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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please keep gTLD contract price caps
by CoLo Creatives LC April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please reconsider the proposal to remove price caps from the new gTLD contract with PIR. In other words, I support price caps that keep pricing stable for legacy domains including .org, .info, and even .biz. Otherwise, PIR could raise prices sharply, and domain name registries would be forced to pass that cost on to owners, affecting many smaller organizations and small business owners (like myself). A price cap forces incremental change, and that is a good thing. Thank you. Lori Ramey, Owner _____________________ CoLo Creatives LC Anderson, SC Ph: 864-309-8224 colocreatives(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please Reconsider .ORG Price Increases
by Andy Johnston April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To Whom It May Concern: As a designer serving several nonprofit organizations, I wanted to express an opinion about the proposed price increases for .ORG domain names. If drastic increases come for .ORG domain names, I think this will be a major impediment to formation of new nonprofit organizations. At the very least, it will raise the hurdle for nonprofits to move from the "bootstrap" phase into legitimacy. It's already difficult enough for service-minded people to establish a board, enlist volunteers, raise funds, manage tax filings, and communicate professionally. If .ORG domain names were to quickly inflate in price, it would increase the friction and the resistance that startup organizations face. The result is that fewer mission-oriented nonprofits will be able to launch and grow. It would also result in fewer startup organizations using the .ORG extension. This won't just hurt executive directors or would-be organization leaders; I think it will damage the public trust. Please look for ways to keep the .ORG extension registration prices low. There are plenty of other TLDs that should be subject to unfettered market forces. The .ORG extension, however, is unique in that it is sought by startup nonprofits and charities. In the spirit of Alex de Tocqueville's observations about institutions and charities in the 17th century United States, I believe it's important that nonprofits and charities be encouraged and fostered. Keeping the .ORG extension affordable is one way we can encourage these vital organizations in our culture. Thank you for your consideration. Warm regards, -- Andy Johnston, Designer AJ Design and Marketing, LLC email: mailto:andy@ajdesignco.com phone: (864) 554-5061

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Potential increase in domain registration costs
by Jeff Hitchcock-MS-acct April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please do not take steps that will allow unfettered price increases to registering .org domain names. Many of us are poorly funded nonprofits and NGOs. --Jeff Hitchcock Euroamerican.org CSWAC.org Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Potential Cost Increase
by Tom McGough April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Gentlemen: The City of Trenton uses a number of websites to provide information to residents and businesses as well as visitors (we are a State Capital) concerning business, health, recreation, police and fire services. Severe increases in the cost of websites will greatly limit our use of them resulting in potential harm to the community. Our residents and businesses and visitors depend on timely information. Thanks, Tom McGough

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] UNFAIR
by JJ Castillo April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

As a .org domain registrant I completely disagree with this proposed change. ICANN should stand up for the public interest and registrants! *JJ Castillo*

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] No Price Increase
by Nicely April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Price increases without a cap would devastate many small businesses that already struggle. Please don’t do it. Jeremy Nivison www.MadeNicely.com (435)363-6336 Happy with us? Click here to leave a 5-star review on Google <https://search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid=ChIJscWaof9-VIcRAFRv2bn…>Click here to like us on facebook <https://www.facebook.com/madeNicely/>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on proposed changes to the .org registry agreement
by Chef Of King April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, 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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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Don’t uncap .org
by Nirav Patel April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Org specifically is important to individuals and small companies focused on non profit activities who need to focus their limited funding to the actual purpose of their org. Thanks, Nirav Patel

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Don't put non-profits out of business.
by Doug Herr April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

The .org top level domain is used by non-profit organizations. They can be severely impacted by actions like this. Please keep the price caps. -- Doug Herr doug(a)wombatz.com

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org renewal
by Mike Bucciarelli April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I strongly support keeping the existing price caps in place for renewal of .org domains. As the owner of the domains for 3 charitable organizations, I find that any increase in price means that we can provide less public service. Price increases would be better placed on commercial domains. Thanks you, Michael Bucciarelli

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