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			* '''2020-04-30''' [https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-of-control-of-the-public-interest-registry-pir ICANN Board Withholds Consent for a Change of Control of the Public Interest Registry (PIR)]
			** [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/05/icann-blocks-controversial-sale-of-org-domain-to-a-private-equity-firm/ ICANN blocks controversial sale of .org domain to a private equity firm]
	* '''2019-11-20''' [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/ Internet world despairs as non-profit .org sold for $$$$ to private equity firm, price caps axed] ([https://twitter.com/ossia/status/1197950543706112001 via])		* '''2019-11-20''' [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/ Internet world despairs as non-profit .org sold for $$$$ to private equity firm, price caps axed] ([https://twitter.com/ossia/status/1197950543706112001 via])
	* '''2019-11-13''' [https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2019/ethos-capital-to-acquire-public-interest-registry-from-the-internet-society/ Ethos Capital to Acquire Public Interest Registry from the Internet Society]		* '''2019-11-13''' [https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2019/ethos-capital-to-acquire-public-interest-registry-from-the-internet-society/ Ethos Capital to Acquire Public Interest Registry from the Internet Society]

Woozle at 01:20, 23 November 2019

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	[[.org]] is one of the three original general [[top-level domain]]s (gTLDs) created for [[the internet]]. It was originally intended for [[nonprofit organizations]], though that requirement has not been enforced for most or all of its existence. It is administered by [[Public Interest Registry]] (PIR).		[[.org]] is one of the three original general [[top-level domain]]s (gTLDs) created for [[the internet]]. It was originally intended for [[nonprofit organizations]], though that requirement has not been enforced for most or all of its existence. It is administered by [[Public Interest Registry]] (PIR).

	~~In late~~ 2019, the Internet Society announced that it was selling PIR and all its assets (including control of .org) to a [[Ethos Capital]], a private equity firm. After the sale, PIR will restructure itself as a for-profit corporation.		On November 13, 2019, the [[Internet Society]] (ISOC) announced that it was selling PIR and all its assets (including control of .org) to a [[Ethos Capital]], a private equity firm. After the sale, PIR will restructure itself as a for-profit corporation.
	==Links==		==Links==
	===News===		===News===
	* '''2019-11-20''' [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/ Internet world despairs as non-profit .org sold for $$$$ to private equity firm, price caps axed] ([https://twitter.com/ossia/status/1197950543706112001 via])		* '''2019-11-20''' [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/ Internet world despairs as non-profit .org sold for $$$$ to private equity firm, price caps axed] ([https://twitter.com/ossia/status/1197950543706112001 via])
	* '''2019-11-13''' [https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2019/ethos-capital-to-acquire-public-interest-registry-from-the-internet-society/ Ethos Capital to Acquire Public Interest Registry from the Internet Society]		* '''2019-11-13''' [https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2019/ethos-capital-to-acquire-public-interest-registry-from-the-internet-society/ Ethos Capital to Acquire Public Interest Registry from the Internet Society]

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==About==
[[.org]] is one of the three original general [[top-level domain]]s (gTLDs) created for [[the internet]]. It was originally intended for [[nonprofit organizations]], though that requirement has not been enforced for most or all of its existence. It is administered by [[Public Interest Registry]] (PIR).

In late 2019, the Internet Society announced that it was selling PIR and all its assets (including control of .org) to a [[Ethos Capital]], a private equity firm. After the sale, PIR will restructure itself as a for-profit corporation.
==Links==
===News===
* '''2019-11-20''' [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/ Internet world despairs as non-profit .org sold for $$$$ to private equity firm, price caps axed] ([https://twitter.com/ossia/status/1197950543706112001 via])
* '''2019-11-13''' [https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2019/ethos-capital-to-acquire-public-interest-registry-from-the-internet-society/ Ethos Capital to Acquire Public Interest Registry from the Internet Society]