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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Gerry Roston April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Sir or Madam: I have been an 'Internet' user for more than 45 years, i.e., I was one of the first one-million users. As such, I have a historical perspective of the Internet and its impact on many aspects of our society. One thing is clear - many entities that have .org TLDs provide vital services across large swaths of the global society. Further, many of these organizations have limited financial resources. Thus, the current proposal to remove ICANN's oversight of pricing changes is a truly bad idea. Allowing a for profit entity the right to set prices for the .org TLD would potentially threaten the well-being of billions of people around the globe. There is simply no rationale justification for this action. Please note that I do not have a vested interest in any entity with a .org TLD - I am speaking solely as a knowledgeable, concerned citizen. ---- Gerry Roston, PhD, PE Gerry(a)PairOfDocs.net 734-516-6715

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org price increases
by Pastor Dan Walker April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

The .org domain is used exclusively by non-profit organizations and churches. By allowing unfettered price increases on .org domains, it would put a difficult burden on all non-profit organizations. Please leave .org out of your proposed price increases. Thank you. Pastor Dan Walker Life Church St. Louis 15036 Clayton Rd Chesterfield, MO 63017 636-529-0700 www.LifeChurchStLouis.org

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement - price cap change
by Roy Grubb April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am writing to protest the removal from the .org renewal agreement of the price cap mechanism. This opens the possibility - indeed likelihood - of uncontrolled price increases which will inevitably have to be passed on to individual registrants. Roy Grubb

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Changing how .org domains are charged.
by Biblesnet.com April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Definitely opposed to changing the way .org’s are charged as I have a lot of them. That would not be fair for many folks that would not have control over the increase of charges on .org’s. Opposed to changing the charging system. Brian Duncalfe Sent from Mail for Windows 10 --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Do Not Approve the .Org Agreement Renewal
by Lisa Moore 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. 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. Thank you for your attention, Lisa Moore

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed price changes to .org tld
by Ben Lampert April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I strongly object to the proposed changes to the .org fee changes. Giving the ability to have uncapped fees will set a dangerous precedent for the resource every developer and company needs. Fixed 10% rate increase caps should be more than sufficient to cover additional costs, not having a cap will have zero positive benefits for users of these TLD’s.Let’s make sure we secure a strong future for the internet by allowing for equal access to TLD’s.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Stop increasing .org renewal fees
by Joe Perryman April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern, Please stop increasing domain renewal fees. Thank you.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposition to unlimited price increases on domain names.
by Billy Crook April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I oppose unlimited price increases on domain names. Price increases should be commensurate with actual reasonable cost of doing business for the registrars. Removing the 10% annual cap on price increases is reckless and would inherently encourage a few greedy corporations to destroy the freedom and liberty that have made this internet so great. Don't do that.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Leave our pricing alone
by tami＠tamiracithayne.com April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Why does it seem like each new day in America is a horror show? Keep the caps on the pricing for all internet sites. Tamira Thayne Tami(a)tamiracithayne.com Tami(a)whochainsyou.com Publisher, Author, Animal Activist http://www.whochainsyou.com P.O. Box 581, Amissville, VA 20106

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] AGAINST this proposal
by Gordon J. Daugherty April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I oppose the proposal to remove price caps. This proposal would make the sole provider of a public resource able to charge whatever price it wants for said resource. That’s a recipe for disaster. ** This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential and/or privileged for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any use, review, disclosure, copying, distribution or reliance by others, and any forwarding of this email or its contents, without the express permission of the sender is strictly prohibited by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately, delete the e-mail and destroy all copies. **

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