[governance] Wyden, Blumenthal, Warren and Eshoo Question Sale of .ORG Domains to Private Equity Firm

[Brett Solomon]

Bravo!

The full letter is excellent and captures  what is clear disquiet in the
community, at the UN and now within the US Senate (including Senator
Warren). It's worth a read:

https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/122319%20RW%20Letter%20to%20PIR%20ISOC%20Ethos.pdf

I maintain that the sale should not go ahead.

None of the arguments on this list have convinced me otherwise, nor dare I
say the 536 organizations and 18,999 signatories <https://savedotorg.org/>
who are opposed to the sale and have called for it not to proceed.

Thanks for the robust debate all - and happy holidays!

Brett

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On Tue, Dec 24, 2019 at 2:08 PM Ayden Férdeline <ayden at ferdeline.com> wrote:

> Four US senators have sent a letter to the Internet Society yesterday
> raising a number of questions regarding the sale of the Public Interest
> Registry to Ethos Capital. Their letter can be founded on this webpage:
> https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-blumenthal-warren-and-eshoo-question-sale-of-org-domains-to-private-equity-firm
>
> Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline
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