阻止 .ORG 出售的合同闸门

摘要

• 2020 年 4 月，ICANN 董事会依据第 7.5 条拒绝同意控制权变更；交易双方随后终止收购协议。
• 注册人拥有表达、举证和有限问责渠道，却没有对公司交易或注册局同意事项的表决权。

分析

这起争议说明，舆论影响与法律控制不是同一件事。PIR、互联网协会及买方掌握私法交易与内部批准；宾夕法尼亚州机关处理组织形态转换；ICANN 则只控制注册局协议要求的同意。第 7.5 条把公司股权变更视为可能需要批准的转让，并允许 ICANN 索取资料、审查背景，在合理拒绝后仍成交时还可能触发终止后果。公开记录能够确认拒绝同意与交易终止的先后关系，但无法证明每一项保密尽调判断，也没有裁决认定拒绝是否不合理。

来源

• https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/correspondence/cimbolic-to-icann-14nov19-en.pdf
• https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/registry-agreements/org/org-agmt-pdf-30jun19-en.pdf
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• https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/picdrp-01feb20-en.pdf
• https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/AG%20Becerra%20Letter%20to%20ICANN.pdf
• https://pir.org/app/uploads/2020/05/May-12-2020-Letter-to-ICANN.pdf
• https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-30-04-2020-en
• https://www.icann.org/en/governance/bylaws
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