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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposed to uncapped price increases
by Mike Kowal April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

I am opposed to uncapped price increases.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] (no subject)
by Mr Tommi Pham April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

This is utter rubbish. If theses changes are to occur, then .org can get stuffed! Will be changing our domain back to .com

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org fee changes
by John Sawyer April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

To whom it may concern: Please maintain the current cap on price increases for .org domain names. Thank you, John Sawyer -- John Sawyer The Small Business Website Guy https://thesmallbusinesswebsiteguy.com <http://thesmallbusinesswebsiteguy.com> Web site services for people who would rather run their business than mess with their web site! john@ <john(a)chonresources.com>thesmallbusinesswebsiteguy.com (610) 813-2018

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Price cap comment
by Ryan Blakeley April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Please don’t remove the price cap on .org domains (and others you’re considering). That seems like a rent-seeking behavior, classically destructive to the economy as a whole. Sites using .org domains typically are more charitable or altruistic groups. Please don’t undercut their ability to operate by jacking up prices for a service which provides next to nothing - it’s a parking spot. Sent from my iPhone

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

April 27, 2019

The company that I work for is a .org registrant and I am against the proposed changes to the registry agreement. ICANN seems to be ignoring the differences between legacy extensions that were created with the support of the US government, predate the existence of ICANN and have millions of existing users versus the brand new extensions which were created, bought and paid for by private interests and 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 deliberately disregard these differences and to propose that they be treated the same. Additionally, 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 current domain registrants. They will have no price protections. Every registrant will be at the complete mercy and whims of the registry. .Org has been working just fine for decades where the prices maybe go up a little bit each year (and already allowed at rate that is far above inflation). Finally, 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’. This procedural bypass is completely unacceptable. ICANN appears to be catering to registries by removing price caps and to the trademark/IP lobby on the UDRP/URS side. ICANN should stand up for the public interest and registrants! Sincerely, David Riordan Reflex Publishing, Inc.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] No Price Increase
by Kelly April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Hello Please do not lift the price cap on the propose TTL domain--.org, .biz etc. Winsett Kelly -- http://www.VentureHomeBusiness.com http://allsolutionsnetwork.com/cgi-bin/d.cgi/WK59651/resourcecenter.htm

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please don't remove wholesale price caps for .org
by Dave Cortright April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

.org domains are generally used by non-profits so cost is definitely a concern. By removing price increase caps, large price increases will end up cutting into program funding by so many orgs. And in fact it may drive non-profits to switch over to alternate domains. Please don't make a capricious change that could significantly change the economics of .org domain names. Thanks, ·Dave

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] <no subject>
by Michelson, David Allen April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

I am the director of a non-profit research project with a registered .org domain. As the use of .org TLDs is common to non-profits which serve a social good but with limited resources I am opposed to the change to ICANN regulations which would remove “the price cap provisions in the current .org agreement”. Such as change would significantly harm the ability of non-profit organizations to use .org domains which has long been an established practice. Sincerely, David A. Michelson, Ph.D.

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

April 27, 2019

I am the owner of a .org domain and have been since 2005. I am strictly non-profit and all operating costs are paid for personally. Without a cap-- without unlimited increases in domain costs-- I would not be able to continue. Wasn't the promise of the Internet that everyone could have a presence, and be able to contribute, with minimum barrier of entry? Where is the justification for unlimited price increases? The cost of managing domains has certainly not risen. This seems to be pure greed and rent-seeking. Leave in place the current 10% cap! Unlimited increases will surely drive out the smaller contributors and will lead to more consolidation by the biggest. The larger commercial entities and organizations with deep pockets can already buy their gTLD if they want, but the small players will not have a choice. For the public good, keep the current cap. Thank you, Ian Macky

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

April 27, 2019

I am a .org 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.

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