<story><title>SaveDotOrg Protest at ICANN in Los Angeles this Friday Jan 24</title><url>https://savedotorg.org/index.php/savedotorg-protest-at-icann/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>whoopdedo</author><text>Has anyone considered a hostile fork of .org? Set up an alternative root that initially mirrors PIR. Cache existing domains until their registration expires. Encourage domain owners to register with the fork using enticing terms. Like offering to rebate the cost of registering with PIR to be in both databases. Or offer much longer terms. Solicit ISPs to point their DNS to your root. Set a cut-off date that after which you&amp;#x27;ll stop resolving new domains registered with PIR. Give the internet the ability to vote with their feet and wallets who gets to be in charge of the root.</text></comment>
<story><title>SaveDotOrg Protest at ICANN in Los Angeles this Friday Jan 24</title><url>https://savedotorg.org/index.php/savedotorg-protest-at-icann/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>tsukurimashou</author><text>Are petitions any useful? Did they ever have any significant impact? I understand it can help to put some visibility on a problem that is not widely known, but in my mind I still see these websites and Facebook groups of people signing petitions left and right with nothing concrete behind them.&lt;p&gt;EDIT: I didn&amp;#x27;t notice at first there was a rally, so I guess this is more than just a petition, but still I&amp;#x27;m interested in other people opinion about petitions</text></comment>