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ICANN has dismissed concerns from the Electronic Frontier Foundation about the recent acquisition of Donuts by Ethos Capital. Responding to a letter from EFF senior attorney Mitch Stoltz, ICANN chair Maarten Botterman said the deal had been thoroughly ...
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June 16, 2021 Kevin Murphy
abry, Domain Registries, eff, ethos
The Electronic Frontier Foundation thinks the acquisition of Donuts by “secretive” private equity group Ethos Capital represents a risk to free speech. The deal, which sees Ethos buy a controlling stake from fellow PE firm Abry Partners, cl...
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April 2, 2021 Kevin Murphy
abry, Domain Registries, eff, ethos
Even though Ethos Capital’s proposed takeover of Public Interest Registry was rejected last May, registrar Namecheap is still doggedly pursuing legal action against ICANN’s handling of the deal, regardless. The Independent Review Process co...
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February 5, 2021 Kevin Murphy
change of control, Domain Registrars, ethos, irp, Namecheap, transparency
When ICANN announced its decision to deny Public Interest Registry’s request to be acquired by Ethos Capital at the end of April, I felt a little foolish. I’d confidently predicted just days earlier that the decision by the board would not ...
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May 13, 2020 Kevin Murphy
Domain Registries, ethos, isoc, transparency
Public Interest Registry has formally announced that its proposed $1.13 billion acquisition by Ethos Capital is dead. The company told ICANN yesterday that it is withdrawing its request for a change of control under its .org contract and that it “...
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May 13, 2020 Kevin Murphy
Domain Registries, ethos, isoc, public interest registry
The Internet Society has revealed that the .org registry operator PIR is no longer for sale. The news came in a statement from ISOC chair Andrew Sullivan late Friday, less than 24 hours after ICANN withheld its consent for the proposed $1.13 billion ac...
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May 4, 2020 Kevin Murphy
ccor, Domain Registries, ethos, isoc
In a decision that will shock many, ICANN won’t let Ethos Capital buy Public Interest Registry from the Internet Society. Its board of directors yesterday voted to reject PIR’s request for a change of control of the .org contract, saying th...
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May 1, 2020 Kevin Murphy
Domain Registries, ethos, isoc
If you’re against the acquisition of .org and are thinking about an objection or spot of lobbying at the eleventh hour, be aware: this is the eleventh hour. The deal, which would see Ethos Capital buy Public Interest Registry from the Internet So...
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April 28, 2020 Kevin Murphy
Domain Registries, ethos, isoc
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has urged ICANN to deny approval of Ethos Capital’s $1.13 billion acquisition of .org manager Public Interest Registry. The call came in a letter (pdf) dated yesterday, just a day before ICANN’s bo...
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April 16, 2020 Kevin Murphy
caag, Domain Policy, ethos, isoc, price caps
Public Interest Registry and would-be owner Ethos Capital have slightly revised the set of promises they hope to keep if ICANN approves the $1.13 billion acquisition. Notably, in updating their proposed Public Interest Commitments (pdf), they’ve ...
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April 9, 2020 Kevin Murphy
censorship, Domain Registries, ethos, free speech, isoc, pics, price caps