[Governance] Joint Statement from NTEN and EFF on Rejection of Sale of .ORG

[parminder]

Congrats to all those made this possible.

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.

Pending that I would not like to join any call asking ICANN to open a
new bidding process for .org.

Parminder

On 01/05/20 11:23 AM, Ayden Férdeline via Governance wrote:
> (emphasis added in bold to one paragraph below)
>
> https://savedotorg.org/
>
> /We are thrilled to see //ICANN’s leadership reject the sale/
> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir>/of
> Public Interest Registry (PIR) and the .Org top-level domain. //
> /
>
> /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. //
> /
>
> /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. //
> /
>
> /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. //
> /
>
> */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. /**/
> /*
>
> /*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. *//*
> */
>
> /Additional SaveDotOrg coalition signers:
> /
> /Access Now//
> /
> /
> /
>
>
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