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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Submitting comments opposed to the proposed .org registry agreement
by Ann Marot April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Thank you for the opportunity to submit a comment. Dear ICANN, I am a domain name registrant and included in my portfolio is a .biz domain. 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. *ANN MAROT* *MARKETOLOGIST (MMR)**Marketing with Excellence!* Mobile: +27825789989 www.facebook.com/ann.marot

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposed to Removal of Price Cap on .ORG Domains
by Matt Edwards April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Removing the 10% cap from .ORG domain renewals would be a mistake. The legacy gTLD space (including ORG) is not owned by that Registry Operator - it is owned by the people who built those domains into something of value. New gTLD’s can certainly be looked at in this way, but for legacy gTLD’s the idea should remain as payment for service, and not as if the Registry Operator were an owner of those domains. The change to remove the 10% price cap will render legacy registrants vulnerable to exploitative pricing - you cannot simply move to a different domain when pricing on a .ORG or .COM varies wildly from year to year. Please, consider the interests of the registrants over the registries. The registrants are the more vulnerable population. Allowing various and wild price swings year over year creates an unjustified transfer of wealth from the registrants (who built the equity of those ORG domains) to the registries (who it was understood were providing a fee for service model, not ownership). Thank you, Matthew J Edwards

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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 Louis-Georges Bruneau April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern: 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] Domain Price Increase
by John Cancel April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I work for a public school district that has already seen it’s budget shrink year after year. Please do not increase the cost of our domain.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment on the proposed renewal of the .org registry agreement
by Marc Robards April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, I am a .org 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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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] DO NOT INCREASE PRICES
by Stephen P. April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

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] Keep rates stable
by Kerry McCormick April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please don’t remove the cap from domain names. It may serve to boost competition but in the end consumers lose. Kerry

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Hello
by ADELEYE AKINTOYESE April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Pls this propose doesn't worth it ..it won't encourage new business trip come on board if he price in than normal please stop this priceong.

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

April 25, 2019

For the sake of protecting the internet, I find any policy or agreement that will cause an unreasonable surge in the current cost of the .org and other domains unwanted and uncalled for. Please, shelf this. SAmuel Anderson

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposed
by Valeria Evans April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

This is appearing to be like “bait and switch.” Not in agreement; greed trumps compassion once again. Purpose and Destiny Family School Community Resource Network

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