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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] TLDs should be operated with public interest in mind
by Christian Fillion Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am against giving Verisign free reign over increasing prices for wholesale .com domains without proper justification and allowing operators of a TLD such as Verisign to act as registrars (either themselves or indirectly). The .com TLD is a core component of today's Internet. It should not be managed with profit in mind but rather with the interests of Humanity as a whole in mind. If the fixed price from 2012 has to be changed, it should probably be reduced rather than increased. Considering the sheer scale of the .com TLD, the underlying cost of managing individual domains should be tiny. The wholesale price of domains sold to registrars should reflect that.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Needless change
by Ryan McLeod Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don’t make this needless change to registration overheads and costs.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't agree
by Jeka G Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Don't agree

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Arbitrary price increases are unfair and discrediting
by Dan Nicholls Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To get close to doubling the wholesale price of a domain name within six years (as indicated in the summary) without specific and demonstrated need (a registry is a registry! and cloud storage and computing prices are plummeting, as are those of security solutions) is damaging to individuals as well as startup and small businesses, who will need to think harder about whether to spend twice the cost per year of staking out and trying new ideas, as well as being frankly exasperating in the current economic climate and considering their being the sole authority for this kind of domain. Allowing people to register domain names 10 years in advance at that price is not a solution, except for those with ready cash instead of a budgeted line item. I hasten to add that whatever inconvenience and harm it may bring to those in relative economic security, it could be disastrous to those closer to the margin, who need their domain name before anything else of value can be attached to it, and so could be prevented from entering the market or forced from it. It will not only impoverish them, but impoverish the web, which thrives on the easy exchange not only of business but of passion projects and so on, relatively in the reach of anyone. To increase price so rapidly in so short a time is disastrous for the culture and nature of the web. It also smacks of pay for nothing, again, without a real, demonstrated (and not surmised) increase in cost, and reasonable cost at that. Please reconsider and further establish, restrict, or simply abolish the planned price increases. Thank you, Dan Nicholls

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback on .com amendment
by Julian Gray Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The possible increase in .com domain fees discriminates unfairly against independent and small businesses or sole traders, particularly freelancers, and benefits large corporations. Please reconsider. Julian Gray - Illustrator e: hi(a)juliangrayart.com w: www.juliangrayart.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Billy Burger Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not agree you raisinging .com registration fees at all. This is not fair to anyone. Billy Burger

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price raising!
by Jeremy Denslinger Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not appreciate the back room dealing to allow a possible 70% increase in cost over the next decade. This is unacceptable without specific reasoning. Jeremy Denslinger jdenslinger(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New Pricing Amendment Unacceptable
by Danish Bilal Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello I’m small business owner and developer from developing world. I hardly meet my expenses, you new rate policy will highly effect billion of poor tech lovers from under world. Big business would love to pay you extra bucks but we can’t. This step will only push down the lower class in tech world while favoring the big business who really don’t want competition. Please consider my voice.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Nzekwe Godswill Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Pls don't increase .com domain

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Peter Wargo Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I’ve been involved with the Internet since before it became available commercially, and I’m dismayed at these proposed changes. The Internet as it stands today exists through the efforts of an amazing number of people, many of us who gave time freely to promote the growth, and availability to all of this critical resource. ICANN is fortunate to be entrusted with helping to keep the Internet available to all, and it’s troubling to see decisions like this made in a non-public manner, and with little explanation of the process or where funds generated will be applied. The trust we place in your stewardship deserves openness and equity. Please reconsider these actions and rework the process to be more transparent and accountable. Thank you, -Peter Wargo Santa Fe, New Mexico USA

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