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AG Letter is page 3 of this pdf: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/jeffrey-to-nevett-30jan20-en.pdf https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/cor

AG Letter is page 3 of this pdf: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/jeffrey-to-nevett-30jan20-en.pdf https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/jeffrey...

DrJosiah 7y ago
If anyone doesn't think the AG is serious, read the document request / questions at the end. Someone on the tech side is giving advice :)
- sunstone 7y ago
  It really looks like this sale is dead in the water now, and that's a good thing.
  - yborg 7y ago
    I don't know how you can conclude that. To stop it they would need to challenge it in court and they're up against a potential profit here that can afford any number of big-gun law firms. I don't know the law here, but that's what will determine if this scheme succeeds, and hard proof that this sale violates such applicable laws.
    - ev0lv 7y ago
      I mean, you're in the territory of a non-profit entity being used to generate profit for a few individuals through corruption. The AG has a lot of pull here.
  - syshum 7y ago
    Source? All that has happened right now is some Bad PR and some suspect dealing that may or may not be grey area legal... with Billions and Billions of dollars on the table I dont think some Bad PR is going to stop this deal. Unless there is an actual court order or a official ICANN document blocking the sale it is still moving forward
jdkee 7y ago
"35. Your conflict of interest policy."
- ocdtrekkie 7y ago
  After the long list of extensively specific requests for details regarding the sale and the price cap removal and communications between each of these organizations, point 35 felt like a punchline to read. It makes it clear they know exactly what issue they're sussing out with these requests.
- londons_explore 7y ago
  Does a conflict of interest actually make something illegal? I was under the impression that while best practice to declare and avoid conflicts of interest, it was not actually illegal as long as the motives for each decision were defensible.
  - dchyrdvh 7y ago
    35 isn't a request, but a message from a powerful politician to the people behind the sale. It's hard to guess the exact meaning without full context, but I think it's "I know enough. If you want to proceed with the sale, you have to give me the names and I'll send some of them to prison." They may try to call his bluff, but they'll be sorry if he indeed knows something.
  - lmkg 7y ago
    Conflict of interest may not generally be illegal, but it can be illegal under specific circumstances, especially if undisclosed. Especially things that get filed with the SEC. I would assume a lot of decisions made at the board and C-suite level have stricter requirements for this.
  - jjeaff 7y ago
    I believe a 501c3 is bound by their charter which would presumably include this conflict of interest policy. Not doing so could cause loss of non-profit status and probably other fines and penalties.

AG Letter is page 3 of this pdf: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/jeffrey-to-nevett-30jan20-en.pdf https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/jeffrey...

DrJosiah 7y ago

If anyone doesn't think the AG is serious, read the document request / questions at the end. Someone on the tech side is giving advice :)

sunstone 7y ago
It really looks like this sale is dead in the water now, and that's a good thing.
- yborg 7y ago
  I don't know how you can conclude that. To stop it they would need to challenge it in court and they're up against a potential profit here that can afford any number of big-gun law firms. I don't know the law here, but that's what will determine if this scheme succeeds, and hard proof that this sale violates such applicable laws.
  - ev0lv 7y ago
    I mean, you're in the territory of a non-profit entity being used to generate profit for a few individuals through corruption. The AG has a lot of pull here.
- syshum 7y ago
  Source? All that has happened right now is some Bad PR and some suspect dealing that may or may not be grey area legal... with Billions and Billions of dollars on the table I dont think some Bad PR is going to stop this deal. Unless there is an actual court order or a official ICANN document blocking the sale it is still moving forward

jdkee 7y ago

"35. Your conflict of interest policy."

ocdtrekkie 7y ago
After the long list of extensively specific requests for details regarding the sale and the price cap removal and communications between each of these organizations, point 35 felt like a punchline to read. It makes it clear they know exactly what issue they're sussing out with these requests.
londons_explore 7y ago
Does a conflict of interest actually make something illegal? I was under the impression that while best practice to declare and avoid conflicts of interest, it was not actually illegal as long as the motives for each decision were defensible.
- dchyrdvh 7y ago
  35 isn't a request, but a message from a powerful politician to the people behind the sale. It's hard to guess the exact meaning without full context, but I think it's "I know enough. If you want to proceed with the sale, you have to give me the names and I'll send some of them to prison." They may try to call his bluff, but they'll be sorry if he indeed knows something.
- lmkg 7y ago
  Conflict of interest may not generally be illegal, but it can be illegal under specific circumstances, especially if undisclosed. Especially things that get filed with the SEC. I would assume a lot of decisions made at the board and C-suite level have stricter requirements for this.
- jjeaff 7y ago
  I believe a 501c3 is bound by their charter which would presumably include this conflict of interest policy. Not doing so could cause loss of non-profit status and probably other fines and penalties.