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The letter from the AG is here: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/becerra-to-botterman-marby-15apr20-en.pdf https://www.icann.org/en/system/
by rattray 7y ago
The letter from the AG is here:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/becerra-to-botterman-marby-15apr20-en.pdf https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/becerra...
It opens with this:
My office has “responsibility for supervising charitable trusts in California, for ensuring
compliance with trusts and articles of incorporation, and for protection of assets held by
charitable trusts and public benefit corporations…” (Gov. Code, § 12598.) My office is tasked
with the authority to “investigate transactions and relationships of corporations and trustees…for
the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the purposes of the corporation or trust are being
carried out in accordance with the terms and provisions of the articles of incorporation or other
instrument.” (Gov. Code, § 12588). To that end, my office conducted an investigation of
ICANN and its role in approving the transfer of the .ORG Registry Agreement from the Public
Interest Registry (“PIR”) (the supporting organization to the Internet Society (“ISOC”)) to Ethos
Capital...
and yes, ICANN is based in California, so it seems they could possibly have their charter revoked if they sell and the AG comes after them (IANAL).