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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Writing to express opposition to the terms of the proposed renewal of the .org registry agreement
by marty＠martydavis.org April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am a .org registrant. I started a web design business in 1995. As a disabled veteran in a wheelchair, the internet provided a means for me to have gainful employment. I’ve had my .org registered for decades. 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. Sincerely, Marty Davis

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Against the changes proposed in the .org agreement renewal
by Tom Thackrey April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, I am a domain name registrant. I register over 50 domains, mostly .com and .net and a few .orgs. These price changes could be a huge impact on my web site design and hosting business. 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. Regards, Tom Thackrey Partner Willow Glen Productions -- Tom Thackrey tom(a)willglen.com

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org renewal
by K. D. April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am opposed to the proposed renewal with no cap for fees on .org domains.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] why removing the price cap
by Yannick CORNET April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

The price cap was a guarantee for end-user to have a spefic budget with the removal of such clauses we are being put in an uncertain world and at the threat of Registry who can freely and ulterly increase their price as much as they want even by 1000% if they like. Such change in the agreement will bring a stop to small organisation having a website and involve huge cost for organisation either if they keep the domain or if they are force to switch as changing email address and also url will imply having lot of indirect cost involve which could be use by Registry as argument to huge and massive increase in renewal cost. I hope that ICANN will ulterly look at end users benefit in this agreement cause having uncap renewal price imply giving these registry a monopoly position on users and making user vulnerable to registry mood. Kind Regards, Yannick CORNET Director and Projet Manager, IRC Web Services [photo] Phone: +230 5753 0449 [tel:+230%205753%200449] Mobile: +230 5965 6137 [tel:+230%205965%206137] Email: yannick.cornet(a)gmail.com ; admin(a)ircwebservices.com [mailto:yannick.cornet@gmail.com%20;%20admin@ircwebservices.com] Website: http://www.ircwebservices.com [http://www.ircwebservices.com/] [http://facebook.com/yannick.cornet] [http://mu.linkedin.com/in/cornetyannick] [http://twitter.com/YannickCornet] [http://plus.google.com/106150110368648142789] Fax: +33 9 72 19 24 81 BRN : I12005989 VAT N°: 18818908 IMPORTANT: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies thereof. Please consider your environmental responsibility. Before printing this e-mail message, ask yourself whether you really need a hard copy. [http://mu.linkedin.com/in/cornetyannick] [https://twitter.com/YannickCornet]

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org price increases
by Will Clark April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I’ve grown up with the Internet. It used to be primarily an educational tool as a source of information and to share ideas. As I understand it, ICANN's current contract with Public Interest Registry (PIR), the group that runs the .org domain name, allows PIR to increase the wholesale price of .org domains by 10% a year. Please maintain a fixed annual rate of increase in the next contract. I don’t want the Internet to become just a place of business and enterprise where only large companies can afford a presence. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please don't allow unlimited markup on .org domain names
by Claire Cropper April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, Thank you for maintaining affordable prices for .org domain names up to this point. I'm an artist, who can barely afford the cast of my .org domain name. This domain allows me to share art / love. I would love to continue doing so. Many thanks, -Claire Cropper experiment100b.org

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Leave the market alone
by Matt Wilson April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Put ICANN's focus and resources elsewhere and leave the current .ORG domain market alone. -- Matt Wilson

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposed to the provisions of the .org agreement
by Max Campbell April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Thank you for the opportunity to submit a comment. I am a .org 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] ORG PRICE ISSUES
by Derrick Morry April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Personally believe the change will do more harm than good. Esp in third world countries where we are out to save every last cent. It will force us to abandon ORG and seek other alternatives such as COM

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please
by QD54 April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Don’t raise .org prices or non-profits and other service-oriented organizations won’t be able to afford helping others, the environment, and the Earth. Thank you, Quinn Denali

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