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

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

April 26, 2019

I am a .org registrant (not-for-profit). 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] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Gervase Bushe April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am writing in opposition to the removal of pricing caps for the .org tld. That tld is widely used by non-profit organizations who might not be able to afford steep increases in their URLS. This could cause a great amount of upheaval and confusion if long standing non-profit and community organization have to give up their tld's and they are replaced by others with different agendas. How would low revenue, non-profit organizations be able to have a web presence if popular tld's are only available to the affluent? Bad idea. -- Gervase R. Bushe /Professor of Leadership and Organization Development// //Beedie//School of Business// //Simon Fraser University/ www.gervasebushe.ca <http://www.gervasebushe.ca/>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] I disagree with the proposed rate changes
by Robert Curtiss April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I believe it is OK to raise rates on domain names if it is to cover an increase in operating costs, but I am against any usurious or speculative reasons for a rate increase. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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

April 26, 2019

I am a domain name 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] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by ItzOnlyAnimalYT . April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am the registrant of the domain ajackgames.com 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-org-renewal-18mar19] Call for public comment
by Philip Mallis April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hi there, I wish to object to the proposed changes to .ORG domain names by ICANN. Affordable domains are essential for a free and open internet. By removing price caps, this would almost certainly result in significant price increases. There are many examples across the world where the removal of price caps has had this effect, even with “competition”, e.g. the British intercity passenger rail network, energy prices in Australia. Please retain the cap on charges for .ORG and other domain names. As an owner of several domains for over a decade, these changes concern me. Thank you for considering my comments. Regards, Philip Mallis

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org Domain Pricing
by Brendan Winter April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

To whom it may concern, I would like to lodge a strong objection to the ICANN proposal regarding new PIR pricing terms for .org domains. Relative to the current agreement, the proposal would greatly increase the possibility of large price increases for .org domains that would ultimately be passed on to consumers. Given the key purpose of .org domains is for non-profit, public-interest entities, I believe this outcome would be detrimental to those organisations and the public they represent. Sincerely, Brendan Winter

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

April 26, 2019

I have registered a .org domain name for my volunteer-run nonprofit organization. The proposed removal of price caps of .org domain names is a terrible idea which could discourage a lot of young social entrepreneurs (like myself) to own a domain, and I strongly recommend against it. Without the price cap, it'll probably still be cheap to purchase a domain name. But if someone has already built a whole website on a domain name, of course they will want to keep that domain name, and then the price is likely to skyrocket. This will be problematic, especially for social organizations, as their focus is not on profit, and thus there may be no budget for owning domain names anymore. Being the founder of such an organization, I truly hope the price cap will not be removed, so that I can focus on creating a positive impact in the world, instead of trying to make money in order to keep my domain name. Thank you, RD

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by john Louis Del Rosario April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am a .org 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 .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.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org Renewals
by A Peaceful Mind Counseling Group April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hello I received information that you are considering changing the requirements for .org websites and increasing that to any amount to renew our domains. I am completely against it and not sure why this is something that should be any different from .com sites. Some of us small business owners such as myself who are in business ot help the community need low prices. I provide counseling services to the community and at already reduced prices, I would have to raise my fees just because of the increase from you along with all the other overhead expenses of running this type of organization. Please reconsider this as some of us need low prices and expenses in order to help as many members of our community as possible. Thank you. Anthony Garcia, LMHC, CAP Psychotherapist Ph: 239-203-8807 Fax: 239-842-1152 12381 S. Cleveland Avenue Suite 205 Fort Myers, FL 33907 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication and its information are intended only for the use of the individual to which it is addressed. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately at 800.221.5487. This communication and its information may be protected by federal and/or state privacy and mental health/substance abuse confidentiality rules including but not limited to HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2. You are hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or its information is strictly prohibited unless expressly permitted by the written consent of the person to whom it pertains or as otherwise permitted by law.

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