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<body>For those who want a summary of this situation, this is a thorough read<div><br /></div><div><div>
<a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/">https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>It concentrates to a large degree on the ICANN issues - many other articles concentrate more on feelings of disappointment with the Internet Society for the way it has handled this, and a feeling that the non profit community has been commoditised for profit.</div><div><br /></div><div>Domain name monetisation.....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ian Peter</div></body></html>