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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .Org Domain Price Increases
by Naomi Sasse April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Good afternoon, My name is Naomi Sasse, and I am the executive assistant at Connecting Ties, Inc., a nonprofit in Valdez, Alaska, USA, serving people living with disabilities in our region. Like many nonprofits, we are constantly struggling financially just to stay afloat, so we’re always looking to keep costs down. Because of that, I’m requesting that costs not rise for .org domains, as so many nonprofits of all kinds are in the same boat as we are. It may seem minor, but every dime matters to us. Thank you for your consideration, Naomi Sasse Executive Assistant Connecting Ties, Inc. Valdez, AK 907-835-3274 n.sasse(a)cties.org [image: CTies Sig Logo] This e-mail and any files transmitted with this email are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This communication may contain material protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient or the individual responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify Connecting Ties, Inc., by telephone at (907) 835-3274.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Elkhan Agamirza April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hi I hereby protest against any possible rise in .org prices. Millions of non-profits around the world rely on their .org names to conduct operations. Even small change is significant for them. Furthermore, there is no justification in the price rise for the registry, as the cash flow generated is multiple of what is needed to run the registry successfully. Regards, Elkhan Agamirza Houston, TX USA +1 713 322 2223 ᐧ

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org icann fees
by George H April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Fee increases on .org domain names sounds like a bad idea. Many .org registered domain names are not profit oriented efforts. Many .org registered names are public service projects that take people's time and effort to move forward. And all that work is done without pay so ICAAN can increase their revenues and the financial burdens that community minded people carry? ICAAN fee increases on .org domain names would be a slap in the face to community service minded people and their efforts. And it would make it clear that ICAAN is an organization that doesn't care about the communities it serves or the people living in them....just their own revenues. Respectfully, George H

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] keep the .org price caps
by Randy Miller April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I writing to let you know that I have created websites for many small non-profits that can only afford to keep their domain names because the existing price cap limits are in place. Please do not remove the price caps from the .org domain. Randy Miller

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Peter Marko April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

To Whom It May Concern, I find your proposal to remove price caps for registry services unacceptable. Ref: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/org-renewal-2019-03-18-en, specifically * Pricing for Domain Name Registrations and Registry Services (Section 2.10 of the .org renewal agreement): In alignment with the base registry agreement, the price cap provisions in the current .org agreement, which limited the price of registrations and allowable price increases for registrations, are removed from the .org renewal agreement. This provision would allow the Public Interest Registry (PIR) to increase the wholesale price of .org domains by any amount it desires. There is already a 10% annual increase provision in place, which is plenty of room for PIR. I oppose your proposal. Regards, Peter Marko

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by hr＠digit.com.pk April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hey! Hope you are all fine and in good health. As, I have notified you people have increase the price of .org, .info etc. domains so I just want you people to know that .org websites are mostly owned by non-profit or charity organizations owned website if you imposed the heavy early subscription charges to it than they have to choose the alternative ways of showing their presence on social media that I surely know will cost you much as I own in the country where we don't spend too much money on website thing rather than spending it on people so that we could utilize in a more effective way of spending people's money to the cause. All I am saying that kindly reduce the amount as could as you can so that more people can benefit from it rather than forcing them to move on the alternative ways to promote the cause. Have a nice day. Thanks --- Regards: Majid Hussain CEO ~ DIGIT

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Jim April 26, 2019

April 26, 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. -- Thanks.

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Re: [Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Joseph Papke April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am a longtime .org domain name registrant. Removing price caps is not fair to .org domain owners. Many of us have established websites that we have used for years. If price caps are removed, the cost to renew our domain names may become too expensive and we could be forced to give up established URLs that are indispensable to our organizations. ICANN appears to be entirely catering to registries by removing price caps. On the contrary, ICANN should be doing more to protect owners of .org domain names. We are not-for-profit organizations committed to public service; green-lighting this form of extortion would be reprehensible and immoral. -- Joseph Papke Artistic Director Classical Actors Ensemble <http://www.classicalactorsensemble.org>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Bad Idea
by Ian McKinney April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

It's a very bad idea to give a single company the power to regulate .org domain names. By allowing one company the right to charge any fee they want, they control the cost of entry and ongoing maintenance for all .org sites. It's extremely disappointing that ICANN is even considering this change.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] fees for .org domains
by Dave Miller April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Dear Sir or Madame, We are a not-for-profit website serving a faith community in Latin America and benefit from the fee structure as it is presently regulated. Were you to lift the 10% per year cap, which is already twice the GDP growth of most developed economies, it would adversely affect our operations. Please retain the present fee structure contract. Thank you very much, David Miller www.latrompeta.org

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