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

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

April 25, 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!

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Org Price Increases
by Jerry Hilburn April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I write to oppose the removal of price caps on any of the “legacy” TLDs as doing so will only create a free-for-all on limitless price increases across the well-established board. -- Jerry Hilburn 858-877-3103

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

April 25, 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! [image: photo] *Mohamed ElGohary* Lingua Manager, Global Voices https://globalvoices.org/lingua | Follow me at: <http://globalvoices.org/author/Mohamed-ElGohary/> <http://ircpresident.com> <http://facebook.com/GVlingua> <http://twitter.com/GVLingua> <http://plus.google.com/+MohamedElGohary/> <http://linkedin.com/in/ircpresident> <http://instragram.com/ircpresident> Key: 0x5D13669E Fingerprints: 7838 7FE7 E0E4 BF88 0024 2703 B452 E75A 5D13 669E Amplifying Global Voices stories by the translation into dozens of languages with the help of hundreds of volunteer translators. We are Global Voices Lingua <http://globalvoices.org/lingua>! <http://globalvoices.org/donate> Donate to Global Voices <http://globalvoices.org/donate> Signature powered by WiseStamp <https://www.wisestamp.com/signature-in-email?utm_source=promotion&utm_mediu…> ᐧ

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Removing cap on .org domains
by Web Servant April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Removing the cap on .org domain renewal rates will add an undue burden to many small non-profits who have tight budgets. Orgs need stability in their financial planning to accomplish their mission and use the web to effectively communicate with their constituents and the public. Best regards, Jonathan L Web Servant Alcoholics Anonymous Saint Paul & Suburban Area Intergroup Association

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Dmitry Lanin April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello ICANN, I've heard a new on plans to remove price caps for .org Here is the explanation I read: -------------- In 2012, ICANN started accepting applications to operate “new“ top level domains. Any company could apply to create alternatives to .com on the right of the dot. That’s where domains like .guru, .money and .xyz came from. The contracts for these new domains are different than for older domains. ICANN didn’t impose any price restrictions on the new domains. After all, the companies that applied for the domains put their own money at risk. ICANN believes that the contracts to run older TLDs like .org should be the same as those for running new top level domain names. This ignores the long history of these legacy top level domain names and how the contracts to run the registries were awarded. Whereas new top level domain companies risked their own money to introduce new domains, the registries running .org, .biz, etc. are merely stewards for what should be considered a resource that belongs to the web. -------------- I believe removing price caps is not good 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. Kind regards, Dmitry

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Price increase
by Tyler Kunz April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, Please reconsider these changes which could potentially allow large increases to the cost of domains. It's so important for the internet to remain open, and removing any limitations on prices will push out a lot of individuals who would otherwise be able to afford an online presence. Thank you for your consideration.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please do not increase prices
by Rachel Wolfe April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am writing to request the prices do not increase. I have been a namecheap.com <http://namecheap.com/> customer for several years, and my business if very small-operated just by me, and the costs of doing business are felt on every level. When things start costing more than those providing a service can afford, the weight gets distributed to those at the bottom who can least afford it. Rachel Wolfe +47 400 56 846 +1 310 905 9763 www.rachelwolfe.com <http://www.rachelwolfe.com/> atelierwolfe(a)icloud.com <mailto:atelierwolfe@icloud.com> Instagram.com/atelierwolfe <http://instagram.com/atelierwolfe>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] no .org price cap removal please
by Kody Wiremane April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

.org is a home to many non-profit organizations and communities; affordable domains let them focus more effort on their mission than maintaining their online presence. Of course, everything gets pricier these days, but completely removing control over what the max price can be? Totally a disservice to all non-profits. Please don't.

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

April 25, 2019

I am a domain name registrant. 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?

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Keep the regulations
by Thomas Hamilton April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

If domains are able to set their prices to whatever they want with no regulation, the internet will be crippled as sites are priced out of their domain names. While larger companies may be able to handle this change, the smaller website owners will not and a significant amount of business will be lost. Please remember the little guys and small non profits that these domains are meant to support. Thanks, Thomas

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