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

April 25, 2019

I am the .org registrant (non-profit) of yisseoul.org. 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? *TLDR; Please keep price caps on .org domains.* -- Brendon McCarthy Ι Director of Technology Yongsan International School of Seoul 285 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea 04347 Tel: +82 (2) 797-5104 x235 www.yisseoul.org

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Pricing
by Anthony Wolfenden April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

ICANN should be aware that “market forces” and “free market” are misnomers to let controlling interests charge as much as they can reasonably get away with. Where the Internet has opened up to a free market, the consumer has usually suffered. Letting PIR charge whatever it wants can hardly be described as in the users best interest. Please reconsider this proposal. Kind Regards, Anthony Wolfenden Email:anthony@wolfenden.net Phone:0416 444 444

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Deregulating .Org
by Blair at Neolith April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

It's just greed driving this and the people pushing for it just want to take what others have worked for via a tax. I suspect his will only lead to a slight increase in revenue before everyone switches to another TLD. I expect the general masses of small to medium businesses to abandon .BIZ for TLD's that don't demand ridiculous sums of money yearly. -- *Neolith Graphics Logo <https://ngprint.com>* *Blair Wolf* Administrator Neolith Graphics <https://ngprint.com> Blair(a)NGprint.com <mailto:Blair@ngprint.com> /"if it holds an image, we produce it"/ 2981 K St. San Diego, CA 92102 USA Direct: *+1 (702) 624-0498* Office: *+1 (702) 546-8338* skype: *blair_wolf* Blair on Twitter <https://twitter.com/Blair_Wolf>Blair on Linked in <https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairwolf>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Pricing Changes
by Anthony Wolfenden April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

ICANN should be aware that “market forces” and “free market” are misnomers to let controlling interests charge as much as they can reasonably get away with. Where the Internet has opened up to a free market, the consumer has usually suffered. Letting PIR charge whatever it wants can hardly be described as in the users best interest. Please reconsider this proposal. Kind Regards, Anthony Wolfenden Authorised Financial Planner AFS Representative 1242381 Positive Dynamics Pty Ltd ABN 22 130 218 245 AFSL 484 103 [cid:image001.png@01D36136.AD32C430]<http://www.facebook.com/anthony.wolfenden>[cid:image002.png@01D36136.AD32C430]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonywolfenden>[cid:image003.png@01D36136.AD32C430]<http://twitter.com/awolfend>[cid:image004.png@01D36136.AD32C430]<skype:awolfend?call>[cid:image005.png@01D36136.AD32C430]<https://zoom.us/j/2483378908>[cid:image006.png@01D36136.AD32C430]<http://positivedynamics.com.au/>[cid:image007.png@01D36136.AD32C430]<mailto:anthony@positivedynamics.com.au> Email:anthony@positivedynamics.com.au<mailto:anthony@positivedynamics.com.au> Phone:0416 444 444<skype:awolfend> Skype:awolfend<skype:awolfend> Zoom:https://zoom.us/j/2483378908 Address:Level 9, Corporate Centre 1<https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Corporate+Centre+One,+9%2F2+Corporate+…>, 2 Corporate Crt<https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Corporate+Centre+One,+9%2F2+Corporate+…>, Bundall QLD 4217<https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Corporate+Centre+One,+9%2F2+Corporate+…> Postal:PO Box 10560 Southport BC, Southport Qld 4215 [cid:image008.png@01D36136.AD32C430] This e-mail message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information that may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please advise the sender by return email, do not use or disclose the contents, and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Unless specifically indicated, the content of this email does not constitute specific financial advice or commitment by the sender or Positive Dynamics Pty Ltd.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comments on cost increase cap for .org TLD
by Eric Nystrom April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, I write to express my strongest opposition to one element of the proposed renewal of ICANN's agreement with PIR about the .org domain. The proposed contract language contains *no* cap on rate increases, which would permit PIR to increase the cost of existing and new domains without limit whatsoever. The expiring contract contains a 10% cap on increases, which is more than enough. It is noteworthy that current .org registrations are already more costly than those in many other TLDs, yet there are no additional services rendered or required (e.g. verifying identities/geography) that would explain this difference. Please add a 10% cap on rate increases to the new contract language. Sincerely, Eric Nystrom -- Eric Nystrom, Ph.D. Arizona State University Series Editor, *Mining and Society*, University of Nevada Press http://ericnystrom.org

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Don't remove the price cap!
by Starbeamrainbowlabs April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

A domain name is an essential part of modern internet presence. This includes everyone from large corporations.....right down to 1 man behind his desk. Nobody should be forced to pay thousands of pounds just for a few kilobytes of a DNS record. It's an absolute crime. This would critically hurt thousands of companies and individuals that currently own .org domains. ICANN is supposed to be for the people. The only people I can see who would benefit from such an action would be the so-called 'brokers' who buy and sell domain names trying to earn a profit.... --Starbeamrainbowlabs Owner of starbeamrainbowlabs.com

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed .org price changes
by AZTESOL Webmaster April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN board, The thought of allowing PIR to set any price they desire for domain names in the .org domain is a disastrous decision to even consider. Frankly, it goes against the very nature of even having a .org domain: "Your organisation inspires people to make a difference, but getting the word out isn’t always easy. That’s why the .org domain has been a haven for nonprofits and do-good organisations for decades. It has helped reshape the online world by advancing causes, creating opportunities, and making our communities more open and collaborative.” (https://pir.org/products/org-domain/ <https://pir.org/products/org-domain/>) The very organizations that rely upon the .org domain to “make a difference” and help “reshape the online world” would be most impacted by any sudden price increase and least likely to be able to afford it. I hope you will reconsider this move and allow non-profits like AZTESOL to continue to be able to afford hosting a website. Allowing limitless annual price increases would surely negatively affect the ability of countless non-profit and do-good organizations like ours to get the word out and advance our causes. Thank you! Sincerely, Jeremy J. Lee AZTESOL Webmaster https://aztesol.org

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Stop it please
by Ramzi Arabi April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] No Increase
by Roshan Jonah April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

This is just unreasonable. Why are you changing what worked for so long? Just leave things as it is. -- Best regards, Roshan Jonah

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Don't Play with Price Cap
by Randall April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I oppose the removal of price caps. Leave our domain expenses alone, otherwise you will create a place where only rich corporations can afford to own a domain name.

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