April 2019 - comments-info-renewal-18mar19@icann.org

[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] No increase in cost for TLDs please
by Alex April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

To whom it may concern, I don't agree with any increase in cost for TLDs (top level domains). Please reconsider this decision and keep pricing the same for existing customers. Best, Alex Ignacz 514-937-7232 ext. 205

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] No Increases
by Nebi Cem Erdogan April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Do not remove the caps on .INFO domain renewals. -- Sincerely yours, Nebi Cem Erdogan

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Objection to ICANN fee increases
by justanotheremailid＠gmail.com April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hello, As the owner of a .info domain for close to a decade, I am disappointed at the proposed removal of ICANN fee capping. This would hurt thousands of non-monetized sites such as mine real hard given we're already losing money on the domain and hosting renewals. I'd kindly request you to reconsider this move. Best regards Srikanth India

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Please reconsider .info price cap removal.
by Markus Kitsinger April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am not a huge fan of the proposed .info price cap removal. I do not trust corporations on principal, and Afilias has done nothing to foster in me any trust that they would handle the situation appropriately for the common good. It is up to organizations like ICANN to ensure that corporations like Afilias cannot take advantage of consumers, and domain name price caps are one of the ways this is accomplished. Regards, Markus Kitsinger

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Do not remove .info price cap
by akietara＠gmail.com April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hello! Please do not remove the .info price cap. My current use of the .info domain is due to its affordability for an individual such as myself. Although it will be a hassle, I will stop using .info if the price cap is removed due to it no longer being affordable. Thank you for your time.

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Re: [Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] A little bit of history repeating
by Marcus Fauré April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

> The result - suit disappeared and both parties started filling their pockets with registrars paying the price. EDIT: with *registrants* paying the price Sorry for that. Marcus Fauré -- Global Village GmbH Mehrumer Str. 16 D46562 Voerde https://www.global-village.de

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] A little bit of history repeating
by Marcus Fauré April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

For those of you who have not been around, ICANN once sued Verisign for introducing a wildcard in their TLD which was against the ICANN-VGRS agreement. Most lawyers say ICANN would have won the case. However, the parties agreed to the brilliant plan to drop the case and instead introduce the possibility to increase domain prices by up to 7% per year. Back then .com registrations were 6 USD a piece. Vint Cerf, the then-chair of the ICANN board, pushed for the settlement against opposition of the community, the argument being that inflation is normal. Not mentioning that at the same time ICANN started receiving a per-domain registry fee after 'only' having received per-domain fee from registrars which multiplied ICANN's budget. The result - suit disappeared and both parties started filling their pockets with registrars paying the price. The day after Vint left the board he announced that he would now be on the Verisign's payroll. Still, ICANN did not feel bad when producing a 'Tribute to Vint Cerf' DVD a few months later. To me this was ICANN's fall from grace. Now ICANN proposes to make the situation worse by targetting price caps again. Let's be clear: The situation of a multi-million domain name registry can in no way be compared to that of your avarage 5k nTLD. Many nTLDs are struggling to survive with a 20 - 30 USD price tag and it's not because their directors have fancy sport cars. In .info per-unit costs go one way: down. If you want to have an idea of the true cost, look and Germany's .de which is run by a cooperative. It's on the low end of single digits. Even during the .net rebid ten years ago one of the applicants proposed a unit price of 1 USD. Still Verisign managed to win the RFP with a multiple of that price. I still wonder why. I was a board member of CORE for more than 10 years, CORE being a shareholder of Afilias who would benefit financially from dropping price caps. I dare say that my former CORE colleagues will still agree that this proposal is ill-advised. I have no doubt, though, that ICANN will present another fig leave that justifies its upcoming decision against better judgement. Still, it does not make it the right thing. Marcus Fauré -- Global Village GmbH Mehrumer Str. 16 D46562 Voerde https://www.global-village.de

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Please don't remove the cap!
by Carlos Camara April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hi I am completely opposed to the plan of removing the pricing caps. They were put in place in for a good reason. It fosters diversity and should remain so for the upcoming years. I use my .info domains to keep in touch with my family and*not* for any monetary reasons. If a significant increase happens I would forced to give up my domains. Carlos Camara

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .info Registry Agreement
by Daniel Foster April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am a domain name registrant. ICANN does not seem to recognize the difference between a legacy extension created with the support of the US government, that predates the existence of ICANN and that has millions of existing users and the brand new extensions that started off with a new set of rules, in particular no price controls, and no existing registrants. They have completely different characteristics, history, and ownership structure. It is not acceptable for ICANN to ignore these differences and to propose that they be treated the same. Removing price caps is not fair to .info domain owners. Many of them have websites that they have used for years. If price caps are removed, the cost to renew their domain names may become too expensive, and they could be forced to give up websites that are important to them. The Uniform Rapid Suspension policy is too new and untested to apply on domain names that may be 20 years old or more. With the URS, the domain names could be taken down in a matter of days with little notice. ICANN should be doing more to protect owners of .info domain names. Why is ICANN trying to remove price protections for .info domain owners, so many of which are non-profits, so that they can be overcharged for their domain names? ••• Daniel Foster

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] We Do not agree with the proposed changes by ICANN
by Devvault April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

We Do not agree with the proposed changes by ICANN Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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