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by Leon Haralambus April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I do not agree with the proposed removal of price caps on the suggested domains (including but not limited to .org domains). This change seems predatory at best and will do nothing but cause all but convoluted and irregular domain names left to be bought at a normal price. This redistribution of domains to those with enough money will stifle communication and spread of information, the whole purpose of the internet. To summarize, this price increase directly goes against the internet's best interest and is NOT ok. Leon Haralambus

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by John Di Domenico April 25, 2019

April 25, 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.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Alex 'AdUser' Z April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

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

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Removing .org legacy price caps threaten small organizations
by CarolMoore1776 April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am a .org registrant. A number of excellent objections to raising the cap on .org legacy TLDs have been explained here. I find it difficult to believe that an organization like ICANN that is supposed to serve the public potentially could destroy tens of thousands of small organizations' most important means of outreach to the public. I registered three small websites for loose networks that advocate for specific issues. While the .net is the main site, I forward the .org to each one. I also keep the domain because I, or others who I work with, may in the future want to turn one or more of the websites into a full blown organizations. Also, I know that there are factions very opposed to the mission of the sites and would be delighted to buy the .org sites and use them to mock the current .net sites or even to defraud visitors. I'm sure lots of organizations have that issue. Similar concerns apply to individuals who do not want their name sullied with false sites mocking or misrepresenting them. Yes, speculators and domain investors can be annoying. But at least if you want a domain back they'll sell it to you. Saboteurs will just hold on to it! I thought when the United States let ICANN go it was to serve the larger public and world in a fairer way and help keep costs under control for countries with smaller GDP and personal and group incomes. But now I see just the opposite. I am very disappointed. Note: By submitting my personal data, I agree that my personal data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy, and agree to abide by the website Terms of Service.By submitting my personal data, I agree that my personal data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy, and agree to abide by the website Terms of Service.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org renewals
by Fr. Anthony Borrow, S.J. April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

A number of non-profit organizations make use of the .org domains. Regulations to keep the cost increases down helps organizations that are already limited in the funds they have to make use of technology. The proposed changes would hurt non-profits by making them vulnerable to sharp increases in their domain renewals. Please keep the current limits on the amount that can be charged or increased to prevent prices from getting out of control. -- Fr. Anthony Borrow, S.J., Director Montserrat Jesuit Retreat House 600 N Shady Shores Drive P.O. BOX 1390 Lake Dallas, TX 75065 http://montserratretreat.org/ Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any and all attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any release, dissemination, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the author immediately by replying to this message and delete the original message.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please keep the 10% price increase cap
by Rebecca Watters April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICAAN Please maintain the limit of 10% price increase for .org domains. Reasonable regulation is a good thing in this instance. Thank you for reading my comments. Rebecca *_______________________________________* *REBECCA WATTERS, M. Ed.* | *Middle School Band & Jazz Band* Singapore American School, 40 Woodlands Street 41, Singapore 738547 Tel: +65 6363-3405 - Extension 6052 MS Band Room - S215 www.SASEagleBands.org <http://saseaglebands.org/> -- CONFIDENTIALITY CAUTION: This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and contains information that is privileged and confidential. If you, the reader of this message, are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete the original message. Unless it relates to the official business of Singapore American School, any opinions or matters expressed in this message are those of the individual sender.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please Do Not Remove Price Caps on .org Domains
by Mateo Burtch April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello— I am writing you to urge you to please not implement the proposed removal of price caps on domains, in particular .org domains. I signed up many years ago for a .org domain because at the time there were not many alternatives to .com domains. I use my website for many purposes, but most personal and non-profit ones (e.g. to show my illustrations and essays). I don’t make any money off of it, and if the price goes up for my ISP it will go up for me, making it prohibitively expensive for me to maintain my website. .org has traditionally been the home for a lot of non-business or non-profit websites. Please keep the .org domain affordable. Please do not remove price caps. Thank you, Mateo Burtch San Francisco

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please don't remove the price cap
by Putu Liza Mustika April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, As a marine biologist working on many voluntary projects, particularly on marine mammal issues, it will be difficult for us if you remove the price cap. We won’t be able to afford the domain in a longer term, and we won’t be able to sustain our environmental movements for long. So, please keep the price low for us. thanks, Icha Dr. Putu Liza Mustika (“Icha”) putuliza(a)gmail.com Director, www.cetasindonesia.org Coordinator, www.whalestrandingindonesia.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5157-4635 http://putuliza.blogspot.com Member of the IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group Skype: ichajcu Twitter: @putuliza

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Trevor Roydhouse April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am and have been a .org registrant since 1999. Legacy gTLDs like .org are fundamentally different from ever burgeoning list of for-profit new gTLDs. Legacy TLDs should be considered a public trust, unlike the new gTLDs which were created, bought and paid for by private interests. Registrants of legacy TLDs are entitled to price stability and predictability and should not be subject to possible uncapped price increases while receiving no benefit whatsoever in return. Any renewal of the .org registry agreement must have a clause restricting fee increases to the current maximum of 10% and preferably to a smaller percentage given the current world economic circumstances. ICANN appears to be currying favour with registries by removing price controls at the expense of the public interest and registrants.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Changes to the .org Pricing Agreement
by Michael Davies April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hi I'm writing to ask ICANN to reconsider removing the registration fee caps on .org domains as these domains are used by non-profit trade associations and individual member associations as well as tax-exempt charities. The current arrangements have worked well so please don't allow non-profit organizations to be subjected to potential fee increases of an indeterminate amount. Best Regards Mike Michael Davies CEO IBC Online Services Limited Tel: (852) 2268 6526 Mob: (852) 9406 1555 Fax: (852) 2268 6627 E-Mail: michael.davies(a)ibconline.com.hk<mailto:michael.davies@ibconline.com.hk> Website: www.ibconline.com.hk<http://www.ibconline.com.hk/>

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