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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposed to the changes proposed in the .org agreement renewal
by Mike Wood April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, I am a domain name 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? Mike Wood Cheapo's Depot 500 W 49th St Hialeah, FL 33012

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Do not remove price cap
by Martin Auer April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I strongly *oppose* removing price caps on .org top level domains. Affordable TLDs are the basis for a democratic Internet. -- Martin Auer Rotenmühlgasse 44 1120 Wien +43 664 33 52 696 blog.martinauer.net www.martinauer.net

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Price Increases for .org domain names
by JimLudden AOL April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please retain the annual limit on price increases. Jim Ludden, Treasurer, TENT <http://taoselders.org/Donate> You can donate by clicking on the link above or donate anonymously through Taos Community Foundation <https://secure.qgiv.com/for/taocomfou/restriction/AgencyFunds/TaosEldersand…>.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Don’t do this
by Johan Boström April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

This is not good. The Internet should not be a place where only people who are better off can run websites and own domains. Johan

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Against removal of .org registration price cap
by Mark Newbold April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I strongly object to removal of the price cap on .org registrations. -- Mark Newbold Port Angeles, Washington, USA

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please do not increase price
by Lynne McAlister April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

As someone who is involved in multiple non-profits, I ask you to please not increase the price on ".org” or any of the other other domain names as we tend to buy all of them to avoid people using them fraudulently. Thank you. Lynne Lynne McAlister Mobile 919.449.4232 “Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” Benjamin Disraeli

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] price dergulation
by James Burrett April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

You must not remove the cap on .org domain name prices ! Without competition the price could be thousands of dollars per registration ! Monopoly does not work in a free market ! thank you -- James Burrett B.Sc B.Ed 705-931-8645 Email james(a)burrett.org

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Submitting comments opposed to the proposed .org registry agreement
by Callum 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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Re: [Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Unlimited price increase potential for .ORG domains...
by Michael J. Russer April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To Whom It May Concern, We run a number of non-profits that use the .org domain. Any significant price increase at the wholesale level of this top-level domain could cause serious fiscal harm to our work - or make it impossible. Please reconsider reasonable caps for wholesale .org domains. Thank you. Michael Russer, Project Manager <http://entheomedicine.org/> 1187 Coast Village Rd., Suite 1-193 Montecito, CA 93108 Direct Line: 805-280-8271

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please do not remove the price cap.
by Osman Goni April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, Please do not remove the price cap for the .org domain. It will affect us all in a negative away. Osman Goni. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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