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

[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Price cap on .info, .org and .biz domains
by Ricardo Martins April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please keep the price cap for domains folks. Most of registrars buys from bigger companies, and once you remove the price limit, the whole market will be impacted. Domain prices are already expensive for those who have a weak currency (different from USD). Thanks for taking this in consideration. Ricardo Martins

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] price-caps removed
by Itzli April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I do not want to see price-caps removed the price increases would be unfair for no lucrative organizations . Legacy gTLDs aredifferent and should not be subject to price increases with no maximums.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] <no subject>
by Megan Wolfenden April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

ICANN should be aware that “market forces” and “free market” are misnomers to let controlling interests charge as much as they can reasonably get away with. Where the Internet has opened up to a free market, the consumer has usually suffered. Letting PIR charge whatever it wants can hardly be described as in the users best interest. Please reconsider this proposal.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Deregulating .info
by Blair at Neolith April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

It's just greed driving this and the people pushing for it just want to take what others have worked for via a tax. I suspect his will only lead to a slight increase in revenue before everyone switches to another TLD. I expect the general masses of small to medium businesses to abandon .INFO for TLD's that don't demand ridiculous sums of money yearly. -- *Neolith Graphics Logo <https://ngprint.com>* *Blair Wolf* Administrator Neolith Graphics <https://ngprint.com> Blair(a)NGprint.com <mailto:Blair@ngprint.com> /"if it holds an image, we produce it"/ 2981 K St. San Diego, CA 92102 USA Direct: *+1 (702) 624-0498* Office: *+1 (702) 546-8338* skype: *blair_wolf* Blair on Twitter <https://twitter.com/Blair_Wolf>Blair on Linked in <https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairwolf>

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] No to this increase
by Andrea Alexandria April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I write to oppose the removal of price caps on any of the “legacy” TLDs as doing so will only create a free-for-all on limitless price increases across the well-established board. The new GTLDs are already accepted as alternative options with price expectations that vary greatly based on the registry; however, current registrants of older well established extensions are expected to maintain some level of stability. These legacy domain names, some of which have been registered for many years, are unlike the new mess being created and owners of these legacy names have a reasonable expectation of affordability and stability. The old manta goes ‘if it is not broken, you do not try and fix it.’ The vast majority of domain owners will remain unaffected so long as the fluctuating and exorbitant prices remain in the newer name space; there will be plenty of years ahead for ICANN to benefit from those while allowing stability within the legacy name space. Leave well enough alone and move forward without effecting millions and millions of current and well established registrants who expect their domain expenses to remain reasonable, affordable and stable. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] (no subject)
by Robert Allen April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I understand this change will allow PIR to increase domain rates by 100x YoY. That is contrary to my interests. As such, I oppose this proposed change. -Robert Allen 512-666-7539

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Comments on New .info Contracts
by The Rev. Christopher L. Smith, LCAC, LMHC, LMFT April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I think I must be missing something about the proposed new contract. The existing cap of 10% can already be quite steep for individuals or companies that maintain multiple domains. The lack of predictability of cost and potential significant increase in annual fees could lead some to stop using .info domains and only use the version of their domain that uses more common extensions. This will not be positive for the .info domain, the registrars nor the end users. I am glad to have several .info domains in the domains that we own, but this change could lead to a need to rethink that. I would ask ICANN to rethink the changes in that section and for ICANN to look for an appropriate balance between the commercial needs of domain registrars and entities using and owning domains. I would hope ICANN would act in the public interest in this regard. ---------- *The Rev. Christopher L. Smith, LCAC, LMHC, LMFT* *President and Clinical Director* *Seeking Shalom* *P.O. Box 685, Harrison, NY 10528* *Clinical offices in Midtown NYC and the Bronx, with additional programs in Indiana.* *www.SeekingShalom.org <http://www.seekingshalom.org/>* *(212)655-9605* *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. It is intended only for the use of the authorized individuals as indicated in this email. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, purge it and do not disseminate or copy it.*

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .info Registry Agreement
by Bruce Lerner April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

As both a private and commercial user of the communication network developed by the US government with protocols developed by innumerable individuals and organizations without any expectation for remuneration, I find the idea of letting a political organization set prices that have no relation to their cost -of-doing-business. You are proposing thievery in place of humanity or even socially conscious capitalism. BE ASHAMED. Bruce -- Bruce Lerner <bruce(a)brucelerner.com>

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Domain name pricing changes
by Lisa Helminiak April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom It May Concern, "ICANN’s current contract with Public Interest Registry (PIR), the group that runs the .org domain name, allows PIR to increase the wholesale price of .org domains by 10% a year. Now ICANN is proposing extending the contract to operate .info but *letting PIR set whatever prices it wants*." Domain names are a public resource and should not be made profit centers. This is bad policy and will affect organizations ability to retain their hard won place on the public Internet. Please stop this policy of allowing PIR to set whatever prices they want to keep this resource affordable. Thank you, Lisa ----- Lisa Helminiak Principal | Azul Seven 612-767-4335 skype: lisaazul azulseven.com *The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.* *-Fridtjof Nansen, Nobel Peace Prize Winner*

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Comment on .info rate changes
by Chris Jacob April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hi Team, The internet has become a major democratization factor in the world, giving people a voice when before they had none. I also allows small companies to compete against larger ones with huge barriers to entry, which encourages innovation, small business and self-reliance. We should not be enabling anything that disrupts the nature of this level playing field as would be a detriment to all society. Thanks, Chris

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