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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Removal of limitations on price increases
by Smitha Radhakrishnan April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I write as the domain owner of two .org websites to speak out against the the current effort to remove the limitations on price increases for .org providers. The arguments in place supporting this change adversely affect small organizations that use .org domain names, so the claims for equitable treatment under the base registry agreement are false. I ask that Section 2.10 be reconsidered. Sincerely, Smith Radhakrishnan

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] no unlimited cap on .org TLD please
by Johnny Hill April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I do not consider it appropriate to end the cap on service fee increases for .org domains. While it may be appropriate to allow unlimited price increases in new TLDs, the traditional TLDs, where many registrants are already established, must remain protected from abuse, as those registrants expect to retain those protections. - johnny

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Oppose Removal of Price Cap for .Org TLD
by PJ Bellomo April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To Whom It May Concern: I oppose removal of the price cap associated with ".Org" TLD. For clarity, I want to acknowledge that I specifically have read and oppose the following: In alignment with the base registry agreement, the price cap provisions in the current .org agreement, which limited the price of registrations and allowable price increases for registrations, are removed from the .org renewal agreement. Protections for existing registrants will remain in place, in line with the base registry agreement. This change will not only allow the .org renewal agreement to better conform with the base registry agreement, but also takes into consideration the maturation of the domain name market and the goal of treating the Registry Operator equitably with registry operators of new gTLDs and other legacy gTLDs utilizing the base registry agreement The .org TLD holds a unique status within the world of TLDs and the broader internet ecosystem. A logician could argue that not-for-profits could cluster around another TLD. Such an argument would fail the sniff test. PJ Bellomo <https://www.linkedin.com/in/pjbellomo>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] No to price increase .org
by philippe balch April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To the ICANN Staff and Board, I own an .org domain. I can understand and relate with the desire to streamline and optimize processes to reduce overhead, the .org gTLD is special in its purpose, and should thus then be treated with the care and thoughtfulness that it deserves. I feel that removing fee caps for the .org domain poorly reflects upon ICANN’s mission to provide operational stability to the internet. In removing fee caps, you will remove the stability and dependability of access to millions of current and future non-profit organizations that use the .org gTLD to communicate and spread their community-driven goals. Please do not remove the cap. Philippe Balch

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] I disagree with increasing domain names
by williamaderin2 April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I totally disagree with increasing domain purchases as I am a consumer who will not be happy if domain names increases Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] I disagree with increasing domain names
by williamaderin2 April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I totally disagree with increasing domain purchases as I am a consumer who will not be happy if domain names increases Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Totally Opposed to Unlimited Increases
by Rhys Goodwin April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hi, As a contributor to the internet and to not-for-profit Organisations - please don't be an enabler of profit and greed over community good. Just do what's right for everyone rather than for a few. It's pretty simple really. I totally oppose allowing price increases to .org domains over and above the current state. Thanks, Rhys

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Do not remove pricing cap!
by Johann Beda April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I do not think that the pricing cap on should be removed. No need to do so has been justified, and it provides a small bit of protection against unjustified future increases.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] The proposed .org agreement is a bad idea
by Skidrow Gamez April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, 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.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comments on .org Renewal
by Joe Bruns April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

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