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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Increase in Fees for .org Domains
by Ted Ruetenik April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hi, I am not in favor of this price increase for .org domains. I have my own non-profit domain that I believe benefits the public good. I do not make money or even charge money. I cover all expenses. A price increase makes it that much easier for large groups to dominate over me. Thanks, Ted Ruetenik

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Feedback on the .org agreement
by Beuks, P.A. 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.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Org contract renewal prices
by Nick Horvath April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

The removal of price increase caps in the new .org contract is concerning to me as a holder of a few .org domains. There is no justification for allowing a price increase greater than the current 10% and price controls are important to keep costs down and predictable. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Nicholas Horvath

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] TLD price increases must be stopped
by BK April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear All, Domain name registrations form the basis of the internet and should not be seen as a basis to make huge amounts of money. The billions of websites and their owners would vanish if domain names became unaffordable to them – and I don’t think we want the internet to go down in flames do we? Stand up and refuse domain name price increases now! B. Kirsten South Africa --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Do NOT remove price cap on .org domains!
by Natalie Diffloth April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, As you know, many nonprofit and community organizations have their websites registered with .org domain endings. Removing a price cap for their domain registrations is likely to explode their overhead costs and directly reduce their ability to serve needed communities — a tremendous injustice. PLEASE KEEP THE PRICE CAP FOR .ORG DOMAINS PERMANENTLY IN PLACE. PROTECT NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS!!! Sincerely, Natalie Diffloth

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org domains have a greater purpose
by contacto＠iglesiamaranathachapel.org April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

.org domains have a greater purpose, these domains allow organizations to get a better position regarding their branding and communication, which is very important for most non-profits. Price increases can be reasonable as long as they are coming along with better services, like entity verification or anti-spam measures that help prevent bogus non-profits or .orgs to be created (a task that's almost impossible in any case). But capping them is fundamental to the freedom that the internet must keep having as a greater end.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Jim - April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

It's come to my attention that this registry agreement might allow uncontrolled pricing. If the registry is controlled by a monopoly of power with no competition then it cannot be allowed to operate without regulation. If this is the case please continue to exercise reasonable regulation of the avoid price gouging or other unnatural outcomes which result from the lack of competition. Thanks, Jim

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Domain Name Pricing
by Mona L Proctor April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please do not remove the price caps from legacy .org domain names. We are a small church that has had the same domain name for years, and should be able to maintain an expectation of minor/reasonable price changes in years to come. We cannot afford exorbitant price increases that may occur if the cap is removed. Perhaps the newer domains involve businesses that can better afford uncapped costs, but .org is traditionally for non-profit organizations, often with very limited budgets. Mona L. Proctor Parish & Financial Administrator info(a)ascensionfrankfort.org<mailto:info@ascensionfrankfort.org> CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION Episcopal Diocese of Lexington 311 Washington Street Frankfort KY 40601 502-223-0557 www.ascensionfrankfort.org<http://www.ascensionfrankfort.org>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Do Not Approve the .Org Agreement Renewal
by Michael Sumner April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, 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] Changes to .org prices
by T Spat April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please dont change the pricing for the .Org registrations. non-profits generate little income to support backend services. Funds are essential to keeping mission moving forward. Terri Spat Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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