ICANN board withholds consent for a change of control of the .org registry

Re:ICANN board withholds consent for a change of control of ... by adrr on Thursday April 30, 2020 @11:38PM (#23038871)

I hope this doesn't stop the AG from completing their investigation of ICANN which is a non-profit based in California. They should still subpoena all the communications at ICANN related to the proposed ownership transfer of .org that is outlined in the original letter to ICANN.

https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/ca-ago-...

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Re:ICANN board withholds consent for a change of control of ... by syshum on Friday May 01, 2020 @12:00AM (#23039000)

I am sure that ICANN is hoping the matter is just dropped now.

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Re:ICANN board withholds consent for a change of control of ... by rndgermandude on Friday May 01, 2020 @06:23AM (#23040693)

I am sure the PIR/ISOC and Ethos Capital are hoping this even more

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Re:ICANN board withholds consent for a change of control of ... by sbarre on Friday May 01, 2020 @07:43AM (#23041082)

Yeah, unfortunately, the truth is probably that they are regrouping and planning a different and more defensible path to the same outcome, and will just try this again in a few years.

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Re:ICANN board withholds consent for a change of control of ... by ohashi on Friday May 01, 2020 @08:25AM (#23041298)

ICANN did leave door open if they could convert PIR to a for profit in PA. I hope PA AG has something to say about this.

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Re:ICANN board withholds consent for a change of control of ... by LurkersWillLurk on Friday May 01, 2020 @08:55AM (#23041496)

Can you describe this door? The Pennsylvania AG is pretty good, although probably not as technically inclined.

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Re:ICANN board withholds consent for a change of control of ... by ohashi on Friday May 01, 2020 @03:04PM (#23045415)

If you read the end of the full statement (https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2...)

"If PIR is able to provide additional information that resolves the concerns raised by the Board, PIR remains able to re-submit or initiate a new Change of Control Request."

That's how they concluded, leaving the door open if they can manage to get past this hurdle.

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Re:ICANN board withholds consent for a change of control of ... by rvnx on Friday May 01, 2020 @07:11AM (#23040922)

A couple of dozens of millions of dollars in lobbying to their favorite parties may help them to think the right way

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Re:ICANN board withholds consent for a change of control of ... by seganddr on Friday May 01, 2020 @10:40AM (#23042412)

What can be done to initiate a change in their leadership?

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