February 2020 - comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jesse Budnick Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jesse Budnick Los Angeles, California United States I beg you, please do not raise our prices! Keep the internet open and accessible!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't sell .COM to Verisign
by Erick Jongo Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is utterly ridiculous! Who thought this was a good idea?

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3
by Aurora Joe Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, Voicing my opposition to the proposed changes for amendment 3. These changes will prohibit people from obtaining .com domains or from people keeping their existing .com domains. These changes are not ok, and should NOT be implemented. Respectfully, Aurora

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Very disappointed in Amendment No. 3
by James White Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, I'm dismayed to hear that ICANN has proposed allowing substantial fee increases for maintaining .COM TLDs. Over the past decade, I've watched the internet grow more and more homogenous as a small handful of corporate platforms gradually wall off users in tightly regulated platforms. The expression and creativity of the early internet was largely fueled by how easy it was for individual end users to plant a flag and manage their own sites, at their own domain. Raising the barriers to running individual sites hurts everyone on the internet, especially people who create content, products, or services, that compete with big platforms or run afoul of their murky censorship guidelines. As far as I'm aware, the administrative overhead for maintaining the domain registry has remained mostly stable. Keeping domain costs stable for end users will encourage the participation of good internet citizens and make the internet a more diverse, creative, and democratic space. Thank you for your consideration. James -- *James White | The Baffler* @jamesfacts <http://twitter.com/jamesfacts> | 646.397.9250

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop that
by amirhosseinn9 Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

HiWanted to tell you please stop increase the prices as a consumer I have enough of increased and might not be able to buy after increase

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Owuka Leonard Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Leonard005 Lagos, Lagos Nigeria Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You are blocking the development of the Internet in the underdeveloped countries
by Carlos Campos Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Carlos Mexico City, Mexico

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] "Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement"
by Alex K Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi ICANN team, Please amend your proposal to allow Verisign raise fees for .COM domains. The domains are already expensive as they are for individuals and small businesses. Internet and IT have always demonstrated economies of scale. While I understand that there are costs involved to maintain the security of it, Verisign should be addressing them through innovation and by lowering the expenses for domain registration, and then using those efficiency gains to drive other important goals. If other companies can do it, Verisign has no excuse. Only companies who have monopoly and do not innovate allow themselves to raise prices. Raising prices and not innovating is not good for consumers or 21st century society when we should be internet more accessible for people. Owning a .COM domain should not be a luxury, and therefore any price increases is a step in the wrong direction. Thank you, Alex Kamotsky

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Cody Bittle Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a .COM owner. Without any clarity on why the increase in fees and how a $20M investment behind closed doors from Verisign will help the public, I am opposed to this change. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments regarding .COM amendment
by erik＠eriklabine.com erik＠eriklabine.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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