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Internet Society told to halt .org sale by its own advisory council

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Re: Internet Society told to halt .org sale by its own advisory council

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Post by ce4 »

scarejunba wrote: post #2

Well, I have to say I'm quite proud of everyone who stood up and made a fuss over this. It is blatant corruption. Keep the good fight going, folks!

> Was...

Is it over yet? From how i read it, no:

'[The internet society] will vote this month on whether to approve a formal recommendation that the society “not proceed [with the sale] unless a number of conditions are met.”'

Re: Internet Society told to halt .org sale by its own advisory council

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Post by metaphor »

So if I'm understanding this correctly...even if the Chapters Advisory Council formally recommends NOGO on the sale (which they haven't officially voted on yet), ISOC would not be legally bound in any way to bend the knee, and a hypothetical board decision to move forward with the sale anyways--assuming ICANN blessings--would risk organizational implosion stemming from the rage of its chapters followed by unfolding of a fragile justification for its tax exempt charity status?

Re: Internet Society told to halt .org sale by its own advisory council

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Post by use-net »

ce4 wrote: post #3
scarejunba wrote: post #2

Well, I have to say I'm quite proud of everyone who stood up and made a fuss over this. It is blatant corruption. Keep the good fight going, folks!

> Was... Is it over yet? From how i read it, no: '[The internet society] will vote this month on whether to approve a formal recommendation that the society “not proceed [with the sale] unless a number of conditions are met.”'

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Re: Internet Society told to halt .org sale by its own advisory council

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Post by rocqua »

ce4 wrote: post #3
scarejunba wrote: post #2

Well, I have to say I'm quite proud of everyone who stood up and made a fuss over this. It is blatant corruption. Keep the good fight going, folks!

> Was... Is it over yet? From how i read it, no: '[The internet society] will vote this month on whether to approve a formal recommendation that the society “not proceed [with the sale] unless a number of conditions are met.”'

Those conditions require the release of new information and, I would assume, re-scrutinizing the decision based on that new information.

This information should reveal that indeed this is a fraudulent sale. If the information does not reveal that, there is less of a reason for blocking the sale. Really, what should be reversed is the decision to remove price-hike caps on the .org TLD.

Re: Internet Society told to halt .org sale by its own advisory council

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Post by scarejunba »

ce4 wrote: post #3
scarejunba wrote: post #2

Well, I have to say I'm quite proud of everyone who stood up and made a fuss over this. It is blatant corruption. Keep the good fight going, folks!

> Was... Is it over yet? From how i read it, no: '[The internet society] will vote this month on whether to approve a formal recommendation that the society “not proceed [with the sale] unless a number of conditions are met.”'

Thanks, edited. Didn't mean to imply it's over.
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