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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Lifes Minor Details April 25, 2019

April 25, 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] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Imogen Taylor April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am a .org registrant. I've read about a lot of bad decisions under the UDRP. The URS seems even worse. I heard the URS is very new and is being reviewed now to see if it is working properly. It is too soon to include an untested policy on .org domains where for a few hundred dollars anyone could try to shut down someone else's website. Telling the .org registry that it can charge any price it wants for renewing a domain name is a terrible idea. Why would you allow them to set a crazy high price? They could try to force the domain owners to pay a very high price each year to renew their domain name, and if the domain owner either won't or can't, then the .org registry could take away their domain name, set a high registration price on it, and then try to find someone else who is willing to pay a high price for it. This is very unfair to long time .org domain owners who may see their prices raised sky high for no reason. You let the new domain extensions charge any price they want, but that hasn't gone so well. Lots of people got burned when the new registries offered low rates for the first year, and then after people registered the domain names and some built web sites on them, some of the prices were raised through the roof. .Org has been working just fine for decades where the prices maybe go up a little bit each year. Allowing huge price increases from one year to the next could ruin .org for everybody.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] (no subject)
by Corey Evans April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

It’s important for non-profits, most on a budget, to have the peace of mind of predictable and reasonable costs — domains included. Keep the protections. Sent from my iPad

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Shuja April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am a .org registrant. I've read about a lot of bad decisions under the UDRP. The URS seems even worse. I heard the URS is very new and is being reviewed now to see if it is working properly. It is too soon to include an untested policy on .org domains where for a few hundred dollars anyone could try to shut down someone else's website. Telling the .org registry that it can charge any price it wants for renewing a domain name is a terrible idea. Why would you allow them to set a crazy high price? They could try to force the domain owners to pay a very high price each year to renew their domain name, and if the domain owner either won't or can't, then the .org registry could take away their domain name, set a high registration price on it, and then try to find someone else who is willing to pay a high price for it. This is very unfair to long time .org domain owners who may see their prices raised sky high for no reason. You let the new domain extensions charge any price they want, but that hasn't gone so well. Lots of people got burned when the new registries offered low rates for the first year, and then after people registered the domain names and some built web sites on them, some of the prices were raised through the roof. .Org has been working just fine for decades where the prices maybe go up a little bit each year. Allowing huge price increases from one year to the next could ruin .org for everybody. I think you should pay a little more attention to what is good for the owners of .org domain names. The registries are doing fine. They don't need your help as they are already making plenty of money. Shuja

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Bruce Henry Lambert April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I'm a multiple .org registrant with not-for-profit websites. Continued No-bid monopoly control of legacy TLDs is a key issue. The present system granting no-bid contracts undermines the public interest and contaminates commercial relations. This system invites corruption, and does a disservice to people working for the public interest. Transparency & fairness demand competition. ICANN should require competitive contracts which demand high performance, explicitly penalize failure, and guarantee (lower) retail pricing. Everyone at ICANN and key constituents already know legacy TLDs are fundamentally different from new gTLDs. Is this process thus an empty exercise? Is this process an attempt to reposition legacy TLDs to further benefit the present contract holders? We should not rubber-stamp existing opaque relationships. I oppose bringing the URS into the .org renewal agreement. Aloha & Very Best Wishes, Bruce Lambert Stockholm, Sweden

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Increase in .org domain names
by Samuel Oladapo April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

We don't want an increase in .org domain names...

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] (no subject)
by Robert Allen April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I understand this change will allow PIR to increase domain rates by 100x YoY. That is contrary to my interests. As such, I oppose this proposed change. -Robert Allen 512-666-7539

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] removal of price caps for .org domains
by Helynn Broder April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern- As the leader of a not for profit institution, it is very distressing to see that you are contemplating the removal of price caps on .org top-level domains. As a not for profit, we operate on a shoe string budget each year and even a small price increase would impact us significantly. There is already a 10% price increase allowed-an amount that far exceeds what most workers receive each year by way of wage increase (much more than COLA). Many receive none at all year after year. There is no reason that the PIR should need more than a 10% increase in price each year beyond simply seeking to maximize profits at the expense of charities that do good works, . This would also remove all incentive for them to take a good hard look a reigning in expenses and keeping their costs down. Please do not remove the price caps. Thank you Lynn Broder

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] ICANN proposed changes on .org pricing
by Charles Rykken April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear Sirs/Madams: ???? I am adamantly opposed to any changes in pricing that will increase the cost to people who are purchasing or renewing ownership of domain names. jingoistic appeals to free market fundamentalism are clear prpaganda attempts to continue the fascist/corporatist ownership of the entire planet. Global warming is feeding a revolution against the psychopathic fascists who are destroying this planet. I hope ICANN will not be complicit in this outrage. The people of the world ARE watching. Actions can have unintended consequences.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Marci Beau April 25, 2019

April 25, 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. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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