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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the .COM price increases
by Huhgawz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Through this email, I want to express my opposition about the .COM price increases that the ICANN is secretly planning to perform. Antonio Aguilar

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] are you nuts?
by Mike M Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

rent seeking is monopolistic behavior and this will not go down well with the world at large plus given how fragile DNS really is you risk losing what is thus far a stable service by providing a viral narrative to blockchain organisations to leverage. com is a brand and you are not doing it any favors by blatant rent seeking Mike

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains
by Ali Croft Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The proposed increases for .COM wholesale prices will hurt every small business, including my own and my clients'. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, and therefore should reject this proposed price increase. Ali Croft

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

Feb. 11, 2020

If price of .com domain increases, I will simply not renew my less-important domains. Instead, I will use subdomains of my main domain to consolidate my other web properties, which are currently residing on separate domains. ---------------------- Shahed Ahmmed.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to raising .COM prices
by Barbara Ducharme Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN: This is to register my opposition to proposed increases in prices for .COM domain names. Especially since this action is planned wholly without input or participation of users of such names, I hope you will reconsider the plan and keep prices stable going forward. Thank you for your kind consideration. Barbara Ducharme

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, but any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 4 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my child to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Vinod Nair

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Christina J. Hayes Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I've had a small website for the past 10 years to share photos. I'm hoping one day I will be able to use the URL for a real business, but right now I'm not making any money off of it, so if .com prices increase it will be hard to justify continuing to holding onto it. I'd be more likely to just move everything to a Facebook page. As a nonprofit with global stewardship over one of the most valuable resources of our time, I hope that ICANN will consider the small voices of the internet and protect affordable .com URLs for the small voices of the internet.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to the proposed changes to fee for the .com sites
by INNOVATIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We wish to object to the proposed changes to fee for the .com sites. We are a tiny start up company and object to any increases in pricing let alone the possibility of multiple increases over the next 10 years. -- Mr. Nevan McLeay Innovations International Limited Tel. +34-665-184-019 Fax. +1-406-545-4189 Email: nmcleay(a)innovations-int.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] why the sudden increase in .com domains
by aminu muhammed Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

the fee is already fair enough why jack up the price ? selfish acts only breed unquenchable greed.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom It May Concern, I’m submitting my comment against the proposed amendments to the .com registry agreement: 1) ICANN and Verisign made these changes in secret without input from the public. 2) A 70% price increase over the next 10 years with no public input. 3) The amendment proposes Verisgn pay ICANN an additional $20 million. There is no oversight for how ICANN will spend this money. 4) Unfair business practices - the ICANN rules is that the operator of a TLD can’t also be a domain name registrar. Verisign is doing both which is violating this rule and it gives the company to much power. Sincerely, Justin Fraser

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