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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Against loosening pricing for .org
by Ivo Janssen April 30, 2019

April 30, 2019

I'm a .org registrant. I would like to voice my opinion against the new pricing structure for .org 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 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. 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? -Ivo -- Ivo Janssen :: ivo(a)ivo.nu :: +1-512-750-9455

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by James Walters April 30, 2019

April 30, 2019

I am the general editor of a non-profit research project with a registered .org domain. As the use of .org TLDs is common to non-profits which serve a social good but with limited resources I am opposed to the change to ICANN regulations which would remove “the price cap provisions in the current .org agreement”. Such as change would significantly harm the ability of non-profit organizations to use .org domains which has long been an established practice.

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Re: [Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Increasing the prices of org registration
by Patrick Kenny April 30, 2019

April 30, 2019

I am writing to comment that I am strongly opposed to allowing unlimited price increases of .org domains. This is not in the public interest; .org was originally for nonprofits, and the price already exceeds .com, and I see no reason why administrative costs should be higher to run one TLD over another. I work with several nonprofits that would be affected by all this, and they would all like to request that costs be kept as low as possible.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] ORG renewal
by Alexander Rao April 30, 2019

April 30, 2019

I think it's important to remember that most domains aren't owned by large corporations - they're owned by people like me. I am a college student with very little money to my name. Having a .org domain helps me learn more about the internet, about security, about what runs our modern world. If this proposal would cause rates to skyrocket, that would cause thousands of people like me to lose access to such a valuable resource. I hope ICANN keeps this in mind during deliberations. Alex

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by RJ P. April 30, 2019

April 30, 2019

I am a .org 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. - rj~p / +1-416-254-9742

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comments objecting to the .org renewal
by Kathryn Lobel April 30, 2019

April 30, 2019

I respectfully make the following comments. I am a .org 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? ----- Katie Lobel, LMHC Mental Healing Counselor Healing Journey Counseling 175 Elm Street Suite B Somerville, MA 02144 C: 617.301.0135 www.healingjourneycounseling.org CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments. If you are a patient or authorized contact please note: 1. This is not a secure transmission. If you have privacy concerns, please use another method of communication. 2. No electronic communication can substitute for psychological advice based on meeting, history, and evaluation.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please keep .org price restrictions
by Bruno Antunes April 30, 2019

April 30, 2019

Please keep .org price restrictions in place. The Web is getting so much worse by the year, don't be a part of it. Cheers, Bruno Antunes Lisbon, Portugal

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Ahmed Abbiu April 30, 2019

April 30, 2019

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] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by almamun April 30, 2019

April 30, 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! -- Mamun

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by NGUYEN THI THANH XUAN April 30, 2019

April 30, 2019

I am a domain name registrant. 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.

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