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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Disapproval of the Proposal to Allow PIR to Set There Own Price
by Andrew Dramm April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, I am a .org, .info & .biz registrant with multiple domains of each. I am writing to express my disapproval of the proposal to allow PIR to set there own price. I am also against any similar contract proposals that may impact .info, .biz and/or any other domain pricing. Andrew Dramm *designzoo*LLC 612.789.4321 designzoo.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on .org changes
by Ian Harrier April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

This change is not good for non-profits, as the renewal rates could drastically increase under this change: “In alignment with the base registry agreement, the price cap provisions in the current .org agreement, which limited the price of registrations and allowable price increases for registrations, are removed from the .org renewal agreement.” Please keep the current price cap. Thank you, -- Ian Harrier Technical Coordinator Christian Activity Center

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposition to .Org Pricing Cap Removal
by Chris Savage April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

ICANN should not proceed with the proposed contract changes to the .ORG provider. The .org TLD is used by non-profit and small groups world wide to communicate their message to the world. Removing the pricing cap would in effect begin to silence these voices. Affordability is key for these groups to maintain their messaging platform. The argument that another alternative domain could be used changes the identity of these groups as the Internet user base identifies this TLD with organizations motivated not by profit, but mission and message. Chris Savage Dallas, TX 75287

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] domain price increase
by Kevin Elliott April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I do not think you should allow any price increases above the 10% annual one already in place - this will open up abuse and will make domain ownership more expensive - it should be cheap & accessible for all. Regards, Kevin Elliott _____ <http://www.veryusefulsoftware.co.uk/> Kevin Elliott | Director T: 01273 921677 Mobile websites | Drupal CMS web development _____ Very Useful Software is a limited company registered in England and Wales, no: 06192389

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Against: Price increases for dot org, etc
by John van V. April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

All in all, the internet has gone from the gold standard of human interests to a free for all grab for quick cash that includes endless crime both within and outside supposedly legitimate organizations. I do not need to give details as events about the biggest of these are in the news every single day. By doing this you are going along the same path. I believe that your mandate was reneged early on, but, like with rest of failing humanity, it is never to late to change. John van Vlaanderen

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Keep pricing limits in place
by Duriel Harris April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

ICANN’s current contract with Public Interest Registry (PIR), allows PIR to increase the wholesale price of .org domains by 10% a year. The new proposal to extend the contract to operate .org but without limit or regulation to price increase is irresponsible and will hurt small business. Regulation in this area is good business and ultimately protects the economic health of small businesses, charities, and civic organizations that operate for the public good. Duriel E. Harris http://durielharris.com http://thingification.org

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposed to the new .org agreement
by Charbel Barakat April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern: I am a .org registrant and a not-for-profit or non-profit organization. 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? [cid:SucafinaServices_e2f94b16-38b6-4865-aea0-b28f2df82ca4111.jpg] Charbel Barakat IT Infrastructure Manager SUCAFINA SERVICES SAL 3rd Floor, 109 Marfaa Bldg, A. Tamari St - off Allenby St, Beirut Central District, Lebanon T: +961 1 992 175 | M: +961 3 149 777 cbb(a)sucafina.com<mailto:cbb@sucafina.com> | Skype: charbelbarakat www.sucafina.com<http://www.sucafina.com> Please note that my email has been changed to cbb(a)sucafina.com<mailto:cbb@sucafina.com>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] (no subject)
by Joe Rousseau 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! Respectfully, Joseph Rousseau

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please do not remove .org price caps
by Emer Kelly April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, I am writing to urge you not to to remove price caps on .org registrations. These registrations are most often used by community groups and non-profits who cannot afford to be spending donations on expensive domain names. We all know how private business works. Profits come first and that makes sense. But with profits coming first, we myst also acknowledge that we cannot trust private businesses to “Do the right things”. They will raise prices to what the market with bear, and large organizations like Unicef, or American Red Cross will be able to bear much higher prices than smaller groups - effectively shutting them out of the online market and closing a donation revenue stream to them. Please consider retaining price caps when you renew the .org registry agreement. Respectfully, Emer Kelly

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] org price regulation
by Steve Biese April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

This would impact my customers which now means I would have to charge them more. Many of our customers are small Mom & Pop shops that often are barely able to make ends meet. This could possibly shut down websites that many depend on for their livelihood. The whole thing seems quite irresponsible. Steve Biese [email-logo]

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