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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposition to Proposed increase in renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Kirk of the Plains April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Hi! I am writing to say that I oppose removing the price cap on .org domains. Such a change in policy could place undo hardship on small organizations like ours if the rates are increased substantially, not to mention that it could set a precedence for rate increases for other domains (i.e. .com, .net, etc). Our organization does not have the advertising budget to get our name out there without the internet. That is why we are asking that you reconsider the idea of removing the cap on .org domains and maintain a limit on increases. Thank you so much for listening! Rick Franks Pastor -- *Kirk of the Plains, PCA* www.KOTP.org <https://www.KOTP.org>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Disagree with removal of price cap agreement
by Terry Tompkins April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

I completely disagree with the clause which would remove the price cap for .org domain registrations. Domain fees in general are high enough, and .org domains in particular should not be opened for fee increases. -Terry Tompkins 4 Bailey Drive Windham, ME 04062

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

April 27, 2019

I am a .org 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? teri plummer

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] org domain rate increases
by Imran Nawaz April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Please leave the current cap in place instead of allowing uncontrolled price increases. Thanks & best regards, Imran Nawaz Snr. Network & Security Admin Information Technology [SIH Logo]<http://sih-kw.com/> Tel 1830003 Ext. 2382 Direct Line 22232382 Fax 22540167 Email I.Nawaz(a)sih-kw.com<mailto:I.Nawaz@sih-kw.com> Location SIH On Google Maps<https://goo.gl/maps/STJPjeuRWcA2> Website http://www.sih-kw.com Our Vision Leader of Excellence in Health Care ÑÄíÜÊäÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÇ ÇáÑíÇÏÉ Ưí ̃ØÇÚ ÇáÎÏăÇÊ ÇáƠÍíÉ Our Mission Provide high quality healthcare services in an Ethical environment ÑÓÇáÊäÜÜÜÜÜÇ ỄÏíă ÑÚÇíÉ ƠÍíÉ Öăä ̃íă ăåäíÉ ăÊăí̉É Our Values Teamwork Respect Up to Standards Social Responsibility Truth ̃íÜÜăäÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÇ ÇáĂÏÇÁ ÈÑæÍ ÇáƯÑí̃ ÇáÇÍÊÑÇă ÇáăÍÇƯÙÉ Úá́ ăÚÇíÑÇá̀æÏÉ ÇáăÓÄæáíÉ ỀÇå ÇáằÊăÚ ÇáăƠÏÇ̃íÉ Imran Nawaz Snr. Network & Security Admin Information Technology [SIH Logo]<http://sih-kw.com> Tel 1830003 Ext. 2382 Direct Line +965 22232382 Fax +965 22540167 Email I.Nawaz(a)sih-kw.com<mailto:I.Nawaz@sih-kw.com> Location SIH On Google Maps<https://goo.gl/maps/STJPjeuRWcA2> Website http://www.sih-kw.com Our Vision Leader of Excellence in Health Care رؤيـتنـــــــا الريادة في قطاع الخدمات الصحية Our Mission Provide high quality healthcare services in an Ethical environment رسالتنـــــا تقديم رعاية صحية ضمن قيم مهنية متميزة Our Values Teamwork Respect Up to Standards Social Responsibility Truth قيــمنــــــــا الأداء بروح الفريق الاحترام المحافظة على معايرالجودة المسؤولية تجاه المجتمع المصداقية

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Price changes
by Sukhvinder Aujla April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

I am an individual who bought a .org domain over 10 years ago for personal use. This uncontrolled price rise would make this u realistic and cause severe problems to me, possibly affecting the security of my identity. Please do not make these changes. Sent from my iPad

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

April 27, 2019

I am a .org registrant. And I do not support removing the caps on the prices of .org domains! A lot of non-profits depend on it, a lot of sites have been built from decades on .orgs. If the caps are removed, the prices can skyrocket, institutions and non-profits may be forced to give up their domains as they won’t be able to renew. This has a serious impact which echoes farther than just the internet. It could affect a lot of problems in the world which these non profits are trying to solve! Please rethink this decision! Please and Thank you.

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

April 27, 2019

I am a .org registrant. 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. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .ORG Renewal Comment
by Bill Bixler April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

I wanted to write and provide a comment on the proposed .org registry agreement. I strongly oppose removing price caps on renewals as this will hurt consumers. The price caps have, thus far, allowed consumers to be able to purchase .org TLD’s at a reasonable price and ensures that the .org TLD remains accessible. Removing those price caps will only serve to cause prices to increase and with the profits going directly to registrars. Thank you, Bill Bixler

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

April 27, 2019

I am a .org registrant (non-profit). 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. Ethan

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment - Propesed renewal of .org registry
by Gautham Lal April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Please do not remove the price caps for .org registration as it could impact the working of millions of non-profits around the world negatively. The money that they're spending on domain registration could be going to the good work these people are doing. Do no pave the way that will kill of these good people doing there good working while feeding the bellies of these rent-seeking monopolies. Thank you

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