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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Increase
by mail＠mdmkt.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As the owner of many .com domains, I attest, any price increase per domain will place unnecessary hardship on my operations. If I am forced to decrease my holdings, the result will not benefit Verisign, as it will not benefit ICANN. If ICANN is established to govern the domain name system in the public interest, you cannot serve the public interest by succumbing to pressure by your contractors. I encourage you to stand against this threat. Let the current rate of $7.85 prevail. Michel DuBil Michel DuBil, Marketeer 153 Ashley Lane 22968 Ruckersville, VA USA 434.242.4092 mail(a)MDMKT.com <mailto:mail@MDMKT.com>

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am writing to say that I am opposed to the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement. As a small business owner and, these changes will create a significant impact in the ongoing operations to my and other businesses like mine. These increases kill entrepreneurism and the life-blood of the www. I implore you to put proposed Amendment 3 in the trash and delete it. Sincerely, Austen — Austen DiPalma austen.dipalma(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase
by Tom Fauls Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

These price hikes Are truly unjustified! Without your watchful eye Oh, these unwarranted price hikes will just slide through, and we consumers are getting killed through unfairly high price increases.Tom Fauls, Steel City Media

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price - Not acceptable
by Apex Maid 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, buy 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 acceptible 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 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. 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, Mansoor P

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Amendment 3
by Rohin Galhotra Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I find the changes unacceptable.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases are unnecessary and will stifle innovation
by Bryan M. Griffith Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Verisign has not met their burden to show that price increases are necessary to protect the registry infrastructure or improve services. By all appearances, this is merely an effort to extract profits from a captive market. This will drive out innovators, and smaller companies who cannot compete at the higher prices. Please make every effort to keep registry pricing as low as possible. Thanks, Bryan M. Griffith, J.D. *Sanborn, Brandon, Duvall & Bobbitt Co., L.P.A.* 2515 West Granville Road Columbus, Ohio 43235 614/889-2531 ext. 140 614/889-1442 (fax) BGriffith(a)SBDBLaw.com <bgriffith(a)sbdblaw.com> www.sbdblaw.com --------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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. Rgds, Mac. M Nairobi, Kenya

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM prices increase
by Lincoln Ho Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, As users of the internet, we enjoy the neutrality of such platform first and foremost. With a proposed price increase in .COM domains alongside what looks like a financial bribe, ICANN as an organisation is essentially abandoning their non-profit status in an attempt to benefit from the Internet, an invention that was created for the ease of information exchange. Furthermore, while there might be sufficient reasoning behind such a change, this decision will taint the reputation and authority of ICANN if the spending of the alleged $20 million dollars remains undisclosed. Personally, the Internet to me is a valuable place to freely express my thoughts and opinions, and I suppose same goes for billions of others too. Privatising this technology is equivalent to using fossil fuels, where the rich benefits from resources that should be shared by all mankind. I will leave you with a quote by Sir Tim Berners Lee himself - “When something is such a creative medium as the web, the limits to it are our imagination.” I sincerely hope you will take my opinions into considerations when making the decision on the proposed amendment. Sincerely, Lincoln Ho

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Éamonn Roarke 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. 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. Eamonn Roarke Ireland

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