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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New contract with Verisign
by kevin＠impactevents.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not support the new contract with Verisign regarding .com domains, which are already expensive and further increases make it harder on small businesses like mine. Kevin Kennedy

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Tami McLaughlin 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. What is constituting the price increase? Where will those additional funds be going? Tamela White Salmon Tami McLaughlin tami(a)saintmonday.net 541-490-8384

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns over the backbone of the internet
by João Teixeira Duarte Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The proposed approach will diminish the democratic nature of the Internet by increasing the cost of using a .com domain (arguably the most popular TLD) at a time when the public has been acquiring the skills to finally become tech savvy enough, that profits are to be made by sheer quantity, without the need for increased margins. Your organisation holds all the power to allow this industry to be sustainable in the long term without forcing a peak in the short term. You’re bound to make a profit in whichever format, but the advances that made the Web 2.0 so welcome — transitioning from institution-generated content to user-generated content — will drive away the regular users as domain hosts and leave the huge players in control. I’m reaching out to you because profit is guaranteed, and democracy via good will isn’t incompatible with it. Be well, and thank you for taking the time to read me. João Teixeira Duarte JoaoTDuarte.com <http://joaotduarte.com/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No changes to .com
by Varen Swaab Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don’t make any changes to the .com agreement and keep things as they are. Raising prices on .com domains further erodes public accessibility to the domain name system. Thanks Varen Swaab

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I object to Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by George Hasapidis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

A back room deal between ICANN and Verisign really feels like the bad old days of big business forming cartels and trusts that benefit big business at the expense of consumers and smaller businesses. There needs to be some independent oversight and check on the power of big organizations like ICANN and Verisign, and clearly that oversight cannot come from the U.S. Federal Government's executive branch, which has proven itself corrupt and beholden to the interests of business at the expense of individuals. Further, the .COM Registry Agreement has impacts well beyond the borders of the United States, so any oversight needs to not only be independent, but international-perhaps an entity like the World Trade Organization could fill this role. At any rate, two powerful organizations ramming price increases down the throats of individuals and small businesses all over the world is not only counter to the egalitarian, democratic ideal of the Internet, but it also smacks of corporate malfeasance and bullying. I concede that ICANN may need additional funds to enhance the security of the Internet, and that we may well be due for an increase in registration costs to keep up with rising prices in all areas, but this is not the way to do it because there is a clear conflict of interest and an unchecked monopoly. For these reasons, I urge a rejection of amendment 3 until the amending process becomes more open, inclusive, transparent, and subject to truly independent oversight. George Hasapidis Information Systems Manager

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am an entertainer (I massively work in my entertainment Blog Portal with .com Domain) 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 hugely 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. Collins Udochukwu Newslitemedia, Imo State Nigeria

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dont increase the .com domain prices
by Ahmad Karim Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Increasing the .com domain price increase means that only elite will be able to launch a .com website and not any regular person. Please dont increase the .com domain prices. Thank you!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Domain price increases
by Jeff Teegarden Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am hereby registering my opposition to the proposed changes regarding .com management, and insisting on fair retention of price controls and a more open “playing field.” The proposals seem to indicate an increased monopolization and control between two entities only: ICANN and Verisign, which is unacceptable and dangerous for the long-term health and operation of the Internet. Sincerely, Jeff Teegarden. Sent from my iPhone

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. If the price increases, some domainers may be left stranded and depressed.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increases
by Steena Marie Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom it May Concern, Hello ICANN! I’m writing as a consumer and avid user of domain name services and ownership online with concern over the recent changes in the .com domain pricing structures and allowable increases that have happened without consultation of your community or internet users. It is my hope that you will both consider the impact of this decision on the accessibility and economical value of the use of the internet that your choice will have and ask that future efforts be made to include users and the ICANN community. Thank you, Steena Marie

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