[NCUC-DISCUSS] The Register raises new concerns about PIR sale

[Wisdom Donkor]

*The Register* has published a piece today raising fresh concerns about
integrity, transparency, and coordination regarding the proposed sale of
the Public Interest Registry to Ethos Capital:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/14/icann_org_redacted/
<https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/14/icann_org_redacted/>

*"Adding to the sense that the entire transaction resulted from insider
knowledge and careful manipulation, the documents reveals that yet another
former ICANN executive – its former head of compliance – is also involved
in the deal. *

*... As we discussed in an earlier article, it looks as though ISOC
purposefully positioned PIR for sale a year prior to the Ethos Capital
offer. ISOC has repeatedly avoided saying whether it has been trying to
sell the registry for some time, even though it has cautiously admitted
that it has received prior offers. It has not explained why it pulled an
additional $30m out of PIR in 2018, removing almost all of its assets.*

*In addition, ICANN claimed in its posting – which, unusually, took place
on a Saturday – that it only received the information from PIR/ISOC/Ethos
Capital on 10 January. But on January 8, PIR informed us that it has
already sent the information.*

*While a two-day discrepancy may seem unimportant in the larger scheme of
things, it is just one more sign that all the organizations in questions
are coordinating with one another while failing to admit or acknowledge the
extent of their communications."*


*WISDOM DONKOR*
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