https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200430/21491244419/icann-board-blocks-sale-org-registry.shtml
I note this comment on the article: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200430/21491244419/icann-board-blocks-sale-org-registry.shtml#c160 > Uh, no > > "I can at least recognize that the people on the ISOC side at least were > honestly trying to do what they believed made the most sense for everyone. " > > If the buyer were to pay cash, maybe I could believe that. But a leveraged > buyout, where the organization being "purchased" has to take on the debt > instead of the buyer? No way. That's not a purchase, that's a straight up > multi-million dollar gift to the new owners, and any such "sale" should be > considered a breach of the fiduciary duty of the board of directors. > > Why would the ISOC sell a cash cow like the .org registry? It's a violation > of it's public interest bylaws. > > Leveraged buyouts need to be banned. > -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
