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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Don’t remove the cap
by Christian Kyte April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please do no remove the price cap! Christian B. Kyte

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please sustain the 10% limit.
by Amy Gauna April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

The .org domain was awarded without risk, unlike the newer TLD registrars. A greater than 10% increase will hurt .org domain owners like myself and possibly force us to move all of our email and sites to new TLDs which would greatly damage our relationships with people, as something always falls between the cracks when migrating to a new domain. If anything, this increase should be reigned in or responsibility for the domains should be awarded to a non-profit international group who can be trusted to keep the best interests of the general web in mind rather than looking at profit margins. Thank you for your time and consideration! -- Amy Gauna

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org should be kept regulated because it's primarily non-profits!
by Christian Volk April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

The cap should remain for .org because non-profits primarily use that suffix. They do a public service often with constrained budgets. Christian Volk

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

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, I am a domain name 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] .org comment -Please keep cost contols
by Mark April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Pls not increase the prices of .org domains
by Josue Oviedo April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please do not increase the prices of .org domains let the few organizations that exist have a voice on the internet. Thank you so much!!

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please retain price caps
by Hilary Bryan, CMA April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am a .org registrant. ICANN should retain price caps on on all .org, .info, and .biz top level domains. This change would significantly increase wholesale prices for organizations that are out here serving the public good. This is wrong and inconsistent with ICANN’s mission. 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! Regards, Hilary Bryan

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comments objecting to the .org renewal
by Andrew Singh April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am a domain name 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] Writing to express opposition to the terms of the proposed renewal of the .org registry agreement
by Cody Greene April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern: I am a domain name 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] Comments for .org renewal fees
by Drew DeVault April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I'd like to register a strong opposition to the proposed change. .org is largely used by organizations that can't afford extortion from the domain registrars. Uphold your duty to the internet and dismiss this proposal.

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