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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Ethan Lambert April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

I am a .org registrant (non-profit). 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. Ethan

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Comment - Propesed renewal of .org registry
by Gautham Lal April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Please do not remove the price caps for .org registration as it could impact the working of millions of non-profits around the world negatively. The money that they're spending on domain registration could be going to the good work these people are doing. Do no pave the way that will kill of these good people doing there good working while feeding the bellies of these rent-seeking monopolies. Thank you

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by RL Hawkes April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

While I am the registrant for only 2 .org domain names currently, I feel that the TLD is well placed to play an increasingly important role globally and this move harms prospects for that. For many organizations uncertainty in future prices have been one reason they have avoided new and alternative domain extensions. The removal of the cap would harm .org, even if higher prices were not enacted. Simply that they could be would shake potential registrant confidence. While to some degree I understand the rationale to place .org on a similar footing with the new extension registries, I think a more positive way for ICANN to eventually achieve this would be to extend price caps on new extensions, rather than remove them from legacy. Advances in technology should be driving the cost of operating a registry down, and with already a 10% pa cap it is hard to imagine why even more price flexibility is needed by any registry. Org has a large user base, and stable renewals, and it is difficult to understand why they can not operate within the existing cap. Thank you for the opportunity to respond. Bob Hawkes Domain Analyst, Investor, Writer Victoria, BC, Canada email: rhawkes(a)chignecto.ca Say it with a domain! https://NamesThat.win <https://www.namesthat.win/> @AGreatDomain on Twitter Write at NameTalent.com <http://nametalent.com/>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Helmut April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

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! Registries know very well that many registrants have invested an enormous amount of time and funds to build their web presence. They cannot just switch to a different registry or gTLD and would completely be at the mercy of the registry. At the very least, existing registrants need to be grandfathered and price caps need to be kept in place for them. ICANN appears to be entirely catering to registries by removing price caps. ICANN should stand up for the public interest and registrants! Regards, Helmut Sachs

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please DO NOT remove pricing cap
by aceman777 video April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Dear Icann.org Is it wise to remove the pricing cap as per Section 2.10 of the .org renewal agreement? What is to stop the prices from getting outrageous at the whims of the wholesale registries? Please reconsider, Chris Myers

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Torje Gurung April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

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! -- Torje Gurung - +91-8828152778 southcast.in(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .Org Price Increase Comment
by Chanel Bishton April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

I do not believe that raising or eliminating the price caps on .org domains is fair. .org is often the preferred choice of organizations that seek a greater good and provide educational, supportive, and other, frequently free, services to the communities they serve. .org provides a certain legitimacy. Why should .org domains have to pay more for this than .coms? Chanel Bishton Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org proposed changes
by Derrick Sekamalira April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

I believe that these new changes will not be good for the internet, as it would make it too expensive for non-profits that use them. I’m thinking of especially of small non-profits that don’t have much money. Please don’t adapt the proposed changes.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Regarding .Org renewal policy
by manish kumar April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Pricing cap
by Jay Siva April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019

Team, Please don’t remove the pricing cap. On behalf of the 10 million nonprofits out there who use the .org domain extension, thank you for taking the time to understand this complex issue. Thanks, Jay

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