
>> unanimous vote, they did so because they believed, and still do, that the
>> transaction would be good for the Internet Society, good for PIR, and good
>> for registrants in .ORG and all the registries PIR operates. It’s not very
>> often where an opportunity presents itself that has advantages for
>> everyone.
>>
>>
>>
>> When we announced the proposed transaction, several people, including
>> some in our own community, expressed unhappiness with it. I want to
>> acknowledge the criticism and emotions that greeted the transaction. I know
>> there are members of the Internet Society who were angry and hurt by this
>> proposal, and I am sorry about that.
>>
>>
>>
>> Several people also expressed disappointment about how the sale was
>> handled. If we could have better apprised you, our community, in advance of
>> this sale, we would have. Requests for large-scale consultation came
>> from across our community; this was not something we could possibly
>> undertake. The months since the proposal was announced have been hard on
>> PIR’s staff, and an extended consultation without any clear picture of what
>> the possible outcomes might be would have been worse for PIR and therefore
>> for .ORG. Neither the Trustees nor I believed we could undertake such a
>> consultation without damaging PIR, which would itself be harmful to the
>> community that relies on .ORG.
>>
>>
>>
>> Our community has been through a trial, and to address it, the Board of
>> Trustees has already embarked on efforts to repair our bonds. While there
>> were differing views about aspects of the proposed transfer, we have a
>> unity forged in our shared commitment to the Internet, and our collective
>> will to build a stronger and more accessible Internet is as assured as ever.
>>
>>
>>
>> The organization has continued to develop its staff function to better
>> respond to community needs, and to make sure that our work is both
>> demonstrably useful to the Internet and relevant to its needs. We have
>> received positive feedback about both the report of our 2019 activities and
>> the Action Plan for 2020. Our work on encryption, protocols, global
>> routing, time security, community networks, and other priorities are moving
>> with pace. Together we have work to do, especially at this time of global
>> crisis when reliance on communication – and especially the Internet - is
>> critical for society.
>>
>>
>>
>> We will continue to grow the operations of the Internet Society
>> Foundation, and we will keep working with our partners at PIR to ensure
>> that the Internet Society can continue to build, promote and defend the
>> Internet. In no way will this disrupt or slow the work of the Internet
>> Society, our chapters or members, to achieve our vision of an Internet for
>> everyone.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Andrew Sullivan
>>
>> President & CEO, Internet Society
>>
>> sullivan at isoc.org
>>
>>
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