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

[Wisdom Donkor]

Weldone. Good job done

On Friday, May 1, 2020, Ayden Férdeline via Governance <
governance at lists.igcaucus.org> wrote:

> (emphasis added in bold to one paragraph below)
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> https://savedotorg.org/
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> *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. *
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> *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. *
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> *Additional SaveDotOrg coalition signers:*
> *Access Now*
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