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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on proposed changes to the .org registry agreement
by Edward Keyser April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I respectfully make the following comments. I am a .org registrant and a not-for-profit or non-profit organization. It is too soon to include an untested policy on .org domains. Sincerely, Edward Keyser 903.330.5221

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please do not allow unreasonable price increases.
by Chris Huff April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

While part of me does not necessarily disagree with the proposal in that it would allow a free market to take place, I do believe it will upset the market if left as it. Millions of organizations that use .org as their primary domain name extension for their websites have well established sites and will be reticent to change domain name extensions, even in light of a significant price increase. Therefore, the proposal could lead to price gouging. Furthermore, if millions of sites do suddenly decide to move away from having a .org extension, this could lead to the extension crumbling altogether, leaving the remaining .org sites to be forced to change. Of course, this is all speculation, but it is not out of the question. I suppose my opinion is, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Even if the price increase cap has to increase to 15% or even 20% per year, this is still much more responsible than removing the cap altogether. Thank you for your consideration. Pastor Chris Huff Grace Baptist Church http://graceisgood.org 217-303-1455

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Against the changes proposed in the .org agreement renewal
by John Williams April 25, 2019

April 25, 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. John Williams

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on proposed changes to the .org registry agreement
by Hoàng Nguyễn Ngô April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, 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] Oppose increases to domain name costs for “.org”
by Lisa Chimento April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am writing to oppose the changes in fees for these domain names. Most of the use of .org is by nonprofit organizations and NGOs. Their budgets are limited and often generated by fundraising, philanthropy, and grants. This change would increase their operating costs to maintain their website domain presence every year - it should not occur. Thank you. Lisa Chimento Alexandria, VA, USA

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] ORG renewal proposal -please stop it!
by Hal T April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, please don't go through with the renewal proposal concerning .ORG domains! Thanks. -- Regards, Hal T ---------------------- Are you a good person? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSUKIhjevo

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on proposed changes to the .org registry agreement
by Ngô Hoàng Nguyễn April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, 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! Hoàng Nguyễn Freelancer <tel:+84+-+916+763+279> +84 - 916 763 279 | <mailto:info@ngohoangnguyen.com> info(a)ngohoangnguyen.com <http://www.ngohoangnguyen.com/> www.ngohoangnguyen.com | Skype: <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#SignatureSanitizer_SafeHtmlFilter_> today_sale Hoài Ân, Bình Định <http://facebook.com/ngohoangnguyen7> <http://us.linkedin.com/in/hoangnguyenngo> <http://twitter.com/hoangnguyenngo>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposed to the provisions of the .org agreement
by Barry W. 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] Prices of Domains
by Steve Terhaar April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

The cost of .org domains should not be priced out of reach of many individuals that have .org domains. In the early days, the only domains that were available were .net, .gov. .com, and .org. Individual people also have the .org domain, and they should not be priced out of the domain they have held for 20 years or more. 10% a year is too much of an increase. Increasing the cost, will price small organizations out of having their own identifying domains. Steve Terhaar 612 720 0027

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Re: [Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] price increases
by System Admin April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please stop this price increase open contract, people need limits, and controls, otherwise power gets to people who will do anything for greed. .org was built to avoid greed. Thank you

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