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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Amendment 3 to .COM Registry Agreement
by Geoff Walden Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I oppose the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I oppose arbitrary increases in fees for .com address registration. Geoffrey Walden Rineyville, KY USA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fairness, please
by Mike Citarella Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I believe as a public service you should enforce fairness and safeguard against unreasonable increases. This proposed amendment does neither. Please do not allow this amendment to pass as proposed.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Hosting Chapín Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Luis Marin Guatemala City, Departamento de Guatemala Guatemala

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on proposed .com wholesale cost change
by RL Hawkes Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I would like to take advantage of the opportunity to comment on the proposed amendment to the .com agreement with Verisign in order to implement the proposed 7% pa increase in wholesale registration and renewal costs over the next 4 years of a 6 year contract. While at first glance 7% may seem like a minor increase, when compounded over a number of years, the 7% increases will be substantial. The net effect will be to weaken the .com as the primary choice for domains around the world, and indirectly harm all of those who have invested in building the strength of the extension. I realize that most other TLDs are not capped but the situation for .com is quite different. Verisign did not create the .com extension, although they have been worthy stewards of it for many years. They did not take the investment risk of needing to bid and develop it like the new gTLD registries. The economies of scale of .com should make it possible for the per domain wholesale cost not to rise significantly. The contract extension was awarded without competitive bid. Most experts suggest that had it gone to competitive bid, the wholesale cost would be much less than the current cost. It is a unique situation as it could be argued that the value of a year’s .com registration might well be worth 7% more. On the other hand, holding a monopoly as caretaker of the world’s primary TLD, price increases should need to be justified on basis of need for economic viability. Having gone through Verisign financial statements, I do not think that there is any support for the need for such an increase. I therefore oppose the proposed increase. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this matter. sincerely, Bob Bob Hawkes Domain Analyst, Investor, Writer Victoria, BC, Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Duncan Sharp Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Duncan Sharp Edmonds, Washington United States Duncan Sharp duncansharpfilms.com 3104802753 /c

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Changes
by Matthew Peters Warne Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

To Whom It May Concern I am a customer of the .COM domain system. The .COM domain name enjoys a de facto "default" status that encourages most new domain names to flow through to the .COM registrar, even after the introduction of the new gTLDs and country-specific TLDs. In the same way that the .ORG domain name should be managed and reserved for the enrichment of public organizations, .COM domain name should be made freely available to all people at a relatively cheap price. As we see an ever increasing amount of entrepreneurship, we see a massive decrease in the cost of compute; if anything we should see the wholesale prices for domain names lower. This should be done to make the internet more free and open, and encourage everyone to get domain names. I love domain names, and for me I would love it if domain names proliferated to the same extent as email addresses. I make a note of ICANN's vision which is "To be a champion of the single, open, and globally interoperable Internet". I do not see how increasing the price of Domain Names, which will only increase the operating costs of small business and individuals and not affect incumbent players in all markets (which the price increase will not even be noticeable). This action is completely in opposition of this vision. Please also refer to one of ICANN's Strategic Goals: "Sustain and improve openness, inclusivity, accountability, and transparency". How are you making the system more inclusive if the cost of a .COM domain name is about eight times more than what one third of the world's population makes per day? If anything, ICANN should be focusing on reducing the wholesale .COM domain price to make it more open and available. I wholeheartedly disagree with this move to make obtaining .COM domains harder. ICANN should reconsider this decision. Regards, Matthew

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Seems like a blatant money-grab
by Mark Furland Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I fail to see how anyone might benefit from this other than ICANN and Verisign? This deal was made in secret for a reason, it helps nobody else. I run a few websites that have a .com They are not for profit, I'm running them to share stuff with people. If the price goes up too far, I won't be able to do that, and I'm just one of many people doing this. Sure, I could go get a .info or something, but I've already got it setup, and it would break all existing links to it. I'm just one of many people sharing information and projects out of our own pockets. Not that I expect this comment to change anything, based on how comments were completely ignored last year on price caps for domains.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Priest, Chris Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Do not pass this amendment. The current cost does not represent the cost of registering a domain. They are handled by automans. ICANN and the .com and all other domain need to be transparent in costs and funds. Christopher Priest Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against price increase
by Chansin Esparza Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am against price increases. Please do not increase the wholesale price of .com domains every year, and ignore the unified opposition of such action. Chansin Esparza

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com REGISTRY AMENDMENT
by Oracle Djoseph Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

As per the news trending on the internet about an amendment to the .com registry, this is not a welcome development as there is no convincing reason for the amendment.

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