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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please don't hike domain prices
by Jen Lampton April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Hi, I'm a firm believer in a fair and open internet, and by increasing the cost of domain names many poorer people, or people from poorer parts of the world, will be excluded from participating in the web. The internet should not be another place where only the Rich are allowed. I would hate to see our society loose its last place level playing field.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Removal of .org domains price limit of 10% a year - No
by Jim Keais April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

I'm extremely dismayed that ICANN is planning on removing the current price increase limitation of 10% a year for .org domains. As a representative of a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, allowing the Public Interest Registry to set whatever price it wants could result in forcing us to cancel our .org domain due to budgetary constraints. Please keep the current 10% per year limitation intact. Thank you.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by John April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

I am a .org registrant (non-profit). I am opposed to the removal of price caps on .org, and other legacy TLDs, especially because .org is used by so many non-profits. 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. So many of those who have developed, promoted, and pioneered internet technology and markets are represented by the .org TLDs. Many of these are not registered non-profits, but individuals or communities who have historically contributed, and continue to contribute, vast amounts of immeasurable value to the wider internet community at their own cost. To turn around now and change the cost structure of .org domains in such a comprehensive manner would be to lose a vast heritage that could no longer afford its historical online presence. I do not think that is a price worth paying. Change the rules regarding registration of new .orgs, perhaps, but, please, do not change the pricing structure. 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] Proposal to remove price cap on .org
by Admin At Opt2.net April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Hello, Thank you for reading my comment. I am opposed to increasing the costs of any .org domain. These domains have become the de facto standard domains for charities, non-profits, community organizations and other causes that almost always depend on donations from others. As someone active in charities I can tell you ever dollar is hard to come by, and for well run charities, they are spent with the utmost care. As opposed to businesses which can absorb or pass on the cost to their customers, these types of organizations do not have this luxury. Therefore even the smallest increase would cause harm to those using .org domains. Thank you. Eric Gray Opt2.Net

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] A comment against the PIR price increase limit elimination
by Yan April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

The dot-org TLD is meant for non-profits, open-source projects, social movements, and so on. A price cap helps keep this viable, and removing this cap will directly harm the organizations that count the dot-org TLD as their home, including many projects of my own. Thus, I would like to add my objection to the list of voices speaking against this change. - Yan Shoshitaishvili, Professor and Open Source Contributor

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Chris Bryant April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

If it isn't broken, don't fix it. You should not be creating a monopoly with carte blanche to raise prices, you should be encouraging competition to drive value for money. Arbitrary price increases for .org will adversely affect millions of charitable and non-profit organisations. You should continue the current pricing model for legacy TLDs Chris Bryant utf8=✓ authenticity_token=s1u85q/F/AcBZgkUZ5j1iCYHoZ0EctUYN7iHE9drnblE+h6PTrE+iK/i5zUsjap+adVjYphimz/deW3NMJ2JBA== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] (no subject)
by Jeff C April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Do not remove the price caps. If anything make the price cap less.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Yet Another Person Not Infavor
by Drew J. Contractor April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Not so surprisingly, I along with innumerable others, are not in favor of the proposed price changes. In my view the domain name marketplace isn't a competitive environment. I believe the proposed changes would allow the limited number of players who control the market to have the ability to price gouge without limitation. The proposed changes should be revised to build in some elements of a fair market place while retaining the original purpose of the .org top-level domain. Drew J. Contractor Domain Owner: netfusion.org

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Álvaro Justen [Turicas] April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

I am a domain name 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. Regards, Álvaro Justen "Turicas" turicas.info / @turicas (twitter, github, youtube) +55 41 999 311 221

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Sophie Lawson April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Hello, I'm a .org domain owner whose currently studying art to help create an art non profit that will help make the world a better place. Please do not remove the price cap on .org domain names. It seems incredibly unfair that the prices could dramatically increase for domain names that mostly refer to non profits and charities. Please do not remove the price cap, such a move could literally end many organisations dreams. Lets help make this world a better place together by keeping things like .org domains at a price that allows for people to get their messages out there in an affordable way. Thank you for your time, Sophie

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