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

[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Comment on .info registration
by John Dalton April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

The internet benefits society. The registry of domain names should not be turned in to a profiteering machine to benefit a few at the expense of many. To date ICANN has done an admirable job in administering the net. Best regards. John Dalton

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] 10% Maximum Year over Year Registration Fee Increase Should Remain
by Nate DeSimone April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

This renewal proposal does not include the 10% maximum year over year increase in registration fees found in previous registry agreements. This limit should remain in effect. Inflation of the US dollar has been substantially less than 10% for 38 years and it is extremely unlikely for it to increase above 10% in any circumstance other than economic collapse. It would therefore be impossible to classify a price increase >10% as anything other than pure rent-seeking. ICANN is ultimately accountable to the Internet community and has a moral obligation to place that community above domain registrars. ICANN is therefore duty-bound to oppose rent-seeking by the domain registrars. This is absolutely critical to protect the creativity and innovation that the Internet contributes to our modern society.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Proposed changes to .info commentary
by Sean Kamath April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

To Quote: “This change will not only allow the .info renewal agreement to better conform with the base registry agreement, but also takes into consideration the maturation of the domain name market and the goal of treating the Registry Operator equitably with operators of new gTLDs and other legacy gTLDs utilizing the base registry agreement.” I don[t believe there should be ANY requirement that the .info agreement “conform” to the base registry agreement. Would that be the case, why not simply remove ALL specific agreements? There is a reason to deviate for different gTLDs. Each country code has their own restrictions they put on the use of certain gTLDs. Should we remove that? Should we treat .xxx the same as .edu? Please, no. What this is, in effect, is a catering to the greed of domain registry operators. The internet was designed for the public good. Granted, industry did a lot to further the use of the internet, and I have no problem with allowing .com to charge an insane amount of money for a domain (though I appreciate that I don’t pay through the nose for my domains). But .info is . . . different. .info is an information construct. Should we allow domain registry operators to charge the same for institutional operators as the chess club? Do we want to see a proliferation of supposedly “fair" pricing plans that really just mean that companies running registries can maximize their profit at the expense of . . . well, everyone? I mean, the Googles and Apples of the world can still snap up any and all domain names they want, and it won’t even cost them the INTEREST on their cash holdings. But the difference between $10/year and, say, $100/year, well, that is the difference between having a presence on the internet, and just using Twitter to tell people things. Perhaps ICANN really does want the internet to be the domain of 5-6 special companies, who, of course, only have our best interests at heart. Don’t be the greedy people you are tempted to become. I think fee caps for ALL domains make sense. I’m not suggesting there shouldn’t be some way for registrars to recoup the cost of what they’re doing. But most of the registrars simply resell their “service” to other companies that tack on those moneymaking add-ons that people who aren’t familiar with internet services both want and need. But for the chess clubs, the book clubs, the collectors clubs, and all the other groups interesting in promoting their interests and providing “info“. . . let’s not make it possible for greedy corporations to bilk people. Running a registry should be a non-profit operations, in my opinion. But since I can’t have that, can I at least have the regulation that keeps things useful, affordable, and reasonable? Thank you. Sean Kamath PS Is this copy and pasted? A bit. Look, my feelings about .info mirror those about .org. SO, yeah, they’re kinda the same feelings.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Hello! I strongly OBJECT to the plan of removing the pricing caps. They were put in place in 2006 for a good reason and should remain so for the upcoming years.
by Fil Laborde April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

Hello! I strongly OBJECT to the plan of removing the pricing caps. They were put in place in 2006 for a good reason and should remain so for the upcoming years.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Fee Increases for Domain Names
by Kenneth McLean April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

Hello, I am against a non-listed increase rate for domain names. It does not foster the encouragement for organizations to grow, and expand in the online world. Ken -- [image: Solar Ship] <https://www.solarship.com/> *Kenneth McLean* | Solar Electrical Lead | Solar Ship Inc. O: +1 519-751-2590 | solarship.com <https://www.solarship.com/> [image: Twitter] <https://www.twitter.com/solarshipinc> [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/solarship> [image: LinkedIn] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/solar-ship-inc-> [image: YouTube] <https://www.youtube.com/user/SolarShipMedia>This email may contain confidential and/or private information. If you received this email in error please delete and notify sender.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] .info price caps
by Michael Keegan April 23, 2019

April 23, 2019

As the owner of many domain names, I do not want to see price-caps removed and believe price increases would be unfair. Further, legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different and registrants of legacy TLDs are entitled to price stability and predictability, and should not be subject to price increases with no maximums. Unlike new gTLDs, registrants of legacy TLDs registered their names and made their online presence on legacy TLDs on the basis that price caps would continue to exist. Michael Keegan CEO Yellow Pages Directory Inc. 48 Wall Street, Suite #1100, New York, New York 10005 http://www.paperlesspetition.org http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org http://www.whitepagesgoesgreen.org

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