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

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

April 25, 2019

I am a .org registrant and a not-for-profit or non-profit organization. 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 registrant

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] (no subject)
by Kurt Plowman April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am opposed to removing the price cap structure for the Public Internet Registry. While removing the pricing limitations will enable the free-market to set pricing, this can also cause significant pricing increases or price gouging. There are already problems with the domain name resale market being manipulated by several companies that grab expiring names and hold them for exorbitant unrealistic ransom. This unregulated process is absurd and is a good example of what could happen without proper regulation. Again, I am opposing removing the price cap structure for the Public Internet Registry contract renewal. Kurt Plowman Chief Technology Officer City of Staunton

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

April 25, 2019

Thank you for the opportunity to submit a comment. 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] Comment on the proposed renewal of the .org registry agreement
by Matt A. Tobin April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am a .org registrant and a not-for-profit or non-profit organization. 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 registrant

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] org domain costs
by Cliff Brake April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hi, many .org domains are run by non-profits, or OSS projects. Any significant price increase will hinder many of these projects. Cliff

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] NOPE
by Lucien Sabre April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello. I just wanna ask you a question: have you realized how many people will not be able to renew their domains if you remove the price cap, and consequently how much money are you gonna lose? Thank you for listening; have a great day. LUCIEN SABRE

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] ICANN .ORG Proposal a Bad Idea
by Dana Dodge April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

By removing price cap provisions for the .org domain, you open up a space for huge price inflation which will in turn could cause businesses to stop renewing and/or even change domain extensions, which will cause confusion to the business' customers. There is potential for a trickle down effect from leaving the market uncapped. Please do not include this rule. -- Dana Dodge Dodge Designs LLC Software & Networking Solutions

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Removal of the price increase cap is ridiculous.
by Matt Mossholder April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

It is really as simple as that. Given the typical use case for .org domains, allowing unlimited pricing increases is not a realistic or productive. --Matt Mossholder

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Cap removal
by Ted Lilley April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please do not remove the rate increase cap on domain names. Ted Lilley Web Professional

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Do not unrestricted domain fees
by James Cochran April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please leave the cost of fees capped so prices don't get out of control for personal domain owners like myself. This could be a detriment to little guys like me. James Jamescochran.org

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