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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comments on Renewal of .org Agreement
by Dave Hatfield April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

As a long-term holder of a .org TLD, I know that it represents more than simply a domain name. It represents an organization, in my case a total nonprofit organization and a total non-revenue organization. We cannot afford price increases that would come from ICANN removing price caps from domain pricing as listed in this proposal. I am *strongly opposed* to the *removal of price caps* listed as a change to the .org TLD renewal agreement based on the base generic top level domain (gTLD) Registry Agreement updated on 31 July 2017. Thank you. Very Respectfully, *Dave* Dr. Dave Hatfield ddhatfield(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] ORG renewal price
by Nitya. M. April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hi, As a general public user and owner of .ORG domains, my kind request to ICANN to not allow big corporates to charge big amount for domain renewal price. Increase the price only if the domain operating cost increases like DNS server cost...etc. Hope, ICANN will be continuing support for the general public. Best Regards Nityananda Maity

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Don't let PIRs set whatever price they want
by Tatian's Travel April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

As the internet gets bigger, costs should GO DOWN, not up, as scale economics kick in. You should be DECREASING PRICES, not allowing prices to go up. Shame on your custodianship. -- Tatians Travel 225 E Broadway Ste 110 | Glendale, CA 91205-1008 IATA 05644542 | CST# 2035456-10

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Jim Anderson April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

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 .org 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 .org domain names. Why is ICANN trying to remove price protections for .org domain owners, so many of which are non-profits, so that they can be overcharged for their domain names? I oppose the incorporation of the URS into the .org renewal agreement. Legacy domain name extensions should NOT be treated the same as new gTLDs. Removing price caps on .org is a bad idea. ICANN should be looking out for the .org registrants, in particular the non-profits. Jim Anderson janderson(a)remarkabledog.net

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .Org price cap removal
by brent timothy saner April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hello - I am an IT professional of 17 years (5 of which a systems engineer, 12 of which a systems administrator). I am an open source advocate, *NIX-like operating system enthusiast/hobbyist, and I run a podcast which exclusively focuses on my occupation. I urge you to strongly consider NOT removing price caps for the .org TLD. Many non-profit organizations, social improvement programs, small communities, hobbyist groups, and the like use this TLD. These particular types of people typically do not bring in much, if any, funding and frequently do things like pay for domain registration out-of-pocket. If pricing caps are removed for .org (and other TLDs), it will cause an incredible strain on these groups to meet funding to make their online resources accessible to others that may be interested as prices will inevitably increase. By ensuring the price caps are not removed, this TLD will remain accessible. Thank you for your time.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Samat K Jain April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am a .org 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 .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! -- Samat K Jain • GPG: 0x4A456FBA • Pump.IO: https://identi.ca/samatjain Web: https://samat.io/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamatJain This e-mail is: [ ] shareable [x] ask first [ ] private

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Sara M. Arnold April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am a .org registrant (non-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 .org 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, Sara Arnold

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Don't remove price limitations
by Mostafa Youssef April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

The target customers for dot org domains are most likely not for profit Organizations that need such website for communication and publicity. Removing price limitations on dot org domain renewal and registration creates a financial burden and adds a needless unforeseen risk on their work. If anything price renewal increase should be lowered to 5%. Please keep prices in check.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Samuel Thomas April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am a .org 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 policymaking 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-org-renewal-18mar19] I do not support removing price controls from .org
by John Kawakami April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I do not support removing a price cap on increases to .org fees. Many organizations and projects using .org are not-for-profit, either formally, or informally. They have stable domains that haven't changed for years. Prices that spike upward would jeopardize these domains and organizations. I fear that these organizations could face some price gouging. Regards, John Kawakami

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