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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Are you kidding? AGAIN???
by Curt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Folks, Are you kidding? Again?? Less than a year after trying to increase .org domain fees with the PIR, you're trying this again?? WHY?? Because Verisign bribed you to? Your greed? It's corruption like we've never seen, allowing your briber to make up their bribe on the backs of the little guy. This is just plain wrong-headed. We're a small art gallery in a small community, effectively staffed by volunteers. We don't have money to pay staff, so we exchange gallery sitting time for lower commissions on the few artworks our folks sell. We fortunately own the building and are seen as great supporters of the arts in our little community. In return, that helps us provide much-needed commercial support for the community in general, based on arts tourism. We need an affordable web site to do that. Having to pay more for our web site registration, in addition to the hosting of it, would add yet another struggling cost. To date, we could depend on the cost of our web site. Why would you want to make that so much less certain? I STRONGLY encourage you to keep the current controls in place - PLEASE! Don't profit off the backs of the little guy! Isn't there enough of that obscene profiteering in our modern society already? Sincerely, Curt Gillespie Greenstone Artworks Westcliffe, Colorado

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase
by Thomas McGinnis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I would like to say that I am completely against increase like these. This is of great concern considering that for people like me I have several .com for personal reasons and make no money off them. This will just increase what I have to pay to just have these for personal non-commercial use.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] do not increase the cost of .com domains
by Raluca Doniga Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi.My name is Raluca Doniga and i own a .com domain name.I am planning to start my own business and I do not have too many funds but without a website a business cannot exist in today`s day and age.There are many others like me.Please do not raise the cost of the .com domains. Encouraging small business and small entrepreneurs has done nothing but good things to every economy in the world. Thank you Sincerely, Raluca Doniga

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparency is essential
by Casara Andre Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Access to internet affects individuals, communities, and businesses around the world. It is an essential resource to our commercial as well as military operations. As a universal resource, wise stewardship requires that multiple voices be heard in developing regulatory policy. It is unwise and maladaptive to restrict input on global resources to a few voices. Please be aware of the need for more input on this decision! Casara Andre

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Price increase decision its brings harmful for all newbie online business. So please expunge your decision. Thank you

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

Feb. 11, 2020

This proposal seems like an out of touch cash grab. Does Verisign really need an additional $750 million per YEAR to continue doing what they are currently doing? Tech gets cheaper over time - so this is just pure profit. If ICANN needs funding ($20 mil goes to them) - just raise once by a dollar and get 10x. It also sounds like once these raises are done, more are on the way. Patrick Mills, PhD Computer Engineer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Up and up
by Laura Seminario-Thornton Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concerns, I just register the names for small business in my community that help low income people. This fees and increases only benefit the giant sharks, leaving the small business without opportunities to grow or be noticed. Please keep our countries without increases! Laura Seminario-Thornton

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not necassary
by arne hoseth Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't up the price, since some of us have to keep the domains so we can fulfull our dreams(!) Besides since social media (people don't look up .com names but social media pages) no one can make a ton of money from keeping domains and selling it to others. Yours sincerely Arne Hoseth Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM
by Tanisha Steverson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, The internet should be affordable and accessible to everyone. Websites and the iconic “.com” has become a catalyst for promising business, extensive research, and innovative art practices. This would cause great discord and put people at extreme disadvantages on multiple levels. A pressing question that I have is. How will this pay increase be utilized to improve the domain infrastructure? What are the pros and cons of the pay increase? Are the any clear boundaries? Best, TS

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, As a consumer, I definitely would not be happy if the wholesale domain prices keep growing up. This is a monopoly business and this is certainly not fair to all consumers. Please be considerate and think from the benefit of public. Thanks, Tey Ming Jong

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