<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">* Icann agrees with the Internet community *</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> In a decision ending an alleged and never-consulted sale of the .org to a for-profit company, Icann announced that it will not allow such a transaction.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Finally, the Internet community clearly realizes that in a multi-stakeholder governance system, even the highest corporate employees cannot act alone in making decisions that run counter to the spirit of the Internet Society.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> A lesson that the staff must assimilate at all levels. Employees of the Internet Society work for, must consult with, the community and serve its interests.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Icann's decision implies, as Andrew Sullivan, President & CEO, of the Internet Society rightly says, "... that the transaction cannot and will not continue"</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Icann's decision here: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> #GovernanceIsCommunity</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Carlos Vera</div><div dir="ltr">Ecuador</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">El 1 may. 2020, a la(s) 01:17, parminder via Governance <governance@lists.igcaucus.org> escribió:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p><font face="Liberation Sans">Congrats to all those made this
possible.</font></p>
<p><font face="Liberation Sans">Meanwhile, on the below statement, I
am wary of looking for a new home for .org. For anyone to make a
convincing case for that let us hear about some possibilities
which are more more global and representative than ISOC, with
all its faults, which I would rather focus on improving. I
havent heard about any such alternative. I do not want a US or
EU based NGO -- however stellar their record, to take over,
with no global basis or structure. I mean here at least we did
have a chapters systems, and their advice to the Board (which in
the end I think had a strong role to play in the .org saga.).
Can you please give me an example of a comparable system in
another NGO, or at least a clearly global governance system? I
look forward to it. <br>
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<p><font face="Liberation Sans">Pending that I would not like to
join any call asking ICANN to open a new bidding process for
.org.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/05/20 11:23 AM, Ayden Férdeline
via Governance wrote:<br>
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<div><a href="https://savedotorg.org/" moz-do-not-send="true">https://savedotorg.org/</a><br>
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<div><i>We are thrilled to see </i><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir" moz-do-not-send="true"><i>ICANN’s leadership reject the sale</i></a><i>
of Public Interest Registry (PIR) and the .Org top-level
domain. </i><i><br>
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<p><i>For 20 years, .Org has been the online home for nonprofits,
NGOs, and community-based groups around the world. It serves
both those
organizations and the public, helping navigate and support
trust,
information and resource sharing, and advocacy. </i><i><br>
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<p><i>The current global pandemic has further illustrated the
importance of nonprofit websites, as most of the world’s
leading scientific and
research institutions, health and safety resources, and
educational
services are on .Org websites. The need for reliability and
security of
the .Org domain is as high as it ever has been, and the
proposal to
convert PIR from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity and then
sell it to
private equity firm Ethos Capital would have jeopardized
both. </i><i><br>
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<p><i>We want to thank the nearly 900 organizations and the
64,000*
individuals from all over the world who joined us in calling
for the
sale to be stopped. The collective voices made a difference. </i><i><br>
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<p><b><i>This is not the final step needed for protecting the .Org
domain.
ICANN must now open a public process for bids to find a new
home for the .Org domain. ICANN has established processes
and criteria that outline
how to hold a reassignment process. We look forward to
seeing a
competitive process and are eager to support the
participation in that
process by the global nonprofit community. </i></b><b><i><br>
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<p><i><b>The .Org domain, the third-largest top-level domain,
needs a secure
and reliable steward that can prove it has the public and
nonprofit
sector’s interests at its core. </b></i><i><b><br>
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<div><i>Additional SaveDotOrg coalition signers:<br>
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<div><i>Access Now</i><i><br>
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