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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Pricing for Domain Name Registrations and Registry Services
by Matt Milner April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

With regard to this provision: 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. I respectfully disagree with this change as it opens the .org domain market to large price increases. .org domains are used commonly by non-profits and other organizations that are not profit focused. Keeping prices reasonable for domain names means all customers would be able to afford to register domain names for hosting their critical web services. Keeping price increases inline with inflation and normal price indices seems to be more in line with the intent of the web as an open platform for all, not just those with money. Already there are people and organizations buying up domains solely to resell them for a profit. This move would only exacerbate that problem by starting the prices at a higher base. Respectfully, Matt Milner

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please maintain limits on pricing
by Mark Dubis April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I'm asking your organization to maintain pricing hike limits on .org domain names as non profit organizations have limited budgets, and we would like to make sure our funds go to helping those groups and charities we support. Thank you. Mark Mark Dubis The Dubis Group 1662 Saint Charles Avenue Lakewood, OH 44107-4313 p. (216) 712-6712 c. (216) 978-0281 mark(a)dubisgroup.com or mdubis(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Cap for .org
by Lindsey Lou April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

.org is often associated with a non profit mission. Please preserve the affordability for non profits going forward that more resources can go toward missions rather than administration. If a cap is the best way to maintain this affordability then keep it in place.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Dont do this
by Vitor Alves Mesquita da Silva April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dont do this

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] The proposed .org agreement is a bad idea
by Leo 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. Regards, Leo

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Re: [Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org, .info, .biz Registry Agreement
by Ryan Holder April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

ICANN should not allow the renewing of a contract without any pricing restrictions in place. Such a loophole shouldn’t need to exist and fair prices should be charged. Anything else will hinder businesses getting started. We’ve seen the same with rental pricing, This will only serve to incentivise and contribute to companies maximizing profit on single transactions. The same goes for any and all domains including .org, .info and .biz I look forward to your response Kind Regards, Ryan Holder

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org Unlimited Domain Fee Increase
by John Wicks April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

The idea of an unlimited fee increase for .org addresses is not justified. Most of these website domains are non-profit entities and as such need stability in pricing. Allowing a monopoly to dictate prices is an invitation for abuse. We have steadily seen the registration prices of other top level domains grow without any subsequent increase in ease of registration. I oppose this change and any removal of caps. -- John Wicks Web Application Developer Without the wind, the grass does not move. Without software, hardware is useless.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] The proposed .org agreement is a bad idea
by Sally Sutton April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern: I am a .org registrant. 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? Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Removal of price caps by PIR for .org domains
by Michael Martin April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, My domain name provider recently informed me that you intend to remove price caps on all .org domain names. I am writing to protest this move. If you implement this change you will cripple our small business website as we will not be able to afford to pay 10 times as much for our current domain name reclaimdesign.org (which Namecheap suggest could happen). Our business is just run by my wife and myself. We do not overcharge for our products or implement insane price hikes. We would ask you please to consider the same. Kind Regards, Michael Martin. -- */Reclaim Design/* - Beautiful Environmentally Aware Home Decor and Gift Ideas made from Recycled Materials. >> reclaimdesign.org <http://reclaimdesign.org> <<

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

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern The proposal to remove limitations on pricing for gTLDs such as .org registrations is not something that should be considered. As .org domain registrations are generally for charitable organisations removing these limitations would place unnecessary extra costs on these organisations doing charitable work. All gTLDs should maintain limitations on pricing for new registrations so as to ensure that the internet remains a competitive space that is open to everyone who wants to use it. Cheers Aaron Philpott Product & Technology Manager T [REDACTED] A [REDACTED] www.oisooh.com

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