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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comments on .org renew price increase
by S. M. JAHANGIR April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I strongly oppose the initiative of removing the cap for renewal price of .org domains. This totally unnecessary while there are so many options in the form of gTLDs. And it will affect millions and millions of existing consumers. You should really focus on new technologies than this lame and harmful initiative. - S. M. JAHANGIR

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Don’t do it
by Prelaunch Profit April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I vote and say no

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org gTLD renewal
by Jared Hecker 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! Kind regards, Jared Hecker

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Renewal of org
by Ruban Thanan April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello Sir, This price increase would hurt charities and non profit organisations. Please do not increase the price increase on org domains. Thanks Ruban

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Price increase
by Nick Lyndon April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

As a nonprofit using .org, we would be against agreeing for PIR to set whatever price it wants for .org domain names. _________ Nick Lyndon Chief Operating Officer 513.475.3710x211 | nick(a)restavekfreedom.org<mailto:nick@restavekfreedom.org> 11160 Kenwood Rd | Cincinnati, OH 45242 [Restavek Freedom Logo]<http://www.restavekfreedom.org> [https://www.dropbox.com/s/nfu7mtz59dbmlfy/fblogosig.png?raw=1] \RestavekFreedom<https://facebook.com/restavekfreedom> | [https://www.dropbox.com/s/s6tusncqmk5ht0g/twitterlogosig.png?raw=1] @RestavekFreedom<https://twitter.com/restavekfreedom>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] If people cannot afford registration
by Andrew Hodel April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

A new scheme will be dreamt up and implemented. IPv6 is quite available. Don’t be silly. Andrew

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Object to removal of pricing cap
by Mark VanZorn April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I object to the removal of the annual pricing cap of .org domains. 10% is a more than reasonable annual price increase allowance.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Removal of Price Caps on .info Domains
by Mark C. Walton April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To Whom It May Concern - I am writing urging ICANN to OPPOSE the removal of price caps on the .org TLD. I know you are also considering the same for .biz and .info, however, the .org domain is traditionally used for non-profit and charitable organizations (understanding that isn't always the case), so I think the proposal is particularly egregious. I am respectfully asking that you reject the proposal. Thank you for your time. - Mark ____________________ Mark C. Walton markcwalton(a)gmail.com<mailto:markcwalton@gmail.com> 707 Park Place Springfield, NJ 07081 908-273-0491 Home 908-295-6236 Mobile

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please do NOT let domain fees increase
by WPCG KJH April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To Whom… Please to NOT remove price caps on all .org, .info, and .biz top level domains. The Internet is a great equalizer of free speech. A lone voice in the wilderness is able to post a website just as inexpensively and as freely as the largest company or government. This is an issue of free speech and freedom. If fees are raised, like a large fee on a toll road, many Internet users will be forced off the road. In fact, I run websites for two, small, volunteer, non-profit organizations, who pay for their Internet, website, and email expenses out-of-pocket. Raising the fees, or allowing for-profit companies to raise their fees is tantamount to supporting the Big Guys over the Little Guys. This is not a free capital market issue but a freedom of speech issue. Thank you, KJ Hannah

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Price Cap Removal for .org
by Aaron Silber April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am concerned about the impact of removing the long-standing price cap on .org domains. As one of the original gTLDs, many organizations globally have made use of it, and may not have been able to if the pricing was substantially higher. As the webmaster of a non-profit, expenses like this really add up. I urge ICANN to consider amending the .org registry renewal to maintain existing price caps.

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