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    <p>Hi advisors. Just letting you know that the petition (which we
      decided to sign) is alive and making itself felt. The community is
      still nowhere near finding a solution to the issues raised by this
      sale. Click the news coverage link for more info on the protest.<br>
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              <td>[Internet Policy] Massive protest against PIR sale in
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              <td>Sat, 25 Jan 2020 15:47:13 -0700</td>
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              <td>Richard Bennett via InternetPolicy <a
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              <td>Richard Bennett <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
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        ICYMI, SaveDotOrg - an umbrella protest group organized by EFF
        and Fight For The Future - organized a protest against the PIR
        sale at ICANN headquarters in Los Angeles. The protest was a
        vehicle for presenting a petition demanding that ICANN block the
        sale, which was accomplished when members of the ICANN board
        came out and met with the protesters. Former novelist Cory
        Doctorow, a harsh critic, entertained the assembled throng of no
        less than nine (9) protesters with a rousing speech. 
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        <div class="">Here’s the news coverage of the event, with
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        <div class="">Register reporter Kieren McCarthy, a former ICANN
          employee, sent many tweets during the festivities. It remains
          to be seen whether ICANN will take this outpouring of public
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                  Internet Policy Consultant, ex- ITIF and AEI</div>
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                <div>@HighTechForum</div>
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