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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Unlimited Price Increase
by Douglas McCloud April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I could say yes, unlimited price increases is what we need. Put the small businesses and the little guys out of business! Even the non-profits. There's only room on the internet for us rich cats. The hell with them little punk boys and girls. But, is that what the internet is all about? Originally, is was created for people to communicate with each other. Then it evolved into a massive marketing mayhem. So you decide. Should the internet be available to everyone or just the big deep pocket corporate tycoons? Remember, you do have to live with your decision. Internet Equality Just my 2 cents worth. Douglas McCloud

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Pricing model for .org
by Dwight Gaut April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I strenuously object to the idea that pricing will be set at the whim of the TLD. Millions of non-profits rely on their domain name and will be held hostage to whatever price is assessed. This is not how the internet is supposed to work. 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! Respectfully, Dwight Gaut Computer Services | LAWDESK COMPUTERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4320 SW Brace Pt Dr Seattle, Washington 98136 Tel 206 935 9654 lawdesk(a)lawdesk.net<mailto:lawdesk@lawdesk.net>

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

April 25, 2019

I am a domain name registrant. 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] comment on .org renewal
by Sky Canyon April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Greetings, Just wanted to express that I work with a number of .org nonprofits and we would appreciate your keeping costs low for this gTLD – thank you! Sky Canyon Sky Canyon PHONE: 303-499-8998 TEXT/CELL: 303-809-5395 sky(a)sunnysidegroup.com

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

April 25, 2019

I am a .org registrant (non-profit). 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. Osmar Fraga Fundación para el Apoyo, Fomento y Protección del Arte y La Cultura A.C. fafoproac.org

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Org Renewal
by Gregory Kauffman April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please avoid allowing unfettered price increases to .org domain names. .org is often a non-profit choice when using a domain name. If anything, special price lowering policies for such a domain name should be in force. Gregory Kauffman 206-226-7159

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Writing in opposition of uncapping fees for .org domains
by Oshyan April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, As an entrepreneur and former employee of a non-profit, I have often worked with a limited budget and constant financial challenges. Like most modern businesses the non-profit I worked for also relies heavily on the Internet to reach its users, donors, and beneficiaries. The .org domain has for many years been offered for sale at reasonable prices that non-profits and small businesses can afford, allowing innovation and supporting the positive efforts of non-profits and other public benefit organizations. The proposal to uncap fees that the registry operator can charge will have a dramatic negative impact on hundreds of thousands of non-profits, entrepreneurs, and the like. There is no compelling reason aside from pure profit motive to allow this rule change and I strongly oppose it. Please remove this change for the renewed agreement for the .org domain name! Sincerely, Oshyan Greene

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Do not remove the .org price cap!
by John Courte April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Nonprofits and charities and other .org owners should not be subject to the same pricing increases as commercial entities. Sent from my iPhone

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

April 25, 2019

I am a .org registrant (not-for-profit). 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 would hope and expect that ICANN treat people fairly. They will be able to profit fairly with the volume they currently support. Rex J. Barker Music Director Omaha Symphonic Winds

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org Domains
by F Lee Thompkins April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

They are to expensive in some case already... The internet bwas created to give people better access to information that can help better their lives. Raising the price on the tools needed to do a good service only hirts puplic interest.

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