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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org pricing
by Jessica Yang April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

It is concerning that ICANN is considering removing caps on pricing for .org domains commonly used by nonprofit organizations and other entities that may not have the means to spend significant amounts on domain registration. I strongly urge ICANN to reconsider this proposal. Jessica

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Remove of ICANN Price Cap on .org Domains
by Erik Lutenegger April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

.org domains are one of the most widely recognized and used gTLDs available on the internet today. They are primarily used by non-profits and other member-based organizations. By removing the price caps you may be forcing Non-Profits and Charities to either switch to less well know or well regarded gTLDs, or more likely stress the already narrow operating budgets of non-profits across the globe. Thanks, Erik Lutenegger Founder *TENACITY*

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on the proposed renewal of the .org registry agreement
by Bryan Marty April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Thank you for the opportunity to submit a comment. I am a domain name 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] ORG COMMENT
by admin＠agricarbon.org April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

As an owner of several .org I am worried by the ICANN change in policy. Like many of us in the .ORG world, our efforts are in the non-for-profit real (whether registered or not). Thus they are not money makers. It is a challenge to have an internet presence without an income as it it, but a large hike on prices could make it impossible. Please, do not change the policy in a way that would preclude efforts in this pace for excessive cost. Thanks Salvador Mandry

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Concerns regarding policy change
by brent＠brentchamberlain.org April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern: I am against the ICANN's proposal to remove caps on .org domains. These domains serve a variety of organizations and individuals globally and I am not only concerned about the personal costs, but more specifically about the potential costs to individuals globally who may find it difficult to afford the domain fees - to me this is a matter of social justice. While I understand the potential for ICANN to generate more funds from large organizations, levying an unrestrained increase on individual, small businesses, non-profits and global organizations where the socio-economics make costs prohibitive, reduces the potential for a more equal opportunity global venture with a .org domain. Sincerely, Brent Chamberlain, Ph.D. Utah, USA

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] PIR Increase
by Jim Scott April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please limit the increase of PIR! Thank you, James Scott

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposed to the provisions of the .org agreement
by Athanasios Likartsis April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Thank you for the opportunity to submit a comment. 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 DNS
by TKNui April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, Please don't allow PIR to increase the wholesale price of .org domains. Regards Guillaume Taimana Namecheap.com client --- TKNui O Tahuŋa Korero Nui E tu ki ruŋa Tahua Manu, maŋaro vai Punau tāmarū no te toa, heruri Tama Nui ko vai te utu ki One Kura, mātakutaku e kaore e maraŋai Takahī te toa ki ruŋa ki te ata reva, poroporo e poro ki te marama a toki ki te mārako e te tikahaŋa kaito no te uki hou.. a tu, a hipa, kākaro!

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Submitting comments opposed to the proposed .org registry agreement
by MD Rashed Bin Kuddus April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern: I am a domain name 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. 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. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed .org Changes Negatively Impact Public Good
by Cliff Seal April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I’ll keep this simple. Low domain registration fees are a foundational component of an open web. Considering .org domain names are often purchased by nonprofits and not-for-profit companies, removing the cap seems especially egregious. There is a market for reselling more valuable domains already. Just as Net Neutrality promotes the idea that all data should be treated fairly, we should continue to extend the concept to the domain level, ensuring everyone has a fair and equal chance obtain their plot of “land” on the web. Keeping these fees capped helps ensure everyone can have a web presence.

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