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

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

April 25, 2019

I am a domain name registrant. 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’. I believe that legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different from for-profit new gTLDs. Legacy TLDs are essentially a public trust, unlike 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 price increases with no maximums. Unlike new gTLDs, registrants of legacy TLDs registered their names and made their online presence on legacy TLDs on the basis that price caps would continue to exist. Unrestrained price increases on the millions of .org registrants who are not-for-profits or non-profits would be unfair to them. Unchecked price increases have the potential to result in hundreds of millions of dollars being transferred from these organizations to one non-profit, the Internet Society, with .org registrants receiving no benefit in return. ICANN should not allow one non-profit nearly unlimited access to the funds of other non-profits. ICANN appears to be entirely catering to registries by removing price caps. ICANN should stand up for the public interest and registrants! Thank you for your time.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Pricing changes for domain names
by Annabelle Tuck April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

As the President of a nonprofit organization that operates a website for voter education in judicial election races, I object to the proposed amendment removing the cap on pricing for .org domain names. Nonprofit organizations rely on donations for operating expenses. The ability of small nonprofits to accomplish their missions will be negatively impacted by the increased cost for securing and maintaining .org domain names. In other words, the percentage of donated funds used for administrative expenses will go up. As you know, donors prefer to give to nonprofits that keep administrative costs down, thereby ensuring that a large portion of donated funds actually go towards the stated mission. My suggestion is that the pricing cap be lifted solely for .com domain names, which are used by for profit organizations. This would allow .org domain names, which are used by nonprofit organizations, to remain subject to pricing caps. Please accept my sincere thanks for considering this comment in connection with the proposed changes to the renewal agreement. Best Regards, Annabelle Imber Tuck President Arkansas Judicial Campaign Conduct & Education Committee, Inc. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] I stand against the proposed removal of domain caps
by Granata Rocco April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I stand against the proposed removal of all domain caps, do not kill the online community and the voice given to less privileged Africans through cheap access to the internet, Thank you. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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

April 25, 2019

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] I am opposed to the .org price hikes
by Barbara Stafford April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

As someone who owns a few different domain names -- including 2 .org accounts, I cannot see why Icann is pushing to make yearly price hikes to the .org domains and any other domains. There are many small businesses and nonprofits out there using .org domains that are helping a lot of people -- which are struggling to make ends meet. Your proposal can create financial hardship and uncertainty for businesses about how big a price hike they are going to have next year, and the year after. Please do not adopt this "we can raise the rates as high as we please because you have no other choice as we're your only solution if you want privacy for your domains” policy. I am highly opposed to the price hikes -- and the fact that fees would continue to grow every year. Thank you Barbara Stafford

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Price limits for .org domains
by Oppedahl, Ruth E - NRF April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please retain the current system of capping prices for .org domains. I am against this proposal to lift limits on domain pricing. Nonprofits who use the .org domain serve the public trust and deserve to have predictable access and pricing for registering their domains. Ruth Oppedahl Executive Director Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin<http://www.wisconservation.org/C:/Users/oppedr/Documents/Sage%20Fundraising…> PO Box 2317 Madison, Wi 53701-2317 (608) 409-3120 [NRF_Logo_2_color_transparent_background_large_opt] Connecting generations to the wonders of Wisconsin's lands, waters, and wildlife through conservation, education, engagement and giving. Read our latest blog post here<http://www.wisconservation.org/blog/>.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Removing caps on .org
by Ash Fox April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I just want to say that removing caps on .org domains seems counter-productive for all the charities out there. I don't see an issue with raising the caps on .info and .biz, but you're talking about a lot of organizations where a few dollars literally impact their bottom line. I think it would be wise to consider keeping caps on .org for this very reason. Something I hope you consider. The charity that I donate to has gone ahead and registered a .com to avoid this mess, but there are a lot of foundations and goodwill organizations that can't easily do it. I hope you consider this angle when making your decision.

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

April 25, 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.

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

April 25, 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.

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

April 25, 2019

I am a domain name registrant. 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’. I believe that legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different from for-profit new gTLDs. Legacy TLDs are essentially a public trust, unlike 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 price increases with no maximums. Unlike new gTLDs, registrants of legacy TLDs registered their names and made their online presence on legacy TLDs on the basis that price caps would continue to exist. Unrestrained price increases on the millions of .org registrants who are not-for-profits or non-profits would be unfair to them. Unchecked price increases have the potential to result in hundreds of millions of dollars being transferred from these organizations to one non-profit, the Internet Society, with .org registrants receiving no benefit in return. ICANN should not allow one non-profit nearly unlimited access to the funds of other non-profits. ICANN appears to be entirely catering to registries by removing price caps. ICANN should stand up for the public interest and registrants!

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