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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Specifically org is used by non-profit
by jvl＠stajl.org April 28, 2019

April 28, 2019

Sorry to say so but I will move away from .org domains if this will happen. It is sad to see that greed destroys a whole range of activities and in the end people will turn away from this tld. Regards, J. van Leeuwen -- /STAJL/ Stajl IT - /Webdesign - Webprogrammierung - IT Consulting - Networking/

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Price Caps
by Hossain Mostaghim April 28, 2019

April 28, 2019

To whom this may concern, Removing price caps is a step towards making the internet a place for the wealthy. What makes the internet amazing is it's ability to be so easily accessible by all, where anyone can afford to buy a domain AND keep it. Please help keep it that way. -Hossain

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] No
by Michael April 28, 2019

April 28, 2019

This should not go forward! We are a small town organization run by volunteers. Any substantial increase would make it difficult to continue our online presence.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposed to unlimited price hike for .org domains
by icann＠monkeyland.org April 28, 2019

April 28, 2019

Hello, Why would you remove the cap? What is the purpose beside greed? Domain prices are already high enough. Please do not remove caps for those domains. People, like myself, who have own a .org domain for years will be priced out of it. Plus it goes against the very nature of what a .org stands for. Thanks, Anthony Palazzolo

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Emeka Egbo April 28, 2019

April 28, 2019

I am a domain name registrant. 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?

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please do not remove org price limitations
by Think NexGen Technologies April 28, 2019

April 28, 2019

Hi, Please do not remove org price limitations.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Matthew Pottage April 28, 2019

April 28, 2019

I am a domain name registrant. 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. 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?

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org Agreement
by Mary O'Malley April 28, 2019

April 28, 2019

Please, oh please, do not increase fees for .org domain names. Non-profits are already having a tough time with donations dropping due to people not itemizing. We don't need such a basic need as a domain name to become expensive! Mary O'Malley Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] New pricing options of .org TLD considered harmful.
by Dan Lüdtke April 28, 2019

April 28, 2019

I consider the un-capping of prices for the .org TLD harmful. There naturally is a monopoly and this has to be kept im balance by capping the price.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] No price increase without analysis
by Win Bent April 28, 2019

April 28, 2019

As reported by The Register, there has been no study of the potential economic impact of the proposed removal of price restrictions on .org registrations. "But, despite calls stretching back a decade for ICANN to hire a team of economists to dig into issues like exactly like this, the industry body still doesn't have a single economist among its nearly 400 staff. As a result, there is no economic analysis by ICANN of a proposal that would fundamentally change the economics of the domain market, an absence that has left many alternatively confused and angry. The change will lead to instability, the industry warns and could end up destroying the very competition that was recently introduced." https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/26/dot_org_price_increases/ I am opposed to these changes, until a full economic study has been done. Wilson Bent Owner of haus.org since 1994

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