[CPWG] Sale of .ORG REJECTED

[John McCormac]

On 01/05/2020 04:05, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir

There does seem to be a whiff of "swing one, swing all" about ICANN's 
decision. All that extensive lobbying by Ethos and PR people was 
evidently wasted and no doubt it will be spun, by these same lobbyists 
and PR people, as being a bad decision with ICANN caving in to 
state/country influence. In some respects, the US government 
surrendering oversight made an Ethos style approach/deal inevitable. It 
might have been a different outcome if it had been a recognised industry 
player making an offer.

Regards...jmcc
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