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ISOC CEO Releases Statement on .Org Sale

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ISOC's CEO Andrew Sullivan has put out a statement on the sale of .org which tries to address the points raised by the Save Dot Org campaigners.The statement addresses the concerns about pricing, rights protection mechanisms as well as how ISOC ended up running .org in the first place.It's worth a read, though it's clear from some of the very passionate interventions … [Read more...] about ISOC CEO Releases Statement on .Org Sale

PIR and Ethos Capital Answer Key Questions About ORG Sale

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PIR and Ethos Capital, as well as ISOC, have obviously been coming under a lot of pressure since the announcement of the sale of PIR and the .org domain registry. Since the announcement of the acquisition there has been coverage not only in the domain and internet industry news sites, but also in more mainstream publications. As I mentioned yesterday a group of nonprofits also … [Read more...] about PIR and Ethos Capital Answer Key Questions About ORG Sale

Nonprofits Mobilise Against PIR Sale

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27 nonprofit organisations have come together to put pressure on ISOC and stop the sale of PIR, the operator of the .org domain. They're also asking ISOC to find an alternative nonprofit to take over the role:Decisions affecting .ORG must be made with the consultation of the NGO community, overseen by a trusted community leader. If the Internet Society (ISOC) can no longer … [Read more...] about Nonprofits Mobilise Against PIR Sale

ICA Asks ICANN to Block PIR Sale

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The sale of PIR (.org) which was announced last week has generated a LOT of interest. Both Kevin at DomainIncite and Andrew over at DomainNameWire have written extensively in the last few days digging into various aspects of the sale which I'd recommend you read.The latest salvo comes from the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) who have written to ICANN's Board demanding … [Read more...] about ICA Asks ICANN to Block PIR Sale

ISOC Sells PIR to Ethos Capital

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This announcement has probably taken quite a few people by surprise..As most domain name insiders know PIR (aka the .org registry) was not only owned by ISOC, but was also one of the biggest sources of funding for ISOC.Earlier today ISOC formally agreed to sell PIR to a new venture capital company called Ethos Capital.Ethos Capital appears to be a relatively new … [Read more...] about ISOC Sells PIR to Ethos Capital

PIR Launch ORG Impact Awards

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PIR, the registry operator for .org, has launched "The .org Impact Awards".In common with other domain registry run awards the event focusses on sites and services that use the registry's domain extension - in this case .org.The timeline for the awards are as follows:May 20, 2019 Nominations OpenJune 28, 2019 Nominations CloseEarly July, 2019 Judging … [Read more...] about PIR Launch ORG Impact Awards

PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors

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PIR, which is behind the .org (dotOrg) registry, has issued a call for statements of interest from people interested in joining their board.According to the announcement on the ISOC site PIR is looking for two directors for the period covering July 2010 to July 2013.Full details of what they're looking for and the application process may be found hereWhile the announcement does … [Read more...] about PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors

PIR Releases Domain Report

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PIR, the organisation behind .org (dotOrg), has released its first biannual domain report - The Dashboard. The report, which runs to 10 pages, goes into detail on the type of websites that opt for .org as their domain extension. Not surprisingly a lot of non-profit or non-commercial sites are using .org.What's also interesting to see, and will come as positive news to industry … [Read more...] about PIR Releases Domain Report