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A less creative interpretation would be that ICANN was asked to approve the purchase because the .org contract required it. ICANN called for feedback on whether
by slipfold 6y ago
A less creative interpretation would be that ICANN was asked to approve the purchase because the .org contract required it. ICANN called for feedback on whether it should approve, and many in response made their position very clear like the EFF, which lead to the rejection of the request.
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- iopuy 6y agoWho stood to benefit from the sale?
- slipfold 6y agoInternet Society (ISOC) was the one selling, and said the money would create an endowment to fund their work.
- mannykannot 6y agoThat was just the cover (and a blatantly thin one at that); the real beneficiary would be the purchaser, which was buying what could easily be turned into a highly lucrative business for peanuts.
- UncleMeat 6y agoI guess I never really understood how. Are TLDs really worth that much income? Why would somebody choose .org instead of .com or their local TLD? Would they have tried to monetize by undercutting .com?
- detaro 6y ago.org is among the cheap TLDs and widely used. If you want to make money from it, you jack up the prices and now many long-term established organisations using an .org domain now have to pay you more or have to give up their domain and find a new one, with all the follow up costs and consequences. People just now looking for a domain are fine, the ones committed to a name have an issue.