[1st-mile-nm] news of .org domain sale

[Richard Lowenberg]

For those that are interested in or concerned about the sale of the .org 
domain.
RL

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Ethos Capital Announces Accountability Initiatives to Secure a Strong 
Future for .ORG

The following news announcement relating to the proposed Internet 
Society (ISOC) sale of Public Interest Registry has been made today:
https://www.keypointsabout.org/pressrelease

Ethos Voluntarily Initiates Legally-Binding Public Interest Commitments 
that Enforce Price Limits on .ORG and Codify Strong Safeguards Against 
Censorship of Free Expression and Use of Personal Data

Establishes a $10 Million Community Enablement Fund to Support the .ORG 
Community

Releases .ORG Stewardship Council Charter

February 21, 2020 – Boston, MA – Ethos Capital (“Ethos”) today announced 
several key initiatives that strengthen and reinforce the company’s 
commitments to the .ORG community as part of its acquisition of Public 
Interest Registry (“PIR”). These initiatives are legally-binding 
measures that enforce price limits, safeguard against censorship and 
protect personal data through an amendment to PIR’s Registry Agreement 
with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) 
that allows PIR to operate the .ORG top-level domain. This amendment is 
codified in what is known as a Public Interest Commitment (“PIC”). These 
legally-binding commitments cannot be unilaterally modified by PIR and 
will apply to .ORG regardless of who operates .ORG.

In connection with these initiatives, PIR has granted ICANN an 
additional extension to March 20, 2020 to review PIR's submissions.  PIR 
will continue to work collaboratively with ICANN to address any 
potential outstanding questions by this date.

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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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