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

[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Public Comment for Proposed Renewal of .info Registry Agreement
by Xiaoqi Chen (Danny) April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, As an owner of .info domain names, I would like to comment on the proposed renewal of .info registry agreement that I'm strongly against the removal of domain registration price cap. A low fee for registering domain names is vital for providing online presence for individuals, and a rapid increase in domain registration price will quickly ostracize individual websites from the Internet, leaving mostly business and large organizations. This jeopardizes the decentralized nature of Internet. Therefore, I urge you to seriously reconsider the removal of price cap and add another price restriction clause, possibly with a larger annual inflation (from 10% to, say, 20%) but still prohibits arbitrary pricing of domain registration. Thanks! -- Yours sincerely, Xiaoqi Chen cxqn.info

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] .info comment
by Johny Volodzskis April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am a .info registrant ICANN staff 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 policy making is supposed to be a ‘bottom up, multi-stakeholder model’. I believe that legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different from for-profit new gTLDs. Legacy TLDs are essentially a public trust, unlike new gTLDs which were created, bought and paid for by private interests. 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. Unrestrained price increases on the millions of .info registrants who are not-for-profits or non-profits would be unfair to them. Unchecked price increases have the potential to result in hundreds of millions of dollars being transferred from these organizations to one non-profit, the Internet Society, with .info registrants receiving no benefit in return. ICANN should not allow one non-profit nearly unlimited access to the funds of other non-profits. ICANN appears to be entirely catering to registries by removing price caps. ICANN should stand up for the public interest and registrants! Thanks Johny

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Comment on proposed changes to the .org registry agreement
by Bruno Cancellieri April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I respectfully make the following comments. I am a .info registrant and a not-for-profit organization. ICANN staff 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 policy making is supposed to be a ‘bottom up, multi-stakeholder model’. I believe that legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different from for-profit new gTLDs. Legacy TLDs are essentially a public trust, unlike new gTLDs which were created, bought and paid for by private interests. 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. Unrestrained price increases on the millions of .org registrants who are not-for-profits or non-profits would be unfair to them. Unchecked price increases have the potential to result in hundreds of millions of dollars being transferred from these organizations to one non-profit, the Internet Society, with .org registrants receiving no benefit in return. ICANN should not allow one non-profit nearly unlimited access to the funds of other non-profits. ICANN appears to be entirely catering to registries by removing price caps. ICANN should stand up for the public interest and registrants! Best regards, Bruno Cancellieri

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] do NOT lift caps on registration charges for .info domains
by Roland Pesch April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am incensed that you would consider lifting the limits on charges for registration of .info domains. Doing so opens the path to monopolization of .info by those with the deepest pockets, completely contrary to the original spirit of the Internet. Do not approve this policy change.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Please no price increase
by John Jester Ching April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hi I'm a small business owner and purchase domains regularly. I heard about the planned price increase and removing the limits of 10% increase per year to whatever they desire. It would greatly affect our business and would like to request if you could stop the price increase please. It would greatly help us small businesses and would be bad for our economy overall Looking forward for your support in this matter. Thanks -- Thank you for your email! Due to my current workload I am only checking email at 11am and 4pm. If you need anything immediately please call me on my cell so that I can address this important matter with you. Thank you and have a great day! - John Jester Ching

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Opposed to removing the price cap
by Daniel Carrera April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] .info domain names 10% price cap
by Anne Odenwald April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

In the interest of the public, retain the 10% cap on .info domain names Sincerely, Anne Odenwald Cell 972-333-2513

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Comments objecting to the .org renewal
by JASPAL SINGH April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

ICANN staff 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 policy making is supposed to be a ‘bottom up, multi-stakeholder model’. I believe that legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different from for-profit new gTLDs. Legacy TLDs are essentially a public trust, unlike new gTLDs which were created, bought and paid for by private interests. 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. Unrestrained price increases on the millions of .org registrants who are not-for-profits or non-profits would be unfair to them. Unchecked price increases have the potential to result in hundreds of millions of dollars being transferred from these organizations to one non-profit, the Internet Society, with .org registrants receiving no benefit in return. ICANN should not allow one non-profit nearly unlimited access to the funds of other non-profits. ICANN appears to be entirely catering to registries by removing price caps. ICANN should stand up for the public interest and registrants!

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] I do not agree with domain prices increase
by williamaderin2 April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I totally disagree with increasing domain purchases as I am a consumer who will not be happy if domain names increases Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Opposed to the provisions of the .info agreement
by BTW Design Inc. April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern: I am a domain name registrant and a .info registrant.. 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. -- Becky Ward BTW Design® 714. 444-2440 www.btwdesign.com This email may contain information that is confidential or is otherwise the property of BTW Design or its clients. Any use of this information for purposes other than that for which it was intended, including forwarding the information to unauthorized parties or using the ideas or materials contained in this email, may violate U.S. or foreign laws, and is prohibited. If you received this message in error, please let the sender know and delete the message immediately.

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