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

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

April 25, 2019

I am a .info registrant (not-for-profit). Legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different from for-profit new gTLDs and should be treated that way. Legacy TLDs are what the internet was built on. They are essentially a public trust. They are very different than new gTLDs which were created, bought and paid for by private parties. Registrants of these legacy extensions should be entitled to price predictability & stability. Advancements in technology should be driving the cost of operating a registry down, yet prices keep going up? Removing price caps is unfair to the millions of domain registrants. They will have no price protections. Every registrant will be at the complete mercy and whims of the registry. This could result in a transfer of funds from millions of non-profits to one non-profit, with no benefits to the domain registrants. ICANN is supposed to represent a "bottom up, consensus-driven multistakeholder model". ICANN should not unilaterally impose URS in legacy TLDs when that issue is precisely what is being examined by the volunteer ICANN Working Group who has been mandated to review this issue. ICANN should be looking out for the .info registrants, in particular the non-profits. There is no "public benefit" justification to these changes. It is just a handout to business at the expense of registrants’ rights and protections. Where are the protections for the millions of domain registrants that this could effect in a negative way? These changes would give way too much power to the registry. This is not acceptable for a "public benefit" organization that exists to represent many stakeholders. Thank you for your time.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] ICANN fees
by Todd Warren April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please do NOT support letting PIR set whatever prices it wants

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

April 25, 2019

registration fees need to be kept at low levels for .info, for the functioning of many worthy organization's + charity's domain! my porchfest.info is used by many groups who are running terrific neighborhood events

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Price caps removals
by Ville Valkonen April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

This is just silly. ICANN should be the instance not craving for money. If this happens, you have failed. Badly. -- Kinds regards, Ville Valkonen

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] comments-info-renewal-18mar19
by Dave April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please reconsider removing the price cap on .info domains. Similar to .org, these have traditionally been used by organizations whose primary goals are not to make money, but to promote dissemination of information to denizens of the www. By and large, these are groups who should be allowed to pursue their goals without economic hindrance, which removing the price caps would certainly create. David WhiteLos Angeles, CA

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] keep .info PIR renewal cap to 10%
by Christian Sepulveda April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please keep the current policy of PIR cap of 10% on domain renewal. Many .info domains are for non profits and other non-commercial organizations. Without such a cap, costs can become prohibitive and problematic. Thanks Chris

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] renewal of price agreements
by Jeri Hampton April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please renew policy guidelines as they are currently in June. Don’t remove limits which could cause website prices to soar. Thanks, Jeri Anne Hampton

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Opposition to Removal of Price Cap on .Info Domains
by Derek DeVries April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern, I would like to express my objection to the proposed removal of the price cap for wholesale domain registrars like Public Interest Registry (PIR). The Internet is a utility, and given PIR's position as a natural monopoly, costs must be controlled by government oversight to protect citizens and businesses. Regards, - Derek Derek DeVries Director Digital & Social Strategy Direct: 616.258.5782 Mobile: 616.723.1073 www.lambert.com<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lambert…> [signature_104015828]<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flambert.co…> 47 Commerce Ave Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Detroit | New York | PROI Worldwide Partner

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] info-renewall
by August Wusterhausen April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

stop these price increases -- August Wusterhausen

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Removing .info registration fee cap
by Jonathan Lord April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am against removing the .info registration fee cap. I use a .info domain to run my blog as a learning environment and to use the power of the web to reach my information no matter where I am. I know that this isn't a very sexy reason to have a domain, but if you allow a free for all for the domain space covered under the old rules, then the renewal rate might prevent me from having a sandbox to keep my web skills up to date, and a place to store my life that I control, not Facebook, or Google, or Microsoft, or other entities that use personal data for their own purposes, not my purposes. Thank you for listening. Best regards, Jonathan Lord https://www.drwingnut.info

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