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

[Ayden Férdeline]

Dear all,

ISOC has now published their response to this 23 December 2019 congressional letter. I am sharing it here for informational purposes:

Blog post: https://www.keypointsabout.org/blog/the-internet-society-pir-and-ethos-respond-to-congressional-letter

Letter to (PDF): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5dd7f6113c431419c139b89d/t/5e14dbe2e375184c7b0a12a6/1578425314581/ISOC_PIR_Ethos_Letter_Response_06Jan2020.pdf

Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Tuesday, December 24, 2019 8:42 PM, Brett Solomon <brett at accessnow.org> wrote:

> 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
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>> Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline
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